Hlynur Bæringsson
 | |
| Stjarnan | |
|---|---|
| Position | Power forward |
| League | Úrvalsdeild |
| Personal information | |
| Born |
July 6, 1982 Stykkishólmur, Iceland |
| Nationality | Icelandic |
| Listed height | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) |
| Listed weight | 220 lb (100 kg) |
| Career information | |
| Playing career | 1997–present |
| Career history | |
| As player: | |
| 1997–2002 | Skallagrímur |
| 2002–2005 | Snæfell |
| 2005–2006 | Aris Leeuwarden |
| 2006–2010 | Snæfell |
| 2010–2016 | Sundsvall Dragons |
| 2016–present | Stjarnan |
| As coach: | |
| 2008–2009 | Snæfell |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Hlynur Elias Bæringsson (born July 6, 1982) is an Icelandic professional basketball player, who currently plays for Stjarnan in Iceland.
Professional career
Hlynur started his career with Skallagrímur in the Icelandic Úrvalsdeild in 1997 but moved to Snæfell in 2002. He spent the next three seasons there, losing to Keflavík in the national finals in 2004 and 2005.[1]
In 2005 Hlynur joined Woon! Aris Leeuwarden of the Dutch Basketball League. For the season he averaged 11.8 ppg and 11.0 rpg and appeared in the Dutch all star game.[2][3] He rejoined Snæfell after the season and spent the next four seasons there.[4] Snæfell once again lost to Keflavík in the 2008 finals[5] before finally beating them in 2010 and winning the first Icelandic championship in the history of the club.[6]
From 2010 to 2016, Hlynur played in the Swedish Basketligan for Sundsvall. In 2011 he won the Swedish championship.[7] In August 2016 Hlynur signed with Stjarnan of the Icelandic Úrvalsdeild.[8]
International career
Hlynur was a part of the first Icelandic national basketball team to qualify for a EuroBasket tournament, in 2015. He also played at EuroBasket 2015 with Iceland, where he averaged 10.8 points and 7 rebounds per game.[9]
Honours
Iceland
Club
- Icelandic Champion: 2010
- Icelandic Basketball Cup: 2008, 2010
- Icelandic Company Cup Champion: 2004, 2007, 2011
Individual
- Úrvalsdeild Domestic Player of the Year: 2008, 2010
- Úrvalsdeild Playoffs MVP: 2010
- Úrvalsdeild Defense Player of the Year: 2008, 2010, 2017
- Úrvalsdeild Young Player of the Year: 1999
- Úrvalsdeild Domestic All-First Team: 2002-2004, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2017
Netherlands
Individual
- Dutch All-Star game: 2006
Sweden
Club
- Swedish Champion: 2011
Individual
- Defense Player of the Year: 2013, 2014
References
- ↑ 3 í röð hjá Keflavík
- ↑ Woon Aris vill semja við Hlyn
- ↑ [http://timarit.is/view_page_init.jsp?issId=284179&pageId=4123259&lang=is&q=Hlynur%20B%E6ringsson Fyrsta tap Öldu og félaga í Hollandi]
- ↑ Hlynur spilar með Snæfelli í vetur
- ↑ Keflavík Íslandsmeistari 2008
- ↑ Snæfell Íslandsmeistari 2010!
- ↑ Jakob og Hlynur sænskir meistarar
- ↑ Hlynur Bæringsson í Stjörnuna
- ↑ HLYNUR BAERINGSSON - EuroBasket 2015