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
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
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 currently lives in Gran Canaria (Spain) and is Training for the CBA (Canarias Basketball Academy)

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