Acropolis International Basketball Tournament

The Acropolis International Basketball Tournament (also known as the Acropolis of Athens Basketball Tournament and the Acropolis Basketball Cup) (Greek: Τουρνουά Ακρόπολις) is an international basketball competition that is played between national teams,[1] which has been held almost every year since 1986, and takes place in Athens, Greece, during the summer. It takes place before the big official FIBA[2] tournaments like the FIBA Summer Olympic Games, the FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament, the FIBA World Cup, and the FIBA EuroBasket. The tournament is named after the Athenian Acropolis. The competition is played under FIBA rules.

Acropolis International Basketball Tournament
SportBasketball
Founded1986; 38 years ago (1986)
First season1986
CEOAndreas Miaoulis
No. of teams3 or 5
CountriesFIBA members
Most recent
champion(s)
Greece Greece (19 titles)
Most titlesGreece Greece (19 titles)
TV partner(s)ERT World
Official websiteBasket.gr

The tournament is organized by the Hellenic Basketball Federation (HBF), which is a member of FIBA Europe.

Venues

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Time Period Arena
Peace and Friendship Stadium SEF
1990 Glyfada Makis Liougas Sportshall
1991 (FIBA Jubilee Centennial)
19921994
Peace and Friendship Stadium SEF
19951996 Nikos Galis Olympic Indoor Hall
1997 Peace and Friendship Stadium SEF
1998 Nikos Galis Olympic Indoor Hall
1999 Peace and Friendship Stadium SEF
20002002 Nikos Galis Olympic Indoor Hall
20032004 Glyfada Makis Liougas Sportshall
20052023 Nikos Galis Olympic Indoor Hall
2024 Peace and Friendship Stadium SEF

History

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The tournament's host team, the senior men's Greek National Basketball Team, has won the tournament 18 times so far, last one 2022. In 1991, the Hellenic Basketball Federation and FIBA Europe, joined together to hold the special edition 1991 FIBA Centennial Jubilee, commemorating the 100th anniversary of the sport of basketball. The Centennial Jubilee Tournament is not counted with the other Acropolis Tournaments, because it was not solely organized by the Hellenic Basketball Federation.

To date, there have been 32 official Acropolis Tournaments that have been organized by the Hellenic Basketball Federation, plus the unofficial special edition 1991 FIBA Centennial Jubilee. The Greek national team did not host the 2012 Acropolis Tournament, because it participated in the 2012 FIBA World Olympic qualifying tournament, and failed to qualify for the Olympics that year. There was also no Acropolis Tournament in the years 2014, 2016, 2018 and 2020.

1991 FIBA Centennial Jubilee

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The 1991 FIBA Centennial Jubilee was the special edition tournament that was organized jointly by FIBA Europe and the Hellenic Basketball Federation to commemorate the 100 year anniversary of the sport of basketball. It is not counted officially with the other 32 Acropolis International Tournaments because it was not solely organized by the Hellenic Basketball Federation. It was contested by France, Greece, Italy, Yugoslavia, Spain, and the Soviet Union.

Acropolis Tournament standings

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Year Arena Gold Medal Silver Medal Bronze Medal 4th Place 5th Place
1986
(Details)
Peace and Friendship Stadium  
Yugoslavia
 
Italy
 
Greece
 
Netherlands
None
1987
(Details)
Peace and Friendship Stadium  
Yugoslavia
 
Greece
 
Czechoslovakia
 
Canada
None
1988
(Details)
Peace and Friendship Stadium  
Yugoslavia
 
Greece
 
Italy
 
Duke Blue Devils
None
1989
(Details)
Peace and Friendship Stadium  
Greece
 
Italy
 
ACC All Stars
 
Netherlands
None
1990
(Details)
Glyfada Indoor Hall  
Argentina
 
Greece
 
Czechoslovakia
 
China
None
1992
(Details)
Peace and Friendship Stadium  
Greece
 
Lithuania
 
Italy
 
France
None
1993
(Details)
Peace and Friendship Stadium  
Greece
 
Bulgaria
 
Russia
 
College NCAA DI All Stars
None
1994
(Details)
Peace and Friendship Stadium  
Serbia All Stars
 
