The 15. Edition of the Acropolis International Basketball Tournament 2001 took place between the 21st and 23rd. August 2001 in the suburb Marousi from Athens. The total of six games were played in the Olympic Hall.
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Arena | OAKA Olympic Indoor Hall Piraeus, Athens, Greece |
| Dates | August 21–23 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Italy (2nd title) |
| Runners-up |  Greece |
| Third place |  FR Yugoslavia |
| Fourth place |  Lithuania |
| Awards and statistics | |
| MVP | Gregor Fučka |
In addition to the host Greek national team also included the national teams Italy and Lithuania part. The field of participants was completed by the national team FR Yugoslavia, which only a few weeks later at the European Championships in Turkey was able to win the gold medal.
In addition to the Greek, the stars of the 2001 Acropolis tournament included Theodoros Papaloukas the Yugoslavs Dejan Bodiroga, Marko Jarić, and Peja Stojaković, Denis Marconato from Italy as well Šarūnas Jasikevičius, Ramūnas Šiškauskas and Darius Songaila from Lithuania.
As MVP the Italian was the tournament Gregor Fučka excellent.[1]
Venues edit
| Athens | Greece |
|---|---|
| Marousi, Athens | |
| Olympic Indoor Hall Capacity: 18,989[2] | |
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Participating teams edit
Standings edit
| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Italy
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3 | 2 | 1 | 207 | 208 | −1 | 5 |
| Greece
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3 | 2 | 1 | 212 | 201 | +11 | 5 |
| FR Yugoslavia
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3 | 1 | 2 | 221 | 220 | +1 | 4 |
| Lithuania
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3 | 1 | 2 | 229 | 240 | −11 | 4 |
Results edit
Final standings edit
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References edit
- ^ "2001 Acropolis International Basketball Tournament". Retrieved 11 May 2024.
- ^ "Olympic Sports Hall". stadia.gr. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
- ^ "2001 Acropolis International Basketball Tournament - Results". Retrieved 11 May 2024.