Magnús Helgi Matthíasson (born 25 February 1967) is an Icelandic former

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player and a former member of the Icelandic national team. He played

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Club career

After finishing his studies in the

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, Matthías returned to Iceland to play for Valur. He was named the Úrvalsdeild Domestic Player of the Year and the Young Player of the Year in 1991 after finishing fourth in scoring in the league. In 1992, he helped Valur reach the Úrvalsdeild finals where the team lost to

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National team career

Magnús played 57 games for the Icelandic national team from 1987 to 1994. In his last game, he scored 11 points in a 105-100 victory against

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, where the English players stormed off the court with 24 seconds left due to their unhappiness with the referees. In March 1995 he was selected to the 19-player training camp but was not among the players selected for the team.

Personal life

Magnús' brother is former basketball player Matthías Matthíasson.

References

External links

Úrvalsdeild statistics
at Icelandic Basketball Association
Rice University statistics
at

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