2023 Acropolis International Basketball Tournament

The 2023 Acropolis International Tournament is a basketball tournament which will be held in OAKA Olympic Indoor Hall in Athens, Greece, from August 8 until August 10, 2023. It will be the 32nd edition of the Acropolis International Basketball Tournament. The competition is played under FIBA[1] rules as a round-robin tournament. It takes place before the 2023 Basketball World Cup in Philippines, Japan, and Indonesia.[2] The three participating teams were Greece, Italy and Serbia.

2023 Acropolis International Basketball Tournament
Tournament details
ArenaOAKA Olympic Indoor Hall
Athens, Greece
Dates8–10 August
Final positions
Champions Italy (4th title)
Runners-up Serbia
Third place Greece
Awards and statistics
Top scorer(s)Nikos Rogkavopoulos
2022
2024

Venues edit

Marousi, Athens
2023 Acropolis International Basketball Tournament (Greece)
O.A.C.A. Olympic Indoor Hall
Capacity: 18,989[3]

Participating teams edit

Team[4] Appearance Best performance
Last Total Streak
  Greece 2022 32 31 18× Champions (1989, 1992, 1993, 1996, 1998–2000, 2002, 2003, 2005–2010, 2013, 2015, 2022)
  Italy 2019 19 3 Champions (1997, 2001, 2011)
  Serbia 2021 6 5 2x Champions (2019, 2021)

Standings edit

Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts
  Italy 2 2 0 163 158 +5 4
  Serbia 2 1 1 159 153 +6 3
  Greece 2 0 2 134 145 −11 2

Results edit

All times are local Central European Summer Time (UTC+2).

August 8
19:45
Greece   64–71   Serbia
Scoring by quarter: 13–16, 22–23, 14–18, 15–14
Pts: Rogkavopoulos 19
Rebs: Mitoglou 10
Asts: Walkup 10
Pts: Bogdanović 15
Rebs: Milutinov 12
Asts: Bogdanović 5
O.A.C.A. Olympic Hall, Marousi, Athens
Referees: Tsolakos, Somos, Tsimpouris
August 9
19:45
Serbia   88–89   Italy
Scoring by quarter: 32–19, 15–25, 23–26, 18–19
Pts: N. Jović 18
Rebs: N. Jović 7
Asts: Gudurić 6
Pts: Fontecchio 13
Rebs: Polonara 11
Asts: Severini 5
O.A.C.A. Olympic Hall, Marousi, Athens
Referees: Papapetrou, Tziopanos, Agrafiotis
August 10
19:45
Italy   74–70   Greece
Scoring by quarter: 19–16, 16–15, 22–15, 17–24
Pts: Fontecchio 17
Rebs: Melli 9
Asts: Melli, Spissu 4
Pts: Rogkavopoulos 12
Rebs: Mitoglou 8
Asts: Walkup 7
O.A.C.A. Olympic Hall, Marousi, Athens
Referees: Pitsilkas, Tsonos, Tiganis

Final standing edit

Statistic leaders edit

Category[6] Player Total Average
Points   Nikos Rogkavopoulos 31 15.5
Rebounds   Nikola Milutinov 18 9.0
Assists   Thomas Walkup 17 8.5
Steals   Progida Gabriele 5 2.0
Blocks   Georgios Papagiannis 4 2.0

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "FIBA´s official events by year EUROPE". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 2023-08-08.
  2. ^ Satumbaga, Kristel (11 May 2020). "Dates set for 2023 World Cup". Manila Bulletin. Archived from the original on 13 September 2020. Retrieved 12 May 2020.
  3. ^ "Olympic Sports Hall". stadia.gr. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
  4. ^ "Teams - 32nd tournament". eokbasket.sportstats.gr. Retrieved 2023-08-08.
  5. ^ "Standings - 32st tournament". sportstats.gr. Retrieved 10 August 2023.
  6. ^ "SCORERS". stats.basket.gr. Retrieved 2023-10-13.

External links edit