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,Acropolis Tournament . 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 FIBAFIBA´s official events by year EUROPE. 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 Time Period Arena Peace and Friendship Stadium SEF 1990 Glyfada Makis Liougas Sportshall 1991 (FIBA Jubilee Centennial) 1992–1994 Peace and Friendship Stadium SEF 1995–1996 Nikos Galis Olympic Indoor Hall 1997 Peace and Friendship Stadium SEF 1998 Nikos Galis Olympic Indoor Hall 1999 Peace and Friendship Stadium SEF 2000–2002 Nikos Galis Olympic Indoor Hall 2003–2004 Glyfada Makis Liougas Sportshall 2005–2023 Nikos Galis Olympic Indoor Hall 2024 Peace and Friendship Stadium SEF 2025–2026 Telekom Center Athens

History 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

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 Year Arena Gold Medal Silver Medal Bronze Medal 4th Place5th Place 1986(Details) Peace and Friendship Stadium 1987(Details) Peace and Friendship Stadium 1988(Details) Peace and Friendship Stadium Duke Blue Devils 1989(Details) Peace and Friendship Stadium ACC All Stars 1990(Details) Glyfada Indoor Hall 1992(Details) Peace and Friendship Stadium 1993(Details) Peace and Friendship Stadium College NCAA DI All Stars 1994(Details) Peace and Friendship Stadium 1995(Details) Olympic Indoor HallCollege NCAA DI All Stars 1996(Details) Olympic Indoor HallNIT All Stars 1997(Details) Peace and Friendship Stadium 1998(Details) Olympic Indoor HallCollege NCAA DI All Stars 1999(Details) Peace and Friendship Stadium 2000(Details) Olympic Indoor Hall 2001(Details) Olympic Indoor Hall 2002(Details) Olympic Indoor Hall 2003(Details) Glyfada Indoor Hall 2004(Details) Glyfada Indoor Hall 2005(Details) Olympic Indoor Hall 2006(Details) Olympic Indoor Hall 2007(Details) Olympic Indoor Hall 2008(Details) Olympic Indoor Hall 2009(Details) Olympic Indoor Hall 2010(Details) Olympic Indoor Hall 2011(Details) Olympic Indoor Hall BYU Cougars 2013(Details) Olympic Indoor Hall 2015(Details) Olympic Indoor Hall 2017(Details) Olympic Indoor Hall 2019(Details) Olympic Indoor Hall 2021(Details) Olympic Indoor Hall 2022(Details) Olympic Indoor Hall 2023(Details) Olympic Indoor Hall colspan=2 2024(Details)Peace and Friendship Stadium colspan=2 2025(Details)Telekom Center Athens colspan="2" 2026(Details)Telekom Center Athens colspan="3"

Medals summary

Results by country Rank Country Gold Silver Bronze 4th 5th App. 1. 21 10 4 0 0 35 2. 4 3 8 5 0 20 3. 3 0 0 0 0 3 4. 2 3 1 0 0 6 5. 2 1 1 0 0 4 6. 1 4 2 1 0 8 7. 1 0 0 0 1 2 8. 1 0 0 1 0 2 9. 0 2 2 3 0 7 10. 0 2 1 2 0 5 11. 0 2 1 1 0 4 12. 0 1 1 1 0 3 13. 0 1 1 1 0 3 14. 0 1 1 0 0 2 15. 0 1 2 0 0 3 16. 0 1 0 0 0 1 17. 0 0 2 1 0 3 18. 0 0 2 0 0 2 19. 0 1 2 0 0 3 20. 0 1 0 0 0 1 21. 0 1 0 0 0 1 22. 0 0 1 1 0 2 23. 0 0 1 0 0 1 24. 0 0 1 0 0 1 25. 0 0 0 3 0 3 26. 0 0 0 3 0 3 26. 0 0 0 2 0 2 27. 0 0 0 1 0 1 28. 0 0 0 1 0 1 29. 0 0 0 1 0 1 30. 0 0 0 1 0 1 31. 0 0 0 1 0 1 32. 0 0 0 1 0 1 33. 0 0 0 0 0 1 34. 0 0 0 0 0 1 35. 0 0 0 0 0 1 36. 0 0 0 0 0 1

Top scorers YearTop ScorerPoints Per Game1986 Nikos Galis36.01987 Nikos Galis (2×)37.31988198919901992199319941995199619971998199920002001200220032004200520062007 Ramūnas Šiškauskas14.32008 Vassilis Spanoulis15.32009 Marijonas Petravičius14.72010 2011 Danilo Gallinari18.72013201520172019 Bogdan Bogdanović20.02021 Filip Petrušev18.32022 Toko Shengelia20.02023 Nikos Rogkavopoulos15.52024 Nikola Vučević17.52025 Simone Fontecchio13.5

MVP awards YearMVP Award Winner1986–19951996 Fanis Christodoulou1997 Carlton Myers1998 Efthimios Rentzias1999 Georgios Sigalas2000 Fragiskos Alvertis2001 Gregor Fučka2002 Antonis Fotsis2003 Nikos Chatzivrettas2004 Nikos Chatzivrettas (2×)2005 Dimitris Diamantidis 2006 Dimitris Diamantidis (2×)2007 Vassilis Spanoulis2008 Antonis Fotsis (2×)2009 Vassilis Spanoulis (2×)2010 Sofoklis Schortsanitis2011 Antonis Fotsis (3×)2013 Nikos Zisis2015–2025

Top scoring team by year YearTeamTPSGPPPGTTP1986292397.31,06419873063102.01,1191988271390.31,0511989272390.797719903153105.01,12219923063102.09931993277392.39911994360490.01,5541995242380.79421996246382.08891997242380.78761998264388.08371999241380.38992000238379.38322001229376.38692002232377.38922003240380.08872004262387.39532005264388.09832006219373.08042007244381.39082008238379.39122009221373.78292010293397.79272011265388.37782013247382.38892015246382.09002017211370.38322019268389.39262021259386.39502022270390.01,0202023163281.54562024188294.04932025180290.0491 Key: TPS - Total Points Scored GP - Game Played PPG - Points Per Game TTP - Tournament Total Points

See also 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

External links Hellenic Basketball Federation Official Website Acropolis Tournament Basket.gr Acropolis Cup History Search Results Acropolis Cup Archive Results