| Height | 6 ft |
|---|---|
| Height in | 10 |
| Weight lb | 230 |
| Birth date | February 3, 1961 (age 65) |
| Birth place | Bristol, Connecticut, U.S. |
| High school | Bristol (Bristol, Connecticut) |
| College | UConn (1979–1983) |
| Draft year | 1983 |
| Draft round | 3 |
| Draft pick | 59 |
| Draft team | New Jersey Nets |
| Career start | 1983 |
| Career end | 1989 |
| Career number | 23, 7 |
| Team 1 | New Jersey Nets |
| Team 2 | Philadelphia 76ers |
| Team 3 | Indiana Pacers |
| Years 4 | 1984 |
| Team 4 | Puerto Rico Coquis |
| Years 5 | 1984–1985 |
| Team 5 | Albany Patroons |
| Years 6 | 1985 |
| Team 6 | Connecticut Colonials |
| Years 7 | 1985–1986 |
| Team 7 | Valladolid |
| Years 8 | 1986–1987 |
| Team 8 | Verviers-Pepinster |
| Years 9 | 1987–1988 |
| Team 9 | Reims |
| Years 10 | 1988–1989 |
| Team 10 | Fribourg |
Bruce John Kuczenski (born February 3, 1961) is an American former professional basketball player. He was a 6-foot 10-inch (208-centimetre) 230 pounds (100 kg) power forward/center born in Bristol, Connecticut and played collegiately at the University of Connecticut from 1979 to 1983.
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]
Career statistics
NBA
Source[7]
Regular season
|- | style="text-align:left;" rowspan="3"| | style="text-align:left;"|New Jersey | 7 || 0 || 4.0 || .333 || – || .500 || 1.1 || .6 || .0 || .0 || 1.6 |- | style="text-align:left;"|Philadelphia | 3 || 2 || 13.3 || .125 || – || .500 || 2.0 || .7 || .3 || .3 || 1.0 |- | style="text-align:left;"|PIndiana | 5 || 0 || 10.2 || .294 || – || 1.000 || 1.8 || .4 || .0 || .0 || 2.8 |- class=sortbottom |style="text-align:center;" colspan=2|Career | 15 || 2 || 7.9 || .270 || – || .667 || 1.5 || .5 || .1 || .1 || 1.9
References
- ^ "Bruce Kuczenski minor league basketball Statistics on StatsCrew.com". www.statscrew.com. Retrieved 2021-12-13.
- ^ "Benefit hoop tourney: a McCann success" Marist College's The Circle, published April 18, 1985 (4.69 MiB); retrieved July 25, 2007
- ^ UConn Hoop Legends: Bruce Kuczenski
- ^ "Bruce Kuczenski: Intimidador breve en Pucela" (in Spanish). www.acb.com. 2013-09-06. Archived 2021-12-13 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2021-12-13.
- ^ "Bruce Kuczenski" (in French). LNB. Archived 2021-10-30 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2021-12-13.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Bruce Kuczenski NBA stats". Basketball Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 25 January 2026.
External links
- NBA stats @ basketballreference.com
- UConn Hoop Legends: Bruce Kuczenski