FIBA OCEANIA ANNUAL REPORT

2015 Tahiti celebrating after winning the Bronze medal at the U16 Oceania Championships

Bottom: New Caledonia and Tahiti celebrate together after their Bronze Medal finals game at the U16 Oceania Championships

1 2015 was a highly productive year for the FIBA Oceania family, with three major championships, 3x3 continuing to grow and the expansion of the Hoops for Health program into new federations, along with the introduction of a new initiative in the form of a Women’s Empowerment and Leadership workshop. Significantly, the new FIBA competition structure has provided further opportunities for Oceania federations to compete on the world stage from 2017 onwards, with many federations using 2015 to develop the foundations for strengthening their federations for the future. Participation numbers doubled in our pilot Hoops for Health program in Fiji, whilst sold out crowds in Melbourne and Wellington for the FIBA Oceania Championships, and the passion and excitement for in PNG during the Pacific Games, shows that our sport is continuing to grow at all levels throughout the region.

In 2015, we welcomed a new National Federation into the Oceania Family. With Timor-Leste becoming the 22nd National Federation in our region. Work has already begun in Timor-Leste, with funding approved for the Mum’s a Hero program to launch in early 2016. With FIBA in Oceania moving to a new home in Southport, providing greater ease for movement around the region, 2016 will be another immense year as we aim to Double the Number of Participants, Raise the Profile of Basketball and Improve the Capability of Federations.

Thank you to all the hardworking athletes, coaches, referees, volunteers and administrators “2016 will be another immense throughout the region who make our game so great. year as we aim to Double the Number of Participants, Raise the Profile of Basketball and Together – We Are Basketball. Improve the Capability of Federations” - BURTON SHIPLEY BURTON SHIPLEY FIBA IN OCEANIA PRESIDENT 2 CONTENTS

5-6 OFFICE BEARERS 7-18 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 19-52 FEDERATION REPORTS 53-54 FINANCIAL REPORT 55-56 RELIVING 2015

3 Corey Webster v during the FIBA Oceania Championships

4 Rheina Ale sets up the play for American Samoa in the Gold Medal game against Fiji at Pacific Games FIBA OCEANIA OFFICE BEARERS

5 President Burton Shipley Honorary Life President Al Ramsay 2014 - 2019 Scott Derwin Tony Thompson Management Committee Thierry Durand Greg Williamson Deborah Shoniber FIBA Executive Committee Burton Shipley 2014 - 2019 Scott Derwin FIBA Central Board Burton Shipley Deborah Shoniber Sameme U Samia (deceased) Lawrence Quan Merv Emms (deceased) Lina Saurei Carrie Gaveau Elizabeth Freeman Sid Taylor (deceased) Robert Vautrin Robin Milligan Glynis Miller Members of Honour Patricia Ramsay Award Ken Clifford (deceased) Ken Madsen John Martin Bob Pelkey David Rout Judy Smith Michael White John Maddock Executive Director David Crocker Annie La Fleur –Development Manager Amanda Jenkins- Sports Administrator FIBA Oceania Staff Catherine Grawich- Sports Administrator – Hoops for Health Albert Joseph - Referee Supervisor FIBA Commissions and Council Members (2014-2019) Technical Commission Patrick Hunt (AUS) Chairman & Bill Mildenhall (AUS) Competitions Commission Bob Elphinston ( AUS ) & ( AUS ) Legal Commission Scott Derwin ( AUS ) & Chris Patterson ((NZL NZL) ) Governance Commission Burton Shipley ( NZL ) Medical Commission Peter Harcourt ( Chair ) Finance Commission Scott Derwin ( AUS ) & ChrisJohn PattersonGallaher ( (NZLNZL ) Players’ Commission Jenni Screen ( AUS ) Ethics Panel Ken Madsen ( AUS ) Working Group on Calendar Bob Elphinston ( AUS ) Working Group on National Federations Tony Thompson ((GUM GUM) ) World Association of Basketball Coaches Patrick Hunt ( AUS ) (President) & Michael Haynes ((AUS AUS) ) 6 ADMINISTRATION 2015 saw the implementation of the One FIBA project. United by the same vision, FIBA and its Continental Zones have come together as ONE FIBA, representing the 215 National Member Federations striving to make basketball the most popular sports community in the world. As part of this One FIBA project, staff from the Oceania regional office joined their colleagues from around the world during a two-day workshop at the FIBA Headquarters in Mies, Switzerland. This provided staff an opportunity to meet face-to-face with their colleagues to plan and share resources for future activities.

Catherine Grawich, who spent 2014 working with Basketball Fiji through the Youth Ambassadors for Development (AYAD) program, joined the FIBA team as the Hoops for Health Sports Administrator. Catherine has driven the transformation of the Hoops for Health project from a one Federation pilot project in 2014, to four national federations in 2015.

2015 included a very special recognition for Australian Jan Stirling as she was inducted into the 2015 Class of the FIBA Hall of Fame. Jan started her career as a player, representing the Australian Opals at the 1975 FIBA Women’s World Championships before taking up an unprecedented coaching career. Amongst a long list of achievements, Jan took her hometown team of Lightning to 12 straight WNBL final appearances and five consecutive Grand Finals- resulting in four Championship titles. Alongside this success, Jan was appointed the first former Opals player to coach her country. In her seven years in the top job, Jan led the team to successive Olympic and World Championship podium finishes with the 2006 World Championship Gold medal (Australia’s first senior gold medal at a global event) their greatest achievement. The 2015 Class of the FIBA Hall of Fame accolade is a well-deserved honour and something both Jan and FIBA in Oceania are very proud of.

The Oceania region was honoured to have the FIBA President, Mr Horacio Muratore visit during the FIBA Oceania Championships. Mr Muratore attended both matches in Melbourne, Australia plus Wellington and Tauranga, New Zealand. The President was also on hand to officially open the FIBA in Oceania office in Southport, Australia, alongside Gold Coast Mayor Tom Tate. FIBA President, Mr Horacio Muratore, during the Welcome to Country ceremony at the opening of the FIBA in Oceania Southport office

7 DEVELOPMENT

National Basketball Development Officers (NBDO’s) are employed in partnership between National Federation and FIBA to increase the number of people playing basketball regularly in their country. In 2015, NBDOs were employed in the Cook Islands, Fiji, Guam, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tahiti, Vanuatu and the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM).

Development Officer and Hoops for Health Administrator 3x3 Workshop in Fiji In April 2015, seven National Basketball Development Officers (NBDOs), five Hoops for Health (H4H) Administrators and two local coaches assembled in Suva, Fiji for a 3x3 workshop. This workshop was delivered by FIBA’s 3x3 Development Associate, Nicolas Widmer with the assistance of FIBA Development Manager, Annie La Fleur. The workshop included participants getting an introduction to 3x3 and the 3x3 online platform, 3x3 Planet, as well as going into the local Suva schools to introduce 3x3 to the students. The participants were tasked with planning and executing a 3x3 tournament for the city of Suva at the end of the week-long workshop. This allowed the participants first-hand experience in organizing an event, with each participant now able to take the skills learnt to utilize 3x3 as both a development tool and as a pathway onto the world stage.

