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

2022

Personal life

Almar Orri is the younger brother of basketball coach Darri Freyr Atlason.[13]

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: Davíð Eldur . Almar Orri semur við KR . 6 August 2022 . Karfan.is . 28 July 2022 . Icelandic.
  2. News: Almar Orri til Ítalíu . 6 August 2022 . . 13 August 2019 . Icelandic.
  3. News: Hjörvar Ólafsson . Alexander frá KR í Hauka – Almar Orri áfram í Vesturbænum . 6 August 2022 . . 28 July 2022 . Icelandic.
  4. News: Atli Arason . Almar Orri yfirgefur KR . 31 August 2022 . . 30 August 2022 . Icelandic.
  5. News: Starri Freyr Jónsson . Draumurinn er að spila í NBA . 19 September 2022 . . 2 September 2022 . Icelandic.
  6. News: Almar Orri til Bradley Braves . 1 August 2023 . Karfan.is . 14 April 2023 . Icelandic.
  7. News: Davíð Eldur . Sjáðu brot af því besta frá Almari Orra af NM 2021 . 6 August 2022 . Karfan.is . 23 August 2021 . Icelandic.
  8. News: Valur Páll Eiríksson . Ísland í undanúrslit – Almar fær hrós frá greinanda ESPN fyrir geggjaðan leik . 6 August 2022 . . 5 August 2022 . Icelandic.
  9. News: Davíð Eldur . Almar Orri valinn í úrvalslið Evrópumótsins í Rúmeníu . 8 August 2022 . Karfan.is . 8 August 2022 . Icelandic.
  10. News: Runólfur Trausti Þórhallsson . Almar Orri í úrvalsliði Evrópumóts landsliða 18 ára og yngri . 8 August 2022 . . 8 August 2022 . Icelandic.
  11. News: Hjörtur Leó Guðjónsson . Stór æfingahópur fyrir mikilvæga leiki Íslands . 6 August 2022 . . 16 June 2022 . Icelandic.
  12. News: Ingvi Þór Sæmundsson . Almar skoraði fjörutíu stig þegar Ísland varð Norðurlandameistari . 30 June 2024 . . 30 June 2024 . Icelandic.
  13. News: Edda Sif Pálsdóttir . Jóhann Páll Ástvaldsson . Ísland á einn efnilegasta körfuboltaleikmann Evrópu . 8 August 2022 . . 8 August 2022 . Icelandic.

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