Almar Orri Atlason Explained
Almar Orri Atlason |
Birth Date: | 28 December 2004 |
Height Cm: | 205 |
Weight Kg: | 100 |
Position: | Forward |
League: | Missouri Valley Conference |
Team: | Bradley Braves |
Number: | 1 |
High School: | Sunrise Christian Academy Bel Aire, Kansas |
College: | Bradley (2023–present) |
Nationality: | Icelandic |
Career Start: | 2020 |
Years1: | 2020–2022 |
Team1: | KR |
Almar Orri Atlason (born 28 December 2004) is an Icelandic basketball player who plays for Bradley University and the Icelandic national team programs.[1] He played up through the junior ranks of KR before heading to Italy in 2019 where he joined A.S. Stella Azzurra.[2] He returned to KR the following season and started his senior team career during the 2020–21 season.[3]
In August 2022, Almar Orri joined Sunrise Christian Academy in Kansas, United States.[4] [5]
In April 2023, he announced that he join Bradley University.[6]
National team career
In August 2021, he was selected to the U-18 All-First team of the Nordic Tournament after averaging 14 points, 8 rebounds and 2 assists.[7] In 2022, he led Iceland to the semi-finals of FIBA IBA U18 European Championship Division B after posting 22 points, 16 rebounds, 6 assists, 2 blocks in a win against Bosnia and Herzegovina.[8] Following the tournament, he was selected to the FIBA Europe U-20 Championship Division B All-Tournament Team.[9] [10] In July 2022, he was selected to the 26-player training camp of the Icelandic senior national team.[11]
On 30 June 2024, he led Iceland Under-20 team to its first Nordic championship with 40 points in a win against Finland Under-20 team.[12]
Awards and accomplishments
Individual awards
- FIBA Europe U-20 Championship Division B All-Tournament Team
2022
- U-18 Nordic Championship's All-First Team: 2021
Personal life
Almar Orri is the younger brother of basketball coach Darri Freyr Atlason.[13]
External links
Notes and References
- News: Davíð Eldur . Almar Orri semur við KR . 6 August 2022 . Karfan.is . 28 July 2022 . Icelandic.
- News: Almar Orri til Ítalíu . 6 August 2022 . . 13 August 2019 . Icelandic.
- News: Hjörvar Ólafsson . Alexander frá KR í Hauka – Almar Orri áfram í Vesturbænum . 6 August 2022 . . 28 July 2022 . Icelandic.
- News: Atli Arason . Almar Orri yfirgefur KR . 31 August 2022 . . 30 August 2022 . Icelandic.
- News: Starri Freyr Jónsson . Draumurinn er að spila í NBA . 19 September 2022 . . 2 September 2022 . Icelandic.
- News: Almar Orri til Bradley Braves . 1 August 2023 . Karfan.is . 14 April 2023 . Icelandic.
- News: Davíð Eldur . Sjáðu brot af því besta frá Almari Orra af NM 2021 . 6 August 2022 . Karfan.is . 23 August 2021 . Icelandic.
- News: Valur Páll Eiríksson . Ísland í undanúrslit – Almar fær hrós frá greinanda ESPN fyrir geggjaðan leik . 6 August 2022 . . 5 August 2022 . Icelandic.
- News: Davíð Eldur . Almar Orri valinn í úrvalslið Evrópumótsins í Rúmeníu . 8 August 2022 . Karfan.is . 8 August 2022 . Icelandic.
- News: Runólfur Trausti Þórhallsson . Almar Orri í úrvalsliði Evrópumóts landsliða 18 ára og yngri . 8 August 2022 . . 8 August 2022 . Icelandic.
- News: Hjörtur Leó Guðjónsson . Stór æfingahópur fyrir mikilvæga leiki Íslands . 6 August 2022 . . 16 June 2022 . Icelandic.
- News: Ingvi Þór Sæmundsson . Almar skoraði fjörutíu stig þegar Ísland varð Norðurlandameistari . 30 June 2024 . . 30 June 2024 . Icelandic.
- News: Edda Sif Pálsdóttir . Jóhann Páll Ástvaldsson . Ísland á einn efnilegasta körfuboltaleikmann Evrópu . 8 August 2022 . . 8 August 2022 . Icelandic.