2015 FIBA Asia Championship

2015 FIBA Asia Championship
Tournament details
Host country China
City Changsha
Dates 23 September – 3 October
Teams 16
Venue(s) 2 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions  China (16th title)
Runners-up  Philippines
Third place  Iran
Fourth place  Japan
Tournament statistics
MVP China Yi Jianlian[1]
Top scorer State of Palestine Sani Sakakini
(22.4 points per game)

The 2015 FIBA Asia Championship for Men was the 28th continental basketball championship in Asia. The tournament 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 on the 2016 Summer Olympics, while the Philippines, Iran, and Japan will 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, as starting in 2017; it will be rebranded as the FIBA Asia Cup and will now feature teams from FIBA Oceania.

Qualification

According to the FIBA Asia rules, the host nation China and 2014 FIBA Asia Cup champions Iran automatically qualified. East Asia, West Asia, Southeast Asia, and the Persian Gulf each had two berths while Central Asia and South Asia each had one slot allotted. The other four places are allocated to the zones according to performance in the 2014 FIBA Asia Cup. Therefore, with Chinese Taipei, Philippines, Jordan, and Japan finishing in the top four in that tournament other than Iran and China which were both direct qualifiers, East Asia gained another two berths while the Southeast Asia and West Asia gained an additional slot each.

EventDateLocationVacanciesQualified
Host Nation24 July 2014Qatar Doha1 China
2014 FIBA Asia Cup11–19 July 2014China Wuhan1 Iran
Central Asian Qualifying Round27 April 2015Kazakhstan Astana1 Kazakhstan
East Asian Basketball ChampionshipCancelledN/A4 South Korea
 Chinese Taipei
 Japan
 Hong Kong
Gulf Basketball Championship[5]13–20 October 2014Saudi Arabia Dammam2 Qatar
 Kuwait
SABA Championship[6]3–5 July 2015India Bengaluru1 India
Southeast Asian Basketball Championship27 April–1 May 2015Singapore Singapore3 Philippines
 Malaysia
 Singapore
West Asian Basketball Championship29 May–3 June 2015 Jordan Amman3 Lebanon
 Jordan
 Palestine

Venues

CSUFT
Changsa SWC
2015 FIBA Asia Championship (Hunan)

Changsha has been chosen by the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA) as the host of the men's championship. Changsha Social Work College's gymnasium was chosen as the primary stadium, while Central South University of Forestry and Technology's gymnasium was the auxiliary stadium.[7]

Draw

The draw was held at Changsha on 27 June 2015. Two teams that were unknown at the date of the draw, the South Asia qualifier and the last remaining team from East Asia were known a short time after.[8]

The top four teams from 2013 were seeded; all other teams except the host team were drawn. By the time that there were three teams in each group, China chose their group, then the remaining three unseeded teams are drawn.

Included are the teams' FIBA World Rankings on the day the draw was made.

Pot 1 (Seeded teams)Pot 2 (Unseeded teams)Pot 3 (Host team)

 Chinese Taipei (44)
 Iran (17)
 Philippines (31)
 South Korea (28)

 Japan (47)
 Jordan (29)
 Kazakhstan (53)
 Kuwait (70)

 Lebanon (34)
 Malaysia (T-71)
 Palestine (T-86)
 Qatar (48)

 Singapore (T-88)
* South Asian team
* East Asian team

 China (14)

* Later determined as India (ranked 61st) and Hong Kong (ranked 69th), respectively.

Squads

Each team has a roster of twelve players. A team may opt to allocate a roster spot to a naturalized player.

Tournament format

  • Preliminary round: The sixteen teams were grouped into four groups of four. Each team played all of the teams from its group once. The top three teams with the best record advanced to the second round.
  • Second round: The qualified teams from groups A and B formed Group E, while those from Groups C and D formed Group F. The results against the teams that had also qualified were carried over. The teams played the teams from the group they had not faced before. The top four teams from each group proceeded to the final round.
  • Classification round:
    • Teams eliminated in the preliminary round will figure in a single elimination tournament with consolation games to play for 13th place.
    • Teams eliminated in the second round will figure in a single elimination tournament with consolation games to play for 9th place.
  • Final round: The remaining teams shall figure in a single elimination tournament with consolation games. The champion will qualify to the 2016 Summer Olympics. The runner-up, third and fourth placer will qualify to the Final Olympic Qualifying Tournament.

Preliminary round

All times are local (UTC+8).

