Brenton Birmingham
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| Born | November 29, 1972 Guard | ||||||||||||||
| Number | 10 | ||||||||||||||
| Coaching career | 1994–1998 | ||||||||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||||||||
| As player: | |||||||||||||||
| 1995 | Tapiolan Honka | ||||||||||||||
| 1998–1999 | Njarðvík | ||||||||||||||
| 1999–2000 | Grindavík | ||||||||||||||
| 2000–2002 | Njarðvík | ||||||||||||||
| 2002–2003 | Rueil Pro Basket | ||||||||||||||
| 2003 | London Towers | ||||||||||||||
| 2003–2008 | Njarðvík | ||||||||||||||
| 2008–2010 | Grindavík | ||||||||||||||
| 2010–2011 | Njarðvík | ||||||||||||||
| 2011–2016 | Njarðvík-b | ||||||||||||||
| As coach: | |||||||||||||||
| 1994–1998 | Manhattan College (assistant)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Career highlights and awards | |||||||||||||||
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Brenton Joe Birmingham (born November 29, 1972) is an American and
Úrvalsdeild domestic player of the year in 2007.[5]
Basketball
College career
Birmingham started his college career with
Manhattan College.[6] In two seasons with the Jaspers he averaged 13.4 points per game.[7] He was elected to the Jaspers' Hall of Fame in 2010.[8]
Club career
Birmingham started his professional career in 1995, when he was a late-season addition to
quadruple-double in the Úrvalsdeild playoffs. On 16 March 2020, Birmingham had 17 points, 14 rebounds, 10 assists and 10 steals for Grindavík in a first round victory against Keflavík.[10] A year later, on 17 April 2001, he had 28 points, 10 rebounds, 11 assists and 11 steals in the championship clinching victory against Tindastóll in the Úrvalsdeild finals.[11][12]
Icelandic national team
Birmingham played 19 games for the Icelandic National Basketball team between 2002 and 2007.[13] In 2007, he helped Iceland winning gold in basketball at the Games of the Small States of Europe.[14]
Acting career
In the late nineties, Birmingham auditioned for He got game. In 1999, he appeared in Game Day, starring Richard Lewis.[3]
Personal life
Birmingham lives in
Keflavík Airport.[2]
References
- ^ Birmingham lands in Jaspers' Hall of Fame
- ^ a b Edda Sif Pálsdóttir (November 26, 2018). "Frá New York til Njarðvíkur". RÚV. Retrieved 26 November 2018.
- ^ a b "Íslendingur með bandarískt vegabréf". Víkurfréttir (in Icelandic). 25 December 2016. Retrieved 5 April 2020.
- ^ Brenton og Helena leikmenn ársins hjá KKÍ
- ^ Brenton og Helena best
- ^ "Seton Hall Is Taught Humility By Rider". The New York Times. December 2, 1992. Retrieved 26 August 2017.
- ^ "Brenton Birmingham". Sports-reference.com. Retrieved 26 August 2017.
- ^ Patel, Ronak (November 12, 2010). "Birmingham lands in Jaspers' Hall of Fame". gojaspers.com. Retrieved 26 August 2017.
- ^ Anton Ingi Leifsson (2 April 2020). "Jón Arnór segir Brenton besta útlendinginn sem spilað hefur á Íslandi". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 2 April 2020.
- ^ "UMFG – Keflavík". kki.is (in Icelandic). Icelandic Basketball Association. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
- ^ Arnar Geir Halldórsson (10 October 2020). "Tæp 20 ár frá ótrúlegasta afreki í íslenskum körfubolta". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 11 October 2020.
- Dagblaðið Vísir(in Icelandic). p. 18. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
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