2008 Acropolis International Basketball Tournament

Basketball tournament

2008 Acropolis International Basketball Tournament
Tournament details
Arena	OAKA Olympic Indoor Hall Athens, Greece
Dates	July 7-9
Final positions
Champions	Greece (13th title)
Runners-up	Brazil
Third place	Croatia
Fourth place	Australia
Awards and statistics
MVP	Antonis Fotsis
Top scorer(s)	Vassilis Spanoulis (15.3 points per game)
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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.

Venues

Athens	Greece
Marousi, Athens	Marousi, Athens
Olympic Indoor Hall Capacity: 18,989	Marousi, Athens

Participating teams

Standings


Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts
Greece	3	3	0	238	198	+40	6
Brazil	3	1	2	235	238	−3	4
Croatia	3	1	2	212	232	−20	4
Australia	3	1	2	227	244	−17	4

Results

July 7

Australia

69–71

Croatia

O.A.C.A. Olympic Hall, Marousi, Athens

July 7

Greece

72–65

Brazil

O.A.C.A. Olympic Hall, Marousi, Athens

July 8

Brazil

86–77

Croatia

O.A.C.A. Olympic Hall, Marousi, Athens

July 8

Australia

69–89

Greece

O.A.C.A. Olympic Hall, Marousi, Athens

July 9

Brazil

84–89

Australia

O.A.C.A. Olympic Hall, Marousi, Athens

July 9

Greece

77–64

Croatia

O.A.C.A. Olympic Hall, Marousi, Athens

Final standing

Rank	Team
	Greece
	Brazil
	Croatia
4	Australia

2008 Acropolis International Basketball winners
Greece 13th title

Most Valuable Player
Antonis Fotsis

References

"Olympic Sports Hall". stadia.gr. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
"2008 Acropolis International Basketball Tournament - Results". 29 October 2007. Retrieved 19 May 2024.

External links

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