Ingvi Þór Guðmundsson Explained

Ingvi Þór Guðmundsson
Birth Date:13 July 1998
Birth Place:Iceland
Height Cm:194
Position:Guard
League:Úrvalsdeild karla
Team:Grindavík
College:Saint Louis (2018–2019)
Nationality:Icelandic
Career Start:2014
Years1:2014–2018
Team1:Grindavík
Years2:2019–2020
Team2:Grindavík
Years3:2020
Team3:Dresden Titans
Years4:2020–2021
Team4:Haukar
Years5:2021
Team5:Þór Akureyri
Years6:2023–present
Team6:Grindavík

Ingvi Þór Guðmundsson (born 13 July 1998) is an Icelandic basketball player for Grindavík in the Icelandic Úrvalsdeild karla.

Career

Ingvi played his first game for the Grindavík senior team at the end of the 2013–2014 season. During the 2017–18 season, he averaged 10.8 points per game. The following season, he joined Saint Louis University. During his first season he suffered through the bout of appendicitis, lost approximately 10 pounds and missed a considerable amount of practice. He ended up going to a hospital on November 30 and had his appendix removed.[1] He withdrew from the college in January 2019, after appearing in two games,[2] and rejoined Grindavík.[3]

After averaging a career high of 14.4points, 5.1 rebounds and 5.0 assists during the 2019-20 season, Ingvi Þór signed with Dresden Titans in August 2020.[4] [5] He left the club in October 2020.[6] [7]

In December 2020, Ingvi Þór signed with Haukar.[8] He left the team in February 2021 at the behest of head coach Israel Martín,[9] after appearing in 9 games where he averaged 10.1 points, 3.6 rebounds and 2.9 assists, and joined Þór Akureyri.[10] [11] He appeared in three games for Þór, averaging 17.3 points, 5.0. rebounds and 3.3 assists before missing the rest of the season due to a concussion he suffered in a game against Stjarnan.[12] [13]

Personal life

Ingvi Þór is the son of Stefanía S. Jónsdóttir, a former member of the Icelandic women's national basketball team,[14] [15] and Guðmundur Bragason, a former professional basketball player and the highest capped player in the Icelandic men's national basketball team history.[16] His older brother is Icelandic national team member Jón Axel Guðmundsson.[8]

External sites

Notes and References

  1. News: Stu Durando . SLU freshman from Iceland is forced to chill . 5 March 2021 . . 26 December 2018.
  2. News: Gudmundsson Leaves Program . 5 March 2021 . slubillikens.com . 21 January 2019.
  3. News: Dagur Lárusson . Ingvi Þór aftur til Grindavíkur . 5 March 2021 . . 19 January 2019 . Icelandic.
  4. News: Die Basketballer der Dresden Titans locken Isländer Gudmundsson an die Elbe . 5 March 2021 . sportbuzzer.de . 25 August 2020 . German.
  5. News: Ólafur Þór Jónsson . Ingvi Þór til Þýskalands . 5 March 2021 . Karfan.is . 19 August 2020 . Icelandic.
  6. News: Hjörvar Ólafsson . Ingvi Þór mun ekki leika með Dresden Titans . 5 March 2021 . . 13 October 2020 . Icelandic.
  7. News: Runólfur Trausti Þórhallsson . Mun ekki leika með Dresden Titans í vetur . 5 March 2021 . . 13 October 2020 . Icelandic.
  8. News: Í fótspor foreldranna . 5 March 2021 . . 10 December 2020 . Icelandic.
  9. News: Ingvi Þór Sæmundsson . Israel sagði mér að fara . 5 March 2021 . . 5 March 2021 . Icelandic.
  10. News: Þórsarar fá Ingva Þór Guðmundsson . Þórsarar fá Ingva Þór Guðmundsson . 5 March 2021 . Kaffid.is . 23 February 2021 . Icelandic.
  11. News: Skapti Hallgrímsson . Ingvi Þór genginn til liðs við Þórsara . 5 March 2021 . akureyri.net . 23 February 2021 . Icelandic.
  12. News: Skapti Hallgrímsson . Frábær stemning – mikill meðbyr . 6 February 2023 . 22 March 2021 . Icelandic.
  13. News: Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson . Þrjú íslensk stig í þriðja sigri Þórsara í röð: Ingvi óleikfær vegna höfuðhöggs . 6 February 2023 . . 15 March 2021 . Icelandic.
  14. Web site: A-Landslið kvenna. kki.is. Icelandic Basketball Federation. 5 March 2021. is.
  15. News: Grindvíkingar til umfjöllunar í St. Louis. 5 March 2021. Morgunblaðið. 18 April 2018. is.
  16. Web site: KKÍ | A landslið . kki.is. 5 March 2021.