Grindavík | |
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Position | Forward / center |
League | Úrvalsdeild kvenna |
Personal information | |
Born | Iceland | 14 August 1997
Nationality | Icelandic |
Listed height | 187 cm (6 ft 2 in) |
Career information | |
Playing career | 2013–present |
Career history | |
2013–2022 | Breiðablik |
2022 | South Adelaide Panthers |
2022–2023 | Njarðvík |
2023 | Zadar Plus |
2023–2024 | Panseraikos |
2024 | Njarðvík |
2024–present | Grindavík |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Isabella Ósk Sigurðardóttir (born 14 August 1997) is an Icelandic basketball player [1] for Njarðvík and the Icelandic national basketball team.
Isabella started her senior team career with Breiðablik in the Icelandic second-tier 1. deild kvenna during the 2013–14 season. She was named the 1. deild kvenna Young Player of the Year in 2016 [2] and to the 1. deild kvenna All-First team in 2017 [3] when the team was promoted to the Úrvalsdeild kvenna. [4]
She started the 2018–19 season strong, averaging 9.6 points and 10.8 rebounds in the first five games and was named to the Úrvalsdeild Team of the Month in October. [5] However, in November she was ruled out for the rest of the season after tearing her anterior cruciate ligament during practice. [6] She missed most of the 2019–20 season but returned in end of January 2020 [7] and averaged 4.6 points and 10.0 rebounds in the last 8 games.
In July 2020, Isabella re-signed with Breiðablik for the 2020–21 season. [8] On 16 January 2021, she grabbed a career high 22 rebounds in a victory against KR. [9] [10] On 11 March, she upped her personal best with 28 rebounds while also scoring 21 points in a 93-76 victory against Snæfell. [11] It was the most rebounds taken by an Icelandic player in the history of the Úrvalsdeild. [12] She was named to the Úrvalsdeild Domestic All-First Team after averaging 10.8 points and 14.2 rebounds for the season. [13]
In October 2021, she suffered an ankle injury and missed several games. [14] She returned to form and on 31 January 2022, she had 25 points, 19 rebounds, 5 steals and 3 assists in a victory against reigning national champions Valur. [15] For the season she averaged 14.4 points, 13.8 rebounds and 2.4 assists per game and was named to the Úrvalsdeild Domestic All-First Team for the second consecutive year. [16]
In May 2022, Isabella signed with South Adelaide Panthers of the Australian NBL1 Central. [17] [18] In her debut, she had 7 points and 4 rebounds in 10 minutes in the Panthers' 81–73 win against the Sturt Sabres. [19] For the season, she averaged 8.8 points and 9.2 rebounds in 21 minutes per game. [20] Following the NBL1 Central season, she returned to Breiðablik. [21]
On 31 October 2022, Isabella left Breiðablik, after appearing in 7 games, where she averaged 12.3 points and 13.3 rebounds, and signed with reigning national champions Njarðvík. [22] For the season, she averaged 10.8 points og 11.3 rebounds. In the playoffs, she averaged 14.0 points and 12.3 rebounds in Njarðvík's first round loss. [23]
In June 2023, she signed with Zadar Plus in the Croatian Premijer liga. [24] She left the club in October, after appearing in two league games where she averaged 12.0 points and 10.0 rebounds, [25] and signed with Panseraikosof the Greek A2 league. [26]
On 23 January 2024, Isabela returned to Iceland and signed back with Njarðvík. [27] For the season, she averaged 9.6 points, 8.2 rebounds and 1.4 assists. [28]
Isabella debuted with the Icelandic national team in 2017. [29]