Þórir Þorbjarnarson

Þórir Guðmundur Þorbjarnarson (born 26 May 1998) is an Icelandic college basketball player for the Nebraska Cornhuskers of the Big Ten Conference.[1] He has won the Icelandic championship three times and the Icelandic Basketball Cup twice.[2]

This is an Icelandic name. The last name is patronymic, not a family name; this person is referred to by the given name Þórir.
Þórir Þorbjarnarson
Þórir with KR in 2015.
No. 34 – Nebraska Cornhuskers
PositionShooting guard
LeagueBig Ten Conference
Personal information
Born (1998-05-26) 26 May 1998
Akureyri, Iceland
NationalityIcelandic
Listed height198 cm (6 ft 6 in)
Listed weight93.4 kg (206 lb)
Career information
CollegeNebraska (2017–present)
Playing career2014–present
Career history
2014–2017KR
Career highlights and awards
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing  Iceland
Games of the Small States of Europe
2017 San MarinoTeam
2019 MontenegroTeam

Career

Early career with KR (2014–2017)

Þórir came up through the junior ranks of KR[3][4] and played his first senior game, at the age of 16, on 7 December 2014, when he scored 31 points against Haukar-b in the Icelandic Basketball Cup.[5] During the 2015–2016 season he was named the best young player of the first half of the season.[6] He developed into a key player for KR during its 2017 championship run,[7][8] averaging 10.2 points, 2.6 rebounds and 1.9 assists per game,[9] and was named the Úrvalsdeild Young Player of the Year after the 2016–17 season.[10]

University of Nebraska (2017–present)

In August, 2017, Þórir joined the University of Nebraska.[2][1][11][12]

On 8 January 2020, he tied his career high with Nebraska after scoring 17 points in a 76–70 win against Iowa.[13]

National team career

In June 2016, Þórir helped Iceland's U-18 team win the Nordic championship and for his performance, he was named to the tournaments All-first team.[14] Þórir was a member of Iceland's U-20 team that finished 8th at the 2017 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship. He was selected for the senior national team for the first time prior to its games at the 2017 Games of the Small States of Europe in San Marino. He played five games during the tournament and helped Iceland finish third.[15]

Career statistics
Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high

College
Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2017–18 Nebraska 902.1.429.400–.4.3.1.0.9
2018–19 Nebraska 25712.2.339.174.6672.11.2.6.22.0
2019–20 Nebraska 322429.2.452.372.7804.81.31.1.18.8
Career 663119.1.430.344.7553.21.1.8.15.1

Awards, titles and accomplishments

Club career

Individual awards

Titles

National team

Individual awards
  • U-18 Nordic championships All-first team: 2016

Titles
  • U-18 Nordic championships winner: 2016

References
  1. Ingvi Þór Sæmundsson (7 August 2017). "Sá efnilegasti til Nebraska". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 27 January 2018.
  2. Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson (19 October 2017). "Tóti túrbó er með hreiminn á hreinu - Myndband". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 27 January 2018.
  3. Sigurður Elvar Þórólfsson (31 March 2011). "Þórir reyndi að endurtaka ótrúlega skotið - æfir sig daglega". Vísir.is / Stöð 2 (in Icelandic). Retrieved 27 January 2018.
  4. Kristján Jónsson (11 February 2017). "Gíraði sig upp í margar vikur". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). Retrieved 27 January 2018.
  5. "16 ára leikmaður KR sló í gegn í bikarnum". RÚV (in Icelandic). 7 December 2014. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
  6. Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson (21 March 2017). "26. maí 1998 var mikilvægur dagur fyrir framtíð íslenska körfuboltans". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 27 January 2018.
  7. Ingvi Þór Sæmundsson (13 November 2016). "Körfuboltakvöld: Sett í Túrbógírinn". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 27 January 2018.
  8. Kristinn Páll Teitsson (6 November 2016). "Þórir með þrefalda tvennu í stórsigri KR - Fjölnismenn með öruggan sigur". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 27 January 2018.
  9. Basnett, Chris (8 August 2017). "Thorbjarnarson ready to make name for himself at NU". Lincoln Journal Star. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
  10. Guðmundur Hilmarsson (5 May 2017). "Þórir Guðmundur á leið til Bandaríkjanna". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). Retrieved 27 January 2018.
  11. Ricky O'Donnell (8 August 2017). "Nebraska basketball lands Icelandic recruit Thorir Thorbjarnarson, who is your new favorite player". SB Nation. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
  12. Barfknech, Lee (7 August 2017). "Icelandic wing Thorir Thorbjarnarson warms up, commits to Huskers, Tim Miles". Omaha World-Herald. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
  13. Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson (8 January 2020). "Þórir tekinn í sjónvarpsviðtal úti á gólfi eftir að hafa jafnað persónulegt met í nótt". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 8 January 2020.
  14. Edda Sif Pálsdóttir (30 June 2016). "Strákarnir Norðurlandameistarar í körfubolta". RÚV (in Icelandic). Retrieved 27 January 2018.
  15. "Þórir: Mjög spenntur að takast á við þetta". karfan.is (in Icelandic). 10 August 2017. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
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