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.

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

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

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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 2-0   Tall Blacks
2009   Tall Blacks 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

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References

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