Fanney Lind Guðmundsdóttir Thomas (born 13 December 1989) is an Icelandic basketball player. She is a former member of the Icelandic national basketball team.
| No. 14 – Aþena-UMFK | |
|---|---|
| Position | Forward |
| League | 1. deild kvenna |
| Personal information | |
| Born | (1989-12-13) 13 December 1989 (age 32) Iceland |
| Nationality | Icelandic |
| Listed height | 178 cm (5 ft 10 in) |
| Career information | |
| Playing career | 2003–present |
| Number | 6, 7, 14, 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 |
| 2019 | Tindastóll |
| 2019–2021 | Breiðablik |
| 2021–present | Aþena-UMFK |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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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]
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]
Fanney is married to Danero Thomas, a professional basketball player[18] and a former member of Murray State.[19][20] Fanney is a mother of two, Mária Líney Dalmay born April 26th 2007 and India Fanney Thomas born august 9th 2018. Fanney plays on the same team as her older daughter.