2015 AfroBasket
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| 28th FIBA Africa Basketball Championship | |||||||||||||
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| Host nation | Tunisia | ||||||||||||
| Dates | 19–30 August 2015 | ||||||||||||
| Teams | 16 | ||||||||||||
| Venues | 1 (in 1 host city) | ||||||||||||
| Champions |
 Nigeria (1st title)
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| MVP |
Chamberlain Oguchi
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| Qualified for the 2016 Olympics | |
| Qualified to Final Olympic Qualifying Tournament |
AfroBasket 2015 was the 28th edition of the AfroBasket, a men's basketball continental championship of Africa. It also served as the qualifying tournament for FIBA Africa at the 2016 Summer Olympics Basketball Tournament in Brazil. The tournament was held in Radès, Tunisia. The winner qualified for the 2016 Summer Olympics Basketball Tournament.
Nigeria won their first ever AfroBasket, beating Angola in the final 74–65. Chamberlain Oguchi was named tourney MVP.
By winning the title, Nigeria automatically qualified for the 2016 Olympics. The next three best-placed teams, Angola, Tunisia, and Senegal, each secured a spot in the final FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament.
Already qualified:
AfroBasket 2015 was supposed to have been held in the tourist cities of Nabeul and Hammamet. However, due to the attacks in Sousse in June 2015, the venue was moved to Radès, just outside Tunis.
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