Al Ramsay Shield

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Al Ramsay Shield
Current season, competition or edition:
Sports current event.svg 2011 FIBA Oceania Championship
Sport Basketball
Founded2001
First season 2001
No. of teams2
CountryFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
Continent FIBA Oceania (Oceania)
Most recent
champion(s)
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia (6th title)
Most titlesFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia (6 titles)
Related
competitions
FIBA Oceania Championship
Official website FIBAOceania.com

Al Ramsay Shield is an annual international men's basketball series played between the Australian Boomers and the New Zealand Tall Blacks. The competition is played in conjunction with the FIBA Oceania Championship.

Contents

The trophy is named after Australian basketball legend Alastair Ramsay, who was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2004, and elevated to Legend by the Hall of Fame Honours Committee in 2006.

Series winners

Results highlighted in blue are Oceania Championship Series, with the exception of the 2006 series, which adds an extra game on top of the regular three-game Al Ramsay Shield series. Those which aren't highlighted are general Al Ramsay Shield series.

YearHostsAl Ramsay Shield Series
WinnersGame 1Game 2Game 3Runners-up
2001
Details
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand Flag of New Zealand.svg
New Zealand
85–7879–81
overtime
89–78Flag of Australia (converted).svg
Australia
2003
Details
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Flag of Australia (converted).svg
Australia
79–6690–7684–75Flag of New Zealand.svg
New Zealand
2005
Details
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand Flag of Australia (converted).svg
Australia
82–6982–7191–80Flag of New Zealand.svg
New Zealand
2007
Details
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Flag of Australia (converted).svg
Australia
79–6793–6758–67Flag of New Zealand.svg
New Zealand
2009
Details
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia /
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
Flag of New Zealand.svg
New Zealand
77–84100–78Two-legged tie.Flag of Australia (converted).svg
Australia
2011
Details
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Flag of Australia (converted).svg
Australia
91–7881–6492-68Flag of New Zealand.svg
New Zealand
2013
Details
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand /
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Flag of Australia (converted).svg
Australia
70–5976–63Two-legged tie.Flag of New Zealand.svg
New Zealand
2015
Details
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia /
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
Flag of Australia (converted).svg
Australia
71–5989–79Two-legged tie.Flag of New Zealand.svg
New Zealand
YearHoldersResultChallengers
2001 Flag of New Zealand.svg Tall Blacks 2-1 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Boomers
2002 Flag of New Zealand.svg Tall Blacks Not held Flag of Australia (converted).svg Boomers
2003 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Boomers 3-0 Flag of New Zealand.svg Tall Blacks
2004 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Boomers 2-1 Flag of New Zealand.svg Tall Blacks
2005 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Boomers 3-0 Flag of New Zealand.svg Tall Blacks
2006 [1] Flag of New Zealand.svg Tall Blacks 2-2 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Boomers
2007 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Boomers 2-1 Flag of New Zealand.svg Tall Blacks
2008 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Boomers 2-0 Flag of New Zealand.svg Tall Blacks
2009 [2] Flag of New Zealand.svg Tall Blacks 1-1 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Boomers
2010 Flag of New Zealand.svg Tall Blacks Not held Flag of Australia (converted).svg Boomers
2011 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Boomers 3-0 Flag of New Zealand.svg Tall Blacks
2012 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Boomers Not held Flag of New Zealand.svg Tall Blacks
2013 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Boomers 2-0 Flag of New Zealand.svg Tall Blacks
2014 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Boomers Not held Flag of New Zealand.svg Tall Blacks
2015 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Boomers 2-0 Flag of New Zealand.svg Tall Blacks
2016 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Boomers Not held Flag of New Zealand.svg Tall Blacks

See also

References

  1. Choy, Harris (2006-08-27). "Basketball: Vucinic man for Tall Blacks says Baldwin". NZ Herald. Retrieved 2025-03-26.
  2. Mooney, Paul (2016-05-14). "Basketball: Penney calls time on international career". Otago Daily Times Online News. Retrieved 2025-03-26.