Jana Veselá (; born on 31 December 1983) is a Czech professional

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player currently playing in the Czech League for ZVVZ USK Prague. She has played the

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, the

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and the

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with the Czech Republic women's national basketball team, and she has won the Euroleague Women twice with

Gambrinus Brno Basketbalový Klub Brno, currently officially BK Žabiny Brno, previously also known as Imos Brno for sponsorship reasons, is a Czech Republic, Czech professional women's basketball club from Brno established in 1993, not to be mistaken with male ...

and Ros Casares Valencia, and the 2010 WNBA with

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. She is 1.94 meters tall and plays as a forward.

Career statistics

WNBA

Source

Regular season

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Seattle Seattle ( ) is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Washington and in the Pacific Northwest region of North America. With a population of 780,995 in 2024, it is the 18th-most populous city in the United States. The city is the cou ...

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Playoffs

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Vesela, Jana 1983 births Living people Basketball players at the 2004 Summer Olympics Basketball players at the 2008 Summer Olympics Basketball players at the 2012 Summer Olympics Czech expatriate basketball people in Spain Czech expatriate basketball people in Turkey Czech expatriate basketball people in the United States Czech women's basketball players 21st-century Czech sportswomen Olympic basketball players for the Czech Republic Ros Casares Valencia players Seattle Storm players Power forwards Small forwards Basketball players from Prague