Egill Jónasson

This is an Icelandic name. The last name is patronymic, not a family name; this person is referred to by the given name Egill.
Egill Jónasson
Personal information
Born (1984-06-01) 1 June 1984 (age 40)
Iceland
NationalityIcelandic
Listed height217 cm (7 ft 1 in)
Career information
Playing career2002–2014
PositionCenter
Career history
2002–2008Njarðvík
2008Horsens IC
2009–2011Njarðvík
2013–2014Njarðvík
Career highlights and awards
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing  Iceland
Games of the Small States of Europe
Silver medal – second place 2005 Andorra Team

Egill Jónasson (born 1 June 1984) is an Icelandic former basketball player and a former member of the Icelandic national basketball team. During his career he won the Icelandic championship and Icelandic Basketball Cup with Njarðvík. Variously listed as 216–218 cm, he is one of the tallest basketball players in Iceland's history.[1][2]

Career

Egill started his career with Njarðvík in the Úrvalsdeild karla in 2002. He helped the team win the Icelandic Basketball Cup in 2005[3] and the Icelandic championship in 2006.[4] As one of the tallest player in the country, he quickly became known for his blocking ability[5] and led the Úrvalsdeild in blocks in 2006 and 2008.[6]

In February 2008, Egill underwent a surgery on his knee causing him to miss a month.[7] In June 2008, he moved to Denmark to attend a school in Horsens and signed with Horsens IC[8] but missed most of the season due to injuries. He returned to Njarðvík in 2009.[9]

After the 2010–11 season, Egill took a break from basketball to focus on his studies and recuperating his troublesome knee.[10] He returned to Njarðvík for one final season in 2013.[11]

National team career

From 2005 to 2006, Egill played 23 games for the Icelandic national basketball team.[12]

Personal life

Egill's father is former Icelandic national team and Njarðvík's player Jónas Jóhannesson.[13][14]

References

  1. ^ Víðir Sigurðsson (30 April 2011). "Stærstir á Íslandi?". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). p. 1. Retrieved 10 November 2020.
  2. ^ Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson. "Meira en 29 ár síðan 2,16 metra maður skoraði síðast 20 stig fyrir íslenska landsliðið". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 10 November 2020.
  3. ^ "Bikarmeistarar 2005". Víkurfréttir (in Icelandic). 19 January 2006. pp. 16–17. Retrieved 10 November 2020.
  4. ^ Sigurður Elvar Þórólfsson (18 April 2006). "Njarðvík í vígamóð". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). p. 4. Retrieved 10 November 2020.
  5. ^ "Egill með 12 skot varin í leik". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). 21 July 2004. Retrieved 10 November 2020.
  6. ^ "Egill ver flest skot í Iceland Express deildinni". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). 30 November 2007. Retrieved 10 November 2020.
  7. ^ "Frá í mánuð vegna aðgerðar á hné". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). 6 February 2008. p. 34. Retrieved 10 November 2020.
  8. ^ "Egill yfirgefur UMFN". Víkurfréttir (in Icelandic). 18 June 2008. Retrieved 10 November 2020.
  9. ^ "Fólk". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 14 August 2009. p. 3. Retrieved 10 November 2020.
  10. ^ "Egill tekur sér frí frá boltanum". Karfan.is (in Icelandic). 15 August 2011. Retrieved 10 November 2020.
  11. ^ Stefán Árni Pálsson (1 August 2013). "Egill Jónasson dregur fram skóna á ný - 218 cm á hæð". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 10 November 2020.
  12. ^ "A landslið". kki.is (in Icelandic). Icelandic Basketball Association. Retrieved 10 November 2020.
  13. ^ "Agli boðið til Ítalíu". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). 28 May 2002. p. 28. Retrieved 10 November 2020.
  14. ^ "Rafvirkinn sem þarf ekki stiga". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). 28 May 2002. p. 29. Retrieved 10 November 2020.