Greece, Serbia, and Italy to play in Acropolis tournament in August / News - Basketnews.com

Greece, Serbia, and Italy will meet on August 8-10 in OAKA. Overall, three games will be played.

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Ahead of the 2023 FIBA World Cup in Japan, Indonesia, and the Philippines, three of the strongest teams in the competition will get together to play a separate friendly tournament.

The Greek Basketball Federation announced that the annual Acropolis Tournament in OAKA will feature three teams this year - Greece, Serbia, and Italy.

The squads will gather on August 8-10 and will play a total of three games. First, a matchup between Greece and Serbia will begin the three-day competition. It will be followed by a Serbia-Italy match (August 9th), and an Italy-Greece game (August 10th).

More than a week after the Acropolis Tournament, the Greek national team will travel to Abu Dhabi to face off against the USA and Germany.

Greece will also play against Luka Doncic's Slovenia. The two games between the national teams are scheduled at the beginning of August.

The World Cup draw is on April 29th where the teams will find out the squads they will play against in the tournament.

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