Isabelle Fijalkowski
French basketball player
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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. In 2026, she was inducted into the Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame.
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| Born | 23 May 1972 | |||||||||||||||||
| 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 | |||||||||||||||||
| 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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| Stats at WNBA.com | ||||||||||||||||||
| Stats at Basketball Reference | ||||||||||||||||||
| Women's Basketball Hall of Fame | ||||||||||||||||||
| FIBA Hall of Fame | ||||||||||||||||||
Medals
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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]
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
Career statistics
| 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 |
