Signý Hermannsdóttir (born 16 January 1979) is an Icelandic former basketball player. She was named the Icelandic Women's Basketball Player of the Year in 2003 and was a six-time selection to the Úrvalsdeild kvenna Domestic All-First Team. She won the Icelandic championship in 2010 with KR.[1]
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 16 January 1979 |
| Nationality | Icelandic |
| Listed height | 183 cm (6 ft 0 in) |
| Career information | |
| College | Cameron (1999–2003) |
| Playing career | 1994–2013 |
| Position | Center |
| Number | 4 |
| Career history | |
| As player: | |
| 1994–1996 | Valur |
| 1996–1999 | ÍS |
| 2003–2004 | Isla de Tenerife |
| 2004–2007 | ÍS |
| 2007–2009 | Valur |
| 2009–2011 | KR |
| 2011–2013 | Valur |
| As coach: | |
| 2015–2016 | Skallagrímur (assistant) |
| Career highlights and awards | |
As player:
As assistant coach:
| |
Career
editAfter graduating from Cameron University, Signý joined Spanish club Isla de Tenerife in 2003. She left the club in February 2004 due to unpaid salary and signed with ÍS.[2]
In 2006, Signý helped ÍS advance to the Icelandic Basketball Cup finals, where she scored 23 points and grabbed 20 rebounds in the Cup clinching game.[3] In 2009 she became the Úrvalsdeild kvenna all-time leader in rebounds and blocked shots.[4] She was named the Úrvalsdeild kvenna Domestic Player of the Year that same year after averaging 19.1 points, 14.2 rebounds, 5.7 blocks and 3.8 assists per game for Valur.[1][5]
In 2010, Signý led KR[6] to the national championship and was again named the Domestic Player of the Year after averaging 12.8 points, 10.6 rebounds and 5.4 blocks per game.[1][7]
After retiring in 2013, Signý served as an assistant coach to Skallagrímur during the 2015-2016 season.[8][9] She headed the team for one game, a victory over KR, when head coach Manuel A. Rodríguez served a one-game suspension.[10]
Cameron statistics
editSource[11]
| GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
| FG% | Field goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field goal percentage | FT% | Free throw percentage |
| RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
| BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | Bold | Career high |
| Year | Team | GP | Points | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999-00 | Cameron | 15 | 169 | 41.9% | 41.9% | 59.0% | 8.5 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 11.3 |
| 2000-01 | Cameron | 27 | 357 | 54.3% | 41.7% | 66.7% | 7.2 | 1.8 | 1.1 | 1.8 | 13.2 |
| 2001-02 | Cameron | 30 | 355 | 48.5% | 30.4% | 63.5% | 6.7 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 2.2 | 11.8 |
| 2002-03 | Cameron | 26 | 292 | 41.2% | 35.7% | 75.3% | 6.0 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 11.2 |
| Career | 98 | 1173 | 47.2% | 149.8% | 13.9% | 2.1 | 1.4 | 1.0 | 1.7 | 12.0 |
Icelandic national team
editSigný played 61 games for the Icelandic national basketball team between 1999 and 2009, starting 56 of them.[1][12][13]
Awards, titles and accomplishments
editIndividual awards
edit- Icelandic Women's Basketball Player of the Year: 2003
- Úrvalsdeild Domestic All-First Team (6): 1999, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010
Titles
edit- Icelandic champion: 2010
- Icelandic Basketball Cup: 2006
- Icelandic Supercup (3): 1998, 2009, 2010
- Icelandic Company Cup: 2009
Accomplishments
edit- Úrvalsdeild all-time career rebounding leader
- Úrvalsdeild all-time career blocks leader
- Úrvalsdeild rebounding leader (3): 1998, 1999, 2005
- Úrvalsdeild blocks leader (6): 1996, 1998, 2005, 2008, 2009, 2010
- Icelandic All-Star game: 2005, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2011
References
edit- ^ a b c d Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson (27 September 2011). "Signý snýr aftur heim á Hlíðarenda og spilar með Val í vetur". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 14 December 2017.
- ^ "Signý svikin á Spáni". Fréttablaðið (in Icelandic). 13 February 2004. Retrieved 14 December 2017.
- ^ Sigurður Elvar Þórólfsson (20 February 2006). "Hafði aldrei unnið neitt". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). Retrieved 14 December 2017.
- ^ Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson (26 February 2009). "Signý varði aftur yfir hundrað skot". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 14 December 2017.
- ^ Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson (2 May 2009). "Jón Arnór og Signý voru valin best á lokahófi KKÍ". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 14 December 2017.
- ^ Kristján Jónsson (26 March 2010). "Bið Signýjar á enda?". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). Retrieved 14 December 2017.
- ^ "Hlynur og Signý bestu leikmennirnir". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 2 May 2010. Retrieved 14 December 2017.
- ^ Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson skrifar (5 July 2015). "Kristrún, Guðrún Ósk og Signý í Skallagrím". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 14 December 2017.
- ^ "Rodríguez tekur við Skallagrími". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 27 July 2015. Retrieved 14 December 2017.
- ^ "Signý: Allir að bæta þegar færist nær vorinu". Karfan.is (in Icelandic). 22 February 2016. Retrieved 14 December 2017.
- ^ "NCAA Statistics". web1.ncaa.org. Retrieved 2021-06-01.
- ^ "KKÍ | A landslið". kki.is. Retrieved 2017-12-14.
- ^ Eiríkur Stefán Ásgeirsson (27 August 2008). "Signý jafnar fyrirliðametið". Vísir.is. Retrieved 14 December 2017.
External links
edit- Profile at kki.is
- Profile at Spanish Basketball Federation