TAMPERE (Finland) - Lithuania's Jonas Valanciunas has now risen to third spot in the FIBA EuroBasket rebounding charts, overtaking both Marc Gasol and Boris Diaw after three games of the 2025 edition.
The 33-year-old needed just eight rebounds to pass his Spanish rival on the list of rebounds at the tournament, since the data was recorded in 1995.
Valanciunas first moved into fourth after pulling down nine rebounds - along with a team-high 18 points - in Lithuania's 94-70 win over Great Britain.
"If we don’t get the win, the individual records mean nothing," said Valanciunas post-game. "But it’s nice to overtake Marc and hopefully I can keep climbing."
Valanciunas then added a further nine rebounds across the next two games as Lithuania defeated Montenegro before suffering their first loss at the hands of Germany.
Rank | Player | Country | Total Rebounds |
|---|---|---|---|
1 | Pau Gasol | Spain | 475 |
2 | Dirk Nowitzki | Germany | 364 |
3 | Jonas Valanciunas | Lithuania | 318* |
4 | Boris Diaw | France | 314 |
5 | Marc Gasol | Spain | 307 |
6 | Andrei Kirilenko | Russia | 284 |
7 | Ioannis Bourousis | Greece | 257 |
8 | Felipe Reyes | Spain | 252 |
9 | Mirsad Turkcan | Türkiye | 247 |
10 | Florent Pietrus | France | 232 |
* after games on August 30, 2025.
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