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
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
- Slovak basketball player of the year: 2003, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2014, 2015
- Euroleague Champion: 1999, 2000, 2006
- Top Scorer FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship for Women: 2000
Personal life
Žirková has one daughter named Dorota (b. 2013).[8]
WNBA
In the 2003 WNBA Draft, the Washington Mystics selected point guard Žirková with the second pick, from 21st place overall.
Statistics
| 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
Regular season
| 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
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Euroleague Player Profile". FIBA.
- ^ "Basketbalistka Zuzana Žirková: Končí definitívne s reprezentačnou kariérou?". Sme (in Slovak). Petit Press. 24 June 2015. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
- ^ Prokop, Tomáš (4 July 2011). "Žirková skončila v basketbalovej reprezentácii". Sme (in Slovak). Petit Press. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Bývalá slovenská reprezentantka sa stala novou trénerkou Slávie Banská Bystrica". Sme (in Slovak). Petit Press. 24 November 2022. Retrieved 19 October 2023.
- ^ "Zuzana Žirková exkluzívne: Z dcéry basketbalistku nechcem mať". Teraz.sk (in Slovak). 20 May 2017. Retrieved 19 October 2023.
