2023-24 (CHICAGO): Appeared in 76 games (74 starts) and tallied clips of 17.1 ppg, 10.5 rpg and 2.8 apg in 31.4 mpg … shot .495 from the field, .341 from three-point range and .768 from the free-throw line … ranked seventh in the NBA in double-doubles (45), while also finishing the season eighth in Bulls history in total double-doubles (158) … recorded 14 points and 10 rebounds in the first half at LAC (3/9), marking the 22nd occurrence with Chicago – Vucevic became the only Bull with 20-plus such halves … moved past Mickey Johson (80) for fifth on the Bulls 20-point/10-rebound list … led all active NBA centers in career double-doubles (514) … ranked fourth among active NBA players in total rebounds (9,435) … recorded six games of 20-plus plus points and 15-plus rebounds … tallied a season-high 31 points and 11 rebounds at GSW (3/7) … scored his 15,000th career point at UTA (3/6) … recorded his 500th career double double with 22 points and 13 rebounds at NOP (2/25) … posted a season-high four blocks alongside 24 points vs. MIN (2/6) … secured his 9,000th career rebound at SAS (1/13) … grabbed a season-high 20 rebounds en route to his first 20-point/20-rebound game with the Bulls at DAL (11/1) – this marked Vucevic’s second-straight game with at least 15 points and 15 rebounds (10/29-11/1) as he was one of 14 players in the 2023-24 season with consecutive 15-point/15-rebound games … missed four games due to left adductor strain and one game due to a left adductor contusion … 2024 NBA PLAY-IN TOURNAMENT: Played and started in Chicago’s two NBA Play-In games, averaging 20.0 ppg, 13.0 rpg, 3.5 apg, 1.0 spg and 0.5 bpg in 36.2 mpg. CAREER: Enters the 2024-25 season ranked fourth among active NBA players in total rebounds (9,435) ... Has recorded at least 25 double-doubles in a season for 12 consecutive seasons and at least 40 double-doubles in six-straight seasons ... Ranked in the top-10 in rebounding in each of his first six seasons ... Secured his 9,000th career rebound at SAS (1/13) ... Two-time All Star (2019, 2021) Has appeared in 899 regular season games (836 starts) during his NBA career with Philadelphia, Orlando and Chicago and averaged 17.1 ppg, 10.5 rpg and 2.8 apg in 31.4 mpg … has shot .495 from the field, .341 from three and .768 from the free-throw line … in the postseason has played in 16 career playoff games (15 starts), averaging 18.4 ppg, 9.9 rpg and 3.2 apg in 32.3 mpg … shot .448 from the field, .348 from three and .813 from the free-throw line … has recorded 25-plus double-doubles for 12 consecutive seasons (2012-13 to present), the longest active streak in the NBA; the only other active player to have had 25-plus double-doubles in ten straight seasons is Dwight Howard (2004-05 to 2013-14) … one of five active players with 9,000-plus rebounds.

COLLEGE CAREER: Played 87 games (67 starts) during three seasons at the University of Southern California and averaged 11.1 ppg, 8.0 rpg, 1.1 apg and 1.1 bpg in 27.7 mpg while shooting .509 from the field, .303 from long range and .755 from the free-throw line ... 2010-11: As a junior, named to the All-Pac 10 First Team and was tabbed All-America Fourth Team by FOXSports.com … played and started in 34 games and averaged 17.1 ppg, 10.3 rpg, 1.6 apg and 1.4 bpg in 34.9 mpg … led the Pac-10 in rebounding, and finished third in points and fourth in blocked shots … shot .505 from the floor … first Trojan to average a double-double since 1994-95, and the first player in school history to capture the Pac-10 rebounding title in consecutive seasons … 2009-10: During his sophomore season, played and started in 30 games and averaged 10.7 ppg, a Pac-10-leading 9.4 rpg, 1.2 apg and 1.3 bpg in 32.3 mpg … named the 2009-10 Pac-10 Most Improved Player … 2008-09: Played in 23 games (three starts) as a freshman and averaged 2.6 ppg and 2.7 rpg in 11.0 mpg.

Full name is Nikola Vučević... Pronounced KNEE-coal-ah VOOCH-uh-vitch … born in Switzerland and raised in Belgium, where his father, Borislay, played professional basketball for 24 years and was a member of the Yugoslavian National Team, playing alongside Drazen Petrovic … mother played professional basketball in Boston … family moved to Montenegro when he was a teenager, and he represented Montenegro at the 2009 U-20 European Championship … attended a year of prep school at Stoneridge Prep in Simi Valley, CA prior to enrolling at USC … He and his wife, Nikoleta, have two sons, Filip and Matija … contributed to the compensation fund that was created by the Magic's ownership group, the DeVos family (who pledged $2 million) for Magic, Amway Center, Lakeland Magic and Orlando Solar Bears hourly workers for games and time missed during the COVID-19 suspension of 2019-20 seasons … was one of five finalists for the Magic Johnson Award in 2018-19, presented by the Pro Basketball Writers Association to the player who best combines excellence on the basketball court with cooperation and dignity in dealing with the media and the public … assisted in the fundraising efforts of the Magic’s charitable arm, the Orlando Magic Youth Foundation (OMYF) … enjoys listening to house/techno music … would like to have a career in broadcasting when his playing days are over … Fan of the NFL’s Philadelphia Eagles … on Twitter: @NikolaVucevic.