Penni Ann Peppas (born July 2, 1972) is an American former professional
basketball player. She was the first foreign born professional player in the
IcelandicÚrvalsdeild kvenna,[1] where she won multiple national championships and scoring titles.
College
Peppas played for
University of the Ozarks from 1990 to 1994 and left as the schools allt time leader in total points (2170).[2][3]
Iceland
After graduating in 1994, Peppas signed with
Breiðablik in Iceland,[4] becoming the first foreign born professional player in the Icelandic
Úrvalsdeild kvenna.[1] She was a three time scoring champion in the Úrvalsdeild and led the league in assists in 1997.[5] Peppas won the Icelandic championship twice, in 1995 with
Breiðablik,[6][7][8][9] while also being named as
Playoffs MVP,[10] and in 1997 with
Grindavík.[11] On October 15, 1996, Peppas had a
Quadruple-double against
ÍR. For the game she had 52 points, 16 rebounds, 11 assists and 10 rebounds.[12]