Author of 4917 points since his European debut during the 2007-2008 season with Cholet, he surpasses the Greek legend Nikos Gallis (4904 points), spearhead of Aris Salonika in the 1980s then 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.
De Colo (35) made him the heyday of CSKA Moscow, where he won the Euroleague twice (2016 and 2019), even winning the MVP trophies for the regular season and the Final Four in 2016.
Passed by the NBA between 2012 and 2014, he returned to the French championship with Asvel last summer, after a stint of three seasons at Fenerbahçe.
In addition to the two titles gleaned with CSKA in the Euroleague, De Colo won a EuroCoupe in 2010 with Valencia and reached the final of the EuroChallenge with Cholet Basket in 2009.
With 185 caps for the France team, he also has a European champion title (2013) and an Olympic silver medal (2021) to his name.
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