Michael Fusek (born June 5, 1995) is a Slovak professional
basketball player. He stands 2.24 m (7’4’’) tall and plays
center. He was projected by some media outlets to be a potential 2017
NBA
The National Basketball Association (NBA) is a professional basketball league in North America. The league is composed of 30 teams (29 in the United States and 1 in Canada) and is one of the major professional sports leagues in the United St ...
draft pick.
Career
Fusek left his native
Slovakia in 2012 to sign with Belgian powerhouse
Spirou Charleroi
Spirou Charleroi, commonly known simply as Spirou, is a Belgian professional basketball club that is located in Charleroi. The club competes in the BNXT League, the highest tier of basketball in Belgium. The club's home arena is the Spiroudome whi ...
. In his first two years with the club, Fusek played for Charleroi’s development team in the third Belgian division and their under 21 youth squad. He played his first minutes in Belgium’s top-flight and in the
Eurocup during the 2014-15 season, while continuing to gain playing time in the reserves. In June 2016, he attended the Adidas Eurocamp in
Treviso,
Italy. An early entry candidate for the
2016 NBA draft, he later opted to withdraw his name.
In the off-seasons of 2015 and 2016, Fusek went to
Rockville,
Maryland, to work with trainer Blair O'Donovan, a strength and conditioning specialist. His main objective there was to gain muscle. He left Charleroi in 2018 and moved to
BK Inter Bratislava.
In August 2022, he was announced as a newcomer at
Spišskí Rytieri
Spišskí Rytieri SNV (in English: Spišskí Knights SNV) is a Slovak professional basketball club based in Spišská Nová Ves. Founded in 2004, the team currently plays in the Slovak Basketball League, the highest tier of basketball in Slovakia. ...
, also of the
Slovak Basketball League
The Slovenská Basketbalová Liga (SBL) ( en, Slovak Basketball League) is the highest level tier league of men's professional club basketball in Slovakia. The league was founded in 1993. MBK Pezinok is the league's most successful team, having ...
.
Personal life
Fusek's mother was also a professional basketball player.
See also
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List of tallest people
External links
Profile at eurobasket.comSpirou Charleroi profileProfile at nbadraft.net
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:Fusek, Michael
1995 births
Living people
Centers (basketball)
Slovak men's basketball players
Spirou Charleroi players