Al Ramsay Shield was an annual international men's basketball series played between the Australian Boomers and the New Zealand Tall Blacks. The competition was 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 FIBA 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.
YearHostsAl Ramsay Shield SeriesWinnersGame 1Game 2Game 3Runners-up2001Details85–7879–81(overtime)89–782003Details79–6690–7684–752005Details82–6982–7191–802007Details79–6793–6758–672009Details77–84100–78Two-legged tie2011Details91–7881–6492-682013Details70–5976–63Two-legged tie2015Details71–5989–79Two-legged tie
YearHoldersResultChallengers2001 Tall Blacks2–1 Boomers2002 Tall BlacksNot held Boomers2003 Tall Blacks0–3 Boomers2004 Boomers2–1 Tall Blacks2005 Boomers3–0 Tall Blacks2006 Boomers2–2 Tall Blacks2007 Tall Blacks1–2 Boomers2008 Boomers2–0 Tall Blacks2009 Boomers1–1 Tall Blacks2010 Tall BlacksNot held Boomers2011 Tall Blacks0–3 Boomers2012 BoomersNot held Tall Blacks2013 Boomers2–0 Tall Blacks2014 BoomersNot held Tall Blacks2015 Boomers2–0 Tall Blacks
See also FIBA Oceania FIBA Oceania Championship Australia men's national basketball team New Zealand men's national basketball team
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References
External links FIBA Oceania official website Aussie Hoops