Almar Orri Atlason

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Almar Orri Atlason
No. 1–Bradley Braves
Position Forward
League Missouri Valley Conference
Personal information
Born (2004-12-28) 28 December 2004 (age 20)
NationalityIcelandic
Listed height205 cm (6 ft 9 in)
Listed weight102 kg (225 lb)
Career information
High school Sunrise Christian Academy
Bel Aire, Kansas
College Bradley (2023–present)
Playing career2020–present
Career history
2020–2022 KR

Almar Orri Atlason (born 28 December 2004) is an Icelandic basketball player who plays for Bradley University and the Icelandic national team programs. [1] He played up through the junior ranks of KR before heading to Italy in 2019 where he joined A.S. Stella Azzurra. [2] He returned to KR the following season and started his senior team career during the 2020–21 season. [3]

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In August 2022, Almar Orri joined Sunrise Christian Academy in Kansas, United States. [4] [5]

In April 2023, he announced that he join Bradley University. [6]

National team career

In August 2021, he was selected to the U-18 All-First team of the Nordic Tournament after averaging 14 points, 8 rebounds and 2 assists. [7] In 2022, he led Iceland to the semi-finals of FIBA IBA U18 European Championship Division B after posting 22 points, 16 rebounds, 6 assists, 2 blocks in a win against Bosnia and Herzegovina. [8] Following the tournament, he was selected to the FIBA Europe U-20 Championship Division B All-Tournament Team. [9] [10] In July 2022, he was selected to the 26-player training camp of the Icelandic senior national team. [11]

On 30 June 2024, he led Iceland Under-20 team to its first Nordic championship with 40 points in a win against Finland Under-20 team. [12]

Career statistics

National team

TeamTournamentPos.GPPPGRPGAPG
Iceland EuroBasket 2025 22nd
2
1.0
0.5
0.0

Awards and accomplishments

Individual awards

Personal life

Almar Orri is the younger brother of basketball coach Darri Freyr Atlason. [13]

References

  1. ↑ Davíð Eldur (28 July 2022). "Almar Orri semur við KR". Karfan.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 6 August 2022.
  2. ↑ "Almar Orri til Ítalíu". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 13 August 2019. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
  3. ↑ Hjörvar Ólafsson (28 July 2022). "Alexander frá KR í Hauka – Almar Orri áfram í Vesturbænum". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 6 August 2022.
  4. ↑ Atli Arason (30 August 2022). "Almar Orri yfirgefur KR". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 31 August 2022.
  5. ↑ Starri Freyr Jónsson (2 September 2022). "Draumurinn er að spila í NBA". Fréttablaðið (in Icelandic). Retrieved 19 September 2022.
  6. ↑ "Almar Orri til Bradley Braves". Karfan.is (in Icelandic). 14 April 2023. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
  7. ↑ Davíð Eldur (23 August 2021). "Sjáðu brot af því besta frá Almari Orra af NM 2021". Karfan.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 6 August 2022.
  8. ↑ Valur Páll Eiríksson (5 August 2022). "Ísland í undanúrslit – Almar fær hrós frá greinanda ESPN fyrir geggjaðan leik". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 6 August 2022.
  9. ↑ Davíð Eldur (8 August 2022). "Almar Orri valinn í úrvalslið Evrópumótsins í Rúmeníu". Karfan.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 8 August 2022.
  10. ↑ Runólfur Trausti Þórhallsson (8 August 2022). "Almar Orri í úrvalsliði Evrópumóts landsliða 18 ára og yngri". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 8 August 2022.
  11. ↑ Hjörtur Leó Guðjónsson (16 June 2022). "Stór æfingahópur fyrir mikilvæga leiki Íslands". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 6 August 2022.
  12. ↑ Ingvi Þór Sæmundsson (30 June 2024). "Almar skoraði fjörutíu stig þegar Ísland varð Norðurlandameistari". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 30 June 2024.
  13. ↑ Edda Sif Pálsdóttir; Jóhann Páll Ástvaldsson (8 August 2022). "Ísland á einn efnilegasta körfuboltaleikmann Evrópu". RÚV (in Icelandic). Retrieved 8 August 2022.
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