By Stefan Acevski/ info@eurohoops.net
Real Madrid and Paris players are currently playing their Round 17 EuroLeague game, during which we witnessed history.
In the first half of the game, Frenchman Theo Maledon scored the one-millionth point in the competition’s history. On this occasion, the EuroLeague also issued an official statement.
“The EuroLeague has officially reached a historic milestone with the scoring of the 1,000,000th point in competition history.
Since the competition’s debut on October 16, 2000, EuroLeague teams have amassed a total of 999,737 points across 6,358 games heading into the start of Round 17 on Thursday night. The landmark 1,000,000th point was scored by Theo Maledon during Real Madrid‘s game against Paris Basketball on December 18, 2025.
The first-ever points of the modern EuroLeague era were scored by Dino Radja of Olympiacos Piraeus in the opening game between Real Madrid and Olympiacos on October 16, 2000. Since then, countless iconic moments have led up to this landmark achievement. Some key moments on the way to the 1,000,000th point include:
The 138,044th point, when Derrick Sharp hit a legendary three-pointer for Maccabi Tel Aviv against Zalgiris Kaunas in the Top 16 on April 8, 2004, helping Maccabi on their road to the title.
The 392,858th point, when Georgios Printezis made his game-winning shot for Olympiacos against CSKA Moscow in the 2012 Championship Game, sealing one of the most dramatic comebacks in EuroLeague history.
The 500,000th point, when Caleb Green of Unicaja Malaga drained a three-pointer on March 13, 2015. The 853,315th point, when Sergio Llull hit a game-winning jumper for Real Madrid against Olympiacos in the 2023 Championship Game.
The identity of the player who scored the 1,000,000th point is none other than Real Madrid’s Theo Maledon, whose basket came with 43 seconds in the first quarter against Paris as he knocked down a three-pointer. This moment also emphasizes how far the game has come over the past 25 seasons.”