Isabella Ósk Sigurðardóttir

Isabella Ósk Sigurðardóttir (born 14 August 1997) is an Icelandic basketball player[1] for Njarðvík and the Icelandic national basketball team.

Isabella Ósk Sigurðardóttir
Grindavík
PositionForward / center
LeagueÚrvalsdeild kvenna
Personal information
Born (1997-08-14) 14 August 1997 (age 27)
Iceland
NationalityIcelandic
Listed height187 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Career information
Playing career2013–present
Career history
2013–2022Breiðablik
2022South Adelaide Panthers
2022–2023Njarðvík
2023Zadar Plus
2023–2024Panseraikos
2024Njarðvík
2024–presentGrindavík
Career highlights and awards

Club career

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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]

In July 2024, Isabella signed with Grindavík.[28]

National team career

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Isabella debuted with the Icelandic national team in 2017.[29]

Achievement

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Awards

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Titles

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References

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  1. ^ Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson (23 September 2020). "Breiðablikskonur með mögulega einn besta íslenska dúettinn í deildinni". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 16 February 2021.
  2. ^ "Helena og Haukur valin best". kki.is (in Icelandic). 6 May 2016. Retrieved 19 August 2018.
  3. ^ "Lokahóf KKÍ 2017 - Thelma Dís og Jón Arnór valin best". kki.is (in Icelandic). 5 May 2017. Retrieved 19 August 2018.
  4. ^ Einar Sigtryggsson (1 April 2017). "Blikar upp í efstu deild". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). Retrieved 16 February 2021.
  5. ^ "Isabella sleit krossband". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 3 November 2018. Retrieved 16 February 2021.
  6. ^ "Isabella ekki meira með Blikum". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). 2 November 2018. Retrieved 16 February 2021.
  7. ^ Ólafur Þór Jónsson (29 January 2020). "Ísabella snýr aftur á parketið eftir 15 mánaða fjarveru". Karfan.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 16 February 2021.
  8. ^ Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson (14 July 2020). "Blikarnir semja við tvær af sínum bestu körfuboltadætrum". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 16 February 2021.
  9. ^ "Keflavíkurkonur eru einar með fullt hús". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 18 January 2021. Retrieved 16 February 2021.
  10. ^ Davíð Eldur (16 January 2021). "Lykill: Isabella Ósk Sigurðardóttir". Karfan.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 16 February 2021.
  11. ^ Runólfur Trausti Þórhallsson (11 March 2021). "Ótrúlegar frammistöður hjá Isabellu Ósk og Ariel Hearn er Breiðablik og Fjölnir lönduðu góðum sigrum". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 12 March 2021.
  12. ^ Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson (12 March 2021). "Isabella Ósk sló Íslandsmetið í fráköstum í gærkvöldi". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 12 March 2021.
  13. ^ Davíð Eldur (29 June 2021). "Allir verðlaunahafar í úrvalsdeild kvenna – Sara Rún leikmaður ársins". Karfan.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 29 June 2021.
  14. ^ Davíð Eldur (14 October 2021). "Isabella Ósk frá næstu vikurnar". Karfan.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 1 February 2022.
  15. ^ Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson (31 January 2022). "Isabella Ósk með hæsta framlag íslensks leikmanns í einum leik í deildinni í vetur". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 1 February 2022.
  16. ^ "Kristófer og Dagný best". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 20 May 2022. Retrieved 27 May 2022.
  17. ^ "Frá Íslandi til Ástralíu". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 26 May 2022. Retrieved 26 May 2022.
  18. ^ Atli Arason (17 August 2022). "Isabella: Spila á Íslandi næsta tímabil". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 19 August 2022.
  19. ^ Davíð Eldur (29 May 2022). "Isabella öflug er South Adelaide sigldu á toppinn". Karfan.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 29 May 2022.
  20. ^ Atli Arason (20 September 2022). "Fór erlendis að hitta kærastann en endaði óvænt í atvinnumennsku". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 20 September 2022.
  21. ^ Atli Arason (14 September 2022). "Isabella aftur í Breiðablik". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 15 September 2022.
  22. ^ Runólfur Trausti Þórhallsson (31 October 2022). "Isabella Ósk til liðs við Íslandsmeistarana". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 1 November 2022.
  23. ^ Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson (28 June 2023). "Ævintýri Isabellu halda áfram á erlendri grundu". Vísir.is. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
  24. ^ "Samdi við félag í Króatíu". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 28 June 2023. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
  25. ^ "Isabella Sigurdardottir, Basketball Player, News, Stats - Eurobasket". Eurobasket.com. Retrieved 16 October 2023.
  26. ^ Sævar Breki Einarsson (15 October 2023). "Félagið stóð ekki við sinn hluta af samningnum". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). Retrieved 16 October 2023.
  27. ^ Ingvi Þór Sæmundsson (23 January 2024). "Isabella aftur til Njarðvíkur". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 23 January 2024.
  28. ^ a b Hjörtur Leó Guðjónsson (8 July 2024). "Grindvíkingar fá landsliðskonu frá Njarðvík". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 8 July 2024.
  29. ^ "Tveir nýliðar í landsliðshópnum". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 5 December 2017. Retrieved 16 February 2021.
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