Finnur Atli Magnússon

Finnur Atli Magnússon (born 14 September 1985) is an Icelandic basketball player and a former member of the Icelandic men's national basketball team. He won the Icelandic championship as a member of KR in 2011, 2015 and 2019. In 2012, he was named to the Úrvalsdeild Domestic All-First Team.

This is an Icelandic name. The last name is patronymic, not a family name; this person is referred to by the given name Finnur Atli.
Finnur Atli Magnússon
Finnur Atli Magnússon in 2015.
Valur
LeagueÚrvalsdeild karla
Personal information
Born (1985-09-14) 14 September 1985
Reykjavík, Iceland
NationalityIcelandic
Listed height206 cm (6 ft 9 in)
Career information
High schoolWesleyan Christian Academy
(High Point, North Carolina)
College
Playing career2002–2018
PositionCenter
Career history
2002–2004KR-b
2009–2013KR
2013–2014Snæfell
2014–2015KR
2015–2018Haukar
2018–2020KR
2018–2020KR-b
2020–presentValur
Career highlights and awards

Playing career

College

Finnur played college basketball for Catawba College from 2005 to 2009.[1]

Club career

Prior to joining Wesleyan Christian Academy in the United States in 2004, Finnur played for KR-b in the 2. deild karla and the Icelandic Basketball Cup from 2002 to 2004.[2][3] Returning to Iceland in 2009, he rejoined KR, this time with the main team in the top-tier Úrvalsdeild.[4] He helped the club to the 2011 Icelandic championship, scoring 20 points in the fourth and deciding game of the finals series against Stjarnan.[5] In 2012, he was named to the Úrvalsdeild Domestic All-First Team after averaging 11.5 points and 7.7 rebounds during the season.[6]

Finnur joined Snæfell in 2013.[7] The season was a difficult one for Finnur as he battled an illness for most of it[8][9] and averaged a career low 5.9 points and 3.4 rebounds. In July 2014, he rejoined KR again.[10] During the 2014–2015 season, he helped KR the national championship,[11] the Icelandic Super Cup[12] and the Icelandic Company Cup.[13]

In June 2015, Finnur left KR and signed with Haukar, siding his desire for more playing time.[14][9] He helped Haukar to the 2016 Úrvalsdeild finals where they faced his former team, KR. In game 3 of the series, he sent the game to overtime with a step-back three pointer at the buzzer. Haukar won the game in overtime[15] but eventually lost the series 1-3.[16]

He had a strong 2017-2018 season,[17] helping Haukar to the best record in the Úrvalsdeild and first seed in the playoffs.[18] The season however ended on a disappointing node with Haukar being knocked out of the playoffs in the semi-finals by KR.[19] Finnur left Haukar after the season and signed as a strength coach with Hungarian club Ceglédi EKK.[20][21] He left the club in November that year and returned to Iceland.[22] After playing one game for KR-b in the 2. deild karla on 11 November, he was called up to the main KR squad.[23] On 2 May 2019, Finnur scored 15 points in 14 minutes in KR's game four victory against ÍR in the Úrvalsdeild finals.[24]

On 4 May 2019 he won his 3rd national championship after KR beat ÍR in the Úrvalsdeild finals 3-2.[25]

In February 2020, Finnur Atli left KR and joined rival Reykjavík club Valur.[26][27]

National team career

Finnur Atli played 19 games for the Icelandic men's national basketball team from 2008 to 2012.[28] He was part of the 16-man training group for Iceland's squad for EuroBasket 2015[29] but did not make the 12 man roster.

Personal life

Finnur Atli is the younger brother of former Icelandic national team member Helgi Már Magnússon.[30] He is engaged to 11 time Icelandic Basketball Player of the Year and national team player Helena Sverrisdóttir[31] with whom he has one daughter.[32]

