Aleksandar Bućan

Aleksandar Bućan (Serbian: Александар Бућан; born July 14, 1973) is a Serbian professional basketball coach[1] who is a head coach for Vizura of the First Regional League of Serbia.

Aleksandar Bućan
Vizura
PositionHead coach
League1st Regional League of Serbia
Personal information
Born (1973-07-14) July 14, 1973
Belgrade, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia
NationalitySerbian
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–presentVizura
Medals
Men's Basketball
Head Coach for  Serbia
U18 European Championship
2018 LatviaU18 Team
2014 TurkeyU18 Team
Head Coach for  Serbia and Montenegro
U16 European Championship
2006 SpainU16 Team

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]

Senior

On May 21, 2007, Bućan has been appointed head coach of the India national basketball team.[11] 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. "TRENER ALEKSANDAR BUĆAN U INDIJI". beobasket.net. Retrieved 20 December 2017.
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