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 edit
After 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 edit
Source[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 edit
Signý played 61 games for the Icelandic national basketball team between 1999 and 2009, starting 56 of them.[1][12][13]
Awards, titles and accomplishments edit
Individual 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