All-time leaders: Tied between Wiltjer and Shermadini; Kyser in Top 5 in blocks
BILBAO (Spain) - With Season Six over, we have the updated all-time rankings among players. Lenovo Tenerife members made their mark all over the Top 10 lists in the Basketball Champions League, getting closer to the top in multiple categories.
Let's start with the most important one - the points. Kyle Wiltjer and Giorgi Shermadini are the biggest movers on the all-time list of this competition, and after the championship game that saw Kyle score 17 and Giorgi 14, they are tied at 681 BCL career points.
Top 10 in points:
- #1 Vojtech Hruban 996
- #2 J'Covan Brown 745
- #3 TaShawn Thomas 738
- #4 Kevin Punter 706
- #5 Tony Taylor 699
- #6 Vitor Benite 683
- #7 Kyle Wiltjer 681
- #7 Giorgi Shermadini 681
- #9 Jaromir Bohacik 668
- #10 Tim Abromaitis 660
Guy Pnini was also a mover on the all-time lists. With a couple of appearances at the Final Four in Bilbao, Pnini took sole possession of the seventh spot in the BCL games played list. Another season like this one, and he could take the all-time lead because #1 spot is just eight games away.
Top 10 in games played:
- #1 Petr Benda 80
- #2 Vojtech Hruban 79
- #3 Rodrigo San Miguel 78
- #4 Dusan Djordjevic 77
- #5 Linos Chrysikopoulos 76
- #6 Martin Kriz 74
- #7 Guy Pnini 72
- #8 Ferran Bassas 70
- #9 Tim Abromaitis 67
- #9 Jaromir Bohacik 67
However, Pnini was not able to add to the number of wins in the Basketball Champions League. Aaron Doornekamp and Bruno Fitipaldo added two each, meaning they are now among the top ten winningest players in the history of the BCL.
Top 10 in wins:
- #1 Rodrigo San Miguel 58
- #2 Ferran Bassas 51
- #3 Petr Benda 50
- #4 Vojtech Hruban 49
- #5 Tim Abromaitis 48
- #5 Martin Kriz 48
- #7 Linos Chrysikopoulos 44
- #8 J'Covan Brown 42
- #9 Jaromir Bohacik 40
- #9 Aaron Doornekamp 40
- #9 Bruno Fitipaldo 40
Even before the Final Four started, Sasu Salin knocked down a pair of records in three-pointers made. He took the single season record with 64 three-pointers in 2021-22, and with five made in the Final Four, he solidified his lead on the all-time list, too.
Top 10 in threes made:
- #1 Sasu Salin 144
- #2 Vojtech Hruban 136
- #3 David Holston 128
- #4 Vitor Benite 121
- #5 Thad McFadden 119
- #6 Guy Pnini 118
- #7 J'Covan Brown 107
- #8 MarQuez Haynes 103
- #9 Pierre-Antoine Gillet 99
- #10 Kevin Punter 99
The only man who cracked the Top 10 in rebounding was another Lenovo Tenerife player. Giorgi Shermadini is now the ninth best rebounder over the six years of BCL basketball.
Top 10 in rebounds:
- #1 Petr Benda 346
- #2 Tim Abromaitis 339
- #3 Vojtech Hruban 319
- #4 Miro Bilan 318
- #5 TaShawn Thomas 317
- #6 Jerai Grant 296
- #7 D.J. Kennedy 287
- #8 Gasper Vidmar 285
- #9 Giorgi Shermadini 273
- #10 Vladimir Dragicevic 266
In the assists department, Marcelinho Huertas is about one game away from taking the all-time lead from Dusan Djordjevic. With four dimes in the Final, Bruno Fitipaldo joined his teammate in Top 10.
Top 10 in assists:
- #1 Dusan Djordjevic 358
- #2 Marcelinho Huertas 351
- #3 Tamir Blatt 306
- #4 David Holston 301
- #5 Rodrigo San Miguel 280
- #6 J'Covan Brown 276
- #7 Eugene Lawrence 268
- #8 Tony Taylor 244
- #9 Ferran Bassas 243
- #10 Bruno Fitipaldo 240
The MVP of the Final Four, Marcelinho had 13 points and 14 assists in the title game, getting his seventh double-double in BCL history. Of course, nobody else has as many points-assists double-doubles, and only three players have more points-rebounds double-doubles.
Top 10 in double-doubles:
- #1 D.J. Kennedy 9
- #2 Yanick Moreira 8
- #2 Jordan Morgan 8
- #4 Vladimir Dragicevic 7
- #4 Vladimir Stimac 7
- #4 Shevon Thompson 7
- #4 Marcelinho Huertas 7
- #4 Kyrylo Fesenko 7
- #4 Jerai Grant 7
- #4 Dyshawn Pierre 7
- #4 Babacar Toure 7
Another Hapoel U-NET Holon found his way up in the rankings after this Final Four. Michale Kyser's vertical game saw him get the single season record for blocks with 28 in 2021-22, and if he puts up one more season like that, the all-time lead could be his.
Top 10 in blocks:
- #1 TaShawn Thomas 67
- #2 Damian Kulig 55
- #3 Dejan Kravic 54
- #4 Uros Lukovic 50
- #5 Michale Kyser 46
- #6 Vince Hunter 45
- #7 Mamadou Niang 43
- #8 Julian Gamble 41
- #9 Tryggvi Hlinason 40
- #10 Octavius Ellis 39
- #10 Hamady Ndiaye 39
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The only category not affected by the Final Four in Bilbao was the steals all-time list. There could be change there soon, if/when David Holston picks up four more steals in 2022-23.
Top 10 in steals:
- #1 Jeremy Leloup 91
- #2 David Holston 87
- #3 Howard Sant-Roos 86
- #4 Lahaou Konate 82
- #5 Zack Wright 81
- #6 Vojtech Hruban 71
- #6 Giannoulis Larentzakis 71
- #6 DeVaughn Akoon-Purcell 71
- #9 Vassilis Xanthopoulos 68
- #10 Eugene Lawrence 63
- #10 Dee Bost 63
