Isabelle Fijalkowski
French basketball player
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1972-05-23
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May 23, 1972
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51)
Clermont-Ferrand , Puy-de-Dôme , France |
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Nationality | French | |||||||||||
Listed height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | |||||||||||
Listed weight | 205 lb (93 kg) | |||||||||||
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College | Colorado (1994–1995) | |||||||||||
WNBA draft | 1997 : Elite Draft | |||||||||||
Selected by the Cleveland Rockers | ||||||||||||
Playing career | 1988–2002 | |||||||||||
Position | Center / power forward | |||||||||||
Number | 13 | |||||||||||
Career history | ||||||||||||
1988–1991 | Montferrand | |||||||||||
1991–1992 | Challes-les-Eaux | |||||||||||
1992–1994 | Clermont-Ferrand | |||||||||||
1995–1997 | CJM Bourges Basket | |||||||||||
1997–1998 | Cleveland Rockers | |||||||||||
1997–2000 | Pool Comense 1872 | |||||||||||
2000–2002 | Union Sportive Valenciennes Olympic | |||||||||||
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Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | ||||||||||||
FIBA Hall of Fame as player | ||||||||||||
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Isabelle Fijalkowski , now Isabelle Fijalkowski-Tournebize (born May 23, 1972 in Clermont-Ferrand , Puy-de-Dôme ), [1] is a retired French basketball player. She was inducted into the French Basketball Hall of Fame , in 2011.
Career
United States
Fijalkowski played college basketball for University of Colorado , then was drafted by the Cleveland Rockers in 1997. [2]
Fijalkowski's WNBA debut was played on June 21, 1997 against the Houston Comets . Although her team would lose the game 56 - 76, Fijalkowski recorded 12 points, 6 rebounds, 1 assist and 1 block in her debut. [3] She set a career-high of 25 points on June 27, 1998 against the Detroit Shock and then set a career-high in rebounds (12) on August 10, 1998 against the Phoenix Mercury . [4]
Her final WNBA game was played in Game 3 of the 1998 Semi-Finals on August 25, 1998 against the Phoenix Mercury . The Rockers would lose the game 60 - 71 and dropped the series to the Mercury 2 - 1. Fijalkowski had a team-high 17 points and team-high 11 rebounds in her final game. [5]
Achievements
France national team
- 9th at 1994 World Championship
- Finalist of EuroBasket 1993 and EuroBasket 1999
- 5th at the 2000 Olympic Games of Sydney
- EuroBasket 2001 : champion
- 200 selections.
Club
- Winner of the EuroLeague Women : 1997, 2002 (Runner-up: 1999, 2001)
- Winner of French championship : 1992, 1996, 1997, 2001 et 2002
- Winner of the Italian championship: 1998, 1999
- Tournoi de la Fédération: 1996, 2001, 2002
- MVP of the French championship 1996-1997
- MVP of the Italian championship 1998-1999
Career 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 high | ° | League leader |
Regular season
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TO | PPG |
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1997 | Cleveland | 28 | 28 | 28.7 | .508 | .250 | .786 | 5.6 | 2.4 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 2.6 | 11.9 |
1998 | Cleveland | 28 | 23 | 28.8 | .547 | .400 | .821 | 6.9 | 2.1 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 2.9 | 13.7 |
Career | 2 years, 1 team | 56 | 51 | 28.7 | .528 | .357 | .804 | 6.2 | 2.3 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 2.8 | 12.8 |
Playoffs
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TO | PPG |
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1998 | Cleveland | 3 | 3 | 35.7 | .425 | .000 | .864 | 9.0 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 1.7 | 17.7 |
References
- ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill ; et al. "Isabelle Fijalkowski" . Olympics at Sports-Reference.com . Sports Reference LLC . Archived from the original on 18 April 2012 . Retrieved 13 July 2012 .
- ↑ "Head Is First Pick In W.N.B.A. Draft" . The New York Times . 28 February 1997 . Retrieved 1 September 2010 .
- ↑ "Houston Comets at Cleveland Rockers, June 21, 1997" . Basketball-Reference.com .
- ↑ "Isabelle Fijalkowski WNBA Stats" . Basketball-Reference.com .
- ↑ "Phoenix Mercury at Cleveland Rockers, August 25, 1998" . Basketball-Reference.com .
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