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The EuroLeague is the highest level tier and most important professional club competition between basketball teams in Europe, with teams from up to 18 countries, from members of FIBA Europe, mostly consisting of teams from ULEB member national domestic leagues. The EuroLeague's records for individual players, coaches, and teams have been set over two different eras of the competition. The league's first era, when the competition was organized by FIBA, and the league's second era, organized by EuroLeague Basketball. The FIBA era records of the competition were set from 1958 to 2001, including the lone season of the FIBA SuproLeague competition. While the EuroLeague Basketball era records of the competition have been set since 2000. There are also the overall historical records of the EuroLeague, which are the records for all formats and organizing bodies of the league's history, since 1958.
FIBA EuroLeague records (1958–2001)
Player records
The following records include only games played when the EuroLeague competition was under the control of FIBA, from the 1958 FIBA European Champions Cup season to the 2000–01 FIBA SuproLeague season. These records do not include any games played in the EuroLeague from the 2000–01 EuroLeague season to the present, since the competition has been controlled by the EuroLeague Basketball Company.
Game
- Most points scored in a game
- Most total rebounds in a game
- 30 by Greece Michalis Romanidis (Greece Aris Thessaloniki), against BV Den Helder on December 5, 1991
- 30 by United States John Pinone (Spain Estudiantes), against Aris Thessaloniki on November 7, 1991
- Most assists in a game
- 20 by Bulgaria Codi Miller-McIntyre (Spain Baskonia), against LDLC ASVEL on February 8, 2024
- Most steals in a game
- 11 by France Jimmy Nebot (France ASVEL Lyon), against Efes Istanbul on April 3, 1997
- 11 by United States Marcus Webb (Russia CSKA Moscow), against PAOK on January 8, 1998
- Most blocked shots in a game
- 7 by Turkey Hüseyin Beşok (Turkey Efes Istanbul), against Plannja Luleå on January 4, 2001
- Most 3-point field goals made in a game
- 11 by Germany Andreas Obst (Germany FC Bayern Munich), against Barcelona on November 22, 2024
Season
Note: Average leaders only include players who played in at least 50% of the games in the season
- Most points scored
- 661 by Greece Nikos Galis (Greece Aris), 1988–89
- Highest scoring average
- Most total rebounds
- 256 by Croatia Stojko Vranković (Greece Panathinaikos), 1994–95
- Highest total rebounds per game average
- 12.8 by United States Roy Tarpley (Greece Olympiacos), 1993–94
- Most assists
- 143 by Russia Vasily Karasev (Russia CSKA Moscow), 1995–96
- Highest assists per game average
- 7.2 by Russia Vasily Karasev (Russia CSKA Moscow), 1995–96
- Most steals
- 71 by Italy Riccardo Pittis (Italy Olimpia Milano), 1991–92
- Highest steals per game average
- 3.7 by Italy Riccardo Pittis (Italy Olimpia Milano), 1991–92
- Most blocked shots
- 47 by Russia Andrei Kirilenko (Russia CSKA Moscow), 2000–01
- Highest blocked shots per game average
- 2.1 by Russia Andrei Kirilenko (Russia CSKA Moscow), 2000–01
Career
- Most games played
- 205 by Israel Miki Berkovich
- Most points scored
- 4,047 by Greece Nikos Galis
- Most points per game average
- Most steals
- 256 by Italy Riccardo Pittis
EuroLeague Basketball records (2001–present)
Player records
The following records include only games played since the EuroLeague competition came under the control of the EuroLeague Basketball Company, starting with the 2000–01 EuroLeague season. These records do not include any games played in the EuroLeague from the 1958 FIBA European Champions Cup season to the 2000–01 FIBA SuproLeague season, when FIBA Europe controlled the competition.
