2006 Acropolis International Basketball Tournament

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2006 Acropolis International Basketball Tournament
Tournament details
Arena OAKA Olympic Indoor Hall
Athens, Greece
DatesJuly 31 – August 2
Final positions
ChampionsFlag of Greece.svg  Greece (11th title)
Runners-upFlag of France.svg  France
Third placeFlag of Croatia.svg  Croatia
Fourth placeFlag of Italy.svg  Italy
Awards and statistics
MVP Flag of Greece.svg Dimitris Diamantidis
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The Acropolis International Tournament 2006 was a basketball tournament held in OAKA Indoor Hall in Athens, Greece, from July 31 until August 2, 2006. This was the 20th edition of the Acropolis International Basketball Tournament. The four participating teams were Greece, France, Croatia and Italy. [1]

Contents

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 330219173+466
Flag of France.svg  France 32119819805
Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia 312196224−284
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 303191209−183

Results

July 31
France  Flag of France.svg66–59Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Scoring by quarter:22–16, 14–9, 22–22, 8–12
July 31
Greece  Flag of Greece.svg79–54Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia
Scoring by quarter:19–12, 25–13, 15–12, 20–17
August 1
Croatia  Flag of Croatia.svg69–76Flag of France.svg  France
Scoring by quarter: 19–21, 12–28, 21–9, 17–18
August 1
Greece  Flag of Greece.svg70–63Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Scoring by quarter:18–8, 11–21, 18–17, 23–17
August 2
Italy  Flag of Italy.svg69–73Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia
Scoring by quarter: 7–24, 24–12, 24–14, 14–23
August 2
Greece  Flag of Greece.svg70–56Flag of France.svg  France
Scoring by quarter: 8–15, 19–14, 22–10, 21–17

Final standings

Statistics

First Day:

Day 1:

Greece beat Croatia 79-54

19-12, 44-25, 59-37, 79-54.

Greece (21/34 FT, 23/34 (2-p), 4/16 (3-p), 35 rebs, 13 errors, 17 assists, 10 steals, 2 blocks): Kakiouzis 10, Tsartsaris 9(2), Papaloukas 7, Fotsis 8, Hatzivrettas 2, Dikoudis 8 (1), Papadopoulos 16, Diamantidis 3(1), Zisis 4, Mavrokefalidis 2, Spanoulis 4, Vasilopoulos 6.

Croatia (10/16 (FT), 13/34 (2-P), 6/20 (3-P), 30 rebs, 19 errors, 11 assists, 6 steals, 1 block): Ukic 4, Kus 2, Planinic 11(1), Miljkovic 10(2), Tomas 3(1), Longin 2, Prkacin 2, Kasun 10, Markota 2, Vrbac 10(2).

France beat Italy 66-59.

22-16, 36-25, 58-47, 66-59.

France: Gomi 3, Gelebale, Zaneau 5 (1), Fuare, M. Pietrus 11, Parker 23 (1), Diara 5 (1), Pietrus 5, Julian, Diope 2, Petreau 4, Wais 8.

Italy: Di Bella 3 (1), Basile 6 (1), Mancinelli 1, Soragna 2, Marconato 2, Belinelli 14 (3), Pecile 6, Michelori, Guliomaria 4, Mordente 4, Dari 6, Gili 11.

2nd Day:

Greece beat Italy 70-63

18-8, 29-29, 47-46, 70-63.

Greece (15/27 FT's, 23/37 (2-p), 3/10 (3-p), 32 rebs, 19 errors, 12 assist, 9 steals, 3 blocks): Papaloukas 12(1), Kiritsis, Schortsianitis, Spanoulis 7(1), Vasilopoulos, Fotsis 14(2), Hatzivrettas 8, Dikoudis 4, Tsartsaris, Diamantidis 17, Papadopoulos 8, Papamakarios.

Italy (15/27 FT's, 23/37 (2-p), 3/10 (3-p), 29 rebs, 15 errors, 12 assists, 7 steals, 1 blocks): Giaketti 5, Basile 4, Mancinelli 9(1), Soragna 3, Belinelli, Roccha 20, Pecile, Michelori 8, Citantini, Mordende 8(2), Garri 2, Gilliι 4(1).

France beats Croatia 76-69

21-19, 49-31, 58-52,

France: Gomis 5 (1), Gelabale, Bokolo 4, Fuare, M. Pietrus 6, Parker 13, Diara, F. Pietrus 7 (1), Julian 6, Diope 10 (1), Petro 13, Touriaf 12.

Croatia: Ukic 9, Kus 7 (2), Milikovic, Prkacin 4, Tomas 7 (1), Planinic 8, Pasalic, Vrbac 3 (1), Banic 13, Kasun 13, Markota 5 (1).

3rd Day:

Greece - France 70:56

Greece: Spanoulis 11pts (3ast), Fotsis 10pts (4ast), Diamantidis 9pts (4rbds, 4st), Kakiouzis 9pts (4rbds), Schortsianitis 8pts (3st), Papadopoulos 6pts (4 TO, 2bs), Chatzivrettas 6pts, Zisis 6pts (4ast), Dikoudis 4pts (4rbds, 4ast), Tsartsaris 1pt, Papamakarios, Vasilopoulos

France: Parker 20pts (7 TO, 5ast), Diaw 8pts (6rbds, 5 TO), Gelabale 8pts (6rbds), Pietrus 5pts (4rbds), Foirest 5pts, Julian 4pts (3ast), Weis 2pts, Turiaf, Bokolo, Diarra, Jeanneau

Italy - Croatia 69:73

Italy: Di Bella 13pts (5ast), Mordente 12pts (3st), Soragna 9pts (3ast), Basile 9pts, Pecile 8pts, Rocca 7pts, Michelori 7pts, Marconato 4pts (5rbds), Mancinelli, Gigli, Boscagin, Cittadini

Croatia: Kasun 18pts (6rbds), Planinic 17pts (8rbds, 4ast), Ukic 11pts (4ast), Miljkovic 6pts, Longin 6pts (5rbds), Tomas 5pts, Pasalic 4pts (7rbds), Banic 4pts, Markota 2pts (5rbds, 5 TO), Kus, Prkacin, Vrbanc

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References

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  2. ↑ "Olympic Sports Hall". stadia.gr. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
  3. ↑ "2006 Acropolis International Basketball Tournament - Results". 30 July 2006. Retrieved 19 May 2024.
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