Helgi Már Magnússon

Icelandic basketball player
Helgi Már Magnússon
Personal information
Born (1982-08-27) August 27, 1982 (age 41)
Reykjavík, Iceland
NationalityIcelandic
Listed height1.97 m (6 ft 6 in)
Career information
High schoolWestminster Christian School
(Palmetto Bay, Florida)
CollegeCatawba (2002–2006)
NBA draft2006: undrafted
Playing career1998–2021
PositionSmall forward
Coaching career2012–2013
2021–present
Career history
As player:
1998–2000KR
2001–2002KR
2006–2007BC Boncourt
2007–2009KR
2009–2010Solna Vikings
2010–2011Uppsala Basket
2011–201208 Stockholm
2012–2016KR
2017KR-b
2018–2021KR
As coach:
2012–2013KR
2021–2023KR
Career highlights and awards

Helgi Már Magnússon (born August 27, 1982) is an Icelandic basketball coach and former player. As a player, he has won seven national championships in Iceland during his career.

Club career

In February 2016, Helgi won his first Icelandic Basketball Cup after having lost in his previous four cup finals.[2][3] Helgi announced is retirement from top level play following the 2015-2016 Úrvalsdeild season.[4][5][6] but returned to the team in March 2018.[7] A month later, 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]

Coaching career

Helgi was a player coach for KR during the 2012–13 season. In August 2021, he was hired as the head coach of KR, replacing Darri Freyr Atlason who resigned following the 2020–21 season.[14] Following KR's relegation from the Úrvalsdeild in 2023, he stepped down as coach.[15]

Personal life

Helgi's brother, Finnur Atli Magnússon, is a former member of the Icelandic national basketball team.[16]

References

  1. ^ "Saga bikarúrslita KKÍ". kki.is (in Icelandic). Icelandic Basketball Federation. Retrieved 19 June 2018.
  2. ^ Tómas Þór Þórðarson (13 February 2016). "Helgi Már: Hefði verið mannskemmandi að tapa í dag". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 22 November 2017.
  3. ^ Eiríkur Stefán Ásgeirsson (16 February 2016). "Helgi Már: Skuldaði sjálfum mér að vinna". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 22 November 2017.
  4. ^ Teitsson, Kristinn Páll (3 January 2016). "Helgi Már leggur skóna á hilluna í vor". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 20 August 2017.
  5. ^ "Helgi fær hlýjar kveðjur". Mbl.is (in Icelandic). 30 April 2016. Retrieved 20 August 2017.
  6. ^ Ásgeirsson, Eiríkur Stefán (16 February 2016). "Helgi Már: Skuldaði sjálfum mér að vinna". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 20 August 2017.
  7. ^ Ástrós Ýr Eggertsdóttir (23 March 2018). "Helgi Magnússon snýr aftur í KR". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 25 March 2018.
  8. ^ Kristján Jónsson (28 April 2018). "KR meistari fimmta árið í röð". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). Retrieved 28 April 2018.
  9. ^ 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.
  10. ^ Ingvi Þór Sæmundsson (6 January 2020). "Hlynur, Logi og Helgi Már náðu sama áfanga og Carter". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 6 January 2020.
  11. ^ A landslið karla
  12. ^ "Eurobasket 2015 Profile". eurobasket2015.org. Retrieved 5 September 2015.
  13. ^ "Helgi Már: Á eftir að sakna hláturskastanna á hótelherberginu". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). 16 February 2016. Retrieved 20 August 2017.
  14. ^ Ólafur Þór Jónsson (6 August 2021). "Helgi Már tekur við KR – Jakob verður aðstoðarþjálfari". Karfan.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 6 August 2021.
  15. ^ Sindri Sverrisson (30 May 2023). "Helgi hættur hjá KR". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 30 May 2023.
  16. ^ Anton Ingi Leifsson (28 March 2018). "Bræðurnir mætast og bikarmeistararnir fá ÍR". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 28 March 2018.

External links

  • Úrvalsdeild stats 1998-2002 at kki.is
  • Statistics 2011-2016 at realgm.com
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