Aleksei Kurochka is the best scorer in the world with a record 42 points.

- December 14, 2023
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Aleksei Kurochka
Aleksei Kurochka

42 points in the Kazakhstan Higher League scored by 29-year old guard Aleksei Kurochka gave him the award of highest scoring player of the day in the world. It happened in the second division in Kazakhstan called Higher League game when his team Altay lost to Turan 96 to 107. Kurochka also grabbed 3 rebounds and got 6 assists that game. He is averaging over 14 points and over 4 assists per game in the league.
He has played previously for Shymkent.
He represented the Kazakhstan at the Asiann Championship Under 16 in Johor Bahru City (Malaysia) fourteen years ago. Kurochka's stats at that event were 7 games: 11.9ppg, 3.0rpg, 1.7apg, 2FGP: 36.0%, 3PT: 26.9%, FT: 32.9%.
His team won Kazakhstan Higher League Regular Season in 2020.
RECORD SCORE
Aleksei Kurochka
42 PTS
3 REB
6 AST
1-13
Team W-L
Aleksei Kurochka
14.5
PPG
2.7
RPG
44.5%
FG%

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