1993 Acropolis International Basketball Tournament

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1993 Acropolis International Basketball Tournament
Tournament details
Arena SEF
Piraeus, Athens, Greece
DatesJune 9–11
Final positions
ChampionsFlag of Greece.svg  Greece (3rd title)
Runners-upFlag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria
Third placeFlag of Russia.svg  Russia
Fourth place Flag of the United States.svg College NCAA DI All Stars
1992
1994

The seventh edition of the Acropolis International Basketball Tournament 1993 found between the 9th and 11th. June 1993 in Piraeus. The total of six games were played Stadium of Peace and Friendship.

Contents

In addition to the host Greece national team also included the national teams Bulgaria and a selection of college players from the United States. The competition is played under FIBA rules as a round-robin tournament. The field of participants completed the Russia national team just weeks later at the 1993 European Championships in Germany was able to achieve the silver medal. [1]

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 Greece.svg  Greece 330277222+556
Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria 321253249+45
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 312251277264
Flag of the United States.svg NCAA DI All Stars 303210243333

Results

June 9
Greece  Flag of Greece.svg9581Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria

Final standings

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References

  1. "1993 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.
  3. "1993 Acropolis International Basketball Tournament - Results". 10 June 1993. Retrieved 8 May 2024.