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Fjölnir Men's Basketball
The Fjölnir men's basketball, commonly known as Fjölnir, is the men's basketball department of Ungmennafélagið Fjölnir multi-sport club. It is based in Grafarvogur, Reykjavík. As of the 2019-2020 season it plays in the Úrvalsdeild karla. Titles and awards Titles *2. deild karla: **Winners (2): 2002 Individual awards * Úrvalsdeild Men's Young Player of the Year **Ægir Steinarsson - 2010, 2011 **Hörður Axel Vilhjálmsson - 2006 *Úrvalsdeild Men's Coach of the Year **Benedikt Guðmundsson - 2005 * 1. deild karla Domestic Player of the Year **Róbert Sigurðsson - 2019 * 1. deild karla Domestic All-First team **Haukur Helgi Pálsson - 2009 **Róbert Sigurðsson - 2016, 2017, 2019 **Sigvaldi Eggertsson - 2018 ** Ægir Þór Steinarsson - 2009 * 1. deild karla Coach of the Year **Bárður Eyþórsson - 2010 Notable players Coaches * Pétur Karl Guðmundsson 2000 * Benedikt Guðmundsson 2003–2006 * Keith Vassell 2006 * Bárður Eyþórsson 2006–2010 * Tóm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grafarvogur
Grafarvogur () is among the largest residential districts of Reykjavík, Iceland Iceland ( is, Ísland; ) is a Nordic island country in the North Atlantic Ocean and in the Arctic Ocean. Iceland is the most sparsely populated country in Europe. Iceland's capital and largest city is Reykjavík, which (along with its s .... It is a relatively new neighbourhood, major construction began in the late 1980s and continued well into the 1990s. Neighbourhoods The district includes 14 neighbourhoods: Hamrar , Foldir , Hús , Rimar , Borgir , Víkur , Engi , Spöng , Staðir , Höfðar , Bryggjuhverfi , Geirsnef , Gufunes , and Geldinganes . Of those, five (Rimar, Hamrar, Borgir, Víkur and Foldir) fall within the boundaries of historic Gufunes estate. Shopping Grafarvogur currently has one medium-sized shopping centre called Spöngin. It's not a mall in itself but a cluster of stores, Hagkaup being the largest. Also, there are small clusters of stores in Hverafold, by Víkurveg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bárður Eyþórsson
Bárður Eyþórsson (born 10 January 1968) is an Icelandic former basketball coach and player. He was twice named the coach of the year of the men's Úrvalsdeild, in the 2003–04 season and in the 2005–06 season, when he coached the Snæfell. Playing career Club career Bárður came up through the junior ranks of Snæfell but moved to Valur at the age of sixteen and played his first senior match in 1986. He played 191 games in the Úrvalsdeild karla from 1986 to 2000 and averaged 14.6 points per game. National team Bárður played three games for the Icelandic national basketball team from 1991 to 1992. Coaching career Bárður was hired as the head coach of Snæfell men's team in 2000. He guided the club to promotion from Division I to the Úrvalsdeild karla in 2002 and to the Icelandic Basketball Cup finals in 2003, where it lost to Keflavík. He served as the head coach of ÍR from April 2006 to November that same year, when he resigned for personal reasons. In 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tómas Holton
Tómas Albert Tómasson Holton (born 8 July 1964) is an Icelandic former basketball player and coach. In 1983, he won the Icelandic championship and the Icelandic Cup as a member of Valur. Playing the point guard position, he led the Úrvalsdeild karla in assists in 1995 and 2000. Playing career Club career Tómas started his senior team career with Valur during the 1981-82 season and with them won the national championship and Iceland Cup in 1983. In 1989, he left the team to play for Budapesti Honvéd in the Hungary Basketball League. The following season he stayed in Hungary and signed with TFSE. He returned to Valur in 1991 for one season as a player-coach before signing with Ammerud Basket in Norway in 1992. From 1994 to 2000, he played for Skallagrímur. National team career Tómas played 55 games for the Icelandic national team from 1985 to 1992. Coaching career Tómas coached ÍS women's team from 1987 to 1989. In 1991, he took over as a player-coach for Valur, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pétur Guðmundsson (basketball)
