title: 2015 FIBA COCABA Championship
text: # 2015 FIBA COCABA Championship
  
  The 2015 Men's FIBA COCABA Championship was the regional basketball championship of FIBA Americas for the Central American and Caribbean subzone. The top 3 national teams qualified to 2016 Centrobasket. The tournament was held in the city of San José, Costa Rica, from 16 to 20 September 2015.
  
  ## Participating teams
  
  * Honduras
  * Guatemala
  * Costa Rica
  * Mexico
  * Belize (withdrew)
  * Nicaragua
  * El Salvador
  * Panama
  
  Costa Rica qualified as host.
  
  ## Preliminary round
  
  The draw for the 2015 FIBA COCABA Championship was held on August 4, 2015. Eight teams were drawn into two pools with 4 teams in each.
  
  ### Group A
  
  | Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Costa Rica | 3 | 3 | 0 | 213 | 174 | +39 | 6 | Advance to Semifinals |
  | 2 | Mexico | 3 | 2 | 1 | 232 | 204 | +28 | 5 | Advance to Semifinals |
  | 3 | Honduras | 3 | 1 | 2 | 226 | 203 | +23 | 4 | Classification 5−6 |
  | 4 | Guatemala | 3 | 0 | 3 | 179 | 269 | −90 | 3 | Classification 5−7 |
  
  * September 16
  
  | Honduras | 77–82 | Mexico |
  | - | - | - |
  | Scoring by quarter: 22–26, 15–13, 23–19, 17–24 |||
  | Pts: Flores 26 Rebs: Flores 9 Asts: Flores 7 | | Pts: Gonzalez 24 Rebs: Benitez 7 Asts: Geyne, Benitez 4 |
  
  * Gimnasio Nacional, San José
  * September 16
  
  | Guatemala | 59–85 | Costa Rica |
  | - | - | - |
  | Scoring by quarter: 11–23, 24–20, 10–21, 14–21 |||
  | Pts: Gonzalez 13 Rebs: Gonzalez 10 Asts: Cano 4 | | Pts: Martinez 24 Rebs: Quesada 8 Asts: Conejo 8 |
  
  * Gimnasio Nacional, San José
  * September 17
  
  | Costa Rica | 65–54 | Honduras |
  | - | - | - |
  | Scoring by quarter: 14–25, 13–14, 13–12, 14–14 |||
  | Pts: Martinez 29 Rebs: 3 players 5 Asts: Conejo 9 | | Pts: Salazar 18 Rebs: Banegas 8 Asts: Banegas 5 |
  
  * Gimnasio Nacional, San José
  * September 17
  
  | Mexico | 89–64 | Guatemala |
  | - | - | - |
  | Scoring by quarter: 20–12, 19–5, 24–28, 26–19 |||
  | Pts: Gonzalez, Benitez 17 Rebs: Benitez, Lopez 6 Asts: Malpica 7 | | Pts: Gonzalez 18 Rebs: Enriquez 10 Asts: Gonzalez 5 |
  
  * Gimnasio Nacional, San José
  * September 18
  
  | Honduras | 95–56 | Guatemala |
  | - | - | - |
  | Scoring by quarter: 25–13, 14–21, 27–4, 29–18 |||
  | Pts: Flores 30 Rebs: Estlign 7 Asts: Flores 5 | | Pts: Gonzalez 17 Rebs: Gonzalez 11 Asts: Goddard 4 |
  
  * Gimnasio Nacional, San José
  * September 18
  
  | Costa Rica | 63–61 | Mexico |
  | - | - | - |
  | Scoring by quarter: 10–11, 21–12, 15–14, 17–24 |||
  | Pts: Martinez 29 Rebs: Quesada 6 Asts: Conejo 4 | | Pts: Benitez 19 Rebs: Malpica 7 Asts: Gonzalez 6 |
  
  * Gimnasio Nacional, San José
  
  ### Group B
  
  | Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Panama | 2 | 2 | 0 | 164 | 136 | +28 | 4 | Advance to Semifinals |
  | 2 | Nicaragua | 2 | 1 | 1 | 138 | 154 | −16 | 3 | Advance to Semifinals |
  | 3 | El Salvador | 2 | 0 | 2 | 139 | 151 | −12 | 2 | Classification 5−7 |
  
  * September 16
  
  | Nicaragua | 75–66 | El Salvador |
  | - | - | - |
  | Scoring by quarter: 14–15, 17–20, 22–14, 22–17 |||
  | Pts: Gonzalez 34 Rebs: Lopez 14 Asts: Saravia, Ponce 2 | | Pts: Valladares 18 Rebs: Aguilar 11 Asts: Arias 5 |
  
