Bruce Kuczenski

Bruce John Kuczenski (born February 3, 1961) is an American retired professional basketball player. He was a 6'10" (208 cm) 230 lb (104 kg) power forward/center born in Bristol, Connecticut and played collegiately at the University of Connecticut from 1979 to 1983.

Bruce Kuczenski
Personal information
Born (1961-02-03) February 3, 1961
Bristol, Connecticut, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
Listed weight230 lb (104 kg)
Career information
High schoolBristol (Bristol, Connecticut)
CollegeUConn (1979–1983)
NBA draft1983: 3rd round, 59th overall pick
Selected by the New Jersey Nets
Playing career1983–1989
PositionPower forward / center
Number23, 7
Career history
1983New Jersey Nets
1984Philadelphia 76ers
1984Indiana Pacers
1984Puerto Rico Coquis
1984–1985Albany Patroons
1985Connecticut Colonials
1985–1986Valladolid
1986–1987Verviers-Pepinster
1987–1988Reims
1988–1989Fribourg
Stats  at NBA.com
Stats  at Basketball-Reference.com

Kuczenski was selected with the 12th pick of the 3rd round of the 1983 NBA draft by the New Jersey Nets. In his only NBA season, 1983-84, he played with the Nets, Philadelphia 76ers and Indiana Pacers, playing 15 games, averaging 1.9 points and 1.5 rebounds per game. He also played in the CBA for the Puerto Rico Coquis[1] and for the Albany Patroons.[2]

After his NBA and CBA career he played six years in Europe.[3] Kuczenski signed with Valladolid of Spain, where he averaged 12.8 points and 5.4 rebonds per contest.[4] After a stint in Belgium, he joined Reims of the French Nationale 1A league: In 30 contests of the 1987-88 season, he scored 20.8 points, while grabbing 8.7 rebounds a game.[5] In 1988, Kuczenski moved to Fribourg Olympic Basket. In the 1988-89 season, he pulled down 15.5 rebounds per contest. He left the team because of an injury in fall 1989.[6]

Notes
  1. "Bruce Kuczenski minor league basketball Statistics on StatsCrew.com". www.statscrew.com. Retrieved 2021-12-13.
  2. "Benefit hoop tourney: a McCann success" (PDF). Marist College's The Circle, published April 18, 1985 (4.69 MiB); retrieved July 25, 2007
  3. UConn Hoop Legends: Bruce Kuczenski
  4. "Bruce Kuczenski: Intimidador breve en Pucela". www.acb.com (in Spanish). 2013-09-06. Archived from the original on 2021-12-13. Retrieved 2021-12-13.
  5. "Bruce Kuczenski". LNB (in French). Archived from the original on 2021-10-30. Retrieved 2021-12-13.
  6. Roulin, Lisa (2021). Toujours plus haut. Fribourg Olympic. 1961-2021: Les grands étrangers du club (in French). Fribourg: Éditions faim de siècle. p. 89. ISBN 9782940707065.


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