Jakob Sigurðarson

Jakob Sigurðarson
Borås Basket
Position Point guard
League Basketligan
Personal information
Born (1982-04-04) April 4, 1982
Reykjavík, Iceland
Nationality Icelandic
Listed height 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)
Listed weight 82 kg (181 lb)
Career information
High school Westminster Academy
(Fort Lauderdale, Florida)
College Birmingham–Southern (2001–2005)
NBA draft 2005 / Undrafted
Playing career 1998–present
Career history
1998–2000 KR
2005–2006 Bayer Giants Leverkusen
2006–2007 Ciudad de Vigo
2007–2008 Kecskeméti KSE
2008–2009 KR
2009–2015 Sundsvall Dragons
2015–present Borås
Career highlights and awards
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing  Iceland
Games of the Small States of Europe
2015 ReykjavíkTeam

Jakob Örn Sigurðarson (born 4 April 1982) is a professional Icelandic basketball player for the Swedish team Borås Basket.[1] He was named the Icelandic men´s basketball player of the year in 2011.[2]

Jakob won the Icelandic championship in 2000 and 2009, and the Swedish championship in 2011.[3][4]

He played his senior year of high school in Fort Lauderdale, Florida and played basketball at Birmingham-Southern College, Alabama.

Icelandic national team

Between 2000 and 2015, Jakob played 85 games for the Icelandic national basketball team.[5] In August 2016, he declared his retirement from international play.[6] However, in November 2017, he returned to the national team.[7]

Personal life

Jakob is the older brother of professional basketball player Matthías Orri Sigurðarson.[8]

References

  1. ↑ "Jakob sterkur í lokaumferðinni". Mbl.is. Morgunblaðið. 28 March 2017. Retrieved August 6, 2017. (in Icelandic)
  2. ↑ "Körfuknattleiksfólk ársins 2011". KKI.is. Icelandic Basketball Federation. 16 December 2011. Retrieved August 6, 2017. (in Icelandic)
  3. ↑ Sigurður Elvar Þórólfsson (14 April 2014). ""Erum með besta liðið"". Morgunblaðið. Retrieved August 6, 2017. (in Icelandic)
  4. ↑ "Trúðum því að við værum bestir". Fréttablaðið. 6 May 2011. Retrieved August 6, 2017. (in Icelandic)
  5. ↑ "KKÍ | A landslið". kki.is. Retrieved 2017-08-06.
  6. ↑ "Jakob Örn hættur með landsliðinu". Vísir.is. Fréttablaðið. 4 August 2016. Retrieved August 6, 2017. (in Icelandic)
  7. ↑ Kristjana Arnarsdóttir (9 November 2017). "Jakob Örn í landsliðshópnum". RÚV (in Icelandic). Retrieved 20 November 2017.
  8. ↑ Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson (13 May 2016). "Matthías Orri aftur til ÍR-inga". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 5 April 2018.


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