Emma Čechová

Čechová was born on 12 July 2004 in Belgium.^[1][2] She began playing basketball in Belgium and later moved to Prague, Czech Republic, at age eight.^[3] She moved to Vienna at age 15 and played in the Vienna United program, initially for the U16 team before joining the senior team the next year.^[3]

Čechová played two years for Vienna United in the Austria's top league before moving back to the Czech Republic, where she joined the club Žabiny Brno.^[3] With Brno, she helped the team to appearances in the Czech Women's Basketball League (ŽBL) championship three times along with two wins at the Czech Cup.^[4] During the 2024–25 season at Brno, she appeared in 27 ŽBL games, averaging 9.6 points and 6.6 rebounds per game.^[5] She also averaged 7.6 points and 4.9 rebounds in 14 EuroLeague appearances.^[5]

In June 2025, Čechová signed with the club USK Praha, playing the 2025–26 season with them.^[4][5] She averaged 12.8 points and 6.6 rebounds in the Czech league.^[6] In April 2026, she signed with the Minnesota Lynx of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA).^[6] In the last preseason game, she led the team with 16 points.^[7]

Čechová made her first appearance with the Czech Republic women's national basketball team in 2022.^[3] She has also played for youth national teams, competing at the 2023 FIBA Under-19 Women's Basketball World Cup where she averaged 11.8 points.^[5] She averaged 9.8 points and led the Czech team with 6.3 rebounds per game at the EuroBasket Women 2025.^[6] She also played at the 2026 FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup Qualifying Tournament, averaging 14.4 points and 6.8 rebounds per game while being named to the tournament all-star five.^[6]