2001 Acropolis International Basketball Tournament

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.

2001 Acropolis International Basketball Tournament
Tournament details
ArenaOAKA Olympic Indoor Hall
Piraeus, Athens, Greece
DatesAugust 21–23
Final positions
Champions Italy (2nd title)
Runners-up Greece
Third place FR Yugoslavia
Fourth place Lithuania
Awards and statistics
MVPItaly Gregor Fučka
2000
2002

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

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

Participating teams

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Standings

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Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts
  Italy 3 2 1 207 208 −1 5
  Greece 3 2 1 212 201 +11 5
  FR Yugoslavia 3 1 2 221 220 +1 4
  Lithuania 3 1 2 229 240 −11 4

Results

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August 21
Italy   70–66   Greece

August 22
Lithuania   75–69   Italy



August 23
Greece   75–73   Lithuania

Final standings

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References

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  1. ^ "2001 Acropolis International Basketball Tournament". Retrieved 11 May 2024.
  2. ^ "Olympic Sports Hall". stadia.gr. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
  3. ^ "2001 Acropolis International Basketball Tournament - Results". 20 August 2001. Retrieved 11 May 2024.
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