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Bruno Šundov

Bruno Šundov, Croatian basketball player

Born
February 10, 1980
Age in 2026
46
Zodiac sign
Aquarius
Birth year
1980

About Bruno Šundov

Bruno Šundov (born February 10, 1980) is a Croatian former professional basketball player. Standing at 2.18 m (7 ft 2 in), he played the center position. He played for five NBA teams and over 20 clubs around the world. == Professional career == Šundov was a second-round draft pick of the Dallas Mavericks in the 1998 NBA draft, aged only 18; after he was drafted the Mavericks placed him at The Winchendon School in Winchendon, Massachusetts for the majority of the season until he was activated by the Mavericks in February 1999 at which time he became the only player in NBA history to play in a regular season high school & NBA basketball game in the same week. He played sparingly for a number of teams during a seven-year spell: the Mavericks (1998–2000), Indiana Pacers (2000–02), Boston Celtics (2002–03), Cleveland Cavaliers (2003–04) and the New York Knicks (January 2004 and 2004–05). He averaged 1.7 points and one rebound per game over his NBA career. Šundov also played with the Israeli league club Maccabi Tel Aviv in February 2004, and with RBC Verviers-Pepinster in the Basketball League Belgium in May later that year. In September 2005, after leaving the NBA, he signed with the Spanish club Etosa Alicante, and two seasons later he joined five times-in-a-row Cyprus national championship club Proteas EKA AEL, being crucial in the team's success in the Eurocup campaign, where the club finished in third place. In February 2008, Šundov was signed by the Spanish ACB league club Grupo Begar León, which was eventually relegated after the 2007–08 ACB season. In September 2008, he joined ASK Riga in the Baltic League and, later that season moved to Adriatic League team Cibona Zagreb.

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Career and life highlights

Bruno Šundov timeline

  1. Bruno Šundov (born February 10, 1980) is a Croatian former professional basketball player.
  2. The Rain or Shine Elasto Painters selected Sundov as an import for the 2013 Philippine Basketball Association's Commissioner's Cup; he is the first European (and European-born) player to play as an import in the PBA.

The world when Bruno Šundov was born

Bruno Šundov was born in 1980. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1980

  • #1 song"Call Me" – Blondie
  • Top movieOrdinary People
  • Top TV showDallas
  • Best-selling bookThe Name of the Rose – Umberto Eco

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentMiracle on Ice — US hockey team beats the Soviets at Lake Placid
  • Top headlineJohn Lennon assassinated outside his New York apartment
  • Technology milestoneCNN launches as first 24-hour news channel
  • Defining fadRubik's Cube
  • Notable inventionPost-it Notes (officially released)
  • World population4.44 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderJimmy Carter
  • Sports championPhiladelphia Phillies (World Series)
  • Also wonLos Angeles Lakers (NBA)
  • U.S. population227.2M

1980 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Bruno Šundov's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19802026
Gas$1.19$3.45/gal
Average home$68,700$435,000
Average income$21,023$67,500
Minimum wage$3.10$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$2.69$11.95
Postage stamp$0.15$0.73
Population227.2M341 million

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