Fanney Lind Thomas
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | December 13, 1989 Iceland |
| Nationality | Icelandic |
| Listed height | 178 cm (5 ft 10 in) |
| Career information | |
| Playing career | 2003–2017 |
| Position | Forward |
| Number | 6, 7, 15, 22 |
| Career history | |
| 2003-2004 | Hamar |
| 2004-2006 | Hamar/Selfoss |
| 2006-2011 | Hamar |
| 2011-2012 | US La Glacerie |
| 2012 | Hamar |
| 2012-2013 | Fjölnir |
| 2013-2014 | Hamar |
| 2014-2015 | Valur |
| 2015-2016 | Þór Akureyri |
| 2016-2017 | Skallagrímur |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Fanney Lind Guðmundsdóttir Thomas (born 13 December 1989) is an Icelandic former professional basketball player and a former member of the Icelandic national basketball team.
Career
Fanney came up through the junior ranks of Hamar, playing her first senior match during the 2007–2008 season. She was a key player on the Hamar team that advanced to the 2010 Úrvalsdeild kvenna finals where it lost to KR in five games.[1] In 2011, she joined French club Union Sportive de La Glacerie.[2][3]
She spent the next three seasons with Fjölnir[4], Hamar and Valur before signing with Þór Akureyri in 1. deild kvenna prior to the 2015-2016 season. She was named to the Domestic All-First Team[5] after averaging 13.4 and 7.9 rebounds per game for the season.
In November, 2016, Fanney left Þór Akureyri and joined newly promoted Skallagrímur in the Úrvalsdeild kvenna.[6] She helped Skallagrímur to the Icelandic Cup finals in 2017, scoring 11 points in a losing effort against Keflavík.[7] In the playoffs, she averaged 8.2 points and 5.6 rebounds but was unable to prevent Skallagrímur from losing against Keflavík, 2-3, in the semi-finals.[8][9]
Fanney announced her retirement from basketball on 12 November, 2017, due to head injuries she sustained in a game against Valur a month earlier.[10][11]
Icelandic national team
Fanney played 5 games for the Icelandic U-16 national team in 2005.[12] In 2008, she played 3 games for the Icelandic national basketball team.[13]
Personal life
Fanney is married to Danero Thomas, a professional basketball player[14] and a former member of Murray State.[15][16]
References
- ^ Kristján Jónsson (10 November 2010). "Hungraðri en í fyrra" (in Icelandic). p. 4. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
- ^ Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson (11 August 2011). "Einstæð móðir á leiðinni í atvinnumennsku". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 28 March 2018.
- ^ Kristján Jónsson (15 October 2011). "Við höfum komið á óvart". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). pp. 2, 3. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
- ^ "Fanney Lind til liðs við Fjölni". RÚV (in Icelandic). 6 April 2012. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
- ^ "Helena og Haukur valin best". kki.is (in Icelandic). 6 May 2016. Retrieved 19 August 2018.
- ^ Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson (17 November 2016). "Fanney Lind til Skallagríms: Á nokkrar mjög góðar vinkonur í liðinu". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 28 March 2018.
- ^ Sindri Sverrisson (11 February 2017). "Keflavík bikarmeistari í 14. sinn". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). Retrieved 28 March 2018.
- ^ Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson (30 March 2017). "Tvær sem þekkja það betur en aðrar að vinna frumsýningarleik í úrslitakeppni". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 28 March 2018.
- ^ "Fanney Lind Thomas". kki.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 28 March 2018.
- ^ Ingvi Þór Sæmundsson (12 November 2017). "Skórnir upp í hillu vegna höfuðmeiðsla". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 28 March 2018.
- ^ "Neyðist til að hætta sökum höfuðhöggs". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 12 November 2017. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
- ^ "KKÍ | U-16". kki.is. Retrieved 2018-03-28.
- ^ "KKÍ | A landslið". kki.is. Retrieved 2018-03-28.
- ^ "Fanney og Danero hugsa vel um líkamann". Pressan (in Icelandic). 1 May 2016. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
- ^ "Danero Thomas". goracers.com. Murray State University. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
- ^ Witz, Billy (18 March 2010). "Murray State Beats Buzzer, and Vanderbilt". New York Times. Retrieved 28 March 2018.