2015 SABA Championship
The 2015 SABA Championship was the 4th SABA Championship, and the qualifying event in the SABA subzone, one of the FIBA Asia's subzone for the 2015 FIBA Asia Championship. The games were held from 3 July to 5 July in Bengaluru, India. The tournament was originally set to be hosted in Bangladesh.[1][2][3]
| 2015 SABA Championship | |||||||
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| 4th South Asian Basketball Championship | |||||||
| Tournament details | |||||||
| Host nation | India | ||||||
| Dates | 3–5 July | ||||||
| Teams | 6 (from 8 federations) | ||||||
| Venues | 1 (in 1 host city) | ||||||
| Champions |  India (3rd title) | ||||||
| Tournament leaders | |||||||
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India successfully defended their title by sweeping the entire tournament. Winning their third overall SABA Championship title, they also got the only slot for South Asia subzone en route to the 2015 FIBA Asia Championship.[4] Sri Lanka finished second and Nepal ended third, wherein they improved their finishes in this edition compared to their positions in the 2014 SABA Championship.
On 13 June, the Indian Ministry of Sports called for all basketball tournaments in India including the SABA Championship to be put on hold following a leadership dispute at the Indian Basketball Federation.[5] By 28 June, the faction led by K. Govindraj, which has been approved by FIBA, secured a court order from the Karnataka High Court to host the tournament as planned.[6]
Venue
The Kanteerava Indoor Stadium is set to host the games.[5]
| Bengaluru | |
|---|---|
| Kanteerava Indoor Stadium |   Kanteerava 2015 SABA Championship (India) |
| Capacity: 4,000 | |
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Standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | India (C, H, Q) |
5 | 5 | 0 | 552 | 220 | +332 | 10 | Qualification to 2015 FIBA Asia Championship |
| 2 |  Sri Lanka |
5 | 4 | 1 | 392 | 347 | +45 | 9 | |
| 3 |  Nepal |
5 | 2 | 3 | 332 | 370 | −38 | 7[lower-alpha 1] | |
| 4 |  Bangladesh |
5 | 2 | 3 | 334 | 424 | −90 | 7[lower-alpha 2] | |
| 5 |  Maldives |
5 | 2 | 3 | 348 | 419 | −71 | 7[lower-alpha 3] | |
| 6 |  Bhutan |
5 | 0 | 5 | 292 | 470 | −178 | 5 |
Rules for classification: (1) Tournament points, (2) Head-to-head tournament points, (3) Head-to-head goal average, (4) Overall goal average, (5) Drawing of lots
(C) Champion; (H) Host; (Q) Qualified to the phase indicated.
Notes:
- 1–1 head-to-head, 1.06 goal average vs. Bangladesh and Maldives
- 1–1 head-to-head, 0.99 goal average vs. Nepal and Maldives
- 1–1 head-to-head, 0.95 goal average vs. Nepal and Bangladesh
Results
3 July 2015 8:00 |
| Bangladesh |
76–65 | Maldives |
| Scoring by quarter: 22–9, 17–11, 15–15, 22–30 | ||
| Pts: Sarkan 24 | ||
3 July 2015 9:45 |
| Nepal |
37–90 | India |
| Scoring by quarter: 10–29, 10–21, 10–23, 7–17 | ||
| Pts: Mathema 10 Rebs: Maharjan 6 Asts: Pradhan 3 |
Pts: Grewal 17 Rebs: Arvind 10 Asts: P. Singh 3 | |
3 July 2015 11:00 |
| Sri Lanka |
100–57 | Bhutan |
| Scoring by quarter: 31–14, 18–13, 31–9, 20–21 | ||
| Pts: Udumalagala 28 | Pts: Wangchuk 28 | |
3 July 2015 17:00 |
| India |
122–39 | Bangladesh |
| Scoring by quarter: 29–4, 30–8, 36–8, 27–19 | ||
| Pts: Arvind 19 Rebs: Pethani 11 Asts: Akhilan 8 |
Pts: Sarkan 12 Rebs: Aziz 6 Asts: Mohammad, Aziz 2 | |
4 July 2015 8:00 |
| Sri Lanka |
92–66 | Maldives |
| Scoring by quarter: 19–12, 17–17, 25–22, 31–15 | ||
| Pts: Udumalagala 28 | Pts: Aushan 28 | |
4 July 2015 11:00 |
| India |
119–52 | Bhutan |
| Scoring by quarter: 39–6, 20–20, 33–16, 26–10 | ||
| Pts: G. Singh 20 | Pts: Dorji 14 | |
4 July 2015 17:00 |
| Bangladesh |
63–80 | Sri Lanka |
| Scoring by quarter: 21–20, 14–15, 16–23, 12–22 | ||
| Pts: Biswas 20 Rebs: Biswas 13 Asts: Biswas 3 |
Pts: Udumalagala 26 Rebs: Ahamed 11 Asts: Dhanawansa, Sooriyaarachchi 4 | |
5 July 2015 9:30 |
| India |
128–48 | Maldives |
| Scoring by quarter: 28–8, 39–10, 34–16, 27–14 | ||
| Pts: Venkatesh 26 | Pts: Latheef 14 | |
5 July 2015 11:00 |
| Sri Lanka |
76–68 | Nepal |
| Scoring by quarter: 18–23, 18–17, 22–15, 18–14 | ||
| Pts: Sooriyaarachchi 16 | Pts: Singh 14 | |
References
- "SABA Championship 2015 to be held in India". BasketballSansar. 15 June 2015. Archived from the original on 24 June 2015. Retrieved 15 June 2015.
- "SABA decides India will host the 4th SABA Championship / Qualifying Round 2015". Basketball Federation of India. 11 June 2015. Archived from the original on 15 June 2015.
- "South Asian basketball in Bengaluru". The Hindu. 9 June 2015.
- "India clinch SABA title, qualify for FIBA Asia Championship". 6 July 2015. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
- "Sports ministry asks warring BFI factions to put all basketball events on hold: Report". Z News. Zee Media Bureau. 13 June 2015. Retrieved 24 June 2015.
- "Court clearance given to host SABA Men's Qualifiers in Bengaluru from 3rd to 5th July". Ekalavyas. Retrieved 28 June 2015.