Davíð Arnar Ágústsson (born 5 November 1996) is an Icelandic basketball player who plays for Úrvalsdeild karla club Þór Þorlákshöfn. Nicknamed Dabbi Kóngur (English: King Dabbi), he helped Þór Þorlákshöfn win its first ever national championship in 2021.

Club career

After starting his senior team career during the 2012–13 season, Davíð first made the spotlight after starting the 2015–16 season by making 14 out of his first 19 three point shots, earning him the nickname ''Dabbi Kóngur''. On 22 October 2015 when made seven out of eight three point shots, on his way to 21 points, in a victory against Tindastóll. Two games later, he made five out of seven three point shots in a victory against ÍR. Davíð helped Þór to the Icelandic Cup finals in both 2016 and 2017, where they lost to KR both times. Both years, Þór also faced KR in the

Icelandic Super Cup The Icelandic Men's Super Cup (Icelandic: ''Meistarakeppni karla'') is an annual football game between the reigning champions of the Úrvalsdeild karla and the Icelandic Cup holders (or, if the same team holds both titles, between the title-holde ...

, winning both times. After being expected to battle relegation, Þór started the 2020–21 season hot and finished second in the league, behind powerhouse Keflavík. They then went on to beat

Þór Akureyri Íþróttafélagið Þór, commonly known as Þór Akureyri, simply Þór or Thór, is a multi-sport club in Akureyri, Iceland. It features departments in Basketball, football, Handball and Taekwondo. Its main rivals is another sport club from A ...

and Stjarnan in the first two rounds of the playoffs, before unexpectedly beating favourites Keflavík 3–1 in the Úrvalsdeild finals. In the championship clinching game, Davíð made five out of seven three point shots, scoring 15 points, as well as keeping Keflavík's star Deane Williams in check on defense. On 2 October 2021, he scored 12 points in Þór's 113–100 win against Njarðvík in the

National team career

In July 2021, Davíð Arnar was selected to the Icelandic national team for the first time.

Awards and honours

* Icelandic championship: 2021 *

(3): (2016, 2017, 2021)

References

External links

Icelandic statistics
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