RIGA (Latvia) - Lauri Markkanen became the second Finnish player to reach the milestone of 500 points in FIBA EuroBasket history.
Finland's superstar hit the landmark scoring feat during his side's Semi-Final defeat against Germany with 16 points taking his overall tally to 501.
Markkanen now only trails Timo Lampen - on 621 points - on Finland's all-time scoring list in the competition after surpassing Raimo Lindholm's 489 points to move into second place.
Rank | Player | Games | Points |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Timo Lampen | 51 | 621 |
2 | Lauri Markkanen | 20 | 501 |
3 | Raimo Lindholm | 51 | 489 |
4 | Seppo Kuusela | 37 | 417 |
5 | Sasu Salin | 43 | 407 |
6 | Petteri Koponen | 35 | 395 |
7 | Kari Liimo | 29 | 376 |
8 | Timo Suviranta | 38 | 366 |
9 | Pertti Mutru | 38 | 262 |
10 | Shawn Huff | 38 | 259 |
* As of September 12 games
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