Jana Veselá (Czech pronunciation: [ˈjana ˈvɛsɛlaː]; born on 31 December 1983) is a Czech professional basketball player currently playing in the Czech League for ZVVZ USK Prague.[1] She has played the Summer Olympics, the World Championship and the Eurobasket with the Czech Republic women's national basketball team,[2] and she has won the Euroleague Women twice with Gambrinus Brno and Ros Casares Valencia, and the 2010 WNBA with Seattle Storm.[3] She is 1.94 meters tall and plays as a forward.
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| Born | 31 December 1983 Prague, Czechoslovakia | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Czech | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Playing career | 2010–present | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Forward | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Career history | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2000–2001 | Sparta Prague | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2001–2003 | ZVVZ USK Prague | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2003–2008 | Gambrinus Brno | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2008–2012 | Ros Casares | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2010 | Seattle Storm | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2012–2014 | Antakya Belediyespor | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2014–2015 | USK Prague | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Career highlights and awards | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stats at WNBA.com | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medals
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Career statistics
edit| GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game | RPG | Rebounds per game |
| APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game | BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game |
| TO | Turnovers per game | FG% | Field-goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field-goal percentage | FT% | Free-throw percentage |
| Bold | Career best | ° | League leader |
| † | Denotes seasons in which Bird won a WNBA championship |
WNBA
editSource[4]
Regular season
edit| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TO | PPG |
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| 2010† | Seattle | 29 | 0 | 11.4 | .547 | .400 | .800 | 2.0 | .6 | .6 | .2 | .9 | 3.2 |
Playoffs
edit| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TO | PPG |
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| 2010† | Seattle | 6 | 0 | 10.0 | .692 | .714 | – | .8 | .3 | .3 | .3 | .7 | 3.8 |
References
edit- ^ Profile in eurobasket.com
- ^ Profile in FIBA's archive
- ^ Voepel, Mechelle (16 September 2010). "Second title even sweeter for Storm". ESPN. Retrieved 17 September 2010.
- ^ "Sue Bird WNBA Stats". Basketball Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