FIBA Oceania development visits Throughout 2015, a number of FIBA Oceania technical experts visited 15 of 21 national federations to deliver coaching, refereeing and technical skills work- shops, many of which were supported by Olympic Solidarity funding. FIBA Development Manager, Annie La Fleur visited Cook Islands, Nauru, Tuvalu and FIBA 3x3 Development Samoa to deliver coaching and refereeing workshops. Renowned Australian national team coach spent four months in the Federated Associate, Nicolas Widmer States of Micronesia delivering coaching and technical skills workshops throughout each state. This was a great opportunity for both FSM and during his 3x3 workshop in Fiji Carrie to share her years of experience with those on the ground.

Leah Seru conducting a Hoops for Health session in Fiji National Basketball Development Officer Workshop

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The Pacific Games was a big emphasis in 2015 with numerous in-country visits to prepare volunteers for the Games. In order to help facilitate this preparation, FIBA Referee Manager Albert Joseph, statistician educator Trish Nicholls and score-table educators Michelle Nicholas and Greg Stevenson each visited Papua New Guinea (PNG) to provide training and guidance to volunteers for the Games. These visits were highly productive, with PNG volunteers at the Games proving to be very effective.

Pacific Games preparation was not just limited to PNG, with Marty Hanson (AUS), Annie La Fleur and Kennedy Kereama (NZL) also visiting Kiribati, Nauru and Fiji respectively to preparations of their national teams in the lead up to the Games

FIBA in Oceania Development Manager Annie La Fleur visited the American Samoa Basketball Association and along with Michael Haynes (AUS), the Fiji Basketball Federation to facilitate a workshop to design a High Performance Plan in preparation for the 2017 FIBA World Cup Qualifiers. Executive Director, David Crocker made a similar visit to Guam after their Gold medal performance at the Pacific Games.

David made numerous visits throughout the year to a number of federations, including Solomon Islands, PNG, Vanuatu and a visit to New Caledonia accompanied by FIBA Chief Operating Officer (C.O.O), Markus Studer. David’s visits to PNG following the success of the Pacific Games led to a partnership between the PNG Basketball Federation, FIBA, the International Basketball Foundation (IBF) and the national government authorities in order to secure an Executive Officer position to help lead the Federation from 2016 onwards. A fantastic result to capitalize on the success and popularity of basketball at the Pacific Games.

Empowering Women’s Leadership workshop In September, 11 females from nine national federations participated in a 10 day leadership workshop held on the Gold Coast, Australia. The workshop provided the participants with an opportunity to come together and explore their own leadership journey and develop skills in topics such as emotional intelligence, leadership styles and communication techniques. Each participant was able to work on a vision for their Federations, with a major focus on how to engage more women to become involved in the sport.

The participants were nominated as current and potential leaders for their federations, with a major aim of the program to develop a network of female leaders within the wider basketball community. PNG participant, Karo Lelai, commented on the importance of such programs in order to create a network of female leaders. ‘We now know there are many others in similar situations to us around the region. We can now call on each other to support and share information when needed’.

Empowering Women’s Leadership Workshop 9 The participants heard from five guest speakers, including former New Zealand Prime Minister Jenny Shipley, New Zealand Basketball Chair Karen Poutasi, Australian Olympic Team Chef-de-Mission Kitty Chiller, former Australian Opals Coach Carrie Graf and World Championship Gold Medal winning Australian coach Jan Stirling. Carrie had just returned from spending four months living in FSM working with the basketball Federation and all the participants were eager to learn more about Carrie’s time ‘on island’. Carrie’s final comment and a key theme throughout the week from all guest speakers, struck home with a number of fellows - ‘Aim for the Moon, even if you fail, you will still land among the stars’ - Carrie implored all fellows to keep pushing themselves and their federations to higher levels. ‘Don’t just aim to finish top four at the Games, aim for the Gold Medal’.

Hoops for Health - Pacific Sports Partnership program The FIBA Hoops for Health (H4H) program went from strength to strength in 2015 following the success of the pilot year in Fiji. Programs were implemented in the Solomon Islands, Vanuatu and Kiribati throughout 2015 with great success. In addition to its expansion, this program continued to thrive in Fiji. The introduction of the Mum’s a Hero program saw a big boost to the success of H4H. FIBA’s H4H Administrator, Catherine Grawich, made a number of FIBA development visits to the Pacific in 2015 to deliver governance and management capacity development workshops, carry out Hoops for Health Coaching clinics and perform program reviews. These include trips to Fiji, Kiribati and Vanuatu.

FIBA also supported a number of expert visits amongst the Hoops for Health countries. This includes a development visit to Solomon Islands by Oceania Sport Education Program (OSEP) Trainer, Mr. Talemo Waqa, to assist Solomon Islands Basketball Federation with their governance policies, and a visit to Vanuatu by Basketball Fiji COO, Mr Laisiasa Puamau, to share his knowledge, expertise and success with his counterparts across the Pacific.

Basketball Federation of Fiji Following a successful pilot year in 2014, Basketball Fiji (BF) expanded the H4H program beyond Suva into new rural areas in 2015. BF spent some time increasing the capacity of their governance and management capabilities, and as a consequence, the H4H program has been able to reach almost 13,000 participants since inception. In 2015, they increased their participation demographics to include middle aged women and business communities as well as the usual primary and secondary school students. The Mum’s A Hero program proves to be increasingly successful with BF asked to present at the Fiji Diabetes Symposium about the program and how basketball is being used to tackle the issue of non-communicable diseases in the Pacific. The presentation was met with great enthusiasm and BF are now see as the lead organisation at the forefront of the Diabetes Taskforce in Fiji. BF used this momentum to run basketball activities on the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women in partnership with the Fiji Women’s Crisis Centre and the Australian High Commission.

Kiribati Basketball Federation The Hoops for Health program was new to Kiribati in 2015, and since inception has consistently increased participation numbers to reach a total of 1,500. After training a number of national players and community leaders to become H4H coaches in each of the communities in Tarawa, Kiribati Basketball Federation (KBF) have been able to run regular basketball activities in many local communities as well as in each of the primary and secondary schools. KBF were also able to secure an memorandum of understanding with the Kiribati Ministry of Education to ensure that basketball was included in the school curriculum for each of the primary schools in Tarawa.

