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.
| 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) |
Participating teams
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Honduras
Guatemala
Costa Rica
Mexico
Belize (withdrew)
Nicaragua
El Salvador
Panama
Costa Rica qualified as host.
Preliminary round
editThe 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
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3 | 3 | 0 | 213 | 174 | +39 | 6 | Advance to Semifinals |
| 2 |  Mexico
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3 | 2 | 1 | 232 | 204 | +28 | 5 | |
| 3 |  Honduras
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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
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September 17
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| 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
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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
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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
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September 18
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| 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
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Group B
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Panama
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2 | 2 | 0 | 164 | 136 | +28 | 4 | Advance to Semifinals |
| 2 |  Nicaragua
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2 | 1 | 1 | 138 | 154 | −16 | 3 | |
| 3 |  El Salvador
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2 | 0 | 2 | 139 | 151 | −12 | 2 | Classification 5−7 |
Source: fiba.com
September 16
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| 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
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September 17
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| 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
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September 18
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| 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
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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
editSeptember 19
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| 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
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Semifinals
editSeptember 19
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| 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
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September 19
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| 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
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5th place match
editSeptember 20
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| 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
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Third place match
editSeptember 20
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| 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
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Final
editSeptember 20
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| 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
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| 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 |