2015 FIBA Oceania Under-16 Championship for Women

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2015 FIBA Oceania Under-16 Championship for Women
Tournament details
Host countryFlag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
City Rotorua, Tauranga
Dates14–17 August 2015
Teams4 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
ChampionsFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia (4th title)
Runners-upFlag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
Third placeFlag of French Polynesia.svg  Tahiti
Official website
www.fiba.basketball/history
2013
2018

The 2015 FIBA Oceania Under-16 Championship for Women was the fourth edition of the under-16 women's Oceanian basketball championship. The tournament was played in Rotorua and Tauranga, New Zealand, from 14 to 17 August 2015. [1] [2]

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Participating teams

Group phase

In this round, the teams played a round-robin tournament in one group. The top two teams advanced to the final; the next two teams advanced to the 3rd place match.

All times are local (New Zealand Standard TimeUTC+12).

PosTeamPldWLPFPAPDPtsQualification
1Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 33034987+2626Final
2Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand (H)321281163+1185
3Flag of French Polynesia.svg  Tahiti 31212231118943rd place match
4Flag of FLNKS.svg  New Caledonia 3031153061913
Source: FIBA
(H) Hosts
14 August 2015
19:00
New Caledonia  Flag of FLNKS.svg16132Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Scoring by quarter: –, –, –, –
14 August 2015
21:00
New Zealand  Flag of New Zealand.svg11741Flag of French Polynesia.svg  Tahiti
Scoring by quarter: 34–17, 19–11, 31–9, 33–4
15 August 2015
19:00
Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg8454Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
Scoring by quarter: 24–9, 20–14, 23–13, 17–18
15 August 2015
21:00
Tahiti  Flag of French Polynesia.svg6461Flag of FLNKS.svg  New Caledonia
Scoring by quarter: 11–16, 10–12, 27–15, 16–18
16 August 2015
19:00
New Zealand  Flag of New Zealand.svg11038Flag of FLNKS.svg  New Caledonia
Scoring by quarter: 25–10, 29–11, 29–2, 27–15
16 August 2015
21:00
Tahiti  Flag of French Polynesia.svg17133Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Scoring by quarter: 4–33, 8–25, 0–40, 5–35

Playoffs

3rd place match

17 August 2015
16:00
Tahiti  Flag of French Polynesia.svg5944Flag of FLNKS.svg  New Caledonia
Scoring by quarter: 2–12, 15–12, 19–8, 23–12

Final

17 August 2015
18:30
Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg7554Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
Scoring by quarter: 16–11, 11–14, 21–22, 27–7

Final standings

RankTeam
Gold medal icon.svgFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Silver medal icon.svgFlag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
Bronze medal icon.svgFlag of French Polynesia.svg  Tahiti
4Flag of FLNKS.svg  New Caledonia
Qualified for the 2016 FIBA Under-17 World Championship for Women

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