1998 Acropolis International Basketball Tournament

1998 Acropolis International Basketball Tournament
Tournament details
ArenaOAKA Olympic Indoor Hall
Piraeus, Athens, Greece
DatesJuly 19–21
Final positions
Champions Greece (5th title)
Runners-upUnited States College NCAA DI All Stars
Third place Poland
Fourth place Japan
Awards and statistics
MVPGreece Efthimios Rentzias
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1999 →

The 12th edition of the Acropolis International Basketball Tournament 1998 was held between the 19 and 21 July 1998 in the suburb Marousi, Athens. The total of six games were played in the Olympic Hall.

In addition to the host Greek national team the national teams from Poland and Japan also took part. The field of participants completed one NCAA-Selection from the United States. For Japan and Poland, the 1998 Acropolis tournament was the first participation in the competition.[1]

Venues

Athens Greece
Marousi, Athens
Olympic Indoor Hall
Capacity: 18,989[2]

Participating teams

Standings

Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts
 Greece 3 3 0 264 144 +120 6
United States NCAA DI All Stars 3 2 1 209 227 −18 5
 Poland 3 1 2 175 222 −47 4
 Japan 3 0 3 189 244 −55 3

Results

Final standings

References

  1. ^ "1998 Acropolis International Basketball Tournament". Retrieved May 8, 2024.
  2. ^ "Olympic Sports Hall". stadia.gr. Retrieved June 29, 2017.
  3. ^ "1998 Acropolis International Basketball Tournament - Results". July 20, 1998. Retrieved May 8, 2024.