Group A

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  Iran 3 3 0 296 156 +140 6 Advanced to second round
2  Japan 3 2 1 250 199 +51 5
3  India 3 1 2 233 244 −11 4
4  Malaysia 3 0 3 163 343 −180 3 Proceeded to classification round
Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored; 5) Drawing of lots.
23 September 2015
14:30
Iran  86–48  Japan
Scoring by quarter: 15–11, 22–11, 21–14, 28–12
Pts: Sahakian 15
Rebs: Nikkhah Bahrami 9
Asts: Afagh 3		 Pts: Takeuchi 10
Rebs: Takeuchi 11
Asts: Hiejima 2
Changsha Social Work College's gymnasium, Changsha
Referees: Rabah Noujaim (LIB), Yevgeniy Mikheyev (KAZ), Wen Keming (CHN)
23 September 2015
19:30
Malaysia  73–102  India
Scoring by quarter: 19–29, 13–18, 12–26, 29–29
Pts: Yeo 18
Rebs: Yeo 10
Asts: M. L. Seng 3		 Pts: Amj. Singh 24
Rebs: Amj. Singh 10
Asts: Pari 7
Central South University of Forestry and Technology's gymnasium, Changsha
Referees: Naser Abu Rashed (JOR), Chung Yi-chih (TPE), Peng Ling (CHN)
24 September 2015
11:45
Iran  88–66  India
Scoring by quarter: 27–11, 12–19, 24–18, 25–18
Pts: Hassanzadeh 18
Rebs: Nikkhah Bahrami 7
Asts: Nikkhah Bahrami 4		 Pts: Amj. Singh 26
Rebs: Amj. Singh 9
Asts: Bhriguvanshi 4
Changsha Social Work College's gymnasium, Changsha
Referees: Marwan Egho (LIB), Chen Ying-cheng (TPE), Duan Zhu (CHN)
24 September 2015
14:30
Japan  119–48  Malaysia
Scoring by quarter: 32–9, 27–14, 35–2, 25–23
Pts: Matsui 25
Rebs: Ono, Ota 8
Asts: Tanaka 6		 Pts: C. K. Ma 11
Rebs: W. H. Choo 8
Asts: five players 1
Changsha Social Work College's gymnasium, Changsha
Referees: Rabah Noujaim (LIB), Chung Yi-chih (TPE), Peng Ling (CHN)
25 September 2015
09:30
Malaysia  42–122  Iran
Scoring by quarter: 5–35, 3–27, 18–30, 16–30
Pts: W. H. Choo 16
Rebs: W. H. Choo, Y. J. Kwaan 4
Asts: W. K. Tong, Y. J. Kwaan 2		 Pts: Hassanzadeh 28
Rebs: Hassanzadeh 18
Asts: Davarpanah 5
Changsha Social Work College's gymnasium, Changsha
Referees: Rabah Noujaim (LIB), Chung Yi-chih (TPE), Ye Nan (CHN)
25 September 2015
14:30
India  65–83  Japan
Scoring by quarter: 18–15, 14–24, 20–24, 13–20
Pts: Bhriguvanshi 24
Rebs: Amr. Singh 10
Asts: Bhriguvanshi 5		 Pts: Takeuchi 22
Rebs: Takeuchi 19
Asts: Tabuse 8
Changsha Social Work College's gymnasium, Changsha
Referees: Harja Jaladri (INA), Hwang In-tae (KOR), Yevgeniy Mikheyev (KAZ)

Group B

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  Palestine 3 3 0 250 221 +29 6 Advanced to second round
2  Philippines 3 2 1 284 189 +95 5
3  Hong Kong 3 1 2 216 236 −20 4
4  Kuwait 3 0 3 183 287 −104 3 Proceeded to classification round
Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored; 5) Drawing of lots.
23 September 2015
09:30
Kuwait  50–87  Hong Kong
Scoring by quarter: 17–15, 9–14, 11–25, 13–33
Pts: Abu Dhom 15
Rebs: Aljuma'h 8
Asts: three players 2		 Pts: K. Lee 15
Rebs: Reid 13
Asts: W. Au-Yeung, K. Cheng 5
Changsha Social Work College's gymnasium, Changsha
Referees: Andryushkin Arsen (KAZ), Hwang In-tae (KOR), Nan Ye (CHN)
23 September 2015
11:45
Philippines  73–75  Palestine
Scoring by quarter: 27–12, 18–28, 14–15, 14–20
Pts: Blatche 21
Rebs: Blatche 11
Asts: Blatche, Intal 2		 Pts: Abu-Shamala 26
Rebs: Abu-Shamala 15
Asts: three players 3
Changsha Social Work College's gymnasium, Changsha
Referees: Marwan Egho (LIB), Duan Zhu (CHN), Victor Mah (SIN)
24 September 2015
09:30
Philippines  101–50  Hong Kong
Scoring by quarter: 28–15, 23–7, 32–16, 18–12
Pts: William 21
Rebs: Blatche, De Ocampo 8
Asts: Ganuelas-Rosser 3		 Pts: S. Chan 13
Rebs: C. Wong 10
Asts: Reid 5
Changsha Social Work College's gymnasium, Changsha
Referees: Naser Rashed (JOR), Andryushkin Arsen (KAZ), Victor Mah (SIN)
24 September 2015
19:30
Palestine  90–69  Kuwait
Scoring by quarter: 26–16, 23–19, 26–10, 15–24
Pts: San. Sakakini 25
Rebs: San. Sakakini 8
Asts: Qahwash 8		 Pts: Hasan 19
Rebs: A. Al-Shammari 9
Asts: three players 2
Central South University of Forestry and Technology's gymnasium, Changsha
Referees: Yevgeniy Mikheyev (KAZ), Hwang In-tae (KOR), Nan Ye (CHN)
25 September 2015
16:45
Kuwait  64–110  Philippines
Scoring by quarter: 11–34, 16–21, 21–32, 16–23
Pts: A. Al-Shammari 15
Rebs: A. Al-Shammari, Borhamah 4
Asts: Alsaeid 5		 Pts: Romeo 19
Rebs: Taulava 10
Asts: four players 2
Changsha Social Work College's gymnasium, Changsha
Referees: Andryushkin Arsen (KAZ), Naser Rashed (JOR), Victor Mah (SIN)
25 September 2015
19:30
Hong Kong  79–85  Palestine
Scoring by quarter: 18–30, 18–22, 14–17, 29–16
Pts: K. Lee 26
Rebs: C. Wong 9
Asts: S. Chan 4		 Pts: Qahwash 24
Rebs: San. Sakakini 16
Asts: San. Sakakini 8
Central South University of Forestry and Technology's gymnasium, Changsha
Referees: Marwan Egho (LIB), Chen Ying-cheng (TPE), Peng Ling (CHN)

