In a competition that lived up to its promise that every game matters, Turkish Airlines EuroLeague stars and head coaches piled up plenty of records and milestones in 2024.
2023 was full of EuroLeague milestones, records
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2022-23 season
March 4: Kyle Hines, third player to 300 blocks
Four-time EuroLeague champion Kyles Hines of A7 Emporio Armani Milan became just the third player in the competition this century to record 300 career blocks, following still-active Walter Tavares and Bryant Dunston.
March 9: De Colo, second all-time in scoring
Nando De Colo of LDLC ASVEL Villeurbanne, who had reached the 4,000-point milestone late in 2022, moved into into second place on the all-time scoring chart, surpassing the great Juan Carlos Navarro to leave just one player ahead of him on the list of the EuroLeague's best scorers, Vassilis Spanoulis.
March 18: Steals milestones for Calathes, Fernandez
In the same round that Nick Calathes of Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul became just the second EuroLeague player ever with 400 steals, Rudy Fernandez of Real Madrid moved behind him into third place on the career steals chart, both of them still looking up at the great Dimitris Diamantidis.
May 21: Lull, Rodriguez set Final Four records
Among several marks set on a spectacular weekend in Kaunas, including the highest-scoring first half with the most three-pointers made in championship game history, Real Madrid star Sergio Llull's title-winning shot helped him reach the highest accumulated points in the Final Four this century, just as his teammate Sergio Rodriguez did in assists, passing Llull.
May 22: Vezenkov led a parade of single-season record-breakers
Sasha Vezenkov, the 2023-24 MVP, had the highest accumulations of PIR, field goals and defensive rebounds, just a few of the single-season records that fell in 2023, including total blocks by Real Madrid star Walter Tavares and free throws made by his teammate, Dzanan Musa.
2023-24 season
October 18: Messina, Hines reach milestones together
On a special night for EA7 Emporio Armani Milan, head coach became just the second coach to achieve 300 EuroLeague victories this century, joining Zeljko Obradovic, while center Kyle Hines broke the EuroLeague record for career games played when he stepped on court for the 393rd time.
October 26: Mike James, fastest to 4,000 points
In just his 248th game, Mike James of AS Monaco became the fourth, and fastest, 4,000-point scorer in history. James joined a select group of players that also includes Vassilis Spanoulis, Nando De Colo and Juan Carlos Navarro.
December 5: Ergin Ataman, 400 EuroLeague games
In his 16th EuroLeague season, Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens head coach Ergin Ataman worked his 400th game against the team he led to back-to-back EuroLeague titles, Anadolu Efes Istanbul. He joined Zeljko Obradovic and Ettore Messina as the only head coaches to preside over 400 games this century.
December 7: Milos Teodosic, fifth all-time in assists
One of the all-time great passers, Crvena Zvezda Meridianbet Belgrade playmaker Milos Teodosic moved into sixth place on the competition's assists charts. He would soon after take over fifth place, as well..
December 9: Mike James, third all-time in scoring, PIR
Twice on the same night, 10-year EuroLeague veteran Mike James of AS Monaco wrote his name into the history books, surpassing Juan Carlos Navarro on the career scoring chart and Kyle Hines on the all-time PIR list to place third in each.
December 16: Kyle Hines, second all-time rebounder
One of the most-celebrated big men of his generation, EA7 Emporio Armani Milan center Kyle Hines, added a new milestone to his collection, climbing one spot on the all-time rebounds list, going past Felipe Reyes to rank second overall.
