Matthías Orri Sigurðarson (born 29 September 1994) is an Icelandic basketball player for 2. deild karla club KR and a former member of the Icelandic men's national basketball team.[1][2]
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Position | Point guard | |||||||||||||
League | 2. deild karla | |||||||||||||
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Born | (1994-09-29) 29 September 1994 (age 28) Reykjavík, Iceland | |||||||||||||
Nationality | Icelandic | |||||||||||||
Listed height | 183 cm (6 ft 0 in) | |||||||||||||
Listed weight | 84 kg (185 lb) | |||||||||||||
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High school | Mountain Brook | |||||||||||||
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Playing career | 2010–2021 | |||||||||||||
Position | Point guard | |||||||||||||
Number | 8, 11 | |||||||||||||
Career history | ||||||||||||||
2010–2011 | KR | |||||||||||||
2013–2015 | ÍR | |||||||||||||
2018–2019 | ÍR | |||||||||||||
2019–2021 | KR | |||||||||||||
2022–present | KR-b | |||||||||||||
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After starting his career with KR[3] in 2010, Matthías Orri had is breakout season with ÍR in 2013–2014 when he averaged 16.8 points and 6.7 assists. In 2014–2015, he upped his scoring average to 19.2 points while also averaging 5.9 assists and 5.6 rebounds.[4]
After spending the 2015–2016 season with Columbus State University,[5][6] Matthías resigned with ÍR on May 13, 2016.[4]
In April 2017, Matthías signed a 2-year contract extension with ÍR.[7]
After helping ÍR reach the Úrvalsdeild finals in 2019, where it lost to KR, Matthías was named to the Úrvalsdeild Domestic All-First Team.[8]
On 29 May 2019, Matthías signed with KR along with his brother Jakob Sigurðarson.[9]
In August 2021, Matthías stated that he was unsure if he would play for KR during the seasons as his passion for basketball had diminished considerably.[10]
Matthías played his first games for the senior national team at the 2017 Games of the Small States of Europe,[11] helping Iceland win bronze.[12]
Matthías is the younger brother of professional basketball player Jakob Sigurðarson.[4]