Almar Orri Atlason (born 28 December 2004) is an Icelandic basketball player who plays for Bradley University and the Icelandic national team programs. He played up through the junior ranks of KR before heading to Italy in 2019 where he joined A.S. Stella Azzurra. He returned to KR the following season and started his senior team career during the 2020–21 season. In August 2022, Almar Orri joined Sunrise Christian Academy in

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, United States. In April 2023, he announced that he join Bradley University.

National team career

In August 2021, he was selected to the U-18 All-First team of the Nordic Tournament after averaging 14 points, 8 rebounds and 2 assists. In 2022, he led

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to the semi-finals of FIBA IBA U18 European Championship Division B after posting 22 points, 16 rebounds, 6 assists, 2 blocks in a win against

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. Following the tournament, he was selected to the FIBA Europe U-20 Championship Division B All-Tournament Team. In July 2022, he was selected to the 26-player training camp of the Icelandic senior national team. On 30 June 2024, he led Iceland Under-20 team to its first Nordic championship with 40 points in a win against Finland Under-20 team.

Awards and accomplishments

Individual awards

* FIBA Europe U-20 Championship Division B All-Tournament Team:

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*U-18 Nordic Championship's All-First Team: 2021

Personal life

Almar Orri is the younger brother of basketball coach

Darri Freyr Atlason Darri Freyr Atlason is an Icelandic basketball coach and sports commentator. In 2019, he led Valur women's team to both its first national championship and first Icelandic Cup win. As a player, he won two national championships with KR in 201 ...

References

External links

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Icelandic Basketball Association The Icelandic Basketball Association (''Icelandic:Körfuknattleikssamband Íslands - KKÍ'') is the national governing body of basketball in Iceland and is a member of the continental association FIBA Europe and the global International Basketbal ...

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