Vanuatu Basketball Federation The Hoops for Health Program being implemented in Kiribati The program started out slowly in Vanuatu after Cyclone Pam caused loss of basketball equipment and damage to the venue. However, through the H4H program, Vanuatu Basketball Federation (VBF) was able to purchase new equipment to quickly replace what was lost. A H4H Administrator was then recruited and hired to oversee program activities and meet with all major stakeholders. As a consequence, the program is off to a running start in 2016.

10 coaching 2015 has been a very busy year for the World Association of Basketball Coaches (WABC) in Oceania. The WABC conducted clinics in Melbourne in conjunction with the FIBA Oceania Championships and in Townsville as part of the NBL pre-season as well as in New Zealand during Basketball New Zealand’s Easter tournament. The work of Oceania coaches is not just limited to within the region, with Level 1 and Level 2 coaches workshops being conducted throughout Asia by Oceania WABC members and Patrick Hunt attending Basketball Without Borders camps throughout the Americas and Africa.

FIBA’s coach education program has continued to develop further with the iCoachBasketball written and video resource to launch in June 2016. This will be an invaluable resource to coaches around the world and an update on this resource was presented to the WABC Executive in November by Michael Haynes and Patrick Hunt.

Along with the numerous coaching visits throughout the region in 2015, a coaching development blueprint has also been designed in order to further enhance the development activities taking place in the region. This plan will continue to evolve through 2016 as FIBA in Oceania works to better prepare the basketball coaching network throughout the region.

Patrick Hunt Coaching in Fiji Eddie Pelkey during a timeout at the Patrick Hunt Running a Coaching Clinic in Fiji 2015 Pacific Games

11 refereeing During a strategic meeting with FIBA’s Head of Refereeing, Carl Jungebrand in 2014 it was identified that there continues to be an overwhelming need for further training and development of referees, referee coaches and educators within the Oceania Region.

The Pacific Games, held in PNG, provided an excellent opportunity for presenting this training to Oceania referees. The two-day clinic held prior to the event was critical at ensuring consistent and standardised training was Women’s final referees: Timoci provided. This contributed to the success of the refereeing at this event. Consistent with other world basketball Sailada (FIJ), Vanessa Devlin events, it is imperative that referees participate in training and education sessions in preperation for (AUS) and Brian Pongotapu (SOL) this competition.

Over 500 referees and referee coaches participated in training in 2015. Whilst this is an excellent achievement, further work needs to be done in outlying national federations within the zone. The focus for 2016 is to work with national federations in identifying and up-skilling an educator who can continue to deliver the training to referees within their country.

A total of thirty (30) FIBA Oceania referees, referee coaches and commissioners attended international events. Men’s final referees: Riannon De La Torre (AUS,) Christophe Bonbon Gavin Zimmerman officiating the FIBA Oceania Championships The 2015 Pacific Games Referee Panel (NCL), Catherin Poitchilli (NCL)

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Micaela Cocks drives on COMPETITIONS Australia FIBA OCEANIA CHAMPIONSHIPS Patty Mills attacks the basket Serving as the Olympic Games qualifying tournament, STATS LEADERS against Isaac Fotu Australia and New Zealand played a two game series for both Men and Women. Game one was played as MEN a double header event in front of a capacity 15,000 seat crowd at Melbourne’s , with the 19PPG Australian Opals defeating the New Zealand Tall Ferns COREY WEBSTER 61-41, before the Boomers made it an all Aussie affair against the Tall Blacks 71-59. The return matches were 4.5APG split across two nights, with the Opals once again too strong for the Tall Ferns 80-63 in Tauranga. The men’s MATTHEW DELLAVEDOVA series, played in Wellington coupled with the Gold Medal game of the U16 Oceania Championships, saw 9RPG the Australian Boomers too strong for the Tall Blacks ISAAC FOTU with an 89-79 victory. Australia will now go on to WOMEN Katie Rae Ebzery with the represent Oceania at the Rio Olympics, whilst New layup Zealand will have a second chance at qualification through the Olympic Qualifying tournaments 15.5PPG in July, 2016. 6APG Tessa Lavey 10.5RPG Corey Webster with the floater 14 The 2015 Pacific Games basketball competition was an overwhelming success. Held Jonathan Galloway (GUM) dunks during the Men’s Final from July 3rd to 12th 2015 in Port Moresby, PNG, ten men’s and eight women’s teams competed for Pacific Games gold and the right to represent the region in the next stage of the 2019 FIBA World Cup qualifiers. Held at the newly built Taurama Aquatic Centre, the majority of matches took place in front of 2,000 passionate PNG supporters, with finals matches played at the refurbished 1,400 capacity Sir John Guise stadium. After numerous heartbreaks over the years, the Guam men were finally champions, defeating Fiji 78-61 to secure the gold medal. Both Fiji and Guam will now move into Division B of the new FIBA World Cup Qualifying competition structure - beginning in 2017 with matches against Division B nations from the Asia region.

In the women’s competition, Fiji was able to overcome a spirited American Samoa team to take the gold medal. PACIFIC GAMES Esther Lii (SOL) attacks the basket v Nauru MEN WOMEN guam fiji

fiji AMERICAN SAMOA

tahiti TAHITI Aeta Tepu (TAH) drives on celebrates Joylyn Pangilinan (GUM) his buzzer beater 3-pointer to defeat Fiji in the Gold Medal Match

Valerie Nainima of Fiji at the line Apia Muri (PNG) with the Jam COMPETITIONS Charlisse Leger-Walker (NZL) brings the ball down the floor FIBA U16 OCEANIA CHAMPIONSHIPS Heremoana Tapii (NCL) shoots a three against New Zealand MEN WOMEN AUSTRALIA AUSTRALIA

NEW ZEALAND NEW ZEALAND

Najvada George (AUS) shoots tahiti TAHITI for three v New Caledonia

New Zealand hosted the U16 qualifying event for the FIBA U17 World Championships in 2016 for men and women. Australia, New Caledonia, New Zealand and Tahiti entered teams into both competitions, with the women’s tournament played in Rotorua and the Men’s in Wellington. Australia overcame the host nation in both the men’s and women’s Gold medal games with Tahiti securing both Bronze medals.

Australia thanking the crowd after a victory Daniel Fotu (NZL) with the layup v New Caledonia

Matthew Johns (AUS) drives against Tahiti Tahiti chase a loose ball vs Australia 15 Saturday 12th to Sunday 13th September, the Gold Coast, Australia was host to the first Open Jack White (AUS) and Rory Men and Women’s Oceania Zone 3x3 Championships with 12 participating teams from seven Fannon (NZL) battle it out in the Federations. Oceania 3x3 Championships

Men: Australia, New Zealand, Guam, Samoa, Fiji, Cook Islands, PNG Women: Australia, New Zealand, Cook Islands, Fiji, Samoa.

