Aleksandar Bućan

Serbian basketball coach
Aleksandar Bućan
Personal information
Born (1973-07-14) July 14, 1973 (age 50)
Belgrade, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia
NationalitySerbian
PositionHead coach
Coaching career1993–present
Career history
As coach:
1993–2002Partizan (youth)
2002–2004Lavovi 063 (youth, assistant)
2004–2005Napredak Kruševac
2005Swisslion Vršac
2005–2006Radnički Zastava
2006Tamiš
2006–2007Napredak Kruševac
2007–2010India
2010–2011Železničar Inđija
2011–2019Partizan (youth)
2019–2021Vizura

Aleksandar Bućan (Serbian: Александар Бућан; born July 14, 1973) is a Serbian professional basketball coach[1] who is a youth system coordinator of the Basketball Federation of Serbia Kids:Gala Bućan


Wife:/

Coaching career

Bućan had multiple stints with Partizan NIS youth selections. He also coached senior teams of Napredak Kruševac, Swisslion Vršac, Radnički Zastava, Tamiš and Železničar.[2]

National teams

Youth

Bućan coached the under-16 men's selection of the Serbia and Montenegro national team. At 2006 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship, his team won the bronze medal.[3]

Bućan coached youth men's selections of the Serbia national team (under-18,[4][5] under-19, under-20[6]). At the 2013 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship, Serbia finished 6th among 16 teams.[7] At the 2014 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship Serbia won silver medal.[8] At the 2015 FIBA Under-19 World Championship, Serbia finished 9th among 16 teams.[9] At the 2016 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship, Serbia finished 11th among 16 teams.[10]

In November 2022, the Basketball Federation of Serbia hired Bućan as their new youth system coordinator.[11]

Senior

On May 21, 2007, Bućan has been appointed head coach of the India national basketball team.[12] At the 2007 FIBA Asia Championship, India finished 15th among 16 teams. At the 2009 FIBA Asia Championship, India finished 13th among 16 teams.

References

  1. ^ "Aleksandar Bućan Profile". ukts.rs. Archived from the original on 22 December 2017. Retrieved 20 December 2017.
  2. ^ "Aleksandar Bućan na klupi "Želje"". indjija.net. Retrieved 20 December 2017.
  3. ^ "2006 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship". fibaeurope.com. Retrieved 20 December 2017.
  4. ^ "Biografije trenera mlađih selkcija: Bućan kao Vujošević". novosti.rs. Retrieved 20 December 2017.
  5. ^ "Jovanović, Mijatović, Popović, Bućan i Guša selektori košarkaških selekcija". sport.blic.rs. Retrieved 20 December 2017.
  6. ^ "KSS IZABRAO SELEKTORE Gurović će voditi juniore". sport.blic.rs. Retrieved 20 December 2017.
  7. ^ "2013 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship". fibaeurope.com. Retrieved 20 December 2017.
  8. ^ "2014 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship". fibaeurope.com. Retrieved 20 December 2017.
  9. ^ "2015 FIBA Under-19 World Championship". fiba.basketball. Retrieved 20 December 2017.
  10. ^ "2016 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship". fiba.basketball. Retrieved 20 December 2017.
  11. ^ "Srbija ima novog koordinatora mlađih kategorija". b92.net. Retrieved 24 November 2022.
  12. ^ "TRENER ALEKSANDAR BUĆAN U INDIJI". beobasket.net. Retrieved 20 December 2017.

External links

  • Aleksandar Bucan at fibaeurope.com
  • Coach Profile at eurobasket.com
  • Aleksandar Bućan on LinkedIn