Richard Petruška

Richard Petruška
Personal information
Born	January 25, 1969 (age 55); 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: 2nd round, 46th overall pick
	Selected by the Houston Rockets
Playing career	1988–2003
Position	Power forward / Center
Number	3
Career history
1988–1990	Inter Bratislava
1993–1994	Houston Rockets
1994–1998	Cagiva Varese
1998–1999	Galatasaray
1999–2001	Unicaja Málaga
2001	Tau Cerámica
2002–2003	Upea Capo D'Orlando
2003	CAI Zaragoza
Career highlights and awards
	NBA champion (1994); Korać Cup champion (2001);
	Stats at NBA.com
	Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Richard Petruška (born January 25, 1969) is a Slovak retired basketball player. A 6'10" and 260 lbs forward-center. He was born in Levice, Czechoslovakia. 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.

Petruška lives in Gran Canaria and is a coach for the CBA (Canarias Basketball Academy).

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