Gregor Fučka

Gregor Fučka (Slovene pronunciation: [ˈfutʃka]; born 7 August 1971) is a Slovenian-Italian former professional basketball player and coach.^[1] A 215 cm (7' 3⁄4") forward-center, he was a both a Mister Europa and Euroscar laureate in 2000.

Gregor Fučka

Fučka warming up with Lottomatica Roma, in 2007.
Personal information
Born	(1971-08-07) 7 August 1971 (age 53) 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 a 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 a 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
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
Medals Representing  Italy Men's Basketball FIBA EuroBasket 1997 Spain 1999 France European U-18 Championship 1990 Netherlands U-18 Team

Professional career

Fučka played with Smelt Olimpija, in Yugoslavia, from 1988 to 1990. Subsequently, he moved to Italy, playing with Stefanel Trieste (1990–1994), Stefanel Milano (1994–1997),^[2] and Teamsystem Bologna a.k.a. Paf Wennington Bologna a.k.a. Skipper Bologna (1997–2002). Afterwards, 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.^[3]

National team career

Fučka was eligible to play for Italy as his father Žarko was born in Trieste and was a part of the Slovene community of Trieste before moving to Kranj. His father was a member of the Italian biathlon national team. 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. ^[4]

With the senior men's Italian national basketball team, Fučka played at the 2000 Summer Olympic Games,^[5] and he won the gold medal at the FIBA EuroBasket 1999, where he was named the tournament's MVP.^[6] 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.^[7]