Group C

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  China (H) 3 3 0 251 182 +69 6 Advanced to second round
2  South Korea 3 2 1 247 181 +66 5
3  Jordan 3 1 2 225 239 −14 4
4  Singapore 3 0 3 155 276 −121 3 Proceeded to classification round
Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored; 5) Drawing of lots.
(H) Host.
23 September 2015
16:45
South Korea  87–60  Jordan
Scoring by quarter: 19–8, 15–19, 29–20, 24–13
Pts: Cho 19
Rebs: Yang 7
Asts: Yang 9		 Pts: Al-Awadi 14
Rebs: Abbas 9
Asts: Daghles 4
Changsha Social Work College's gymnasium, Changsha
Referees: Amirhossein Safarzadeh (IRI), Snehal Bendke (IND), Ricor Buaron (PHI)
23 September 2015
19:30
Singapore  42–91  China
Scoring by quarter: 5–26, 14–22, 12–25, 11–18
Pts: W.L. Wong 15
Rebs: Goh 6
Asts: Oh 1		 Pts: Zhai 13
Rebs: Zhai 9
Asts: Guo 6
Changsha Social Work College's gymnasium, Changsha
Referees: Mohammad Al-Amiri (KUW), Anan Daraghma (PLE), Harja Jaladri (INA)
24 September 2015
19:30
South Korea  73–76  China
Scoring by quarter: 27–14, 17–19, 16–18, 13–25
Pts: Yang 24
Rebs: Yang 10
Asts: Cho, Yang 3		 Pts: Q. Zhou 21
Rebs: Yi 11
Asts: J. Zhao 5
Changsha Social Work College's gymnasium, Changsha
Referees: Ferdinand Pascual (PHI), Atanu Banerjee (IND), Toru Katayose (JPN)
24 September 2015
21:30
Jordan  98–68  Singapore
Scoring by quarter: 34–13, 17–19, 29–13, 18–23
Pts: Legion 19
Rebs: Zaghab 10
Asts: Abdeen 5		 Pts: Lim S. 19
Rebs: Goh 10
Asts: four players 2
Central South University of Forestry and Technology's gymnasium, Changsha
Referees: Amirhossein Safarzadeh (IRN), Snehal Bendke (IND), Chan Owe Shiong (MAS)
25 September 2015
11:45
Singapore  45–87  South Korea
Scoring by quarter: 13–26, 8–19, 11–22, 13–20
Pts: M. Wei 10
Rebs: Goh 10
Asts: W.L. Wong 4		 Pts: Kim J.K. 17
Rebs: Choi 10
Asts: Choi 8
Changsha Social Work College's gymnasium, Changsha
Referees: Toru Katayose (JPN), Chan Owe Shiong (MAS), Ceciline Vincent (IND)
25 September 2015
19:30
China  84–67  Jordan
Scoring by quarter: 23–22, 16–12, 22–17, 23–16
Pts: Yi 26
Rebs: Yi 14
Asts: J. Zhao 8		 Pts: Abbas 22
Rebs: Al-Awadi, Al-Hamarsheh 6
Asts: Abdeen, Daghles 2
Changsha Social Work College's gymnasium, Changsha
Referees: Mohammad Al-Amiri (KUW), Snehal Bendke (IND), Ricor Buaron (PHI)

Group D

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  Qatar 3 2 1 248 247 +1 5[lower-alpha 1] Advanced to second round
2  Lebanon 3 2 1 283 247 +36 5[lower-alpha 1]
3  Kazakhstan 3 1 2 214 243 −29 4[lower-alpha 2]
4  Chinese Taipei 3 1 2 232 240 −8 4[lower-alpha 2] Proceeded to classification round
Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored; 5) Drawing of lots.
Notes:
  1. 1 2 Lebanon–Qatar 100–105
  2. 1 2 Chinese Taipei–Kazakhstan 73–84
23 September 2015
21:30
Chinese Taipei  87–92  Lebanon
Scoring by quarter: 20–29, 21–14, 16–26, 30–23
Pts: Davis 23
Rebs: Lin Chih-chieh 7
Asts: Lin Chih-chieh, Tseng Wen-ting 3		 Pts: Ibrahim 23
Rebs: Abdelnour 7
Asts: Abdelnour 3
Changsha Social Work College's gymnasium, Changsha
Referees: Ferdinand Pascual (PHI), Atanu Banerjee (IND), Yuji Hirahara (JPN)
23 September 2015
21:30
Qatar  79–75 (OT)  Kazakhstan
Scoring by quarter: 14–20, 16–14, 21–21, 20–16, Overtime: 8–4
Pts: Johnson 31
Rebs: Johnson 14
Asts: Johnson 4		 Pts: Johnson 26
Rebs: Ponomarev 18
Asts: Johnson 7
Central South University of Forestry and Technology's gymnasium, Changsha
Referees: Yuen Chun Yip (HKG), Toru Katayose (JPN), Ceciline Vincent (IND)
24 September 2015
16:45
Chinese Taipei  73–84  Kazakhstan
Scoring by quarter: 7–25, 23–17, 16–16, 27–26
Pts: Liu Cheng 21
Rebs: Lin Chih-chieh 10
Asts: Hung Chih-shan 4		 Pts: Ponomarev 18
Rebs: Ponomarev 14
Asts: Johnson 8
Changsha Social Work College's gymnasium, Changsha
Referees: Mohammad Al-Amiri (KUW), Yuji Hirahara (JPN), Ceciline Vincent (IND)
24 September 2015
21:30
Lebanon  100–105 (2OT)  Qatar
Scoring by quarter: 17–7, 25–20, 8–27, 23–19, Overtime: 13–13, 14–19
Pts: Haidar 24
Rebs: Haidar 11
Asts: Arakji 7		 Pts: Johnson 31
Rebs: Adam, Mohd Mohamed 9
Asts: Johnson, Mohd Mohamed 2
Changsha Social Work College's gymnasium, Changsha
Referees: Harja Jaladri (INA), Ricor Buaron (PHI), Yuen Chun Yip (HKG)
25 September 2015
21:30
Qatar  64–72  Chinese Taipei
Scoring by quarter: 20–17, 16–11, 11–20, 17–24
Pts: Johnson 15
Rebs: Mohd Mohamed 9
Asts: Saad 3		 Pts: Lin Chih-chieh 14
Rebs: Davis 10
Asts: Liu Cheng, Tseng Wen-ting 4
Changsha Social Work College's gymnasium, Changsha
Referees: Amirhossein Safarzadeh (IRI), Atanu Banerjee (IND), Anan Daraghma (PLE)
25 September 2015
21:30
Kazakhstan  55–91  Lebanon
Scoring by quarter: 16–15, 8–26, 17–22, 14–28
Pts: Ponomarev 12
Rebs: three players 5
Asts: Ilin 3		 Pts: Youngblood 30
Rebs: Youngblood 8
Asts: Akl 4
Central South University of Forestry and Technology's gymnasium, Changsha
Referees: Ferdinand Pascual (PHI), Yuji Hirahara (JPN), Chun Yip Yuen (HKG)

