Pavel Houška

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Pavel Houška
No. 10ČEZ Nymburk
Position Power forward
League NBL
Personal information
Born (1984-01-23) 23 January 1984 (age 40)
Ústí nad Labem, Czechoslovakia
NationalityCzech
Listed height2.03 m (6 ft 8 in)

Pavel Houška (born 23 January 1984) is a Czech basketball player for ČEZ Nymburk and the Czech national team, where he participated at the EuroBasket 2015. [1]

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References

  1. "Profile". eurobasket2015.org. Archived from the original on 5 September 2015. Retrieved 5 September 2015.