2015 FIBA Oceania Women's Championship

FIBA Oceania Championship
for Women 2015
16th FIBA Oceanian Women's; Basketball Championship
Tournament details
Host countries	New Zealand; Australia
Dates	15–17 August
Teams	2
Venue(s)	2 (in 2 host cities)
Final positions
Champions	Australia (14th title)
Tournament statistics
Top scorer	Suzy Batkovic (15.5)
Top rebounds	Penina Davidson (10.5)
Top assists	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.
	← 2013

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]

Venues

Melbourne	Melbourne Tauranga 2015 FIBA Oceania Women's Championship (Australia and New Zealand)	Tauranga
Rod Laver Arena		ASB arena

Capacity: 14,820		capacity 3,116

Results

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

Game 1

All times are local (UTC+10)

Nine Network

15 August 2015
18:30

Boxscore

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).

Nine Network

17 August 2015
19:30

Boxscore

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

Players

Coaches

Pos.	No.	Name	Age – Date of birth	Height	Club
G	4	Kelly Wilson	30 – (1985-01-01)1 January 1985	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)	Bendigo Spirit
G	5	Tessa Lavey	22 – (1993-03-29)29 March 1993	1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)	Bendigo Spirit
G	6	Tess Madgen	25 – (1990-08-12)12 August 1990	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)	Melbourne Boomers
G	7	Stephanie Talbot	21 – (1994-06-15)15 June 1994	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)	Canberra Capitals
G	8	Suzy Batkovic	34 – (1980-12-17)17 December 1980	1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)	Townsville Fire
G	9	Natalie Burton	26 – (1989-03-23)23 March 1989	1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)	Perth Lynx
F	10	Rachel Jarry	23 – (1991-12-06)6 December 1991	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)	Melbourne Boomers
F	11	Laura Hodges	31 – (1983-12-13)13 December 1983	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)	Bourges Basket
G	12	Belinda Snell	34 – (1981-01-10)10 January 1981	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)	Bendigo Spirit
G	13	Katie-Rae Ebzery	25 – (1990-01-08)8 January 1990	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)	Sydney Flames
F	14	Alice Kunek	24 – (1991-01-06)6 January 1991	1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)	Melbourne Boomers
F	15	Sara Blicavs	22 – (1993-02-15)15 February 1993	1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)	Melbourne Boomers

Head coach

Brendan Joyce

Assistant coach(es)

Scott Richard Butler
Lori Chizik
Damian Cotter

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

Players

Coaches

Pos.	No.	Name	Age – Date of birth	Height	Club
F	1	Jessica Bygate	23 – (1992-01-10)10 January 1992	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)	Gladstone Power
G	2	Micaela Cocks	29 – (1986-05-02)2 May 1986	1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)	Townsville Fire
F	4	Kalani Purcell	20 – (1995-01-13)13 January 1995	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)	BYU Cougars
F	6	Tessa Boagni	19 – (1996-02-12)12 February 1996	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)	Cal State Northridge Matadors
G	7	Jordan Hunter	24 – (1990-08-20)20 August 1990	1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)	Auckland Lady Hawks
F	8	Natalie Taylor	32 – (1982-12-24)24 December 1982	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)	Gladstone Power
G	9	Stella Beck	19 – (1995-09-25)25 September 1995	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)	Saint Mary's Gaels
F	10	Lisa Wallbutton	29 – (1986-01-14)14 January 1986	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)	Willeton Tigers
G	11	Samara Gallaher	22 – (1992-10-02)2 October 1992	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)	Otago Gold Rush (basketball)
F	12	Penina Davidson	19 – (1995-09-02)2 September 1995	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)	California Golden Bears
F	14	Chevanna Paalvast	23 – (1991-09-01)1 September 1991	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)	Southern Peninsula Sharks
C	15	Megan Craig	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. Archived from the original on 6 May 2021. Retrieved 16 August 2015.

Final rankings

#	Team	W–L	Qualification
	Australia	2–0	Qualified to the Olympics
	New Zealand	0–2	Qualified to Final Olympic Qualifying Tournament

References

^ ^a ^b "The official website of the 2015 FIBA Oceania Championship". FIBA. Archived from the original on 21 June 2017. Retrieved 24 July 2015.
^ ^a ^b "Qualification System – Games of the XXXI Olympiad – Rio 2016 – International Basketball Federation – Basketball" (PDF). International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 24 July 2015.
^ "2015 FIBA Oceania Womens Championship - Australia v New Zealand". FIBA. Archived from the original on 4 July 2019. Retrieved 2 September 2015.
^ "2015 FIBA Oceania Womens Championship - New Zealand v Australia". FIBA. Archived from the original on 4 July 2019. Retrieved 2 September 2015.

External links

[FIBA-1] "The official website of the 2015 FIBA Oceania Championship". FIBA. Archived from the original on 21 June 2017. Retrieved 24 July 2015.

[Rio-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. 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.

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16th FIBA Oceanian Women's Basketball Championship
Tournament details
Host countries	New Zealand Australia
Dates	15–17 August
Teams	2
Venue(s)	2 (in 2 host cities)
Final positions
Champions	Australia (14th title)
Tournament statistics
Top scorer	Suzy Batkovic (15.5)
Top rebounds	Penina Davidson (10.5)
Top assists	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.
← 2013