Second round

Group E

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  Philippines 5 4 1 433 329 +104 9[lower-alpha 1] Advance to final round
2  Iran 5 4 1 452 305 +147 9[lower-alpha 1]
3  Japan 5 3 2 360 353 +7 8
4  India 5 2 3 345 411 −66 7[lower-alpha 2]
5  Palestine 5 2 3 345 393 −48 7[lower-alpha 2] Proceed to classification round
6  Hong Kong 5 0 5 318 462 −144 5
Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored; 5) Drawing of lots.
Notes:
  1. 1 2 Philippines–Iran 87–73
  2. 1 2 Palestine–India 70–73
27 September 2015
09:30
Iran  111–56  Hong Kong
Scoring by quarter: 24–16, 22–4, 28–24, 37–12
Pts: Jamshidi 22
Rebs: Haddadi, Sahakian 8
Asts: Mashayekhi 6		 Pts: K. Lee 18
Rebs: C. Wong 7
Asts: Reid 6
Changsha Social Work College's gymnasium, Changsha
Referees: Mohammad Al-Amiri (KUW), Naser Abu Rashed (JOR), Chung Yi-chih (TPE)
27 September 2015
11:45
Palestine  70–73  India
Scoring by quarter: 17–19, 19–13, 11–17, 23–24
Pts: San. Sakakini 23
Rebs: San. Sakakini 12
Asts: Qahwash 9		 Pts: Amj. Singh 32
Rebs: Amj. Singh 11
Asts: Bhriguvanshi 5
Changsha Social Work College's gymnasium, Changsha
Referees: Rabah Noujaim (LIB), Yevgeniy Mikheyev (KAZ), Peng Ling (CHN)
27 September 2015
16:45
Japan  66–73  Philippines
Scoring by quarter: 18–14, 15–21, 13–19, 20–19
Pts: Hiejima 17
Rebs: Takeuchi 11
Asts: four players 2		 Pts: Blatche 18
Rebs: Blatche 10
Asts: William 4
Changsha Social Work College's gymnasium, Changsha
Referees: Marwan Egho (LIB), Harja Jaladri (INA), Victor Mah (SIN)
28 September 2015
09:30
India  76–71  Hong Kong
Scoring by quarter: 14–19, 20–20, 19–17, 23–15
Pts: Amj. Singh 26
Rebs: Amr. Singh 14
Asts: Bhriguvanshi 6		 Pts: C. Wong 21
Rebs: C. Wong 10
Asts: W. Au-Yeng, S. Chan 3
Changsha Social Work College's gymnasium, Changsha
Referees: Rabah Noujaim (LIB), Anan Daraghma (PLE), Victor Mah (SIN)
28 September 2015
11:45
Philippines  87–73  Iran
Scoring by quarter: 22–25, 15–18, 28–17, 22–13
Pts: William 26
Rebs: De Ocampo 10
Asts: Norwood, William 3		 Pts: Nikkhah Bahrami 21
Rebs: Sahakian 8
Asts: Kamrani 3
Changsha Social Work College's gymnasium, Changsha
Referees: Harja Jaladri (INA), Hwang In-tae (KOR), Yevgeniy Mikheuev (KAZ)
28 September 2015
14:30
Palestine  67–74  Japan
Scoring by quarter: 21–12, 16–24, 12–21, 18–17
Pts: San. Sakakini 27
Rebs: San. Sakakini 17
Asts: Qahwash 6		 Pts: Takeuchi 21
Rebs: Takeuchi 19
Asts: Tabuse, Matsui 3
Changsha Social Work College's gymnasium, Changsha
Referees: Duan Zhu (CHN), Arsen Andryushkin (KAZ), Chen Ying-cheng (TPE)
29 September 2015
09:30
Palestine  48–94  Iran
Scoring by quarter: 14–17, 6–26, 11–28, 17–23
Pts: San. Sakakini 13
Rebs: Abu-Shamala 6
Asts: Qahwash 7		 Pts: Kardoust 15
Rebs: Haddadi 11
Asts: Mashayekhi, Nikkhah Bahrami 3
Changsha Social Work College's gymnasium, Changsha
Referees: Rabah Noujaim (LIB), Arsen Andryushkin (KAZ), Chen Ying-cheng (TPE)
29 September 2015
11:45
Japan  89–62  Hong Kong
Scoring by quarter: 21–20, 19–12, 28–10, 21–20
Pts: Hiejima 19
Rebs: Takeuchi 8
Asts: Hiejima 4		 Pts: C. Wong 14
Rebs: C. Wong 6
Asts: Reid 3
Changsha Social Work College's gymnasium, Changsha
Referees: Snehal Bendke (IND), Naser Abu Rashed (JOR), Chan Owe Shiong (MAS)
29 September 2015
14:30
Philippines  99–65  India
Scoring by quarter: 16–17, 26–19, 23–14, 34–15
Pts: Romeo 20
Rebs: Abueva, Intal 7
Asts: Intal, Romeo 4		 Pts: Bhriguvanshi 21
Rebs: Amr. Singh 13
Asts: Bhriguvanshi, Amj. Singh 3
Changsha Social Work College's gymnasium, Changsha
Referees: Marwan Egho (LIB), Hwang In-tae (KOR), Peng Ling (CHN)

