Vassilis Spanoulis, a Greek Olympiacos player, became the top scorer in the Euroleague after accumulating a total of 4,157 points and thus undoing the Spanish Juan Carlos Navarro , who added before retiring 4,152.
The 37-year-old Hellenic base managed to rise to first place in the standings by converting a triple to two and a half minutes from the end of the game that his team lost at home against Fenerbahce (87-96) and in which he scored 14 points.
His record has been achieved in his fourteenth season in the top continental competition, a tournament that he won in 2009, 2012 and 2013 after three finals in which he was chosen MVP, awards to which he adds the title of best player of the Euroleague in the 2012-13 season.
Spanoulis is also the historical leader of the competition in assists, with 1,483 , and in free throws scored, with 1,078 and this Thursday he placed in second place in triples, with 473 hits, only behind the 623 of Juan Carlos Navarro.
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