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.

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. 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. 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.

Venue

The Kanteerava Indoor Stadium is set to host the games.

Bengaluru
Kanteerava Indoor StadiumKanteerava2015 SABA Championship (India)
Capacity: 4,000

Standings

PosTeamPldWLPFPAPDPtsQualification
1India (C, H, Q)550552220+33210Qualification to 2015 FIBA Asia Championship
2Sri Lanka541392347+459
3Nepal523332370−387
4Bangladesh523334424−907
5Maldives523348419−717
6Bhutan505292470−1785

Results

3 July 2015 8:00
Bangladesh76–65Maldives
Scoring by quarter: 22–9, 17–11, 15–15, 22–30
Pts: Sarkan 24
Kanteerava Indoor Stadium, Bengaluru
3 July 2015 9:45
Nepal37–90India
Scoring by quarter: 10–29, 10–21, 10–23, 7–17
Pts: Mathema 10 Rebs: Maharjan 6 Asts: Pradhan 3Pts: Grewal 17 Rebs: Arvind 10 Asts: P. Singh 3
Kanteerava Indoor Stadium, Bengaluru
3 July 2015 11:00
Sri Lanka100–57Bhutan
Scoring by quarter: 31–14, 18–13, 31–9, 20–21
Pts: Udumalagala 28Pts: Wangchuk 28
Kanteerava Indoor Stadium, Bengaluru
3 July 2015 17:00
India122–39Bangladesh
Scoring by quarter: 29–4, 30–8, 36–8, 27–19
Pts: Arvind 19 Rebs: Pethani 11 Asts: Akhilan 8Pts: Sarkan 12 Rebs: Aziz 6 Asts: Mohammad, Aziz 2
Kanteerava Indoor Stadium, Bengaluru
3 July 2015 18:30
Nepal72–58Bhutan
Kanteerava Indoor Stadium, Bengaluru
4 July 2015 8:00
Sri Lanka92–66Maldives
Scoring by quarter: 19–12, 17–17, 25–22, 31–15
Pts: Udumalagala 28Pts: Aushan 28
Kanteerava Indoor Stadium, Bengaluru
4 July 2015 9:30
Nepal87–74Bangladesh
Kanteerava Indoor Stadium, Bengaluru
4 July 2015 11:00
India119–52Bhutan
Scoring by quarter: 39–6, 20–20, 33–16, 26–10
Pts: G. Singh 20Pts: Dorji 14
Kanteerava Indoor Stadium, Bengaluru
4 July 2015 17:00
Bangladesh63–80Sri Lanka
Scoring by quarter: 21–20, 14–15, 16–23, 12–22
Pts: Biswas 20 Rebs: Biswas 13 Asts: Biswas 3Pts: Udumalagala 26 Rebs: Ahamed 11 Asts: Dhanawansa, Sooriyaarachchi 4
Kanteerava Indoor Stadium, Bengaluru
4 July 2015 18:30
Maldives72–68Nepal
Kanteerava Indoor Stadium, Bengaluru
5 July 2015 8:00
Bangladesh82–70Bhutan
Kanteerava Indoor Stadium, Bengaluru
5 July 2015 9:30
India128–48Maldives
Scoring by quarter: 28–8, 39–10, 34–16, 27–14
Pts: Venkatesh 26Pts: Latheef 14
Kanteerava Indoor Stadium, Bengaluru
5 July 2015 11:00
Sri Lanka76–68Nepal
Scoring by quarter: 18–23, 18–17, 22–15, 18–14
Pts: Sooriyaarachchi 16Pts: Singh 14
Kanteerava Indoor Stadium, Bengaluru
5 July 2015 17:30
Sri Lanka44–93India
Scoring by quarter: 13–22, 13–24, 10–29, 8–18
Pts: Udumalagala 13 Rebs: De Croos 6 Asts: Sooriyaarachchi 3Pts: Annadurai 22 Rebs: Annadurai 13 Asts: J. Singh, Annadurai 4
Kanteerava Indoor Stadium, Bengaluru
5 July 2015 18:30
Maldives97–55Bhutan
Kanteerava Indoor Stadium, Bengaluru

Final rankings

RankTeam
India
Sri Lanka
Nepal
4Bangladesh
5Maldives
6Bhutan

Awards

2015 SABA champions
India Third title