Russia
 
Greece
 
Italy
 
Argentina
1995
(Details)
Olympic Indoor Hall  
FR Yugoslavia
 
Greece
 
College NCAA DI All Stars
 
Slovenia
None
1996
(Details)
Olympic Indoor Hall  
Greece
 
NIT All Stars
 
Italy
 
Germany
None
1997
(Details)
Peace and Friendship Stadium  
Italy
 
Greece
 
France
 
Germany
None
1998
(Details)
Olympic Indoor Hall  
Greece
 
College NCAA DI All Stars
 
Poland
 
Japan
None
1999
(Details)
Peace and Friendship Stadium  
Greece
 
Italy
 
Australia
 
Russia
None
2000
(Details)
Olympic Indoor Hall  
Greece
 
Russia
 
Brazil
 
Hungary
None
2001
(Details)
Olympic Indoor Hall  
Italy
 
Greece
 
FR Yugoslavia
 
Lithuania
None
2002
(Details)
Olympic Indoor Hall  
Greece
 
Lithuania
 
Italy
 
Croatia
None
2003
(Details)
Glyfada Indoor Hall  
Greece
 
Slovenia
 
Poland
 
Israel
None
2004
(Details)
Glyfada Indoor Hall  
Lithuania
 
Greece
 
Italy
 
Brazil
None
2005
(Details)
Olympic Indoor Hall  
Greece
 
Serbia and Montenegro
 
Italy
 
Germany
None
2006
(Details)
Olympic Indoor Hall  
Greece
 
France
 
Croatia
 
Italy
None
2007
(Details)
Olympic Indoor Hall  
Greece
 
Lithuania
 
Slovenia
 
Italy
None
2008
(Details)
Olympic Indoor Hall  
Greece
 
Brazil
 
Croatia
 
Australia
None
2009
(Details)
Olympic Indoor Hall  
Greece
 
Serbia
 
Lithuania
 
Russia
None
2010
(Details)
Olympic Indoor Hall  
Greece
 
Slovenia
 
Serbia
 
Canada
None
2011
(Details)
Olympic Indoor Hall  
Italy
 
Greece
 
Bulgaria
 
BYU Cougars
None
2013
(Details)
Olympic Indoor Hall  
Greece
 
Lithuania
 
Italy
 
Bosnia and Herzegovina
None
2015
(Details)
Olympic Indoor Hall  
Greece
 
Turkey
 
Lithuania
 
Netherlands
None
2017
(Details)
Olympic Indoor Hall  
Georgia
 
Serbia
 
Greece
 
Italy
None
2019
(Details)
Olympic Indoor Hall  
Serbia
 
Greece
 
Turkey
 
Italy
None
2021
(Details)
Olympic Indoor Hall  
Serbia
 
Greece
 
Puerto Rico
 
Mexico
None
2022
(Details)
Olympic Indoor Hall  
Greece
 
Poland
 
Turkey
 
Georgia
None
2023
(Details)
Olympic Indoor Hall  
Italy
 
Serbia
 
Greece
None
2024
(Details)
Peace and Friendship Stadium  
Greece
 
Montenegro
 
Bahamas
None

Medals summary

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RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1  Greece1910433
2  Italy43714
3  Yugoslavia3003
4  Serbia2316
5  Serbia and Montenegro2114
6  Lithuania1427
7  Argentina1001
  Georgia1001
9  United States0224
10  Russia0213
  Slovenia0213
12  Poland0123
  Turkey0123
14  Brazil0112
  Bulgaria0112
  France0112
17  Montenegro0101
18  Croatia0022
  Czechoslovakia0022
20  Australia0011
  Bahamas0011
  Puerto Rico0011
Totals (22 entries)33333399

