2025 Acropolis International Basketball Tournament
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Arena | Telekom Center Athens Marousi, Athens, Greece |
| Dates | Aug 20–22 2025 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Greece (20th title) |
| Runners-up | Latvia |
| Third place | Italy |
| Awards and statistics | |
| Top scorer(s) | Simone Fontecchio 13.5 PPG |
The 2025 Acropolis International Basketball Tournament was the 34th edition of Greece's annual international basketball competition. It was held from August 20 to August 22, 2025, at the Telekom Center Athens in Marousi, Greece. The tournament served as a preparatory event for EuroBasket 2025, allowing teams to test their rosters and strategies ahead of the European tournament start a few weeks later.
The Acropolis Tournament has been held almost every year since 1986 and continues to be one of the most prestigious friendly competitions in European basketball, attracting top players and national teams from across the continent.
The 2025 edition featured three national teams: Greece, Latvia, and Italy. Latvia made its debut in the tournament, highlighting the event's international appeal. The competition followed a round-robin format, with each team playing against the others once.[1]
A highlight of the tournament was the performance of Giannis Antetokounmpo, who led Greece to a 104–86 victory over Latvia, scoring 25 points in just over 15 minutes of play.[2]
Venue
| Greece | |
|---|---|
| Marousi, Athens | |
| Telekom Center Athens | |
| Capacity: 18,500 [3] | |
Participating teams
| Team[4] | Appearance | Best performance | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Last | Total | Streak | ||
| Greece | 2024 | 34 | 34 | 19× Champions (1989, 1992, 1993, 1996, 1998–2000, 2002, 2003, 2005–2010, 2013, 2015, 2022, 2024) |
| Italy | 2023 | 19 | 0 | 4× Champions (1997, 2001, 2011, 2023) |
| Latvia | N/A | 1 | 0 | debut |
Standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Greece | 2 | 2 | 0 | 180 | 160 | +20 | 4 |
| 2 | Latvia | 2 | 1 | 1 | 169 | 167 | +2 | 3 |
| 3 | Italy | 2 | 0 | 2 | 137 | 159 | −22 | 2 |
Results
All times are local Eastern European Summer Time (UTC+3).[5]
20 August 2025
20:00 (UTC+3) |
| Greece | 104–86 | Latvia |
| Scoring by quarter: 30–17, 31–28, 21–21, 22–20 | ||
| Pts: G.Antetokounmpo 25 Rebs: G.Antetokounmpo10 Asts: Sloukas 10 |
Pts: Lomažs 17 Rebs: Lomažs 5 Asts: Zoriks 7 | |
Athens, Greece
Attendance: 9,500 Referees: Georgios Poursanidis (GRE), Nikolaos Tziopanos (GRE), Nontas Christinakis (GRE) |
21 August 2025
20:00 (UTC+3) |
| Latvia | 83–68 | Italy |
| Scoring by quarter: 25–16, 17–17, 24 16, 17-19 | ||
| Pts: R.Šmits 13 Rebs: Porziņģis 8 Asts: Porziņģis 6 |
Pts: Spagnolo 17 Rebs: Niang 10 Asts: Spissu 3 | |
Athens, Greece
Attendance: 9,500 Referees: Georgios Poursanidis (GRE), Nikolaos Tziopanos (GRE), Nontas Christinakis (GRE) |
22 August 2025
20:00 (UTC+3) |
| Italy | 74–76 | Greece |
| Scoring by quarter: 20–16, 20–14, 12–27, 22–19 | ||
| Pts: Fontecchio 18 Rebs: Melli 7 Asts: Pajola 7 |
Pts: Dorsey 14 Rebs: K.Antetokounmpo 6 Asts: Dorsey, Katsivelis 4 | |
Athens, Greece
Attendance: 13,500 Referees: Karpanos Ilias (GRE), Skandalakis Nikolaos (GRE), Milapidis Nikolaos (GRE) |
Final standing
Statistics leaders
| Category[6] | Player | Total | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Simone Fontecchio | 27 | 13.5 |
| Rebounds | Saliou Niang | 16 | 8.0 |
| Assists | Kristers Zoriks | 10 | 5.0 |
| Steals | Darius Thompson | 9 | 4.5 |
| Blocks | Momo Diouf | 4 | 2.0 |
See also
References
- ^ "Acropolis International Basketball Tournament 2025 – Teams & Schedule". Retrieved 2025-08-21.
- ^ "Greece vs Latvia: 2025 Acropolis Tournament Highlights". Retrieved 2025-08-21.
- ^ "Indoor Basketball Arena". Retrieved 2025-08-21.
- ^ "Teams - 34th tournament". eokbasket.sportstats.gr. Retrieved 2025-08-21.
- ^ "Ανδρών: Το πρόγραμμα του τουρνουά "Ακρόπολις Eurobank"". sport24.gr. Retrieved 21 August 2025.
- ^ "Tournament Stats". stats.basket.gr. Retrieved 2025-08-22.
External links
- Hellenic Basketball Federation Official Website (in Greek)
- Basket.gr Acropolis Cup History Search Results (in Greek)
- Acropolis Cup 2025 Official Stat (in Greek)
- Acropolis Cup Archive Results (in English)