Kristrún Sigurjónsdóttir Explained

Kristrún Sigurjónsdóttir
Height Cm:176
Birth Date:1985 3, df=yes
Birth Place:Iceland
Nationality:Icelandic
Career Start:2001–2018,
2020
Career End:2021
Career Position:Guard/forward
Years1:2001–2002
Team1:ÍR/Breiðablik
Years2:2002–2004
Team2:ÍR
Years3:2004–2009
Team3:Haukar
Years4:2009–2011
Team4:Hamar
Years5:2011–2015
Team5:Valur
Years6:2015–2017
Team6:Skallagrímur
Years7:2017–2018
Team7:Valur
Years8:2020–2021
Team8:ÍR
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Kristrún Sigurjónsdóttir (born 14 March 1985) is an Icelandic former basketball player and a former member of the Icelandic national basketball team. During her career, she won the Icelandic championship three times as a member of Haukar.

Playing career

Kristrún's first senior games where for the joint team of ÍR/Breiðablik in the second-tier league. After helping ÍR win the league and gain promotion in 2003, she debuted in the top-tier league during the 2003–2004 season where she averaged 10.5 points in 18 games.[1] After ÍR's relegation that season, she transferred to Haukar[2] where she won back-to-back national championships in 2006 and 2007. She was one of the league's best players during the 2008–2009 season,[3] [4] averaging a career high 19.4 points during the regular season. Despite battling a groin injury for all the playoffs,[2] she helped Haukar beat KR in the playoff finals for the national championship.

After the season, she signed with Hamar.[5] During her first season with Hamar, she averaged 17.5 points per game and helped the team to the national championship finals for the first time.[6] [7]

Kristrún played for Valur from 2011 to 2015 when she signed with Skallagrímur. She helped Skallagrímur win the 1. deild in 2016 and return to the Úrvalsdeild for the first time since 1976.[8] She returned to Valur in September 2017[9] and played one season before retiring in 2018.

After two seasons away, Kristrún made a comeback with ÍR in 2020. In her first game back, she had 16 points and 8 rebounds in a victory against Njarðvík.[10]

Icelandic national team

From 2005 to 2014, Kristrún played 34 games for the Icelandic national basketball team.[11]

Awards, titles and accomplishments

Individual awards

Titles

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ÍR . kki.is . . 23 July 2020 . Icelandic.
  2. News: Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson . Mætti ekki spila ef þetta væri á miðju tímabili . 23 July 2020 . . 1 April 2009 . Icelandic.
  3. News: Jakob og Kristrún voru valin best . 23 July 2020 . . 7 January 2009 . Icelandic.
  4. News: Kristrún hefur spilað stórt hlutverk í leikjum liðanna í vetur . 23 July 2020 . . 21 March 2009 . Icelandic.
  5. News: Kristrún og Sigrún til Hamars . 23 July 2020 . . 13 June 2009 . Icelandic.
  6. News: Kristján Jónsson . Allt er þegar þrennt er . 23 July 2020 . . 7 April 2010 . 2–3 . Icelandic.
  7. News: Rafnar Orri Gunnarsson . Umfjöllun: KR-stúlkur meistarar eftir sigur í oddaleik . 23 July 2020 . . 6 April 2010 . Icelandic.
  8. News: Ingvi Þór Sæmundsson . Enginn leikmaður Skallagríms var fæddur þegar liðið var síðast uppi . 23 July 2020 . . 10 April 2016 . Icelandic.
  9. News: Kristrún Aftur til Vals . 23 July 2020 . . 25 September 2017 . Icelandic.
  10. Web site: Leikur: ÍR 55 - 46 Njarðvík . kki.is . . 30 December 2020 . Icelandic.
  11. Web site: KKÍ | A landslið . kki.is. 2020-07-23.