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Acropolis International Basketball Tournament
The Acropolis International Basketball Tournament (also known as the Acropolis of Athens Basketball Tournament and the Acropolis Basketball Cup) (Greek language, Greek: Τουρνουά Ακρόπολις) is an international basketball competition that is played between national teams, which has been held almost every year since Acropolis International Tournament 1986, 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 of Athens, Acropolis. The competition is played under Rules of basketball, FIBA rules. The tournament is organized by the Hellenic Basketball Federation (HBF), which is a member of FIBA Europe. Venues History The tournament's host team, the senior men's Greece national basketball team, Greek National Basketball Team, has ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams, most commonly of five players each, opposing one another on a rectangular Basketball court, court, compete with the primary objective of #Shooting, shooting a basketball (ball), basketball (approximately in diameter) through the defender's Basket (basketball), hoop (a basket in diameter mounted high to a Backboard (basketball), backboard at each end of the court), while preventing the opposing team from shooting through their own hoop. A Field goal (basketball), field goal is worth two points, unless made from behind the 3 point line, three-point line, when it is worth three. After a foul, timed play stops and the player fouled or designated to shoot a technical foul is given one, two or three one-point free throws. The team with the most points at the end of the game wins, but if regulation play expires with the score tied, an additional period of play (Overtime (sports), overtime) is mandated. Players advance the ball by boun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
FIBA Europe
FIBA Europe is the administrative body for basketball in Europe, within the FIBA, International Basketball Federation (FIBA), which includes all List of men's national basketball teams#FIBA Europe, 50 national European basketball federations. Structure FIBA Europe is one of five Regions of FIBA and is responsible for controlling and developing the sport of basketball in Europe. Among many tasks, this includes promoting, supervising and directing international competition at the club and national team levels, as well as governing and appointing European international referees. FIBA Europe is an international federation whose membership consists of the national basketball federations of Europe, of which there are currently List of men's national basketball teams#FIBA Europe, 50 members. The highest decision-making body is the Board of FIBA Europe which consists of 25 persons elected by the National Federations. The Board of FIBA Europe meets twice a year and is the executive bo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1999 Acropolis International Basketball Tournament
The 13. Edition of the Acropolis International Basketball Tournament 1999 found between the 9th and 11th. June 1999 in Piraeus. The six games were played for the last time Stadium of Peace and Friendship. Athens has always hosted the tournament since 2000. In addition to the host Greek national team the national teams from Australia also took part Russia part. The team completed the field of participants Italy, which took part in the Acropolis tournament for the seventh time and just a few weeks later in the European Championships in France won the gold medal. As MVP the Greek Georgios Sigalas was honored at the tournament. Venues Participating teams * * * * Standings Results ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- Final standings References External linksAcropolis Tournament [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1998 Acropolis International Basketball Tournament
The 12th edition of the Acropolis International Basketball Tournament 1998 was held between the 19 and 21 July 1998 in the suburb Marousi, Athens. The total of six games were played in the Olympic Hall. In addition to the host Greek national team the national teams from Poland and Japan also took part. The field of participants completed one NCAA-Selection from the United States. For Japan and Poland, the 1998 Acropolis tournament was the first participation in the competition. Venues Participating teams * College NCAA DI All Stars * * * Standings Results ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- Final standings References External linksAcropolis Tournament {{DEFAULTSORT:Acropolis |
1997 Acropolis International Basketball Tournament
The 11. Edition of the Acropolis International Basketball Tournament 1997 found between the 12th and 14th. June 1997 in Piraeus. The total of six games were played Stadium of Peace and Friendship. In addition to the host Greek national team also excluded the national teams Germany, France as well as Italy part. While it was the second participation in the Acropolis tournament for Germany (after 1996) and France, the Italians took part for the seventh time and won the tournament for the first time. Venues Participating teams * * * * Standings Results ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- Final standings References External linksAcropolis Tournament {{DEFAULTSORT:Acropolis |
1996 Acropolis International Basketball Tournament
