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{{Use Indian English|date=October 2015}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2015}}
{{Infobox FIBA tourney
| continent = SABA
| year = 2015
| logo = 
| size = 200
| caption = Official logo of the 2015 SABA Championship
| host = India
| dates = 3–5 July
| teams = 6
| federations = 8
| venues = 1
| cities = 1
| champions = India
| title_number = 3
| mvp =
| ppg_p =
| ppg_t = {{Bk|IND}} (110.4)
| rpg_p =
| rpg_t =
| apg_p =
| apg_t =
| website =
| prevseason = [[2014 SABA Championship|2014]]
| nextseason = [[2016 SABA Championship|2016]]
}}

The '''[[2015 in sports|2015]] [[SABA Championship]]''' was the '''4th SABA Championship''', and the qualifying event in the [[South Asian Basketball Association|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]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.basketballsansar.com/2015/06/saba-championship-2015-competition-to-be-held-in-india|title=SABA Championship 2015 to be held in India|date=15 June 2015|website=BasketballSansar|access-date=15 June 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150624170418/http://www.basketballsansar.com/2015/06/saba-championship-2015-competition-to-be-held-in-india/|archive-date=24 June 2015|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://indiabasketball.org/News/saba-decides-india-will-host-the-4th-saba-championship-qualifying-round-2015 |title=SABA decides India will host the 4th SABA Championship / Qualifying Round 2015 |date=11 June 2015 |website=Basketball Federation of India |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150615035833/http://indiabasketball.org/News/saba-decides-india-will-host-the-4th-saba-championship-qualifying-round-2015 |archivedate=15 June 2015 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/sport/other-sports/south-asian-basketball-in-bengaluru/article7295426.ece|title=South Asian basketball in Bengaluru|date=9 June 2015|website=The Hindu}}</ref>

[[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.<ref>{{cite news|title=India clinch SABA title, qualify for FIBA Asia Championship|url=http://www.fiba.com/news/india-clinch-saba-title-qualify-for-fiba-asia-championship|accessdate=9 July 2015|date=6 July 2015}}</ref> [[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.<ref name=onhold>{{cite news|title=Sports ministry asks warring BFI factions to put all basketball events on hold: Report|url=http://zeenews.india.com/sports/others/sports-ministry-asks-warring-bfi-factions-to-put-all-basketball-events-on-hold-report_1612742.html|accessdate=24 June 2015|agency=Zee Media Bureau|publisher=Z News|date=13 June 2015}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{Cite web|title = Court clearance given to host SABA Men’s Qualifiers in Bengaluru from 3rd to 5th July|url = http://ekalavyas.com/2015/06/27/court-clearance-given-to-host-saba-mens-qualifiers-in-bengaluru-from-3rd-to-5th-july/|website = Ekalavyas|accessdate = 2015-06-28}}</ref>

==Venue==
The [[Kanteerava Indoor Stadium]] is set to host the games.<ref name=onhold/>

<center>
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
!colspan=2|[[Bengaluru]]
|-
| [[Kanteerava Indoor Stadium]]
|rowspan=3|{{location map+ |India |float=center|width=200 |places=
{{location map~ |India |marksize=10 |mark=Red pog.svg |lat=12.968762|long=77.591468|label=Kanteerava|position=left}}
}}
|-
| Capacity: 4,000
|-
| [[File:Kanteerava_Indoor_40.JPG|200px]]
|}
</center>

==Standings==
{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=WL|class_rules = (1) Tournament points, (2) Head-to-head tournament points, (3) Head-to-head goal average, (4) Overall goal average, (5) Drawing of lots

