Finnur Atli Magnússon
Finnur Atli Magnússon in 2015. | |
Personal information | |
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Born |
Reykjavík, Iceland | 14 September 1985
Nationality | Icelandic |
Listed height | 206 cm (6 ft 9 in) |
Career information | |
High school |
Wesleyan Christian Academy (High Point, North Carolina) |
College |
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Playing career | 2002–2018 |
Position | Center |
Career history | |
2002–2004 | KR-b |
2009–2013 | KR |
2013–2014 | Snæfell |
2014–2015 | KR |
2015–2018 | Haukar |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Finnur Atli Magnússon (born 14 September 1985) is an Icelandic former basketball player and a former member of the Icelandic men's national basketball team. He won the Icelandic championship as a member of KR in 2011 and 2015. In 2012, he was named to the Úrvalsdeild Domestic All-First Team.
Playing career
College
Finnur played college basketball for Catawba College from 2005 to 2009.[1]
Club career
Prior to joining Wesleyan Christian Academy in the United States in 2004, Finnur played for KR-b in the 2. deild karla and the Icelandic Basketball Cup from 2002 to 2004.[2][3] Returning to Iceland in 2009, he rejoined KR, this time with the main team in the top-tier Úrvalsdeild.[4] He helped the club to the 2011 Icelandic championship, scoring 20 points in the fourth and deciding game of the finals series against Stjarnan.[5] In 2012, he was named to the Úrvalsdeild Domestic All-First Team after averaging 11.5 points and 7.7 rebounds during the season.[6]
Finnur joined Snæfell in 2013.[7] The season was a difficult one for Finnur as he battled an illnes for most of it[8][9] and averaged a career low 5.9 points and 3.4 rebounds. In July 2014, he rejoined KR again.[10] During the 2014–2015 season, he helped KR the national championship[11], the Icelandic Super Cup[12] and the Icelandic Company Cup.[13]
In June 2015, Finnur left KR and signed with Haukar, siding his desire for more playing time.[14][9] He helped Haukar to the 2016 Úrvalsdeild finals where they faced his former team, KR. In game 3 of the series, he sent the game to overtime with a step-back three pointer at the buzzer. Haukar won the game in overtime[15] but eventually lost the series 1-3.[16]
He had a strong 2017-2018 season,[17] helping Haukar to the best record in the Úrvalsdeild and first seed in the playoffs.[18] The season however ended on a disapointing node with Haukar being knocked out of the playoffs in the semi-finals by KR.[19] Finnur left Haukar after the season and signed as a strength coach with Hungarian club Ceglédi EKK.[20][21]
National team career
Finnur Atli played 19 games for the Icelandic men's national basketball team from 2008 to 2012.[22] He was part of the 16-man training group for Iceland's squad for EuroBasket 2015[23] but did not make the 12 man roster.
Personal life
Finnur Atli is the younger brother of former Icelandic national team member Helgi Már Magnússon.[24] He is engaged to 11 time Icelandic Basketball Player of the Year and national team player Helena Sverrisdóttir[25] with whom he has one daughter.[26]
Awards and accomplishments
Club honours
- Icelandic Champion (2): 2011, 2015
- Icelandic Basketball Cup: 2011
- Icelandic Super Cup: 2014
- Icelandic Company Cup: 2014
Individual awards
References
- ↑ "Finnur Atli Magnússon á skólastyrk til Catawba". kr.is (in Icelandic). 6 June 2005. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
- ↑ "2. deild ka. A-2". kki.is (in Icelandic). Icelandic Basketball Federation. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
- ↑ "KR - Snæfell". kki.is (in Icelandic). Icelandic Basketball Federation. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
- ↑ Sigurður Elvar Þórólfsson (24 October 2009). "Að sjálfsögðu er mikil pressa á okkur". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). Retrieved 22 September 2018.
- ↑ Stefán Árni Pálsson (19 April 2011). "Finnur: Það var komin tími á mig". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 22 September 2018.
- ↑ "Shouse og Pálína leikmenn ársins í körfuboltanum". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). 12 May 2012. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
- ↑ "Finnur Atli og Guðrún Gróa til Snæfells". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 2 June 2013. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
- ↑ "Blóðið seytlar líklega út um rifu". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). 27 January 2014. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
- 1 2 "Maður er í þessu til að spila". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 23 June 2015. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
- ↑ "Finnur aftur í KR". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 18 July 2014. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
- ↑ "Vinnum vonandi miklu fleiri". Fréttablaðið (in Icelandic). 30 April 2015. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
- ↑ Guðmundur Marinó Ingvarsson (5 October 2014). "Umfjöllun og viðtöl: KR - Grindavík 105-81 - KR er meistari meistaranna". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 22 September 2018.
- ↑ Ingvi Þór Sæmundsson (27 September 2014). "Umfjöllun og viðtal: Tindastóll-KR 75-83 - Íslandsmeistararnir reyndust sterkari". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 22 September 2018.
- ↑ Tómas Þór Þórðarson (23 June 2015). "Finnur Atli genginn í raðir Hauka". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 22 September 2018.
- ↑ Kristján Jónsson (26 April 2016). "Líkurnar eru alla vega ekki 0%". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). Retrieved 22 September 2018.
- ↑ Stefán Árni Pálsson (28 April 2016). "Umfjöllun, viðtöl og myndir: Haukar - KR 70-84 - KR Íslandsmeistari þriðja árið í röð". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 22 September 2018.
- ↑ Ingvi Þór Sæmundsson (15 February 2018). "Bestu Íslendingarnir í Domino's deild karla". Fréttablaðið (in Icelandic). Retrieved 22 September 2018.
- ↑ Kristjana Arnarsdóttir (8 March 2018). "Haukar eru deildarmeistarar karla í körfubolta". RÚV (in Icelandic). Retrieved 22 September 2018.
- ↑ Árni Jóhannsson (14 April 2018). "Umfjöllun og viðtöl: KR - Haukar 85-79 - KR í úrslit í fimmta árið í röð". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 22 September 2018.
- ↑ Ástrós Ýr Eggertsdóttir (17 May 2018). "Finnur Atli ráðinn styrktarþjálfari í Ungverjalandi". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 22 September 2018.
- ↑ Kristinn Páll Teitsson (17 May 2018). "Finnur Atli yfirgefur Hauka: Fylgir Helenu út". Fréttablaðið (in Icelandic). Retrieved 22 September 2018.
- ↑ "A Landslið". kki.is (in Icelandic). Icelandic Basketball Federation. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
- ↑ Haukur Harðarson (30 July 2015). "Fyrsta niðurskurði lokið fyrir EM í körfu". RÚV (in Icelandic). Retrieved 22 September 2018.
- ↑ "Klaga í mömmu ef ég vil meiri spilatíma". RÚV (in Icelandic). 3 December 2012. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
- ↑ "Finnur Atli og Helena trúlofuð". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 4 May 2015. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
- ↑ "Helena spilar fimm vikum eftir fæðingu". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 19 March 2017. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
External links
- Profile at realgm.com
- 2009-2016 statistics at kki.is