Richard Petruška (born January 25, 1969) is a Slovak[1]-Italian[2][3] former professional basketball player and coach.

Petruška played college basketball at Loyola Marymount, and UCLA, in the United States.

He played in 22 games with the Rockets during the 1993–94 NBA season, and scored 53 total points.

His only NBA season also saw him as part of an NBA championship team, which resulted in him accidentally dropping and denting the team's first Larry O'Brien Championship Trophy during the celebration of the title.

[4] Petruška was a member of the senior Czechoslovakian national basketball team.