Awards and accomplishments

Club honours

Individual awards

References
  1. "Finnur Atli Magnússon á skólastyrk til Catawba". kr.is (in Icelandic). 6 June 2005. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
  2. "2. deild ka. A-2". kki.is (in Icelandic). Icelandic Basketball Federation. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
  3. "KR - Snæfell". kki.is (in Icelandic). Icelandic Basketball Federation. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
  4. Sigurður Elvar Þórólfsson (24 October 2009). "Að sjálfsögðu er mikil pressa á okkur". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). Retrieved 22 September 2018.
  5. Stefán Árni Pálsson (19 April 2011). "Finnur: Það var komin tími á mig". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 22 September 2018.
  6. "Shouse og Pálína leikmenn ársins í körfuboltanum". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). 12 May 2012. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
  7. "Finnur Atli og Guðrún Gróa til Snæfells". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 2 June 2013. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
  8. "Blóðið seytlar líklega út um rifu". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). 27 January 2014. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
  9. "Maður er í þessu til að spila". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 23 June 2015. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
  10. "Finnur aftur í KR". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 18 July 2014. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
  11. "Vinnum vonandi miklu fleiri". Fréttablaðið (in Icelandic). 30 April 2015. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
  12. Guðmundur Marinó Ingvarsson (5 October 2014). "Umfjöllun og viðtöl: KR - Grindavík 105-81 - KR er meistari meistaranna". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 22 September 2018.
  13. Ingvi Þór Sæmundsson (27 September 2014). "Umfjöllun og viðtal: Tindastóll-KR 75-83 - Íslandsmeistararnir reyndust sterkari". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 22 September 2018.
  14. Tómas Þór Þórðarson (23 June 2015). "Finnur Atli genginn í raðir Hauka". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 22 September 2018.
  15. Kristján Jónsson (26 April 2016). "Líkurnar eru alla vega ekki 0%". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). Retrieved 22 September 2018.
  16. Stefán Árni Pálsson (28 April 2016). "Umfjöllun, viðtöl og myndir: Haukar - KR 70-84 - KR Íslandsmeistari þriðja árið í röð". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 22 September 2018.
  17. Ingvi Þór Sæmundsson (15 February 2018). "Bestu Íslendingarnir í Domino's deild karla". Fréttablaðið (in Icelandic). Retrieved 22 September 2018.
  18. Kristjana Arnarsdóttir (8 March 2018). "Haukar eru deildarmeistarar karla í körfubolta". RÚV (in Icelandic). Retrieved 22 September 2018.
  19. Árni Jóhannsson (14 April 2018). "Umfjöllun og viðtöl: KR - Haukar 85-79 - KR í úrslit í fimmta árið í röð". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 22 September 2018.
  20. Ástrós Ýr Eggertsdóttir (17 May 2018). "Finnur Atli ráðinn styrktarþjálfari í Ungverjalandi". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 22 September 2018.
  21. Kristinn Páll Teitsson (17 May 2018). "Finnur Atli yfirgefur Hauka: Fylgir Helenu út". Fréttablaðið (in Icelandic). Retrieved 22 September 2018.
  22. Ástrós Ýr Eggertsdóttir (13 November 2018). "Helena og Finnur á leiðinni heim". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 13 November 2018.
  23. Davíð Eldur (13 November 2018). "Finnur Atli boðaður á æfingu hjá aðalliði KR". Karfan.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 13 November 2018.
  24. Eiríkur Stefán Ásgeirsson (2 May 2019). "Finnur Atli: Ætlaði ekkert endilega að spila í vetur". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 3 May 2019.
  25. Ástrós Ýr Eggertsdóttir (4 May 2019). "Umfjöllun: KR - ÍR 98-70 - KR Íslandsmeistari sjötta árið í röð". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 5 May 2019.
  26. Davíð Eldur (3 February 2020). "Finnur Atli til Vals". Karfan.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 3 February 2020.
  27. Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson (4 February 2020). "Sportpakkinn: Valsmenn notuðu samviskuna á Finn Atla". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 5 February 2020.
  28. "A Landslið". kki.is (in Icelandic). Icelandic Basketball Federation. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
  29. Haukur Harðarson (30 July 2015). "Fyrsta niðurskurði lokið fyrir EM í körfu". RÚV (in Icelandic). Retrieved 22 September 2018.
  30. "Klaga í mömmu ef ég vil meiri spilatíma". RÚV (in Icelandic). 3 December 2012. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
  31. "Finnur Atli og Helena trúlofuð". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 4 May 2015. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
  32. "Helena spilar fimm vikum eftir fæðingu". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 19 March 2017. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
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