Richard Petruška

Richard Petruška

Personal information
Born	(1969-01-25) January 25, 1969 Levice, Czechoslovakia
Nationality	Slovak
Listed height	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
Listed weight	260 lb (118 kg)
Career information
High school	Gymnázium Andreja Vrábla Levice (Levice, Slovakia)
College	Loyola Marymount (1990–1991) UCLA (1992–1993)
NBA draft	1993 / Round: 2 / Pick: 46th overall
Selected by the Houston Rockets
Playing career	1988–2003
Position	Power forward / Center
Number	3
Career history
1988–1990	Inter Bratislava (Czechoslovakia)
1993–1994	Houston Rockets
1994–1998	Cagiva Varese (Italy)
1998–1999	Galatasaray (Turkey)
1999–2001	Unicaja Málaga (Spain)
2001	Tau Cerámica (Spain)
2002–2003	Upea Capo D'Orlando (Italy)
2003	CAI Zaragoza (Spain)
Career highlights and awards
NBA champion (1994) Korać Cup champion (2001)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Richard Petruška (born January 25, 1969) is a retired Slovak basketball player. A 6'10" and 260 lbs forward-center born in Levice, Czechoslovakia (present Slovakia), he played college basketball at Loyola Marymount and University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) in the United States.

Petruška was selected by the Houston Rockets of the National Basketball Association with the 46th overall pick (2nd round) of the 1993 NBA Draft. He played in 22 games for the Rockets during the 1993-94 NBA season and scored 53 total points.

Richard Petruska is married and currently lives in Waukesha WIsconsin, and is coaching high school basketball.

External links

• Petruska bio from basketball-reference.com