Matthías Orri Sigurðarson Explained

Matthías Orri Sigurðarson
Position:Point guard
Height Cm:183
Weight Kg:84
High School:Mountain Brook
College:
Birth Date:1994 9, mf=yes
Birth Place:Reykjavík, Iceland
Nationality:Icelandic
Career Start:2010
Career End:2021
Career Number:8, 11
Career Position:Point guard
Years1:2010–2011
Team1:KR
Years2:2013–2015
Team2:ÍR
Years3:2018–2019
Team3:ÍR
Years4:2019–2021
Team4:KR
Years5:2022
Team5:KR-b
Years6:2022–2023
Team6:KR
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Matthías Orri Sigurðarson (born 29 September 1994) is an Icelandic basketball player, sports commentator and a former member of the Icelandic men's national basketball team.[1] [2]

Playing career

After starting his career with KR[3] in 2010, Matthías Orri had is breakout season with ÍR in 2013–2014 when he averaged 16.8 points and 6.7 assists. In 2014–2015, he upped his scoring average to 19.2 points while also averaging 5.9 assists and 5.6 rebounds.[4]

After spending the 2015–2016 season with Columbus State University,[5] [6] Matthías resigned with ÍR on 13 May 2016.[4]

In April 2017, Matthías signed a 2-year contract extension with ÍR.[7]

After helping ÍR reach the Úrvalsdeild finals in 2019, where it lost to KR, Matthías was named to the Úrvalsdeild Domestic All-First Team.[8]

On 29 May 2019, Matthías signed with KR along with his brother Jakob Sigurðarson.[9]

In August 2021, Matthías stated that he was unsure if he would play for KR during the seasons as his passion for basketball had diminished considerably.[10] After sitting out the 2021–2022 season, he joined KR's reserve team, KR-b, ahead of the 2022–2023 season.[11] On 16 October 2022, he had 4 points and 5 assists for KR-b against KR in the Icelandic Cup.[12] On 20 December 2022, it was reported that he had resumed training with KR's senior team.[13] On 29 December 2022, Matthías played his first game for the senior team in almost two years.[14]

National team career

Matthías played his first games for the senior national team at the 2017 Games of the Small States of Europe,[15] helping Iceland win bronze.[16]

TV career

Since his semi-retirement from playing, Matthías has worked as a basketball analyst at Stöð 2's Körfuboltakvöld and as a commentator at RÚV.

Personal life

Matthías is the younger brother of professional basketball player Jakob Sigurðarson.[4]

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: Landsliðshópur boðaður til æfinga. 5 April 2018. Morgunblaðið. 15 February 2018. Icelandic.
  2. News: Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson. Teitur Örlygs um Matthías Orra: "Eins og hann nenni ekki að taka þátt í þessu". 5 April 2018. Vísir.is. 5 April 2018. Icelandic.
  3. News: Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson. Vill sjá sigurkúltur í Seljaskóla. 6 May 2018. Vísir.is. 2 November 2017. Icelandic.
  4. News: Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson. Matthías Orri aftur til ÍR-inga. 5 April 2018. Vísir.is. 13 May 2016. Icelandic.
  5. News: Eiríkur Stefán Ásgeirsson. Matthías og Hugrún á leið til Bandaríkjanna. 5 April 2018. Vísir.is. 23 March 2015. Icelandic.
  6. News: Anton Ingi Leifsson. Matthías Orri: Var kominn með leið á körfuboltanum. 5 April 2018. Vísir.is. 15 May 2016. Icelandic.
  7. News: Matthías Orri framlengir við ÍR. 5 April 2018. Morgunblaðið. 20 April 2017. Icelandic.
  8. News: Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson . Helena og Kristófer valin best annað tímabilið í röð . 10 May 2019 . . 11 May 2019 . Icelandic.
  9. News: Ólafur Þór Jónsson . Matthías og Jakob semja við KR . 29 May 2019 . Karfan.is . 29 May 2019 . Icelandic.
  10. News: Sindri Sverrisson . Fæ ekki nógu mikla ánægju úr þessu . 31 August 2021 . . 27 August 2021 . Icelandic.
  11. News: Matthías æfir með KR . 21 December 2022 . . 21 December 2022 . Icelandic.
  12. News: Runólfur Trausti Þórhallsson . Stórsigur Stjörnunnar á Akureyri - KR lagði KR b . 21 December 2022 . . 16 October 2022 . Icelandic.
  13. News: Runólfur Trausti Þórhallsson . Matthías Orri æfir með KR: Endurkoma í kortunum? . 21 December 2022 . . 20 December 2022 . Icelandic.
  14. News: Hjörtur Leó Guðjónsson . Varnarleikurinn, það er eitthvað sem við þurfum að hengja hatt okkar á . 30 December 2022 . . 29 December 2022 . Icelandic.
  15. News: Tíu leikmenn spila sína fyrstu landsleiki í San Marínó. 5 April 2018. karfan.is. 1 June 2017. Icelandic.
  16. News: Smáþjóðaleikarnir 2017 - Konurnar í 2. sæti og karlarnir í 3. sæti. 5 April 2018. kki.is. 3 June 2017. Icelandic.