Nando De Colo only needed three points on Friday to break the record. Frédéric Chambert / PANORAMIC
During the Euroleague match between Asvel and Virtus Bologna this Friday, the Frenchman officially overtook the Greek Nick Galis (4,904 points).
The back of Villeurbanne, Nando De Colo became Friday the best scorer in the history of the European Cups during the defeat of his team against Virtus Bologna for the 23rd day of Euroleague (77-64). Author of 4917 points since his European debut during the 2007-2008 season with Cholet, he overtook Greek legend Nikos Gallis (4904 points), spearhead of Aris Salonika in the 1980s then of Panathinaikos in the early 1990s .
The Villeurbannais needed to score three points to break the record. After a first basket, he scored his third and fourth points on two free throws in the 4th minute. In the end, his total against Bologna was fifteen points scored. Once the record was broken, he then received a standing ovation from the Astroballe on a time-out that followed soon after.
Two crowns in the Euroleague with CSKA, European champion with the Blues
De Colo (35) made the heyday of CSKA Moscow, where he won the Euroleague twice (2016 and 2019), even winning the regular season and Final Four MVP trophies in 2016. the NBA between 2012 and 2014, he returned to the French championship with Asvel last summer, after spending three seasons at Fenerbahçe.
In addition to the two titles gleaned with CSKA in the Euroleague, De Colo won a EuroCoupe in 2010 with Valence and reached the final of the EuroChallenge with Cholet Basket in 2009. With 185 selections for the France team, he also has a title of European champion (2013) and an Olympic silver medal (2021) to his name.