Isabella Ósk Sigurðardóttir

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Isabella Ósk Sigurðardóttir
Njarðvík
PositionForward / center
LeagueÚrvalsdeild kvenna
Personal information
Born (1997-08-14) 14 August 1997 (age 26)
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
2024–presentNjarðvík
Career highlights and awards

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

Club career[edit]

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]

National team career[edit]

Isabella debuted with the Icelandic national team in 2017.[28]

Achievement[edit]

Awards[edit]

Titles[edit]

References[edit]

  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. ^ "Tveir nýliðar í landsliðshópnum". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 5 December 2017. Retrieved 16 February 2021.

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