Willie Cauley-Stein breaks FIBA Europe Cup rebounding record / News - Basketnews.com

Itelyum Varese and former NBA center Willie Cauley-Stein became the first player to grab 20 rebounds in a single FIBA Europe Cup game.

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Willie Cauley-Steinwas a beast on the boards as he pulled down a FIBA Europe Cup record haul of 20 rebounds for Itelyum Varese on Wednesday.

The former NBA player became the first player to reach the 20 rebounds mark in a single game in the FIBA Europe Cuphistory, passing several players that had previously reached 19 - including Keravnos BC center Travis Taylor.

Despite the impressive stat, which included 18 points on 8-for-11 shooting, it wasn't enough for the victory on Gameday 2 for Cauley-Stein's Varese as they were beaten 79-91 by BG Gottingen.

Cauley-Stein also narrowly missed out on a double-double against Keravnos BC on Gameday 1, finishing with 15 points and 9 rebounds in a95-80road win, having made a strong start to the Regular Season.

Most rebounds in a single game in FIBA Europe Cup history

No. Player Rebounds 1. Willie Cauley-Stein 20 2-8. Travis Taylor 19 Mangok Mathiang 19 Strahinja Milosevic 19 Perrin Buford 19 Krisztofer Durazi 19 Maurice Sutton 19 Ross Bekkering 19 9. Brandon Davies 18 Subscribe to BN+ and get access to exclusive content.