Tournament details | |
---|---|
Arena | OAKA Olympic Indoor Hall Athens, Greece |
Dates | August 27–29 |
Final positions | |
Champions | Greece (17th title) |
Runners-up | Turkey |
Third place | Lithuania |
Fourth place | Netherlands |
The Acropolis International Tournament 2015 was a basketball tournament held in OAKA Indoor Hall in Athens, Greece, from August 27 until August 29, 2015. It was the 27th edition of the Acropolis International Basketball Tournament. The four participating teams were Greece, Turkey, Lithuania, and Netherlands.
Athens | Greece |
---|---|
Marousi, Athens | |
Olympic Indoor Hall Capacity: 18,989 [1] | |
Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Greece | 3 | 3 | 0 | 221 | 200 | +21 | 6 |
Turkey | 3 | 2 | 1 | 224 | 209 | +15 | 5 |
Lithuania | 3 | 1 | 2 | 209 | 210 | −1 | 4 |
Netherlands | 3 | 0 | 3 | 246 | 281 | −35 | 3 |
All times are local Central European Summer Time (UTC+2).
August 29 18:00 |
Turkey | 95–94 (OT) | Netherlands |
Scoring by quarter:31–11, 22–24, 14–19, 7–20, Overtime: 21–20 |
|
|
Efthimios "Efthimis" Rentzias is a retired Greek professional basketball player. During his pro club career, he was most notably a member of the Spanish League's FC Barcelona, and the NBA's Philadelphia 76ers. At a height of 2.12 m tall, he played at the center position. He was inducted into the Greek Basket League Hall of Fame in 2022.
The Lithuania men's national basketball team represents Lithuania in international basketball competitions. They are controlled by the Lithuanian Basketball Federation, the governing body for basketball in Lithuania. Despite Lithuania's small size, with a population of less than 3 million, the country's devotion to basketball has made them a traditional force of the sport in Europe.
The Acropolis International Basketball Tournament is an international basketball competition that is played between national teams, which has been held almost every year since 1986, and takes place in Athens, Greece, during the summer. It takes place before the big official FIBA tournaments like the FIBA Summer Olympic Games, the FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament, the FIBA World Cup, and the FIBA EuroBasket. The tournament is named after the Athenian Acropolis. The competition is played under FIBA rules.
The Acropolis International Tournament 2010 was a basketball tournament held in OAKA Indoor Hall in Athens, Greece, from August 17 until August 19, 2010. This was the 24th edition of the Acropolis International Basketball Tournament. The four participating teams were Greece, Serbia, Canada, and Slovenia.
The Acropolis International Tournament 2013 was a basketball tournament held in OAKA Indoor Hall in Athens, Greece, from August 27 until August 29, 2013. It was the 26th edition of the Acropolis International Basketball Tournament. The four participating teams were Greece, Italy, Lithuania, and Bosnia and Herzegovina.
The 2015 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship was the 29th edition of the European Under-16 Basketball Championship. 16 teams participated in the competition, held in Kaunas, Lithuania in two venues, from 8 to 16 August 2015. France was the defending champions.
The 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cupqualification for the FIBA Europe region, began in August 2017 and concluded in February 2019. Contrary to previous years, no teams were automatically placed into the World Cup, so all FIBA Europe nations had to participate in qualification.
The IBSA Goalball World Championships is an international goalball tournament held every four years, since 1978, between Paralympic Games goalball tournaments. It is organised by the International Blind Sports Federation (IBSA) Goalball Subcommittee.
The 2019 Italy FIBA Basketball World Cup team represents Italy at the 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup in China. Italy qualified for the World Cup by taking the 2nd place in the European Second Round Group J. The team has been coached by Romeo Sacchetti.
The Acropolis International Tournament 2019 is a basketball tournament held in OAKA Olympic Indoor Hall in Athens, Greece, from August 16 until August 18, 2019. It was the 29th edition of the Acropolis International Basketball Tournament. The competition is played under FIBA rules as a round-robin tournament. The four participating teams were Greece, Italy, Serbia, and Turkey.
The Acropolis International Tournament 2017 was a basketball tournament held in OAKA Indoor Hall in Athens, Greece, from August 23 until August 25, 2017. It was the 28th edition of the Acropolis International Basketball Tournament. The four participating teams were Greece, Georgia, Italy, and Serbia.
The Acropolis International Tournament 2009 was a basketball tournament held in OAKA Indoor Hall in Athens, Greece, from August 24 until August 26, 2009. This was the 23rd edition of the Acropolis International Basketball Tournament. The four participating teams were Greece, Lithuania, Russia and Serbia.
The Acropolis International Tournament 2011 was a basketball tournament held in OAKA Indoor Hall in Athens, Greece, from August 23 until August 25, 2011. This was the 25th edition of the Acropolis International Basketball Tournament. The four participating teams were Greece, Brigham Young University, Bulgaria and Italy.
The Acropolis International Tournament 2007 was a basketball tournament held in OAKA Indoor Hall in Athens, Greece, from August 20 until August 22, 2007. This was the 21st edition of the Acropolis International Basketball Tournament. The four participating teams were Greece, Lithuania, Slovenia and Italy.
The Acropolis International Tournament 2008 was a basketball tournament held in OAKA Indoor Hall in Athens, Greece, from July 7 until July 9, 2008. This was the 22nd edition of the Acropolis International Basketball Tournament. The four participating teams were Greece, Croatia, Brazil and Australia.
The 2021 Acropolis International Tournament is a basketball tournament which was held in OAKA Olympic Indoor Hall in Athens, Greece, from June 18. until June 20, 2021. It was the 30th edition of the Acropolis International Basketball Tournament. The competition is played under FIBA rules as a round-robin tournament. It takes place before the 2020 Summer Olympics in Japan. The four participating teams will be Greece, Serbia, Mexico, and Puerto Rico.
The 2022 Acropolis International Tournament is a basketball tournament which was held in OAKA Olympic Indoor Hall in Athens, Greece, from August 17. until August 19, 2022. It was the 31st edition of the Acropolis International Basketball Tournament. The competition is played under FIBA rules as a round-robin tournament. The four participating teams were Greece, Poland, Turkey, and Georgia.
The 15. Edition of the Acropolis International Basketball Tournament 2001 took place between the 21st and 23rd. August 2001 in the suburb Marousi from Athens. The total of six games were played in the Olympic Hall.
The 16. Edition of the Acropolis International Basketball Tournament 2002 found between the 14. and 16. June 2002 in the suburbs Marousi from Athens. The total of six games were played in the Olympic Hall.
The 18. Edition of the Acropolis International Basketball Tournament 2004 found between the 26. and 28. July 2004 in Athens. There at the Olympic Hall given the upcoming 2004 Summer Olympics after modernization work was carried out, the six games took place in the Glyfada sports hall in the south of Athens.