Daði Lár Jónsson
Icelandic basketball player
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Daði Lár Jónsson (born 23 October 1996) is an Icelandic basketball player and former sprinter.[1] During his basketball career, he won the Icelandic Basketball Cup twice as a member of Stjarnan and once with Valur.
Daði Lár in 2015. | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 23 October 1996 |
Listed height | 182 cm (6 ft 0 in) |
| Career information | |
Playing career | 2010–2019 2022–present |
| Position | Guard |
| Career history | |
| 2010 | Stjarnan-b |
| 2012–2016 | Stjarnan |
| 2016–2018 | Keflavík |
| 2018–2019 | Haukar |
| 2022–2023 | Valur |
| 2023–2024 | Haukar |
| 2024–2025 | Álftanes |
| Career highlights | |
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Basketball career
Daði came up through the junior programs of Stjarnan. In January 2016, he moved over to Keflavík, where his father had starred.[2] He left the club in July 2018.[3] In August 2018, he signed with Haukar.[4] For the 2018–19 season, he averaged 8.4 points and team leading 3.8 assists.
On 24 September 2023, he won the Icelandic Super Cup after Valur defeated Tindastóll 80–72.[5]
After starting the 2023–2024 season with Valur, Daði signed with Haukar in November 2023.[6]
Personal life
Daði's father, Jón Kr. Gíslason, played 158 games for the Icelandic national team between 1982 and 1995[7] and coached the national team from 1995[8] to 1999.[9] Daði's brothers, Dagur Kár Jónsson[10] and Dúi Þór Jónsson, have also played in the Úrvalsdeild karla.[11]