Kolbrún María Ármannsdóttir
| No. 4 – Stjarnan | |
|---|---|
| Position | Guard |
| League | Úrvalsdeild kvenna |
| Personal information | |
| Born | 28 December 2007 |
| Nationality | Icelandic |
| Career information | |
| Playing career | 2022–present |
| Career history | |
| 2022–present | Stjarnan |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Kolbrún María Ármannsdóttir is an Icelandic basketball player for Stjarnan of the Úrvalsdeild kvenna.
Playing career
[edit]After spending her junior career with KFÍ and Stjarnan, she started her senior team career with Stjarnan in the Icelandic second-tier 1. deild kvenna during the 2022–2023 season. In 27 regular season and playoffs games, she averaged 15.3 points and 7.7 rebounds per game, helping Stjarnan winning the league and being named the 1. deild Young Player of The Year.[1]
On 7 October, at the age of 15 years, 9 months and 9 days, she became the youngest player in the Úrvalsdeild to score 31 points in a game,[2] breaking Helena Sverrisdóttir's record from 2004.[3] Following the season she was named the Úrvalsdeild Young Player of The Year after leading Stjarnan to the final four of the national championship.[4]
National team career
[edit]Kolbrún debuted with Iceland U-16 team during the FIBA U16 Women's European Championship 2023, Division B.[5] She was named to the tournaments All-Star Five after averaging 13.9 points, 8.3 rebounds and 2.7 assists.[6] On 7 November 2024, she debuted for the Iceland senior team in a 70-78 loss against Romania.[7] Starting the game, she scored 10 points.[8]
Personal life
[edit]Kolbrún is the daughter of former player Stefanía Helga Ásmundsdóttir who won the national championship with Grindavík in 1997.[9][10]
References
[edit]- ^ "KKÍ : þrír leikmenn ættaðir frá Ísafirði heiðraðir". Bæjarins besta (in Icelandic). 23 May 2023. Retrieved 12 October 2023.
- ^ Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson (9 October 2023). "Kolbrún María sló met Helenu Sverris: Yngst til að skora 31 stig". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 12 October 2023.
- ^ Aron Guðmundsson (11 October 2023). "Kolbrún stefni í að verða næsta Helena: 'Sér leikinn tveimur skrefum á undan'". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 14 October 2023.
- ^ "Kolbrún María Ármannsdóttir besti ungi leikmaður Subway deildar kvenna 2023-24: Auðvitað langar mig að fara út í háskólabolta, en á ennþá eftir tvö ár af menntaskóla". Karfan.is (in Icelandic). 31 May 2024. Retrieved 31 May 2024.
- ^ "Kolbrún fór á kostum og Ísland leikur um 5. sætið". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 18 August 2023. Retrieved 12 October 2023.
- ^ "Bielefeld bags MVP award as Germany return to Division A". FIBA. 20 August 2023. Retrieved 12 October 2023.
- ^ Óðinn Svan Óðinsson (8 November 2024). "Þetta hefur verið draumur síðan ég var mjög lítil". RÚV (in Icelandic). Retrieved 12 November 2024.
- ^ Andri Már Eggertsson (7 November 2024). "Uppgjörið: Ísland - Slóvakía 70-78 - Svekkjandi tap gegn Slóvakíu". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 12 November 2024.
- ^ Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson (21 March 2022). "Systkini bikarmeistarar og valin best með tveggja klukkutíma millibili". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 12 October 2023.
- ^ Aron Guðmundsson (21 October 2023). "Systkini gera það gott hjá Stjörnunni og eiga ekki langt að sækja hæfileikana". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 21 October 2023.