Michaela Pavlíčková (born 27 November 1977 in

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) is a Czech former

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player who competed in the

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. A

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, she attended the

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where she played for its women's basketball team, coming from her last secondary year at

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, after moving from

. Pavlíčková was drafted in the second round of the 2001 WNBA draft by the

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, playing 18 games in two separate seasons for the Starzz and the

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. After her WNBA stint was over, she moved back to Europe to finish her professional career.

References

1977 births Living people Basketball players at the 2004 Summer Olympics Czech expatriate basketball people in the United States Czech women's basketball players College women's basketball players in the United States Forwards (basketball) Olympic basketball players for the Czech Republic Phoenix Mercury players University of Denver alumni Utah Starzz draft picks Utah Starzz players Basketball players from Prague {{CzechRepublic-basketball-bio-stub