Al Ramsay Shield
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Current season, competition or edition: 2011 FIBA Oceania Championship | |
| Sport | Basketball |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2001 |
| First season | 2001 |
| No. of teams | 2 |
| Country |  Australia  New Zealand |
| Continent | FIBA Oceania (Oceania) |
| Most recent champion(s) | Australia (6th title) |
| Most titles | Australia (6 titles) |
| Related competitions | FIBA Oceania Championship |
| Official website | FIBAOceania.com |
Al Ramsay Shield is an annual international men's basketball series played between the Australian Boomers and the New Zealand Tall Blacks. The competition is played in conjunction with the FIBA Oceania Championship.
The trophy is named after Australian basketball legend Alastair Ramsay, who was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2004, and elevated to Legend by the Hall of Fame Honours Committee in 2006.
Series winners[edit]
Results highlighted in blue are Oceania Championship Series, with the exception of the 2006 series, which adds an extra game on top of the regular three-game Al Ramsay Shield series. Those which aren't highlighted are general Al Ramsay Shield series.
| Year | Hosts | Al Ramsay Shield Series | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winners | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 | Runners-up | |||
| 2001 Details |
New Zealand
|
 New Zealand |
85–78 | 79–81 overtime |
89–78 |  Australia | |
| 2003 Details |
Australia
|
Australia |
79–66 | 90–76 | 84–75 | New Zealand | |
| 2005 Details |
New Zealand
|
Australia |
82–69 | 82–71 | 91–80 | New Zealand | |
| 2007 Details |
Australia
|
Australia |
79–67 | 93–67 | 58–67 | New Zealand | |
| 2009 Details |
Australia/ New Zealand
|
New Zealand |
77–84 | 100–78 | Two-legged tie. | Australia | |
| 2011 Details |
Australia
|
Australia |
91–78 | 81–64 | 92-68 | New Zealand | |
| 2013 Details |
New Zealand/ Australia
|
Australia |
70–59 | 76–63 | Two-legged tie. | New Zealand | |
| 2015 Details |
Australia/ New Zealand
|
Australia |
71–59 | 89–79 | Two-legged tie. | New Zealand | |
| Year | Holders | Result | Challengers |
| 2001 | Tall Blacks
|
2-1 | Boomers
|
| 2002 | Tall Blacks
|
Not held | Boomers
|
| 2003 | Boomers
|
3-0 | Tall Blacks
|
| 2004 | Boomers
|
2-1 | Tall Blacks
|
| 2005 | Boomers
|
3-0 | Tall Blacks
|
| 2006 | Tall Blacks
|
2-2 | Boomers
|
| 2007 | Boomers
|
2-1 | Tall Blacks
|
| 2008 | Boomers
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2-0 | Tall Blacks
|
| 2009 | Tall Blacks
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1-1 | Boomers
|
| 2010 | Tall Blacks
|
Not held | Boomers
|
| 2011 | Boomers
|
3-0 | Tall Blacks
|
| 2012 | Boomers
|
Not held | Tall Blacks
|
| 2013 | Boomers
|
2-0 | Tall Blacks
|
| 2014 | Boomers
|
Not held | Tall Blacks
|
| 2015 | Boomers
|
2-0 | Tall Blacks
|
| 2016 | Boomers
|
Not held | Tall Blacks
|
See also[edit]
- FIBA Oceania
- FIBA Oceania Championship
- Australia men's national basketball team
- New Zealand men's national basketball team
External links[edit]
- FIBA Oceania official website
- Aussie Hoops Archived 2012-03-17 at the Wayback Machine