He was once interim head coach for the Philippines men's national basketball team, with Chot Reyes replacing him in the following 2022 FIBA Asia Cup.

[4] On 12 June 2018, Vučinić signed a two-year deal with the Italian basketball club Sidigas Avellino of Lega Basket Serie A (LBA).

[6] In early 2022, Vučinić joined the Philippines men's national basketball team initially as a consultant to head coach Tab Baldwin who resigned shortly after.

Vučinić would temporarily serve as head coach of the team for the June–July 2022 window of the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup Asian qualifiers.

[11] The Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas, the national basketball federation of the Philippines, released a statement that Vučinić left the team amicably.