Jakob Sigurðarson

This is an Icelandic name. The last name is patronymic, not a family name; this person is referred to by the given name Jakob.

Jakob Örn Sigurðarson (born 4 April 1982) is an Icelandic basketball coach and former player.^[1] He was named the Icelandic men's basketball player of the year in 2011.^[2] Jakob won the Icelandic championship in 2000 and 2009, and the Swedish championship in 2011.^[3][4]

Jakob Sigurðarson

Sigurðarson playing with Borås in 2019
KR
Position	Head coach
League	1. deild karla
Personal information
Born	(1982-04-04) April 4, 1982 (age 42) Reykjavík, Iceland
Nationality	Icelandic
Listed height	1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)
Listed weight	82 kg (181 lb)
Career information
High school	Westminster Academy (Fort Lauderdale, Florida)
College	Birmingham–Southern (2001–2005)
NBA draft	2005: undrafted
Playing career	1998–2021
Position	Point guard / shooting guard
Coaching career	2021–present
Career history
As player:
1998–2000	KR
2005–2006	Bayer Giants Leverkusen
2006–2007	Ciudad de Vigo
2007–2008	Kecskeméti KSE
2008–2009	KR
2009–2015	Sundsvall Dragons
2015–2019	Borås
2019–2021	KR
As coach:
2021–2023	KR (assistant)
2023–present	KR
Career highlights and awards
As player: Icelandic men's basketball player of the year (2011) Úrvalsdeild Domestic All-First Team (2009) 2x Icelandic champion (2000, 2009) Swedish champion (2011) Icelandic Company Cup (2008)
Medals Men's basketball Representing  Iceland Games of the Small States of Europe 2015 Reykjavík Team

College career

He played his senior year of high school in Fort Lauderdale, Florida and played basketball at Birmingham-Southern College, Alabama.

Playing career

Jakob played in Sweden for 10 years, first with Sundsvall Dragons from 2009-2015 and then with Borås Basket until 2019.^[5]

In May 2019, Jakob returned Iceland and signed with KR along with his brother Matthías Orri Sigurðarson.^[6][7] On 5 January 2020, KR announced that he would miss significant time due to a slipped disk in his back.^[8]

Jakob announced his retirement from basketball following KR's loss against Keflavík in the semi-finals of the 2021 Úrvalsdeild playoffs.

National team career

Jakob debuted for the Icelandic national basketball team in 2000 and participated with them in EuroBasket 2015. In August 2016, he declared his retirement from international play.^[9] However, in November 2017, he returned to the national team^[10] and played with it until 2018. In his 18-year national team career, he played 92 games for Iceland.^[11]

Coaching career

In August 2021, Jakob was hired as an assistant coach with KR.^[12] Following KR's relegation to the second-tier 1. deild karla, Jakob was hired as the head coach of the team.^[13][14]

Personal life

Jakob is the older brother of professional basketball player Matthías Orri Sigurðarson.^[15]

References

1. "Jakob sterkur í lokaumferðinni". Mbl.is. Morgunblaðið. 28 March 2017. Retrieved August 6, 2017. (in Icelandic)
2. "Körfuknattleiksfólk ársins 2011". KKI.is. Icelandic Basketball Federation. 16 December 2011. Retrieved August 6, 2017. (in Icelandic)
3. Sigurður Elvar Þórólfsson (14 April 2014). ""Erum með besta liðið"". Morgunblaðið. Retrieved August 6, 2017. (in Icelandic)
4. "Trúðum því að við værum bestir". Fréttablaðið. 6 May 2011. Retrieved August 6, 2017. (in Icelandic)
5. Edda Sif Pálsdóttir (13 May 2019). "Jakob að koma heim". RÚV (in Icelandic). Retrieved 14 May 2019.
6. Ólafur Þór Jónsson (29 May 2019). "Matthías og Jakob semja við KR". Karfan.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 29 May 2019.
7. Ástrós Ýr Eggertsdóttir (14 July 2019). "Jakob: Var búinn að útiloka að geta spilað með gömlu félögunum". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 15 July 2019.
8. Ingvi Þór Sæmundsson (6 January 2020). "Björn frá út tímabilið og Jakob með brjósklos". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 6 January 2020.
9. "Jakob Örn hættur með landsliðinu". Vísir.is. Fréttablaðið. 4 August 2016. Retrieved August 6, 2017. (in Icelandic)
10. Kristjana Arnarsdóttir (9 November 2017). "Jakob Örn í landsliðshópnum". RÚV (in Icelandic). Retrieved 20 November 2017.
11. "KKÍ | A landslið". kki.is. Retrieved 2017-08-06.
12. Ólafur Þór Jónsson (6 August 2021). "Helgi Már tekur við KR – Jakob verður aðstoðarþjálfari". Karfan.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 6 August 2021.
13. "Jakob og Adama taka við KR". Karfan.is (in Icelandic). 14 June 2023. Retrieved 14 June 2023.
14. Aron Guðmundsson (22 June 2023). "Jakob fær það verkefni að reisa við fallið stórveldi: "Er hrikalega spenntur"". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 22 June 2023.
15. Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson (13 May 2016). "Matthías Orri aftur til ÍR-inga". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 5 April 2018.

External links

• Profile at FIBA Europe
• College stats at Sports-reference.com
• Basketligan profile at basketliganherr.se