Group F

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  China (H) 5 5 0 414 339 +75 10 Advance to final round
2  Qatar 5 3 2 391 411 −20 8[lower-alpha 1]
3  South Korea 5 3 2 387 339 +48 8[lower-alpha 1]
4  Lebanon 5 2 3 414 411 +3 7[lower-alpha 2]
5  Jordan 5 2 3 374 397 −23 7[lower-alpha 2] Proceed to classification round
6  Kazakhstan 5 0 5 328 411 −83 5
Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored; 5) Drawing of lots.
(H) Host.
Notes:
  1. 1 2 Qatar–South Korea 69–63
  2. 1 2 Lebanon–Jordan 80–76
27 September 2015
14:30
South Korea  85–71  Lebanon
Scoring by quarter: 13–23, 19–20, 26–15, 27–13
Pts: Yang 18
Rebs: Yang 6
Asts: Yang 8		 Pts: Youngblood 21
Rebs: Bawji 12
Asts: Arakji 4
Changsha Social Work College's gymnasium, Changsha
Referees: Arsen Andryushkin (KAZ), Snehal Bendke (IND), Yuji Hirahara (JPN)
27 September 2015
19:30
China  75–62  Kazakhstan
Scoring by quarter: 23–14, 19–12, 19–19, 14–17
Pts: Yi 15
Rebs: Q. Zhou 11
Asts: Guo 3		 Pts: Kolesnikov 14
Rebs: Kolesnikov 5
Asts: Johnson 4
Changsha Social Work College's gymnasium, Changsha
Referees: Ferdinand Pascual (PHI), Owe Shiong Chan (MAS), Amirhossein Safarzadeh (IRI)
27 September 2015
21:30
Qatar  73–84  Jordan
Scoring by quarter: 16–19, 20–14, 14–25, 23–26
Pts: Ali 20
Rebs: Ali 11
Asts: Johnson 5		 Pts: Legion 22
Rebs: Abbas, Legion 8
Asts: Daghles 4
Changsha Social Work College's gymnasium, Changsha
Referees: Toru Katayose (JPN), Ricor Buaron (PHI), Chun Yip Yuen (HKG)
28 September 2015
16:45
Qatar  69–63  South Korea
Scoring by quarter: 13–17, 22–14, 13–19, 21–13
Pts: Mohd Mohamed 16
Rebs: three players 10
Asts: Johnson 4		 Pts: S. Lee 19
Rebs: three players 6
Asts: Yang 4
Changsha Social Work College's gymnasium, Changsha
Referees: Ferdinand Pascual (PHI), Yuji Hirahara (JPN), Ceciline Victor (IND)
28 September 2015
19:30
Lebanon  72–90  China
Scoring by quarter: 17–24, 12–20, 21–21, 22–25
Pts: Bawji, Youngblood 14
Rebs: Bawji 7
Asts: Akl, Arakji 4		 Pts: Yi 19
Rebs: Liu 7
Asts: three players 3
Changsha Social Work College's gymnasium, Changsha
Referees: Toru Katayose (JPN), Ricor Buaron (PHI), Amirhossein Safarzadeh (IRI)
28 September 2015
21:30
Jordan  87–73  Kazakhstan
Scoring by quarter: 15–17, 29–18, 27–24, 16–14
Pts: Legion 23
Rebs: Abbas 10
Asts: Legion 5		 Pts: Johnson 26
Rebs: Ponomarev 13
Asts: Johnson 4
Changsha Social Work College's gymnasium, Changsha
Referees: Mohammad Al-Amiti (KUW), Chung Yi-chih (TPE), Chun Yip Yuen (HKG)
29 September 2015
16:45
Lebanon  80–76  Jordan
Scoring by quarter: 16–12, 29–18, 19–24, 16–22
Pts: Saoud 20
Rebs: Haidar 7
Asts: Youngblood 7		 Pts: Legion 24
Rebs: Hussein 8
Asts: Abdeen 4
Changsha Social Work College's gymnasium, Changsha
Referees: Harja Jaladri (INA), Ricor Buaron (PHI), Amirhossein Safarzadeh (IRI)
29 September 2015
19:30
China  89–65  Qatar
Scoring by quarter: 26–17, 18–16, 26–15, 19–17
Pts: Q. Zhou 13
Rebs: Yi 9
Asts: Guo 3		 Pts: Saad 14
Rebs: Saad 6
Asts: Saad 2
Changsha Social Work College's gymnasium, Changsha
Referees: Ferdinand Pascual (PHI), Anan Daraghma (PLE), Toru Katayose (JPN)
29 September 2015
21:30
South Korea  79–63  Kazakhstan
Scoring by quarter: 17–14, 12–18, 30–12, 20–19
Pts: T. Moon 16
Rebs: S. Lee 4
Asts: S. Lee 4		 Pts: Klimov 22
Rebs: Ponomarev 7
Asts: Murzagaliyev 7
Changsha Social Work College's gymnasium, Changsha
Referees: Mohammad Alamiri (KUW), Yuji Hirahara (JPN), Chun Yip Yuen (HKG)

Classification round

Classification 13th–16th

 
13th–16th place semifinals13th place game
 
      
 
27 September
 
 
 Malaysia61
 
28 September
 
 Kuwait83
 
 Kuwait69
 
27 September
 
 Chinese Taipei99
 
 Singapore65
 
 
 Chinese Taipei111
 
15th place game
 
 
28 September
 
 
 Malaysia59
 
 
 Singapore92

13th–16th place semifinals

27 September 2015
19:30
Malaysia  61–83  Kuwait
Scoring by quarter: 21–22, 12–18, 11–15, 17–28
Pts: Y.J. Kwaan 19
Rebs: Y.J. Kwaan 14
Asts: W.K. Tong 3		 Pts: Hasan 26
Rebs: Hasan 9
Asts: Hasan 4
Central South University of Forestry and Technology's gymnasium, Changsha
Referees: Duan Zhu (CHN), Chen Ying-cheng (TPE), Wen Keming (CHN)
27 September 2015
21:30
Singapore  65–111  Chinese Taipei
Scoring by quarter: 14–22, 15–32, 16–35, 20–22
Pts: Ng 17
Rebs: Goh 8
Asts: Goh, Ng 3		 Pts: Tien Lei 21
Rebs: Davis 12
Asts: four players 3
Central South University of Forestry and Technology's gymnasium, Changsha
Referees: Hwang In-tae (KOR), Atanu Banerjee (IND), Anan Daraghma (PLE)

