Kristinn Friðriksson | |
Birth Date: | 23 December 1971 |
Birth Place: | Iceland |
Height Cm: | 186 |
Position: | Shooting guard |
Number: | 9 |
Nationality: | Icelandic |
Career Start: | 1988 |
Career End: | 2006 |
Coach Start: | 2002 |
Coach End: | 2009 |
Years1: | 1988–1994 |
Years2: | 1994–1996 |
Years3: | 1996–1997 |
Team3: | Keflavík |
Years4: | 1997–1998 |
Team4: | BK Odense |
Years5: | 1998–1999 |
Team5: | Skallagrímur |
Years6: | 1999–2004 |
Team6: | Tindastóll |
Years7: | 2004 |
Team7: | Grindavík |
Years8: | 2005–2006 |
Team8: | Tindastóll |
Cyears1: | 2002–2004 |
Cteam1: | Tindastóll |
Cyears2: | 2004 |
Cteam2: | Grindavík |
Cyears3: | 2005–2009 |
Cteam3: | Tindastóll |
Highlights: | As player:
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Stats League: | Úrvalsdeild karla |
Stat1label: | Points |
Stat1value: | 4,782 (15.1 ppg) |
Stat2label: | Games |
Stat2value: | 317 |
Cstats League1: | Úrvalsdeild karla |
Cwin1: | 50 |
Closs1: | 70 |
Kristinn Geir Friðriksson (born 23 December 1971) is an Icelandic former basketball player and coach. He is currently a basketball analyst for Domino's Körfuboltakvöld (English: Domino's Basketball Night) on Stöð 2 Sport.[1] [2]
Kristinn played 17 seasons in the Icelandic top-tier Úrvalsdeild karla. His best season as a player came in 1994-1995 when he finished as the league's third leading scorer,[3] averaging 27.1 points per game for Þór Akureyri, and was selected to the Úrvalsdeild Domestic All-First Team.[4] He was selected to the 1995 Icelandic All-Star game where he scored 51 points.[5]
On 2 May 2001, Kristinn received a one-month suspension from the National Olympic and Sports Association of Iceland after he tested positive for efedrin.[6]
Between 1992 and 1994, Kristinn played 13 games for the Icelandic national basketball team.[7] [8]