Kristinn Geir Friðriksson (born 23 December 1971) is an Icelandic former basketball player and coach. He is currently a basketball analyst for Domino's Körfuboltakvöld (English: Domino's Basketball Night) on Stöð 2 Sport.[1][2]

Kristinn Friðriksson
Personal information
Born (1971-12-23) 23 December 1971 (age 52)
Iceland
NationalityIcelandic
Listed height186 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Career information
Playing career1988–2006
PositionShooting guard
Number9
Coaching career2002–2009
Career history
As player:
1988–1994Keflavík
1994–1996Þór Akureyri
1996–1997Keflavík
1997–1998BK Odense
1998–1999Skallagrímur
1999–2004Tindastóll
2004Grindavík
2005–2006Tindastóll
As coach:
2002–2004Tindastóll
2004Grindavík
2005–2009Tindastóll
Career highlights and awards
As player:

As coach:

Career Úrvalsdeild karla playing statistics
Points4,782 (15.1 ppg)
Games317
Career coaching record
Úrvalsdeild karla50–70 (.417)

Club career

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Kristinn played 17 seasons in the Icelandic top-tier Úrvalsdeild karla. His best season as a player came in 1994-1995 when he finished as the league's third leading scorer,[3] averaging 27.1 points per game for Þór Akureyri, and was selected to the Úrvalsdeild Domestic All-First Team.[4] He was selected to the 1995 Icelandic All-Star game where he scored 51 points.[5]

On 2 May 2001, Kristinn received a one-month suspension from the National Olympic and Sports Association of Iceland after he tested positive for efedrin.[6]

National team career

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Between 1992 and 1994, Kristinn played 13 games for the Icelandic national basketball team.[7][8]

Titles and awards

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As player

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Titles

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Awards

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As coach

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Titles

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References

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  1. ^ Dominos körfuboltakvöld snýr aftur
  2. ^ Henry Birgir Gunnarsson (16 November 2017). "Kiddi Gun: Fáum miklu meira fyrir peninginn í Bandaríkjunum". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 16 November 2017.
  3. ^ 1994-1995 statistics
  4. ^ Herbert Arnarson nýliði ársins og sá besti
  5. ^ Sæmundsson, Stefán Þór (February 14, 1995). "Hitti þegar ég er heitur". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). Retrieved 22 August 2017.
  6. ^ "Tveir dæmdir í eins mánaðar keppnisbann". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). 3 May 2001. p. 15. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
  7. ^ "KKÍ | A landslið". kki.is. Retrieved 2017-07-22.
  8. ^ "Ellefu landsleikir á þrettán dögum". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 18 March 1995. Retrieved 12 November 2017.
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