Þórir Þorbjarnarson Explained

Þórir Þorbjarnarson
Position:Shooting guard
Height Cm:198
Weight Kg:91.5
League:Úrvalsdeild karla
Team:Tindastóll
Number:10
Birth Date:1998 5, df=yes
Birth Place:Akureyri, Iceland
College:Nebraska (2017–2021)
Career Start:2014
Years1:2014–2017;
2021
Team1:KR
Years2:2021–2022
Team2:Landstede Hammers
Years3:2022–2023
Team3:Oviedo CB
Years4:2023–present
Team4:Tindastóll
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Þórir Guðmundur Þorbjarnarson (born 26 May 1998) is an Icelandic professional basketball player for Tindastóll of the Úrvalsdeild karla. He played college basketball for the Nebraska Cornhuskers.[1] Nicknamed "Tóti Túrbó",[2] he has won the Icelandic championship three times and the Icelandic Basketball Cup twice.[3]

Career

Early career with KR (2014–2017)

Þórir came up through the junior ranks of KR[4] [5] and played his first senior game, at the age of 16, on 7 December 2014, when he scored 31 points against Haukar-b in the Icelandic Basketball Cup.[6] During the 2015–2016 season he was named the best young player of the first half of the season.[7] He developed into a key player for KR during its 2017 championship run,[8] [9] averaging 10.2 points, 2.6 rebounds and 1.9 assists per game,[10] and was named the Úrvalsdeild Young Player of the Year after the 2016–17 season.[11]

Nebraska (2017–2021)

In August, 2017, Þórir joined the University of Nebraska.[3] [1] [12] [13] On 8 January 2020, he tied his career high with Nebraska after scoring 17 points in a 76–70 win against Iowa.[14]

Return to KR (2021)

At the conclusion of his college career, Þórir rejoined KR in April 2021.[15] He appeared in six regular seasons games, averaging 6.7 points, 4.0 rebounds and 3.0 assists, scoring a season high 18 points in a 96-85 victory against Stjarnan on 6 May. In the best-of-five first round of the playoffs, KR faced Reykjavík rivals Valur. In game five of the series, Þórir scored 15 points in the narrow 89-86 win. KR was eliminated semi-finals 0-3 against first seeded Keflavík. In the playoffs, Þórir averaged 8.3 points, 5.1 rebounds and 1.5 assists in 8 games.

He started the following season with KR. On 12 November he posted 28 points, 15 rebounds and 8 assists in an overtime victory against Stjarnan in the Úrvalsdeild.[16] In 8 Úrvalsdeild games he averaged 15.9 points, 10.5 rebounds and 4.8 assists per game.

Landstede Hammers (2021–2022)

On December 6, 2021, Þórir signed with Landstede Hammers of the BNXT League.[17] [18] He made his debut on December 8, in an away game against Aris Leeuwarden.

Oviedo CB (2022–2023)

In August 2022, Þórir signed with Oviedo CB of the Spanish LEB Oro.[19]

Tindastóll (2023–present)

On 17 July 2023, Þórir returned to Iceland and signed with reigning national champions Tindastóll.[20]

National team career

In June 2016, Þórir helped Iceland's U-18 team win the Nordic championship and for his performance, he was named to the tournaments All-first team.[21] Þórir was a member of Iceland's U-20 team that finished 8th at the 2017 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship. He was selected for the senior national team for the first time prior to its games at the 2017 Games of the Small States of Europe in San Marino. He played five games during the tournament and helped Iceland finish third.[22]

Career statistics

College

|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2017–18| style="text-align:left;"| Nebraska| 9 || 0 || 2.1 || .429 || .400 || – || .4 || .3 || .1 || .0 || .9|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2018–19| style="text-align:left;"| Nebraska| 25 || 7 || 12.2 || .339 || .174 || .667 || 2.1 || 1.2 || .6 || .2 || 2.0|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2019–20| style="text-align:left;"| Nebraska| 32 || 24 || 29.2 || .452 || .372 || .780 || 4.8 || 1.3 || 1.1 || .1 || 8.8|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2020–21| style="text-align:left;"| Nebraska| 27 || 12 || 22.1 || .342 || .294 || .769 || 3.1 || 1.7 || .9 || .1 || 3.9|-|- class="sortbottom"| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Career| 93 || 43 || 20.0 || .405 || .329 || .758 || 3.1 || 1.3 || .8 || .1 || 4.8

