Matthías Orri Sigurðarson

This is an Icelandic name. The last name is patronymic, not a family name; this person is referred to by the given name Matthías Orri.
Matthías Orri Sigurðarson
Matthías Orri with ÍR in 2015
Personal information
Born (1994-09-29) 29 September 1994 (age 30)
Reykjavík, Iceland
NationalityIcelandic
Listed height183 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Listed weight84 kg (185 lb)
Career information
High schoolMountain Brook
College
Playing career2010–2021
PositionPoint guard
Number8, 11
Career history
2010–2011KR
2013–2015ÍR
2018–2019ÍR
2019–2021KR
2022KR-b
2022–2023KR
Career highlights and awards
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing  Iceland
Games of the Small States of Europe
Bronze medal – third place 2017 San Marino Team

Matthías Orri Sigurðarson (born 29 September 1994) is an Icelandic basketball player, sports commentator and a former member of the Icelandic men's national basketball team.[1][2]

Playing career

After starting his career with KR[3] in 2010, Matthías Orri had is breakout season with ÍR in 2013–2014 when he averaged 16.8 points and 6.7 assists. In 2014–2015, he upped his scoring average to 19.2 points while also averaging 5.9 assists and 5.6 rebounds.[4]

After spending the 2015–2016 season with Columbus State University,[5][6] Matthías resigned with ÍR on 13 May 2016.[4]

In April 2017, Matthías signed a 2-year contract extension with ÍR.[7]

After helping ÍR reach the Úrvalsdeild finals in 2019, where it lost to KR, Matthías was named to the Úrvalsdeild Domestic All-First Team.[8]

On 29 May 2019, Matthías signed with KR along with his brother Jakob Sigurðarson.[9]

In August 2021, Matthías stated that he was unsure if he would play for KR during the seasons as his passion for basketball had diminished considerably.[10] After sitting out the 2021–2022 season, he joined KR's reserve team, KR-b, ahead of the 2022–2023 season.[11] On 16 October 2022, he had 4 points and 5 assists for KR-b against KR in the Icelandic Cup.[12] On 20 December 2022, it was reported that he had resumed training with KR's senior team.[13] On 29 December 2022, Matthías played his first game for the senior team in almost two years.[14]

National team career

Matthías played his first games for the senior national team at the 2017 Games of the Small States of Europe,[15] helping Iceland win bronze.[16]

TV career

Since his semi-retirement from playing, Matthías has worked as a basketball analyst at Stöð 2's Körfuboltakvöld and as a commentator at RÚV.

Personal life

Matthías is the younger brother of professional basketball player Jakob Sigurðarson.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Landsliðshópur boðaður til æfinga". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 15 February 2018. Retrieved 5 April 2018.
  2. ^ Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson (5 April 2018). "Teitur Örlygs um Matthías Orra: "Eins og hann nenni ekki að taka þátt í þessu"". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 5 April 2018.
  3. ^ Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson (2 November 2017). "Vill sjá sigurkúltur í Seljaskóla". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 6 May 2018.
  4. ^ a b c Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson (13 May 2016). "Matthías Orri aftur til ÍR-inga". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 5 April 2018.
  5. ^ Eiríkur Stefán Ásgeirsson (23 March 2015). "Matthías og Hugrún á leið til Bandaríkjanna". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 5 April 2018.
  6. ^ Anton Ingi Leifsson (15 May 2016). "Matthías Orri: Var kominn með leið á körfuboltanum". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 5 April 2018.
  7. ^ "Matthías Orri framlengir við ÍR". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 20 April 2017. Retrieved 5 April 2018.
  8. ^ Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson (11 May 2019). "Helena og Kristófer valin best annað tímabilið í röð". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 10 May 2019.
  9. ^ Ólafur Þór Jónsson (29 May 2019). "Matthías og Jakob semja við KR". Karfan.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 29 May 2019.
  10. ^ Sindri Sverrisson (27 August 2021). "Fæ ekki nógu mikla ánægju úr þessu". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 31 August 2021.
  11. ^ "Matthías æfir með KR". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 21 December 2022. Retrieved 21 December 2022.
  12. ^ Runólfur Trausti Þórhallsson (16 October 2022). "Stórsigur Stjörnunnar á Akureyri - KR lagði KR b". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 21 December 2022.
  13. ^ Runólfur Trausti Þórhallsson (20 December 2022). "Matthías Orri æfir með KR: Endurkoma í kortunum?". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 21 December 2022.
  14. ^ Hjörtur Leó Guðjónsson (29 December 2022). "Varnarleikurinn, það er eitthvað sem við þurfum að hengja hatt okkar á". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 30 December 2022.
  15. ^ "Tíu leikmenn spila sína fyrstu landsleiki í San Marínó". karfan.is (in Icelandic). 1 June 2017. Retrieved 5 April 2018.
  16. ^ "Smáþjóðaleikarnir 2017 - Konurnar í 2. sæti og karlarnir í 3. sæti". kki.is (in Icelandic). 3 June 2017. Retrieved 5 April 2018.