Game
- Most PIR in a game
- 63 by United States Tanoka Beard (Lithuania Žalgiris Kaunas), against Skipper Bologna on January 22, 2004
- Most points scored in a game
- 50 by United States Nigel Hayes-Davis (Turkey Fenerbahçe), against Alba Berlin on March 29, 2024[1]
- Most total rebounds in a game
- 24 by Greece Antonis Fotsis (Russia Dynamo Moscow), against Benetton Basket on March 21, 2007
- Most offensive rebounds in a game
- 16 by Serbia Nikola Milutinov (Russia CSKA Moscow), against Olimpia Milano on December 30, 2020
- Most defensive rebounds in a game
- 18 by Lithuania Donatas Motiejūnas (Poland Asseco Prokom), against Union Olimpija on December 7, 2011
- Most assists in a game
- 20 by Bulgaria Codi Miller-McIntyre (Spain Saski Baskonia), against ASVEL Basket on February 8, 2024
- Most steals in a game
- 11 by United States Jeff Trepagnier (Turkey Ülker), against Partizan on January 26, 2006
- Most blocked shots in a game
- 10 by Croatia Stojko Vranković (Italy PAF Bologna), against Cibona on February 8, 2001
- Most turnovers in a game
- 11 by Russia Sergei Bazarevich (Russia St. Petersburg Lions), against AEK Athens on December 13, 2000
- Most free throws made in a game
- 18 by Spain Nikola Mirotić (Spain Real Madrid), against Žalgiris Kaunas on March 17, 2013 (18/18)
- Most free throws made in a game without a miss
- 18 by Spain Nikola Mirotić (Spain Real Madrid), against Žalgiris Kaunas on March 17, 2013
- Most free throws attempted in a game
- 21 by United States Bobby Brown (Italy Montepaschi Siena), against Fenerbahçe on November 2, 2012 (16/21)
- Most 2-point field goals made in a game
- 18 by Latvia Kaspars Kambala (Turkey Efes Pilsen), against FC Barcelona on October 30, 2002 (18/28)
- Most 2-point field goals made in a game without a miss
- 11 by Mexico Gustavo Ayón (Spain Real Madrid), against Fenerbahçe on May 19, 2019
- Most 2-point field goals attempted in a game
- 28 by Latvia Kaspars Kambala (Turkey Efes Pilsen), against FC Barcelona on October 30, 2002 (18/28)
- Most 3-point field goals made in a game
- 11 by Germany Andreas Obst (Germany Bayern Munich), against Barcelona on November 22, 2024 (11/16)
- Most 3-point field goals made in a game without a miss
- 9 by Lithuania Saulius Štombergas (Spain Tau Ceramica), against AEK Athens on April 4, 2001
- Most 3-point field goals attempted in a game
- 21 by Russia Alexey Shved (Russia Khimki), against Olympiacos on December 18, 2019 (7/21)
Season
Note: Average leaders only include players who played in at least 51% of the games in the season
- Most minutes played
- 1,138 by United States Brad Wanamaker (Turkey Darüşşafaka), 2016–2017
- Most minutes per game
- Most PIR
- 711 by Slovenia Luka Dončić (Spain Real Madrid), 2017–18
- Highest PIR per game average
- Most points scored
- 740 by Russia Alexey Shved (Russia Khimki), 2017–18
- Highest scoring average
- 26.0 by United States Alphonso Ford (Greece Peristeri), 2000–01
- Most total rebounds
- 282 by France Vincent Poirier (Spain Baskonia), 2018–19
- Highest total rebounds per game average
- 12.8 by Turkey Mirsad Türkcan (Russia CSKA Moscow), 2001–02
- Most offensive rebounds
- 117 by France Vincent Poirier (Spain Baskonia), 2018–19
- Highest offensive rebounds per game average
- Most defensive rebounds
- 202 by Greece Ioannis Bourousis (Spain Baskonia), 2015–16
- Highest defensive rebounds per game average
- 8.95 by Turkey Mirsad Türkcan (Italy Montepaschi Siena), 2002–03
- Most assists
- 286 by Greece Nick Calathes (Greece Panathinaikos), 2018–19
- Highest assists per game average
- 9.11 by Greece Nick Calathes (Greece Panathinaikos), 2019–20
- Most steals
- 64 by Argentina Manu Ginóbili (Italy Kinder Bologna), 2000–01
- Highest steals per game average
- 3.7 by United States Jemeil Rich (Switzerland Lugano Snakes), 2000–01
- 3.7 by Croatia Ivica Marić (Croatia Zadar), 2000–01
- Most blocked shots
- 68 by Nigeria Ekpe Udoh (Turkey Fenerbahçe), 2016–17
- Highest blocked shots per game average
- 3.21 by Ukraine Grigorij Khizhnyak (Lithuania Žalgiris Kaunas), 2001–02
