Polina Tzekova
Bulgarian basketball player (born 1968)
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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][3]
Born30 April 1968
Pleven, Bulgaria
Listed height1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)
WNBA draft1998: 1st round, 10th overall pick
Drafted byHouston Comets
Tzekova in 2005 | |||||||||||||||
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| Born | 30 April 1968 Pleven, Bulgaria | ||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||||||||
| WNBA draft | 1998: 1st round, 10th overall pick | ||||||||||||||
| Drafted by | 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 | ||||||||||||||
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| Stats at Basketball Reference | |||||||||||||||
Medals
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She also competed in the women's tournament at the 1988 Summer Olympics.[4]