15th place game

28 September 2015
19:30
Malaysia  59–92  Singapore
Scoring by quarter: 13–18, 13–19, 12–27, 21–28
Pts: E.H. Soo 15
Rebs: Yeo 13
Asts: W.K. Tong 5		 Pts: Lim S. 24
Rebs: Goh 18
Asts: W.L. Wong 5
Central South University of Forestry and Technology's gymnasium, Changsha
Referees: Marwan Egho (LIB), Atanu Banerjee (IND), Ye Nan (CHN)

13th place game

28 September 2015
21:30
Kuwait  69–99  Chinese Taipei
Scoring by quarter: 16–23, 16–23, 21–23, 16–30
Pts: Hasan 26
Rebs: Al-Saeid 12
Asts: three players 2		 Pts: Liu Cheng 17
Rebs: Davis 10
Asts: Chen Shih-chieh 9
Central South University of Forestry and Technology's gymnasium, Changsha
Referees: Naser Abu Rashed (JOR), Snehal Bendke (IND), Wen Keming (CHN)

Classification 9th–12th

 
9th–12th place semifinalsNinth place game
 
      
 
1 October
 
 
 Palestine (OT)83
 
2 October
 
 Kazakhstan81
 
 Palestine82
 
1 October
 
 Jordan94
 
 Jordan82
 
 
 Hong Kong62
 
Eleventh place game
 
 
2 October
 
 
 Kazakhstan68
 
 
 Hong Kong62

9th–12th place semifinals

1 October 2015
09:30
Hong Kong  62–82  Jordan
Scoring by quarter: 19–15, 9–21, 13–25, 21–21
Pts: Reid 14
Rebs: Reid 13
Asts: Xu 3		 Pts: Legion 22
Rebs: Abbas 9
Asts: Al-Awadi 5
Changsha Social Work College's gymnasium, Changsha
Referees: Marwan Egho (LIB), Atanu Banerjee (IND), Chan Owe Shiong (MAS)
1 October 2015
11:45
Palestine  83–81 (OT)  Kazakhstan
Scoring by quarter: 14–17, 25–24, 10–16, 23–15, Overtime: 11–9
Pts: San. Sakakini 32
Rebs: San. Sakakini 18
Asts: Qahwash 8		 Pts: Yargaliyev 26
Rebs: Zhigulin 10
Asts: Zhigulin 3
Changsha Social Work College's gymnasium, Changsha
Referees: Snehal Bendke (IND), Duan Zhu (CHN), Victor Min De Mah (SIN)

Eleventh place game

2 October 2015
09:30
Hong Kong  62–68  Kazakhstan
Scoring by quarter: 7–12, 20–18, 20–20, 15–18
Pts: C. Wong 23
Rebs: Reid 7
Asts: S. Chan 4		 Pts: Ilin 29
Rebs: Ponomarev 11
Asts: Ponomarev 2
Central South University of Forestry and Technology's gymnasium, Changsha
Referees: Mohammad Al-Amiri (KUW), Ricor Buaron (PHI), Chan Owe Shiong (MAS)

Ninth place game

2 October 2015
11:45
Jordan  94–82  Palestine
Scoring by quarter: 26–19, 25–18, 20–24, 23–21
Pts: Hussein 26
Rebs: Abbas 11
Asts: Legion 5		 Pts: Abu-Shamala 24
Rebs: San. Sakakini 10
Asts: Qahwash 5
Central South University of Forestry and Technology's gymnasium, Changsha
Referees: Ferdinand Pascual (PHI), Chung Yi-chih (TPE), Ye Nan (CHN)

Final round

Bracket

  5th place match 5th – 8th place play-offs Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
                                               
    E1  Philippines 82  
    F4  Lebanon 70  
  F4  Lebanon 89       E1  Philippines 81  
  F2  Qatar 86       E3  Japan 70  
  F2  Qatar 67
    E3  Japan 81  
  F4  Lebanon 88       E1  Philippines 67
  F3  South Korea 87       F1  China 78
    F1  China 104  
      E4  India 58  
E4  India 72       F1  China 70
  7th place match     F3  South Korea 117       E2  Iran 57     3rd place match
  F2  Qatar 84   E2  Iran 75   E3  Japan 63
  E4  India 58     F3  South Korea 62     E2  Iran 68

Quarterfinals

1 October 2015
14:30
Iran  75–62  South Korea
Scoring by quarter: 23–8, 13–17, 24–19, 15–18
Pts: Haddadi 18
Rebs: Haddadi 14
Asts: Kamrani 5		 Pts: J. Kim, Moon 10
Rebs: Moon 5
Asts: three players 3
Changsha Social Work College's gymnasium, Changsha
Referees: Ferdinand Pascual (PHI), Arsen Andryuhskin (KAZ), Toru Katayose (JPN)
1 October 2015
16:45
Japan  81–67  Qatar
Scoring by quarter: 28–13, 18–19, 17–18, 18–17
Pts: Furukawa 22
Rebs: Takeuchi 8
Asts: Tabuse 6		 Pts: Johnson 16
Rebs: Mohamed 8
Asts: Mohamed 7
Changsha Social Work College's gymnasium, Changsha
Referees: Harja Jaladri (INA), Hwang In-tae (KOR), Amirhossein Safarzadeh (IRI)
1 October 2015
19:30
India  58–104  China
Scoring by quarter: 15–27, 14–29, 11–19, 18–29
Pts: Bhriguvanshi 13
Rebs: Amr. Singh 5
Asts: Bhriguvanshi 6		 Pts: Yi 21
Rebs: Yi 7
Asts: J. Zhao 3
Changsha Social Work College's gymnasium, Changsha
Referees: Rabah Noujaim (LIB), Ricor Buaron (PHI), Yuji Hirahara (JPN)
1 October 2015
21:30
Philippines  82–70  Lebanon
Scoring by quarter: 20–16, 17–16, 20–17, 25–21
Pts: William 25
Rebs: Blatche 17
Asts: Blatche 3		 Pts: Haidar 18
Rebs: Bawji 13
Asts: Youngblood 5
Changsha Social Work College's gymnasium, Changsha
Referees: Mohammad Al-Amiri (KUW), Naser Abu Rashed (JOR), Yevgeniy Mikheyev (KAZ)