The Gold Coast Broadwater Park in Southport was an idyllic public venue to capture the outdoor urban feel of what 3x3 is. Australia took out both championships over New Zealand with Guam men and Cook Islands women taking Bronze in their respective competitions. From this result, Cook Islands women have been granted a wild card entry to the 2016 3x3 World Championships. Jack White from Australia and Liam Wright from PNG won the dunk and 3-point shooting contests respectively. FIBA 3x3 Oceania Championships Carolett Autufuga (SAM) MEN WOMEN attacks the lane v Australia AUS AUS NZL NZL GUM COK

Jasmine Davis (COK) for three v Samoa DUNK CONTEST 3POINT SHOOTOUT

JACK WHITE LIAM WRIGHT (AUS) (PNG) 16 Brendon Heath (COK) at the line v Australia Tom Wilson (AUS) shoots for COMPETITIONS three

FIBA U19 World Championships Jack McVeigh (AUS) with the dunk Having defeated New Zealand in the dying seconds of the 2014 U19 Oceania Championships in Fiji, Australia represented the Oceania zone in this event in Heraklion, Greece. Facing strong competition, the Australian’s lost their first two games by three and two points, meaning they finished 3rd in their group after the first phase of competition. After a strong round of 16 victory over Serbia, the Australian boys were looking to medal, however an 11 point loss to eventual silver medallists Turkey saw the Australian U19 Men’s Team Celebrates team drop out of medal contention, finishing seventh overall. Dejan Vasiljevic top scored for the team averaging 13.3 points per game.

FIBA U19 World Championships for Women

After overcoming New Zealand in the 2014 U19 Oceania Championships in New Zealand, Kristy Wallace (AUS) drives on Anneli Maley (AUS) with the Australia earned the right to represent the zone on the world stage in Chekhov, Russia. Korea layup The Australian women went through their group phase undefeated, with convincing victories to follow in the Round of 16 and Quarter Final stages. However, the team were unable to overcome a strong Russian team in front of their home crowd in the Semi Finals. The girls regrouped and were then able to defeat Spain for the Bronze Medal. Alanna Smith led from the front for the Australians, top scoring with 12.6 points and 7.0 rebounds per game on her way to a spot in the Tournament All Star 5. Australian U19 Women’s Team Celebrates 17 Kali Benavente (GUM) looks to attack v France

3x3 U18 world championships

Tai Wynyard (NZL) in the low Four years after their success in the inaugral FIBA 3x3 U18 World post against Spain Championships, New Zealand’s mens team regained their crown in Debrecen, Hungary in June 2015. 2.05m centre led his team superbly, claiming tournament MVP honours as he and his teammates overcame reigning champions Argentina in the final (20-18). New Zealand and Guam represented the region in the women’s competition, with New Zealand finishing 12th and Guam 22nd.

Amazing turnout for the 2015 3x3 World Championships held in Debrecen, Hungary Kelcy Ballantyne (NZL) drives to the rim

18 New Zealand Men’s Team Celebrates Winning Gold American Samoa Men’s Pacific Games Team

Paul McCoy (ASA) rebounds over Lloyd Wright (PNG)

ASA Silver Medal winning American Samoa Women’s Pacific Games Team 19 AMERICAN SAMOA BASKETBALL association 2015 was an extremely productive year for the American Samoa Basketball Association. Some of these many successes included; winning the Silver Medal for the Women’s Team at the Pacific Games, being able to send a full delegation for both men, women, coaches and officials to the Pacific Games. Having ASBA Board Member Diehl Langkilde attend the ICAB (International Coaches Apprenticeship for Basketball) at the University of Delaware in late October was a highlight of the year. We also hosted 2 successful tournaments during 2015 (Flag Day League & Mosooi League), our ASBA Officials partnered with the Filpino Community Basketball League to allow the Filipino Community in entering a team in the ASBA tournaments (first time in over 10 years that they participated).

Having a Junior Division in our ASBA Mosooi League, was a first for this league. The FIBA in Oceania Development Manager, Annie La Fleur, visited us in late November to prepare us for the FIBA World Cup qualifying games. Certification of Diehl Langkilde as the Coaching Educator and Official Paul Puaauli for the Referee Educator (they can now certify others for Level O) is amazing for us moving into the future.

Some of our biggest challenges this year were; having a lack of suitable facilities available for our use. We used to have free access to the Tafuna High School gym, however, this changed and so we had to use the John Paul Gym in Malaeloa (further away from the mainstream traffic, harder to get to, smaller court). Public courts are outdoor courts, they have no lights and are used by the general public. So this is the biggest challenge for us - having a dedicated facility that we can use.

Note, that there is a new facility, Pago Youth Center, that was dedicated and opened in early December 2015, however the final make-up of what was intended to be a basketball/ volleyball court is unsure - the flooring is tile, which will make it extremely slippery and there are louver glass windows and poles in the middle of the building making for unsafe conditions. And as of this report, there are no rims. We will continue to work with FIBA in Oceania and the Pago Youth Center to see if this facility will become a viable option.

The AMSAM Basketball Association conducted the following competitions in 2015:

ASHSAA is the American Samoa High School Athletics Association Open leagues twice a year: Flag Day Tournament, Mosooi Tournament

The AMSAM Basketball Association also competed in the Pacific Games during 2015

20 21 It was a busy year for Basketball Australia filled with many successes. Some of the major events or accomplishments for BA in 2015 were; the FIBA Oceania Championships, Gems Silver Medal at the FIBA U19 World Championships, Under 25 Women’s Paralympic team won silver medal at the 2015 IWBF World Championships among many other victories.

Some of the difficulties that Basketball Australia had to overcome in 2015 were; the overall financial position, a major restructure of the organisation and the alignment with state associations is an ongoing process that can have its ups and downs.

Basketball Australia conducted the following competitions in 2015:

Junior National Championships: U14; U16; U18; U20 Girls & Boys Senior National Championships: Opals & Boomers National Schools Championships: Australian Schools Championships Local leagues or association activities: WNBL 14/15 & 15/16 seasons, SEABL, NWBL, WNWBL

Basketball Australia competed in the following international competitions in 2015:

FIBA U16 Oceania Championships Other International events: OSAKA Cup, FIBA U19 Men’s & Women’s World Championships, IWBF U25 Women’s AOZ Asia Qualifiers, IWBF U25 Women’s World Championships, FIBA Oceania Men’s & Women’s, AOZ Qualifiers Rollers & Gliders

Basketball Australia was involved in the following 3x3 competitions in 2015:

Number of 3x3 events: 12 FIBA Oceania 3x3 Championships Other International 3x3 events: 1 22 Suzy Batkovic in the FIBA Oceania Championships

Matthew Johns with the dunk v Tahiti Eziyoda Magbegor’s layup v NZL in the U16 Oceania Championships in the U16 Oceania Championships

Matthew Dellavedova vs Isaac Fotu in the FIBA Oceania Game 1 Tip-off of the Championships FIBA Oceania Championships

Chantel Horvat with the layup v New Zealand in the Jack White with the dunk in the 3x3 Oceania Championships 3x3 Oceania Championships Aus Jasmine Davis v New Zealand in the 3x3 Oceania Championships Brendon Heath v Australia in the 3x3 Oceania Championships

Brendon Heath, William Metuariki, Anthony Ikimotu, Benjamin Vakatini 3x3 Oceania Championships Men’sTeam

COK 23 COOK ISLANDS BASKETBALL FEDERATION Cook Islands Basketball had a successful year. We ran a record number of competitions and had our first international exposure with the Oceania 3X3 tournament in about 10 years. Some other successes included the planning and implementation of the ‘Cook Islands Games’ Basketball Tournament and the Junior Development Programs - ‘Warriors’ and ‘Hoops 4 Kids’ gaining traction.

