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The 2015 FIBA Asia Championship was the 28th and last edition of the FIBA Asia Championship in men's
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in
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. It was organised by
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. At the FIBA Asia Congress held in
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,
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, the Central Board awarded the hosting rights to China. On 4 December 2014, the
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acquired approval from
FIBA Asia FIBA Asia is a zone within the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) which contains all 44 Asian FIBA federations. Member associations Tournaments Organized by FIBA Asia National teams * FIBA Asia Cup – since 2017, also inclu ...
to hold the men's championship at
Changsha Changsha (; ; ; Changshanese pronunciation: (), Standard Chinese, Standard Mandarin pronunciation: ) is the Capital city, capital and the largest city of Hunan Province of China. Changsha is the 17th most populous city in China with a popul ...
,
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, with the women's championship to be held at
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,
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. As the winner of the tournament, China qualified for the basketball tournament at the 2016 Summer Olympics, while the
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,
Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also called Persia, is a country located in Western Asia. It is bordered by Iraq and Turkey to the west, by Azerbaijan and Armenia to the northwest, by the Caspian Sea and Turkmeni ...
, and Japan would participate at the
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, as stated by
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and the IOC in qualification quota. The 2015 edition was the last FIBA Asia Championship, rebranded effective in 2017 as the FIBA Asia Cup and would include teams from
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.


Qualification

According to the FIBA Asia rules, the host nation China and 2014 FIBA Asia Cup champions
Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also called Persia, is a country located in Western Asia. It is bordered by Iraq and Turkey to the west, by Azerbaijan and Armenia to the northwest, by the Caspian Sea and Turkmeni ...
automatically qualified.
East Asia East Asia is the eastern region of Asia, which is defined in both Geography, geographical and culture, ethno-cultural terms. The modern State (polity), states of East Asia include China, Japan, Mongolia, North Korea, South Korea, and Taiwan. ...
,
West Asia Western Asia, West Asia, or Southwest Asia, is the westernmost subregion of the larger geographical region of Asia, as defined by some academics, UN bodies and other institutions. It is almost entirely a part of the Middle East, and includes Ana ...
,
Southeast Asia Southeast Asia, also spelled South East Asia and South-East Asia, and also known as Southeastern Asia, South-eastern Asia or SEA, is the geographical south-eastern region of Asia, consisting of the regions that are situated south of mainlan ...
, and the
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each had two berths while
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and
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each had one slot allotted. The other four berths were allocated to the zones according to performance in the 2014 FIBA Asia Cup. Therefore, with Chinese Taipei,
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,
Jordan Jordan ( ar, الأردن; tr. ' ), officially the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan,; tr. ' is a country in Western Asia. It is situated at the crossroads of Asia, Africa, and Europe, within the Levant region, on the East Bank of the Jordan Rive ...
, and Japan finishing in the top four in that tournament other than Iran and China which were both direct qualifiers,
East Asia East Asia is the eastern region of Asia, which is defined in both Geography, geographical and culture, ethno-cultural terms. The modern State (polity), states of East Asia include China, Japan, Mongolia, North Korea, South Korea, and Taiwan. ...
gained another two berths while the
Southeast Asia Southeast Asia, also spelled South East Asia and South-East Asia, and also known as Southeastern Asia, South-eastern Asia or SEA, is the geographical south-eastern region of Asia, consisting of the regions that are situated south of mainlan ...
and
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gained an additional slot each.


Venues

Changsha Changsha (; ; ; Changshanese pronunciation: (), Standard Chinese, Standard Mandarin pronunciation: ) is the Capital city, capital and the largest city of Hunan Province of China. Changsha is the 17th most populous city in China with a popul ...
was chosen by the
Chinese Basketball Association The Chinese Basketball Association (), often abbreviated as the CBA, is the first-tier professional men's basketball league in China. The league is commonly known by fans as the CBA, and this acronym is even used in Chinese on a regular basis ...
(CBA) as the venue city of the men's championship. Changsha Social Work College's gymnasium was chosen as the primary stadium, while
Central South University of Forestry and Technology Central South University of Forestry and Technology (CSUFT; ) is a university located in Changsha, Hunan, China. The university covers a total area of 2,230 mu, with more than 101.3 square meters of floor space. As of fall 2013, the universit ...
's gymnasium was the auxiliary stadium.


Draw

The draw was held at Changsha on 27 June 2015. Two teams that were unknown at the date of the draw, the South Asia qualifier and the last remaining team from East Asia were known a short time after. The top four teams from 2013 were seeded; all other teams except the host team were drawn. By the time that there were three teams in each group, China chose their group, then the remaining three unseeded teams were drawn. Included were the teams'
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on the day the draw was made. * Later determined as (ranked 61st) and (ranked 69th), respectively.


Squads

Each team had a roster of twelve players. A team may opt to allocate a roster spot to a naturalized player.


Tournament format

*Preliminary round: The sixteen teams were grouped into four groups of four. Each team played all of the teams from its group once. The top three teams with the best record advanced to the second round. *Second round: The qualified teams from groups A and B formed Group E, while those from Groups C and D formed Group F. The results against the teams that had also qualified were carried over. The teams played the teams from the group they had not faced before. The top four teams from each group proceeded to the final round. *Classification round: **Teams eliminated in the preliminary round would be in a
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with consolation games to play for 13th place. **Teams eliminated in the second round would figure in a single elimination tournament with consolation games to play for 9th place. *Final round: The remaining teams would figure in a
single elimination tournament A single-elimination, knockout, or sudden death tournament is a type of elimination tournament where the loser of each match-up is immediately eliminated from the tournament. Each winner will play another in the next round, until the final matc ...
with consolation games. The champion would qualify to the 2016 Summer Olympics. The runner-up, third and fourth placer would qualify to the Final Olympic Qualifying Tournament.


