Magnús Helgi Matthíasson (born 25 February 1967) is an Icelandic former basketball player and a former member of the Icelandic national team. He played college basketball for Rice University.
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 25 February 1967 Iceland |
| Nationality | Icelandic |
| Listed height | 205 cm (6 ft 9 in) |
| Career information | |
| College | Rice (1985–1986) |
| Playing career | 1989–1995 |
| Position | Center |
| Career history | |
| 1989–1993 | Valur |
| Career highlights and awards | |
| |
| Career Úrvalsdeild karla statistics | |
| Points | 1,628 (21.1 ppg) |
| Rebounds | 657 (8.5 rpg) |
| Assists | 134 (1.7 apg) |
Club career
editAfter finishing his studies in the United States, Matthías returned to Iceland to play for Valur.[1] He was named the Úrvalsdeild Domestic Player of the Year and the Young Player of the Year in 1991[2] after finishing fourth in scoring in the league.[3] In 1992, he helped Valur reach the Úrvalsdeild finals where the team lost to Njarðvík.[4]
National team career
editMagnús played 57 games for the Icelandic national team from 1987 to 1994.[5] In his last game, he scored 11 points in a 105-100 victory against England, where the English players stormed off the court with 24 seconds left due to their unhappiness with the referees.[6] In March 1995 he was selected to the 19-player training camp but was not among the players selected for the team.[7]
Personal life
editMagnús' brother is former basketball player Matthías Matthíasson.[8]
References
edit- ^ "Magnús í Val". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 2 August 1989. p. 43. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
- ^ Ægir Már Kárason (15 April 1991). "Magnús og Linda best". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). p. 38. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
- ^ "Robinson varð stigakóngur". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). 13 March 1991. p. 16. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
- ^ "Mikil breidd í liðinu". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). 6 October 1992. p. 22. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
- ^ "A landslið". kki.is (in Icelandic). Icelandic Basketball Association. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
- ^ Stefán Eiríksson (30 December 1994). "Slagsmál og læti". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). p. C4. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
- ^ "Kristinn í landsliðshópinn". Dagur (in Icelandic). 21 March 1995. p. 8. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
- ^ "Matthías hættur". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). 27 October 1993. Retrieved 18 April 2020.