Some of the challenges that we faced this year included; sourcing funding, human resource capacity and finding committed volunteers. The major challenge for 2015 was the management of the NBDO position, the organisation and implementation of this role was a little disjointed. Also, we were a little below where we had aimed to be in regards to NBDO performance in the areas of communications and reporting. Unfortunately, the position potential for National Federation development was not reached in 2015.

The Cook Islands Basketball Federation conducted the following competitions/programs in 2015:

Cook Islands Games: Inter-Islands Championship Men’s and Women’s, Cook Islands Men’s and Women’s Premier Competition. Hoops 4 Kids and Warriors Skills Programs. Mixed Social League, 3x3 Basketball, New Years Day Tournament.

Cook Islands were also able to conduct 3 in-country 3x3 tournaments, plus participate in the 3x3 Oceania Championships on the Gold Coast. 24 Federated States of Micronesia BASKETBALL

The biggest success for the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) Basketball is that we are currently running a record number of basketball leagues and FSM Secretary Nefertti David attended the FIBA Women’s leadership workshop. We were also able to have Australian coach Carrie Graf visit each state to run coaching and technical officials workshops.

The biggest challenge for FSM in 2015 was the lack of funding for activities and competitions.

FSM Basketball conducted the following competitions/programs in 2015:

FSM High School Tournament (December Games) U15 Camp U22 Tournament U15 co-ed Tournament Yap Games Yap Island Wide League

FSM also ran the following 3x3 events during 2015; 3X3 High school Varsity; Yap Games 3X3; 3X3 Regionals; Elementary School 3X3

41 Carrie Graf Conducting a Workshop for the FSM Coaches

FSM On Court Session

FSM Referees Receiving Coaching 42 From Carrie Graf FSM BASKETBALL FIJI

2015 saw many successes for Basketball Fiji (BF). The BF President Major General (Rtd.) Loane Naivalurua was re-elected for second consecutive term, Mr. Ned Taito was elected as Vice President, with Mrs Jacquline Huges elected Secretary, Major (Rtd.) Ben Sikuri elected treasurer and Michael Whippy and Peniasi Kainamoli elected as Committee members. BF also moved into a new office space in 2015 which will provide a much better working environment for BF staff and volunteers. BF is well served with The President appointed the Ambassador of Fiji in China, BF Development Manager Saula Koroi graduating from the ICEP training course in Switzerland (held at the IOC Headquarters) and Stephen Burke joining the Federation in the capacity of Marketing and Communication Officer through the Australian Volunteer for International Development Program (AVID)

In the community, the ‘Mum’s a Hero’ Program was launched in Suva and is gaining great traction with participation numbers rapidly growing and the Hoops for Health program doubling its numbers from 2014. The national teams also achieved fantastic results in 2015, with the Men’s team winning Silver and the Women’s team Gold at the Pacific Games. This achievement will also prove fruitful for future years, with FIBA’s new competition structure meaning both teams will play in more competitions against Asian opposition. FIBA Official, Mr. Timoci Namalo was selected to officiate at the FIBA in Oceania U16 girls world qualifiers in New Zealand.

With all the success BF had this year we still struggled with limited access to indoor basketball facilities and a lack of communication and media activities.

Basketball Fiji conducted the following competitions/programs in 2015:

Raiwaqa Basketball Players Association League Lautoka Basketball Association League Nadi Basketball Association League Suva Basketball Association League National Easter Club Championships for both men and women held in Suva

BF also had major success at the Pacific Games (as stated above).

BF were able to run 3 successful 3x3 events in 2015. BF also participated in the 3x3 FIBA Oceania Championships on the Gold Coast.

25 Letava Whippy attacks the basket during the 2015 Pacific Games

Valerie Nainima of Fiji pulls up for a jump shot during the 2015 Pacific Games

Fiji’s Josh Fox at the line during the 2015 Pacific Games

Johnny Seruvatu (FIJ) vs Lloyd Wright (PNG) 26 in the 2015 Pacific Games FIJ GUAM BASKETBALL 29 The major success of Guam Basketball was the gold medal Men’s Pacific Games performance. Joseph Blas Jnr shoots v After many years of heartbreak we were able to get over the line and take home the gold. Samoa in the 2015 Pacific Games The main challenge in 2015 for Guam Basketball was the limited access to adequate training facilities.

Guam Basketball conducted the following competitions/programs in 2015:

High School Boys Championships - March High School Girls Championships - December Interscholastic Basketball Leagues for middle and high schools Youth summer basketball league.

Guam Basketball competed in the following international competitions in 2015:

Pacific Games Micronesia Basketball Tournament U15 Boys in Saipan U15 Girls Friendship Tournament in Manila Philippines

Guam Basketball was able to run 35 3x3 competitions during 2015 and participated in the 3x3 FIBA Oceania Championships. Guam also attended 2 other international 3x3 events.

Derin Santos driving through traffic against Tahiti in the 2015 Pacific Games Guam Men Celebrate during the 2015 Pacific Games 30

The Gold Medallist Guam Men’s Team in the 2015 Pacific Games

James Stake penetrating against Tahiti in the 2015 Pacific Games

Kali Benavente attacking the paint against Tahiti in the 2015 Pacific Games guM Kiribati Hoops for Health Coaches Training

Kiribati Hoops for Health Coaches On Court Session

Kiribati Hoops for Health Coaches On Court Session KIR 31 KIRIBATI BASKETBALL FEDERATION The major successes for the Kiribati Basketball Federation in 2015 were; our successful 3x3 tournaments, the implementation of Hoops for Health in Kiribati, being able to bring in Marty Hanson from Australia to assist with our national teams preparation training and our national and international events.

Some of the major challenges for Kiribati in 2015 were; the lack of time management, poor weather, lack of access to appropriate facilities, lack of effective communication and a lack of funds.

