1990 Acropolis International Basketball Tournament

The fifth edition of the Acropolis International Basketball Tournament 1990 took place between the 23rd and 25th. July 1990 in Athens. The six games were played for the first time in the sports hall of Glyfada in the south of the Greek capital Athens, Greece. The competition is played under FIBA rules as a round-robin tournament. The participating teams were the hosts, Greece, as well as Argentina, China, and Czechoslovakia.[1]

1990 Acropolis International Basketball Tournament
Tournament details
ArenaGlyfada
Athens, Greece
DatesJuly 23–25
Final positions
Champions Argentina (1st title)
Runners-up Greece
Third place Czechoslovakia
Fourth place China
1989
1992

The field of participants completed the Argentina national team who was able to win the tournament and who is still the only non-European team to win the tournament.

Participating teams edit

Standings edit

Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts
  Argentina 3 3 0 315 239 +76 6
  Greece 3 2 1 282 242 +40 5
  Czechoslovakia 3 1 2 269 293 −24 4
  China 3 0 3 256 348 −92 3

Results edit

July 23
Greece   103–76   Czechoslovakia

July 23
Argentina   133–82   China

July 24
Greece   100–85   China

July 24
Argentina   101–78   Czechoslovakia

July 25
Greece   79–81   Argentina

July 25
Czechoslovakia   115–89   China

Final standings edit

References edit

  1. ^ "1990 Acropolis International Basketball Tournament". Retrieved 21 April 2024.

External links edit