- Most free throws made
- 168 by United States Keith Langford (Russia UNICS Kazan), 2016–17
- Most free throws attempted
- 202 by United States Keith Langford (Russia UNICS Kazan), 2016–17
- Highest free throw percentage
- 98.21% by Israel John DiBartolomeo (Israel Maccabi Tel Aviv), 2022–23
- Most field goals made
- 239 by Russia Alexey Shved (Russia Khimki), 2017–18
- Most field goals attempted
- 587 by Russia Alexey Shved (Russia Khimki), 2017–18
- Highest field goal percentage
- 80.49% by Greece Giannis Giannoulis (Greece Panathinaikos), 2001–02
- Most 2-point field goals made
- 176 by Uganda Brandon Davies (Lithuania Žalgiris), 2018–19
- Most 2-point field goals attempted
- 315 by Uganda Brandon Davies (Lithuania Žalgiris), 2018–19
- Highest 2-point field goal percentage
- 82.5% by Greece Giannis Giannoulis (Greece Panathinaikos), 2001–02
- 82.5% by United States Terence Morris (Spain FC Barcelona), 2009–10
- Most 3-point field goals made
- 107 by Russia Alexey Shved (Russia Khimki), 2017–18
- Most 3-point field goals attempted
- 324 by Russia Alexey Shved (Russia Khimki), 2017–18
- Highest 3-point field goal percentage
- 60.0% by Poland Paweł Wiekiera (Poland Śląsk Wrocław), 2002–03
Career
Note: Average leaders only include players that played in at least 31 EuroLeague games over their career
- Most games played
- 425 by United States Kyle Hines
- Most games started
- 274 by Lithuania Paulius Jankūnas
- Most minutes played
- 9,379 by Greece Vassilis Spanoulis
- Most minutes per game
- 35.0 by United States Anthony Parker
- Most PIR
- 5,169 by France Nando de Colo
- Most PIR per game average
- 21.41 by United States Anthony Parker
- Most points scored
- 4,784 by United States Mike James
- Most points per game average
- 22.22 by United States Alphonso Ford
- Most seasons leading league in points per game average
- 2 by United States Alphonso Ford
- 2 by Serbia Igor Rakočević
- Most total rebounds
- 2,010 by Lithuania Paulius Jankūnas
- Most total rebounds per game average
- 10.1 by United States Joseph Blair
- Most seasons leading league in rebounds per game average
- 5 by Turkey Mirsad Türkcan
- Most offensive rebounds
- 702 by Spain Felipe Reyes
- Most offensive rebounds per game average
- 3.4 by United States Tanoka Beard
- Most defensive rebounds
- 1,337 by Lithuania Paulius Jankūnas
- Most defensive rebounds per game average
- 6.99 by Turkey Mirsad Türkcan
- Most assists
- 2,085 by Greece Nick Calathes
- Most assists per game average
- 5.97 by Greece Nick Calathes
- Most seasons leading league in assists per game average
- 3 by Greece Nick Calathes
- Most steals
- 449 by Greece Nick Calathes
- Most steals per game average
- 2.77 by Argentina Manu Ginóbili
- Most seasons leading league in steals per game average
- 3 by Greece Nick Calathes
- Most blocked shots
- 442 by Cape Verde Edy Tavares
- Most blocked shots per game average
- 3.19 by Ukraine Grigorij Khizhnyak
- Most seasons leading league in blocked shots per game average
- 2 by Ukraine Grigorij Khizhnyak
- 2 by Nigeria Ekpe Udoh
- 2 by Armenia Bryant Dunston
- 2 by Cape Verde Edy Tavares
- Most free throws made
- 1,113 by Greece Vassilis Spanoulis
- Most free throws attempted
- 1,422 by Greece Vassilis Spanoulis
- Highest free throw percentage
- 94.0% by France Nando de Colo
- Most 2-point field goals made
- 1,137 by Croatia Ante Tomić
- Most 2-point field goals attempted
- 2,054 by Greece Georgios Printezis
- Highest 2-point field goals percentage
- 72.35% by Cape Verde Edy Tavares
- Most 3-point field goals made
- 623 by Spain Sergio Llull
- Most 3-point field goals attempted
- 1,669 by Spain Juan Carlos Navarro
- Highest 3-point field goals percentage
- 50.45% by Croatia Fran Pilepić
FIBA EuroLeague & EuroLeague Basketball records (1958–present)
Player records
The following records include all of the games played under all of the league's formats, since the EuroLeague competition was first created, starting with the 1958 FIBA European Champions Cup season.