5th–8th place semifinals

2 October 2015
14:30
India  72–117  South Korea
Scoring by quarter: 21–29, 14–30, 15–30, 22–28
Pts: Amj. Singh 24
Rebs: Amr. Singh 6
Asts: Amj. Singh 3		 Pts: T. Moon 22
Rebs: J. Kim 10
Asts: T. Kim 12
Changsha Social Work College's gymnasium, Changsha
Referees: Yuji Hirahara (JPN), Peng Ling (CHN), Amirhossein Safarzadeh (IRI)
2 October 2015
16:45
Qatar  86–89  Lebanon
Scoring by quarter: 17–17, 23–22, 23–26, 23–24
Pts: Johnson 29
Rebs: Johnson 10
Asts: Johnson 6		 Pts: Arakji 21
Rebs: Bawji 6
Asts: Arakji 5
Changsha Social Work College's gymnasium, Changsha
Referees: Toru Katayose (JPN), Arsen Andryushkin (KAZ), Chun Yip Yuen (HKG)

Semifinals

2 October 2015
19:30
China  70–57  Iran
Scoring by quarter: 21–12, 18–17, 19–15, 12–13
Pts: Yi 13
Rebs: Yi 8
Asts: Guo 6		 Pts: Nikkhah Bahrami 18
Rebs: Haddadi 11
Asts: Kamrani, Mashayekhi 1
Changsha Social Work College's gymnasium, Changsha
Referees: Marwan Egho (LIB), Rabah Noujaim (LIB), Ceciline Vincent (IND)
2 October 2015
22:00
Japan  70–81  Philippines
Scoring by quarter: 17–16, 22–23, 15–15, 16–27
Pts: Hiejima 28
Rebs: Takeuchi 16
Asts: Hiejima 2		 Pts: Blatche 22
Rebs: Blatche 13
Asts: William 7
Changsha Social Work College's gymnasium, Changsha
Referees: Yevgeniy Mikheyev (KAZ), Arsen Andryuhskin (KAZ), Snehal Bendke (IND)

Seventh place game

3 October 2015
13:30
India  58–84  Qatar
Scoring by quarter: 14–23, 16–28, 16–18, 12–15
Pts: Amj. Singh 21
Rebs: Arumugam 9
Asts: Bhriguvanshi 7		 Pts: Mohamed M.H 28
Rebs: Matalkeh 9
Asts: Mohamed M.H 6
Changsha Social Work College's gymnasium, Changsha
Referees: Ferdinand Pascual (PHI), Yevgeniy Mikheyev (KAZ), Nan Ye (CHN)

Fifth place game

3 October 2015
15:45
South Korea  87–88  Lebanon
Scoring by quarter: 20–23, 18–26, 25–15, 24–24
Pts: Cho, J Kim 16
Rebs: J. Kim 12
Asts: T. Kim 5		 Pts: Bawji 28
Rebs: Bawji 12
Asts: Arakji 6
Changsha Social Work College's gymnasium, Changsha
Referees: Mohammad Al-Amiri (KUW), Harja Jaladri (INA), Amirhossein Safarzadeh (IRI)

Third place game

3 October 2015
18:00
Iran  68–63  Japan
Scoring by quarter: 22–10, 9–19, 13–19, 24–15
Pts: Nikkhah Bahrami 35
Rebs: Haddadi 7
Asts: Haddadi 5		 Pts: Matsui 18
Rebs: Takeuchi 10
Asts: Hiejima 4
Changsha Social Work College's gymnasium, Changsha
Referees: Rabah Noujaim (LIB), Duan Zhu (CHN), Hwang In-tae (KOR)

Final

3 October 2015
20:30
China  78–67  Philippines
Scoring by quarter: 23–19, 23–16, 14–15, 18–17
Pts: Guo 19
Rebs: Yi 15
Asts: Ding 3		 Pts: Blatche 17
Rebs: William 6
Asts: Romeo 3
Changsha Social Work College's gymnasium, Changsha
Referees: Marwan Egho (LIB), Arsen Andryuhskin (KAZ), Toru Katayose (JPN)

Final rankings

Qualified for the Olympics
Qualify to Final Olympic Qualifying Tournament as host.
Qualify to Final Olympic Qualifying Tournament
Rank Team Record FIBA World Rankings
Before After Change
1st, gold medalist(s) China9–014140
2nd, silver medalist(s) Philippines7–231283
3rd, bronze medalist(s) Iran7–217170
4th Japan5–447T-48-1
5th Lebanon5–43443-9
6th South Korea5–42830-2
7th Qatar4–54850-2
8th India3–661T-538
9th Jordan5–329290
10th Palestine4–4NR7513
11th Kazakhstan2–65356-3
12th Hong Kong1–769T-654
13th Chinese Taipei3–244T-48-4
14th Kuwait1–470691
15th Singapore1–4NRT-826
16th Malaysia0–5T-71674

