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 best | ° | League leader |
Regular season
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TO | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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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