Emilie Hesseldal

Emilie Sofie Hesseldal (born 21 December 1990) is a Danish professional basketball player and a member of the Danish national basketball team. She won the Danish championship in 2021 as a member of BMS Herlev Wolfpack and in 2022 as a member of AKS Falcon, being named the Finals MVP both years. During her career, she has won both the Danish Cup, in 2010 with Aabyhøj IF and 2022 with AKS Falcon, and the Icelandic Cup, in 2020 with Skallagrímur.

Emilie Sofie Hesseldal
Njarðvík
PositionPower forward / center
LeagueÚrvalsdeild kvenna
Personal information
Born (1990-12-21) 21 December 1990
Aarhus, Denmark
NationalityDanish
Listed height185 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Career information
College
Playing career2006–present
Career history
2006–2011Aabyhøj IF
2012Horsholm 79ers
2017–2018Stevnsgade BBK
2018–2019Vitória S.C.
2019–2020Skallagrímur
2020–2021BMS Herlev Wolfpack
2021-2022AKS Falcon
2022-2023IK Eos
2023Knox Raiders
2023–presentNjarðvík
Career highlights and awards

A strong rebounder, Hesseldal has led the Danish Dameligaen, the Spanish Liga Feminina de Basquetebol and the Icelandic Úrvalsdeild kvenna in rebounds.

Playing career

First years (2006–2012)

Hesseldal started her career with Aabyhøj IF in the Dameligaen during the 2006–2007 season. During her second season, she had broken into the starting lineup. She led the league in steals in 2010 and 2011. In 2012, Hesseldal transferred to Horsholm 79ers where she appeared in two games, averaging 25.0 points and 9.0 rebounds, before moving to college in the United States.

College years (2012–2016)

Hesseldal started her college career with Eckerd College in 2012. In 16 games with the Tritons, she averaged 9.8 points, 5.3 rebounds, 2.8 assists and 2.0 steals per game.

After the season, she transferred to Colorado State. In December 2014, Hesseldal dislocated her left elbow and completely tore her ulnar collateral ligament (UCL). After missing a month, she played through the injury for the remaining of the season and despite requiring a Tommy John surgery to repair the damage, she decided to forgo the surgery prior to her senior season as it would've ended her college career.[1]

Post college (2016–2018)

After graduating from college, Hesseldal took a year off from basketball. She returned to the court with Stevnsgade BBK prior to the 2017-2018 season and helped the team reach the Dameligaen finals where the club lost to Horsholm 79ers in five games.[2]

Vitoria SC (2018–2019)

Hesseldal signed with Liga Feminina de Basquetebol club Vitória S.C. for the 2018–2019 season where she went on to average 11.2 points and league leading 12.2 rebounds per game.[3]

Iceland (2019–2020)

In September 2019, Hesseldal signed with Skallagrímur of the Icelandic Úrvalsdeild kvenna.[4] [3] On 22 November she scored 32 points and grabbed 14 rebounds in a victory against Haukar.[5][6] On 15 February 2020, Hesseldal helped Skallagrímur win the Icelandic Basketball Cup for the first time, defeating KR in the cup finals.[7][8]

Back in Denmark (2020–2022)

Hesseldal signed with Danish team BMS Herlev for the 2020–2021 season. The season ended with BMS winning the Danish championship and Hesseldal receiving the finals MVP award.[9] In 19 league games she averaged 12.5 points, 10.3 rebounds, 3.7 assists and a league leading 3.1 steals per game.

Prior to the 2021–2022 season, Hesseldal signed with newly formed AKS Falcon, a joint team of Ajax København Sportsgymnasium (AKS) and Falcon Basketball.[10] In April 2022, she won the Danish championship and was named the Finals MVP for the second straight season after Falcon swept SISU in the Dameligaen finals. In the championship game, she posted 28 points and 28 rebounds.[11][12] For the season, she averaged 18.1 points, 16.9 rebounds, 5.5 assists, 3.2 steals and 1.5 blocks[13] and was named the leagues MVP.[14]

Sweden (2022–2023)

Hesseldal played for IK Eos in the Basketligan dam for the 2022–2023 season where she averaged 15.8 points, 12.1 rebounds and 3.9 assists per game.[15]

Australia NBL1 (2023)

Following the season in Sweden, Hesseldal signed with Knox Raiders of the NBL1 South.

Back in Iceland (2023–present)

In August 2023, Hesseldal returned to Iceland and signed with Úrvalsdeild club Njarðvík.[16]

Statistics

College statistics
Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high
Year Team GP Points FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2011-12 Eckerd 16 157 39.5% 25.0% 77.9% 5.3 2.8 2.0 0.5 9.8
2012-13 Colorado State Sat due to NCAA transfer rules
2013-14 Colorado State 22 42 41.0% 0.0% 76.9% 2.0 0.5 0.5 0.1 1.9
2014-15 Colorado State 23 81 39.2% 40.0% 68.4% 4.0 0.9 0.4 0.5 3.5
2015-16 Colorado State 31 96 36.7% 37.5% 60.0% 5.7 1.8 0.7 0.5 3.1
Career 92 376 38.8% 102.5% 38.2% 9.6 1.4 0.8 0.4 4.1

Source[17]

References
  1. Kevin Lytle (26 February 2016). "Hesseldal skips Tommy John surgery to play senior year". Coloradoan. Retrieved 16 December 2019.
  2. Davíð Eldur (10 December 2019). "Emilie Hesseldal "Leggðu þig fram. Það hljómar eins og klisja en það er satt"". Karfan.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 16 December 2019.
  3. Helgi Hrafn Ólafsson (11 September 2019). "Dönsk landsliðskona til Skallagríms – Hesseldal í Borgarnes". Karfan.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 16 December 2019.
  4. Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson (30 October 2019). "Skallagrímur á leikmann í danska landsliðinu". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 16 December 2019.
  5. "Haukar réðu ekkert við þá dönsku". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 22 November 2019. Retrieved 16 December 2019.
  6. Davíð Eldur (26 November 2019). "Lykill: Emilie Sofie Hesseldal". Karfan.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 16 December 2019.
  7. Kristján Jónsson (15 February 2020). "Bikar í Borgarnes". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). Retrieved 15 February 2020.
  8. Kristján Jónsson (15 February 2020). "Magnað andrúmsloft". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). Retrieved 15 February 2020.
  9. "Danmarksmestrene fundet". basket.dk (in Danish). 21 April 2021. Retrieved 29 October 2021.
  10. "AKS Falcon det nye hold i KBL". kvindebasketligaen.dk (in Danish). 21 September 2021. Retrieved 29 October 2021.
  11. "Þóra Kristín og Ástrós Lena danskir meistarar eftir sigur í úrslitaeinvígi gegn SISU". Karfan.is (in Icelandic). 26 April 2022. Retrieved 2 May 2022.
  12. "MVP in the Final Series". kvindebasketligaen.dk (in Danish). Kvinde Basketligaen. Retrieved 2 May 2022.
  13. Sebastian Pfaff (29 April 2022). "Fullcourt Awards - Most Valuable Player: Emilie Hesseldal". fullcourt.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 2 May 2022.
  14. Jan Gjettermann (27 April 2022). "Årets spiller i KBL kåret". kvindebasketligaen.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 2 May 2022.
  15. "Svenska Basketligan Dam - Emilie Hesseldal". sbldam.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 21 April 2023.
  16. Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson (2 August 2023). "Njarðvík bætir við sig danskri landsliðskonu sem þekkir Ísland vel". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 2 August 2023.
  17. "NCAA Statistics". web1.ncaa.org. Retrieved 2021-06-01.
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