Helgi Már Magnússon
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Position | Small forward | ||||||||||||||
League | Úrvalsdeild karla | ||||||||||||||
Personal information | |||||||||||||||
Born | Reykjavík, Iceland | August 27, 1982||||||||||||||
Nationality | Icelandic | ||||||||||||||
Listed height | 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) | ||||||||||||||
Career information | |||||||||||||||
High school | Westminster Christian School (Palmetto Bay, Florida) | ||||||||||||||
College | Catawba (2002–2006) | ||||||||||||||
NBA draft | 2006: undrafted | ||||||||||||||
Playing career | 1998–present | ||||||||||||||
Career history | |||||||||||||||
As player: | |||||||||||||||
1998–2000 | KR | ||||||||||||||
2001–2002 | KR | ||||||||||||||
2006–2007 | BC Boncourt | ||||||||||||||
2007–2009 | KR | ||||||||||||||
2009–2010 | Solna Vikings | ||||||||||||||
2010–2011 | Uppsala Basket | ||||||||||||||
2011–2012 | 08 Stockholm | ||||||||||||||
2012–2016 | KR | ||||||||||||||
2017 | KR-b | ||||||||||||||
2018–present | KR | ||||||||||||||
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2012–2013 | KR | ||||||||||||||
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Helgi Már Magnússon (born August 27, 1982) is an Icelandic basketball player who currently plays for KR in the Icelandic Úrvalsdeild karla.[2] He retired from top level play following the 2015-2016 Úrvalsdeild season.[3][4][5] He has won six national championships in Iceland during his career. In 2016, Helgi won his first Icelandic Basketball Cup after having lost in his previous four cup finals.[6][7]
On April 28, 2018, Helgi won his sixth Icelandic championship after KR defeated Tindastóll in the Úrvalsdeild finals.[8]
On 4 May 2019 he won his 7th national championship after KR beat ÍR in the Úrvalsdeild finals 3-2.[9]
On 5 January 2020, he appeared in an Úrvalsdeild game for the fourth different decade.[10]
National team career
Helgi played 95 games for the Icelandic national basketball team and participated at the EuroBasket 2015.[11][12][13]
Personal life
Helgi's brother, Finnur Atli Magnússon, is a former member of the Icelandic national basketball team.[14]
References
- ^ "Saga bikarúrslita KKÍ". kki.is (in Icelandic). Icelandic Basketball Federation. Retrieved 19 June 2018.
- ^ Ástrós Ýr Eggertsdóttir (23 March 2018). "Helgi Magnússon snýr aftur í KR". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 25 March 2018.
- ^ Teitsson, Kristinn Páll (3 January 2016). "Helgi Már leggur skóna á hilluna í vor". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 20 August 2017.
- ^ "Helgi fær hlýjar kveðjur". Mbl.is (in Icelandic). 30 April 2016. Retrieved 20 August 2017.
- ^ Ásgeirsson, Eiríkur Stefán (16 February 2016). "Helgi Már: Skuldaði sjálfum mér að vinna". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 20 August 2017.
- ^ Tómas Þór Þórðarson (13 February 2016). "Helgi Már: Hefði verið mannskemmandi að tapa í dag". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 22 November 2017.
- ^ Eiríkur Stefán Ásgeirsson (16 February 2016). "Helgi Már: Skuldaði sjálfum mér að vinna". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 22 November 2017.
- ^ Kristján Jónsson (28 April 2018). "KR meistari fimmta árið í röð". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). Retrieved 28 April 2018.
- ^ Ástrós Ýr Eggertsdóttir (4 May 2019). "Umfjöllun: KR - ÍR 98-70 - KR Íslandsmeistari sjötta árið í röð". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 5 May 2019.
- ^ Ingvi Þór Sæmundsson (6 January 2020). "Hlynur, Logi og Helgi Már náðu sama áfanga og Carter". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 6 January 2020.
- ^ A landslið karla
- ^ "Eurobasket 2015 Profile". eurobasket2015.org. Retrieved 5 September 2015.
- ^ "Helgi Már: Á eftir að sakna hláturskastanna á hótelherberginu". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). 16 February 2016. Retrieved 20 August 2017.
- ^ Anton Ingi Leifsson (28 March 2018). "Bræðurnir mætast og bikarmeistararnir fá ÍR". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 28 March 2018.
External sites
- Úrvalsdeild stats 1998-2002 at kki.is
- Statistics 2011-2016 at realgm.com
- 1982 births
- Living people
- 08 Stockholm Human Rights players
- Catawba Indians men's basketball players
- Icelandic basketball coaches
- Icelandic expatriate basketball people in the United States
- Icelandic men's basketball players
- KR men's basketball coaches
- KR men's basketball players
- Small forwards
- Solna Vikings players
- Sportspeople from Reykjavík
- Uppsala Basket players
- Úrvalsdeild karla basketball coaches
- Úrvalsdeild karla basketball players