2003 Acropolis International Basketball Tournament

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2003 Acropolis International Basketball Tournament
Tournament details
Arena Glyfada
Athens, Greece
DatesAugust 25–27
Final positions
ChampionsFlag of Greece.svg  Greece (9th title)
Runners-upFlag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia
Third placeFlag of Poland.svg  Poland
Fourth placeFlag of Israel.svg  Israel
Awards and statistics
MVP Flag of Greece.svg Nikos Chatzivrettas
2002
2004

The 17. Edition of the Acropolis International Basketball Tournament 2003 found between the 25. and 27. August 2003 in Athens. There at the Olympic Hall given the upcoming Olympic Games After modernization work was carried out, the six games took place in the Glyfada sports hall in the south of Athens.

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In addition to the host Greek national team also included the national teams Slovenia and Poland. The field of participants was completed by the national team from Israel, which took part in the tournament for the first time.

In addition to the Greeks, the stars of the 2003 Acropolis tournament included Dimitrios Diamantidis and Theodoros Papaloukas the Slovenian Boštjan neighbor.

As MVP the Greek became the tournament Nikolaos Chatzivrettas excellent. [1]

Venues

Greece
Glyfada, Athens, Greece
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Glyfada, Athens
Glyfada
Capacity: 2,272 [2]

Participating teams

Standings

TeamPldWLPFPAPDPts
Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 330240174+666
Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia 321228223+55
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 312211253424
Flag of Israel.svg  Israel 303208237293

Results

August 25
Israel  Flag of Israel.svg7884Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia

August 25
Greece  Flag of Greece.svg9162Flag of Poland.svg  Poland

August 26
Slovenia  Flag of Slovenia.svg8669Flag of Poland.svg  Poland

August 26
Greece  Flag of Greece.svg7354Flag of Israel.svg  Israel

August 27
Israel  Flag of Israel.svg7680Flag of Poland.svg  Poland

August 27
Greece  Flag of Greece.svg7658Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia

Final standings

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References

  1. "2003 Acropolis International Basketball Tournament" . Retrieved 12 May 2024.
  2. Stadia.gr Glyfada Indoor Hall.
  3. "2003 Acropolis International Basketball Tournament - Results" . Retrieved 12 May 2024.