Isabelle Fijalkowski

Isabelle Alice Fijalkowski (born 23 May 1972 in Clermont-Ferrand, Puy-de-Dôme), now Isabelle Fijalkowski-Tournebize,^[1] is a retired French basketball player. She was inducted into the French Basketball Hall of Fame, in 2011.

Isabelle Fijalkowski

Personal information
Born	(1972-05-23) 23 May 1972 (age 53) Clermont-Ferrand, Puy-de-Dôme, France
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
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
Career highlights
Big 8 Conference champion (1995) 5× French League champion (1992, 1996, 1997, 2001, 2002) 2× Italian League champion (1998, 1999) 2× French Cup winner (2001, 2002)
Stats at WNBA.com
Stats at Basketball Reference
FIBA Hall of Fame
Medals Representing  France EuroBasket Women 2001 France Team 1993 Italy Team 1999 Poland Team

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]

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

Legend

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

Regular season

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	TO	PPG
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

Playoffs

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	TO	PPG
1998	Cleveland	3	3	35.7	.425	.000	.864	9.0	1.3	0.7	0.7	1.7	17.7