Fanney Lind Thomas
Personal information
Born (1989-12-13) 13 December 1989
Iceland
NationalityIcelandic
Listed height178 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Career information
Playing career2003–2022
PositionForward
Number6, 7, 14, 15, 22
Career history
2003–2004Hamar
2004–2006Hamar/Selfoss
2006–2011Hamar
2011–2012US La Glacerie
2012Hamar
2012–2013Fjölnir
2013–2014Hamar
2014–2015Valur
2015–2016Þór Akureyri
2016–2017Skallagrímur
2019Tindastóll
2019–2021Breiðablik
2021–2022Aþena-UMFK
Career highlights and awards

Fanney Lind Guðmundsdóttir Thomas (born 13 December 1989) is an Icelandic former basketball player. She is 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]

On 12 November 2017, Fanney announced she was stepping away from basketball due to head injuries she sustained in a game against Valur a month earlier.[10][11]

On 12 January 2019, she had a one-game comeback to the court with Tindastóll, going scoreless in 11 minutes in an overtime victory against Njarðvík in 1. deild kvenna.[12]

In September 2019, Fanney signed with Úrvalsdeild kvenna club Breiðablik.[13]

After two seasons with Breiðablik, Fanney signed with 1. deild club Aþena-UMFK in October 2021.[14][15] In 14 games, she averaged 6.4 points and 5.9 rebounds per game.

Icelandic national team

Fanney played five games for the Icelandic U-16 national team in 2005.[16] In 2008, she played 3 games for the Icelandic national basketball team.[17]

Personal life

Fanney is married to Danero Thomas, a professional basketball player[18] and a former member of Murray State.[19][20]

References

  1. ↑ Kristján Jónsson (10 November 2010). "Hungraðri en í fyrra" (in Icelandic). p. 4. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
  2. ↑ Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson (11 August 2011). "Einstæð móðir á leiðinni í atvinnumennsku". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 28 March 2018.
  3. ↑ Kristján Jónsson (15 October 2011). "Við höfum komið á óvart". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). pp. 2, 3. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
  4. ↑ "Fanney Lind til liðs við Fjölni". RÚV (in Icelandic). 6 April 2012. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
  5. ↑ "Helena og Haukur valin best". kki.is (in Icelandic). 6 May 2016. Retrieved 19 August 2018.
  6. ↑ 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.
  7. ↑ Sindri Sverrisson (11 February 2017). "Keflavík bikarmeistari í 14. sinn". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). Retrieved 28 March 2018.
  8. ↑ 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.
  9. ↑ "Fanney Lind Thomas". kki.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 28 March 2018.
  10. ↑ Ingvi Þór Sæmundsson (12 November 2017). "Skórnir upp í hillu vegna höfuðmeiðsla". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 28 March 2018.
  11. ↑ "Neyðist til að hætta sökum höfuðhöggs". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 12 November 2017. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
  12. ↑ "Leikur: Tindastóll 97 - 93 Njarðvík". kki.is (in Icelandic). Icelandic Basketball Federation. Retrieved 12 January 2019.
  13. ↑ Davíð Eldur (16 September 2019). "Fanney Lind til liðs við Breiðablik". Karfan.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 16 September 2019.
  14. ↑ Davíð ELdur (29 October 2021). "Fanney Lind til Aþenu". Karfan.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 29 October 2021.
  15. ↑ "Mæðgur spila saman í 1. deildinni". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 29 October 2021. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
  16. ↑ "KKÍ | U-16". kki.is. Retrieved 2018-03-28.
  17. ↑ "KKÍ | A landslið". kki.is. Retrieved 2018-03-28.
  18. ↑ "Fanney og Danero hugsa vel um líkamann". Pressan (in Icelandic). 1 May 2016. Archived from the original on 29 May 2016. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
  19. ↑ "Danero Thomas". goracers.com. Murray State University. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
  20. ↑ Witz, Billy (18 March 2010). "Murray State Beats Buzzer, and Vanderbilt". New York Times. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
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