The Croatian starred in historic Dubai win over Mega
Tomislav Vuckovic sets new NextGen record with 9 threes made
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Tomislav Vuckovic etched his spot in the record books of Adidas NextGen EuroLeague history as he buried 9 three-pointers in U18 Dubai Basketball’s 84-102 upset win over U18 Mega Super Belgrade for the most triples made in a NextGen game in history.
Vuckovic knocked down his final three-pointer with 15 seconds left in the game to eclipse the previous mark of 8 made on two occasions.
“It really means a lot to be with the all-time greats. It feels great. I feel awesome,” said Vuckovic, who finished with 39 points – making 9 of 15 three-point attempts – and a 38 performance index rating.
Martino Criconia hit 8 three-pointers for Umana Reyer Venice against Anadolu Efes in the 2015-16 season in the Rome qualifiers. And David Geks of VEF Riga drained 8 triples against Cibona Zagreb during 2012-13 season.
The 2008-born Vuckovic struggled in Dubai’s opening loss to Dubai, scoring just 5 points and hitting 1-of-7 three-pointers. But that changed on Day 2.
“This means a lot to me. Mega is a great club with a great academy for a lot of years now. To beat Mega by 22 points and yesterday, after the collapse, this is really great,” said Vuckovic, who plays full time with the Dubai club and played 9.5 points, 2.8 rebounds, 1.0 assists and 2.2 steals at the Ulm qualifier. He shot 23 percent on three-pointers at that tournament.
But on Friday, he showed what he can do from long range – and made history in the process.