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Brenton Birmingham
Personal information
Born (1972-11-29) November 29, 1972 (age 52)
New York, United States
NationalityAmerican / Icelandic
Listed height196 cm (6 ft 5 in)
Listed weight92 kg (203 lb)
Career information
Playing career1994–present
PositionGuard
Number10
Career history
As player:
1994–1995Tapiolan Honka
1998–1999Njarðvík
1999–2000Grindavík
2000–2002Njarðvík
2002–2003Rueil Pro Basket
2003London Towers
2003–2008Njarðvík
2008–2010Grindavík
2010–2011Njarðvík
2011-presentNjarðvík (B-team)
As coach:
1995–1998Manhattan College (Assistant)[1]
Career highlights and awards
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing  Iceland
Games of the Small States of Europe
Gold medal – first place 2007 Monaco National Team

Brenton Joe Birmingham is an American-Icelandic former professional basketball player who for the majority of his career played in the Icelandic Úrvalsdeild. He won the Icelandic National Championship three times[2] and was voted the Icelandic Basketball Player of the Year in 2006[3] and Úrvalsdeild domestic player of the year in 2007.[4]

National Team

Birmingham played 19 games for the Icelandic National Basketball team between 2002 and 2007.[5] In 2007, he helped Iceland winning gold in basketball at the Games of the Small States of Europe.[6]

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