Borislav Vučević Explained

Borislav Vučević
Birth Date:7 August 1958
Birth Place:Bar, PR Montenegro, FPR Yugoslavia
Nationality:Montenegrin / Belgian
Draft Year:1980
Career Position:Small forward
Career Number:4
Career Start:1975
Career End:2002
Years1:1975–1978
Team1:Mladost Bar
Years2:1978–1987
Team2:Bosna
Years3:1987–1992
Team3:Adecco Olympique Lausanne
Years4:1992–1994
Team4:Athlon Ieper
Years5:1994–1996
Team5:Royal IV Brussels
Years6:1996–2001
Team6:Okapi Aalstar
Years7:2001–2002
Team7:Liège
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Borislav "Boro" Vučević (Serbian: 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

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

Personal life

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]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Yugoslavia 14 - Borislav Vucevic . fiba.com . 30 November 2018.
  2. Web site: 1976 U16 Yugoslavia #6 - Ljiljana Kubura . fiba.basketball . 30 November 2020.
  3. Web site: 2010-11 Men's Basketball Roster - 5 Nikola Vucevic . usctrojans.com . 30 November 2018.