# Acropolis International Basketball Tournament

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, 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 FIBA 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 |
| 1986–1989 | 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 |

## 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 Place | 5th Place |
| 1986 (Details) | Peace and Friendship Stadium | Yugoslavia | Italy | Greece | Netherlands | None |
| 1987 (Details) | Peace and Friendship Stadium | Yugoslavia | Greece | Czechoslovakia | Canada | None |
| 1988 (Details) | Peace and Friendship Stadium | Yugoslavia | Greece | Italy | Duke Blue Devils | None |
| 1989 (Details) | Peace and Friendship Stadium | Greece | Italy | ACC All Stars | Netherlands | None |
| 1990 (Details) | Glyfada Indoor Hall | Argentina | Greece | Czechoslovakia | China | None |
| 1992 (Details) | Peace and Friendship Stadium | Greece | Lithuania | Italy | France | None |
| 1993 (Details) | Peace and Friendship Stadium | Greece | Bulgaria | Russia | College NCAA DI All Stars | None |
| 1994 (Details) | Peace and Friendship Stadium | Serbia All Stars | Russia | Greece | Italy | Argentina |
| 1995 (Details) | Olympic Indoor Hall | FR Yugoslavia | Greece | College NCAA DI All Stars | Slovenia | None |
| 1996 (Details) | Olympic Indoor Hall | Greece | NIT All Stars | Italy | Germany | None |
| 1997 (Details) | Peace and Friendship Stadium | Italy | Greece | France | Germany | None |
| 1998 (Details) | Olympic Indoor Hall | Greece | College NCAA DI All Stars | Poland | Japan | None |
| 1999 (Details) | Peace and Friendship Stadium | Greece | Italy | Australia | Russia | None |
| 2000 (Details) | Olympic Indoor Hall | Greece | Russia | Brazil | Hungary | None |
| 2001 (Details) | Olympic Indoor Hall | Italy | Greece | FR Yugoslavia | Lithuania | None |
| 2002 (Details) | Olympic Indoor Hall | Greece | Lithuania | Italy | Croatia | None |
| 2003 (Details) | Glyfada Indoor Hall | Greece | Slovenia | Poland | Israel | None |
| 2004 (Details) | Glyfada Indoor Hall | Lithuania | Greece | Italy | Brazil | None |
| 2005 (Details) | Olympic Indoor Hall | Greece | Serbia and Montenegro | Italy | Germany | None |
| 2006 (Details) | Olympic Indoor Hall | Greece | France | Croatia | Italy | None |
| 2007 (Details) | Olympic Indoor Hall | Greece | Lithuania | Slovenia | Italy | None |
| 2008 (Details) | Olympic Indoor Hall | Greece | Brazil | Croatia | Australia | None |
| 2009 (Details) | Olympic Indoor Hall | Greece | Serbia | Lithuania | Russia | None |
| 2010 (Details) | Olympic Indoor Hall | Greece | Slovenia | Serbia | Canada | None |
| 2011 (Details) | Olympic Indoor Hall | Italy | Greece | Bulgaria | BYU Cougars | None |
| 2013 (Details) | Olympic Indoor Hall | Greece | Lithuania | Italy | Bosnia and Herzegovina | None |
| 2015 (Details) | Olympic Indoor Hall | Greece | Turkey | Lithuania | Netherlands | None |
| 2017 (Details) | Olympic Indoor Hall | Georgia | Serbia | Greece | Italy | None |
| 2019 (Details) | Olympic Indoor Hall | Serbia | Greece | Turkey | Italy | None |
| 2021 (Details) | Olympic Indoor Hall | Serbia | Greece | Puerto Rico | Mexico | None |
| 2022 (Details) | Olympic Indoor Hall | Greece | Poland | Turkey | Georgia | None |
| 2023 (Details) | Olympic Indoor Hall | Italy | Serbia | Greece | None | None |
| 2024 (Details) | Peace and Friendship Stadium | Greece | Montenegro | Bahamas | None | None |

## Medals summary

| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Greece | 19 | 10 | 4 | 33 |
| 2 | Italy | 4 | 3 | 7 | 14 |
| 3 | Yugoslavia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 | Serbia | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
| 5 | Serbia and Montenegro | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 6 | Lithuania | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 |
| 7 | Argentina | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | Georgia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | United States | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 10 | Russia | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 10 | Slovenia | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 12 | Poland | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 12 | Turkey | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 14 | Brazil | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 14 | Bulgaria | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 14 | France | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 17 | Montenegro | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 18 | Croatia | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 18 | Czechoslovakia | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 20 | Australia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 20 | Bahamas | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 20 | Puerto Rico | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (22 entries) | Totals (22 entries) | 33 | 33 | 33 | 99 |

