By Kostas Giataganas/ info@eurohoops.net
Since 1988, when the institution of the Final Four was established, there has been so much history and even more… numbers! With the help of the EuroLeague’s archive, Eurohoops presents the individual records that have made history!
What are the top performances in each individual statistical category, which player can break a record in the coming Final Four in Istanbul and which legends are in danger of losing the top.
This is the biggest question of all since many records still stand the test of time and as you can see Manu Ginobili is still among the names on the top of the individual records lists.
Scorers
In the history of the Final Four, the performance of Milan’s Bob McAdoo with 39 points in the semifinal of 1988 against Aris remains the best offensive night for a player, with the same number of points having been tallied by Tau Cermaica’s Saulius Stombergas as well, but that was in the 2001 final series against Kinder.
For a final, there is a quintuple tie with 27 points, with Dejan Bodiroga, Manu Ginobili, Zoran Savic and Antoine Rigaudeau.
Overall, though, Nikos Galis’s performances are unsurpassed as he remains the top scorer in the history of the Final Four with 231 points and is not directly threatened.
Individual records, Final Four era (1988 – 2016) – Most points scored
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SEMIFINALS |
Team |
Pts |
Year |
1 |
STOMBERGAS, SAULIUS |
Tau Ceramica |
39 |
2001* |
1 |
McADOO, BOB |
Philips Milano |
39 |
1988 |
3 |
WILKINS, DOMINIQUE |
Panathinaikos Athens |
35 |
1996 |
4 |
MAGEE, KEVIN |
Maccabi Tel Aviv |
34 |
1988 |
5 |
DE COLO, NANDO |
CSKA Moscow |
30 |
2016 |
6 |
SISKAUSKAS, RAMUNAS |
CSKA Moscow |
29 |
2009 |
6 |
DAYE, DARREN |
Scavolini Pesaro |
29 |
1991 |
6 |
MAGEE, KEVIN |
Maccabi Tel Aviv |
29 |
1989 |
9 |
RIVERS, DAVID |
Olympiacos Piraeus |
28 |
1997 |
9 |
VILLACAMPA, JORDI |
Joventut Badalona |
28 |
1992 |
9 |
JAMCHY, DORON |
Maccabi Tel Aviv |
28 |
1989 |
9 |
BROWN, RICKY |
Philips Milano |
28 |
1988 |
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CHAMPIONSHIP GAME |
Team |
Pts |
Year |
1 |
GINOBILI, EMANUEL |
Kinder Bologna |
27 |
2002 |
1 |
GINOBILI, EMANUEL |
Kinder Bologna |
27 |
2001* |
1 |
BODIROGA, DEJAN |
Panathinaikos Athens |
27 |
2001* |
1 |
RIGAUDEAU, ANTOINE |
Virtus Bologna |
27 |
1999 |
1 |
SAVIC, ZORAN |
KK Split |
27 |
1991 |
6 |
RICE, TYRESE |
Maccabi Electra Tel Aviv |
26 |
2014 |
6 |
HUFFMAN, NATE |
Maccabi Tel Aviv |
26 |
2000 |
6 |
RIVERS, DAVID |
Olympiacos Piraeus |
26 |
1997 |
9 |
DANILOVIC, PREDRAG |
Partizan Belgrade |
25 |
1992 |
9 |
JAMCHY, DORON |
Maccabi Tel Aviv |
25 |
1989 |
9 |
McADOO, BOB |
Philips Milano |
25 |
1988 |
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SINGLE FINAL FOUR ACCUMULATED |
Team |
Pts |
Year |
1 |
GALIS, NIKOS |
Aris BSA |
69 |
1990 |
2 |
GALIS, NIKOS |
Aris BSA |
67 |
1988 |
3 |
McADOO, BOB |
Philips Milano |
64 |
1988 |
4 |
VOLKOV, ALEXANDER |
Panathinaikos |
61 |
1994 |
5 |
GALIS, NIKOS |
Aris BSA |
57 |
1989 |
6 |
RIVERS, DAVID |
Olympiacos |
54 |
1997 |
7 |
JAMCHY, DORON |
Maccabi Tel Aviv |
53 |
1989 |
8 |
DE COLO, NANDO |
CSKA Moscow |
52 |
2016 |
8 |
SAVIC, ZORAN |
KK Split |
52 |
1991 |
10 |
WILKINS, DOMINIQUE |
Panathinaikos |
51 |
1996 |
5 players tied with 50 points |
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FINAL FOUR ACCUMULATED |
Team |
Pts |
1 |
GALIS, NIKOS |
Aris BSA, Panathinaikos |
231 |
2 |
HOLDEN, J.R. |
CSKA Moscow |
194 |
3 |
LANGDON, TRAJAN |
Benetton Basket, CSKA |
172 |
4 |
NAVARRO, J. C. |
FC Barcelona |
168 |
5 |
BODIROGA, DEJAN |
Panathinaikos, FC Barcelona |
164 |
5 |
PAPALOUKAS, THEO |
CSKA Moscow, Olympiacos |
164 |
7 |
ANDERSEN, DAVID |
Virtus, Siena, CSKA, Barcelona |
154 |
8 |
SMODIS, MATJAZ |
Virtus, Fortitudo, CSKA |
147 |
8 |
SISKAUSKAS, RAMUNAS |
Panathinaikos, CSKA Moscow |
147 |
10 |
ALVERTIS, FR |
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