Polina Tzekova (family name sometimes also transliterated as Tsekova, Bulgarian Cyrillic: Полина Цекова; born 30 April 1968, in Pleven) is an international basketball player from Bulgaria, considered to be among the best female basketballers the country has ever produced.[1] She has represented the Bulgaria women's national basketball team, averaging 18,5 points for the side. In 1999, Tzekova signed with the Houston Comets in the Women's National Basketball Association and was part of the roster that won the title at the end of the 1999 WNBA season.[2]
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Born | Pleven, Bulgaria | April 30, 1968||||||||||||||
Nationality | Bulgarian / French | ||||||||||||||
Listed height | 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) | ||||||||||||||
Career information | |||||||||||||||
WNBA draft | 1998: 1st round, 10th overall pick | ||||||||||||||
Selected by the Houston Comets | |||||||||||||||
Playing career | 1987–2009 | ||||||||||||||
Position | Center | ||||||||||||||
Number | 15 | ||||||||||||||
Career history | |||||||||||||||
1987–1991 | Lokomotiv Sofia | ||||||||||||||
1991–1995 | Priolo | ||||||||||||||
1995–2002 | Tarbes Gespe Bigorre | ||||||||||||||
1999 | Houston Comets | ||||||||||||||
2003–2005 | Tarbes Gespe Bigorre | ||||||||||||||
2005–2008 | Mourenx BC | ||||||||||||||
2008–2009 | Tarbes Gespe Bigorre | ||||||||||||||
Career highlights and awards | |||||||||||||||
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Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |||||||||||||||
Medals
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She also competed in the women's tournament at the 1988 Summer Olympics.[3]
References
edit- ^ "Емма - по стъпките на Полина Цекова в баскетбола". tv7.bg. Retrieved 28 September 2012.
- ^ "Polina Tzekova Playerfile". WNBA. Archived from the original on 10 January 2015. Retrieved 27 September 2012.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Polina Tsekova Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 19 July 2018.
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