Isabelle Fijalkowski Explained

Isabelle Fijalkowski
Birth Date:23 May 1972
Birth Place:Clermont-Ferrand, Puy-de-Dôme, France
Nationality:French
Height Ft:6
Height In:5
Weight Lb:205
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
Years6:1997–2000
Team6:Pool Comense 1872
Years7:2000–2002
Team7:Union Sportive Valenciennes Olympic
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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

Club

Career statistics

Regular season

|-| 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

Playoffs

|-| 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

Notes and References

  1. https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/fi/isabelle-fijalkowski-1.html . 13 July 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120418184219/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/fi/isabelle-fijalkowski-1.html . 18 April 2012 .
  2. Web site: Head Is First Pick In W.N.B.A. Draft. 28 February 1997. The New York Times. 1 September 2010.
  3. Web site: Houston Comets at Cleveland Rockers, June 21, 1997. Basketball-Reference.com.
  4. Web site: Isabelle Fijalkowski WNBA Stats. Basketball-Reference.com.
  5. Web site: Phoenix Mercury at Cleveland Rockers, August 25, 1998. Basketball-Reference.com.