## Results by country

| Rank | Country | Gold | Silver | Bronze | 4th | 5th | App. |
| 1. | Greece | 19 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 33 |
| 2. | Italy | 4 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 19 |
| 3. | Yugoslavia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 4. | Serbia | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 5. | Serbia and Montenegro | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 6. | Lithuania | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 |
| 7. | Argentina | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 8. | Georgia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 9. | United States | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 7 |
| 10. | Russia | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| 11. | Slovenia | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 12. | Brazil | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 13. | France | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 14. | Bulgaria | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 15. | Turkey | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 16. | Croatia | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 17. | Czechoslovakia | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 18. | Poland | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 19. | Australia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 20. | Puerto Rico | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 21. | Germany | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 22. | Netherlands | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 23. | Canada | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 24. | China | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 25. | Israel | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 26. | Japan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 27. | Hungary | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 28. | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 29. | Mexico | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |

## Top scorers

| Year | Top Scorer | Points Per Game |
| 1986 | Nikos Galis | 36.0 |
| 1987 | Nikos Galis (2×) | 37.3 |
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| 2007 | Ramūnas Šiškauskas | 14.3 |
| 2008 | Vassilis Spanoulis | 15.3 |
| 2009 | Marijonas Petravičius | 14.7 |
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| 2011 | Danilo Gallinari | 18.7 |
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| 2019 | Bogdan Bogdanović | 20.0 |
| 2021 | Filip Petrušev | 18.3 |
| 2022 | Toko Shengelia | 20.0 |
| 2023 | Nikos Rogkavopoulos | 15.5 |
| 2024 | Nikola Vučević | 17.5 |

## MVP awards

| Year | MVP Award Winner |
| 1986–1995 | Not awarded |
| 1996 | Fanis Christodoulou |
| 1997 | Carlton Myers |
| 1998 | Efthimios Rentzias |
| 1999 | Georgios Sigalas |
| 2000 | Fragiskos Alvertis |
| 2001 | Gregor Fučka |
| 2002 | Antonis Fotsis |
| 2003 | Nikos Chatzivrettas |
| 2004 | Nikos Chatzivrettas (2×) |
| 2005 | Dimitris Diamantidis |
| 2006 | Dimitris Diamantidis (2×) |
| 2007 | Vassilis Spanoulis |
| 2008 | Antonis Fotsis (2×) |
| 2009 | Vassilis Spanoulis (2×) |
| 2010 | Sofoklis Schortsanitis |
| 2011 | Antonis Fotsis (3×) |
| 2013 | Nikos Zisis |
| 2015–2024 | Not awarded |

## Top scorer by national team

| Year | Team | TPS | GP | PPG | TTP |
| 1986 | Yugoslavia | 292 | 3 | 97.3 | 1,064 |
| 1987 | Yugoslavia | 306 | 3 | 102.0 | 1,119 |
| 1988 | Yugoslavia | 271 | 3 | 90.3 | 1,051 |
| 1989 | Italy | 272 | 3 | 90.7 | 977 |
| 1990 | Argentina | 315 | 3 | 105.0 | 1,122 |
| 1992 | Lithuania | 306 | 3 | 102.0 | 993 |
| 1993 | Greece | 277 | 3 | 92.3 | 991 |
| 1994 | FR Yugoslavia | 360 | 4 | 90.0 | 1,554 |
| 1995 | FR Yugoslavia | 242 | 3 | 80.7 | 942 |
| 1996 | United States | 246 | 3 | 82.0 | 889 |
| 1997 | Greece | 242 | 3 | 80.7 | 876 |
| 1998 | Greece | 264 | 3 | 88.0 | 837 |
| 1999 | Italy | 241 | 3 | 80.3 | 899 |
| 2000 | Russia | 238 | 3 | 79.3 | 832 |
| 2001 | Lithuania | 229 | 3 | 76.3 | 869 |
| 2002 | Croatia | 232 | 3 | 77.3 | 892 |
| 2003 | Greece | 240 | 3 | 80.0 | 887 |
| 2004 | Lithuania | 262 | 3 | 87.3 | 953 |
| 2005 | Greece | 264 | 3 | 88.0 | 983 |
| 2006 | Greece | 219 | 3 | 73.0 | 804 |
| 2007 | Lithuania | 244 | 3 | 81.3 | 908 |
| 2008 | Greece | 238 | 3 | 79.3 | 912 |
| 2009 | Lithuania | 221 | 3 | 73.7 | 829 |
| 2010 | Greece | 293 | 3 | 97.7 | 927 |
| 2011 | Greece | 265 | 3 | 88.3 | 778 |
| 2013 | Greece | 247 | 3 | 82.3 | 889 |
| 2015 | Netherlands | 246 | 3 | 82.0 | 900 |
| 2017 | Greece | 211 | 3 | 70.3 | 832 |
| 2019 | Serbia | 268 | 3 | 89.3 | 926 |
| 2021 | Serbia | 259 | 3 | 86.3 | 950 |
| 2022 | Greece | 270 | 3 | 90.0 | 1,020 |
| 2023 | Italy | 163 | 2 | 81.5 | 456 |
| 2024 | Greece | 188 | 2 | 94.0 | 493 |
Key:
* TPS - Total Points Scored
* GP - Game Played
* PPG - Points Per Game
* TTP - Tournament Total Points