2015 FIBA Asia Championship

2015 FIBA Asia Championship
Tournament details
Host countryChina
CityChangsha
Dates23 September – 3 October
Teams16
Venue(s)2 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions China (16th title)
Runners-up Philippines
Third place Iran
Fourth place Japan
Tournament statistics
MVPChina Yi Jianlian[1]
Top scorerState of Palestine Sani Sakakini
(22.4 points per game)
2013
2017

The 2015 FIBA Asia Championship was the 28th and last edition of the FIBA Asia Championship in men's basketball in Asia. It was organised by FIBA Asia.

At the FIBA Asia Congress held in Doha, Qatar, the Central Board awarded the hosting rights to China.[2] On 4 December 2014, the Chinese Basketball Association acquired approval from FIBA Asia to hold the men's championship at Changsha, Hunan, with the women's championship to be held at Wuhan, Hubei.[3]

As the winner of the tournament, China qualified for the basketball tournament at the 2016 Summer Olympics, while the Philippines, Iran, and Japan would participate at the 2016 FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament for Men, as stated by FIBA and the IOC in qualification quota.[4]

The 2015 edition was the last FIBA Asia Championship, rebranded effective in 2017 as the FIBA Asia Cup and would include teams from FIBA Oceania.[5]

  1. ^ "Yi Jianlian named 2015 FIBA Asia Championship MVP, headlines All-Star Five". fiba.com. 3 October 2015. Archived from the original on April 29, 2018.
  2. ^ "FIBA Asia Congress chalks out road map for future". FIBA Asia. 24 July 2014. Retrieved 25 July 2014.
  3. ^ "Date, venue set for 2015 Asian Basketball Championships in China". ShanghaiDaily.com. 4 December 2014. Retrieved 20 February 2015.
  4. ^ "China beat Philippines to capture title and qualify for Rio Olympics". fiba.com. 3 October 2015. Archived from the original on June 26, 2019.
  5. ^ Dudley, George (23 January 2017). "Fiba announces Asia Cup hosts". SportsPro Media. Retrieved 23 December 2023.