2015 FIBA COCABA Championship
 |
| 8th Central American Basketball Championship | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Host country |  Costa Rica |
| Dates | 16–20 September |
| Teams | 7 |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Panama (3rd title) |
The 2015 Men's FIBA COCABA Championship was the regional basketball championship of FIBA Americas for the Central American and Caribbean subzones. The top 3 national teams qualified to 2016 Centrobasket. The tournament was held in the city of San José, Costa Rica, from 16 to 20 September 2015.
Participating teams
[edit]
Honduras
Guatemala
Costa Rica
Mexico
Belize (withdrew)
Nicaragua
El Salvador
Panama
Costa Rica qualified as host.
Preliminary round
[edit]The draw for the 2015 FIBA COCABA Championship was held on August 4, 2015. Eight teams were drawn into two pools with 4 teams in each.
Group A
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Costa Rica
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 213 | 174 | +39 | 6 | Advance to Semifinals |
| 2 |  Mexico
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 232 | 204 | +28 | 5 | |
| 3 |  Honduras
|
3 | 1 | 2 | 226 | 203 | +23 | 4 | Classification 5−6 |
| 4 |  Guatemala
|
3 | 0 | 3 | 179 | 269 | −90 | 3 | Classification 5−7 |
Source: fiba.com
September 16
|
| Honduras |
77–82 | Mexico |
| Scoring by quarter: 22–26, 15–13, 23–19, 17–24 | ||
| Pts: Flores 26 Rebs: Flores 9 Asts: Flores 7 |
Pts: Gonzalez 24 Rebs: Benitez 7 Asts: Geyne, Benitez 4 | |
September 16
|
| Guatemala |
59–85 | Costa Rica |
| Scoring by quarter: 11–23, 24–20, 10–21, 14–21 | ||
| Pts: Gonzalez 13 Rebs: Gonzalez 10 Asts: Cano 4 |
Pts: Martinez 24 Rebs: Quesada 8 Asts: Conejo 8 | |
Gimnasio Nacional, San José
|
September 17
|
| Costa Rica |
65–54 | Honduras |
| Scoring by quarter: 14–25, 13–14, 13–12, 14–14 | ||
| Pts: Martinez 29 Rebs: 3 players 5 Asts: Conejo 9 |
Pts: Salazar 18 Rebs: Banegas 8 Asts: Banegas 5 | |
Gimnasio Nacional, San José
|
September 17
|
| Mexico |
89–64 | Guatemala |
| Scoring by quarter: 20–12, 19–5, 24–28, 26–19 | ||
| Pts: Gonzalez, Benitez 17 Rebs: Benitez, Lopez 6 Asts: Malpica 7 |
Pts: Gonzalez 18 Rebs: Enriquez 10 Asts: Gonzalez 5 | |
Gimnasio Nacional, San José
|
September 18
|
| Honduras |
95–56 | Guatemala |
| Scoring by quarter: 25–13, 14–21, 27–4, 29–18 | ||
| Pts: Flores 30 Rebs: Estlign 7 Asts: Flores 5 |
Pts: Gonzalez 17 Rebs: Gonzalez 11 Asts: Goddard 4 | |
Gimnasio Nacional, San José
|
September 18
|
| Costa Rica |
63–61 | Mexico |
| Scoring by quarter: 10–11, 21–12, 15–14, 17–24 | ||
| Pts: Martinez 29 Rebs: Quesada 6 Asts: Conejo 4 |
Pts: Benitez 19 Rebs: Malpica 7 Asts: Gonzalez 6 | |
Gimnasio Nacional, San José
|
Group B
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Panama
|
2 | 2 | 0 | 164 | 136 | +28 | 4 | Advance to Semifinals |
| 2 |  Nicaragua
|
2 | 1 | 1 | 138 | 154 | −16 | 3 | |
| 3 |  El Salvador
|
2 | 0 | 2 | 139 | 151 | −12 | 2 | Classification 5−7 |
Source: fiba.com
