Isabelle Fijalkowski
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| Born | 23 May 1972 | |||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | French | |||||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | |||||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 205 lb (93 kg) | |||||||||||||||||
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| College | Colorado (1994–1995) | |||||||||||||||||
| WNBA draft | 1997: Elite Draft | |||||||||||||||||
| Drafted by | Cleveland Rockers | |||||||||||||||||
| Playing career | 1988–2002 | |||||||||||||||||
| Position | Center / power forward | |||||||||||||||||
| Number | 13 | |||||||||||||||||
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| 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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Isabelle Alice Fijalkowski (born 23 May 1972 in Clermont-Ferrand, Puy-de-Dôme), now Isabelle Fijalkowski-Tournebize,[1] is a French former basketball player. She was inducted into the French Basketball Hall of Fame, in 2011.
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]
Personal life
Fijalkowski's daughter, Alicia Tournebize, is a professional basketball player, and the first Frenchwoman to perform a dunk in an official game.[6]
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