Awards

 2015 Asian Champions 

China
16th title

Statistical leaders

Player tournament averages

Team tournament averages

Tournament game highs

CategoryPlayer game highTotalOpponent (date)Team game highTotalOpponent (date)
Points
Iran Samad Nikkhah Bahrami35 Japan (3 October)  Iran122 Malaysia (25 September)
Rebounds Japan Joji Takeuchi19 India (25 September)
 Palestine (28 September)		  Iran64 Malaysia (25 September)
Assists South Korea Kim Tae-sul12 India (2 October)  South Korea33 India (2 October)
Steals South Korea Yang Dong-geun8 Lebanon (27 September) Japan20 Malaysia (24 September)
Blocks South Korea Lee Jong-hyun
China Zhou Qi
China Yi Jianlian		4 Singapore (25 September)
 Lebanon (28 September)
 Iran (2 October)		  China8 Singapore (25 September)
 Iran (2 October)

Controversies

Rescheduling of Semifinals

There was suspicion and outrage when the organizers decided to move the schedule of the semifinals game between Philippines and Japan from its original schedule of 9:30 p.m. to 10 p.m. Many fans believe that this move was a way for the Chinese to procure undue advantage come the gold medal match.[9][10]

Finals Pregame

A few hours before the championship match, Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas President Manuel V. Pangilinan accused the host country of pulling off shenanigans. He ranted on his Twitter account that electric bus that was to bring the Philippine squad to the game venue was delayed because it failed to charge, which will give them less time to warm up.[11] He also claimed that not a single ticket was allocated to the SBP by the Local Organizing Committee (LOC), which left members of the Philippine squad coaching staff as well as the group of SBP officials without tickets hours prior to the game. SBP officials claimed it is standard practice for local organizers to allocate tickets for teams playing in the championship.[12] He also cited that the Chinese players stayed at a different hotel from the players from the other nations, which violates the FIBA rules.[13] It was also reported that when the Philippine squad finally arrived at the arena, the goal's net where they were shooting was suddenly removed for repair, which gave them even less time to warm up after the delay from the electric bus incident.[14][15]

Officiating

The officiating of the referees were also held in question by fans and various teams playing against China, especially the games with Jordan, South Korea, Iran and the Philippines.[16][17][9]

Behavioural issues

There was wide criticism of the rude behavior of the Chinese fans towards visiting teams, in which fans were shouting threats, doing the dirty finger and throwing bottles and paper at the opposing team benches. There were incidents in which foreign fans in the venue were heckled and insulted by Chinese fans while the Chinese Police just stood by.[18] One particular moment is when Calvin Abueva irritated Chinese supporters after he accidentally bumped Guo Ailun with his shoulder while returning to the bench following his fifth and final personal foul. It was also reported that a Filipino cameraman got involved, too, in a verbal exchange started by a Chinese cameraman.[19] Filipino veteran sportswriter Quinito Henson added that a Chinese photographer had to be restrained from scuffling with a Filipino lensman for shielding Abueva from crowd abuse.[20]

Referees

The following referees were selected for the tournament.[21]

References

  1. 1 2 "Yi Jianlian named 2015 FIBA Asia Championship MVP, headlines All-Star Five". fiba.com. 3 October 2015.
  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.
  5. ↑ "Qatar and Bahrain in title clash of GCC Basketball C'ship". Qatar Basketball Federation. 20 October 2014.
  6. ↑ "SABA decides India will host the 4th SABA Championship / Qualifying Round 2015". Basketball Federation of India. 11 June 2015. Archived from the original on 2015-06-15.
  7. ↑ "Changsha to host 28th FIBA Asia Championship". Changsha Evening News. Changsha Municipal Government. 2015-01-11. Retrieved 2015-04-19.
  8. ↑ "Draw results in for 2015 FIBA Asia Championship". FIBA.com. 2015-06-27. Retrieved 2015-06-28.
  9. 1 2 http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jan-albert-suing/philippines-vs-china-rip-_b_8238564.html
  10. ↑ http://www.interaksyon.com/interaktv/gilas-coach-tab-baldwin-not-fazed-by-fake-chinese-fans-home-court-advantage-let-them-play-in-front-real-philippine-fans
  11. ↑ "HOME COOKING? MVP lashes out at FIBA Asia organizers as Gilas encounters troubles ahead of clash vs host China". Interaksyon. 2015-10-03. Retrieved 2015-10-03.
  12. ↑ Ramos, Gerry (2015-10-03). "In rare Twitter rant, MVP hits out over delayed Gilas bus, lack of tickets for PH contingent". Spin. Retrieved 2015-10-03.
  13. ↑ Bracher, Jane (2015-10-03). "Bully moves? MVP furious as Gilas bus delayed, coaches denied tickets". Rappler. Retrieved 2015-10-03.
  14. ↑ "Pingris on Chinese hosts: They should've treated Filipinos well". GMA News Online. 2015-10-05. Retrieved 2015-10-06.
  15. ↑ "Unity needed for Asian basketball success". Sun.Star Cebu. 2015-10-14. Retrieved 2015-10-20.
  16. ↑ Castillo, Musong (2015-10-03). "Gilas needs all luck it can get in Fiba Asia final vs China, says Iran's Bahrami". Inquirer Sports. Retrieved 2015-10-08.
  17. ↑ Ramos, Gerry (2015-10-03). "Gilas players, coaches, fans left to rue officiating in Fiba Asia final against China". Spin. Retrieved 2015-10-08.
  18. ↑ Bracher, Jane (2015-10-03). "Gilas falls to China, settles for FIBA Asia silver". Rappler. Retrieved 2015-10-11.
  19. ↑ Ramos, Gerry (2015-10-04). "Accusations, heated words fly as Abueva, Gilas members trade barbs with irate home fans". Spin. Retrieved 2015-10-08.
  20. ↑ Trinidad, Recah (2015-10-08). "Fiba's fairness questioned". PhilBoxing. Retrieved 2015-10-20.
  21. ↑ Referees
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