Brynjar Þór Björnsson

Brynjar Þór Björnsson (born 11 July 1988) is an Icelandic basketball player and a former member of the Icelandic national team.[1] He has won the Icelandic championship eight times and the Icelandic Basketball Cup three times with KR[2][3] and is the club's all-time leader in scoring and games played.[4][5]

This is an Icelandic name. The last name is patronymic, not a family name; this person is referred to by the given name Brynjar.
Brynjar Björnsson
Personal information
Born (1988-07-11) 11 July 1988
Reykjavík, Iceland
NationalityIcelandic
Listed height1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Career information
CollegeFrancis Marion (2008–2009)
Playing career2004–2022
PositionGuard
Career history
2004-2011KR
2011–2012Jämtland Basket
2012–2018KR
2018–2019Tindastóll
2019–2022KR
2022–presentKR-b
Career highlights and awards
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing  Iceland
Games of the Small States of Europe
Bronze medal – third place2013 LuxembourgTeam
Silver medal – second place2015 ReykjavíkTeam

Playing career

Early career

In the fifth and deciding game of the 2007 Úrvalsdeild Finals against Snæfell, Brynjar made a three-point shot with 3 seconds left in regulation to tie the game at 68–68 and send it to overtime. KR prevailed in overtime, winning the game 76–74 and its tenth national championship.[6]

College

Brynjar played for Francis Marion University from 2008 to 2009. He left the school in January 2009.[7]

Sweden

In 2011, Brynjar joined Jämtland Basket of the Swedish Basketligan and for the season he averaged 10.4 points per game and made 40.8 percent of his three point shots.[8]

Return to KR

He rejoined KR in 2012 and helped the club win the national championship four times in a row, from 2014 to 2017.[3] He resigned with KR in 2017 after contemplating a move to Þór Akureyri.[9]

On November 10, 2017, Brynjar became KR's all-time leading scorer in the Úrvalsdeild, surpassing Guðni Ólafur Guðnason who scored 3144 points for KR.[10] On March 12, 2018, Brynjar broke a finger on practice and was expected to miss KR's first round playoff series against Njarðvík.[11]

On April 25, 2018, Brynjar scored a buzzer beater to give KR a 75–77 victory against Tindastóll and a 2–1 lead in the Úrvalsdeild finals series.[12] On April 28, he won his eight Icelandic championship after KR defeated Tindastóll in the fourth game of the series.[13][14]

Tindastóll

On June 8, 2018, Brynjar left KR and signed with rivals Tindastóll.[15][16] On 30 September, he won the Icelandic Super Cup after Tindastóll beat KR, 103–72.[17] On December 9, Brynjar set the Úrvalsdeild record for most three-pointers made in a game when he made 16 of 31 three-point shots, on his way to 48 points, in a victory against Breiðablik, breaking Frank Booker's 27-year-old record.[18][19] In April 2019, Tindastóll agreed to release him from his contract following the team's first round exit in the Úrvalsdeild playoffs.[20]

Third stint with KR

On 29 June 2019, Brynjar returned to KR.[21] On 5 March 2020 he announced he would not play in KR's upcoming game against Stjarnan due to the coronavirus pandemic in Iceland[22] without consulting the team first.[23] Shortly later, on 13 March 2020 with each team having one game left, the season was postponed,[24] and later canceled due to the pandemic.[25]

In August 2022, Brynjar announced his retirement from top-tier basketball.[26]

Icelandic national team

From 2007 to 2017, Brynjar played 68 games for the Icelandic national team.[27] He retired from the national team in February 2018.[1][28]

Awards and accomplishments

Club honours

Individual awards

Personal life

Brynjar is the son of Björn M. Björgvinsson, the former chairman of the Icelandic Basketball Association.[29]

