Kristinn Geir Friðriksson (born 23 December 1971) is an Icelandic former

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player and coach. He is currently a basketball analyst for '' Domino's Körfuboltakvöld'' (English: Domino's Basketball Night) on Stöð 2 Sport.

Club career

Kristinn played 17 seasons in the Icelandic top-tier Úrvalsdeild karla. His best season as a player came in 1994-1995 when he finished as the league's third leading scorer, averaging 27.1 points per game for

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, and was selected to the Úrvalsdeild Domestic All-First Team. He was selected to the 1995 Icelandic All-Star game where he scored 51 points. On 2 May 2001, Kristinn received a one-month suspension from the

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after he tested positive for efedrin.

National team career

Between 1992 and 1994, Kristinn played 13 games for the Icelandic national basketball team.

Titles and awards

As player

Titles

*4x Icelandic League champion (1989, 1992, 1993, 1997) *2x Icelandic Cup winner (1993, 1997) *2x Icelandic Company Cup winner (1996, 1999) * Icelandic Division I champion (2006)

Awards

* Úrvalsdeild Domestic All-First Team (1995)

As coach

Titles

* Icelandic Division I champion (2006)

References

External links

Úrvalsdeild statistics
at kki.is
Eurobasket.com Profile
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