September 16
|
| Nicaragua |
75–66 | El Salvador |
| Scoring by quarter: 14–15, 17–20, 22–14, 22–17 | ||
| Pts: Gonzalez 34 Rebs: Lopez 14 Asts: Saravia, Ponce 2 |
Pts: Valladares 18 Rebs: Aguilar 11 Asts: Arias 5 | |
Gimnasio Nacional, San José
|
September 17
|
| Panama |
88–63 | Nicaragua |
| Scoring by quarter: 24–14, 24–18, 27–15, 13–16 | ||
| Pts: Ayarza 25 Rebs: King 8 Asts: Gaskins 6 |
Pts: Gonzalez, Thomas 11 Rebs: Lopez 11 Asts: Gonzalez 6 | |
Gimnasio Nacional, San José
|
September 18
|
| El Salvador |
73–76 | Panama |
| Scoring by quarter: 12–15, 15–15, 21–25, 25–21 | ||
| Pts: Aguilar 20 Rebs: Arias 10 Asts: Bandek 5 |
Pts: Gaskins 22 Rebs: Garces 16 Asts: Muñoz 3 | |
Gimnasio Nacional, San José
|
Knockout round
[edit]| Semifinals | Final | |||||
| 19 September | ||||||
| Costa Rica | 51 | |||||
| 20 September | ||||||
| Nicaragua | 43 | |||||
| Costa Rica | 46 | |||||
| 19 September | ||||||
| Panama | 74 | |||||
| Panama (OT) | 110 | |||||
| Mexico | 105 | |||||
| 3rd place | ||||||
| 20 September | ||||||
| Nicaragua | 75 | |||||
| Mexico | 71 | |||||
5th−7th places semifinal
[edit]September 19
|
| El Salvador |
84–76 | Guatemala |
| Scoring by quarter: 23–28, 19–15, 19–14, 23–19 | ||
| Pts: Valladares 20 Rebs: Arias 15 Asts: Valladares 7 |
Pts: Gonzalez 24 Rebs: Gonzalez, Samayoa 8 Asts: Cano 9 | |
Gimnasio Nacional, San José
|
Semifinals
[edit]September 19
|
| Costa Rica |
51–43 | Nicaragua |
| Scoring by quarter: 15–9, 10–9, 8–15, 18–10 | ||
| Pts: Quesada 17 Rebs: Quesada 13 Asts: Chavarria 4 |
Pts: Lopez 19 Rebs: Lopez 14 Asts: Gonzalez 3 | |
Gimnasio Nacional, San José
|
September 19
|
| Panama |
110–105 (OT) | Mexico |
| Scoring by quarter: 20–28, 20–13, 23–16, 18–24, Overtime: 29–24 | ||
| Pts: Gaskins 28 Rebs: Gaskins, Garces 11 Asts: Muñoz 9 |
Pts: Benitez 30 Rebs: Gonzalez 10 Asts: Malpica 8 | |
Gimnasio Nacional, San José
|
5th place match
[edit]September 20
|
| El Salvador |
46–65 | Honduras |
| Scoring by quarter: 11–21, 10–23, 14–16, 11–5 | ||
| Pts: Arias 14 Rebs: Aguilar 22 Asts: Bandek 4 |
Pts: Cacho, Flores 19 Rebs: Salazar 9 Asts: Cacho 4 | |
Gimnasio Nacional, San José
|
Third place match
[edit]September 20
|
| Nicaragua |
75–71 | Mexico |
| Scoring by quarter: 12–17, 25–19, 20–14, 18–21 | ||
| Pts: Thomas 17 Rebs: Lopez 15 Asts: Gonzalez 6 |
Pts: Benitez 15 Rebs: Lopez 9 Asts: Malpica 10 | |
Gimnasio Nacional, San José
|
Final
[edit]September 20
|
| Costa Rica |
46–74 | Panama |
| Scoring by quarter: 6–21, 11–12, 12–23, 17–18 | ||
| Pts: Wilson 10 Rebs: Martinez 6 Asts: Conejo, Sanchez 4 |
Pts: Gaskins 24 Rebs: Garces 9 Asts: 3 players 2 | |
Gimnasio Nacional, San José
|
| 2015 FIBA COCABA Championship winners |
|---|
 Panama Third title |
Final ranking
[edit]| Qualified for the 2016 Centrobasket |
| N. | Team | W–L |
|---|---|---|
 |
Panama |
4–0 |
 |
Costa Rica |
4–1 |
 |
Nicaragua |
2–2 |
| 4 | Mexico |
2–3 |
| 5 | Honduras |
2–2 |
| 6 | El Salvador |
1–3 |
| 7 | Guatemala |
0–4 |