Al Ramsay Shield is an annual international men's
basketball
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series played between the
Australian Boomers
The Australian men's national basketball team, known as the Boomers after the slang term for a male kangaroo, represents Australia in international basketball competition.
Since the late 1980s, Australia has been placed among the world elite t ...
and the
New Zealand Tall Blacks. The competition is played in conjunction with the
FIBA Oceania Championship
FIBA Oceania Championship was the Oceania basketball championships that took place every two years between national teams of the continent. Through the 2015 edition, the Oceania Championship was also a qualifying tournament for the Basketball ...
.
The trophy is named after
Australian
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basketball legend Alastair Ramsay, who was inducted into the
Hall of Fame
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in 2004, and elevated to Legend by the Hall of Fame Honours Committee in 2006.
Series winners
Results highlighted in blue are
Oceania Championship Series, with the exception of the 2006 series, which adds an extra game on top of the regular three-game Al Ramsay Shield series. Those which aren't highlighted are general Al Ramsay Shield series.
See also
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FIBA Oceania
The International Basketball Federation (FIBA ; French: ) is an association of national organizations which governs the sport of basketball worldwide. Originally known as the (hence FIBA), in 1989 it dropped the word ''amateur'' from its na ...
*
FIBA Oceania Championship
FIBA Oceania Championship was the Oceania basketball championships that took place every two years between national teams of the continent. Through the 2015 edition, the Oceania Championship was also a qualifying tournament for the Basketball ...
*
Australia men's national basketball team
The Australian men's national basketball team, known as the Boomers after the slang term for a male kangaroo, represents Australia in international basketball competition.
Since the late 1980s, Australia has been placed among the world elite ...
*
New Zealand men's national basketball team
The New Zealand men's national basketball team is the senior men's national basketball team of New Zealand. The team is nicknamed the Tall Blacks. The ''Tall Blacks'' name is one of many New Zealand national team nicknames related to the All ...
External links
FIBA Oceania official websiteAussie Hoops
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Basketball competitions in Oceania between national teams
International basketball competitions hosted by New Zealand
International basketball competitions hosted by Australia
New Zealand men's national basketball team
Australia men's national basketball team