1987 Acropolis International Basketball Tournament
The Acropolis International Tournament 1987 was the second edition of the Acropolis International Basketball Tournament. It was held from May 18 to May 20, 1987, at the SEF arena in Piraeus, Athens, Greece. The competition is played under FIBA rules as a round-robin tournament. The participating teams were the hosts, Greece, as well as Yugoslavia, Canada, and the Czechoslovakia.
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Arena | SEF Piraeus, Athens, Greece |
Dates | May 18–20 |
Final positions | |
Champions | Yugoslavia (2nd title) |
Runners-up | Greece |
Third place | Czechoslovakia |
Fourth place | Canada |
Awards and statistics | |
MVP | Nikos Galis |
Top scorer(s) | Nikos Galis (37.3 points per game) |
The tournament featured famous international basketball players such as Nikos Galis, Dražen Petrović, Vlade Divac, Toni Kukoč, Stanislav Kropilák, Stojko Vranković, Jay Triano, Panagiotis Giannakis and Panagiotis Fasoulas.
Participating teams
Standings
Champions for the 1987 |
Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
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Yugoslavia | 3 | 3 | 0 | 306 | 256 | +50 | 6 |
Greece | 3 | 2 | 1 | 294 | 287 | +7 | 5 |
Czechoslovakia | 3 | 1 | 2 | 245 | 278 | −33 | 4 |
Canada | 3 | 0 | 3 | 274 | 298 | −24 | 3 |
Results
Final standings
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Statistics
First Day:
Yugoslavia - Canada 101-90 (44-33)
YUGOSLAVIA: D. Petrović 22 (1), A. Petrović 6, Kukoč 8, Cvjetičanin 15 (3), Vranković 2, Radovanović 8, Grbović 5, Radović 14 (2), Paspalj 18 (2), Divac 3, Rađa
CANADA: Clarke 2, Pasquale 11 (3), Tilleman 22 (4), Triano 17, Kristmanson 13, Tokarchuk 7, Mungar 13, Karpis 5, Jebbison
Greece - Czechoslovakia 95–81 (49-31)
GREECE: Galis 31, Giannakis 13 (2) Stavropoulos 7 (1), Kambouris 2, Filippou 14, Papadopoulos, Fasoulas 10, Andritsos 6, Romanidis 2, Linardos, Karatzas 6, Ioannou 4
CZECHOSLOVAKIA: Böhm 4, Kropilák 10, Okáč 4, Matický 4, Medvecky 5, Skála 8, Žuffa 17, Rajniak 6, Jelínek 8, Michalko 3 (1), Svitek 13
2nd Day:
Greece - Canada 111–105 (62-48)
GREECE: Galis 36, Giannakis 32 (4), Stavropoulos, Kambouris 2, Filippou 6, Fasoulas 7, Andritsos 6, Linardos 2, Karatzas 6, Romanidis 7, Ioannou 7
CANADA: Clarke 4, Pasquale 18 (2), Tilleman 20 (5), Triano 38 (4), Kristmanson 3, Tokarchuk, Mungar 14, Karpis 6, Biegler, Jebbison, Johansson 2
Yugoslavia - Czechoslovakia 104-78 (56-39)
YUGOSLAVIA: D. Petrović 21, A. Petrović 11 (3), Kukoč 11 (1), Cvjetičanin 7 (1), Vranković 14, Grbović 10 (2), Radović 6 (1), Paspalj 9 (1), Divac 8, Rađa 2, Đorđević 5
CZECHOSLOVAKIA: Kropilák 5, Okáč 18, Matický 12, Medvecky 4, Skála 8, Žuffa 5, Rajniak 4, Jelínek 8, Michalko 5 (1), Svitek 9 (1)
3rd Day:
Canada - Czechoslovakia 79–86 (39-41)
CANADA: Pasquale 5, Tilleman 13 (3), Triano 44 (6), Tokarchuk 2, Mungar 9, Karpis 2, Biegler 2, Morris 2
CZECHOSLOVAKIA: Mašura, Böhm 5, Kropilák 24 (1), Okáč 5, Matický 6, Medvecky 9 (3), Skála, Žuffa 4, Rajniak 16 (2), Jelínek 5 (1), Svitek 12
Greece - Yugoslavia 88-101 (43-60)
GREECE: Galis 45, Giannakis 6 (2), Stavropoulos 5 (1), Kambouris, Filippou 8, Papadopoulos 1, Fasoulas 14, Andritsos 5 (1), Karatzas 1, Pedoulakis 3 (1), Ioannou
YUGOSLAVIA: D. Petrović 37 (6), A. Petrović 8 (2), Kukoč 2, Cvjetičanin 5, Vranković 2, Grbović 30 (6), Paspalj 9 (1), Divac 6, Đorđević 2, Rađa
Top Scorers
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