1987 Acropolis International Basketball Tournament

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1987 Acropolis International Basketball Tournament
Tournament details
ArenaSEF
Piraeus, Athens, Greece
DatesMay 18–20
Final positions
ChampionsFlag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Yugoslavia (2nd title)
Runners-upFlag of Greece.svg  Greece
Third placeFlag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia
Fourth placeFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Awards and statistics
MVP Nikos Galis
Top scorer(s) Flag of Greece.svg Nikos Galis
(37.3 points per game)
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The Acropolis International Tournament 1987 was the second edition of the Acropolis International Basketball Tournament. It was held from May 18 to May 20, 1987, at the SEF arena in Piraeus, Athens, Greece. The competition is played under FIBA rules as a round-robin tournament. The participating teams were the hosts, Greece, as well as Yugoslavia, Canada, and the Czechoslovakia. [1]

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The tournament featured famous international basketball players such as Nikos Galis, Dražen Petrović, Vlade Divac, Toni Kukoč, Stanislav Kropilák, Stojko Vranković, Jay Triano, Panagiotis Giannakis and Panagiotis Fasoulas.

Venues

Greece
Neo Faliro, Piraeus, Greece
SEF
Capacity: 11,640 [2]
Peace and Friendship stadium 02 03 2014.JPG

Participating teams

Standings

TeamPldWLPFPAPDPts
Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Yugoslavia 330306256+506
Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 321294287+75
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia 312245278−334
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 303274298−243

Results

May 18
Yugoslavia  Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg101–90Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Scoring by half:44-33, 57-57
Athens, Greece
May 18
Greece  Flag of Greece.svg95–81Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia
Scoring by half:49-31, 46-50
Athens, Greece
May 19
Greece  Flag of Greece.svg111–105Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Scoring by half:62-48, 49-57
Athens, Greece
May 19
Yugoslavia  Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg104–78Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia
Scoring by half:56-39, 48-39
Athens, Greece
May 20
Canada  Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg79–86Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia
Scoring by half: 39-41, 40-45
Athens, Greece
May 20
Greece  Flag of Greece.svg88–101Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Yugoslavia
Scoring by half: 43-60, 45-41
Athens, Greece

Final standings

Statistics

First Day:

Yugoslavia - Canada 101-90 (44-33)

YUGOSLAVIA: D. Petrović 22 (1), A. Petrović 6, Kukoč 8, Cvjetičanin 15 (3), Vranković 2, Radovanović 8, Grbović 5, Radović 14 (2), Paspalj 18 (2), Divac 3, Rađa

CANADA: Clarke 2, Pasquale 11 (3), Tilleman 22 (4), Triano 17, Kristmanson 13, Tokarchuk 7, Mungar 13, Karpis 5, Jebbison
Greece - Czechoslovakia 95–81 (49-31)

GREECE: Galis 31, Giannakis 13 (2) Stavropoulos 7 (1), Kambouris 2, Filippou 14, Papadopoulos, Fasoulas 10, Andritsos 6, Romanidis 2, Linardos, Karatzas 6, Ioannou 4

CZECHOSLOVAKIA: Böhm 4, Kropilák 10, Okáč 4, Matický 4, Medvecky 5, Skála 8, Žuffa 17, Rajniak 6, Jelínek 8, Michalko 3 (1), Svitek 13
2nd Day:

Greece - Canada 111–105 (62-48)

GREECE: Galis 36, Giannakis 32 (4), Stavropoulos, Kambouris 2, Filippou 6, Fasoulas 7, Andritsos 6, Linardos 2, Karatzas 6, Romanidis 7, Ioannou 7

CANADA: Clarke 4, Pasquale 18 (2), Tilleman 20 (5), Triano 38 (4), Kristmanson 3, Tokarchuk, Mungar 14, Karpis 6, Biegler, Jebbison, Johansson 2
Yugoslavia - Czechoslovakia 104-78 (56-39)

YUGOSLAVIA: D. Petrović 21, A. Petrović 11 (3), Kukoč 11 (1), Cvjetičanin 7 (1), Vranković 14, Grbović 10 (2), Radović 6 (1), Paspalj 9 (1), Divac 8, Rađa 2, Đorđević 5

CZECHOSLOVAKIA: Kropilák 5, Okáč 18, Matický 12, Medvecky 4, Skála 8, Žuffa 5, Rajniak 4, Jelínek 8, Michalko 5 (1), Svitek 9 (1)
3rd Day:

Canada - Czechoslovakia 79–86 (39-41)

CANADA: Pasquale 5, Tilleman 13 (3), Triano 44 (6), Tokarchuk 2, Mungar 9, Karpis 2, Biegler 2, Morris 2

CZECHOSLOVAKIA: Mašura, Böhm 5, Kropilák 24 (1), Okáč 5, Matický 6, Medvecky 9 (3), Skála, Žuffa 4, Rajniak 16 (2), Jelínek 5 (1), Svitek 12
Greece - Yugoslavia 88-101 (43-60)

GREECE: Galis 45, Giannakis 6 (2), Stavropoulos 5 (1), Kambouris, Filippou 8, Papadopoulos 1, Fasoulas 14, Andritsos 5 (1), Karatzas 1, Pedoulakis 3 (1), Ioannou

YUGOSLAVIA: D. Petrović 37 (6), A. Petrović 8 (2), Kukoč 2, Cvjetičanin 5, Vranković 2, Grbović 30 (6), Paspalj 9 (1), Divac 6, Đorđević 2, Rađa

References

  1. ↑ "1987 Acropolis International Basketball Tournament" . Retrieved 24 April 2024.
  2. ↑ "The Peace and Friendship Stadium". Archived from the original on 2016-08-02. Retrieved 2016-02-13.
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