Al Ramsay Shield

Al Ramsay Shield
Current season, competition or edition:
Current sports event 2011 FIBA Oceania Championship
SportBasketball
Founded2001
First season2001
No. of teams2
Country Australia
 New Zealand
ContinentFIBA Oceania (Oceania)
Most recent
champion(s)
 Australia (6th title)
Most titles Australia (6 titles)
Related
competitions
FIBA Oceania Championship
Official websiteFIBAOceania.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

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 New Zealand Tall Blacks 2-1 Australia Boomers
2002 New Zealand Tall Blacks Not held Australia Boomers
2003 Australia Boomers 3-0 New Zealand Tall Blacks
2004 Australia Boomers 2-1 New Zealand Tall Blacks
2005 Australia Boomers 3-0 New Zealand Tall Blacks
2006 New Zealand Tall Blacks 2-2 Australia Boomers
2007 Australia Boomers 2-1 New Zealand Tall Blacks
2008 Australia Boomers 2-0 New Zealand Tall Blacks
2009 New Zealand Tall Blacks 1-1 Australia Boomers
2010 New Zealand Tall Blacks Not held Australia Boomers
2011 Australia Boomers 3-0 New Zealand Tall Blacks
2012 Australia Boomers Not held New Zealand Tall Blacks
2013 Australia Boomers 2-0 New Zealand Tall Blacks
2014 Australia Boomers Not held New Zealand Tall Blacks
2015 Australia Boomers 2-0 New Zealand Tall Blacks
2016 Australia Boomers Not held New Zealand Tall Blacks

See also

References