  * Gimnasio Nacional, San José
  * September 17
  
  | Panama | 88–63 | Nicaragua |
  | - | - | - |
  | Scoring by quarter: 24–14, 24–18, 27–15, 13–16 |||
  | Pts: Ayarza 25 Rebs: King 8 Asts: Gaskins 6 | | Pts: Gonzalez, Thomas 11 Rebs: Lopez 11 Asts: Gonzalez 6 |
  
  * Gimnasio Nacional, San José
  * September 18
  
  | El Salvador | 73–76 | Panama |
  | - | - | - |
  | Scoring by quarter: 12–15, 15–15, 21–25, 25–21 |||
  | Pts: Aguilar 20 Rebs: Arias 10 Asts: Bandek 5 | | Pts: Gaskins 22 Rebs: Garces 16 Asts: Muñoz 3 |
  
  * Gimnasio Nacional, San José
  
  ## Knockout round
  
  | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 19 September | 19 September |
  | Costa Rica | 51 |
  | Costa Rica | 51 | 20 September | 20 September |
  | Nicaragua | 43 | 20 September | 20 September |
  | Nicaragua | 43 | Costa Rica | 46 |
  | 19 September | 19 September | | Costa Rica | 46 |
  | 19 September | 19 September | Panama | 74 |
  | Panama (OT) | 110 | Panama | 74 |
  | Mexico | 105 | | |
  | Mexico | 105 | 3rd place | 3rd place |
  | | | 20 September | 20 September |
  | | | Nicaragua | 75 |
  | | | Mexico | 71 |
  
  ### 5th−7th places semifinal
  
  * September 19
  
  | El Salvador | 84–76 | Guatemala |
  | - | - | - |
  | Scoring by quarter: 23–28, 19–15, 19–14, 23–19 |||
  | Pts: Valladares 20 Rebs: Arias 15 Asts: Valladares 7 | | Pts: Gonzalez 24 Rebs: Gonzalez, Samayoa 8 Asts: Cano 9 |
  
  * Gimnasio Nacional, San José
  
  ### Semifinals
  
  * September 19
  
  | Costa Rica | 51–43 | Nicaragua |
  | - | - | - |
  | Scoring by quarter: 15–9, 10–9, 8–15, 18–10 |||
  | Pts: Quesada 17 Rebs: Quesada 13 Asts: Chavarria 4 | | Pts: Lopez 19 Rebs: Lopez 14 Asts: Gonzalez 3 |
  
  * Gimnasio Nacional, San José
  * September 19
  
  | Panama | 110–105 (OT) | Mexico |
  | - | - | - |
  | Scoring by quarter: 20–28, 20–13, 23–16, 18–24, Overtime: 29–24 |||
  | Pts: Gaskins 28 Rebs: Gaskins, Garces 11 Asts: Muñoz 9 | | Pts: Benitez 30 Rebs: Gonzalez 10 Asts: Malpica 8 |
  
  * Gimnasio Nacional, San José
  
  ### 5th place match
  
  * September 20
  
  | El Salvador | 46–65 | Honduras |
  | - | - | - |
  | Scoring by quarter: 11–21, 10–23, 14–16, 11–5 |||
  | Pts: Arias 14 Rebs: Aguilar 22 Asts: Bandek 4 | | Pts: Cacho, Flores 19 Rebs: Salazar 9 Asts: Cacho 4 |
  
  * Gimnasio Nacional, San José
  
  ### Third place match
  
  * September 20
  
  | Nicaragua | 75–71 | Mexico |
  | - | - | - |
  | Scoring by quarter: 12–17, 25–19, 20–14, 18–21 |||
  | Pts: Thomas 17 Rebs: Lopez 15 Asts: Gonzalez 6 | | Pts: Benitez 15 Rebs: Lopez 9 Asts: Malpica 10 |
  
  * Gimnasio Nacional, San José
  
  ### Final
  
  * September 20
  
  | Costa Rica | 46–74 | Panama |
  | - | - | - |
  | Scoring by quarter: 6–21, 11–12, 12–23, 17–18 |||
  | Pts: Wilson 10 Rebs: Martinez 6 Asts: Conejo, Sanchez 4 | | Pts: Gaskins 24 Rebs: Garces 9 Asts: 3 players 2 |
  
  * Gimnasio Nacional, San José
  * 2015 FIBA COCABA Championship winners
  * Panama Third title
  
  ## Final ranking
  
  * Qualified for the 2016 Centrobasket
  
  | N. | Team | W–L |
  | - | - | - |
  | | Panama | 4–0 |
  | | Costa Rica | 4–1 |
  | | Nicaragua | 2–2 |
  | 4 | Mexico | 2–3 |
  | 5 | Honduras | 2–2 |
  | 6 | El Salvador | 1–3 |
  | 7 | Guatemala | 0–4 |
  