Þórir Guðmundur Þorbjarnarson (born 26 May 1998) is an Icelandic professional

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player for KR of the Úrvalsdeild karla. He played

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for the

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. Nicknamed "Tóti Túrbó", he has won the Icelandic championship three times and the Icelandic Basketball Cup twice.

Career

Early career with KR (2014–2017)

Þórir came up through the junior ranks of KR and played his first senior game, at the age of 16, on 7 December 2014, when he scored 31 points against Haukar-b in the Icelandic Basketball Cup. During the 2015–2016 season he was named the best young player of the first half of the season. He developed into a key player for KR during its 2017 championship run, averaging 10.2 points, 2.6 rebounds and 1.9 assists per game, and was named the Úrvalsdeild Young Player of the Year after the 2016–17 season.

Nebraska (2017–2021)

In August 2017 Þórir joined the

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. On 8 January 2020, he tied his career high with Nebraska after scoring 17 points in a 76–70 win against Iowa.

Return to KR (2021)

At the conclusion of his college career, Þórir rejoined KR in April 2021. He appeared in six regular seasons games, averaging 6.7 points, 4.0 rebounds and 3.0 assists, scoring a season high 18 points in a 96-85 victory against Stjarnan on 6 May. In the best-of-five first round of the playoffs, KR faced Reykjavík rivals Valur. In game five of the series, Þórir scored 15 points in the narrow 89-86 win. KR was eliminated semi-finals 0-3 against first seeded

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. In the playoffs, Þórir averaged 8.3 points, 5.1 rebounds and 1.5 assists in 8 games. He started the following season with KR. On 12 November he posted 28 points, 15 rebounds and 8 assists in an overtime victory against

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in the Úrvalsdeild. In 8 Úrvalsdeild games he averaged 15.9 points, 10.5 rebounds and 4.8 assists per game.

Landstede Hammers (2021–2022)

On 6 December 2021 Þórir signed with Landstede Hammers of the

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. He made his debut on 8 December in an away game against Aris Leeuwarden.

Oviedo CB (2022–2023)

In August 2022, Þórir signed with Oviedo CB of the Spanish

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Tindastóll (2023–2024)

On 17 July 2023, Þórir returned to Iceland and signed with reigning national champions Tindastóll.

Return to KR (2024–present)

In August 2024, Þórir returned to KR on a 2-year contract. He led the Úrvalsdeild in assists per game for the 2024–2025 season.

National team career

In June 2016, Þórir helped Iceland's U-18 team win the Nordic championship and for his performance, he was named to the tournaments All-first team. Þórir was a member of Iceland's U-20 team that finished 8th at the

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. He was selected for the senior national team for the first time prior to its games at the 2017 Games of the Small States of Europe in

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. He played five games during the tournament and helped Iceland finish third.

Career statistics

College

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Awards, titles and accomplishments

Club career

Individual awards

* Úrvalsdeild Young Player of the Year: 2017

Titles

* Icelandic champion (3):

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* Icelandic Basketball Cup (2): 2016, 2017 * Icelandic Supercup: 2015 * Icelandic Company Cup: 2014

National team

Individual awards

*U-18 Nordic championships All-first team: 2016

Titles

*U-18 Nordic championships winner: 2016

References

External links

Icelandic statistics
at Icelandic Basketball Association
Nebraska Cornhuskers bio
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