Career
Note: Average leaders only include players that played in at least 31 EuroLeague games over their career
- Most games played
- 392 by Lithuania Paulius Jankūnas
- Most games started
- 274 by Lithuania Paulius Jankūnas
- Most minutes played
- 9,028 by Greece Vassilis Spanoulis
- Most PIR
- 4,100 by Greece Vassilis Spanoulis
- Most points scored
- 4,335 by Greece Vassilis Spanoulis
- Most points per game average
- 32.4 by Greece Nikos Galis
- Most total rebounds
- 2,010 by Lithuania Paulius Jankūnas
- Most seasons leading league in rebounds per game average
- 5 by Turkey Mirsad Türkcan
- Most assists
- 1,558 by Greece Vassilis Spanoulis
- Most seasons leading league in assists per game average
- 3 by Greece Nick Calathes
- Most steals
- 452 by Greece Dimitris Diamantidis
- Most seasons leading league in steals per game average
- 4 by Italy Riccardo Pittis
- Most blocked shots
- 255 by Armenia Bryant Dunston
- Most blocked shots per game average
- Most seasons leading league in blocked shots per game average
- 2 by Ukraine Grigorij Khizhnyak
- 2 by Nigeria Ekpe Udoh
- 2 by Armenia Bryant Dunston
- 2 by Cape Verde Edy Tavares
- Most 3-point field goals made
- 623 by Spain Juan Carlos Navarro
- Most 3-point field goals attempted
- 1,711 by Spain Juan Carlos Navarro
Awards
Since the 1958 EuroLeague season:
- Most EuroLeague MVP Awards
- Most EuroLeague Final Four MVP Awards
- 3 by Croatia Toni Kukoč
- 3 by Greece Vassilis Spanoulis
- Most EuroLeague Finals Top Scorer Awards
- 3 by Soviet Union Jānis Krūmiņš
- 3 by Soviet Union Sergei Belov
- Most All-EuroLeague First Team honors
- 5 by Spain Juan Carlos Navarro
- Most FIBA European Selection / FIBA EuroStar / All-EuroLeague Team honors
- 8 by Greece Vassilis Spanoulis
- Most EuroLeague MVP of the Month Awards
- 4 by Spain Nikola Mirotić
- Most EuroLeague MVP of the Round Awards
- 16 by France Nando de Colo
- 3 by Serbia Igor Rakočević
- Most EuroLeague Rising Star awards
- 2 by Spain Nikola Mirotić
- 2 by Serbia Bogdan Bogdanović
- 2 by Slovenia Luka Dončić
- Most EuroLeague Best Defender awards
- Most EuroLeague Coach of the Year awards
- 3 by Greece Giorgos Bartzokas
- 3 by Serbia Željko Obradović
Team records since the 2000–01 EuroLeague season
Game
- Most PIR
- 175 – Israel Maccabi Tel Aviv against Italy Scavolini Pesaro on November 25, 2004
- Fewest PIR
- (-2) – Italy Montepaschi Siena against Greece Olympiacos on March 22, 2011
- Most points
- 130 – Spain Real Madrid against Turkey Anadolu Efes on January 5, 2024
- Most points in a half
- 70 – Spain Real Madrid against Portugal Ovarense on December 20, 2000
- Most points in 1st half
- 65 – Russia Nizhny Novgorod against Turkey Anadolu Efes on January 23, 2015[2]
- Most points in 2nd half
- 70 – Spain Real Madrid against Portugal Ovarense on December 20, 2000
- Most points in a quarter
- 43 – Israel Maccabi Tel Aviv against Italy Montepaschi Siena on March 4, 2010[3]
- Most combined points – overtime
- 256 – Spain Real Madrid (130) against Turkey Anadolu Efes (126) in 4 overtimes on January 5, 2024
- Most combined points – regulation
- 224 – Italy Skipper Bologna (117) against Lithuania Žalgiris Kaunas (107) on January 22, 2004
- Fewest points
- 35 – Slovenia KK Krka against Russia CSKA Moscow on November 19, 2003[4]
- Fewest points in a quarter
- 2 – Italy Benetton Basket against Turkey Efes Pilsen on March 10, 2005
- 2 – Greece Maroussi against Serbia KK Partizan on February 11, 2011
- 2 – Lithuania Žalgiris Kaunas against Turkey Anadolu Efes on December 4, 2014
- 2 - France Monaco against Greece Olympiacos BC on May 19, 2023[5]
- Fewest points in a half
- 9 – Italy Montepaschi Siena against Greece Olympiacos on March 22, 2011[6]
- Fewest points after 3 quarters
- 22 – Italy Montepaschi Siena against Greece Olympiacos on March 22, 2011
