Collin Pryor

Collin Pryor
No. 24 – Stjarnan
Position Forward
League Úrvalsdeild karla
Personal information
Born (1990-03-15) March 15, 1990
United States
Nationality American / Icelandic
Listed height 198 cm (6 ft 6 in)
Listed weight 95 kg (209 lb)
Career information
High school St. Charles East
(St. Charles, Illinois)
College Northern State (2008–2013)
Playing career 2013–present
Position Forward
Number 12, 15, 24
Coaching career 2014–present
Career history
As player:
2013–2015 FSu
2015–2017 Fjölnir
2017–present Stjarnan
As coach:
2014–2015 FSu
Career highlights and awards
  • NSIC All-First Team (2013)

Collin Anthony Pryor (born 15 March 1990) is an American-Icelandic professional basketball player for Stjarnan of the Úrvalsdeild karla and a member of the Icelandic national basketball team.

Early life

Pryor attended St. Charles East High School in Illinois[1], where he graduated from in 2008.

College career

Pryor played college basketball for Northern State University. After redshirting his first year, he moved to the starting lineup as a freshman and averaged 10.8 points and 5.8 rebounds a game. He was a first-team all-conference selection as a sophomore, after averaging 15.2 points and 8.5 rebounds a game. Injuries hampered him during his junior season but he bounced back during his senior season, averaging team leading 16.2 points and 7.7 rebounds a game.[2]

Playing career

Pryor's first professional stop was with 1. deild karla club FSu in 2013.[3][4] He averaged a team leading 28.6 points and 14.2 rebounds, but the team missed out on the playoffs on the last day of the regular season.[5] He re-signed with the club for the 2014-2015 season[6] and averaged 24.0 points and 13.6 rebounds, this time leading FSu to a 3rd place finish and a spot in the promotion playoffs. FSu knocked out Valur in the first-round and faced Hamar in a best-of-three series where the winner would be promoted to the top-tier Úrvalsdeild karla. After losing the first game, FSu finished strong by winning the next two games, and the series, with Pryor scoring a team leading 24 points in the third and deciding game.[7]

Although FSu went up, Pryor stayed in the 1. deild, signing with Fjölnir. He played two years for the club, helping them to the promotion playoffs both times. In 2017, he signed with Úrvalsdeild karla club Stjarnan.[8][9] As Pryor had lived for four years in the country, Stjarnan had hoped that he would receive a exemption from the Icelandic Basketball Federationto to play as a domestic player.[10] The exemption was note granted and Pryor ended splitting his playing time with other Americans on the team, and averaged 13.3 points and 6.6 rebounds in 22 minutes per game during the regular season. In four playoffs games, he averaged 15.3 points and 6.3 rebounds in 28 minutes per game.[11]

National team career

Pryor received an Icelandic citizenship in July 2018.[12] On 23 August 2018, Pryor was selected to the 24-man training camp of the Icelandic national basketball team prior to its upcoming games in the EuroBasket 2021 qualification.[13] On 1 September 2018, he was selected to the team for its upcoming games against Norway.[14] He started in his first game for Iceland on 2 September, scoring 10 points and grabbing 10 rebounds in a 71-69 victory against Norway.[15][16] On 13 September he was named to the 12 man roster for the EuroBasket qualification game against Portugal.[17]

References

  1. ↑ Christine Bolin (16 November 2007). "Pryor Commitment: Saints' star ready to take game to next level". Daily Herald. Retrieved 23 August 2018.
  2. ↑ Dennis D. Jacobs (6 March 2013). "Jacobs: St. Charles East grad Pryor hoping to extend hoops career beyond college". Kane County Chronicle. Retrieved 23 August 2018.
  3. ↑ "Pryor til liðs við FSu". karfan.is (in Icelandic). 20 July 2013. Retrieved 23 August 2018.
  4. ↑ Ryan Deal (8 April 2014). "Pryor makes name for himself in Iceland". Aberdeen News. Retrieved 23 August 2018.
  5. ↑ "Um leikinn er ekkert að segja". karfan.is (in Icelandic). 15 March 2014. Retrieved 23 August 2018.
  6. ↑ "Olson og Pryor framlengja hjá FSu". karfan.is (in Icelandic). 2 April 2014. Retrieved 23 August 2018.
  7. ↑ "FSu í úrvalsdeildina". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 15 April 2015. Retrieved 23 August 2018.
  8. ↑ Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson (26 May 2017). "Tveir bestu leikmenn Fjölnis spila báðir með Stjörnunni næsta vetur". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 23 August 2018.
  9. ↑ "Stjarnan nær í besta mann Fjölnis". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 10 May 2017. Retrieved 23 August 2018.
  10. ↑ Tómas Þór Þórðarson (10 May 2017). "Stjarnan bætir við sig Kana sem gæti spilað sem Íslendingur". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 23 August 2018.
  11. ↑ "1. deild karla (2015 Tímabil) - Collin Anthony Pryor". kki.is (in Icelandic). Icelandic Basketball Federation. Retrieved 23 August 2018.
  12. ↑ Anton Ingi Leifsson (11 June 2018). "Pryor og Danero orðnir íslenskir ríkisborgarar". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 9 July 2018.
  13. ↑ Ástrós Ýr Eggertsdóttir (23 August 2018). "Collin Pryor og Danero Thomas í æfingahóp landsliðsins". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 23 August 2018.
  14. ↑ Ástrós Ýr Eggertsdóttir (1 September 2018). "Thomas og Pryor gætu spilað fyrsta landsleikinn á morgun". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 1 September 2018.
  15. ↑ Anton Ingi Leifsson (2 September 2018). "Körfuboltalandsliðið 20 stigum undir í hálfleik en vann samt". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 2 September 2018.
  16. ↑ "National Team - Friendly" (PDF). basket.klubb.nif.no. Retrieved 2 September 2018.
  17. ↑ Tómas Þór Þórðarson (13 September 2018). "Collin Pryor í íslenska landsliðinu". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 13 September 2018.
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