Jón Ólafur Jónsson (basketball)

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]

Jón Ólafur Jónsson
Personal information
Born (1981-07-14) 14 July 1981 (age 43)
Reykjavík, Iceland
NationalityIcelandic
Listed height1.99 m (6 ft 6 in)
Career information
Playing career1997–2014
2020–2020
PositionForward
Career history
1997–1998Snæfell
1998–1999ÍA
1999–2000Snæfell
2000–2002Stjarnan
2002–2004Snæfell
2004–2005KR
2005–2014Snæfell
2020Grundarfjörður
Career highlights and awards
Career Úrvalsdeild karla statistics
Points3,263 (11.9 ppg)
Games274
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing  Iceland
Games of the Small States of Europe
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Luxembourg Team

Awards, titles and accomplishments

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References

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  1. ^ "Nonni Mæju hitti úr fyrstu sjö þristunum". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 14 November 2013. Retrieved 22 March 2018.
  2. ^ Henry Birgir Gunnarsson (10 February 2011). "Nonni Mæju: Mikið sjálfstraust í liðinu". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 22 March 2018.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ Þorkell Gunnar Sigurbjörnsson (2 April 2014). "Get ekki hugsað mér að spila annars staðar". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). pp. 2–3. Retrieved 22 March 2018.
  5. ^ Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson (14 January 2012). "Jón Ólafur vann þriggja stiga keppnina - Snæfellingar sigursælir". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 22 March 2018.
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