US point guard Mike James becomes EuroLeague's all-time leading scorer

By Emre Asikci

ISTANBUL (AA) - AS Monaco point guard Mike James became the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague's all-time leading scorer Thursday with 4,464 points.

"With a post-game total of 4,464 points after scoring 20 in a 98-80 win over Crvena Zvezda, the AS Monaco star is now in first place overall, having surpassed (Vassilis) Spanoulis’s total of 4,455," the EuroLeague said in a statement.

James said at a press conference that he will have to think about it a little bit more, adding he will have more time to think about it and reminisce about it later

"I am just proud of myself. I am just happy, and it’s a lot of good emotions," he added.

The 33-year-old guard produced 467 points in 45 games for Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz, 522 in 37 appearances for Panathinaikos, 595 in 30 contests for EA7 Emporio Armani Milan, 1,112 in 55 fixtures for CSKA Moscow, and 1,760 in 104 games for Monaco.