2015 FIBA Oceania Women's Championship

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.
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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]

  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.