The KBF conducted the following competitions/programs in 2015:

Senior and junior national basketball championship were both conducted during mid 2015. This was in honor of the Kiribati National Independence Day which was the 36th Kiribati Independent Anniversary. As usual a month prior to the main event, the independence organising committee used to invite representatives from each of the national federation, one of them basketball. Mr Lotia Paul NBDO of KBF was been appointed to represent the voices of basketball members in Kiribati.

The KBF competed in the following international competitions/programs in 2015:

Pacific Games

The KBF also ran two 3x3 competitions during 2015 32 MARSHALL ISLANDs BASKETBALL federation Some of the major successes for the Marshall Islands Basketball Federation in 2015 include; former NBA Coach Tom Newell spent three weeks conducting player development and sports leadership clinics throughout Marshall Islands. Multiple “Veterans’ Say No to NCDs” 3x3 basketball tournaments with the support of the Ministry of Health and the Kumit Bobrae (prevention) program. MIBF organized a mini-sub-regional basketball tournament in April featuring Kiribati, Pohnpei and the two top teams from Lae and Majuro. FIBA Oceania, NOC and MIBF signed off on a contract to engage Rickiano Antibas in a part-time position as National Basketball Development Officer.

The Marshall Islands Basketball Federation conducted the following competitions/programs in 2015:

Three-month summer youth league was MIBF’s next program in partnership with the School Enrichment Program (SEP). BOMI 15th Ralik Ratak Shootout national basketball tournament.

The Marshall Islands Basketball Federation competed in the following international competitions in 2015:

Mini-sub-regional basketball tournament Pacific Games

The Marshall Islands Basketball Federation also ran four 3x3 competitions during 2015

33 Marshall Islands Basketball Competition

Marshall Islands Youth Basketball Competition

Marshall Islands Basketball Competition 34 MHL Gavrick Mwareow taking on American Samoa in the 2015 Pacific Games

Martin Detenamo in traffic v American Samoa in the 2015 Pacific Games NRU 35 NAURU BASKETBALL FEDERATION Some of the major successes for the Nauru Basketball Federation in 2015 were; participating in the 2015 Pacific Games and Nauru Basketball General Secretary attending the empowering women workshop held by FIBA in Gold Coast, Australia.

The Major Challenges for Nauru Basketball in 2015 were; unqualified officials and lack of adequate funding.

The Nauru Basketball Federation conducted the following competitions/programs in 2015:

Junior National Championships: 4 Senior National Championships: 4 Local leagues: 4 National Team preparation ran by FIBA in Oceania Development Manager, Annie La Fleur

The Nauru Basketball Federation competed in the following international competitions in 2015:

Pacific Games

The Nauru Basketball Federation also ran three 3x3 competitions during 2015.

NIBA would like to thank FIBA Oceania for all the assistance without your help we wouldn’t have made it to the Pacific Games and our General Secretary wouldn’t have attended the Empowering women fellowship. Once again thank you to the FIBA in Oceania staff. 36 NEW CALEDONIA BASKETBALL Federation The main priority for the New Caledonia Basketball Federation in 2015 was to develop our sport among young people (a focus which will remain a high priority in 2016). Other areas of focus in 2015 include recording and registration of basketball licenses.

The New Caledonia Basketball Federation would like to warmly thank the outgoing Presidents of the Provincial Committees, Bruno Condoya and Thierry Durand for all of their hard work and dedication.

The New Caledonia Basketball Federation conducted the following competitions/programs in 2015:

This year, junior and senior regional competitions went well, in most part thanks to the clubs for their adaptation to program changes and the various postpone- ments due to a fluctuating sporting calendar in 2015.

Thank you to the communities and clubs that helped fulfill the request by the Director of the League Committee, to decentralized meetings and implement the use of different structures and play games closer to the public.

The regional youth championships went well this year with the finals held at the Young Stage November 21, 2015. The youth championships were hotly contested this year with 6 clubs represented in the championships.

The New Caledonia Basketball Federation competed in the following international competitions in 2015:

The champions of French Polynesia (AS Aorai for the women and AS Excelsior for the men) met the Champions of New Caledonia (AS6ème for the women and JSVDT for the men) in the Pacific Zone tournament that was held on the 17th of October 2015 in Tahiti, French Polynesia. New Caledonia also competed in the 2015 FIBA U16 Oceania Championships in New Zealand and the 2015 Pacific Games in Papua New Guinea.

37 Rodrigue Tetainanuarii drives v Fiji in the 2015 Pacific Games

Joan Delaunay-Belleville with the layup v Fiji in the 2015 Pacific Games

Megan Armand brings the ball down the floor in the U16 Oceania Championships

38 NCL Derone Raukawa with the Krystal Leger-Walker looking layup in the 3x3 to attack in the 3x3 in the Oceania Championships Oceania Championships FIBA Oceania Championships

Micaela Cocks in the FIBA Oceania Championships

NZL 39 BASKETBALL NEW ZEALAND Some of Basketball New Zealand’s major accomplishments in 2015 include; an increase in the number of tournaments, record numbers of team entries, six international fixtures/series hosted within New Zealand and one world title – the FIBA U18 3X3 World Championships.

Our NZL U18 3x3 Men’s team won gold at the FIBA U18 3x3 World Championships in Hungary. Our NZL U18 3x3 Women’s team finished in the round of 16. Tai Wynyard was named tournament MVP. The victorious team was Nikau McCullough (captain), Matt Freeman, Tai Wynyard and Sam Timmins.

We had the pleasure of hosting the final game (game two) of the FIBA Oceania Men’s and Women’s Championships in Wellington and Tauranga against the Boomers and Opals respectively. These events were held in conjunction with the finals of the FIBA U16 Oceania Men’s and Women’s Championships. We hosted three teams (Australia, Tahiti and New Caledonia) for both the FIBA U16 Oceania Championship for Men in Wellington and FIBA U16 Oceania Championship for Women in Rotorua.

The 2015-2016 summer tour will be visiting 14 locations around the country between November 2015 and April 2016. This is an increase from the previous year. This year we have removed barriers for participation which includes free registrations to participate. The winners of the Open Men’s Grade at any of the regional events are eligible to play in the World Tour Qualifier Final, to be played on 2 April 2016 in Auckland’s Aotea Square and the winner of this will represent their city in an all expenses paid trip to the Masters 3x3 competition. In addition to this all Burger King 3X3 Tour events are endorsed by FIBA as Quest events, which means players will receive the maximum points for playing.

Basketball New Zealand conducted the following competitions/programs in 2015:

14 Junior National Championships, 8 Senior National Championships, 8 National Schools Championships (4 of which were 3x3).

