Ingvi Þór Guðmundsson

Ingvi Þór Guðmundsson (born 13 July 1998) is an Icelandic basketball player for Grindavík in the Icelandic Úrvalsdeild karla.

This is an Icelandic name. The last name is patronymic, not a family name; this person is referred to by the given name Hjálmar.
Ingvi Þór Guðmundsson
Grindavík
PositionGuard
LeagueÚrvalsdeild karla
Personal information
Born (1998-07-13) 13 July 1998
Iceland
NationalityIcelandic
Listed height194 cm (6 ft 4 in)
Career information
CollegeSaint Louis (2018–2019)
Playing career2014–present
Career history
2014–2018Grindavík
2019–2020Grindavík
2020Dresden Titans
2020–2021Haukar
2021Þór Akureyri
2023–presentGrindavík

Career

Ingvi played his first game for the Grindavík senior team at the end of the 2013–2014 season. During the 2017–18 season, he averaged 10.8 points per game. The following season, he joined Saint Louis University. During his first season he suffered through the bout of appendicitis, lost approximately 10 pounds and missed a considerable amount of practice. He ended up going to a hospital on November 30 and had his appendix removed.[1] He withdrew from the college in January 2019, after appearing in two games,[2] and rejoined Grindavík.[3]

After averaging a career high of 14.4points, 5.1 rebounds and 5.0 assists during the 2019-20 season, Ingvi Þór signed with Dresden Titans in August 2020.[4][5] He left the club in October 2020.[6][7]

In December 2020, Ingvi Þór signed with Haukar.[8] He left the team in February 2021 at the behest of head coach Israel Martín,[9] after appearing in 9 games where he averaged 10.1 points, 3.6 rebounds and 2.9 assists, and joined Þór Akureyri.[10][11] He appeared in three games for Þór, averaging 17.3 points, 5.0. rebounds and 3.3 assists before missing the rest of the season due to a concussion he suffered in a game against Stjarnan.[12][13]

Personal life

Ingvi Þór is the son of Stefanía S. Jónsdóttir, a former member of the Icelandic women's national basketball team,[14][15] and Guðmundur Bragason, a former professional basketball player and the highest capped player in the Icelandic men's national basketball team history.[16] His older brother is Icelandic national team member Jón Axel Guðmundsson.[8]

References
  1. Stu Durando (26 December 2018). "SLU freshman from Iceland is forced to chill". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
  2. "Gudmundsson Leaves Program". slubillikens.com. 21 January 2019. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
  3. Dagur Lárusson (19 January 2019). "Ingvi Þór aftur til Grindavíkur". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 5 March 2021.
  4. "Die Basketballer der Dresden Titans locken Isländer Gudmundsson an die Elbe". sportbuzzer.de (in German). 25 August 2020. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
  5. Ólafur Þór Jónsson (19 August 2020). "Ingvi Þór til Þýskalands". Karfan.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 5 March 2021.
  6. Hjörvar Ólafsson (13 October 2020). "Ingvi Þór mun ekki leika með Dresden Titans". Fréttablaðið (in Icelandic). Retrieved 5 March 2021.
  7. Runólfur Trausti Þórhallsson (13 October 2020). "Mun ekki leika með Dresden Titans í vetur". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 5 March 2021.
  8. "Í fótspor foreldranna". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 10 December 2020. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
  9. Ingvi Þór Sæmundsson (5 March 2021). "Israel sagði mér að fara". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 5 March 2021.
  10. Þórsarar fá Ingva Þór Guðmundsson (23 February 2021). "Þórsarar fá Ingva Þór Guðmundsson". Kaffid.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 5 March 2021.
  11. Skapti Hallgrímsson (23 February 2021). "Ingvi Þór genginn til liðs við Þórsara". akureyri.net (in Icelandic). Retrieved 5 March 2021.
  12. Skapti Hallgrímsson (22 March 2021). "Frábær stemning – mikill meðbyr" (in Icelandic). Retrieved 6 February 2023.
  13. Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson (15 March 2021). "Þrjú íslensk stig í þriðja sigri Þórsara í röð: Ingvi óleikfær vegna höfuðhöggs". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 6 February 2023.
  14. "A-Landslið kvenna". kki.is (in Icelandic). Icelandic Basketball Federation. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
  15. "Grindvíkingar til umfjöllunar í St. Louis". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 18 April 2018. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
  16. "KKÍ | A landslið". kki.is. Retrieved 5 March 2021.

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