|update=complete
|for_against_style=points
|loss_points=1

|team1=IND
|team2=SRI
|team3=NEP
|team4=BAN
|team5=MDV
|team6=BHU
|result1=qual

|win_IND=5 |loss_IND=0 |pf_IND=552 |pa_IND=220 |status_IND=CHQ
|win_SRI=4 |loss_SRI=1 |pf_SRI=392 |pa_SRI=347
|win_NEP=2 |loss_NEP=3 |pf_NEP=332 |pa_NEP=370 |hth_NEP=1–1 head-to-head, 1.06 [[goal average]] vs. Bangladesh and Maldives
|win_BAN=2 |loss_BAN=3 |pf_BAN=334 |pa_BAN=424 |hth_BAN=1–1 head-to-head, 0.99 goal average vs. Nepal and Maldives
|win_MDV=2 |loss_MDV=3 |pf_MDV=348 |pa_MDV=419 |hth_MDV=1–1 head-to-head, 0.95 goal average vs. Nepal and Bangladesh
|win_BHU=0 |loss_BHU=5 |pf_BHU=292 |pa_BHU=470

|name_IND={{bk|IND}} |name_BAN={{bk|BAN}} |name_SRI={{bk|SRI}} |name_NEP={{bk|NEP}} |name_MDV={{bk|MDV}} |name_BHU={{bk|BHU}}

|res_col_header=Q
|col_qual=green1 |text_qual=Qualification to [[2015 FIBA Asia Championship]]
|source=
}}

==Results==

{{Basketballbox
|bg=#eee
|date= 3 July 2015
|place=[[Kanteerava Indoor Stadium]], [[Bengaluru]]
|time= 8:00
|report= [http://www.basketballsansar.com/2015/07/saba-championship-nepal-go-down-to-brave-indians/ Recap]
|teamA= '''{{Bk-rt|BAN}}''' |scoreA= '''76'''
|teamB= {{Bk|MDV}} |scoreB= 65
| Q1 = 22–9 | Q2 = 17–11 | Q3 = 15–15 | Q4 = 22–30
| points1 = [[Mithun Sarkan|Sarkan]] 24
}}

{{Basketballbox
|
|date= 3 July 2015
|place=[[Kanteerava Indoor Stadium]], [[Bengaluru]]
|time= 9:45
|report= [http://ekalavyas.com/2015/07/03/live-india-vs-nepal-men-4th-saba-championship-men-2015/ Recap]
|teamA= {{Bk-rt|NEP}} |scoreA= 37
|teamB= '''{{Bk|IND}}''' |scoreB= '''90'''
| Q1 = 10–29 | Q2 = 10–21 | Q3 = 10–23 | Q4 = 7–17
| points1 = [[Yukta Mathema|Mathema]] 10
| points2 = [[Narender Grewal (basketball)|Grewal]] 17
| rebounds1 = [[Binod Maharjan|Maharjan]] 6
| rebounds2 = [[A. Arvind|Arvind]] 10
| assist1 = [[Sadish Pradhan|Pradhan]] 3
| assist2 = [[Pratham Singh (basketball)|P. Singh]] 3
}}

{{Basketballbox
|bg=#eee
|date= 3 July 2015
|place=[[Kanteerava Indoor Stadium]], [[Bengaluru]]
|time= 11:00
|report= [http://www.basketballsansar.com/2015/07/saba-championship-nepal-go-down-to-brave-indians/ Recap]
|teamA= '''{{Bk-rt|SRI}}''' |scoreA= '''100'''
|teamB= {{Bk|BHU}} |scoreB= 57
| Q1 = 31–14 | Q2 = 18–13 | Q3 = 31–9 | Q4 = 20–21
| points1 = [[Praneeth Udumalagala|Udumalagala]] 28
| points2 = [[Chimi Wangchuk|Wangchuk]] 28
}}

{{Basketballbox
|
|date= 3 July 2015
|place=[[Kanteerava Indoor Stadium]], [[Bengaluru]]
|time= 17:00
|report= [http://ekalavyas.com/2015/07/03/live-india-vs-bangladesh-men-4th-saba-championship-men-2015/ Recap]
|teamA= '''{{Bk-rt|IND}}''' |scoreA= '''122'''
|teamB= {{Bk|BAN}} |scoreB= 39
| Q1 = 29–4 | Q2 = 30–8 | Q3 = 36–8 | Q4 = 27–19
| points1 = [[A. Arvind|Arvind]] 19
| points2 = [[Mithun Sarkan|Sarkan]] 12
| rebounds1 = [[Rikin Pethani|Pethani]] 11
| rebounds2 = [[Mohammad Tareq Aziz|Aziz]] 6
| assist1 = [[Pari Akhilan|Akhilan]] 8
| assist2 = [[Ibrahim Mohammad|Mohammad]], [[Mohammad Tareq Aziz|Aziz]] 2
}}

