Borislav Vučević
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| Born | August 7, 1958 Bar, PR Montenegro, FPR Yugoslavia | ||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Montenegrin / Belgian | ||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) | ||||||||||||||
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| NBA draft | 1980: undrafted | ||||||||||||||
| Playing career | 1975–2002 | ||||||||||||||
| Position | Small forward | ||||||||||||||
| Number | 4 | ||||||||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||||||||
| 1975–1978 | Mladost Bar | ||||||||||||||
| 1978–1987 | Bosna | ||||||||||||||
| 1987–1992 | Adecco Olympique Lausanne | ||||||||||||||
| 1992–1994 | Athlon Ieper | ||||||||||||||
| 1994–1996 | Royal IV Brussels | ||||||||||||||
| 1996–2001 | Okapi Aalstar | ||||||||||||||
| 2001–2002 | Liège | ||||||||||||||
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Borislav "Boro" Vučević (Serbian Cyrillic: Борислав Вучевић; born August 7, 1958) is a Montenegrin former professional basketball player. He is the father of NBA All-Star Nikola Vučević.
National team career[edit]
Vučević was a member of the Yugoslavia national team that competed at the EuroBasket 1985 in West Germany. Over eight tournament games, he averaged 9.4 points per game.[1]
Also, Vučević won the gold medal at the 1983 Mediterranean Games in Morocco.
Career achievements and awards[edit]
- EuroLeague champion: 1 (with Bosna: 1978–79)
- Yugoslav League champion: 2 (with Bosna: 1979–80, 1982–83)
- Yugoslav Cup winner: 1 (with Bosna: 1983–84)
Personal life[edit]
Vučević's wife, Ljiljana (Née Kubura), was a 6-foot-2 basketball forward for a Sarajevo-based club Željezničar, as well as for the Yugoslavia Cadet national team at the 1976 FIBA Europe Championship for Cadets.[2] They have a son Nikola (born 1990), who is a professional basketball player.[3]
References[edit]
- ^ "Yugoslavia 14 - Borislav Vucevic". fiba.com. Retrieved 30 November 2018.
- ^ "1976 U16 Yugoslavia #6 - Ljiljana Kubura". fiba.basketball. Retrieved 30 November 2020.
- ^ "2010-11 Men's Basketball Roster - 5 Nikola Vucevic". usctrojans.com. Retrieved 30 November 2018.
External links[edit]
- Profile at eurobasket.com
