Eva Horáková, née Němcová (born 3 December 1972), is a Czech basketball player.

Life and career

The youngest of three children of

Jiřina Němcová Jiřina Němcová (née Vobořilová; 3 April 1937 – 15 August 2018)František Kolář ''Encyklopedie olympioniků. Čeští a českoslovenští sportovci na olympijských hrách'', ed. Euromedia Group, Prague 2021, p. 406 was a former Cze ...

and

Zdeněk Němec Zdeněk Němec (3 February 1933 – 29 January 2014) was a Czech athlete. He competed in the men's discus throw at the 1960 Summer Olympics. He was a husband of Jiřina Němcová Jiřina Němcová (née Vobořilová; 3 April 1937 – 15 ...

, she began her basketball career at the age of 18. She played for the Czech Republic national team in

1992 Summer Olympics The 1992 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1992, ca, Jocs Olímpics d'estiu de 1992), officially known as the Games of the XXV Olympiad ( es, Juegos de la XXV Olimpiada, ca, Jocs de la XXV Olimpíada) and commonly known as ...

, which finished at sixth place. In 1997, she entered the

Women's National Basketball Association The Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) is an American professional basketball league. It is composed of twelve teams, all based in the United States. The league was founded on April 22, 1996, as the women's counterpart to the Natio ...

(WNBA) and went on to spend five seasons playing for the now-defunct

Cleveland Rockers The Cleveland Rockers were a Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) team based in Cleveland, that played from 1997 until 2003. The Rockers were one of the original eight franchises of the WNBA, which started in 1997. The owner was Gordon Gu ...

. She was named a member of the All-WNBA first team and second team in 1997 and 1998 respectively. During the

2000 WNBA season The 2000 WNBA Season was the Women's National Basketball Association's fourth season. The 2000 season saw four expansion teams join the league, the Indiana Fever, Miami Sol, Portland Fire, and Seattle Storm. The season ended with the Houston Comets ...

, she set a league record by making 66 consecutive free throws. She was the ninth WNBA player to score 1,000 career points. In 2005, Němcová won a gold medal with the Czech national team at the Eurowomen tournament.

Career statistics

Regular season

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Playoffs

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Horakova, Eva 1972 births Living people Basketball players at the 1992 Summer Olympics Cleveland Rockers players Czech expatriate basketball people in the United States Czechoslovak women's basketball players Czech women's basketball players Olympic basketball players of Czechoslovakia Sportspeople from Prague Forwards (basketball)