The 1991 FIBA Centennial Jubilee was the special edition tournament of the

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that was organized jointly by

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and the

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to commemorate the 100 year anniversary of the sport of

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. The tournament was held from June 5 to June 9, 1991, at the SEF Indoor Hall in

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. The tournament was won by

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, with

finishing in second place. The Centennial Jubilee also included a FIBA Europe All-Star Game, which was divided up into a

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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

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Standings

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Results

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Final standings

Balkans versus Rest of Europe Game

In the FIBA Europe All-Star Game, the FIBA Balkans Selection took on a FIBA European Selection from the rest of Europe. The FIBA Balkans Selection won the all-star game, by a score of 103–102.

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, of The FIBA Balkans Selection Team, was the game's top scorer, with 22 points, while

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hit the game's winning shot. It was FIBA European Selection's 25th game in its history. "The FIBA European Selection" team consisted of: * Epi (#15) *

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(#8) * Antonio Martín (#14) *

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(#12) *

Walter Magnifico Walter Magnifico (born June 18, 1961 in San Severo, Italy) is a former Italian professional basketball player and coach. At a height of 2.09 m (6'10 ") tall, he played at the Power forward (basketball), power forward and Center (basketball), cent ...

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Roberto Brunamonti Roberto Brunamonti (born 14 April 1959 in Spoleto) is a retired Italian professional basketball player and coach. At a height of tall, he played at the point guard position. He was among the 105 player nominees for the 50 Greatest EuroLeague ...

(#4) *

Richard Dacoury Richard Dacoury (born 6 July 1959 in Abidjan, Ivory Coast) is a former French professional basketball player. He retired in 1998, as the basketball player who won the most French League titles during his career, with 9. Dacoury is considered to ...

(#7) *

Stéphane Ostrowski Stéphane Ostrowski (born 17 March 1962) is a retired French professional basketball player. At a height of 6 ft 8 in (2.05 m) tall, he played at the power forward position. He is widely considered to be one of the major figures of French b ...

(#9) *

Philip Szanyiel Philippe "Philip" Szanyiel (born 23 December 1960) is a French former professional basketball player and coach. He was inducted into the French Basketball Hall of Fame, as a player, in 2011. Professional career Szanyiel was named to the FIBA E ...

(#13) *

Sergei Bazarevich Sergei Valerianovich Bazarevich (; born 16 March 1965) is a Russian former professional basketball player and coach. At and , he played at the point guard and shooting guard positions. Bazarevich was a regular member of the senior Russian nation ...

(#5) *

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(#10) *

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(#11) *

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"The FIBA Balkans Selection" team consisted of: *

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(#7) *

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(#14) *

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Zoran Savić Zoran Savić ( sr-Cyrl, Зоран Савић; born November 18, 1966) is a Serbian professional basketball executive and former professional player who is currently the sports director for Partizan Belgrade of the Serbian KLS, the Adriatic Le ...

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(#4) *

Panagiotis Giannakis Panagiotis "Notis" Giannakis (, ; born January 1, 1959), alternatively spelled Panayiotis Yiannakis or Yannakis, is a former Greek professional basketball player and coach. He is considered to be one of the greatest sportspeople of Greece. He st ...

Panagiotis Fasoulas Panagiotis "Panos" Fasoulas (alternate spelling: Fassoulas; Greek: Παναγιώτης Φασούλας; born 12 May 1963, in Thessaloniki) is a Greek politician, and former professional basketball player. He was selected in the second round, w ...

(#13) *

Fanis Christodoulou Theofanis "Fanis" Christodoulou (; born May 22, 1965) is a Greek former professional basketball player. He played mainly at the small forward position, but his complete all-around skills allowed him to play at all five basketball positions. Durin ...

(#15) *

Georgi Glouchkov Georgi Nikolov Glouchkov (alternate spelling: Gueorgui) (; born January 10, 1960) is a Bulgarian former professional basketball player and president of Bulgarian Basketball Federation. A 6 ft 8 in (204 cm) forward (basketball), forw ...

(#10) *

Hüsnü Çakırgil Hüsnü Çakırgil (born 3 October 1965 in Turkey) is a former Turkish professional basketball player. He was well known for his great 3 point shooting ability. At a height of tall, he played at the small forward position. Professional career ...

(#5) * Sorin Ardelean (#11) *

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---- Score sheet
FIBA Centennial Game:
DATE: June 8, 1991, att: 17,000
VENUE: SEF,

SCORE: Europe - Balkans 102-103Full game on Youtube
/ref> Europe: Epi 11,

17, Antonio Martín 13,

Balkans:

14,

15,

17,

22,

10,

12,

0, Sorin Ardelean 0

References

External links

Hellenic Basketball Federation 1991 Jubilee

Balkans vs. Europe 1991 Jubilee FIBA All-Star Game (Full Game)Balkans vs. Europe 1991 Jubilee FIBA All-Star Game (Highlights)
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