Signý Hermannsdóttir

Signý Hermannsdóttir (born January 16, 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]

This is an Icelandic name. The last name is patronymic, not a family name; this person is referred to by the given name Signý.
Signý Hermannsdóttir
Personal information
Born (1979-01-16) January 16, 1979
NationalityIcelandic
Listed height183 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Career information
CollegeCameron
(1999–2003)
Playing career1994–2013
PositionCenter
Number4
Career history
As player:
1994–1996Valur
1996–1999ÍS
2003–2004Isla de Tenerife
2004–2007ÍS
2007–2009Valur
2009–2011KR
2011–2013Valur
As coach:
2015–2016Skallagrímur (assistant)
Career highlights and awards
As player:

As assistant coach:

Career

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]

Icelandic national team

Signý played 61 games for the Icelandic national basketball team between 1999 and 2009, starting 56 of them.[1][11][12]

Awards, titles and accomplishments

Individual awards

Titles

Accomplishments
  • 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
  1. 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.
  2. "Signý svikin á Spáni". Fréttablaðið (in Icelandic). 13 February 2004. Retrieved 14 December 2017.
  3. Sigurður Elvar Þórólfsson (20 February 2006). "Hafði aldrei unnið neitt". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). Retrieved 14 December 2017.
  4. Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson (26 February 2009). "Signý varði aftur yfir hundrað skot". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 14 December 2017.
  5. Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson (2 May 2009). "Jón Arnór og Signý voru valin best á lokahófi KKÍ". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 14 December 2017.
  6. Kristján Jónsson (26 March 2010). "Bið Signýjar á enda?". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). Retrieved 14 December 2017.
  7. "Hlynur og Signý bestu leikmennirnir". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 2 May 2010. Retrieved 14 December 2017.
  8. Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson skrifar (5 July 2015). "Kristrún, Guðrún Ósk og Signý í Skallagrím". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 14 December 2017.
  9. "Rodríguez tekur við Skallagrími". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 27 July 2015. Retrieved 14 December 2017.
  10. "Signý: Allir að bæta þegar færist nær vorinu". Karfan.is (in Icelandic). 22 February 2016. Retrieved 14 December 2017.
  11. "KKÍ | A landslið". kki.is. Retrieved 2017-12-14.
  12. Eiríkur Stefán Ásgeirsson (27 August 2008). "Signý jafnar fyrirliðametið". Vísir.is. Retrieved 14 December 2017.
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