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Zuzana Žirková

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Zuzana Žirková
Personal information
Born (1980-06-06) June 6, 1980 (age 44)
Bojnice, Czechoslovakia
NationalitySlovak
Listed height5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Listed weight147 lb (67 kg)
Career information
WNBA draft2003: 2nd round, 21st overall pick
Selected by the Washington Mystics
Playing career1996–2018
PositionShooting guard
Number12
Career history
1996–1998Delta Košice
1998–2000SCP Ružomberok
2000–2002GYSEV Ringa Šopron
2002–2010Gambrinus SIKA Brno
2003Washington Mystics
2010–2011Good Angels Košice
2011UMMC Ekaterinburg
2011–2018Good Angels Košice
Stats at WNBA.com
Stats at Basketball Reference

Zuzana Žirková (born June 6, 1980)[1] is a Slovak basketball coach and former player.[2] Over the course of her career, she was named Slovak basketball player of the year eight times.

Career

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Žirková debuted at the 1998 FIBA World Championship for Women when she was seventeen years old.[3] She announced her retirement from Slovakia women's national basketball team in July 2011.[4]

After playing Good Angels Košice in 2018,[5] Žirková announced her retirement from professional basketball.[6] Following her retirement from active playing, Žirková became a coach of the Young Angels Košice team in Slovak extraliga. In 2022, she took over coaching of Slávia Banská Bystrica in 2022.[7]

Honours

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Personal life

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Žirková has one daughter named Dorota (b. 2013).[8]

WNBA

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In the 2003 WNBA Draft, the Washington Mystics selected point guard Žirková with the second pick, from 21st place overall.

Statistics

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Legend
  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

WNBA

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Regular season

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Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG TO PPG
2003 Washington 6 0 5.0 .500 .500 1.000 0.3 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.3 1.8

References

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  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Zuzana Žirková". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 13 July 2012.
  2. ^ "Euroleague Player Profile". FIBA.
  3. ^ "Basketbalistka Zuzana Žirková: Končí definitívne s reprezentačnou kariérou?". Sme (in Slovak). Petit Press. 24 June 2015. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
  4. ^ Prokop, Tomáš (4 July 2011). "Žirková skončila v basketbalovej reprezentácii". Sme (in Slovak). Petit Press. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
  5. ^ "Dobrí anjeli v novej sezóne aj so Žirkovou a Kraayeveldovou". Aktuality.sk (in Slovak). Ringier Axel Springier Slovakia. 7 July 2010. Retrieved 3 January 2012.
  6. ^ "Zuzana Žirková sa rozhodla ukončiť kariéru, hrala aj vo WNBA a trikrát sa tešila z triumfu v Eurolige". SITA (in Slovak). 10 April 2018. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
  7. ^ "Bývalá slovenská reprezentantka sa stala novou trénerkou Slávie Banská Bystrica". Sme (in Slovak). Petit Press. 24 November 2022. Retrieved 19 October 2023.
  8. ^ "Zuzana Žirková exkluzívne: Z dcéry basketbalistku nechcem mať". Teraz.sk (in Slovak). 20 May 2017. Retrieved 19 October 2023.
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