Almar Orri Atlason

Almar Orri Atlason (born 28 December 2004) is an Icelandic basketball player and a member of the Icelandic national team programs.[1] He played up through the junior ranks of KR before heading to Italy in 2019 where he joined A.S. Stella Azzurra.[2] He returned to KR the following season and started his senior team career during the 2020–21 season.[3]

This is an Icelandic name. The last name is patronymic, not a family name; this person is referred to by the given name Almar.
Almar Orri Atlason
Sunrise Christian Academy
PositionForward
Personal information
Born (2004-12-28) 28 December 2004
NationalityIcelandic
Listed height202 cm (6 ft 8 in)
Career information
High schoolSunrise Christian Academy
Bel Aire, Kansas
Playing career2020–present
Career history
2020–2022KR

In August 2022, Almar Orri joined Sunrise Christian Academy in Kansas, United States.[4][5]

National team career

In August 2021, he was selected to the U-18 All-First team of the Nordic Tournament after averaging 14 points, 8 rebounds and 2 assists.[6] In 2022, he led Iceland to the semi-finals of FIBA IBA U18 European Championship Division B after posting 22 points, 16 rebounds, 6 assists, 2 blocks in a win against Bosnia and Herzegovina.[7] Following the tournament, he was selected to the FIBA Europe U-20 Championship Division B All-Tournament Team.[8][9] In July 2022, he was selected to the 26-player training camp of the Icelandic senior national team.[10]

Awards and accomplishments

Individual awards

Personal life

Almar Orri is the younger brother of basketball coach Darri Freyr Atlason.[11]

References
  1. Davíð Eldur (28 July 2022). "Almar Orri semur við KR". Karfan.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 6 August 2022.
  2. "Almar Orri til Ítalíu". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 13 August 2019. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
  3. Hjörvar Ólafsson (28 July 2022). "Alexander frá KR í Hauka – Almar Orri áfram í Vesturbænum". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 6 August 2022.
  4. Atli Arason (30 August 2022). "Almar Orri yfirgefur KR". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 31 August 2022.
  5. Starri Freyr Jónsson (2 September 2022). "Draumurinn er að spila í NBA". Fréttablaðið (in Icelandic). Retrieved 19 September 2022.
  6. Davíð Eldur (23 August 2021). "Sjáðu brot af því besta frá Almari Orra af NM 2021". Karfan.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 6 August 2022.
  7. Valur Páll Eiríksson (5 August 2022). "Ísland í undanúrslit – Almar fær hrós frá greinanda ESPN fyrir geggjaðan leik". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 6 August 2022.
  8. Davíð Eldur (8 August 2022). "Almar Orri valinn í úrvalslið Evrópumótsins í Rúmeníu". Karfan.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 8 August 2022.
  9. Runólfur Trausti Þórhallsson (8 August 2022). "Almar Orri í úrvalsliði Evrópumóts landsliða 18 ára og yngri". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 8 August 2022.
  10. Hjörtur Leó Guðjónsson (16 June 2022). "Stór æfingahópur fyrir mikilvæga leiki Íslands". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 6 August 2022.
  11. Edda Sif Pálsdóttir; Jóhann Páll Ástvaldsson (8 August 2022). "Ísland á einn efnilegasta körfuboltaleikmann Evrópu". RÚV (in Icelandic). Retrieved 8 August 2022.
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