Tómas Þórður Hilmarsson

Tómas Þórður Hilmarsson (born 11 January 1995) is an Icelandic basketball player who last played for Aquimisa Carbajosa in the Spanish LEB Plata and the Icelandic national team.

Tómas Þórður Hilmarsson
Stjarnan
PositionPower forward / center
LeagueÚrvalsdeild karla
Personal information
Born (1995-01-11) 11 January 1995 (age 29)
Bremerhaven, Germany
NationalityIcelandic
Listed height201 cm (6 ft 7 in)
Career information
CollegeFrancis Marion (2016)
Playing career2010–present
Career history
2010–2020Stjarnan
2011FSu
2020–2021Aquimisa Carbajosa
2021–presentStjarnan
Career highlights and awards

Playing career

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Tómas debuted with Stjarnan in the Úrvalsdeild karla during the 2010–2011 season. In February 2015, he won the Icelandic Cup with Stjarnan despite playing with a broken glass in his heel.[1] In 2016 he joined Francis Marion University[2] but returned to Stjarnan in December the same year.[3] During the 2017–2018 season, he averaged a career high 14.7 points and 9.0 rebounds in 22 games.

In July 2020, Tómas signed with Aquimisa Carbajosa of the Spanish LEB Plata.[4][5] He left the team in end of January 2021 and returned to Iceland.[6] In 14 games, he averaged 6.1 points and 5.1 rebounds per game.

In February 2021, Tómas returned to Stjarnan.[7] On 19 March 2022, he won his fifth Icelandic Basketball Cup when Stjarnan defeated reigning national champions Þór Þorlákshöfn in the 2022 Cup Finals.[8]

National team career

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In November 2017, Tómas was selected to the Icelandic national team for the first time.[9]

Honours

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Titles

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References

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  1. ^ Tómas Þór Þórðarson (25 February 2015). "Varð bikarmeistari með glerbrot í hælnum". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 18 July 2020.
  2. ^ "Flúði bæinn með körfuboltaleikmönnum". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 8 October 2016. Retrieved 18 July 2020.
  3. ^ Ingvi Þór Sæmundsson (13 December 2016). "Tómas Þórður aftur á heimaslóðir". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 18 July 2020.
  4. ^ Einar Örn Jónsson (18 July 2020). "Tómas Þórður til spánar". RÚV (in Icelandic). Retrieved 18 July 2020.
  5. ^ Runólfur Trausti Þórhallsson (22 July 2020). "Tómas Þórður: "Annaðhvort þetta eða vera áfram í Stjörnunni"". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 23 July 2020.
  6. ^ Ingvi Þór Sæmundsson (2 February 2021). "Arnar var sá fyrsti sem ég hringdi í". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 2 February 2021.
  7. ^ Davíð Eldur (8 February 2021). "Tómas Þórður semur við Stjörnuna – Unnið í að fá hann löglegan í leik kvöldsins". Karfan.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 8 February 2021.
  8. ^ Andri Már Eggertsson (19 March 2022). "Umfjöllun,viðtöl og myndir: Stjarnan - Þór Þ. 93-85 - Stjarnan bikarmeistari 2022". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 19 March 2022.
  9. ^ Ingvi Þór Sæmundsson (22 November 2017). "Domino's Körfuboltakvöld: Hvort átti að velja Tómas eða Sigurð í landsliðið?". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 18 July 2020.
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