Acropolis International Basketball Tournament
| Sport | Basketball |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1986 |
| First season | 1986 |
| CEO | Andreas Miaoulis |
| No. of teams | 3 or 5 |
| Countries | FIBA members |
| Most recent champion | Greece Greece (20 titles) |
| Most titles | Greece Greece (20 titles) |
| Broadcaster | ERT World |
| Official website | Basket.gr |
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.
The tournament is organized by the Hellenic Basketball Federation (HBF), which is a member of FIBA Europe.
Venues
[edit | edit source]History
[edit | edit source]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
[edit | edit source]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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Medals summary
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Top scorers
[edit | edit source]| Year | Top Scorer | Points Per Game |
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| 1986 | Greece Nikos Galis | 36.0 |
| 1987 | Greece Nikos Galis (2×) | 37.3 |
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| 2007 | Lithuania Ramūnas Šiškauskas | 14.3 |
| 2008 | Greece Vassilis Spanoulis | 15.3 |
| 2009 | Lithuania Marijonas Petravičius | 14.7 |
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| 2011 | Italy Danilo Gallinari | 18.7 |
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| 2019 | Serbia Bogdan Bogdanović | 20.0 |
| 2021 | Serbia Filip Petrušev | 18.3 |
| 2022 | Georgia (country) Toko Shengelia | 20.0 |
| 2023 | Greece Nikos Rogkavopoulos | 15.5 |
| 2024 | Montenegro Nikola Vučević | 17.5 |
| 2025 | Italy Simone Fontecchio | 13.5 |
MVP awards
[edit | edit source]| Year | MVP Award Winner |
|---|---|
| 1986–1995 | Not awarded |
| 1996 | Greece Fanis Christodoulou |
| 1997 | Italy Carlton Myers |
| 1998 | Greece Efthimios Rentzias |
| 1999 | Greece Georgios Sigalas |
| 2000 | Greece Fragiskos Alvertis |
| 2001 | Italy Gregor Fučka |
| 2002 | Greece Antonis Fotsis |
| 2003 | Greece Nikos Chatzivrettas |
| 2004 | Greece Nikos Chatzivrettas (2×) |
| 2005 | Greece Dimitris Diamantidis |
| 2006 | Greece Dimitris Diamantidis (2×) |
| 2007 | Greece Vassilis Spanoulis |
| 2008 | Greece Antonis Fotsis (2×) |
| 2009 | Greece Vassilis Spanoulis (2×) |
| 2010 | Greece Sofoklis Schortsanitis |
| 2011 | Greece Antonis Fotsis (3×) |
| 2013 | Greece Nikos Zisis |
| 2015–2025 | Not awarded |
Top scoring team by year
[edit | edit source]Key:
- TPS - Total Points Scored
- GP - Game Played
- PPG - Points Per Game
- TTP - Tournament Total Points
See also
[edit | edit source]- Basketball at the Summer Olympics
- FIBA Basketball World Cup
- FIBA Asia Cup
- FIBA Diamond Ball
- Adecco Cup
- Marchand Continental Championship Cup
- Belgrade Trophy
- Stanković Cup
- William Jones Cup
References
[edit | edit source]External links
[edit | edit source]- Hellenic Basketball Federation Official Website (in Greek)
- Acropolis Tournament
- Basket.gr Acropolis Cup History Search Results (in Greek)
- Acropolis Cup Archive Results
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