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2015 In Basketball
The following are the basketball events that are expected to take place in 2015 throughout the world. Tournaments include international (FIBA), professional (club) and amateur and collegiate levels. National team tournaments Summer Olympics qualifying *Teams that qualified to the Olympics are boldfaced. Men *AfroBasket 2015 at Tunisia: *: *: *: *2015 FIBA Americas Championship at Mexico: *: *: *: *2015 FIBA Asia Championship at China: *: *: *: *EuroBasket 2015 at France, Croatia, Latvia and Germany: *: *: *: *2015 FIBA Oceania Championship at Australia and New Zealand: *: *: Women *AfroBasket Women 2015 at Cameroon: *: *: *: *2015 FIBA Americas Women's Championship at Canada: *: *: *: * 2015 FIBA Asia Women's Championship at China: *: *: *: *EuroBasket Women 2015 at Hungary and Romania: *: *: *: *2015 FIBA Oceania Women's Championship at Australia and New Zealand: *: *: Basketball at multi-sport events Men *2015 All-Africa Games in Brazzavill ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
AfroBasket 2015
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 Basketball at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament, 2016 Summer Olympics Basketball Tournament in Brazil. The tournament was held in Radès, Tunisia. The winner qualified for the Basketball at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament, 2016 Summer Olympics Basketball Tournament. Nigeria national basketball team, Nigeria won their first ever AfroBasket, beating Angola national basketball team, Angola in the final 74–65. Chamberlain Oguchi was named tourney MVP. By winning the title, Nigeria automatically qualified for the Basketball at the 2016 Summer Olympics, 2016 Olympics. The next three best-placed teams, Angola national basketball team, Angola, Tunisia national basketball team, Tunisia, and Senegal national basketball team, Senegal, each secured a spot in the final 2016 FIBA World Olympic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2015 FIBA Oceania Women's Championship
The 2015 FIBA Oceania Championship for Women was the 16th edition of the FIBA Oceania Championship for Women. Held in August 2015, it took the form of a two-game series between the Australian Opals and New Zealand Tall Ferns. It served as the qualifying tournament of FIBA Oceania for basketball at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. The first game was in Melbourne, Australia, on 15 August, the second in Tauranga, New Zealand, on 17 August. The Australian Opals won both games, and qualified for the Olympics, while the losing Tall Ferns qualified for the 2016 FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament for Women, the final qualifying tournament for the 2016 Olympics. Venues Results Game 1 ''All times are local (UTC+10)'' Game 2 ''All times are local (UTC+12).'' Rosters , style="vertical-align:top;" , ; Head coach * Brendan Joyce ; Assistant coach(es) * Scott Richard Butler * Lori Chizik * Damian Cotter ---- ;Legend: *Club – describes lastclu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Basketball At The 2015 Southeast Asian Games – Men's Tournament
The men's basketball tournament at the 2015 Southeast Asian Games was held in Kallang, Singapore at the OCBC Arena Hall 1 from 9 to 15 June. made their international debut, after being accepted to FIBA in 2013. The defended its gold medal for the tenth straight time. The official detailed schedule for the tournament was announced on 30 April 2015. Draw The draw was held on 30 April 2015 at the OCBC Arena Hall 1 during the 2015 SEABA Championship. First seed were grouped with , and . Second seed and third seed were grouped with , and . The groups were determined via the teams' performance in the 2013 games; the only teams that did not participate in 2013, and , were put to a draw. Singapore coach Neo Beng Siang was satisfied with the draw, pointing out that they avoided the Philippines and Malaysia until the knockout round. Team rosters At the start of tournament, all nine participating countries had up to 12 players on their rosters. * * * * * * * * * Compet ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Toronto
Toronto ( ; or ) is the capital city of the Canadian province of Ontario. With a recorded population of 2,794,356 in 2021, it is the most populous city in Canada and the fourth most populous city in North America. The city is the anchor of the Golden Horseshoe, an urban agglomeration of 9,765,188 people (as of 2021) surrounding the western end of Lake Ontario, while the Greater Toronto Area proper had a 2021 population of 6,712,341. Toronto is an international centre of business, finance, arts, sports and culture, and is recognized as one of the most multicultural and cosmopolitan cities in the world. Indigenous peoples have travelled through and inhabited the Toronto area, located on a broad sloping plateau interspersed with rivers, deep ravines, and urban forest, for more than 10,000 years. After the broadly disputed Toronto Purchase, when the Mississauga surrendered the area to the British Crown, the British established the town of York in 1793 and later designat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Basketball At The 2015 Pan American Games – Men's Tournament
The men's basketball tournament at the 2015 Pan American Games was held in Toronto, Canada at the Ryerson Athletic Centre from July 21 to 25. For these Games, the men competed in an 8-team tournament. The teams were grouped into two pools of four teams each for a round-robin preliminary round. The top two teams in each group will advance to a single elimination bracket. Puerto Rico are the defending champions from the 2011 Pan American Games in Guadalajara, defeating Mexico, 74–72 in the final. The official detailed schedule for the tournament was announced on February 5, 2015. Qualification A total of eight men's teams qualified to compete at the games. The top three teams at the South American and Central American and Caribbean Championships will qualify for each respective tournament. The host nation (Canada) along with the United States automatically qualified a teams for the event. Summary Draw Pots one through three were based on the each teams finish at their re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Port Moresby
