The 2021 Acropolis International Tournament is a basketball tournament which will be held in OAKA Olympic Indoor Hall in Athens, Greece, from June 18. until June 20, 2021. It will be the 30th edition of the Acropolis International Basketball Tournament. The competition is played under FIBA[1] rules as a round-robin tournament. The four participating teams will be Greece, Serbia, Mexico, and Puerto Rico.[2][3][4]
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Arena | OAKA Olympic Indoor Hall Athens, Greece |
| Dates | 18–20 June |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Serbia (2nd title) |
| Runners-up |  Greece |
| Third place |  Puerto Rico |
| Fourth place |  Mexico |
| Awards and statistics | |
| Top scorer(s) | Filip Petrusev |
Venues edit
| Marousi, Athens | |
|---|---|
| O.A.C.A. Olympic Indoor Hall | |
| Capacity: 18,989[5] | |
Participating national teams edit
| Team[6] | Appearance | Best performance | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Last | Total | Streak | ||
| Greece |
2019 | 30 | 30 | 17× Champions (1989, 1992, 1993, 1996, 1998–2000, 2002, 2003, 2005–2010, 2013, 2015) |
| Mexico |
N/A | 1 | 1 | Debut |
| Puerto Rico |
N/A | 1 | 1 | Debut |
| Serbia |
2019 | 5 | 3 | Champions (2019) |
Standings edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Serbia
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 259 | 199 | +60 | 6 |
| 2 | Greece
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 242 | 242 | 0 | 5 |
| 3 | Puerto Rico
|
3 | 1 | 2 | 212 | 229 | −17 | 4 |
| 4 | Mexico
|
3 | 0 | 3 | 237 | 280 | −43 | 3 |
Source: sportstats.gr
Results edit
All times are local Eastern European Summer Time (UTC+3).[7]
18 June 2021
17:00 |
| Puerto Rico |
68–80 | Serbia |
| Scoring by quarter: 21–19, 11–28, 14–13, 22–20 | ||
| Pts: Browne 19 Rebs: Conditt 7 Asts: Gandía |
Pts: Petrušev 21 Rebs: Bjelica 12 Asts: Avramović, Bjelica 5 | |
18 June 2021
20:00 |
| Greece |
101–98 | Mexico |
| Scoring by quarter: 26–20, 26–24, 22–24, 27–30 | ||
| Pts: Sloukas 24 Rebs: Giannopoulos 7 Asts: Sloukas 6 |
Pts: Méndez-Valdez 24 Rebs: Ramos, Stoll 5 Asts: Stoll 10 | |
19 June 2021
17:00 |
| Serbia |
104–67 | Mexico |
| Scoring by quarter: 27–20, 24–15, 34–13, 19–19 | ||
| Pts: Petrušev 23 Rebs: Petrušev 9 Asts: Milosavljević, Bjelica 5 |
Pts: De Haro 11 Rebs: Jaimes 13 Asts: Stoll 4 | |
19 June 2021
20:00 |
| Greece |
77–69 | Puerto Rico |
| Scoring by quarter: 14–18, 18–13, 15–19, 30–19 | ||
| Pts: Antetokounmpo 14 Rebs: Kavvadas 9 Asts: Sloukas 7 |
Pts: Piñeiro 17 Rebs: Conditt 10 Asts: Browne 5 | |
Final standing edit
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Statistic leaders edit
| Category[8] | Player | Total | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Filip Petrušev
|
55 | 18.3 |
| Rebounds |  Fabian Jaimes
|
29 | 9.7 |
| Assists | Paul Stoll
|
26 | 8.7 |
| Steals | Dinos Mitoglou
|
7 | 2.3 |
| Blocks | Kostas Antetokounmpo
|
5 | 1.7 |
See also edit
References edit
- ^ FIBA´s official events by year EUROPE.
- ^ "I Meksiko protivnik Orlova na Akropolis kupu". mozzartsport.com. Retrieved 2 June 2021. (in Serbian)
- ^ "Εθνική ομάδα: Με Σερβία και Πουέρτο Ρίκο το τουρνουά Ακρόπολις". onsports.gr. 29 April 2021. Retrieved 2 June 2021. (in Greek)
- ^ "Εθνική Ανδρών: Το πρόγραμμα του τουρνουά "Ακρόπολις Eurobank"". sport24.gr. Retrieved 2 June 2021. (in Greek)
- ^ "Olympic Sports Hall". stadia.gr. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
- ^ "Teams - 30th tournament". sportstats.gr. Retrieved 17 June 2021.
- ^ "Ανδρών: Το πρόγραμμα του τουρνουά "Ακρόπολις Eurobank"". basket.gr. Retrieved 15 June 2021.
- ^ "SCORERS". stats.basket.gr. Retrieved 2023-10-13.
External links edit
- Hellenic Basketball Federation Official Website (in Greek)
- Basket.gr Acropolis Cup History Search Results (in Greek)
- Acropolis Cup 2021 Official Stat (in Greek)
- Acropolis Cup (in English)