Sarah Mortensen Explained

Sarah Mortensen
Position:Forward
Height Cm:185
League:Úrvalsdeild kvenna
Team:Grindavík
Birth Date:1997 5, df=yes
Birth Place:Copenhagen, Denmark
High School:Long Island Lutheran
(Brookville, New York)
College:
Career Start:2013
Years1:2013–2015
Team1:Falcon
Years2:2021–2022
Team2:TSV 1880 Wasserburg
Years3:2022–2023
Team3:Gisa Lions MBC
Years4:2023
Team4:Cockburn Cougars
Years5:2023
Team5:Cab Estepona
Years6:2024–present
Team6:Grindavík
Highlights:

Sarah Sofie Mortensen (born 9 May 1997) is a Danish basketball player. She played college basketball for the University of Miami and Villanova University. She currently plays for Grindavík of the Icelandic Úrvalsdeild kvenna and is a member of the Danish national team.

Playing career

First years

Mortensen started her senior team career with Falcon in the Dameligaen during the 2013–2014 season. The following season, she appeared in 15 games, averaging 18.1 points and 9.0 rebounds per game.

High school

Mortensen attended Long Island Lutheran Middle and High School during her senior year. In her one season there, she led the school to the class AA state championship game by averaging 22.5 points, 9.5 rebounds and 3.0 assists per game.[1]

College

Following her high school career, Mortensen played college basketball for Miami from 2016 to 2019. She transferred to Villanova but sat out the 2019–2020 season due to NCAA transfer rules. During her senior season, she averaged 11.0 points and 5.5 rebounds per game for Villanova.[1]

Germany

Mortensen played for TSV 1880 Wasserburg in 2021–2022, averaging 11.0 points in 22 games in the Damen-Basketball-Bundesliga. The following season, she played for Gisa Lions MBC.[2]

Australia

In 2023, Mortensen played for the Cockburn Cougars in the Australian NBL1 West, where she averaged 24.7 points and 11.1 rebounds per game.[3] She earned All-NBL1 West First Team honours[4] and was the league's leading scorer.[5]

Spain

Mortensen started the 2023–2024 season with Cab Estepona in the Liga Femenina Challenge where she averaged 5.0 points in 11 games.[6]

Iceland

In January 2024, Mortensen signed with Grindavík of the Icelandic Úrvalsdeild kvenna.[7] In her debut, she scored 25 points in 27 minutes.[8]

National team career

In May 2015, Sarah led Denmark U18 to the Nordic Championship, while being named the tournament MVP. Later that summer, she averaged 14.0 points and 8.4 rebounds in the Division B U18 European Championships.

Personal life

Sarah is the younger sister of basketball player Daniel Mortensen.[9]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Sarah Mortensen - Women's Basketball . villanova.com . . 14 January 2024.
  2. News: David Fuhrmann . Ehrgeizig und zielstrebig: Das ist Halles neue Top-Scorerin Sarah Mortensen . 14 January 2024 . . 5 November 2022 . German.
  3. Web site: NBL1 – Your Team. Your Rivals. 1 Champion. . nbl1.com.au . . 14 January 2024.
  4. Web site: 2023 BWA AWARDS NIGHT, NBL1 WEST & HALL OF FAME – AWARD WINNERS. BasketballWA.asn.au. 23 July 2023. 26 July 2023. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20230726075755/https://basketballwa.asn.au/2023-bwa-awards-night-nbl1-west-hall-of-fame-award-winners/. 26 July 2023.
  5. Web site: 2023 NBL1 West Statistics Leaders . basketballwa.asn.au . 25 July 2023.
  6. Web site: Sarah Mortensen, Basketball Player, News, Stats - Eurobasket . . 14 January 2024.
  7. News: Hjörtur Leó Guðjónsson . Grindvíkingar fá danskan landsliðsframherja í stað Fairley . 14 January 2024 . . 2 January 2024 . Icelandic.
  8. News: Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson . Algjör draumasending frá Danmörku . 14 January 2024 . . 12 January 2024 . Icelandic.
  9. News: Walter Villa . How a pair of baller siblings from Denmark ended up in Miami . 14 January 2024 . . 2 November 2016.