1997 Acropolis International Basketball Tournament
{{Infobox basketball Final Four
| tourney_name = Acropolis International Basketball Tournament
| year = 1997
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| city = Piraeus, Athens
| country = Greece
| arena =SEF
| dates = June 12–14
| champion = {{bk|ITA}} (1st title)
| second = {{bk|GRE}}
| third = {{bk|FRA}}
| fourth = {{bk|GER}}
| top_scorer =
| mvp ={{flagicon|ITA}} Carlton Myers
| prevseason = 1996
| nextseason = 1998
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The 11. Edition of the Acropolis International Basketball Tournament 1997 found between the 12th and 14th. June 1997 in Piraeus. The total of six games were played Stadium of Peace and Friendship.
In addition to the host Greek national team also excluded the national teams Germany, France as well as Italy part. While it was the second participation in the Acropolis tournament for Germany (after 1996) and France, the Italians took part for the seventh time and won the tournament for the first time.{{Cite web |url=https://www.basket.gr/stoixeia-diorganwshs/?CompCode=277 |title=1997 Acropolis International Basketball Tournament |access-date=8 May 2024}}
Venues
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! ! Greece |
| width=180|Neo Faliro, Piraeus, Greece
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| SEF Capacity: 11,640{{Cite web |url=http://www.olympiacosbc.gr/en/team-en/peace-friendship-arena.html |title=The Peace and Friendship Stadium. |access-date=2016-02-13 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160802204533/http://www.olympiacosbc.gr/en/team-en/peace-friendship-arena.html |archive-date=2016-08-02 |url-status=dead }} |
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Participating teams
- {{bk|France}}
- {{bk|Germany}}
- {{bk|Greece}}
- {{bk|Italy}}
Standings
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{{Bs cl2 team|t={{bk|GRE}} |w=2 |l=1 |pf=242 |pa=219}}
{{Bs cl2 team|t={{bk|FRA}} |w=1 |l=2 |pf=211 |pa=231}}
{{Bs cl2 team|t={{bk|GER}} |w=0 |l=3 |pf=199 |pa=237}}
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Results
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|date = June 12
|place =SEF, Neo Faliro, Piraeus
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|scoreA = 71
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|date = June 12
|place =SEF, Neo Faliro, Piraeus
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|scoreA = 83
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|scoreB = 65
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|date = June 13
|place =SEF, Neo Faliro, Piraeus
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|scoreA = 69
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|scoreA = 82
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|scoreB = 70
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|date = June 14
|place =SEF, Neo Faliro, Piraeus
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|teamA = {{bk-rt|GER}}
|scoreA = 78
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|scoreB = 85
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|date = June 14
|place =SEF, Neo Faliro, Piraeus
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|teamA = {{bk-rt|ITA}}
|scoreA = 84
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|scoreB = 77
|teamB = {{Bk|GRE}}
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Final standings
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| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" |
| width=40|Rank{{Cite web |url=https://www.basket.gr/acropolis-tournament/11-12-14-1997/ |title=1997 Acropolis International Basketball Tournament - Results |date=13 July 1997 |access-date=8 May 2024}}
!width=200|Team |
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| bgcolor="gold"
|{{Gold1}} |style="text-align:left;"|{{bk|ITA}} |
| bgcolor="silver"
|{{Silver2}} |style="text-align:left;"|{{bk|GRE}} |
| bgcolor="#C69633"
|{{Bronze3}} |style="text-align:left;"|{{bk|FRA}} |
| 4
|style="text-align:left;"|{{bk|GER}} |
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{{Winners|bk|1997 Acropolis International Basketball winners|ITA|First}}
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| Most Valuable Player |
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| {{flagicon|ITA}} Carlton Myers |
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References
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External links
- [https://www.basket.gr/acropolis-tournament/ Acropolis Tournament]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20130828203639/http://www.basket.gr/cont/acropolis/index.asp Basket.gr Acropolis Cup History Search Results] {{in lang|el}}
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Category:June 1997 sports events in Europe
Category:1996–97 in European basketball