Jana Falsdóttir

This is an Icelandic name. The last name is patronymic, not a family name; this person is referred to by the given name Jana.

Jana Falsdóttir

Cal State Fullerton
Position	Point guard
League	Big West Conference
Personal information
Born	(2005-11-29) 29 November 2005 (age 19)
Nationality	Icelandic
Listed height	165 cm (5 ft 5 in)
Career information
College	Cal State Fullerton (2024–present)
Playing career	2020–present
Career history
2020–2021	Stjarnan
2021–2023	Haukar
2023–2024	Njarðvík
Career highlights and awards
2× Icelandic Basketball Cup (2022, 2023) Icelandic Super Cup (2021)

Jana Falsdóttir (29 November 2005) is an Icelandic basketball player who plays for California State University, Fullerton, and for the Iceland national team.

Playing career

Jana played junior basketball with Keflavík. She started her senior team career with Stjarnan in 2020 and went on to average 16.5 points, 5.7 rebounds and 3.3 assists.[1]

After one season with Stjarnan, she moved to Haukar in August 2021.[2] On 24 September 2021, at the age of 15, she became the youngest Icelandic player to play and score in a continental competition when she scored in a win against Clube União Sportiva in the 2021–22 EuroCup Women qualifiers, breaking the records of Unnur Tara Jónsdóttir and Ragna Margrét Brynjarsdóttir.[3] During her two seasons with Haukar, she won the Icelandic Basketball Cup twice.

In 2023, she signed with Njarðvík.[4]

In 2024, she joined California State University, Fullerton.[5]

National team career

Jana has played for the Icelandic junior national teams. During the 2021 Nordic U-16 Championships, she registered 10 steals along with a team high 16 points in a win against Denmark U-16.[6]

She debuted with the Iceland national team in November 2023 against Turkey.[7]

Personal life

Jana is the daughter of former basketball players Margrét Sturlaugsdóttir and Falur Harðarson.[8]

References

1. "Jana Falsdóttir - 1. deild kvenna (2020-2021 Tímabil)". kki.is (in Icelandic). Icelandic Basketball Association. Retrieved 11 December 2023.
2. Davíð Eldur (13 August 2021). "Jana Falsdóttir til Hauka". Karfan.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 11 December 2023.
3. Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson (24 September 2021). "Fimmtán ára með laglega og sögulega körfu í fyrsta Evrópuleiknum". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 11 December 2023.
4. Jóhann Páll Kristbjörnsson (20 October 2023). "Gefst ekki upp". Víkurfréttir (in Icelandic). Retrieved 11 December 2023.
5. "WBB Signs Two For Upcoming Season". fullertontitans.com. 29 April 2024. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
6. Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson (4 August 2021). "Stal tíu boltum í sigri á Dönum". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 11 December 2023.
7. Ólafur Pálsson (12 November 2023). "Mér líður svolítið eins og við höfum unnið". Vísir.is. Retrieved 11 December 2023.
8. Skúli Unnar Sveinsson (22 December 2008). "Falur sér um kalkúninn". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). Retrieved 11 December 2023.