2004 Acropolis International Basketball Tournament

The 18. Edition of the Acropolis International Basketball Tournament 2004 found between the 26. and 28. July 2004 in Athens. There at the Olympic Hall given the upcoming 2004 Summer Olympics after modernization work was carried out, the six games took place in the Glyfada sports hall in the south of Athens.

2004 Acropolis International Basketball Tournament
Tournament details
ArenaGlyfada
Athens, Greece
DatesJuly 26–28
Final positions
Champions Lithuania (1st title)
Runners-up Greece
Third place Italy
Fourth place Brazil
Awards and statistics
MVP Nikos Chatzivrettas

In addition to the host Greek national team also excluded the national teams Brazil and Lithuania part. The field of participants was completed by the eventual Olympic silver medalist Italy.

In addition to the Greeks, the stars of the 2004 Acropolis tournament included Dimitrios Diamantidis and Theodoros Papaloukas the Italian Denis Marconato, Leandro Barbosa from Brazil as well Šarūnas Jasikevičius, Arvydas Macijauskas, Ramūnas Šiškauskas and Darius Songaila from Lithuania.

As MVP the Greek became the tournament Nikolaos Chatzivrettas excellent.[1]

Venues
Greece
Glyfada, Athens, Greece
Glyfada, Athens
Glyfada
Capacity: 2,272[2]

Participating teams

Standings
Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Tie
 Lithuania 3 2 1 262 225+37 5 1–1 +20
 Greece 3 2 1 240 196+44 5 1–1 0
 Italy 3 2 1 221 234−13 5 1–1 -20
 Brazil 3 0 3 230 298−68 3

Results
July 26
Lithuania  88–67  Italy
Scoring by half: 44–28, 44–39
July 26
Greece  105–61  Brazil
Scoring by half: 52–26, 53–35
July 27
Lithuania  110–93  Brazil
Scoring by half: 59–36, 51–57
July 27
Greece  70–71  Italy
Scoring by half: 39–31, 31–40
July 28
Italy  83–76  Brazil
Scoring by half: 43–35, 40–41
July 28
Greece  65–64  Lithuania
Scoring by half: 31–30, 34–34

Final standings

References
  1. "2004 Acropolis International Basketball Tournament". Retrieved 19 May 2024.
  2. Stadia.gr Glyfada Indoor Hall.
  3. "2004 Acropolis International Basketball Tournament - Results". Retrieved 19 May 2024.
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