Lefteris Mantzoukas broke the all-time Euroleague Adidas Next Generation Tournament single game scoring record as he poured in 49 points in U18 Promitheas Patras’ 93-87 victory over U18 ALBA Berlin at the ANGT Munich.
Mantzoukas connected on 12-of-24 shots from the field - including 5-of-12 three-pointers - and made 20-of-23 free throws. Mantzoukas also grabbed 19 rebounds, 1 assist, 3 steals, 1 block and 14 fouls drawn for a performance index ranking of 65.
The 49 points bested the previous mark of 43 points by Dragan Bender for U18 Maccabi Teddy Tel Aviv against U18 Virtus Bologna in December 2014.
Mantzoukas’ 65 PIR ranked third all-time behind Bender’s 66 from the 49-point game and Nikola Mirotic’s 84 PIR from January 2009 for U18 Real Madrid against U18 FMP.
Mantzoukas also broke the records for most free throws made and most free throws attempted. Luigi Datome made 17 free throws in May 2005 for U18 Montepaschi Siena and Alessandro Piazza attempted 21 foul shots for U18 Fortitudo Bologna in May 2005 against U18 Pau Orthez. The 14 fouls drawn were two behind the all-time mark of 16 by Piazza in the same game.