{{Basketballbox
|bg=#eee
|date= 3 July 2015
|place=[[Kanteerava Indoor Stadium]], [[Bengaluru]]
|time= 18:30
|report= [http://www.basketballsansar.com/2015/07/saba-championship-nepal-go-down-to-brave-indians/ Recap]
|teamA= '''{{Bk-rt|NEP}}''' |scoreA= '''72'''
|teamB= {{Bk|BHU}} |scoreB= 58
}}

{{Basketballbox
|
|date= 4 July 2015
|place=[[Kanteerava Indoor Stadium]], [[Bengaluru]]
|time= 8:00
|report= [http://www.basketballsansar.com/2015/07/saba-championship-nepal-win-against-bangladesh/ Recap]
|teamA= '''{{Bk-rt|SRI}}''' |scoreA= '''92'''
|teamB= {{Bk|MDV}} |scoreB= 66
| Q1 = 19–12 | Q2 = 17–17 | Q3 = 25–22 | Q4 = 31–15
| points1 = [[Praneeth Udumalagala|Udumalagala]] 28
| points2 = [[Ahmed Aushan|Aushan]] 28
}}

{{Basketballbox
|bg=#eee
|date= 4 July 2015
|place=[[Kanteerava Indoor Stadium]], [[Bengaluru]]
|time= 9:30
|report= [http://www.basketballsansar.com/2015/07/saba-championship-nepal-win-against-bangladesh/ Recap]
|teamA= '''{{Bk-rt|NEP}}''' |scoreA= '''87'''
|teamB= {{Bk|BAN}} |scoreB= 74
}}

{{Basketballbox
|
|date= 4 July 2015
|place=[[Kanteerava Indoor Stadium]], [[Bengaluru]]
|time= 11:00
|report= [http://www.basketballsansar.com/2015/07/saba-championship-nepal-win-against-bangladesh/ Recap]
|teamA= '''{{Bk-rt|IND}}''' |scoreA= '''119'''
|teamB= {{Bk|BHU}} |scoreB= 52
| Q1 = 39–6 | Q2 = 20–20 | Q3 = 33–16 | Q4 = 26–10
| points1 = [[Gurinder Singh (basketball)|G. Singh]] 20
| points2 = [[Rinchen Dorji|Dorji]] 14
}}

{{Basketballbox
|bg=#eee
|date= 4 July 2015
|place=[[Kanteerava Indoor Stadium]], [[Bengaluru]]
|time= 17:00
|report= [http://ekalavyas.com/2015/07/04/live-bangladesh-vs-sri-lanka-men-4th-saba-championship-men-2015/ Recap]
|teamA= {{Bk-rt|BAN}} |scoreA= 63
|teamB= '''{{Bk|SRI}}''' |scoreB= '''80'''
| Q1 = 21–20 | Q2 = 14–15 | Q3 = 16–23 | Q4 = 12–22
| points1 = [[Mithun Biswas|Biswas]] 20
| points2 = [[Praneeth Udumalagala|Udumalagala]] 26
| rebounds1 = [[Mithun Biswas|Biswas]] 13
| rebounds2 = [[Sudesh Ahamed|Ahamed]] 11
| assist1 = [[Mithun Biswas|Biswas]] 3
| assist2 = [[Chamath Dhanawansa|Dhanawansa]], [[Randima Sooriyaarachchi|Sooriyaarachchi]] 4
}}

{{Basketballbox
|
|date= 4 July 2015
|place=[[Kanteerava Indoor Stadium]], [[Bengaluru]]
|time= 18:30
|report= [http://ekalavyas.com/2015/07/05/nepals-fortunes-fluctuate-india-sri-lanka-stay-undefeated// Recap]
|teamA= '''{{Bk-rt|MDV}}''' |scoreA= '''72'''
|teamB= {{Bk|NEP}} |scoreB= 68
}}

