Sarah Sofie Mortensen (born 9 May 1997) is a Danish basketball player. She played college basketball for the University of Miami and Villanova University. She currently plays for Grindavík of the Icelandic Úrvalsdeild kvenna and is a member of the Danish national team.
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 9 May 1997 Copenhagen, Denmark |
| Listed height | 185 cm (6 ft 1 in) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Long Island Lutheran (Brookville, New York) |
| College | |
| Playing career | 2013–present |
| Position | Forward |
| Career history | |
| 2013–2015 | Falcon |
| 2021–2022 | TSV 1880 Wasserburg |
| 2022–2023 | Gisa Lions MBC |
| 2023 | Cockburn Cougars |
| 2023 | Cab Estepona |
| 2024 | Grindavík |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Playing career
editFirst years
editMortensen started her senior team career with Falcon in the Dameligaen during the 2013–2014 season. The following season, she appeared in 15 games, averaging 18.1 points and 9.0 rebounds per game.
High school
editMortensen attended Long Island Lutheran Middle and High School during her senior year. In her one season there, she led the school to the class AA state championship game by averaging 22.5 points, 9.5 rebounds and 3.0 assists per game.[1]
College
editFollowing her high school career, Mortensen played college basketball for Miami from 2016 to 2019. She transferred to Villanova but sat out the 2019–2020 season due to NCAA transfer rules. During her senior season, she averaged 11.0 points and 5.5 rebounds per game for Villanova.[1]
Germany
editMortensen played for TSV 1880 Wasserburg in 2021–2022, averaging 11.0 points in 22 games in the Damen-Basketball-Bundesliga. The following season, she played for Gisa Lions MBC.[2][3]
Australia
editIn 2023, Mortensen played for the Cockburn Cougars in the Australian NBL1 West,[2] where she averaged 24.7 points and 11.1 rebounds per game.[4] She earned All-NBL1 West First Team honours[5] and was the league's leading scorer.[6]
Spain
editMortensen started the 2023–2024 season with Cab Estepona in the Liga Femenina Challenge where she averaged 5.0 points in 11 games.[2]
Iceland
editIn January 2024, Mortensen signed with Grindavík of the Icelandic Úrvalsdeild kvenna.[7] In her debut, she scored 25 points in 27 minutes.[8]
National team career
editIn May 2015, Sarah led Denmark U18 to the Nordic Championship, while being named the tournament MVP. Later that summer, she averaged 14.0 points and 8.4 rebounds in the Division B U18 European Championships.[9]
Personal life
editSarah is the younger sister of basketball player Daniel Mortensen.[9]
References
edit- ^ a b "Sarah Mortensen - Women's Basketball". villanova.com. Villanova Wildcats. Retrieved 14 January 2024.
- ^ a b c "Sarah Mortensen, Basketball Player, News, Stats - Eurobasket". Eurobasket.com. Retrieved 14 January 2024.
- ^ David Fuhrmann (5 November 2022). "Ehrgeizig und zielstrebig: Das ist Halles neue Top-Scorerin Sarah Mortensen". Mitteldeutsche Zeitung (in German). Retrieved 14 January 2024.
- ^ "NBL1 – Your Team. Your Rivals. 1 Champion". nbl1.com.au. Cockburn Cougars. Retrieved 14 January 2024.
- ^ "2023 BWA AWARDS NIGHT, NBL1 WEST & HALL OF FAME – AWARD WINNERS". BasketballWA.asn.au. 23 July 2023. Archived from the original on 26 July 2023. Retrieved 26 July 2023.
- ^ "2023 NBL1 West Statistics Leaders" (PDF). basketballwa.asn.au. Retrieved 25 July 2023.
- ^ Hjörtur Leó Guðjónsson (2 January 2024). "Grindvíkingar fá danskan landsliðsframherja í stað Fairley". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 14 January 2024.
- ^ Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson (12 January 2024). "Algjör draumasending frá Danmörku". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 14 January 2024.
- ^ a b Walter Villa (2 November 2016). "How a pair of baller siblings from Denmark ended up in Miami". Miami Herald. Retrieved 14 January 2024.