Basketball New Zealand competed in the following international competitions in 2015:

Australian Junior Cup (NZL U16 Boys and Girls), U16 FIBA Oceania Championship for Men and Women in Wellington and Rotorua (NZL U17 Boys and Girls), U18 3X3 World Championship in Hungary (NZL U18 3X3 Men and Women), Christchurch Casino International Women’s Basketball Series: Tall Ferns vs Japan in Christchurch and Ashburton (Tall Ferns), William Jones Cup in Taiwan (Tall Ferns), FIBA Oceania Championship for Women in Melbourne and Tauranga (Tall Ferns), Stankovic Cup in China (Tall Blacks), FIBA Oceania Championship for Men in Wellington (Tall Blacks).

Basketball New Zealand also ran 14 events for the Burger King 3x3 Quest Tour for the 40 2015-2016 season and 4 3x3 Schools Nationals competitions during 2015. US Coach Tom Newell 43 Coach Training

ISL Game Action at Emmaus High School B. Court SDA “QUEENS” EASC Girls Champions

US Coach Tom Newell On Court Session

Koror State Hamlet Leagues Rudimch Enterprise GBL Champions

US Coach Tom Newell Community Outreach 2015 IP&E NBL Finals Game Action PLW Ngermid v Peched 44 PALAU BASKETBALL FEDERATION Some of the major achievements for the Palau Basketball Federation in 2015 were; hiring of new NBDO, 10th annual Belau Games, MBT 15U Program, Island Jam 10th Anniversary Summer Camp and US Coach Tom Newell 2nd visit. Jubilee Kuartei was also able to attend the FIBA Oceania Women’s leadership workshop.

Major challenges for Palau Basketball in 2015 included; FIBA Oceania suspending salary for interim NBDO. Developing of Coaches Association. Conducting FIBA 3x3 competition. Cancellation of Women National Basketball League, Cancellation of Elementary After School Competition for 12U Co-Ed division.

The Palau Basketball Federation conducted the following competitions/programs in 2015:

National Schools Championships: Elementary After School Competition (EASC) for Central Schools and Non-Central schools, High Schools program - Belau Independent Interscholastic Athletics Association (BIIAA) basketball competition (Used to be Interscholastic Sports League (ISL)) Local leagues or association activities: Amateur Basketball League, Government/Business League, National Basketball League, Filipino Basketball League, Filipino Masters League. Other competitions: Koror State Hamlet League Summer and Christmas competitions. Island Jam Summer 3on3 programs, Etpison Cup 3on3 programs.

The Palau Basketball Federation competed in the following international competitions in 2015:

Micronesia Basketball Tournament (MBT) U17s in Saipan, CNMI.

The Palau Basketball was able to run four 3x3 events during 2015 BASKETBALL FEDERATION 45 OF PAPUA NEW GUINEA The major success of 2015 for PNG Basketball was the successful hosting of the Pacific Games and negotiations leading to employment of Executive Officer (EO) for Basketball in PNG. Basketball at the Pacific Games was hugely successful with the stands full each time the PNG national teams played. Not only was this a great experience for our National team players, but it also allowed us to train a fantastic cohort of volunteers in score-bench, statistics Emma Daroa at the and general event roles such as results runner, floor wipers and administration assistants. These new skills and the 2015 Pacific Games fantastic world-class facilities we now have, will be used to great effect for future competitions both at the grass- roots and elite levels

PNG’s major challenge for 2015 was organising and running the affairs of Basketball without an established office and full time employed staff.

PNG Basketball conducted the following competitions/programs in 2015:

National Schools Championships: 1 Local leagues or association activities: 1 Other competitions: 1

PNG Basketball competed in the following international competitions in 2015:

Pacific Games Other International Events: 1

PNG Basketball was also able to organise two 3x3 events in 2015 Matiineng-Iakeh Leahy (PNG) v American Samoa at the 2015 Pacific Games 46 #9 Opa Eko (PNG) and #12 Betty Angula (PNG) Lloyd Wright (PNG) rebounds v American on the fast break at the 2015 Pacific Games Samoa at the 2015 Pacific Games

PNG Men celebrating at the 2015 Pacific Games PNG Euta Collins and Marquise Vaili at the Samoa Women attacking the 47 2015 Pacific Games paint v Australia at the 3x3 Oceania Championships

Ezra Tufuga looking to attack at the 2015 Pacific Games SAM 48 SAMOA BASKETBALL FEDERATION Samoa enjoyed a successful 2015 with highlights including the expansion of Federation by dividing it into two associations all affiliated under one National Federation, two scholarships offered for two under 16 female players to study overseas colleges due to their good performance during Samoa Cup tournament in New Zealand and the attendance of our Men’s national team at the Pacific Games where they finished in the top 6.

Some of the major challenges from Samoa Basketball were; the lack of venues for competitions and team trainings, lack of equipment, lack of commitments from volunteers and it was difficult to secure sponsors.

The Samoa Basketball Federation conducted the following competitions/programs in 2015:

National Schools Championships: 1 Local leagues or association activities: 1 Other competitions: 1

The Samoa Basketball Federation competed in the following international competitions in 2015:

Pacific Games Other International Events: 1

Samoa basketball also hosted two 3x3 events in 2015 SOLOMON ISLAND BASKETBALL FEDERATION The major successes for the Solomon Islands Basketball Federation in 2015 were; FIBA Oceania MiSO Training in Nadi, Fiji attended by SIBF President and Secretary; the hosting of the first on-line registered 3x3 basketball tournament in Solomon Islands; the support and acknowledgment of Defenders Basketball Association successful implementation of program and activities and the employment of a new NBDO in 2015.

Other major successes included; continuous successful network through provision of Technical assistance to the Phillipino Community for their basketball competitions, appointing a new 3x3 basketball officer, appointment of new Hoops for Health Administrator, the Hoops for Health implementation of programs, NBDO and 3x3 were offered a trip to Fiji for training, technical advisor trip to Solomon Islands (Talemo Waqa) to assist SIBF in finalizing policy and administrative documents, FIBA Oceania funded trip to Port Vila, Vanuatu (Hoops for Health) and the FIBA Oceania Women in Basketball Empowerment program held in Australia (Attended by Lysa and Delma)

Some of the challenges that Solomon Islands Basketball faced were; lack of proper office, no proper court or basketball playing facilities in Honiara and no full utilization of Solidarity funding for basketball coaches and referees trainings.

