The Acropolis International Tournament 1988 was the third edition of the

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 competiti ...

. It was held from June 3 to 5, 1988, at the SEF arena in

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, Athens, Greece. The competition is played under

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rules as a

round-robin tournament A round-robin tournament or all-play-all tournament is a competition format in which each contestant meets every other participant, usually in turn.''Webster's Third New International Dictionary of the English Language, Unabridged'' (1971, G. & ...

. The participating teams were the hosts,

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, as well as

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, and the

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Venues

Participating teams

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Standings

Results

Final standings

References

External links

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