The 10th Edition of the Acropolis International Basketball Tournament 1996 found between the 5th and 7th. July 1996 in the suburb Marousi from Athens. The total of six games were played in the Olympic Hall. In addition to the host Greek national team also include the national teams Italy and Germany part. The field of participants completed a selection from the United States. While it was Germany's first participation in the Acropolis tournament, the Italians took part for the sixth time. The following players took part in the tournament for the German national team: Stephen Arigbabu, André Bade, Vladimir Bogojevič, Patrick Femerling, Jörg Lütcke, Jürgen Malbeck, Tim Nees, Ademola Okulaja, Marko Pešić, Malik Ruddigkeit, Gerrit Terdenge, Drazan Tomic and Denis Wucherer. Venues Participating teams * * * * NIT All Stars Standings Results ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- Final standings References External linksAcropolis Tournament [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1995 Acropolis International Basketball Tournament
The 10. Edition of the Acropolis International Basketball Tournament 1995 found between the 8th and 10th. June 1995 in the suburb Marousi from Athens. The total of six games were played for the first time in OAKA Olympic Indoor Hall. In addition to the host Greek national team also take the national teams from Slovenia and a selection from the United States part. The field of participants completed the FR Yugoslavia just weeks later at the 1995 European Championships in Greece was able to achieve the gold medal. In addition to the Greek, the stars of the 1995 Acropolis tournament included Panagiotis Giannakis and the Yugoslavs Dejan Bodiroga and Predrag Danilović. Venues Participating teams * College NCAA DI All Stars * * * Standings Results ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- Final standings References External linksAcropolis Tournament [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1994 Acropolis International Basketball Tournament
The eleventh edition of the Acropolis International Basketball Tournament 1994 found between the 13th and 17th. June 1994 in Piraeus. The total of ten games were played at Stadium of Peace and Friendship. In addition to the host Greece also included the national teams FR Yugoslavia, Russia, Argentina as well as Italy. While it was Argentina's first and Russians' second participation in the Acropolis tournament, the Italians took part for the fifth time and the Serbs for the fourth time. The 1994 Acropolis tournament is the only one so far in which five teams took part instead of the usual four. Venues Participating teams * * * * * Standings Results ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- Final standings References External linksAcropolis Tournament [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1992 Acropolis International Basketball Tournament
The sixth edition of the Acropolis International Basketball Tournament 1992 took place between the 8th and 10th. June 1992 in Piraeus. The six games were played in the Stadium of Peace and Friendship. In addition to the host Greece, national team also took out the national teams France and Italy part. The team completed the field of participants Lithuania only a few weeks later with the Olympic Games in Barcelona won the bronze medal. The competition is played under FIBA rules as a round-robin tournament. The stars of the 1992 Acropolis tournament included the Greek Panagiotis Giannakis also Artūras Karnišovas, Rimas Kurtinaitis, Šarūnas Marčiulionis as well Arvydas Sabonis from Lithuania. Venues Participating teams * * * * Standings Results ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- Final standings References External linksAcropolis Tournament [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1991 FIBA Centennial Jubilee
The 1991 FIBA Centennial Jubilee was the special edition tournament of the Acropolis International Basketball Tournament that was organized jointly by FIBA Europe and the Hellenic Basketball Federation to commemorate the 100 year anniversary of the sport of basketball. The tournament was held from June 5 to June 9, 1991, at the SEF Indoor Hall in Piraeus, Greece. The tournament was won by Italy, with Greece finishing in second place. The Centennial Jubilee also included a FIBA Europe All-Star Game, which was divided up into a Balkans versus the rest of Europe format. The Balkans Selection won the all-star game, which took place on 8 June 1991, by a score of 103–102. The tournament is not counted officially with the other 29 Acropolis International Tournaments, because it was not solely organized by the Hellenic Basketball Federation. Participating teams * * * * * * Standings , -bgcolor="gold" Results ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- Final standings Bal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Glyfada Makis Liougas Sportshall
National Athletic Center Glyfada Makis Liougas, commonly known as Glyfada Indoor Hall (Greek: Εθνικό Αθλητικό Κέντρου Γλυφάδας Ματθαίος Λιούγκας) is an indoor arena that is located in Glyfada, Athens, Greece. Its current total seating capacity is 3,500 people, of which 2,270 seats are permanent, and 1,228 are collapsible. The arena is mainly used to host volleyball, handball, and basketball games. History Glyfada Indoor Hall opened in 1970. It was the largest indoor arena in Athens until 1985, when the Peace and Friendship Stadium was inaugurated. Over the years, the arena has been used by: Panathinaikos B.C., Panathinaikos V.C., Olympiacos B.C., Panionios B.C., Ikaros Kallitheas B.C., Olympiacos Women's Basketball, the Greek women's national basketball team The Greece women's national basketball team is the representative for Greece in international women's basketball competitions and is organized and run by the Greek Basketball ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
