Nikola Vujčić
Vujčić in 2015 | |
| Maccabi Tel Aviv | |
|---|---|
| Position | Team manager |
| League | Israeli Premier League EuroLeague |
| Personal information | |
| Born | 14 June 1978 Vrgorac, SR Croatia, Yugoslavia |
| Nationality | Croatian |
| Listed height | 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) |
| Listed weight | 113 kg (249 lb) |
| Career information | |
| NBA draft | 2000: undrafted |
| Playing career | 1995–2013 |
| Position | Power forward / center |
| Number | 7 |
| Career history | |
| 1995–2001 | Split |
| 2001–2008 | Maccabi Tel Aviv |
| 2001–2002 | →ASVEL |
| 2008–2010 | Olympiacos |
| 2010–2011 | Efes Pilsen |
| 2011–2013 | Split |
| Career highlights | |
As player
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Nikola Vujčić (born 14 June 1978) is a Croatian former professional basketball player, and the current team manager of the Israeli club Maccabi Tel Aviv. During his playing career, he played at both the center and power forward positions. As a player, he was a two-time EuroLeague champion (2004, 2005), a five-time All-EuroLeague Team selection (2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007), and was voted as a member of the EuroLeague 2000–2010 All-Decade Team. He was also the 2006 Israeli Basketball Premier League Finals MVP.
The 6-foot-11 inches tall Vujčić was the first player in the EuroLeague's current era (2000–present), to achieve a triple-double. On 3 November 2005, he helped in Maccabi Tel Aviv's 95–68 win versus the Polish club Prokom Trefl Sopot, with 11 points, 12 rebounds, and 11 assists. On 30 November 2006, Vujčić recorded another triple-double, the second in the EuroLeague's current era (2000–present), in Maccabi Tel Aviv's 110–87 win over the Slovenian club Union Olimpija, with 27 points, 10 rebounds, and 10 assists. He was named a EuroLeague Legend in 2022.