The individual records in the history of the Final Four

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

MADE 2P SHOTS

With 16 two-pointers in 1988’s semifinal in Milan’s colors against Aris, McAdoo has the best performance in a semifinal, while the top spot for a final belongs to Theodoros Papaloukas, who had 9-for-10 in 2007’s final with CSKA against Panathinaikos in Athens.

Nikos Galis has a first in this category as well, with 29 two-pointers in the two games of the Final Four in 1988!

Individual records, Final Four era (1988 – 2016) – Most two-pointers