Awards, titles and accomplishments

Club career

Individual awards

2017

Titles

2015

2014

National team

Individual awards

Titles

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: Ingvi Þór Sæmundsson. Sá efnilegasti til Nebraska. 27 January 2018. Vísir.is. 7 August 2017. Icelandic.
  2. News: Runólfur Trausti Þórhallsson . Er að byggja feril sinn upp á nýtt sem tilvonandi atvinnumaður ef hann heldur rétt á spilunum . 31 October 2021 . . 30 October 2021 . Icelandic.
  3. News: Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson. Tóti túrbó er með hreiminn á hreinu - Myndband. 27 January 2018. Vísir.is. 19 October 2017. Icelandic.
  4. News: Sigurður Elvar Þórólfsson. Þórir reyndi að endurtaka ótrúlega skotið - æfir sig daglega. 27 January 2018. Vísir.is / Stöð 2. 31 March 2011. Icelandic.
  5. News: Kristján Jónsson. Gíraði sig upp í margar vikur. 27 January 2018. Morgunblaðið. 11 February 2017. Icelandic.
  6. News: 16 ára leikmaður KR sló í gegn í bikarnum. 27 January 2018. RÚV. 7 December 2014. Icelandic.
  7. News: Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson. 26. maí 1998 var mikilvægur dagur fyrir framtíð íslenska körfuboltans. 27 January 2018. Vísir.is. 21 March 2017. Icelandic.
  8. News: Ingvi Þór Sæmundsson. Körfuboltakvöld: Sett í Túrbógírinn. 27 January 2018. Vísir.is. 13 November 2016. Icelandic.
  9. News: Kristinn Páll Teitsson. Þórir með þrefalda tvennu í stórsigri KR - Fjölnismenn með öruggan sigur. 27 January 2018. Vísir.is. 6 November 2016. Icelandic.
  10. News: Basnett. Chris. Thorbjarnarson ready to make name for himself at NU. 27 January 2018. Lincoln Journal Star. 8 August 2017.
  11. News: Guðmundur Hilmarsson. Þórir Guðmundur á leið til Bandaríkjanna. 27 January 2018. Morgunblaðið. 5 May 2017. Icelandic.
  12. News: Ricky O'Donnell. Nebraska basketball lands Icelandic recruit Thorir Thorbjarnarson, who is your new favorite player. 27 January 2018. SB Nation. 8 August 2017.
  13. News: Barfknech. Lee. Icelandic wing Thorir Thorbjarnarson warms up, commits to Huskers, Tim Miles. 27 January 2018. Omaha World-Herald. 7 August 2017.
  14. News: Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson . Þórir tekinn í sjónvarpsviðtal úti á gólfi eftir að hafa jafnað persónulegt met í nótt . 8 January 2020 . . 8 January 2020 . Icelandic.
  15. News: Einar Örn Jónsson . Þórir aftur til KR . 13 November 2021 . . 22 April 2021 . Icelandic.
  16. News: Runólfur Trausti Þórhallsson . Körfuboltakvöld um Þóri: "Fáir íslenskir leikmenn með sama vopnabúr" - "Eins og hálfgerð ofurhetja" . 13 November 2021 . . 13 November 2021 . Icelandic.
  17. News: Thorir Thorbjarnarson joins Landstede Hammers. December 6, 2021. Sportando. En. December 6, 2021. Skerletic . Dario .
  18. News: Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson . KR-ingar missa landsliðsmanninn sinn til Hollands . 6 December 2021 . . 6 December 2021 . Icelandic.
  19. News: Þórir Guðmundur til Spánar . 16 August 2022 . Karfan.is . 16 August 2022 . Icelandic.
  20. News: Ingvi Þór Sæmundsson . Þórir til Stólanna . 17 July 2023 . . 17 July 2023 . Icelandic.
  21. News: Edda Sif Pálsdóttir. Strákarnir Norðurlandameistarar í körfubolta. 27 January 2018. RÚV. 30 June 2016. Icelandic.
  22. News: Þórir: Mjög spenntur að takast á við þetta. 27 January 2018. karfan.is. 10 August 2017. Icelandic.