Preliminary round

''All times were local (
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).''


Group A


Group B


Group C


Group D


Second round


Group E


Group F


Classification round


Classification 13th–16th


13th–16th place semifinals


15th place game


13th place game


Classification 9th–12th


9th–12th place semifinals


Eleventh place game


Ninth place game


Final round


Bracket


Quarterfinals


5th–8th place semifinals


Semifinals


Seventh place game


Fifth place game


Third place game


Final


Final rankings


Awards

* Most Valuable Player:
Yi Jianlian Yi Jianlian ( ; born October 27, 1987) is a Chinese professional basketball player for the Guangdong Southern Tigers of the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA). He has also played in the National Basketball Association (NBA) for the Milwauk ...
* All-Star Team: ** PGJayson William ** SG
Guo Ailun Guo Ailun () (born November 14, 1993) is a Chinese professional basketball player for the Liaoning Flying Leopards of the Chinese Basketball Association and the Chinese national team. He is the first Chinese basketball player to sign with Jord ...
** SF
Samad Nikkhah Bahrami Mohammad Samad Nikkhah Bahrami ( fa, محمدصمد نیکخواه بهرامی, born 11 May 1983) is an Iranian professional basketball player. Pro career He previously played for Saba Battery as a subsidiary player, teaming with his since-dece ...
** PF
Yi Jianlian Yi Jianlian ( ; born October 27, 1987) is a Chinese professional basketball player for the Guangdong Southern Tigers of the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA). He has also played in the National Basketball Association (NBA) for the Milwauk ...
** C
Zhou Qi Zhou Qi ( ; born 16 January 1996) is a Chinese professional basketball player who last played for the South East Melbourne Phoenix of the National Basketball League (NBL). He has been a regular member of the China men's national basketball tea ...


Statistical leaders


Player tournament averages

;Points ;Rebounds ;Assists ;Steals ;Blocks ;Other statistical leaders


Team tournament averages

;Points ;Rebounds ;Assists ;Steals ;Blocks


Tournament game highs


Controversies


Rescheduling of Semifinals

There was suspicion and outrage when the organizers decided to move the schedule of the semifinals game between Philippines and Japan from its original schedule of 9:30 p.m. to 10 p.m. Many fans believe that this move was a way for the Chinese to procure undue advantage come the gold medal match.


Finals Pregame

A few hours before the championship match,
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President Manuel V. Pangilinan accused the host country of pulling off shenanigans. He twittered that the delay of the tournament electric bus to bring the Philippine squad to the game venue as it was not charged would give them less time to warm up. He claimed the SBP were not allocated tickets by the Local Organizing Committee (LOC), so the Philippine squad coaching staff and SBP officials were without tickets hours prior to the game although it was standard practice. He also cited that the Chinese players stayed at a different hotel from the players from the other nations, which violates the FIBA rules. It was also reported that when the Philippine squad finally arrived at the arena, the goal's net where they were shooting was suddenly removed for repair, which gave them even less time to warm up after the delay from the electric bus incident.


Officiating

The officiating of the referees were also held in question by fans and various teams playing against China, especially the games with Jordan, South Korea, Iran and the Philippines.


Behavioural issues

There was wide criticism of the rude behavior of the Chinese fans were shouting threats towards visiting teams, doing the dirty finger and throwing bottles and paper at the opposing team benches. There were incidents in which foreign fans in the venue were heckled and insulted by Chinese fans while the Chinese Police just stood by. One particular moment was when
Calvin Abueva Calvin Abueva (born February 4, 1988) is a Filipino professional basketball player for the Magnolia Hotshots of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). He was picked second overall by the Alaska Aces during the 2012 PBA Draft. He was nick ...
irritated Chinese supporters after he accidentally bumped
Guo Ailun Guo Ailun () (born November 14, 1993) is a Chinese professional basketball player for the Liaoning Flying Leopards of the Chinese Basketball Association and the Chinese national team. He is the first Chinese basketball player to sign with Jord ...
with his shoulder while returning to the bench following his fifth and final personal foul. There was a report that a Filipino cameraman got involved in a verbal exchange with a Chinese cameraman. Filipino veteran sportswriter Quinito Henson added that a Chinese photographer had to be restrained from scuffling with a Filipino lensman for shielding Abueva from crowd abuse.


Referees

The following referees were selected for the tournament.Referees
/ref> * Duan Zhu * Peng Ling * Wen Keming * Ye Nan * Yuen Chun Yip * Harja Jaladri * Atanu Banerjee * Snehal Bendke * Ceciline Vincent * Amirhossein Safarzadeh * Naser Abu Rashed * Yuji Hirahara * Toru Katayose * Arsen Andryushkin * Yevgeniy Mikheyev * Hwang In-tae * Mohammad Al-Amiri * Marwan Egho * Rabah Noujaim * Chan Owe Shiong * Ricor Buaron * Ferdinand Pascual * Anan Daraghma * Victor Mah * Chen Ying-cheng * Chung Yi-chih


References


External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:FIBA 2015 2015–16 in Asian basketball 2015–16 in Chinese basketball International basketball competitions hosted by China September 2015 sports events in China October 2015 sports events in China