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Guðni Ólafur Guðnason
Guðni Ólafur Guðnason (born 14 December 1965) is an Icelandic former basketball player and coach who played 76 games for the Iceland men's national basketball team, Icelandic national team. In 1986 he was named the Icelandic Basketball Player of the Year. As a member of KR men's basketball, KR, he won the Úrvalsdeild karla (basketball), Icelandic championship once and the Icelandic Men's Basketball Cup, Icelandic Basketball Cup twice. Playing career College Guðni spent part of the 1988-1989 season with University of Wisconsin–Oshkosh but left the school in late January 1989 and returned to KR (basketball club), KR in Iceland. KR He started his career with KR men's basketball, KR and spent 11 years there, winning the Úrvalsdeild karla (basketball), Icelandic championship in 1990, and the Icelandic Men's Basketball Cup, Icelandic Cup in 1984 and 1991. In 1984, Guðni lead the Úrvalsdeild in free throw percent and was named as the Úrvalsdeild Men's Young Player of the Ye ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guard (basketball)
In the sport of basketball, there are five players play per team, each assigned to positions. Historically, these players have been assigned, to positions defined by the role they play on the court, from a strategic point of view. The three main positions are guard, forward, and center, with the standard team featuring two guards, two forwards, and a center. Over time, as more specialized roles developed, each of the guards and forwards came to be differentiated, and today each of the five positions are known by unique names, each of which has also been assigned a number: point guard (PG) or 1, the shooting guard (SG) or 2, the small forward (SF) or 3, the power forward (PF) or 4, and the center (C) or 5. In the early days of the sport, there was a "running guard" who brought the ball up the court and passed or attacked the basket, like a point or combo guard. There was also a "stationary guard" who made long shots and hung back on defense before there was the rule of backcourt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
