2015 FIBA Americas Women's Championship explained

Continent:Americas
Gender:women
Year:2015
Host:Canada
Dates:8–16 August 2015
Teams:10
Federations:44
Venues:1
Cities:1
Champions:CAN
Title Number:2
Mvp: Kia Nurse
Ppg P: Yamara Amargo (15.7)
Ppg T: (92.5)
Rpg P: Nadia Colhado (11.3)
Rpg T: (48.5)
Apg P: Ineidis Casanova (7.7)
Apg T: (23.7)
Website:2015 FIBA Americas Championship
Prevseason:2013
Nextseason:2017

The 2015 FIBA Americas Championship for Women, held in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, was the qualifying tournament for FIBA Americas at the 2016 Summer Olympics Basketball Tournament in Brazil. The champion qualified directly for the Olympics.

On the first day of the tournament, at coincident FIBA Central Board meetings in Tokyo, Brazil's men's and women's teams were granted automatic entry to the Olympic Tournament as highly ranked host teams.[1]

After allowing for Brazil's and the tournament winner's direct qualification for the Olympics, the next highest three teams in this tournament went to the final 2016 Summer Olympics Basketball Qualifying Tournament, competing against the highest placed non-winners of the other regional Championships. As Brazil fell in the semifinals, Puerto Rico and Venezuela, as the third-placed teams in their groups, contested a fifth-place match. Venezuela eventually won that match and qualified for the Olympic qualifying tournament.

Canada went on to win its second title - defeating Cuba - the first after 20 years, when the tournament was also held in Canada.

Qualification

See main article: article.

Note: 2014 FIBA Ranking in parentheses.

Venue

FIBA Americas awarded the hosting rights of the championship to Canada Basketball. All games were held at the Saville Community Sports Centre at the University of Alberta's South Campus in Edmonton.[3]

Teams

See main article: article and 2015 FIBA Americas Women's Championship Rosters.

Preliminary round

All times local (UTC−6)

Group B

Final round

Final

Final ranking

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6–0
4–2
5–1
43–3
53–2
62–3
71–3
81–3
90–4
100–4

All-2015 FIBA Americas Women's Team

G – Melisa Gretter
G – Kia Nurse (Tournament MVP)
F – Yamara Delgado
F – Clenia Noblet
F – Tamara Tatham

Notes and References

  1. News: Brazil’s national teams granted automatic places at 2016 Olympic Basketball Tournament. https://web.archive.org/web/20150812001140/http://www.fiba.com/pr-n34-brazils-national-teams-granted-automatic-places-at-2016-olympic-basketball-tournament. live. August 12, 2015. FIBA. 9 August 2015. 9 August 2015.
  2. News: Ecuador hace historia en el básquet femenino. Ecuador makes history in the women's basketball . Spanish . La Nación . 2014-11-10 . 2015-08-10.
  3. News: Edmonton2015 - Canada Basketball awarded 2015 FIBA Americas Championship for Women . FIBAAmericas.com . 2014-08-11 . 2015-04-19 . 2015-09-24 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150924044318/http://www.fibaamericas.com/en/noticiasread4.asp?r=526527C22E854A9EB6AB3C7DAFBD346B#sthash.eQimf8tk.dpuf . dead .