2015 FIBA COCABA Championship

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.

2015 FIBA COCABA Championship
8th Central American Basketball Championship
Tournament details
Host country Costa Rica
Dates16–20 September
Teams7
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Panama (3rd title)
2013
2017

Participating teams

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Costa Rica qualified as host.

Preliminary round

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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

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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

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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

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SemifinalsFinal
 
      
 
19 September
 
 
  Costa Rica51
 
20 September
 
  Nicaragua43
 
  Costa Rica46
 
19 September
 
  Panama74
 
  Panama (OT)110
 
 
  Mexico105
 
3rd place
 
 
20 September
 
 
  Nicaragua75
 
 
  Mexico71

5th−7th places semifinal

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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

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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, 18–24Overtime: 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

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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

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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

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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

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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