Hermann Hauksson

Hermann Hauksson (born 24 January 1972) is an Icelandic former basketball player and a former member of Icelandic national team. He played the majority of his career in the Úrvalsdeild karla with KR and Njarðvík but also played in Belgium for Sint-Niklaas.[1] In 1997, he was named the Úrvalsdeild karla Domestic Player of the Year.[2] In 1999, he won the Icelandic Cup with Njarðvík after scoring the game-tying three pointer that sent the game to overtime.[3] He retired following the 2001–2002 season due to lingering back injuries.[4]

This is an Icelandic name. The last name is patronymic, not a family name; this person is referred to by the given name Hermann.
Hermann Hauksson
Personal information
Born (1972-01-24) 24 January 1972
Iceland
NationalityIcelandic
Listed height198 cm (6 ft 6 in)
Career information
Playing career1990–2002
PositionForward
Coaching career2002–2003
Career history
As player:
1990–1998KR
1998Sint-Niklaas
1998–2000Njarðvík
2000–2002KR
As coach:
2002–2003KR (assistant)
Career highlights and awards
As player:
Career Úrvalsdeild karla statistics
Points3,258 (13.6 ppg)
Rebounds1,022 (4.3 rpg)
Games240

Since 2015, he has been an analyst for Domino's Körfuboltakvöld.[5][6]

Icelandic national team

From 1994 to 2000, Hermann played 64 games for the Icelandic national team.[7]

Personal life

Hermann is the father of basketball player and national team member Martin Hermannsson[8].[9] In 2014, they became the first father-son duo to have been named the Úrvalsdeild karla Domestic Player of the Year.[10]

References
  1. "Hermann í atvinnumennsku til Belgíu". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 22 January 1998. p. C1. Retrieved 22 March 2020.
  2. "Guðbjörg og Hermann best". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 12 April 1997. p. C1. Retrieved 22 March 2020.
  3. "Biðinni lokið". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). 8 February 1999. pp. 24–25. Retrieved 22 March 2020.
  4. "Hermann leggur skóna á hilluna". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). 29 August 2002. p. 29. Retrieved 22 March 2020.
  5. Tómas Þór Þórðarson (30 September 2015). "Körfuboltakvöld á Stöð 2 Sport: Leikur í beinni og uppgjörsþáttur eftir hverja umferð". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 22 March 2020.
  6. Róbert Róbertsson (12 November 2018). "Úr fatageiranum í lúxusbíla". Viðskiptablaðið (in Icelandic). Retrieved 22 March 2020.
  7. "KKÍ | A landslið". kki.is. Retrieved 2020-03-22.
  8. Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson (28 December 2008). "Mamma og pabbi voru í stúkunni þegar Martin snéri aftur með stæl". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 22 March 2020.
  9. Andy West (3 December 2019). "Martin Hermannsson: 'Iceland has a bright future in basketball'". EuroLeague. Retrieved 22 March 2020.
  10. Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson (9 May 2014). "Martin fyrstur til að vera bestur eins og pabbi". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 22 March 2020.
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