Sigtryggur Arnar Björnsson

Sigtryggur Arnar Björnsson (born 7 March 1993) is an Icelandic basketball player who plays for Tindastóll of the Úrvalsdeild karla and the Icelandic national basketball team. He won the Icelandic championship in 2023 and the Icelandic Cup in 2018 with Tindastóll.

This is an Icelandic name. The last name is patronymic, not a family name; this person is referred to by the given name Sigtryggur.
Sigtryggur Arnar Björnsson
Sigtryggur Arnar in 2015
Tindastóll
PositionGuard
LeagueÚrvalsdeild karla
Personal information
Born (1993-03-07) 7 March 1993
NationalityIcelandic
Listed height180 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Career information
High schoolSt. Mary's
Playing career2012–present
Career history
2012Breiðablik
2012–2013Tindastóll
2014–2017Skallagrímur
2017–2018Tindastóll
2018–2021Grindavík
2021Real Canoe NC
2021Básquet Coruña
2021–presentTindastóll
Career highlights and awards

Career

Club career

After stints with Breiðablik, Tindastóll and St. Mary's High School in Canada,[1] Sigtryggur had his breakout season with Skallagrímur during the 2014–2015 Úrvalsdeild karla season, averaging 16.7 points and 5.0 assists. Despite his performance, Skallagrímur was relegated to 1. deild karla after the season.[2] He had a standout season in the 1. deild karla, helping Skallagrímur achieve promotion back to the Úrvalsdeild after averaging 21.0 points, 5.7 rebounds and 5.0 assist, and was named as the leagues Domestic Player of the Year.[3] He continued his stellar play[4] during the 2016-2017 season, averaging 18.0 points and 5.3 assists, and was called up to the Icelandic national team for the first time after the season. He was though once again unable to help Skallagrímur avoid religation and signed with Tindastóll during the off season.[5][6]

On 15 December 2017, Sigtryggur was named to the All-First team of the first half of the 2017-2018 season[7] On 10 January 2018, he scored 35 points in a victory against Haukar in the Icelandic Basketball Cup semi-finals.[8][9] On 13 January 2018, he helped Tindastóll to its first major title when they beat KR in Icelandic Basketball Cup finals.[10]

On 4 May 2018, Sigtryggur was named to the Úrvalsdeild Karla Domestic All-First Team.[11]

On 3 July 2018, it was reported that Sigtryggur wanted to leave Tindastóll and join Grindavík, and that he considered his contract with the club not valid as the club did not send it to the Icelandic Basketball Federation within 30 days from its signing as the federations rules stipulated. The chairman of Tindastól in turn said that they viewed the contract as valid and that they expected Sigtryggur to report to the team for training camp before the season.[12] The next day the clubs reported that they had reached an agreement and Sigtryggur signed with Grindavík later that day.[13]

In February 2020, he helped Grindavík to the Icelandic Cup Finals where it lost to Stjarnan despite leading all scorers with 23 points.[14]

In January 2021, Sigtryggur signed with LEB Oro club Real Canoe NC.[15] In his debut he scored 11 points in 11 minutes in a victory against CB Almansa.[16] In April 2021, he left Real Canoe and signed with Básquet Coruña.[17]

In June 2021, Sigtryggur returned to Iceland and signed with Tindastóll[18] and helped the team to the 2022 Úrvalsdeild finals where they lost to Valur 2–3.

In 2023, he won his first Icelandic championship after Tindastóll defeated Valur 3–2 in a finals rematch.[19]

Icelandic national team

In July 2017, Sigtryggur was among the 24 players selected for the Icelandic national team training camp prior to EuroBasket 2017.[20] He played his first national game on 27 July 2017, in a victory against Belgium .[21][22] He made the cut to the final 15 players but was ultimately not named to the twelve man roster for Eurobasket.[23]

In November, 2017, Sigtryggur was named to the national team for the upcoming games in the 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup qualification.[24]

Personal life

Sigtryggur's father, Björn Sigtryggsson, played six seasons in the Úrvalsdeild karla with Tindastóll, Breiðablik and Valur.[21][25] His uncle, Ómar Sigmarsson, played nine seasons in the Úrvalsdeild, eight of them with Tindastóll and one with Hamar.[21][26]

