Matthías Orri Sigurðarson

Matthías Orri Sigurðarson
Matthías Orri in 2015
No. 8 – ÍR
League Úrvalsdeild karla
Personal information
Born (1994-09-29) September 29, 1994
Reykjavík, Iceland
Nationality Icelandic
Listed height 183 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Listed weight 84 kg (185 lb)
Career information
High school Mountain Brook
College
Playing career 2010–present
Position Point guard
Number 8, 11
Career history
2010–2011 KR
2013–2015 ÍR
2016–present ÍR
Career highlights and awards
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing  Iceland
Games of the Small States of Europe
2017 San MarinoTeam

Matthías Orri Sigurðarson (born September 29, 1994) is an Icelandic basketball player who currently plays for Úrvalsdeild karla club ÍR[1] and the Icelandic men's national basketball team.[2]

Playing career

After starting his career with KR[3] in 2010, Matthías Orri had is breakout season with ÍR in 2013–2014 when he averaged 16.8 points and 6.7 assists. In 2014–2015, he upped his scoring average to 19.2 points while also averaging 5.9 assists and 5.6 rebounds.[4]

After spending the 2015–2016 season with Columbus State University[5][6], Matthías resigned with ÍR on May 13, 2016.[4]

In April 2017, Matthías signed a 2-year contract extension with ÍR.[7]

National team career

Matthías played his first games for the senior national team at the 2017 Games of the Small States of Europe[8], helping Iceland win bronze.[9]

Personal life

Matthías is the younger brother of professional basketball player Jakob Sigurðarson.[4]

References

  1. ↑ Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson (5 April 2018). "Teitur Örlygs um Matthías Orra: „Eins og hann nenni ekki að taka þátt í þessu"". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 5 April 2018.
  2. ↑ "Landsliðshópur boðaður til æfinga". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 15 February 2018. Retrieved 5 April 2018.
  3. ↑ Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson (2 November 2017). "Vill sjá sigurkúltur í Seljaskóla". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 6 May 2018.
  4. 1 2 3 Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson (13 May 2016). "Matthías Orri aftur til ÍR-inga". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 5 April 2018.
  5. ↑ Eiríkur Stefán Ásgeirsson (23 March 2015). "Matthías og Hugrún á leið til Bandaríkjanna". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 5 April 2018.
  6. ↑ Anton Ingi Leifsson (15 May 2016). "Matthías Orri: Var kominn með leið á körfuboltanum". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 5 April 2018.
  7. ↑ "Matthías Orri framlengir við ÍR". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 20 April 2017. Retrieved 5 April 2018.
  8. ↑ "Tíu leikmenn spila sína fyrstu landsleiki í San Marínó". karfan.is (in Icelandic). 1 June 2017. Retrieved 5 April 2018.
  9. ↑ "Smáþjóðaleikarnir 2017 - Konurnar í 2. sæti og karlarnir í 3. sæti". kki.is (in Icelandic). 3 June 2017. Retrieved 5 April 2018.
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