Tournament details | |
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Arena | SEF Piraeus, Athens, Greece |
Dates | June 3–5 |
Final positions | |
Champions | Greece (1st title) |
Runners-up | Italy |
Third place | A.C.C |
Fourth place | Netherlands |
The fourth edition of the Acropolis International Basketball Tournament 1989 took place between the 3rd and 5th. June 1989 in Piraeus. The six games were played 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 Italy, Netherlands, and selection of university players Atlantic Coast Conference from the United States. [1]
Greece | |
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Neo Faliro, Piraeus, Greece | |
SEF Capacity: 11,640 [2] | |
Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
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Greece | 3 | 3 | 0 | 263 | 220 | +43 | 6 |
Italy | 3 | 2 | 1 | 272 | 251 | +21 | 5 |
A.C.C | 3 | 1 | 2 | 205 | 207 | −2 | 4 |
Netherlands | 3 | 0 | 3 | 237 | 289 | −52 | 3 |
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