{{Basketballbox
|bg=#eee
|date= 5 July 2015
|place=[[Kanteerava Indoor Stadium]], [[Bengaluru]]
|time= 8:00
|report= [http://ekalavyas.com/2015/07/05/live-india-vs-sri-lanka-men-4th-saba-championship-men-2015/ Recap]
|teamA= '''{{Bk-rt|BAN}}''' |scoreA= '''82'''
|teamB= {{Bk|BHU}} |scoreB= 70
}}

{{Basketballbox
|
|date= 5 July 2015
|place=[[Kanteerava Indoor Stadium]], [[Bengaluru]]
|time= 9:30
|report= [http://ekalavyas.com/2015/07/05/live-india-vs-sri-lanka-men-4th-saba-championship-men-2015// Recap]
|teamA= '''{{Bk-rt|IND}}''' |scoreA= '''128'''
|teamB= {{Bk|MDV}} |scoreB= 48
| Q1 = 28–8 | Q2 = 39–10 | Q3 = 34–16 | Q4 = 27–14
| points1 = [[Prasanna Venkatesh|Venkatesh]] 26
| points2 = [[Zakariya Latheef|Latheef]] 14
}}

{{Basketballbox
|bg=#eee
|date= 5 July 2015
|place=[[Kanteerava Indoor Stadium]], [[Bengaluru]]
|time= 11:00
|report= [http://ekalavyas.com/2015/07/05/live-india-vs-sri-lanka-men-4th-saba-championship-men-2015/ Recap]
|teamA= '''{{Bk-rt|SRI}}''' |scoreA= '''76'''
|teamB= {{Bk|NEP}} |scoreB= 68
| Q1 = 18–23 | Q2 = 18–17 | Q3 = 22–15 | Q4 = 18–14
| points1 = [[Randima Sooriyaarachchi|Sooriyaarachchi]] 16
| points2 = [[Ayush Singh|Singh]] 14
}}

{{Basketballbox
|
|date= 5 July 2015
|place=[[Kanteerava Indoor Stadium]], [[Bengaluru]]
|time= 17:30
|report= [http://ekalavyas.com/2015/07/05/live-india-vs-sri-lanka-men-4th-saba-championship-men-2015/ Recap]
|teamA= {{Bk-rt|SRI}} |scoreA= 44
|teamB= '''{{Bk|IND}}''' |scoreB= '''93'''
| Q1 = 13–22 | Q2 = 13–24 | Q3 = 10–29 | Q4 = 8–18
| points1 = [[Praneeth Udumalagala|Udumalagala]] 13
| points2 = [[Aravind Annadurai|Annadurai]] 22
| rebounds1 = [[Gayan De Croos|De Croos]] 6
| rebounds2 = [[Aravind Annadurai|Annadurai]] 13
| assist1 = [[Randima Sooriyaarachchi|Sooriyaarachchi]] 3
| assist2 = [[Joginder Singh (basketball)|J. Singh]], [[Aravind Annadurai|Annadurai]] 4
}}

{{Basketballbox
|bg=#eee
|date= 5 July 2015
|place=[[Kanteerava Indoor Stadium]], [[Bengaluru]]
|time= 18:30
|report= [http://ekalavyas.com/2015/07/05/live-india-vs-sri-lanka-men-4th-saba-championship-men-2015/ Recap]
|teamA= '''{{Bk-rt|MDV}}''' |scoreA= '''97'''
|teamB= {{Bk|BHU}} |scoreB= 55
}}

==Final rankings==
{|class=wikitable style="text-align:center;"
|-
!width=40|Rank
!width=180|Team
|-
|[[File:Gold medal icon.svg]]
|align=left|{{bk|IND}}
|-
|[[File:Silver medal icon.svg]]
|align=left|{{bk|SRI}}
|-
|[[File:Bronze medal icon.svg]]
|align=left|{{bk|NEP}}
|-
|4
|align=left|{{bk|BAN}}
|-
|5
|align=left|{{bk|MDV}}
|-
|6
|align=left|{{bk|BHU}}
|}

==Awards==
{{winners|bk|2015 SABA Champions|India|Third}}

==References==
{{reflist}}

{{SABA Championship}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:SABA}}

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