Pétur Karl Guðmundsson (born 30 October 1958) is an Icelandic former professional basketball player and coach from Reykjavík. Standing 2.18 m (7'2"), weighing 118 kg (260 lb) and playing the center (basketball), center position, Pétur was the first Icelander and one of the first European players ever to play in National Basketball Association (NBA). He was also a member of the Iceland men's national basketball team, Icelandic national basketball team from 1978 to 1992 but missed several years due to FIBA rules banning professional players from playing for national teams. In 2001, he was named the Icelandic basketball team of the 20th century, Icelandic Player of the 20th century by the Icelandic Basketball Association. Early life Pétur was born and raised in Reykjavík to an Icelandic father and a Faroese mother. He started practicing Team handball, handball at the age of 8 with Valur (handball), Valur's junior teams but after breaking his right arm in a horse ridi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lárus Jónsson
Lárus Jónsson (born 28 November 1978) is an Icelandic basketball coach and former player. He is currently the head coach of Þór Þorlákshöfn. As a player, he played several seasons in the Icelandic top-tier Úrvalsdeild karla and was a member of the Icelandic national team. In 2021 he led Þór Þorlákshöfn to its first ever national championship. Playing career Club career Lárus started his career with Hamar in Hveragerði and led the Úrvalsdeild karla in assists in 2003 and 2004. before signing with KR in 2004. He played for KR in 2004–2005 where he averaged 7.2 points and 6.1 assists, he signed with Fjölnir in 2005 but returned to Hamar the following season. He played for SISU BK in Denmark during the 2008–2009 season before returning to Iceland in 2010 and signing with Njarðvík. The following season, he returned to Hamar where he finished his playing career in 2015. National team career Lárus played 8 games for the Icelandic national team in 2004. Co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Keith Vassell
Keith Christophe Vassell (born 28 July 1971) is a Canadian-Icelandic basketball coach and a former member of the Canadian national basketball team. He played seven seasons in the Icelandic Úrvalsdeild karla, winning the national championship in 2000 with KR and the Icelandic Cup in 2007 with Íþróttafélag Reykjavíkur. Playing career College career Vassell played college basketball for Brandon University. Over his college career he was a CIS Player of The Year (1995), CIS Rookie of the Year(1991), Three times CIS All-Canadian (1993-1996), 5 time GPAC conference 1st Team All-Star (1991-96). In 1996, he led the school to the CIS championship and was named as the tournament MVP. Club career After spending his first professional season in Spain with Viña Costeira, Vassell signed with KR of the Icelandic Úrvalsdeild karla in January 1998. He spent four and a half seasons with the club, winning the national championship in 2000. He joined Hamar in the Úrvalsdeild in Decem ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Haukur Pálsson
Haukur Helgi Briem Pálsson (born 18 May 1992) is an Icelandic basketball player for Úrvalsdeild karla club Álftanes and the Icelandic national team. With Iceland, he participated at the EuroBasket in 2015 and 2017. High school Haukur played one year of high school basketball in the United States at Montverde Academy under Kevin Sutton. Club career Haukur came up through the junior ranks of Fjölnir and was first brought up to the senior team during the 2006-2007 Úrvalsdeild karla season when he was an unused substitute in seven games. During the 2007–2008 season he appeared in nine games in the Úrvalsdeild karla for Fjölnir, averaging 1.0 points. In December 2008, he was invited by Stella Azzura to play with its junior team in the Junior EuroLeague during the days of 27-29 December. Following the tournament, he returned to Fjölnir. After finishing the season in the second tier 1. deild karla, where he was named to the Domestic All-First team, he left the club to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gunnar Ólafsson
Gunnar Ólafsson (born 9 June 1993) is an Icelandic basketball player for Fryshuset Basket in the Swedish Basketball League and the Icelandic men's national basketball team. Playing career After starting his career with Fjölnir, Gunnar moved to Keflavík in 2013. In September 2013, he helped Keflavík win the Icelandic Company Cup, defeating KR in the Cup finals. In January 2014, he was selected to the Icelandic All-Star game. In 2014, he joined St. Francis College and played there for four years. He returned to Keflavík in 2018 and averaged 14.1 points and 3.9 rebounds during the 2018–19 Úrvalsdeild karla season. After the season, he terminated his contract with Keflavík, siting his desire to play overseas. On 9 August 2019, Gunnar signed with LEB Oro club Oviedo CB. Three months later, he was waived by the club after appearing in 8 games, including 3 starts, where he averaged 3.0 points per game. On 4 December 2019, Gunnar signed with returned to the Úrvalsde ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Danero Thomas
