Polina Tzekova
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| Born |
April 30, 1968 Pleven, Bulgaria | ||||||||||||
| Nationality | Bulgarian / French | ||||||||||||
| Listed height | 1.95 m | ||||||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||||||
| WNBA draft | 1998 / Round: 1 / Pick: 10th overall | ||||||||||||
| Selected by the Houston Comets | |||||||||||||
| Playing career | 1987–2009 | ||||||||||||
| Position | Center | ||||||||||||
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| 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 | |||||||||||||
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Polina Tzekova (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]
References
- ↑ "Емма - по стъпките на Полина Цекова в баскетбола". tv7.bg. Retrieved 28 September 2012.
- ↑ "Polina Tzekova Playerfile". WNBA. Retrieved 27 September 2012.
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