Styrmir Snær Þrastarson

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Styrmir Snær Þrastarson
Davidson Wildcats
PositionForward
LeagueAtlantic 10
Personal information
Born (2001-08-02) 2 August 2001 (age 20)
Reykjavík, Iceland
NationalityIcelandic
Listed height204 cm (6 ft 8 in)
Listed weight86 kg (190 lb)
Career information
CollegeDavidson (2021–present)
Playing career2016–present
Career history
2016–2021Þór Þorlákshöfn
2019–2020→ Hamar
Career highlights and awards

Styrmir Snær Þrastarson (born 2 August 2001) is an Icelandic basketball player who plays for Davidson College in the Atlantic 10 Conference and the Icelandic national team. In 2021 he won the Icelandic championship with Þór Þorlákshöfn.

Playing career[]

Þór Þorlákshöfn[]

Styrmir started his senior team career with Þór Þorlákshöfn during the 2016–2017 season and won the Icelandic Super Cup in both 2016 and 2017. During the 2019–20 season, he was loaned to 1. deild karla club Hamar where he went on to average 10.2 points and 5.3 rebounds in 9 games.

Styrmir had his break out season for Þór in 2020–2021[1][2] where he was routinely assigned to guard the opponent's best player.[3] On 5 March 2021, he scored a career high 32 points in a victory against Haukar.[4] In 21 regular season games, he averaged 14.6 points, 6.0 rebounds and 3.3 assists per game. In the first round of the playoffs, Styrmir averaged 15.8 points, 7.0 rebounds and 5.0 assists in Þorlákshöfn's 3–1 series win against Þór Akureyri. In the quarterfinals, he led Þór to a 3–2 series win against Stjarnan, averaging 17.4 points, 6.6 rebounds and 2.8 assists. He had three 20-plus points games in the series, including a 21-point performance in the fifth and deciding game.[5][6] On 25 June 2021 he helped Þór win the national championship for the first time after it beat Keflavík 3–1 in the Úrvalsdeild finals.[7][8] Following the season he was named the Úrvalsdeild Young Player of the Year and to the Úrvalsdeild Domestic All-First Team.[9]

Davidson College[]

In July 2021, Styrmir joined Davidson College.[10]

National team career[]

After playing for Iceland's junior national teams,[3] Styrmir was selected to the Icelandic senior national team for the first time in February 2021.[11]

Awards and accomplishments[]

Club honours[]

Individual awards[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Súrrealískt að dekka átrúnaðargoðið sitt". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 11 February 2021. Retrieved 11 February 2021.
  2. ^ Runólfur Trausti Þórhallsson (24 January 2021). "Halda vart vatni yfir ungstirninu í Þorlákshöfn". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 11 February 2021.
  3. ^ a b Runólfur Trausti Þórhallsson (6 February 2021). "Körfuboltakvöld um Styrmi Snæ: "Hann er yfirleitt settur á bestu leikmennina"". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 11 February 2021.
  4. ^ Árni Jóhannsson (5 March 2021). "Umfjöllun og viðtöl: Haukar - Þór Þorlákshöfn 100-116 - Stigastormur í Ólafssal". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 6 March 2021.
  5. ^ Hjörtur Leó Guðjónsson (12 June 2021). "Styrmir Snær: Þetta er bara körfubolti". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 13 June 2021.
  6. ^ Davíð Eldur (12 June 2021). "Styrmir fiskaði 10 villur í oddaleiknum gegn Stjörnunni "Ef að lið vilja senda mig á línuna, þá mega þau alveg gera það"". Karfan.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 13 June 2021.
  7. ^ Hjörtur Leó Guðjónsson (25 June 2021). "Styrmir Snær: Það eru bókstaflega allir hérna". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 25 June 2021.
  8. ^ Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson (28 June 2021). "Styrmir Snær fékk frí í beinni útsendingu í morgun til að skjótast til Hawaii". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 29 June 2021.
  9. ^ Sindri Sverrisson (29 June 2021). "Sara og Hörður best en Styrmir og Elísabeth efnilegust". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 29 June 2021.
  10. ^ Davíð Eldur (3 July 2021). "Styrmir semur við Davidson "Líst mjög vel á skólann og þjálfarateymið"". Karfan.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 3 July 2021.
  11. ^ Ingvi Þór Sæmundsson (10 February 2021). "Styrmir Snær valinn í landsliðið". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 11 February 2021.

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