Results by country

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Rank Country Gold Silver Bronze 4th 5th App.
1.   Greece 19 10 4 0 0 33
2.   Italy 4 3 7 5 0 19
3.   Yugoslavia 3 0 0 0 0 3
4.   Serbia 2 3 1 0 0 6
5.   Serbia and Montenegro 2 1 1 0 0 4
6.   Lithuania 1 4 2 1 0 8
7.   Argentina 1 0 0 0 1 2
8.   Georgia 1 0 0 1 0 2
9.   United States 0 2 2 3 0 7
10.   Russia 0 2 1 2 0 5
11.   Slovenia 0 2 1 1 0 4
12.   Brazil 0 1 1 1 0 3
13.   France 0 1 1 1 0 3
14.   Bulgaria 0 1 1 0 0 2
15.   Turkey 0 1 2 0 0 3
16.   Croatia 0 0 2 1 0 3
17.   Czechoslovakia 0 0 2 0 0 2
18.   Poland 0 1 2 0 0 3
19.   Australia 0 0 1 1 0 2
20.   Puerto Rico 0 0 1 0 0 1
21.   Germany 0 0 0 3 0 3
22.   Netherlands 0 0 0 3 0 3
23.   Canada 0 0 0 2 0 2
24.   China 0 0 0 1 0 1
25.   Israel 0 0 0 1 0 1
26.   Japan 0 0 0 1 0 1
27.   Hungary 0 0 0 1 0 1
28.   Bosnia and Herzegovina 0 0 0 1 0 1
29.   Mexico 0 0 0 1 0 1

Top scorers

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Year Top Scorer Points Per Game
1986   Nikos Galis 36.0
1987   Nikos Galis (2×) 37.3
1988
1989
1990
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007   Ramūnas Šiškauskas 14.3
2008   Vassilis Spanoulis 15.3
2009   Marijonas Petravičius 14.7
2010
2011   Danilo Gallinari 18.7
2013
2015
2017
2019   Bogdan Bogdanović 20.0
2021   Filip Petrušev 18.3
2022   Toko Shengelia 20.0
2023   Nikos Rogkavopoulos 15.5
2024   Nikola Vučević 17.5

MVP awards

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Year MVP Award Winner
19861995 Not awarded
1996   Fanis Christodoulou
1997   Carlton Myers
1998   Efthimios Rentzias
1999   Georgios Sigalas
2000   Fragiskos Alvertis
2001   Gregor Fučka
2002   Antonis Fotsis
2003   Nikos Chatzivrettas
2004   Nikos Chatzivrettas (2×)
2005   Dimitris Diamantidis
2006   Dimitris Diamantidis (2×)
2007   Vassilis Spanoulis
2008   Antonis Fotsis (2×)
2009   Vassilis Spanoulis (2×)
2010   Sofoklis Schortsanitis
2011   Antonis Fotsis (3×)
2013   Nikos Zisis
20152024 Not awarded

Top scorer by national team

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Year Team TPS GP PPG TTP
1986   Yugoslavia 292 3 97.3 1,064
1987   Yugoslavia 306 3 102.0 1,119
1988   Yugoslavia 271 3 90.3 1,051
1989   Italy 272 3 90.7 977
1990   Argentina 315 3 105.0 1,122
1992   Lithuania 306 3 102.0 993
1993   Greece 277 3 92.3 991
1994   FR Yugoslavia 360 4 90.0 1,554
1995   FR Yugoslavia 242 3 80.7 942
1996   United States 246 3 82.0 889
1997   Greece 242 3 80.7 876
1998   Greece 264 3 88.0 837
1999   Italy 241 3 80.3 899
2000   Russia 238 3 79.3 832
2001   Lithuania 229 3 76.3 869
2002   Croatia 232 3 77.3 892
2003   Greece 240 3 80.0 887
2004   Lithuania 262 3 87.3 953
2005   Greece 264 3 88.0 983
2006   Greece 219 3 73.0 804
2007   Lithuania 244 3 81.3 908
2008   Greece 238 3 79.3 912
2009   Lithuania 221 3 73.7 829
2010   Greece 293 3 97.7 927
2011   Greece 265 3 88.3 778
2013   Greece 247 3 82.3 889
2015   Netherlands 246 3 82.0 900
2017   Greece 211 3 70.3 832
2019   Serbia 268 3 89.3 926
2021   Serbia 259 3 86.3 950
2022   Greece 270 3 90.0 1,020
2023   Italy 163 2 81.5 456
2024   Greece 188 2 94.0 493

Key:

  • TPS - Total Points Scored
  • GP - Game Played
  • PPG - Points Per Game
  • TTP - Tournament Total Points

See also

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References

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