Name: Nikola Vujcic
Club: Maccbi Tel Aviv (ISR)
Nationality: CRO
Position: C
Date of birth: 14.06.1978
Statistics:
EuroBasket 2005: Final Round PPG: 9.3 RPG: 3.3 APG: 2.3 FG: 46.4%
Euroleague 2005: PPG: 13.9 RPG: 5.6 APG: 3.0 FG: 58.1%
Nikola Vujcic is one of the best players in a rock solid Maccabi Tel Aviv team loaded with talent. With his rebounding and offensive finesse, he has established himself as one of the top big men in Europe.
The 210 cm center is not a fan of the spotlight, preferring the solace of his fishing boat just off the coast of his hometown Split.
But when you're as successful as Vujcic, s om, with its highs and lows, is bound to follow.
In 2005 Vujcic played his part in a second consecutive Euroleague le for Maccabi, as well as clinching a third successive Irael league crown. He was also selected to the All-Euroleague team (he was a second team selection in 2004).
EuroBasket turned out to be more of a disappointing experience for Vujcic, who was named captain of the Croatian team during training camp.
While Vujcic's individual performance was nothing less than stellar, he was unable to have an impact on Croatia's quarter-final game against Spain and scored just five points on 2/9 shooting in the 101-85 loss.
Despite the painful loss, EuroBasket 2005 did nothing to damage Vujcic's place in the European elite as a perennial FIBA Europe Player of the Year candidate.
