AfroBasket 2015 explained

Tourney Name:AfroBasket 2015
City:Tunis
Country:Tunisia
Dates:19–30 August
Num Teams:16
Venues:1
Cities:1
Champion:NGA
Count:1
Second:ANG
Third:TUN
Fourth:SEN
Mvp: Chamberlain Oguchi
Top Scorer: Gorgui Dieng
(22.9 points per game)
Prevseason:2013
Nextseason:2017

AfroBasket 2015 was the 28th edition of the AfroBasket, a men's basketball continental championship of Africa. It also served as the qualifying tournament for FIBA Africa at the 2016 Summer Olympics Basketball Tournament in Brazil. The tournament was held in Tunis, Tunisia.[1] The winner qualified for the 2016 Summer Olympics Basketball Tournament.

Nigeria won their first ever AfroBasket, beating Angola in the final 74–65. Chamberlain Oguchi was named tourney MVP.

By winning the title, Nigeria automatically qualified for the 2016 Olympics. The next three best-placed teams, Angola, Tunisia, and Senegal, each secured a spot in the final FIBA World Olympic qualifying tournament.

Qualification

See main article: 2015 FIBA Africa Championship qualification.

Already qualified:

Venue

AfroBasket 2015 was supposed to have been held in the tourist cities of Nabeul and Hammamet.[2] However, due to the attacks in Sousse in June 2015, the venue was moved to Radès, just outside Tunis.[3]

Tunis
width=150pxRadès Sports Hall
Capacity: 17,000

Squads

See main article: AfroBasket 2015 squads.

Preliminary round

Group D

Final round

Final

Final rankings

width=10px bgcolor="#ccffcc"Qualified for the 2016 Olympics
width=10px bgcolor="#ffffcc"Qualified to Final Olympic qualifying tournament
RankTeamRecordFIBA World Rankings
width=60Beforewidth=60Afterwidth=60Change
6–12425-1
5–216151
6–123230
4 5–23031-1
5 6–141410
6 3–4806812
7 3–4T-62T-575
8 1–6NR7612
9 3–24352-9
10 3–25563-8
11 2–3T-66T-615
12 2–33740-3
13 1–460600
14 1–4T-56T-57-1
15 1–4NRT-89-1
16 0–5NRT-91-3

Rewards

All Tournament Team

[4]

Partners and sponsors

Notes and References

  1. Web site: CALENDRIER : AfroBasket 2015 . https://archive.today/20150822164355/http://www.ftbb.org.tn/node/427 . dead . 2015-08-22 . .
  2. News: Draw for AfroBasket 2015 set to take place on 4 April. https://web.archive.org/web/20150720090343/http://www.fiba.com/news/draw-for-afrobasket-2015-set-to-take-place-on-4-april. live. July 20, 2015. FIBA. 2015-03-05.
  3. News: Afrobasket championship starts in Tunisia. BBC News. 2015-08-19.
  4. Web site: Oguchi named MVP of AfroBasket 2015, headlines All-Star Five . https://archive.today/20150831220727/http://www.fiba.com/news/oguchi-named-afrobasket-2015-mvp-headlines-all-star-five . dead . August 31, 2015 . FIBA . 30 August 2015 . 30 August 2015.