References
  1. "Sigtryggur Arnar á leið í Skallagrím". karfan.is (in Icelandic). 3 July 2014. Retrieved 12 January 2018.
  2. Benedikt Grétarsson (10 March 2015). "Sigtryggur Arnar bíður eftir tilboðum". RÚV (in Icelandic). Retrieved 12 January 2018.
  3. "Helena og Haukur valin best". kki.is (in Icelandic). 6 May 2016. Retrieved 19 August 2018.
  4. Henry Birgir Gunnarsson (17 November 2016). "Sjáðu körfuna ótrúlegu sem bjargaði Sköllunum". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 12 January 2018.
  5. Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson (27 July 2017). "Sigtryggur Arnar fær að stíga fyrstu landsliðsskrefin á gamla heimavellinum". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 12 January 2018.
  6. "Sigtryggur Arnar til Stólanna". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 24 April 2017. Retrieved 12 January 2018.
  7. Eiríkur Stefán Ásgeirsson (18 December 2017). "Helena og Taylor kjörin best". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 18 December 2017.
  8. Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson (11 January 2018). "Besta frammistaða Íslendings í bikarleik í Höllinni í tæp 24 ár". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 12 January 2018.
  9. Ástrós Ýr Eggertsdóttir (10 January 2018). "Stólarnir mæta sjóðheitum Haukum í Höllinni". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 12 January 2018.
  10. Anton Ingi Leifsson (13 January 2018). "Umfjöllun og viðtöl: KR - Tindastóll 69-96 - Tindastóll bikarmeistari í fyrsta sinn". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 13 January 2018.
  11. Henry Birgir Gunnarsson (4 May 2018). "Kristófer og Helena valin leikmenn ársins". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 5 May 2018.
  12. Kolbeinn Tumi Daðason (3 July 2018). "Samningsbundinn Stólunum en að semja við Grindavík". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 4 July 2018.
  13. Ástrós Ýr Eggertsdóttir (4 July 2018). "Ágreiningur leystur og Sigtryggur Arnar skrifar undir hjá Grindavík". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 4 July 2018.
  14. Ingvi Þór Sæmundsson (15 February 2020). "Leik lokið: Grindavík - Stjarnan 75-89 - Stjörnumenn bikarmeistarar annað árið í röð". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 15 February 2020.
  15. Davíð Eldur (12 January 2021). "Arnar semur við Real Canoe í Leb Oro deildinni á Spáni". Karfan.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 12 January 2021.
  16. Davíð Eldur (16 January 2021). "Arnar með 11 stig á 11 mínútum í frumraun sinni í Leb Oro deildinni á Spáni". Karfan.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 16 January 2021.
  17. Davíð Eldur (16 April 2021). "Arnar yfirgefur Real Canoe – Semur við Leyma Coruna". Karfan.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 16 April 2021.
  18. Davíð Eldur (28 June 2021). "Sigtryggur Arnar aftur í Skagafjörðinn". Karfan.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 29 June 2021.
  19. Siggeir Ævarsson (18 May 2023). "Umfjöllun, viðtöl og myndir: Valur - Tindastóll 81-82 - Tindastóll Íslandsmeistari eftir háspennuleik að Hlíðarenda". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 19 May 2023.
  20. "Undirbúningurinn fyrir Evrópumótið hefst á morgun". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 19 July 2017. Retrieved 12 January 2018.
  21. "Sigtryggur Arnar að spila sína fyrstu landsleiki". feykir.is (in Icelandic). 30 July 2017. Retrieved 12 January 2018.
  22. "KKÍ | A landslið". kki.is. Retrieved 26 August 2017.
  23. Kristjana Arnarsdóttir (27 August 2017). "Landsliðshópur Íslands fyrir Eurobasket klár". RÚV (in Icelandic). Retrieved 12 January 2018.
  24. Haukur Harðarson (24 November 2017). "Ísland og Tékkland mætast í undankeppni HM". RÚV (in Icelandic). Retrieved 12 January 2018.
  25. "Björn Sigtryggsson: Ferillinn í úrvalsdeild". kki.is (in Icelandic). Icelandic Basketball Federation. Retrieved 12 January 2018.
  26. "Ómar Örn Sigmarsson: Ferillinn í úrvalsdeild". kki.is (in Icelandic). Icelandic Basketball Federation. Retrieved 12 January 2018.
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