Ólafur Jón Ormsson (born 21 June 1976) is an Icelandic former basketball player and a former member of Icelandic national team. He played eight seasons in the Úrvalsdeild karla, winning the Icelandic championship with KR in 2000. He was named the Icelandic Men's Basketball Player of the Year that same year.
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | June 21, 1976 Reykjavík, Iceland |
| Nationality | Icelandic |
| Listed height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) |
| Career information | |
| Playing career | 1993–2002 |
| Position | Guard |
| Career history | |
| 1993–1996 | KR |
| 1997–1999 | KFÍ |
| 1999–2002 | KR |
| Career highlights and awards | |
| |
| Career Úrvalsdeild karla statistics | |
| Points | 2,170 (14.4 ppg) |
| Rebounds | 437 (4.0 ppg) |
| Games | 151 |
Playing career edit
Ólafur played his first senior games with KR during the 1993–1994 Úrvalsdeild season, averaging 9.6 points per game in 22 games.[1] He established himself as one of the top three-point shooters the following season, shooting 42.1% from the three-point range, good for tenth best in the league.[2] He missed half of the 1995–1996 season due to back injures[3] but had a strong finish, averaging 10.7 points while shooting 40.9% from the three-point range in the last 11 games.[1]
After back injuries forced him to miss all of the 1996–1997 season,[4] Ólafur signed with KFÍ during the summer of 1997.[5] He helped KFÍ reach the Icelandic Cup finals in 1998 after scoring 21 points in a victory against Njarðvík in the semi-finals.[6] In the finals, he scored 8 points in KFÍ's 71–95 loss to Grindavík.[7]
He returned to KR in 1999 after two season with KFÍ and led them to the national championship in April 2000 for the first time in 10 years.[8] In December 2000, Ólafur was named the Icelandic Men's Basketball Player of the Year.[9] In 2001 he was named the Úrvalsdeild Domestic Player of the Year after averaging 20.2 points and 6.0 rebounds per game.[10]
His Úrvalsdeild career came to a stop following an injury plagued 2001–2002 season where he missed all but 6 games.[11]
Icelandic national team edit
Ólafur Jón played six games for the Icelandic national team from 1999 to 2000.[12]
Awards and accomplishments edit
Titles edit
- Icelandic championship: 2000
Individual awards edit
- Icelandic Men's Basketball Player of the Year: 2000
- Úrvalsdeild Domestic Player of the Year: 2001
- Úrvalsdeild Domestic All-First team (2): 2000, 2001
References edit
- ^ a b "Ólafur Jón Ormsson: Ferillinn í úrvalsdeild". kki.is (in Icelandic). Icelandic Basketball Federation. Retrieved 15 December 2018.
- ^ "Heildartölfræði einstaklinga á einu tímabili - 1993-1994". kki.is (in Icelandic). Icelandic Basketball Federation. Retrieved 15 December 2018.
- ^ "Íþróttir Fólk". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 28 November 1995. pp. C3. Retrieved 15 December 2018.
- ^ "Ólafur og Ósvaldur úr leik í vetur". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). 10 September 1996. Retrieved 15 December 2018.
- ^ "Ólafur til KFÍ". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). 5 August 1997. Retrieved 15 December 2018.
- ^ Edwin Rögnvaldsson (27 January 1998). "Sé ekki eftir hvíldinni". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). Retrieved 15 December 2018.
- ^ Skapti Hallgrímsson (17 February 1998). "Lífið er saltfiskur". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). Retrieved 15 December 2018.
- ^ Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson (26 April 2000). "Meistarar". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). pp. 17, 18, 31. Retrieved 15 December 2018.
- ^ "Aukin ábyrgð". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). 4 January 2001. Retrieved 15 December 2018.
- ^ "Kristín og Ólafur leikmenn ársins". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 21 April 2001. Retrieved 15 December 2018.
- ^ "Ólafur Jón dregur sig í hlé". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 27 June 2002. Retrieved 15 December 2018.
- ^ "KKÍ | A landslið". kki.is. Retrieved 2018-12-15.
External links edit
- Úrvalsdeild statistics at kki.is