Magnús Matthíasson

Magnús Helgi Matthíasson (born 25 February 1967) is an Icelandic former basketball player and a former member of the Icelandic national team. He played college basketball for Rice University.

This is an Icelandic name. The last name is patronymic, not a family name; this person is referred to by the given name Magnús.
Magnús Matthíasson
Personal information
Born (1967-02-25) 25 February 1967
Iceland
NationalityIcelandic
Listed height205 cm (6 ft 9 in)
Career information
CollegeRice (1985–1986)
Playing career1989–1995
PositionCenter
Career history
1989–1993Valur
Career highlights and awards
Career Úrvalsdeild karla statistics
Points1,628 (21.1 ppg)
Rebounds657 (8.5 rpg)
Assists134 (1.7 apg)

Club career

After finishing his studies in the United States, Matthías returned to Iceland to play for Valur.[1] He was named the Úrvalsdeild Domestic Player of the Year and the Young Player of the Year in 1991[2] after finishing fourth in scoring in the league.[3] In 1992, he helped Valur reach the Úrvalsdeild finals where the team lost to Njarðvík.[4]

National team career

Magnús played 57 games for the Icelandic national team from 1987 to 1994.[5] In his last game, he scored 11 points in a 105-100 victory against England, where the English players stormed off the court with 24 seconds left due to their unhappiness with the referees.[6] In March 1995 he was selected to the 19-player training camp but was not among the players selected for the team.[7]

Personal life

Magnús' brother is former basketball player Matthías Matthíasson.[8]

References
  1. "Magnús í Val". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 2 August 1989. p. 43. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
  2. Ægir Már Kárason (15 April 1991). "Magnús og Linda best". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). p. 38. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
  3. "Robinson varð stigakóngur". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). 13 March 1991. p. 16. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
  4. "Mikil breidd í liðinu". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). 6 October 1992. p. 22. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
  5. "A landslið". kki.is (in Icelandic). Icelandic Basketball Association. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
  6. Stefán Eiríksson (30 December 1994). "Slagsmál og læti". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). p. C4. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
  7. "Kristinn í landsliðshópinn". Dagur (in Icelandic). 21 March 1995. p. 8. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
  8. "Matthías hættur". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). 27 October 1993. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
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