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Born | Clermont-Ferrand, Puy-de-Dôme, France | May 23, 1972|||||||||||||||||
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 | |||||||||||||||||
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FIBA Hall of Fame as player | ||||||||||||||||||
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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.
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]
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 |
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TO | PPG |
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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 |
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TO | PPG |
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1998 | Cleveland | 3 | 3 | 35.7 | .425 | .000 | .864 | 9.0 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 1.7 | 17.7 |