Gregor Fučka

Gregor Fučka
	Fučka warming up with Lottomatica Roma, in 2007.
Personal information
Born	7 August 1971 (age 52); Kranj, SR Slovenia, SFR Yugoslavia
Nationality	Slovenian / Italian
Listed height	7 ft 0.75 in (2.15 m)
Listed weight	245 lb (111 kg)
Career information
NBA draft	1993: undrafted
Playing career	1988–2011
Position	Power forward / center
Coaching career	2017–present
Career history
As player:
1988–1990	Olimpija Ljubljana
1990–1994	Trieste
1994–1997	Olimpia Milano
1997–2002	Fortitudo Bologna
2002–2006	FC Barcelona
2006–2007	Girona
2007–2008	Virtus Roma
2008–2009	Fortitudo Bologna
2009–2011	Pistoia
As coach:
2017–2018	Trapani (assistant)
2017–2018	Italy Under-14
2018-present	Fortitudo Bologna (Academy)
2018-2019	Italy Under-15
2018–2019	Italy Under-16
2021	Bologna Basket 2016
Career highlights and awards
	As a player: EuroLeague champion (2003); FIBA EuroChallenge champion (2007); 2× Italian League champion (1996, 2000); 2× Spanish League champion (2003, 2004); 2× Italian Cup winner (1996, 1998); Spanish Cup winner (2003); Italian Supercup winner (1998); Spanish Supercup winner (2004); 2× FIBA EuroStar (1997, 1999); FIBA EuroBasket MVP (1999); Mister Europa (2000); Euroscar (2000); All-EuroLeague First Team (2001); Italian All-Star Game MVP (2001); Acropolis Cup MVP (2001); EuroLeague records since the 2000–01 season Most offensive rebounds in a game;
Representing Italy
Men's Basketball
FIBA EuroBasket
European U-18 Championship

Gregor Fučka (Slovene pronunciation: [ˈfutʃka]; born 7 August 1971) is a Slovenian-Italian former professional basketball player and coach. A 215 cm (7' 3⁄4") forward-center, he was a both a Mister Europa and Euroscar laureate in 2000.

Professional career[edit]

Fučka played with Smelt Olimpija, in Yugoslavia, from 1988 to 1990, then he moved to Italy, playing with Stefanel Trieste (1990–1994), Stefanel Milano (1994–1997),^[1] and Teamsystem Bologna a.k.a. Paf Wennington Bologna a.k.a. Skipper Bologna (1997–2002). Then he played in Spain, with FC Barcelona (2002–2006), and with Akasvayu Girona (2006–07). He then came back to Italy, in the 2007–08 season, playing with Lottomatica Roma.^[2]

National team career[edit]

Fučka played with Italy's junior national team at the 1991 FIBA Under-19 World Cup, where he won the silver medal. He also played at the FIBA Under-21 World Cup with Italy's junior national team, in 1993.

With the senior men's Italian national basketball team, Fučka played at the 2000 Summer Olympic Games,^[3] and he won the gold medal at the FIBA EuroBasket 1999, where he was named the tournament's MVP. Fučka also won a silver medal at the FIBA EuroBasket 1997. He also played at the 1998 FIBA World Championship (selected to the All-Tournament Team), and at the FIBA EuroBasket 1995 and the FIBA EuroBasket 2001.^[4]

References[edit]

^ Nicola Baldo; Davide Romani (12 September 2017). "Volley, Tatjana e Rebeka: in A-2 nel nome di papà Gregor Fucka". La Gazzetta dello Sport (in Italian). Retrieved 10 March 2022.
^ "Fucka eager to leave Italy to play with Pacers". ESPN. Associated Press. 11 July 2002. Retrieved 10 March 2022.
^ Wallechinsky, David (2012). The Book of Olympic Lists. Aurum Press. p. 16. ISBN 978-1845137731.
^ "101 Greats: Gregor Fucka". EuroLeague. 27 June 2020. Archived from the original on 29 October 2020. Retrieved 10 March 2022.

External links[edit]

Euroleague.net Profile
FIBA Europe Profile
Italian League Profile Archived 8 February 2012 at the Wayback Machine (in Italian)
Spanish League Profile (in Spanish)
Gregor Fučka at Basket-stats.info
Gregor Fucka, not your typical star

[1] Nicola Baldo; Davide Romani (12 September 2017). "Volley, Tatjana e Rebeka: in A-2 nel nome di papà Gregor Fucka". La Gazzetta dello Sport (in Italian). Retrieved 10 March 2022.

[espn-2] "Fucka eager to leave Italy to play with Pacers". ESPN. Associated Press. 11 July 2002. Retrieved 10 March 2022.

[3] Wallechinsky, David (2012). The Book of Olympic Lists. Aurum Press. p. 16. ISBN 978-1845137731.

[4] "101 Greats: Gregor Fucka". EuroLeague. 27 June 2020. Archived from the original on 29 October 2020. Retrieved 10 March 2022.

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