Tryggvi Hlinason

Source: Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
This is an Icelandic name. The last name is patronymic, not a family name; this person is referred to by the given name Tryggvi.
Tryggvi Hlinason
Þór Akureyri
2017–2019Valencia Basket
2017–2018→Valencia Basket B
2018–2019→Obradoiro
2019–2023Zaragoza
2023–presentBilbao Basket
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

Tryggvi Snær Hlinason (born 28 October 1997) is an Icelandic professional

Þór Akureyri. Tryggvi is a regular member of the Icelandic national team, with experience at EuroBasket.[1]

Early life

Tryggvi was raised on the Svartárkot farm, a sheep facility in the municipality of

Yahoo Sports, "There was always work to do on the farm, but the freedom you have is insane. It's so far to the next house that you can do whatever you like and nobody really cares."[2] One of his youth basketball coaches, Águst Guðmundsson, added that during winter, driving to and from the farm was sometimes impossible for two weeks or more at a time, even with four-wheel drive vehicles.[3] During such conditions, the only access to the farm is by snowmobile.[2]

In 2013, his parents decided to send him to secondary school in

Einar Jóhannsson, head coach of the Iceland U-18 national team, convinced Tryggvi's parents that he had a future in the sport.[3]

Professional career

Þór Akureyri (2014–2017)

Tryggvi signed with

Þór Akureyri, he led the Úrvalsdeild
in blocked shots.

Valencia Basket (2017–2019)

In June 2017, Tryggvi signed with reigning

Liga EBA affiliate squad where he averaged 11.7 points and 9.8 rebounds.[12] In June 2019, Valencia released Tryggvi from his contract.[13]

NBA

On 16 April 2018 Tryggvi declared for the 2018 NBA draft, for which ESPN considered him a potential second-round pick.[14] He was one of only 11 truly international players to declare for that year's draft early. He would ultimately go undrafted. He played for the Toronto Raptors during the 2018 NBA Summer League in Las Vegas, appearing in two games for them.[15][16]

Loan to Obradoiro CAB (2018–2019)

Tryggvi spent the 2016–17 on a loan to Obradoiro where he averaged 3.5 points and 2.4 rebounds per game in 33 games in the Liga ACB.[17]

Basket Zaragoza (2019–2023)

On 9 July 2019 Tryggvi signed a three-year deal with Spanish club Zaragoza.[18] He led the Liga ACB in 2 point field goal percent over the 2020–21 season, making 75,2% of his shots,[19] and again during the 2022–23 season, when he made 78.2%.[20]

Bilbao Basket (2023–present)

On 5 July 2023, Tryggvi signed with Bilbao Basket.[21]

Icelandic national team

Tryggvi was selected to the Icelandic men's national team in 2016 and helped Iceland qualify for

2017 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship,[22][23] where he was named member of the All-Tournament Team. He led the tournament in blocks and efficiency, while coming in third in rebounds and seventh in scoring.[24] Tryggvi became only the third 7-footer in the 21st century to average at least 14 points, 3 blocks, and 2 assists per 40 minutes at the European U-20s, after former NBA player Andris Biedriņš and 2017 NBA draft pick Anžejs Pasečņiks.[3]

Einar commented on Tryggvi's development in the aforementioned ESPN piece: "In 40 months he goes from a kid in a farm who liked sports but never played basketball into being signed by Valencia. Amazing."[3]

On 23 February 2020, Tryggvi had 26 points, 17 rebounds and 8 blocks in a victory against Slovakia in the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup pre-qualification.[25] On 25 February 2022, Tryggvi had 34 points, 21 rebounds and 5 blocked shots in a double overtime victory against Italy in the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup qualification.[26]

