Pétur Guðmundsson (basketball)
Personal information | |
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Born |
Reykjavík, Iceland | October 30, 1958
Nationality | Icelandic |
Listed height | 7 ft 2 in (2.18 m) |
Listed weight | 260 lb (118 kg) |
Career information | |
High school |
Mercer Island (Mercer Island, Washington) |
College | Washington (1977–1980) |
NBA draft | 1981 / Round: 3 / Pick: 61st overall |
Selected by the Portland Trail Blazers | |
Playing career | 1980–1992 |
Position | Center |
Number | 40, 34, 35 |
Career history | |
As player: | |
1980 | Club Atlético River Plate |
1980–1981 | Valur |
1981–1982 | Portland Trail Blazers |
1982–1984 | Íþróttafélag Reykjavíkur |
1984–1985 | Sunderland Maestros |
1985–1986 | Tampa Bay Thrillers |
1986 | Kansas City Sizzlers |
1985–1986 | Los Angeles Lakers |
1987–1989 | San Antonio Spurs |
1989–1990 | Sioux Falls Skyforce |
1990 | New Haven Skyhawks |
1990–1992 | Tindastóll |
1992 | Sioux Falls Skyforce |
1992–1993 | Breiðablik |
As coach: | |
1984 | Íþróttafélag Reykjavíkur |
2000 | Valur/Fjölnir |
2001–2002 | Kongsberg |
2002 | Þór Akureyri |
Career highlights and awards | |
As player: | |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Pétur Karl Guðmundsson (born October 30, 1958) is a retired Icelandic professional basketball player from Reykjavík. He was the first Icelander ever to play in National Basketball Association (NBA). He was a 2.18 m (7'2"), 118 kg (260 lb) center and played college basketball at the University of Washington, in Seattle, United States.
Pétur[1] was selected in the third round of the 1981 NBA Draft by the Portland Trail Blazers, for whom he played during the 1981-82 season. In August 1983 the Blazers traded him to the Detroit Pistons in exchange for a 1984 third-round draft pick.[2][3] He played with the Los Angeles Lakers in 1985-86 but was traded to the San Antonio Spurs along with Frank Brickowski, two draft picks and an undisclosed amount of money in exchange for Mychal Thompson.[4]
In 1986, Pétur was set to play for the American CBA's Kansas City Sizzlers but was denied a work permit by the U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service.[5][6]
He also coached Icelandic basketball team Valur/Fjölnir.[7]
Icelandic national team
Between 1978 and 1992, Pétur played 53 games for the Icelandic national team.[8]
Team of the 20th century
In 2001 Pétur was voted the Icelandic basketball player of the century and as one of the twelve players on the team of the 20th century.[9]
Awards and accomplishments
Club honours
- Icelandic Basketball Cup (1): 1981
Individual awards
- Icelandic Player of the 20th century
- Icelandic Team of the 20th century
- ÍSÍ Hall of Fame : 2015[10]
- Úrvalsdeild Domestic Player of the year (1): 1983
- Úrvalsdeild Domestic All-First team (1): 1992
Notes
- ↑ Although he is properly referred to by his given name, most non-Icelandic statistical sources in basketball list him with the Anglicized name of Petur Gudmundsson, with Gudmundsson (incorrectly) treated as a surname.
- ↑ Pistons: All-Time Transactions; accessed April 17, 2007
- ↑ Basketball transactions, August 19, 1983; accessed April 17, 2007
- ↑ Laker Dream, February 15, 1987; accessed April 17, 2007
- ↑ Work Permit Denied, February 1, 1986; accessed April 17, 2007
- ↑ The rest of the world nearly has caught up to the U.S., posted August 28, 2001; accessed April 17, 2007
- ↑ Former UMFK basketball standout Drazen Jozic to play professionally in Iceland, August 25, 2000; accessed April 17, 2007
- ↑ "KKÍ | A landslið". kki.is. Retrieved 2016-11-20.
- ↑ Lið aldarinnar hjá KKÍ tilkynnt í bikarúrslitaleikjunum á laugardaginn
- ↑ Pétur Guðmundsson
External links
- NBA statistics @ Basketball-Reference.com
- Petur Gudmundsson playing history (in Spanish)
- Player profile @ KKÍ.is (in Icelandic)