Isabelle Fijalkowski
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| Born | 23 May 1972 | |||||||||||||||||
| 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 | |||||||||||||||||
| Drafted by | 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 WNBA.com | ||||||||||||||||||
| Stats at Basketball Reference | ||||||||||||||||||
| FIBA Hall of Fame | ||||||||||||||||||
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Isabelle Alice Fijalkowski (born 23 May 1972 in Clermont-Ferrand, Puy-de-Dôme), now Isabelle Fijalkowski-Tournebize,[1] is a French former basketball player. She was inducted into the French Basketball Hall of Fame, in 2011.
Career
[edit]United States
[edit]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 21 June 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 27 June 1998 against the Detroit Shock and then set a career-high in rebounds (12) on 10 August 1998 against the Phoenix Mercury.[4]
Her final WNBA game was played in Game 3 of the 1998 Semi-Finals on 25 August 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
[edit]France national team
[edit]- 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
[edit]- 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
[edit]| 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 best | ° | League leader |
Regular season
[edit]| 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
[edit]| 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
[edit]- ^ 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.
External links
[edit]- Career statistics from WNBA.com · Basketball Reference
- Isabelle Fijalkowski at the FIBA Hall of Fame
- Isabelle Alice Fijalkowski at FIBA (archive)
- Isabelle Fijalkowski at Olympedia
- Isabelle Fijalkowski at Olympics.com
- 1972 births
- Living people
- Basketball players at the 2000 Summer Olympics
- Cleveland Rockers players
- Colorado Buffaloes women's basketball players
- French expatriate basketball people in Italy
- French expatriate basketball people in the United States
- French people of Polish descent
- French women's basketball players
- Olympic basketball players for France
- Power forwards
- Sportspeople from Clermont-Ferrand
- FIBA Hall of Fame inductees
- Stade Clermontois BF players
- 20th-century French sportswomen