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Sóllilja Bjarnadóttir
Sóllilja Bjarnadóttir (born 13 February 1995) is an Icelandic basketball player who plays for Njarðvík women's basketball, Njarðvík in the Icelandic top-tier Úrvalsdeild kvenna (basketball), Úrvalsdeild kvenna. Outside of Njarðvík, she has played with Breiðablik, Stjarnan, Valur and KR in Iceland. She played professionally for A3 Basket, A3 Basket Umeå in the Basketligan dam during the 2021–22 Swedish Basketball League season (Women), 2021–2022 season. On 24 February 2021, Sóllilja scored 28 points, including 17 points in a row, for Breiðablik in a victory against KR women's basketball, KR. She played for Breiðablik until December 2023 when the team folded. In June 2024, Sóllilja signed with Grindavík women's basketball, Grindavík. National team career Sóllilja played 6 games for the Iceland women's national basketball team, Iceland national team from 2016 to 2019. References External linksIcelandic statistics at Icelandic Basketball Association {{DE ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guard (basketball)
Basketball is a sport with five players on the court for each team at a time. Each player is assigned to different positions defined by the strategic role they play. Guard, forward and center are the three main position categories. The standard team features two guards, two forwards, and a center. The guards are typically called the "back court" and the forwards and centers the "front court". Over time, as more specialized roles developed, each of the guards and forwards came to be differentiated. Today, each of the five positions is known by a unique name and 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. Guards The guards were originally tasked with guarding the team's forwards, hence the position's name. Running guard and stationary guard In the early history of the sport, there was a "running guard" or floor guard or up-floor guard who brought the ball up the court and pas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