References
  1. Kristjana Arnarsdóttir (20 February 2018). "Brynjar Þór hættur með landsliðinu". RÚV (in Icelandic). Retrieved 20 February 2018.
  2. Jónsson, Óskar Ófeigur (May 2, 2017). "Hinir fjórir fræknu hjá meistaraliði KR". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 24 August 2017.
  3. Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson (9 June 2017). "Fyrirliði KR fékk freistandi tilboð frá öðru félagi en fer ekki neitt". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 26 October 2017.
  4. Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson (8 June 2018). "Brynjar skilur eftir sig magnaða tölfræði og mörg met sem leikmaður KR". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 9 June 2018.
  5. Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson (14 December 2022). "Halda Brilladaginn hátíðlegan annað kvöld". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 14 December 2022.
  6. "Tíu ár í dag frá einni mikilvægustu körfu KR í körfuboltanum". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). 5 April 2017. Retrieved 26 October 2017.
  7. "Brynjar er kominn heim". Mbl.is (in Icelandic). January 31, 2009. Retrieved 24 August 2017.
  8. Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson (2 July 2012). "Brynjar: Krefst þess að ungu strákarnir standi sig betur en í fyrra". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 26 October 2017.
  9. Valsson, Andri Yrkill (June 9, 2017). ""Þungu fargi af mér létt"". Mbl.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 24 August 2017.
  10. Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson (16 November 2017). "Brynjar orðinn stigahæsti KR-ingurinn í sögu úrvalsdeildar karla". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 16 November 2017.
  11. Anton Ingi Leifsson (12 March 2018). "Brynjar puttabrotinn og misstir af næstu leikjum KR". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 13 March 2018.
  12. "Ótrúleg flautukarfa á Króknum". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 25 April 2018. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
  13. Kristján Jónsson (28 April 2018). "KR meistari fimmta árið í röð". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). Retrieved 28 April 2018.
  14. "Brynjar: Allar líkur á að ég verði áfram í Vesturbænum". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). 28 April 2018. Retrieved 28 April 2018.
  15. Henry Birgir Gunnarsson (8 June 2018). "Brynjar Þór orðinn leikmaður Tindastóls". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 8 June 2018.
  16. Henry Birgir Gunnarsson (8 June 2018). "Brynjar Þór: Verður skrítið að spila fyrir fólk sem hefur fundist ég vera óþolandi". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 9 June 2018.
  17. Ástrós Ýr Eggertsdóttir (30 September 2018). "Brynjar: Ég elska KR þó ég hafi skipt um lið". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 30 September 2018.
  18. Axel Örn Sæmundsson (9 December 2018). "Brynjar bætti Íslandsmet: "Stórkostleg tilfinning"". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 9 December 2018.
  19. Anton Ingi Leifsson (9 December 2018). "Sjáðu þriggja stiga sýningu Brynjars er hann bætti Íslandsmetið". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 9 December 2018.
  20. Ingvi Þór Sæmundsson (12 April 2019). "Brynjar á förum frá Tindastóli". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 12 April 2019.
  21. Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson (29 May 2019). "Bræðurnir sameinaðir hjá KR og Brynjar snýr líka aftur á heimaslóðirnar". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 29 May 2019.
  22. Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson (5 March 2020). "Brynjar Þór afboðar sig í stórleikinn vegna kórónuveirunnar". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 5 March 2020.
  23. Kristófer Kristjánsson (5 March 2020). "KR ósátt með einhliða ákvörðun Brynjars". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). Retrieved 5 March 2020.
  24. Anton Ingi Leifsson (13 March 2020). "KKÍ setur allt á ís í að minnsta kosti fjórar vikur". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 14 March 2020.
  25. Ingvi Þór Sæmundsson (18 March 2020). "Körfuboltatímabilið blásið af - Engir Íslandsmeistarar". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 18 March 2020.
  26. Atli Arason (26 August 2022). "Brynjar Þór hættur í körfubolta - „Hungrið ekki til staðar"". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 27 August 2022.
  27. "KKÍ | A landslið". kki.is. Retrieved 2017-09-25.
  28. Anton Ingi Leifsson (21 February 2018). "Brynjar um keppnina í Dominos-deildinni: "Erum mest að keppa við okkur sjálfa"". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 21 February 2018.
  29. Skúli Unnar Sveinsson (18 August 2004). "Hálfgerður bjarnargreiði". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). p. 6B. Retrieved 2 May 2022 – via Tímarit.is. open access
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