Thelma Dís Ágústsdóttir (born 30 September 1998) is an Icelandic

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player for Keflavík of the Úrvalsdeild kvenna. She played

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for

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. Thelma won the Icelandic championship and the Icelandic Basketball Cup in 2017 when she was named the Úrvalsdeild kvenna Domestic Player of the Year. In 2024, she was named the Icelandic Female Basketball Player of the Year.

Basketball career

Keflavík 2013–2018

Thelma came up through the junior ranks of Keflavík, playing her first games during the 2013–2014 season. In February 2017, she won the Icelandic Cup with Keflavík. She helped Keflavík to win the national championship in

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, defeating reigning champions Snæfell 3–1 in the finals. In the fourth and deciding game, she had 13 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists in Keflavík's 70–50 victory. After the season, she was named the Úrvalsdeild Kvenna Domestic Player of the Year. Despite interest from colleges in the United States, she returned to Keflavík for the 2017–2018 season, helping them win the

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Ball State Cardinals 2018–2021

In June 2018, she agreed to play for

in the

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. During her freshman season, she started all 31 games, averaging 9.6 points and 4.1 rebounds per game. On 31 December 2019, she scored 21 points and made 5 of her three-point shots in an 84–49 victory against

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. During her final season, she averaged 11.8 points while making 44% of her three-point shots.

Return to Keflavík 2021

On 10 May, it was announced that Thelma would play with Keflavík during the 2021 Úrvalsdeild playoffs. She appeared in all three games during Keflavík's first round loss against

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where she averaged 6.0 points and 3.7 assists per game.

Ball State Cardinals 2021–2023

Following the playoffs, she announced that she would return to Ball State to finish her master's degree and her remaining college eligibility.

Post-college 2023

On 21 May 2023, Thelma signed with Keflavík once again. On 20 December 2024, she was named the Icelandic Female Basketball Player of the Year.

National team career

Thelma Dís was selected to the Icelandic national team for the first time in November 2016. She was part of Iceland's squad that won silver at the

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Personal life

Thelma Dís is the daughter of

Björg Hafsteinsdóttir Björg Hafsteinsdóttir (born 22 October 1969) is an Icelandic former basketball player and a former member of the Icelandic national basketball team. She played 12 seasons in the Úrvalsdeild kvenna, winning the Icelandic championship seven t ...

, a former basketball player who won multiple titles with Keflavík and was named the Domestic player of the year in 1990.

References

External links

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