GOLD COAST (Australia) – The 2018 FIBA Under 15 Oceania Championships were held in Papua New Guinea with Australia holding off a strong New Zealand contingent to be crowned champions of Oceania (61-58).

With 15 points in the championship match, Australian Dyson Daniels, was this year drafted at number eight with the New Orleans Pelicans in the NBA.

New Zealand and Australia led the way in the All-Star five selection with Joshua Duach and Jack McWIlliams from Australia, Tafara Gapara and Joshua Book from New Zealand with Moses Bartkey from Samoa rounding out the best players of the tournament.

This year, the FIBA Under 15 Oceania Championships will be held in Guam with the following federations striving for regional success, Australia, Federated States of Micronesia, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, and Samoa.

The FIBA U15 Oceanian Championships serve as qualifiers for the FIBA U16 Asian Championships 2023 with the top two teams going through.
The FIBA U15 Oceania Championships will be hosted in Guam from November 21 to November 26. Follow the event here!

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