Danero Axel Thomas (born 8 April 1986) is an American and Icelandic basketball player who currently plays for Breiðablik in the Icelandic Úrvalsdeild karla. A naturalized Icelandic citizen, he debuted with the Icelandic national basketball team in 2018. College Thomas played college basketball for Murray State from 2006 to 2010. On March 19, 2010, he scored a 15-foot fadeaway shot at the buzzer, giving 13th-seeded Murray State a 66-65 victory over fourth-seeded Vanderbilt in the first round of the 2010 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament. Playing career Thomas joined KR prior to the 2012–2013 Úrvalsdeild karla season but was released from his contract in November that year. In 7 regular season games, he averaged 11.1 points and 5 rebounds. Thomas joined Þór Akureyri in 2015 and helped them win the 1. deild karla in 2016 and gain promotion to Úrvalsdeild karla. He left the club in January 2017, after averaging 16.6 points, 7.1 rebounds and 3.1 in thirteen ga ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Collin Pryor
Collin Anthony Pryor (born 15 March 1990) is an American and Icelandic professional basketball player for ÍR men's basketball, ÍR of the Úrvalsdeild karla (basketball), Úrvalsdeild karla. He debuted for the Iceland men's national basketball team, Iceland national basketball team in 2018. In 2019, he won the Icelandic Men's Basketball Cup, Icelandic Cup as a member of Stjarnan men's basketball, Stjarnan. Early life Pryor attended St. Charles East High School in Illinois, where he graduated from in 2008. College career Pryor played college basketball for Northern State Wolves, Northern State University. After redshirting his first year, he moved to the starting lineup as a freshman and averaged 10.8 points and 5.8 rebounds a game. He was a first-team all-conference selection as a sophomore, after averaging 15.2 points and 8.5 rebounds a game. Injuries hampered him during his junior season but he bounced back during his senior season, averaging team leading 16.2 points and 7.7 re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Haukur Helgi Pálsson
Haukur is an Icelandic masculine given name and may refer to: *Haukur Angantýsson (1948–2012), Icelandic chess Master *Haukur Ingi Guðnason (born 1978) Icelandic footballer *Haukur Jón Gunnarsson (born 1949), Icelandic theatre instructor and director * Haukur Halldórsson, (born 1937), Icelandic artist *Haukur Páll Sigurðsson (born 1987), Icelandic international footballer *Haukur Tómasson (born 1960), Icelandic composer As a middle name: *Ólafur Haukur Símonarson (born 1947) Icelandic playwright and novelist *Bjarni Haukur Thorsson Bjarni is an Icelandic male given name and may refer to: *Bjarni Ármannsson resigned as CEO of Glitnir (formerly Íslandsbanki) in May 2007 * Bjarni Ólafur Eiríksson (born 1982), footballer (defender) from Iceland *Bjarni Benediktsson (born ... (born 1971), Icelandic director, writer, producer, and actor {{given name Masculine given names Icelandic masculine given names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iceland
Iceland ( is, Ísland; ) is a Nordic island country in the North Atlantic Ocean and in the Arctic Ocean. Iceland is the most sparsely populated country in Europe. Iceland's capital and largest city is Reykjavík, which (along with its surrounding areas) is home to over 65% of the population. Iceland is the biggest part of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge that rises above sea level, and its central volcanic plateau is erupting almost constantly. The interior consists of a plateau characterised by sand and lava fields, mountains, and glaciers, and many glacial rivers flow to the sea through the lowlands. Iceland is warmed by the Gulf Stream and has a temperate climate, despite a high latitude just outside the Arctic Circle. Its high latitude and marine influence keep summers chilly, and most of its islands have a polar climate. According to the ancient manuscript , the settlement of Iceland began in 874 AD when the Norwegian chieftain Ingólfr Arnarson became the first p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
