Nikos Galis

Nikos Galis (alternate spellings include: Nick Galis, Nick Gallis, Nick Georgalis, Nikos Georgalis) (born July 23, 1957 in New Jersey, USA) (Greek: Νίκος Γκάλης), is a retired Greek American professional basketball player and an inaugural member of the FIBA Hall of Fame.[5] Galis is the Euroleague's all-time leader in both career points scored and points per game (counting both FIBA and ULEB games), and he led the Euroleague in scoring eight times. He is also the Greek A1 League's all-time leading scorer in both career points scored and points per game (counting games before the league split into two divisions).
In addition to that, he also holds the record for highest career scoring average at the FIBA World Championship, as well as the record for the most points ever scored at a FIBA World Championship tournament. Galis is widely regarded as one of Europe's all-time greatest players in professional club basketball history, as well as one of the all-time greatest players in FIBA international basketball history. He is also revered in Greece, where he is considered by many to be the greatest individual athlete that the country has ever produced. He is a legend within European basketball and a figure that inspired millions on the continent to take up the sport of basketball.
Galis also led Greece to the second place at the 1989 FIBA European Championship, averaging 35.6 points per game. Galis is remembered for a stunning effort against the Soviet team led by Marčiulionis and its other star player, Arvydas Sabonis, in the semi-final game. He scored 45 out of his team's 81 total points in a dramatic, last-gasp 81-80 victory. The team settled for a second place finish against the ever-dominant Yugoslavian national basketball team.