2015 SEABA Under-16 Championship explained

Continent:SEABA U-16
Year:2015
Size:120px
Dates:April 14–19
Teams:5
Federations:11
Venues:1
Cities:1
Champions:Philippines
Title Number:3
Mvp: Sam Josef Belangel[1]
Ppg P: Lim (17.3)
Ppg T: (107.3)
Rpg P: Gómez de Liaño (9.5)
Rpg T: (64.5)
Apg P: Belangel (7.3)
Apg T: (22.0)
Prevseason:2013
Nextseason:2017

The 2015 SEABA Under-16 Championship was the qualifying tournament for Southeast Asia Basketball Association at the 2015 FIBA Asia Under-16 Championship. The tournament was held in Cagayan de Oro, Philippines from April 14 to April 19.[2]

Xavier University was the venue for the games participated by the national teams of Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, and the host country. The top three teams, excluding Indonesia, will represent SEABA at the 2015 FIBA Asia Under-16 Championship to be held in Semarang, Indonesia. The tournament followed a single round robin format.[3]

The Philippines won their third straight title after winning all of their games in the tournament. Malaysia placed second, and Thailand, despite placing fourth, qualified to represent SEABA by virtue of Indonesia's host status of the Asian tournament.[4]

Venue

Cagayan de Oro
Xavier University Gymnasium
Capacity: 3,500[5]

Final standings

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5

Sponsorship

The tournament was sponsored by the MVP Sports Foundation, Smart Communications, Maynilad, Rio Verde Water Cagayan de Oro and Rough Rider Jeans Clothing with the Department of Tourism Promotions Board, led by Domingo Ramon Enerio III.[6]

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: Chavez. Marasigan. Batang Gilas claim Seaba U-16 trophy. 22 April 2015. Tribune. 20 April 2015.
  2. News: Yee. Chun Leong. Brunei to play at SEABA C’ship. 20 January 2015. Brunei Times. 23 January 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150122231352/http://www.bt.com.bn/sports-national/2015/01/20/brunei-play-seaba-c%E2%80%99ship. 22 January 2015. dead.
  3. Web site: Cagayan de Oro City to host 3rd SEABA U16 Championships. 27 January 2015. CDODev.com. 21 February 2015.
  4. Web site: 2015 FIBA Asia Under-16 Championship Website Archive. FIBA. 25 April 2015.
  5. News: Pelone. Ruel. SP supports BSP venture. 6 April 2015. Business Week Mindanao. 17 November 2014.
  6. News: Joble. Rey. SEABA U-16: Thailand destroys Brunei by 93 points. 17 April 2015. InterAksyon.com. 16 April 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150417112619/http://www.interaksyon.com/interaktv/seaba-u-16-thailand-destroys-brunei-by-93-points. 17 April 2015. dead. dmy-all.