Greek stars dominate EuroLeague decade statistics
Greek stars, namely Nick Calathes and Vassilis Spanoulis, dominated statistics of the EuroLeague between 2010 and 2020.
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Both Calathes and Spanoulis are rightfully considered stars of the European game. At the turn of the year, the EuroLeague organisation released statistics concerning the competition from 2010 to 2020, with Spanoulis and Calathes dominating the list. Spanoulis, who won back-to-back EuroLeague titles with Olympiacos in 2012 and 2013, was the decade leader in terms of minutes, points and assists, while Panathinaikos leader Calathes pulled off the largest amount of steals.
Dimitris Diamantidis (average minutes) and Ioannis Bourousis (average rebounds) also received a mention.
Here are the statistics of the decade in the EuroLeague:
GAMES
Ante Tomic, Real / Barcelona, 272 total games
MINUTES, TOTAL
Vassilis Spanoulis, Olympiacos, 6,738 total minutes
MINUTES, AVERAGE
Dimitris Diamantidis, Panathinaikos, 28:46 minutes per game
PIR, TOTAL
Ante Tomic, Real / Barcelona, 3,655 total PIR
PIR, AVERAGE
Nando De Colo, Valencia / CSKA / Fenerbahce, 18.1 PIR per game
POINTS, TOTAL
Vassilis Spanoulis, Olympiacos, 3,294 total points
POINTS, AVERAGE
Alexey Shved, Khimki Moscow Region, 17.5 points per game
REBOUNDS, TOTAL
Ante Tomic, Real / Barcelona, 1,505 total rebounds
REBOUNDS, AVERAGE
Ioannis Bourousis, Olympiacos / Milan / Real / Baskonia / Panathinaikos, 5.9 rebounds per game
ASSISTS, TOTAL
Vassilis Spanoulis, Olympiacos, 1,252 total assists
ASSISTS, AVERAGE
Nick Calathes, Panathinaikos, 5.9 assists per game
STEALS, TOTAL
Nick Calathes, Panathinaikos, 281 total steals
STEALS, AVERAGE
Jamon Gordon, Olympiacos / Galatasaray / Efes / Darussafaka, 1.8 steals per game
BLOCKS, TOTAL
Bryant Dunston, Olympiacos / Anadolu Efes, 242 total blocks
BLOCKS, AVERAGE
Ekpe Udoh, Fenerbahce, 2.2 blocks per game
FREE THROW ACCURACY (minimum, 100 attempts)
Nando De Colo, Valencia / CSKA / Fenerbahce, 94.2% - 749/795
TWO-POINT ACCURACY (minimum, 150 attempts)
Walter Tavares, Real Madrid, 73.8% - 220/298
THREE-POINT ACCURACY (minimum, 150 attempts)
James Nunnally, Fenerbahce / Milan, 49.0% - 94/192
These statistics do not take into account EuroLeague games staged in 2020.
The 2019/2020 EuroLeague regular season is currently suspended as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. After 28 rounds, Panathinaikos occupy sixth position with 14 wins and 14 defeats, while Olympiacos languish in 11th place with a negative 12-16 record.
