Nando de Colo becomes the all-time top-scorer in European Cups / News - Basketnews.com

Nando de Colo has overtaken Nikos Galis as the all-time leading scorer in European Cups. The guard made a three-pointer at the beginning of the game against Virtus, and scored his 4905th point in his international club career.

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Before the match against Virtus Segafredo Bologna, Nando de Colo needed just three points to reach a new all-time record in Europe.

Nando De Colo

Team:LDLC ASVEL VilleurbannePosition:PG, SGAge:35Height:196 cmWeight:91 kgBirth place:Sainte-Catherine, FranceProfileNewsStatistics

The French veteran scored a three-pointer at the beginning of the game and overtook the legendary Nikos Galis as the all-time European Cups scoring leader.

Galis previously held the record for more than 28 years. The Greek legend had scored 4,904 points in his European Cups career, with his last points coming against Budivelnik Kyiv on October 6th, 1994 in the FIBA European League, which is the predecessor to the current EuroLeague.

De Colo scored his first points came on November 20th, 2007 when he played for Cholet Basket. The 20-year-old made a jump shot in the FIBA EuroCup Qualifiers match and ended the game with 21 points in his account.

The veteran guard is also the all-time EuroLeague leader in PIR, first in free-throw percentage, third all-time in points, and 6th in steals.

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