The Solomon Islands Basketball Federation conducted the following competitions/programs in 2015:

Super Six Basketball Tournament 2016

The Solomon Islands Basketball Federation competed in the following international competitions in 2015:

Pacific games

Solomon Islands basketball also hosted three 3x3 events in 2015 49 Esther Lii (SOL) attacks the basket v Nauru at the 2015 Pacific Games

Solomon Islands Basketball Competition

Solomon Islands Men’s Team receiving new uniforms

50 SOL Maea Lextreyt (TAH) in the 2015 Pacific Games

Hitirai Voirin (TAH) drives to the basket in the U16 Oceania Championships

Rahitiarii Teriierooiterai (TAH) attacks against Guam in the 2015 Pacific Games

TAH The Tahiti Women Team in the 2015 Pacific Games 27 TAHITI BASKETBALL FEDERATION French Polynesia’s major success for 2015 was the Men’s and Women’s Bronze Medals respectively at the Pacific Games in Papua New Guinea plus the U16 girls and boys attending the U16 championships and also winning bronze in their respective events.

The major challenge for French Polynesia was that the Aoria Women and Excelsior Men won the French Pacific Championships which is fantastic but requires extra funding to compete at the next level of competition that we have been unable to produce.

The French Polynesia Basketball Federation conducted the following competitions/programs in 2015:

National Senior Competition: Excelsior crowned Champions in 2014-2015 Season Junior National Championships: Aorai named Junior Champions Senior National Championships: District Championships included participants from around the French Polynesian islands National Schools Championships: The USSEP and ASSEP co-ordinate the schools championships Other competitions: Tournament of Islands

The French Polynesia Basketball Federation competed in the following International competitions in 2015:

Pacific Games: Bronze medal for the Men and Women. FIBA U16 Oceania Championships: Bronze medal for the Men and Women. Other International events: World Championship Of Airlines.

The French Polynesia Basketball Federation conducted four 3x3 events during 2015. 28 Hoops for Health Clinic in Vanuatu

Competition at the Stade Arena in Port Vila

Competition at the Stade Arena in Port Vila

VAN 51 VANUATU BASKETBALL FEDERATION Major successes for the Vanuatu Basketball Federation (VBF) in 2015 were; receiving equipment for the Hoops for Health program; VBF has appointed Mary Aaron, a National basketball player, to attend FIBA Oceania Basketball Empowerment Program in Gold Coast Australia; Digicel Vanuatu main sponsor for Port Vila basketball league 2015 to 2016; Community Visit in Port Vila; NBDO (Kevin Roslyn) attended workshop in Fiji for Hoop for Health and 3x3; Appointment of Hoops 4 Health Administrator (Annie Obed) and gaining more than 100 likes on our Facebook page. The International Basketball Federation (IBF) graciously assisted after cyclone Pam by donating goods to help us rebuild.

Some challenges for the VBF in 2015 were; January to October lack of equipment to run clinic throughout schools and communities; budget for the development program; VVBF approached Leagues for affiliation but VBF has no yet received any affiliation fees; cyclone Pam damaged our facility and the rebuilding of the communities has affected the work of the NBDO and Federation; the Hoops for Health launching was postponed, until now the program is not yet launched and Hoops for Health funds for the last quarter of last year were received late in December.

The Vanuatu Basketball Federation conducted the following competitions/programs in 2015:

EFATE Tournament Workshop run by the Vice President (Tom Simon) on Governance, Financial System, Child Protection Policy and Event Planning NBDO run clinic in the community including Mele community, Number 2 Lagoon community 52 and also school clinics. FINANCIAL REPORT

FIBA in Oceania Limited 2015 Financial Report FIBA in Oceania Limited is a not-for-profit limited liability company registered under the Australian Corporations Act. The Company has been established by FIBA under the new global governance arrangements to provide a legal entity for FIBA to conduct its operations within the Oceania Zone. As the only Member of the new legal entity, FIBA is also accepting the responsibility to ensure that FIBA in Oceania Limited is an going concern by underwriting the company financially.

Income FIBA in Oceania Limited generates its revenue from several main sources: · FIBA International makes a significant annual grant to support the Oceania Regional operations · Sponsorships have been procured from the Australian Government to deliver projects such as Hoops for Health and the Women’s Leadership Workshop · Income from national federations is primarily from Australia and New Zealand

Our revenue was significantly increased this year due to the former entity FIBA Oceania Incorporated being dissolved in 2015 and its remaining assets gifted to FIBA. With increasing government investment being secured, it is often tied to specific projects, leaving us with a challenge of raising other revenue to support our current list of unfunded initiatives across Oceania.

Expenditure In 2015, a compelling economic case led to the purchase of the office suite in Southport, Australia. Financially supported by the Gold Coast City Council, the relocation has also created a permanent base in the Oceania Zone under the new governance structure of FIBA. In 2015, the majority of the funds were invested into developing basketball in the region either directly or indirectly to national federations. Office and administrative costs are tightly managed and remain below 30% of our expenditure.

Financial Performance This year, the entity operated at an approved budget deficit. A table of financial performance of the previous entity, FIBA Oceania Incorporated for the years 2012 – 2014 compared with this new entity 2015 financial performances demonstrates the difficulty in achieving a balanced budget and providing services to the national federations. Whilst the revenue base is steadily growing, our appetite to invest in the Oceania region still exceeds the income we generate to do this. This approach is currently supported by FIBA, however the gap between our income and expenditure needs to close. It will require management to look for continuing improvements in effective use of the available funds. Grants to Federations will need even greater scrutiny to ensure the return on the effort and funding is the best possible value for FIBA in achieving its own ambitions of being the most popular sports community. For FIBA in Oceania, this means any investment must; grow the number of people playing; raise the profile of basketball, and; improve the capacity of Federations. 53 2015 PROFIT AND LOSS EXPENDITURE = $1.563M 7 2.7% INCOME = $1.42M 2.3% 7.9% 8.6% 4 10.1% 8.75% 4 29.5% 40.85% 45.5% 40.3% 3.5%

Development RELOCATION COSTS GOVERNMENT SPONSORSHIPS MEMBERSHIP TRAVEL COMPETITIONS EXTERNAL REVENUE (ONCO, SALES, ETC.) FIBA GRANT EQUIPMENT FOR SALE ADMIN/OFFICE COSTS

BOARD ‘12-’15 PROFIT AND LOSS -140,763

-57,228 -225,866

INCOME +18,590

EXPENDITURE $620,13 3 $601,453 $1,422,338 $773,261 $999,12 7 $1,023,61 9 $1,080,847 $1,563,101 54 2012 2013 2014 2015 Fiji Women‘s Team at the 2015 Pacific Games

Brendon Heath (COK) at the 3x3 Oceania Championships Tipesa Moorer (ASA) at the 2015 Pacific Games

20PNG Men’s Team at the 2015 Pacific Games 55 Tahiti Women Celebrate in the Pacific Games

New Zealand perform the haka before Game 1 of the FIBA Oceania Championships

Crowd Cheering at the Pacific Games 56 15 FIBA - International Basketball Federation - Oceania Regional Office Suite 1801, Level 8, Tower 1 56 Scarborough St Southport, QLD 4215 .com/oceania