Lárus Jónsson (born 28 November 1978) is an Icelandic basketball coach and former player. He is currently the head coach of

Þór Þorlákshöfn Ungmennafélagið Þór, commonly known as Þór Þorlákshöfn, is a multi-sport club in Þorlákshöfn, Iceland. It has active departments in athletics, badminton, basketball, motorcycle sports and track & field but has also featured various othe ...

. As a player, he played several seasons in the Icelandic top-tier Úrvalsdeild karla and was a member of the Icelandic national team. In 2021 he led Þór Þorlákshöfn to its first ever national championship.

Playing career

Club career

Lárus started his career with

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in Hveragerði and led the Úrvalsdeild karla in assists in 2003 and 2004. before signing with KR in 2004. He played for KR in 2004–2005 where he averaged 7.2 points and 6.1 assists, he signed with

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in 2005 but returned to Hamar the following season. He played for

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in Denmark during the 2008–2009 season before returning to Iceland in 2010 and signing with

Njarðvík Njarðvík () is a town in southwestern Iceland, on the peninsula of Reykjanes. As of 2009, its population was 4,400. History In 1995 it merged with the town of Keflavík and the village of Hafnir to form the new municipality of Reykjanesbær. T ...

. The following season, he returned to Hamar where he finished his playing career in 2015.

National team career

Lárus played 8 games for the Icelandic national team in 2004.

Coaching career

He coached the Hamar men's team from 2011 to 2013 and its women's team from 2011 and 2012. He was the head coach of Breiðablik men's team from 2016 until February 2017. In April 2018, he was hired as the head coach of

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 ...

for the 2018–19 season. He guided the team to victory in the 1. deild karla and promotion to the Úrvalsdeild in 2019. In April 2020, Lárus left Þór Akureyri and signed with

where he was credited with turning the team into a serious contender. On 25 June 2021 he led Þór Þorlákshöfn to its first ever national championship after it beat top-seeded

Keflavík Keflavík (pronounced , meaning ''Driftwood Bay'') is a town in the Reykjanes region in southwest Iceland. It is included in the municipality of Reykjanesbær whose population as of 2016 is 15,129. In 1995, Keflavik merged with nearby Njar� ...

3-1 in the Úrvalsdeild finals. Following the season, he was named the Úrvalsdeild Coach of the Year. On 2 October 2021, he led Þór to an 113–100 win against

in the Icelandic Super Cup.

References

External links

Úrvalsdeild statistics 1999-2007
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Icelandic statistics
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