1998 Acropolis International Basketball Tournament
{{Short description|12th edition of the tournament}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}}
{{Infobox basketball Final Four
| tourney_name = Acropolis International Basketball Tournament
| year = 1998
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| city = Piraeus, Athens
| country = Greece
| arena =OAKA Olympic Indoor Hall
| dates = July 19–21
| champion = {{bk|GRE}} (5th title)
| second = {{flagicon|USA}} College NCAA DI All Stars
| third = {{bk|POL}}
| fourth = {{bk|JPN}}
| top_scorer =
| mvp ={{flagicon|GRE}} Efthimios Rentzias
| prevseason = 1997
| nextseason = 1999
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| updated =
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The 12th edition of the Acropolis International Basketball Tournament 1998 was held between the 19 and 21 July 1998 in the suburb Marousi, Athens. The total of six games were played in the Olympic Hall.
In addition to the host Greek national team the national teams from Poland and Japan also took part. The field of participants completed one NCAA-Selection from the United States. For Japan and Poland, the 1998 Acropolis tournament was the first participation in the competition.{{Cite web |url=https://www.basket.gr/stoixeia-diorganwshs/?CompCode=278 |title=1998 Acropolis International Basketball Tournament |access-date=8 May 2024}}
Venues
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! Athens ! Greece |
| width=180|Marousi, Athens
|rowspan=2|{{Location map+ |Greece|width=200 |float=center |caption= |places= {{Location map~ |Greece |lat=38.037862 |long=23.784676 |label=Marousi, Athens |position=right |marksize=8 }} }} |
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| Olympic Indoor Hall Capacity: 18,989{{cite web|url=http://stadia.gr/oaka-b/oaka-b.html |title=Olympic Sports Hall |publisher=stadia.gr |accessdate=29 June 2017}} |
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Participating teams
- {{flagicon|USA}} College NCAA DI All Stars
- {{bk|Greece}}
- {{bk|Japan}}
- {{bk|Poland}}
Standings
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{{Bs cl2 team|t={{bk|GRE}} |w=3 |l=0 |pf=264 |pa=144}}
{{Bs cl2 team|t={{flagicon|USA}} NCAA DI All Stars |w=2 |l=1 |pf=209 |pa=227}}
{{Bs cl2 team|t={{bk|POL}} |w=1 |l=2 |pf=175 |pa=222}}
{{Bs cl2 team|t={{bk|JPN}} |w=0 |l=3 |pf=189 |pa=244}}
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Results
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|date = July 19
|place =O.A.C.A. Olympic Hall, Marousi, Athens
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|scoreA = 98
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|scoreB = 49
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|date = July 19
|place =O.A.C.A. Olympic Hall, Marousi, Athens
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|teamA = {{Bk-rt|POL}}
|scoreA = 70
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|scoreB = 73
|teamB = {{flagicon|USA}} NCAA DI All Stars
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|date = July 20
|place =O.A.C.A. Olympic Hall, Marousi, Athens
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|teamA = {{bk-rt|GRE}}
|scoreA = 88
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|scoreB = 39
|teamB = {{Bk|POL}}
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|date = July 20
|place =O.A.C.A. Olympic Hall, Marousi, Athens
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|teamA = NCAA DI All Stars {{flagicon|USA}}
|scoreA = 80
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|scoreB = 79
|teamB = {{Bk|JPN}}
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|date = July 21
|place =O.A.C.A. Olympic Hall, Marousi, Athens
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|teamA = {{Bk-rt|GRE}}
|scoreA = 78
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|scoreB = 56
|teamB = {{flagicon|USA}} NCAA DI All Stars
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|date = July 21
|place =O.A.C.A. Olympic Hall, Marousi, Athens
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|teamA = {{bk-rt|POL}}
|scoreA = 66
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|scoreB = 61
|teamB = {{Bk|JPN}}
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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/12-19-21-1998/ |title=1998 Acropolis International Basketball Tournament - Results |date=20 July 1998 |access-date=8 May 2024}}
!width=200|Team |
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| bgcolor="gold"
|{{Gold1}} |style="text-align:left;"|{{bk|GRE}} |
| bgcolor="silver"
|{{Silver2}} |style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|USA}} College NCAA DI All Stars |
| bgcolor="#C69633"
|{{Bronze3}} |style="text-align:left;"|{{bk|POL}} |
| 4
|style="text-align:left;"|{{bk|JPN}} |
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{{Winners|bk|1998 Acropolis International Basketball winners|GRE|Fifth}}
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| Most Valuable Player |
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| {{flagicon|GRE}} Efthimios Rentzias |
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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}}
{{Acropolis Tournament}}
{{Basketball in Greece}}
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Category:July 1998 sports events in Europe
Category:1997–98 in European basketball