1996 Acropolis International Basketball Tournament

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1996 Acropolis International Basketball Tournament
Tournament details
Arena OAKA Olympic Indoor Hall
Piraeus, Athens, Greece
DatesJuly 5–7
Final positions
ChampionsFlag of Greece.svg  Greece (4th title)
Runners-up Flag of the United States.svg NIT All Stars
Third placeFlag of Italy.svg  Italy
Fourth placeFlag of Germany.svg  Germany
Awards and statistics
MVP Flag of Greece.svg Fanis Christodoulou
1995
1997

The 10th Edition of the Acropolis International Basketball Tournament 1996 found between the 5th and 7th. July 1996 in the suburb Marousi from Athens. The total of six games were played in the Olympic Hall.

Contents

In addition to the host Greek national team also include the national teams Italy and Germany part. The field of participants completed a selection from the United States. While it was Germany's first participation in the Acropolis tournament, the Italians took part for the sixth time.

The following players took part in the tournament for the German national team:Stephen Arigbabu, André Bade, Vladimir Bogojevič, Patrick Femerling, Jörg Lütcke, Jürgen Malbeck, Tim Nees, Ademola Okulaja, Marko Pešić, Malik Ruddigkeit, Gerrit Terdenge, Drazan Tomic and Denis Wucherer. [1]

Venues

Athens Greece
Marousi, Athens
Olympic Indoor Hall
Capacity: 18,989 [2]
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Participating teams

Standings

TeamPldWLPFPAPDPts
Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 330235184+516
Flag of the United States.svg NIT All Stars 32124624825
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 312183207244
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 303225250253

Results

July 5
Greece  Flag of Greece.svg8074Flag of Germany.svg  Germany

Final standings

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References

  1. "1996 Acropolis International Basketball Tournament" . Retrieved 5 May 2024.
  2. "Olympic Sports Hall". stadia.gr. Retrieved 29 June 2017.