Jón Ólafur Jónsson (born 14 July 1981), also known as Nonni Mæju,[1][2] is an Icelandic basketball player and a former member of the Icelandic men's national basketball team. He was a key player on the Snæfell team that won the Icelandic championship, the Icelandic Basketball Cup, the Icelandic Supercup and the Icelandic Company Cup in 2010. He retired from top-level play after the 2013–14 season due to lingering injuries.[3][4]
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||
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| Born | 14 July 1981 Reykjavík, Iceland | ||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Icelandic | ||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 1.99 m (6 ft 6 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||||||||
| Playing career | 1997–2014 2020–2020 | ||||||||||||||
| Position | Forward | ||||||||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||||||||
| 1997–1998 | Snæfell | ||||||||||||||
| 1998–1999 | ÍA | ||||||||||||||
| 1999–2000 | Snæfell | ||||||||||||||
| 2000–2002 | Stjarnan | ||||||||||||||
| 2002–2004 | Snæfell | ||||||||||||||
| 2004–2005 | KR | ||||||||||||||
| 2005–2014 | Snæfell | ||||||||||||||
| 2020 | Grundarfjörður | ||||||||||||||
| Career highlights and awards | |||||||||||||||
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| Career Úrvalsdeild karla statistics | |||||||||||||||
| Points | 3,263 (11.9 ppg) | ||||||||||||||
| Games | 274 | ||||||||||||||
Medals
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Awards, titles and accomplishments
editIndividual awards
editTitles
edit- Icelandic champion: 2010
- Icelandic Basketball Cup (2): 2008, 2010
- Icelandic Supercup: 2010
- Icelandic Company Cup (2): 2007, 2010
- Icelandic D1: 1998
Accomplishments
edit- Icelandic All-Star Game Three-Point Shootout champion: 2012[5]
References
edit- ^ "Nonni Mæju hitti úr fyrstu sjö þristunum". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 14 November 2013. Retrieved 22 March 2018.
- ^ Henry Birgir Gunnarsson (10 February 2011). "Nonni Mæju: Mikið sjálfstraust í liðinu". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 22 March 2018.
- ^ Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson (28 March 2014). "Nonni Mæju fær kveðjur á fésbókinni: Öðlingur, snillingur og (sk)geggjaður". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 22 March 2018.
- ^ Þorkell Gunnar Sigurbjörnsson (2 April 2014). "Get ekki hugsað mér að spila annars staðar". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). pp. 2–3. Retrieved 22 March 2018.
- ^ Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson (14 January 2012). "Jón Ólafur vann þriggja stiga keppnina - Snæfellingar sigursælir". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 22 March 2018.
External links
edit- Icelandic statistics 2007-2014 at kki.is
- Úrvalsdeild karla statistics 1998-2007 at kki.is
- Profile at realgm.com