2015 SABA Championship
International basketball competition
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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]
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[a] | |
| 4 |  Bangladesh |
5 | 2 | 3 | 334 | 424 | −90 | 7[b] | |
| 5 |  Maldives |
5 | 2 | 3 | 348 | 419 | −71 | 7[c] | |
| 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) Champions; (H) Hosts; (Q) Qualified for 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 | |
Final rankings
Awards
| 2015 SABA champions |
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 India Third title |