2015 FIBA Oceania Women's Championship

The 2015 FIBA Oceania Championship for Women was the 16th edition of the FIBA Oceania Championship for Women. Held in August 2015, it took the form of a two-game series between the Australian Opals and New Zealand Tall Ferns.[1] It served as the qualifying tournament of FIBA Oceania for basketball at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.[2] The first game was in Melbourne, Australia, on 15 August, the second in Tauranga, New Zealand, on 17 August.[1] The Australian Opals won both games,[3][4] and qualified for the Olympics, while the losing Tall Ferns qualified for the 2016 FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament for Women, the final qualifying tournament for the 2016 Olympics.[2]

FIBA Oceania Championship
for Women 2015
16th FIBA Oceanian Women's
Basketball Championship
Tournament details
Host countriesNew Zealand
Australia
Dates15–17 August
Teams2
Venue(s)2 (in 2 host cities)
Final positions
Champions Australia (14th title)
Tournament statistics
Top scorerAustralia Suzy Batkovic (15.5)
Top reboundsNew Zealand Penina Davidson (10.5)
Top assistsAustralia Tessa Lavey (6.0)
PPG (Team) Australia (70.5)
RPG (Team) New Zealand (40.5)
APG (Team) Australia (19.0)
Official website
2015 FIBA Oceania Women's Championship
FIBA Oceania no longer conducts senior-level championships for either sex. Since 2017, that region's members have competed for FIBA Asia senior championships.
2013

Venues

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Melbourne
 
 
Melbourne
 
Tauranga
2015 FIBA Oceania Women's Championship (Australia and New Zealand)
Tauranga
Rod Laver Arena ASB arena
 
Capacity: 14,820 capacity 3,116

Results

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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Australia   141–104   New Zealand 61–41 80–63

Game 1

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All times are local (UTC+10)

15 August 2015
18:30
Australia   61–41   New Zealand
Scoring by quarter: 15–5, 14–12, 21–12, 11–12
Pts: Batkovic 16
Rebs: Lavey 11
Asts: Madgen 6
Pts: Cocks 7
Rebs: Davidson 9
Asts: Cocks 3
Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne
Attendance: 13,000

Game 2

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All times are local (UTC+12).

17 August 2015
19:30
New Zealand   63–80   Australia
Scoring by quarter: 14–14, 19–26, 14–18, 16–22
Pts: Cocks 21
Rebs: Davidson 12
Asts: Cocks 3
Pts: Hodges 22
Rebs: Hodges & Lavey 5
Asts: Lavey 7
Australia wins series 2–0
ASB Arena, Tauranga

Rosters

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Australian Opals - 2015 FIBA Oceania Women's Championship roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr.
G 4 Kelly Wilson 30 – (1985-01-01)1 January 1985 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) Bendigo Spirit  
G 5 Tessa Lavey 22 – (1993-03-29)29 March 1993 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) Bendigo Spirit  
G 6 Tess Madgen 25 – (1990-08-12)12 August 1990 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) Melbourne Boomers  
G 7 Stephanie Talbot 21 – (1994-06-15)15 June 1994 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) Canberra Capitals  
G 8 Suzy Batkovic 34 – (1980-12-17)17 December 1980 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) Townsville Fire  
G 9 Natalie Burton 26 – (1989-03-23)23 March 1989 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) Perth Lynx  
F 10 Rachel Jarry 23 – (1991-12-06)6 December 1991 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) Melbourne Boomers  
F 11 Laura Hodges 31 – (1983-12-13)13 December 1983 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) Bourges Basket  
G 12 Belinda Snell 34 – (1981-01-10)10 January 1981 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) Bendigo Spirit  
G 13 Katie-Rae Ebzery 25 – (1990-01-08)8 January 1990 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) Sydney Flames  
F 14 Alice Kunek 24 – (1991-01-06)6 January 1991 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) Melbourne Boomers  
F 15 Sara Blicavs 22 – (1993-02-15)15 February 1993 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) Melbourne Boomers  
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • Club – describes last
    club before the tournament
  • Age – describes age
    on 15 August 2015
New Zealand Tall Ferns - 2015 FIBA Oceania Women's Championship roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr.
F 1 Jessica Bygate 23 – (1992-01-10)10 January 1992 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) Gladstone Power  
G 2 Micaela Cocks 29 – (1986-05-02)2 May 1986 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) Townsville Fire  
F 4 Kalani Purcell 20 – (1995-01-13)13 January 1995 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) BYU Cougars  
F 6 Tessa Boagni 19 – (1996-02-12)12 February 1996 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) Cal State Northridge Matadors  
G 7 Jordan Hunter 24 – (1990-08-20)20 August 1990 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) Auckland Lady Hawks  
F 8 Natalie Taylor 32 – (1982-12-24)24 December 1982 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) Gladstone Power  
G 9 Stella Beck 19 – (1995-09-25)25 September 1995 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) Saint Mary's Gaels  
F 10 Lisa Wallbutton 29 – (1986-01-14)14 January 1986 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) Willeton Tigers  
G 11 Samara Gallaher 22 – (1992-10-02)2 October 1992 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) Otago Gold Rush (basketball)  
F 12 Penina Davidson 19 – (1995-09-02)2 September 1995 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) California Golden Bears  
F 14 Chevanna Paalvast 23 – (1991-09-01)1 September 1991 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) Southern Peninsula Sharks  
C 15 Megan Craig 22 – (1993-02-11)11 February 1993 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) Lakeside Lightning  
Head coach
  •   Kereama Kennedy
Assistant coaches
  •   Chris Lucas
  •   Aik Ho

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Club – describes last
    club before the tournament
  • Age – describes age
    on 15 August 2015

Source: "2015 FIBA Oceania Championship for Women - Players". FIBA. Archived from the original on 6 May 2021. Retrieved 16 August 2015.

Final rankings

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# Team W–L Qualification
    Australia 2–0 Qualified to the Olympics
    New Zealand 0–2 Qualified to Final Olympic Qualifying Tournament

References

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  1. ^ a b "The official website of the 2015 FIBA Oceania Championship". FIBA. Archived from the original on 21 June 2017. Retrieved 24 July 2015.
  2. ^ a b "Qualification System – Games of the XXXI Olympiad – Rio 2016 – International Basketball Federation – Basketball" (PDF). International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 24 July 2015.
  3. ^ "2015 FIBA Oceania Womens Championship - Australia v New Zealand". FIBA. Archived from the original on 4 July 2019. Retrieved 2 September 2015.
  4. ^ "2015 FIBA Oceania Womens Championship - New Zealand v Australia". FIBA. Archived from the original on 4 July 2019. Retrieved 2 September 2015.