AfroBasket 2015

AfroBasket 2015
Tournament details
Host countryTunisia
CityTunis
Dates19–30 August
Teams16
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Nigeria (1st title)
Runners-up Angola
Third place Tunisia
Fourth place Senegal
Tournament statistics
MVPNigeria Chamberlain Oguchi
Top scorerSenegal Gorgui Dieng
(22.9 points per game)
2013
2017

AfroBasket 2015 was the 28th edition of the AfroBasket, a men's basketball continental championship of Africa. It also served as the qualifying tournament for FIBA Africa at the 2016 Summer Olympics Basketball Tournament in Brazil. The tournament was held in Tunis, Tunisia.[1] The winner qualified for the 2016 Summer Olympics Basketball Tournament.

Nigeria won their first ever AfroBasket, beating Angola in the final 74–65. Chamberlain Oguchi was named tourney MVP.

By winning the title, Nigeria automatically qualified for the 2016 Olympics. The next three best-placed teams, Angola, Tunisia, and Senegal, each secured a spot in the final FIBA World Olympic qualifying tournament.

  1. ^ "CALENDRIER : AfroBasket 2015". Tunisian Basketball Federation. Archived from the original on 2015-08-22.