Georgi Glouchkov
Georgi Nikolov Glouchkov (alternate spelling: Gueorgui) (Bulgarian: Георги Николов Глушков; born January 10, 1960) is a Bulgarian former professional basketball player and president of Bulgarian Basketball Federation. A 6 ft 8 in (204 cm) forward, he was the first player from an Eastern bloc country to compete in the American National Basketball Association (NBA).
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| Born | January 10, 1960 Tryavna, PR Bulgaria | ||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Bulgarian / Italian | ||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 235 lb (107 kg) | ||||||||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||||||||
| NBA draft | 1985: 7th round, 148th overall pick | ||||||||||||||
| Selected by the Phoenix Suns | |||||||||||||||
| Playing career | 1976–1997 | ||||||||||||||
| Position | Power forward / center | ||||||||||||||
| Number | 16 | ||||||||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||||||||
| 1976–1979 | Yambol | ||||||||||||||
| 1980–1982 | CSKA Sofia | ||||||||||||||
| 1983–1984 | Balkan Botevgrad | ||||||||||||||
| 1984–1985 | Akademik Varna | ||||||||||||||
| 1985–1986 | Phoenix Suns | ||||||||||||||
| 1986–1990 | Juvecaserta Basket | ||||||||||||||
| 1990–1991 | Sidis Reggio Emilia | ||||||||||||||
| 1991–1992 | Akademik Varna | ||||||||||||||
| 1993 | Tau Cerámica | ||||||||||||||
| 1993–1996 | Akademik Varna | ||||||||||||||
| 1996–1997 | Fontanafreda Siena | ||||||||||||||
| Career highlights and awards | |||||||||||||||
| Stats at NBA.com | |||||||||||||||
| Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |||||||||||||||
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