2015 FIBA Oceania Women's Championship

The 2015 FIBA Oceania Championship for Women will be the 16th edition of the basketball tournament. In 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 nationsNew Zealand
Australia
Dates15–17 August
Teams2 
(from 1 federations)
Venues2 
(in 2 host cities)
Champions Australia
(14th title)
Tournament leaders
PlayersTeams
Points Suzy Batkovic (15.5)  Australia (70.5)
Rebounds Penina Davidson (10.5)  New Zealand (40.5)
Assists Tessa Lavey (6.0)  Australia (19.0)
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Venues
Melbourne
Melbourne
Tauranga
2015 FIBA Oceania Women's Championship (Australia and New Zealand)
 Tauranga
Rod Laver ArenaASB arena
Capacity: 14,820capacity 3,116

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

Game 1

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

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

 Australia
Australian Opals - 2015 FIBA Oceania Women's Championship roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.NameAge – Date of birthHeightClubCtr.
G 4 Wilson, Kelly 30 – (1985-01-01)1 January 1985 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) Bendigo Spirit
G 5 Lavey, Tessa 22 – (1993-03-29)29 March 1993 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) Bendigo Spirit
G 6 Madgen, Tess 25 – (1990-08-12)12 August 1990 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) Melbourne Boomers
G 7 Talbot, Stephanie 21 – (1994-06-15)15 June 1994 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) Canberra Capitals
G 8 Batkovic, Suzy 34 – (1980-12-17)17 December 1980 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) Townsville Fire
G 9 Burton, Natalie 26 – (1989-03-23)23 March 1989 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) Perth Lynx
F 10 Jarry, Rachel 23 – (1991-12-06)6 December 1991 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) Melbourne Boomers
F 11 Hodges, Laura 31 – (1983-12-13)13 December 1983 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) Bourges Basket
G 12 Snell, Belinda 34 – (1981-01-10)10 January 1981 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) Bendigo Spirit
G 13 Ebzery, Katie-Rae 25 – (1990-01-08)8 January 1990 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) Sydney Flames
F 14 Kunek, Alice 24 – (1991-01-06)6 January 1991 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) Melbourne Boomers
F 15 Blicavs, Sara 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
New Zealand Tall Ferns - 2015 FIBA Oceania Women's Championship roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.NameAge – Date of birthHeightClubCtr.
F 1 Bygate, Jessica 23 – (1992-01-10)10 January 1992 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) Gladstone Power
G 2 Cocks, Micaela 29 – (1986-05-02)2 May 1986 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) Townsville Fire
F 4 Purcell, Kalani 20 – (1995-01-13)13 January 1995 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) BYU Cougars
F 6 Boagni, Tessa 19 – (1996-02-12)12 February 1996 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) Cal State Northridge Matadors
G 7 Hunter, Jordan 24 – (1990-08-20)20 August 1990 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) Auckland Lady Hawks
F 8 Taylor, Natalie 32 – (1982-12-24)24 December 1982 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) Gladstone Power
G 9 Beck, Stella 19 – (1995-09-25)25 September 1995 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) Saint Mary's Gaels
F 10 Wallbutton, Lisa 29 – (1986-01-14)14 January 1986 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) Willeton Tigers
G 11 Gallaher, Samara 22 – (1992-10-02)2 October 1992 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) Otago Goldrush
F 12 Davidson, Penina 19 – (1995-09-02)2 September 1995 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) California Golden Bears
F 14 Paalvast, Chevanna 23 – (1991-09-01)1 September 1991 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) Southern Peninsula Sharks
C 15 Craig, Megan 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. Retrieved 16 August 2015.

Final rankings
#TeamW–LQualification
 Australia2–0Qualified to the Olympics
 New Zealand0–2Qualified to Final Olympic Qualifying Tournament

References
  1. "The official website of the 2015 FIBA Oceania Championship". FIBA. Retrieved 24 July 2015.
  2. "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. Retrieved 2 September 2015.
  4. "2015 FIBA Oceania Womens Championship - New Zealand v Australia". FIBA. Retrieved 2 September 2015.
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