2015 FIBA Oceania Championship

FIBA Oceania Championship 2015

22nd FIBA Oceanian Basketball Championship
Tournament details
Host countries	Australia  New Zealand
Dates	15–18 August
Teams	2
Venue(s)	2 (in 2 host cities)
Final positions
Champions	Australia (19th title)
Tournament statistics
Top scorer	Webster (19.0)
Top rebounds	Fotu (9.0)
Top assists	Dellavedova (4.5)
PPG (Team)	Australia (80.0)
RPG (Team)	Australia (41.5)
APG (Team)	New Zealand (15.0)
Official website
2015 FIBA Oceania Championship

The 2015 FIBA Oceania Championship for Men was the 22nd edition of the FIBA Oceania Championship. The tournament featured a two-game series between Australia and New Zealand. It also served as the qualifying tournament of FIBA Oceania for basketball at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The first game was held in Melbourne, Australia on August 15, followed by the second game in Wellington, New Zealand on August 18.^[1]

Australia won both games of the series, and with an aggregate score of 160-138, qualified to the 2016 Olympics.^[2] With the loss, New Zealand qualified to the 2016 FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament for Men, the final qualifying tournament for the 2016 Olympics.^[3]

This was the last edition of the FIBA Oceania Championship to be held. From 2017, Australia and New Zealand compete with teams from FIBA Asia in the FIBA Asia Cup as part of changes to international competition formats announced by FIBA.^[4][5]

Venues

Melbourne	Melbourne Wellington 2015 FIBA Oceania Championship (Australia and New Zealand)	Wellington
Rod Laver Arena		TSB Bank Arena
Capacity: 15,400		Capacity: 4,002

Squads

Australia

Australia men's national basketball team roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr. SG 4 Chris Goulding 26 – (1988-10-24)24 October 1988 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) Melbourne United G 5 Patty Mills 27 – (1988-08-11)11 August 1988 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) San Antonio Spurs C 6 Andrew Bogut 30 – (1984-11-28)28 November 1984 2.13 m (7 ft 0 in) Golden State Warriors G 7 Adam Gibson 28 – (1986-10-30)30 October 1986 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) Adelaide 36ers F 8 Brad Newley 30 – (1985-02-18)18 February 1985 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) Gran Canaria PG 9 Matthew Dellavedova 24 – (1990-09-08)8 September 1990 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) Cleveland Cavaliers F 10 Cameron Bairstow 24 – (1990-12-07)7 December 1990 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) Chicago Bulls C 13 David Andersen 35 – (1980-06-23)23 June 1980 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) ASVEL Basket PF 14 Brock Motum 24 – (1990-10-16)16 October 1990 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) BC Žalgiris C 15 Nate Jawai 28 – (1986-10-10)10 October 1986 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) BC Andorra SG 16 Cameron Gliddon 25 – (1989-08-16)16 August 1989 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) Cairns Taipans F 45 Ryan Broekhoff 24 – (1990-08-23)23 August 1990 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) Beşiktaş Basketbol	Head coach Andrej Lemanis Assistant coaches Trevor Gleeson Adrian Hurley Luc Longley Legend Club – last club before the tournament Age – age on 15 August 2015

New Zealand

New Zealand men's national basketball team roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr. G 0 Shea Ili 22 – (1992-10-06)6 October 1992 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) Southland Sharks G/F 1 Reuben Te Rangi 20 – (1994-10-14)14 October 1994 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) New Zealand Breakers G 4 Lindsay Tait 33 – (1982-01-08)8 January 1982 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) Wellington Saints G 5 Everard Bartlett 29 – (1986-02-06)6 February 1986 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) Ballarat Miners G 6 Jarrod Kenny 29 – (1985-09-17)17 September 1985 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) Hawke's Bay Hawks F 7 Mika Vukona 33 – (1982-05-13)13 May 1982 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) New Zealand Breakers G 9 Corey Webster 26 – (1988-11-29)29 November 1988 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) New Zealand Breakers F 10 Thomas Abercrombie 28 – (1987-07-05)5 July 1987 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) New Zealand Breakers C 11 Tai Wynyard 17 – (1998-02-05)5 February 1998 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) Super City Rangers F 12 Isaac Fotu 21 – (1993-12-18)18 December 1993 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) Bàsquet Manresa SG 13 Dion Prewster 25 – (1990-01-10)10 January 1990 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) Wellington Saints C 14 Robert Loe 24 – (1991-08-05)5 August 1991 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) Limburg United	Head coach Paul Henare Assistant coaches Pero Cameron Michael Fitchett Judd Flavell Ross McMains Legend Club – describes last club before the tournament Age – describes age on 15 August 2015

Results

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Australia	160–138	New Zealand	71–59	89–79

Game 1

All times are local (UTC+10)

15 August 2015 20:30

Boxscore

Australia	71–59	New Zealand
Scoring by quarter: 12–16, 22–10, 15–18, 22–15
Pts: Mills, Andersen 17 Rebs: Broekhoff 7 Asts: Mills, Dellavedova 4		Pts: Webster 22 Rebs: Fotu 10 Asts: Vukona, Fotu 3
Australia leads series 1–0

Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne Attendance: 15,062

Game 2

All times are local (UTC+12).

18 August 2015 19:30

Boxscore

New Zealand	79–89	Australia
Scoring by quarter: 14–21, 19–19, 20–26, 26–23
Pts: Webster 16 Rebs: Vukona 8 Asts: Vukona 3		Pts: Dellavedova 14 Rebs: Bogut 10 Asts: Dellavedova 5
Australia wins series 2–0

TSB Bank Arena, Wellington Attendance: 4,002

Final rankings

Rank	Team	Record	Qualification	FIBA World Rankings
				Before	After	Change
	Australia	2–0	Qualified to the Olympics	11	11	0
	New Zealand	0–2	Qualified to Final Olympic Qualifying Tournament	21	21	0

References

1. "Tall Blacks confirm schedule ahead of Oceania series". Basketball New Zealand. 24 April 2015. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
2. "PR N°40 - Boomers hold off Kiwis, book ticket to Rio". FIBA. 18 August 2015. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
3. "Tall Blacks will be ready when OQTs arrive". FIBA. 22 October 2015. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
4. Joaquin M. Henson (8 October 2015). "FIBA revises global formats". The Philippine Star. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
5. Ward, Roy (14 August 2015). "Boomers to move into Asia, play regular games as part of FIBA changes". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 1 September 2023.

External links

• Boomers (AUS) v Tall Blacks (NZL) - Game 1 - Full Game - 2015 FIBA Oceania Championship
• Tall Blacks (NZL) v Boomers (AUS) - Game 2 - Full Game - 2015 FIBA Oceania Championship