Isabelle Fijalkowski

{{short description|French basketball player}}

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{{Infobox basketball biography

| name = Isabelle Fijalkowski

| image = Isabelle Fijalkowski.jpg

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1972|5|23}}

| birth_place = Clermont-Ferrand, Puy-de-Dôme, France

| nationality = French

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 5

| weight_lb = 205

| high_school =

| college = Colorado (1994–1995)

| draft_year = 1997

| draft = Elite Draft

| draft_pick = 2

| draft_team = Cleveland Rockers

| draft_league = WNBA

| career_start = 1988

| career_end = 2002

| career_position = Center / power forward

| career_number = 13

| years1 = 1988–1991

| team1 = Montferrand

| years2 = 1991–1992

| team2 = Challes-les-Eaux

| years3 = 1992–1994

| team3 = Clermont-Ferrand

| years4 = 1995–1997

| team4 = CJM Bourges Basket

| years5 = 1997–1998

| team5 = Cleveland Rockers

| years6 = 1997–2000

| team6 = Pool Comense 1872

| years7 = 2000–2002

| team7 = Union Sportive Valenciennes Olympic

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| bbr =

| bbr_wnba = fijalis01w

| nbanew =

| wnba_profile = Isabelle-Fijalkowski

| HOF_player =

| womensHOF =

| FIBA_HOF_player = isabelle-fijalkowski

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{{MedalCompetition|EuroBasket Women}}

{{MedalGold | 2001 France | Team}}

{{MedalSilver | 1993 Italy | Team}}

{{MedalSilver | 1999 Poland | Team}}

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Isabelle Alice Fijalkowski (born 23 May 1972 in Clermont-Ferrand, Puy-de-Dôme), now Isabelle Fijalkowski-Tournebize,{{cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/fi/isabelle-fijalkowski-1.html |access-date=13 July 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120418184219/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/fi/isabelle-fijalkowski-1.html |archive-date=18 April 2012 }} 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.{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1997/02/28/sports/head-is-first-pick-in-wnba-draft.html|title=Head Is First Pick In W.N.B.A. Draft|date=28 February 1997|work=The New York Times|access-date=1 September 2010}}

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.{{Cite web|url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/wnba/boxscores/199706210CLE.html|title=Houston Comets at Cleveland Rockers, June 21, 1997|website=Basketball-Reference.com}} 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.{{Cite web|url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/wnba/players/f/fijalis01w.html|title=Isabelle Fijalkowski WNBA Stats|website=Basketball-Reference.com}}

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.{{Cite web|url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/wnba/boxscores/199808250CLE.html|title=Phoenix Mercury at Cleveland Rockers, August 25, 1998|website=Basketball-Reference.com}}

Achievements

= France national team=

= 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

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=Regular season=

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|-

| style="text-align:left;"|1997

| style="text-align:left;"|Cleveland

| 28 || 28 || 28.7 || .508 || .250 || .786 || 5.6 || 2.4 || 0.6 || 0.6 || 2.6 || 11.9

|-

| style="text-align:left;"|1998

| style="text-align:left;"|Cleveland

| 28 || 23 || 28.8 || .547 || .400 || .821 || 6.9 || 2.1 || 0.6 || 1.0 || 2.9 || 13.7

|-

| style="text-align:left;"|Career

| style="text-align:left;"|2 years, 1 team

| 56 || 51 || 28.7 || .528 || .357 || .804 || 6.2 || 2.3 || 0.6 || 0.8 || 2.8 || 12.8

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=Playoffs=

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|-

| style="text-align:left;"|1998

| style="text-align:left;"|Cleveland

| 3 || 3 || 35.7 || .425 || .000 || .864 || 9.0 || 1.3 || 0.7 || 0.7 || 1.7 || 17.7

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References

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