Margrét Kara Sturludóttir

Margrét Kara Sturludóttir (born 2 September 1989) is an Icelandic former basketball player and a former member of the Icelandic national basketball team. She won the Icelandic championship in 2008 and 2010 and was named the Úrvalsdeild Domestic Player of the Year in 2011.[1]

This is an Icelandic name. The last name is patronymic, not a family name; this person is referred to by the given name Margrét Kara.
Margrét Kara Sturludóttir
Personal information
Born (1989-09-02) 2 September 1989
Iceland
NationalityIcelandic
Listed height176 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Career information
CollegeElon (2008)
Playing career2003–2012
2015–2016
2019–2020
PositionForward
Career history
2003–2005Njarðvík
2005–2008Keflavík
2008–2012KR
2015–2016Stjarnan
2019–2020KR
Career highlights and awards

Playing career

Margrét Kara started her senior career with Njarðvík in the Úrvalsdeild kvenna during the 2003–2004 season before joining Keflavík in 2005.[2]

In 2008, Margrét Kara joined Elon University[3][4] She left the University in December that year and signed with KR in the Úrvalsdeild kvenna.[5][2] In her first game with KR, she had 17 points, 11 rebounds, 6 assists, 6 blocks and 4 steals in a victory against Snæfell.[6]

She was named the best player of the first half of the 2008–2009 season[7] and helped KR reach the Úrvalsdeild finals[8] where it lost to Haukar 2-3. She was a key player in the KR team that won the 2010 national championship.[9][10]

In the last game of the 2010–2011 regular season, Margrét Kara struck Haukar's María Lind Sigurðardóttir in the head and was ejected from the game. Due to the disciplinary court taking a week to review the incident, she was able to play in KR's first round playoffs series against Snæfell where she averaged 23.0 points and 5.0 rebounds in the two-game sweep. On March 15, the disciplinary court suspended her for two games.[11] The verdict caused an uproar with Haukar who were unhappy with the short suspension.[12][13][14] She missed the first two games of KR's semi-finals playoff series against Keflavík, which the teams split. Keflavík went on to win the next two games after her return, and the series 3-1, advancing to the 2011 Úrvalsdeild finals. After the season Margrét Kara was named the Úrvalsdeild Domestic Player of the Year.[15][16]

In September 2012, Margrét Kara announced that she would miss the 2012–2013 season due to pregnancy.[1] She didn't return to the league until 2015[17] when she signed with Stjarnan.[18] She had a strong comeback year with Stjarnan, averaging 10.9 points, 12.5 rebounds and 4.1 assists, and was selected to the national team during the summer of 2016.[19] However, in July 2016, it was confirmed that she would be stepping away from basketball again due to pregnancy.[20]

On 8 September 2019, Benedikt Guðmundsson, the head coach of KR, confirmed that she was training with the club with the possibility signing with the team.[21] She appeared in 22 games during the 2019-2020 season, averaging 5.9 points and 7.0 rebounds per game. On 3 September 2020, KR announced that Margrét had retired from basketball.[22]

Icelandic national team

Margrét Kara played 18 games for the Icelandic U-16 national team from 2004 to 2005[23] and 18 games for the U-18 team from 2006 to 2007.[24] Between 2006 and 2016, she played 15 games for the Icelandic national basketball team.[25]

Family

Margrét Kara is the daughter of Andrea Gunnarsdóttir and former Icelandic national team player Sturla Örlygsson. She is the sister of former national team player Örlygur Aron Sturluson and Úrvalsdeild karla player Sigurður Dagur Sturluson. Her uncles are former Úrvalsdeild karla players Teitur Örlygsson, who won the Icelandic championship a record 10 times,[26] Gunnar Örn Örlygsson, a former Althing member, and Stefán Örlygsson.[27]

References
  1. Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson (4 September 2012). "Margrét Kara ófrísk og spilar ekki með KR í vetur". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 30 March 2018.
  2. Elvar Geir Magnússon (22 December 2008). "Margrét Kara til liðs við KR". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 30 March 2018.
  3. "Margrét Kara til Bandaríkjanna". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). 22 August 2008. Retrieved 30 March 2018.
  4. Snorri Örn Arnaldsson (13 October 2008). "Kara Sturludóttir: Eins og að leika í amerískri bíómynd". karfan.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 30 March 2018.
  5. "Margrét Kara komin heim frá Bandaríkjunum og samdi við KR-inga". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 23 December 2008. Retrieved 30 March 2018.
  6. Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson (8 January 2009). "Margrét Kara sýndi fjölhæfni sína í fyrsta leik". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 30 March 2018.
  7. Eiríkur Stefán Ásgeirsson (7 January 2010). "Margrét Kara og Shouse best". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 30 March 2018.
  8. Eiríkur Stefán Ásgeirsson (29 March 2009). "Margrét Kara: Vildi helst spila í fyrramálið". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 30 March 2018.
  9. Sigurður Elvar Þórólfsson (23 December 2009). "Margrét Kara í aðalhlutverki hjá KR". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). p. 2. Retrieved 30 March 2018.
  10. Kristján Jónsson (9 November 2010). "Var svolítið brugðið". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). p. 4. Retrieved 30 March 2018.
  11. Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson (15 March 2011). "Margrét Kara missir af tveimur leikjum við Keflavík". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 30 March 2018.
  12. Henry Birgir Gunnarsson (17 March 2011). "Myndband af slagsmálum í leikjum Hauka". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 30 March 2018.
  13. Eiríkur Stefán Ásgeirsson (17 March 2011). "María Lind: Viðbrögð KR-inga alger brandari". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 30 March 2018.
  14. Ólafur Már Þórisson (16 March 2011). "Án Köru á KR ekki möguleika". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). Retrieved 30 March 2018.
  15. Skúli Unnar Sveinsson (2 May 2011). "Líður svo ofboðslega vel í teinóttu". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). p. 5. Retrieved 30 March 2018.
  16. Henry Birgir Gunnarsson (1 May 2011). "Pavel og Margrét Kara valin best". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 30 March 2018.
  17. Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson (21 May 2015). "Margrét Kara leitar sér að liði fyrir næsta tímabil". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 30 March 2018.
  18. "Margrét Kara til Stjörnunnar". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 22 June 2015. Retrieved 30 March 2018.
  19. "Bara tvær sem hafa misst úr fleiri landsliðsár en Margrét Kara". kki.is (in Icelandic). Icelandic Basketball Federation. 16 February 2016. Retrieved 30 March 2018.
  20. "Margrét Kara leikur ekki með Stjörnunni á næsta tímabili". karfan.is (in Icelandic). 22 July 2016. Retrieved 30 March 2018.
  21. Davíð Eldur (8 September 2019). "Margrét Kara með KR í vetur?". Karfan.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 8 September 2019.
  22. Ingvi Þór Sæmundsson (3 September 2020). "Enn kvarnast úr leikmannahópi KR - Kom ekki til greina að draga liðið úr efstu deild". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 3 September 2020.
  23. "KKÍ | U-16 landslið" (in Icelandic). kki.is. Retrieved 2018-03-30.
  24. "KKÍ | U-18 landslið" (in Icelandic). kki.is. Retrieved 2018-03-30.
  25. "KKÍ | A landslið" (in Icelandic). kki.is. Retrieved 2018-03-30.
  26. "Teitur Örlygsson er búinn að semja við Njarðvíkinga til tveggja ára". www.mbl.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 2021-06-03.
  27. "Örlygur Aron Sturluson". mbl.is (in Icelandic). Morgunblaðið. 27 January 2000. Retrieved 30 March 2018.
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