Isabelle Fijalkowski

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.

Isabelle Fijalkowski
Personal information
Born (1972-05-23) May 23, 1972
Clermont-Ferrand, Puy-de-Dôme, France
NationalityFrench
Listed height6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Listed weight205 lb (93 kg)
Career information
CollegeColorado (1994–1995)
WNBA draft1997: Elite Draft
Selected by the Cleveland Rockers
Playing career1988–2002
PositionCenter / power forward
Number13
Career history
1988–1991Montferrand
1991–1992Challes-les-Eaux
1992–1994Clermont-Ferrand
1995–1997CJM Bourges Basket
1997–1998Cleveland Rockers
1997–2000Pool Comense 1872
2000–2002Union Sportive Valenciennes Olympic
Career highlights and awards
Stats at WNBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
FIBA Hall of Fame as player
Medals
Representing  France
EuroBasket Women
Gold medal – first place 2001 France Team
Silver medal – second place 1993 Italy Team
Silver medal – second place 1999 Poland Team

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

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
Legend
  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 282828.7.508.250.7865.62.40.60.62.611.9
1998 Cleveland 282328.8.547.400.8216.92.10.61.02.913.7
Career 2 years, 1 team 565128.7.528.357.8046.22.30.60.82.812.8

Playoffs
Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG TO PPG
1998 Cleveland 3335.7.425.000.8649.01.30.70.71.717.7

References
  1. 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.
  2. "Head Is First Pick In W.N.B.A. Draft". The New York Times. 28 February 1997. Retrieved 1 September 2010.
  3. "Houston Comets at Cleveland Rockers, June 21, 1997". Basketball-Reference.com.
  4. "Isabelle Fijalkowski WNBA Stats". Basketball-Reference.com.
  5. "Phoenix Mercury at Cleveland Rockers, August 25, 1998". Basketball-Reference.com.
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