2025 Acropolis International Basketball Tournament

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DatesAug 20–22 2025
ChampionsGreece (20th title)
Runners-upLatvia
2025 Acropolis International Basketball Tournament
Tournament details
ArenaTelekom Center Athens
Marousi, Athens, Greece
DatesAug 20–22 2025
Final positions
ChampionsGreece (20th title)
Runners-upLatvia
Third placeItaly
Awards and statistics
Top scorer(s)Italy Simone Fontecchio
13.5 PPG
2024
2026

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]

Greece
Marousi, Athens
Telekom Center Athens
Capacity: 18,500 [3]

Participating teams

Team[4] Appearance Best performance
Last Total Streak
 Greece2024343419× Champions (1989, 1992, 1993, 1996, 1998–2000, 2002, 2003, 2005–2010, 2013, 2015, 2022, 2024)
 Italy 2023190Champions (1997, 2001, 2011, 2023)
 LatviaN/A10debut

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  10486  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  8368  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  7476  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 Italy Simone Fontecchio 27 13.5
Rebounds Italy Saliou Niang 16 8.0
Assists Latvia Kristers Zoriks 10 5.0
Steals Italy Darius Thompson 9 4.5
Blocks Italy Momo Diouf 4 2.0

See also

References

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