Danielle Rodriguez

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Danielle Rodriguez
Njarðvík
PositionPoint guard
LeagueÚrvalsdeild kvenna
Personal information
Born (1993-12-18) December 18, 1993 (age 32)
NationalityAmerican / Icelandic
Listed height180 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Listed weight70 kg (154 lb)
Career information
High schoolWarren
(Downey, California)
CollegeUtah (2012–2016)
Playing career2016–2020
2022–present
Number4, 22
Coaching career2018–present
Career history
Playing
2016–2019Stjarnan
2019–2020KR
2022–2024Grindavík
2024–2025Elfic Fribourg
2025–presentNjarðvík
Coaching
2018–2019Stjarnan (women's, assistant)
2018–2019Iceland U-20 (women's, assistant)
2019–2021Stjarnan (men's, assistant)
2020–2021Iceland (women's assistant)
2020–2021Stjarnan (women's, assistant)
2021–2022San Diego (assistant)
2022–2023Iceland U-16 (women's)
Career highlights
As player:

As assistant coach:

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Women's Basketball Hall of Fame

Danielle Victoria Rodriguez (born December 18, 1993) is an American and Icelandic basketball player and coach. She currently plays for Njarðvík in the Úrvalsdeild kvenna. After graduating from the University of Utah, she went on to play professionally in the Úrvalsdeild kvenna where she was named the Foreign Player of the Year in 2018 and led the league in assists in 2017 and 2019. A naturalized Icelandic citizen, she debuted for the Icelandic national team in 2024.

Alongside her playing career, she has served as an assistant coach, including for the University of San Diego and the Icelandic junior national teams program. In 2020, she became the first woman to serve as a coach in the top-tier Icelandic men's league, Úrvalsdeild karla.

Playing career

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High school career

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Rodriguez attended Warren High School in Downey, California, where she was a three-timea league MVP. During her senior season, she averaged 17.9 points, 6.2 assists, 4.8 rebounds and 2.6 steals per game. While at Warren, she also competed in cross country, track and volleyball.[1]

College career

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Rodriguez played college basketball for the University of Utah from 2012 to 2016, starting 128 of 129 games. During her senior season, she averaged career highs of 9.6 points along with 4.1 assists and 3.6 rebounds and was a Pac-12 All-Defensive Team Honorable Mention. She left the school with averages of 7.0 points, 3.7 rebounds and 3.5 assists.[2][3]

Club career

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After graduating, she signed with Stjarnan in 2016.[4] She had a standout season,[5] averaging 23.4 points, 9.6 rebounds and league leading 5.9 assists during the regular season and leading Stjarnan to the playoffs. In the playoffs, Stjarnan were beaten in the first round by Snæfell.[6]

She returned to Stjarnan the following season[7] and continued her strong play.[8][9][10] On January 21, 2018, Rodriguez had a triple-double, her third of the season, with 29 points, 19 rebounds and 17 assists in an 86–64 victory against Njarðvík.[11] Despite her stellar play, Stjarnan missed out on the playoffs with a loss against Skallagrímur in the last game of the regular season.[12] For the season she averaged 29.1 points, 11.5 rebounds and 8.8 assists[13] and was named the Úrvalsdeild Foreign Player of the Year.[14]

In June 2018, Rodriguez re-signed with Stjarnan for the 2018–2019 season.[15][16] On October 31, she was one steal away from a quadruple-double in a victory against Valur. She finished the game with 23 points, 12 rebounds, 13 assists and 9 steals.[17] On 16 January 2019, Rodriguez had 27 points, 15 rebounds and 13 assists, her fifth triple-double of the season,[18] in an overtime victory against first-place KR.[19] On 13 February, Rodriguez scored 33 points, including a three-point heave from just inside the half-court line to finish the first half, in Stjarnan's 103–82 win over Breiðablik in the Icelandic Cup semi-finals, propelling Stjarnan to the Cup finals for the first time in its history.[20] She also helped Stjarnan reach the Úrvalsdeild playoffs for the first time where it eventually bowed out against Keflavík in the semi-finals.[21]

After Stjarnan withdrew the team from the Úrvalsdeild in June 2019, Rodriguez signed with KR.[22] On 13 February 2020 she had 31 points and 11 assists in an overtime victory against defending cup and national champions Valur in the Icelandic Cup final four.[23]

On 15 May 2020, Rodriguez announced that she was retiring from playing professionally to fully focus on her coaching career.[24][25]

On 4 April 2022, Rodriguez resumed her playing career after a two year hiatus and signed with Grindavík.[26] For the season, she averaged 20.0 points, 7.1 rebounds and 6.6 assists per game while Grindavík finished in fifth place and missed the playoffs. On 14 April, she signed a one-year contract extension with Grindavík.[27]

In June 2024, Rodriguez signed with BCF Elfic Fribourg Basket of the SB League Women and EuroCup Women.[28]

In May 2025, she returned to Iceland and signed with Njarðvík.[29][30] On 27 September 2025, she won the Icelandic Super Cup with Njarðvík.[31]

National team career

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In November 2024, Rodriguez was selected to play for the Icelandic national team for the first time.[32][33] In her debut on 7 November, Rodriguez scored 29 points in a 70–78 loss against Slovakia in the EuroBasket Women 2025 qualification.[34] Three days later, she scored 25 points in a 77–73 win against Romania, including the game winning basket and a free throw with 6.7 seconds left.[35]

Statistics

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College statistics

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Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high
Year Team GP Points FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2012–13 Utah 36 94 37.8% 38.2% 57.6% 3.1 2.2 0.6 0.4 2.6
2013–14 Utah 31 241 36.9% 43.3% 64.8% 3.8 4.3 0.9 0.6 7.8
2014–15 Utah 29 249 38.8% 35.9% 59.5% 4.4 3.6 1.0 0.9 8.6
2015–16 Utah 33 318 43.2% 20.4% 70.5% 3.6 4.1 1.3 0.4 9.6
Career 129 902 39.7% 33.3% 64.2% 3.7 3.5 0.9 0.6 7.0

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Coaching career

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On December 1, 2018, the Icelandic Basketball Federation announced that it had hired Rodriguez as an assistant coach to the Icelandic women's national under-20 basketball team.[37]

In May 2020, Rodriguez was hired as an assistant coach to Stjarnan men's basketball team[38][39] and became the first woman to serve as a coach in the Icelandic top-tier Úrvalsdeild karla.[40]

In August 2020, Rodriguez was hired as an assistant coach to the Icelandic women's national basketball team.[41]

On 27 September 2020, she won her first medal as a coach when Stjarnan defeated Grindavík in the Icelandic Super Cup.[42]

In August 2021, Rodriguez was named an assistant coach with University of San Diego women's basketball team.[43]

Personal life

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In Decemenber 2023 it was announced that she was one of 20 individuals that were recommended for an Icelandic citizenship by Alþingi.[44][45] On 16 December, her citizenship was approved by a parliament vote.[46]

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