Isabelle Fijalkowski

Isabelle Fijalkowski
Personal information
Born	23 May 1972 (age 52); Clermont-Ferrand, Puy-de-Dôme, France
Nationality	French
Listed height	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Listed weight	205 lb (93 kg)
Career information
College	Colorado (1994–1995)
WNBA draft	1997: Elite Draft
	Selected by the 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
Career highlights and awards
	Big 8 Conference champion (1995); 5× French League champion (1992, 1996, 1997, 2001, 2002); 2× Italian League champion (1998, 1999); 2× French Cup winner (2001, 2002);
	Stats at WNBA.com
	Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
	FIBA Hall of Fame as player
Representing France
EuroBasket Women

Isabelle Alice Fijalkowski (born 23 May 1972 in Clermont-Ferrand, Puy-de-Dôme), now Isabelle Fijalkowski-Tournebize,^[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 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

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

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	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.

External links

Isabelle Fijalkowski at the FIBA Hall of Fame
Isabelle Alice Fijalkowski at FIBA (also at FIBA Archive)
{{Olympedia}} template missing ID and not present in Wikidata.
{{Olympics.com profile}} template missing ID and not present in Wikidata.

[sref-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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