Jakob Sigurðarson

Jakob Sigurðarson
Sundsvall Dragons
Position Point guard
League Basketligan
Personal information
Born (1982-04-04) April 4, 1982
Reykjavík, Iceland
Nationality Icelandic
Listed height 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)
Career information
High school Westminster Academy
(Fort Lauderdale, Florida)
College Birmingham–Southern (2001–2005)
NBA draft 2005 / Undrafted
Playing career 1998–present
Career history
1998–2000 KR
2005–2006 Bayer Giants Leverkusen
2006–2007 Ciudad de Vigo
2007–2008 Kecskeméti
2008–2009 KR
2009–2015 Sundsvall Dragons
2015–present Borås Basket
Career highlights and awards
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing  Iceland
Games of the Small States of Europe
2015 Reykjavík Team

Jakob Örn Sigurðarson (born 4 April 1982) is a professional Icelandic basketball player for the Swedish team Borås Basket.[1] He was named the Icelandic men´s basketball player of the year in 2011.[2]

Jakob won the Icelandic championship in 2000 and 2009, and the Swedish championship in 2011.[3][4]

He played his senior year of high school in Fort Lauderdale, Florida and played basketball at Birmingham-Southern College, Alabama.

Icelandic National Team

Between 2000 and 2015, Jakob played 85 games for the Icelandic national basketball team.[5] He retired from international play in August of 2016.[6]

References

  1. ↑ "Jakob sterkur í lokaumferðinni". Mbl.is. Morgunblaðið. 28 March 2017. Retrieved August 6, 2017. (in Icelandic)
  2. ↑ "Körfuknattleiksfólk ársins 2011". KKI.is. Icelandic Basketball Federation. 16 December 2011. Retrieved August 6, 2017. (in Icelandic)
  3. ↑ Sigurður Elvar Þórólfsson (14 April 2014). "„Erum með besta liðið“". Morgunblaðið. Retrieved August 6, 2017. (in Icelandic)
  4. ↑ "Trúðum því að við værum bestir". Fréttablaðið. 6 May 2011. Retrieved August 6, 2017. (in Icelandic)
  5. ↑ "KKÍ | A landslið". kki.is. Retrieved 2017-08-06.
  6. ↑ "Jakob Örn hættur með landsliðinu". Vísir.is. Fréttablaðið. 4 August 2016. Retrieved August 6, 2017. (in Icelandic)



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