Honours

Spain

Club

Individual

Iceland

Club

Individual

International

  • 2017

References

  1. ^ "Tryggvi Snær valin í lokaæfingahóp A-landsliðsins í körfubolta". 641.is. Retrieved 13 May 2017.
  2. ^ a b c Eisenberg, Jeff (2018-06-19). "How an Icelandic sheep farmer blossomed into the NBA draft's most unusual prospect". The Dagger. Yahoo! Sports. Retrieved 2018-06-19.
  3. ^ a b c d e Schmitz, Mike (2017-07-25). "How a 7-foot farmer became Iceland's rare NBA draft prospect". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2017-07-25.
  4. Icelandic Basketball Federation
    . Retrieved 19 May 2018.
  5. ^ Hermann Aðalsteinsson (29 December 2016). "Tryggvi Snær Hlinason er íþróttamaður Þórs 2016". 641.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 19 May 2018.
  6. ^ Jónsson, Óskar Ófeigur (March 4, 2016). "Þór frá Akureyri komið upp í Domino's deild karla". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 27 August 2017.
  7. ^ Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson (6 May 2016). "Helena og Haukur Helgi valin bestu leikmenn tímabilsins". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 19 May 2018.
  8. ^ Sæmundsson, Ingvi Þór (June 18, 2017). "Tryggvi til spænsku meistaranna". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 27 August 2017.
  9. ^ "Tryggvi Hlinason (ex Thor AK) is a newcomer at Valencia". Eurobasket.com. June 18, 2017. Retrieved 27 August 2017.
  10. ^ "Tryggvi í leikmannahóp Spánarmeistaranna í fyrsta sigri". karfan.is (in Icelandic). 1 October 2017. Retrieved 19 May 2018.
  11. ^ Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson (13 December 2017). "Hildur Björg og Martin eru körfuknattleiksfólk ársins 2017". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 19 May 2018.
  12. ^ "Valencia Basket II Basketball team". Eurobasket.com. Retrieved 7 July 2019.
  13. ^ Ástrós Ýr Eggertsdóttir (16 June 2019). "Tryggvi: "Þetta opnar aðrar dyr"". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 16 June 2019.
  14. ^ Givony, Jonathan (April 16, 2018). "Icelandic center Tryggvi Hlinason declaring for the NBA draft". ESPN. Retrieved April 16, 2018.
  15. ^ "Tryggvi kom lítið við sögu hjá Toronto". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 8 July 2018. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
  16. ^ "Tryggvi Hlinason Game Logs - 2018-2019 NBA Summer League Games". Realgm.com. Retrieved 7 July 2019.
  17. ^ Jorge Calleja (3 July 2019). "Basket Zaragoza already has its 3 pivots tied". sportaragon.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 3 July 2019.
  18. ^ "Zaragoza signs Tryggvi Hlinason". Sportando. 9 July 2019. Retrieved 9 July 2019.
  19. ^ "Estadísticas individuales 2020–21". acb.com (in Spanish). Liga ACB. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
  20. ^ "Estadísticas individuales 2022–23". acb.com (in Spanish). Liga ACB. Retrieved 19 January 2023.
  21. ^ Sindri Sverrisson (5 July 2023). "Tryggvi orðinn leikmaður Bilbao". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 5 July 2023.
  22. ^ "Tryggvi semur við Þórsara til þriggja ára en spilar líklega ekki með þeim næsta vetur". Visir. Retrieved 17 September 2017.
  23. ^ "U20 hópurinn klár í stærsta sumarið frá upphafi!". Karfan.is. Retrieved 17 September 2017.
  24. ^ "Tryggvi í úrvalsliði Evrópumótsins". Karfan.is. Retrieved 17 September 2017.
  25. ^ Jóhann Ingi Hafþórsson (23 February 2020). "Geggjað að fá stærra hlutverk". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). Retrieved 24 February 2020.
  26. ^ Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson (25 February 2022). "Stórkostleg frammistaða Tryggva í gær rústaði gamla framlagsmeti FIBA". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 25 February 2022.
  27. ^ "1. deild karla (2015 Tímabil) - Tölfræði". KKI.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 24 September 2017.
  28. ^ "1. deild karla (2016 Tímabil) - Tölfræði". KKI.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 24 September 2017.

External links

Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Tryggvi_Hlinason&oldid=1197104226"