(; Tok Pisin: ''Pot Mosbi''), also referred to as Pom City or simply Moresby, is the capital and largest city of Papua New Guinea. It is one of the largest cities in the southwestern Pacific (along with Jayapura) outside of Australia and New Zealand. It is located on the shores of the Gulf of Papua, on the south-western coast of the Papuan Peninsula of the island of New Guinea. The city emerged as a trade centre in the second half of the 19th century. During World War II, it was a prime objective for conquest by the Imperial Japanese forces during 1942–43 as a staging point and air base to cut off Australia from Southeast Asia and the Americas. As of the 2011 census, Port Moresby had 364,145 inhabitants. An unofficial 2020 estimate gives the population as 383,000. The place where the city was founded has been inhabited by the Motu-Koitabu people for centuries. The first Briton to see it was Royal Navy Captain John Moresby in 1873. It was named in honour of his father, A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Basketball At The 2015 Pacific Games – Men's Tournament
Basketball at the 2015 Pacific Games in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea was held at the BSP Arena and PNG Power Dome on 3–12 July 2015. Guam won the gold medal in the men's tournament, defeating Fiji by 78–61 in the final. Tahiti secured the bronze medal by beating hosts Papua New Guinea by 83–73. Fiji won the gold medal in the women's tournament, defeating American Samoa by 75–61. Tahiti beat Papua New Guinea by 62–51 to win the bronze medal. Medal summary Medal table Results Participating nations Ten countries competed in basketball at the 2015 Pacific Games: * * * * * * * * * * Men's tournament Group A ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- Group B ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- Classification playoffs Sourcepg2015 (archived)/small> ---- -------- ---- Top six playoffs Sourcepg2015 (archived)/small> ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- Finals Semi-finals and medal finals were played at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jersey
Jersey ( , ; nrf, Jèrri, label=Jèrriais ), officially the Bailiwick of Jersey (french: Bailliage de Jersey, links=no; Jèrriais: ), is an island country and self-governing Crown Dependencies, Crown Dependency near the coast of north-west France. It is the largest of the Channel Islands and is from the Cotentin Peninsula in Normandy. The Bailiwick consists of the main island of Jersey and some surrounding uninhabited islands and rocks including Les Dirouilles, Écréhous, Les Écréhous, Minquiers, Les Minquiers, and Pierres de Lecq, Les Pierres de Lecq. Jersey was part of the Duchy of Normandy, whose dukes became kings of England from 1066. After Normandy was lost by the kings of England in the 13th century, and the ducal title surrendered to France, Jersey remained loyal to the The Crown, English Crown, though it never became part of the Kingdom of England. Jersey is a self-governing Parliamentary system, parliamentary democracy under a constitutional monarchy, with its ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Basketball At The 2015 Island Games – Men's Tournament
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams, most commonly of five players each, opposing one another on a rectangular Basketball court, court, compete with the primary objective of #Shooting, shooting a basketball (ball), basketball (approximately in diameter) through the defender's hoop (a basket in diameter mounted high to a Backboard (basketball), backboard at each end of the court, while preventing the opposing team from shooting through their own hoop. A Field goal (basketball), field goal is worth two points, unless made from behind the 3 point line, three-point line, when it is worth three. After a foul, timed play stops and the player fouled or designated to shoot a technical foul is given one, two or three one-point free throws. The team with the most points at the end of the game wins, but if regulation play expires with the score tied, an additional period of play (Overtime (sports), overtime) is mandated. Players advance the ball by bouncing it while walking ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iceland
Iceland ( is, Ísland; ) is a Nordic island country in the North Atlantic Ocean and in the Arctic Ocean. Iceland is the most sparsely populated country in Europe. Iceland's capital and largest city is Reykjavík, which (along with its surrounding areas) is home to over 65% of the population. Iceland is the biggest part of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge that rises above sea level, and its central volcanic plateau is erupting almost constantly. The interior consists of a plateau characterised by sand and lava fields, mountains, and glaciers, and many glacial rivers flow to the sea through the lowlands. Iceland is warmed by the Gulf Stream and has a temperate climate, despite a high latitude just outside the Arctic Circle. Its high latitude and marine influence keep summers chilly, and most of its islands have a polar climate. According to the ancient manuscript , the settlement of Iceland began in 874 AD when the Norwegian chieftain Ingólfr Arnarson became the first p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Basketball At The 2015 Games Of The Small States Of Europe
Basketball Basketball is a team sport in which two teams, most commonly of five players each, opposing one another on a rectangular court, compete with the primary objective of shooting a basketball (approximately in diameter) through the defender's h ... at the 2015 Games of the Small States of Europe was held from 1 to 6 June 2015. Medal summary Men's tournament Men's tournament was played by only four teams: Table Matches Women's tournament Women's tournament will be played by only four teams: Table Matches References External linksBasketball at the 2015 GSSE Official Website {{Games of the Small States of Europe Basketball 2014–15 in Icelandic basketball [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baku
Baku (, ; az, Bakı ) is the capital and largest city of Azerbaijan, as well as the largest city on the Caspian Sea and of the Caucasus region. Baku is located below sea level, which makes it the lowest lying national capital in the world and also the largest city in the world located below sea level. Baku lies on the southern shore of the Absheron Peninsula, alongside the Bay of Baku. Baku's urban population was estimated at two million people as of 2009. Baku is the primate city of Azerbaijan—it is the sole metropolis in the country, and about 25% of all inhabitants of the country live in Baku's metropolitan area. Baku is divided into twelve administrative raions and 48 townships. Among these are the townships on the islands of the Baku Archipelago, and the town of Oil Rocks built on stilts in the Caspian Sea, away from Baku. The Inner City of Baku, along with the Shirvanshah's Palace and Maiden Tower, were inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2000. The c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