- Largest margin of victory
- 63 – Italy Montepaschi Siena (112) against Montenegro KK Budućnost (49) on February 13, 2003
- Largest margin at half-time
- 38 – Greece Olympiacos (47) against Italy Montepaschi Siena (9) on March 22, 2011
- Most field goals made
- 46 – Spain Real Madrid against Croatia KK Zadar on January 10, 2002
- 46 – Turkey Anadolu Efes against Spain Real Madrid on January 5, 2024
- Most field goals attempted
- 91 – Italy Virtus Bologna against United Kingdom London Towers on February 7, 2002
- Best field goals percentage
- 77.78 % – Spain Laboral Kutxa against Italy AJ Milano on February 25, 2009
- Most 3-point field goals made
- 24 – Turkey Fenerbahçe against Spain Valencia Basket on March 14, 2024
- Most 3-point field goals attempted
- 52 – France Paris Basketball against Germany Alba Berlin on October 29, 2024[7]
- Best 3-point field goals percentage
- 84.62 % – Spain FC Barcelona against Croatia Cibona on February 5, 2003
- Most Rebounds
- 62 – Poland Asseco Prokom against Italy Montepaschi Siena on December 13, 2012
- Most Offensive Rebounds
- 30 – Russia CSKA Moscow against Italy Olimpia Milano on December 30, 2020
- Most Defensive Rebounds
- 43 – Poland Asseco Prokom against Spain Unicaja on February 3, 2010
- Most Assists
- 38 – Israel Maccabi Tel Aviv against Italy Virtus Bologna on March 28, 2023
- Most Steals
- 33 – Italy Virtus Bologna against Spain Adecco Estudiantes on February 1, 2001
- Most Blocks
- 12 – Lithuania Žalgiris Kaunas against Spain Adecco Estudiantes on December 14, 2000
- 12 – Lithuania Žalgiris Kaunas against Poland Asseco Prokom on December 18, 2008
- Most Turnovers
- 35 – Spain Unicaja against Spain DKV Joventut on December 20, 2006
- Fewest Turnovers
- 2 – Spain Real Madrid against Russia CSKA Moscow on March 20, 2014[8]
- Most Fouls Committed
- 41 – Italy Skipper Bologna against Greece Panathinaikos on January 14, 2004
Season
- Best Record
- 20–2 – Spain FC Barcelona, 2009–10
- Worst Record
- 0–14 – United Kingdom London Towers, 2001–02
- Worst Record, qualified to top 16
- 2–8 – Poland Asseco Prokom, 2008–09
- Longest winning streak
- 18 – Russia CSKA Moscow, 2006–07
- Longest winning streak from season start
- 17 – Russia CSKA Moscow, 2004–05
- Longest losing streak
- Most PIR per game
- 111.92 – Israel Maccabi Tel Aviv, 2004–05
- Fewest PIR per game
- 42.29 – United Kingdom London Towers, 2001–02
- Most points per game
- 92.04 – Israel Maccabi Tel Aviv, 2004–05
- Fewest points per game
- 58.90 – Slovenia Union Olimpija, 2011–12
- Most assists per game
- 19.13 – Russia Khimki Moscow, 2012–13
- Most steals per game
- 17.10 – Switzerland Lugano Snakes, 2000–01
- Most blocks per game
- 5.58 – Lithuania Žalgiris Kaunas, 2000–01
- Most turnovers per game
- Fewest turnovers per game
- 9.85 – Turkey Galatasaray, 2013–14
- Highest free throw percentage
- Highest 2-point field goals percentage
- 59.18 % – Spain Real Madrid, 2001–02
- Highest 3-point field goals percentage
- 45.38 % – Serbia KK Partizan, 2001–02
References
- ↑ "Nigel Hayes-Davis sets EuroLeague single-game scoring record with 50 points! | EuroLeague". Euroleague Basketball. 2024-03-29. Retrieved 2024-03-31.
- ↑ Nizhny’s exhibition over Anadolu Efes Archived 2015-01-27 at the Wayback Machine, eurohoops.net.
- ↑ Maccabi Electra sets single-quarter scoring record, euroleague.net.
- ↑ CSKA Established New Euroleague Record Archived 2020-10-29 at the Wayback Machine, cskabasket.com.
- ↑ The negative scoring record of Zalgiris Archived 2015-01-28 at the Wayback Machine, eurohoops.net.
- ↑ Reds erupt for records in Playoffs win, euroleague.net.
- ↑ Paris uses three-point barrage to beat ALBA, 83-92, euroleaguebasketball.net.
- ↑ Madrid breaks Euroleague record for fewest turnovers!, euroleague.net.