Helgi Már Magnússon
Icelandic basketball player
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Helgi Már Magnússon (born August 27, 1982) is an Icelandic basketball coach and former player. As a player, he has won seven national championships in Iceland during his career.
(Palmetto Bay, Florida)
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| Born | August 27, 1982 Reykjavík, Iceland | ||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 197 cm (6 ft 6 in) | ||||||||||||||
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| High school | Westminster Christian School (Palmetto Bay, Florida) | ||||||||||||||
| College | Catawba (2002–2006) | ||||||||||||||
| Playing career | 1998–2021 | ||||||||||||||
| Position | Small forward | ||||||||||||||
| Coaching career | 2012–2013 2021–present | ||||||||||||||
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Playing | |||||||||||||||
| 1998–2000 | KR | ||||||||||||||
| 2001–2002 | KR | ||||||||||||||
| 2006–2007 | BC Boncourt | ||||||||||||||
| 2007–2009 | KR | ||||||||||||||
| 2009–2010 | Solna Vikings | ||||||||||||||
| 2010–2011 | Uppsala Basket | ||||||||||||||
| 2011–2012 | 08 Stockholm | ||||||||||||||
| 2012–2016 | KR | ||||||||||||||
| 2017 | KR-b | ||||||||||||||
| 2018–2021 | KR | ||||||||||||||
Coaching | |||||||||||||||
| 2012–2013 | KR | ||||||||||||||
| 2021–2023 | KR | ||||||||||||||
| 2025–2026 | Grindavík (assistant) | ||||||||||||||
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As player:
As assistant coach:
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Medals
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Club career
In February 2016, Helgi won his first Icelandic Basketball Cup after having lost in his previous four cup finals.[2][3] Helgi announced is retirement from top level play following the 2015-2016 Úrvalsdeild season.[4][5][6] but returned to the team in March 2018.[7] A month later, Helgi won his sixth Icelandic championship after KR defeated Tindastóll in the Úrvalsdeild finals.[8]
On 4 May 2019 he won his 7th national championship after KR beat ÍR in the Úrvalsdeild finals 3-2.[9]
On 5 January 2020, he appeared in an Úrvalsdeild game for the fourth different decade.[10]
National team career
Helgi played 95 games for the Icelandic national basketball team and participated at the EuroBasket 2015.[11][12][13]
Coaching career
Helgi was a player coach for KR during the 2012–13 season. In August 2021, he was hired as the head coach of KR, replacing Darri Freyr Atlason who resigned following the 2020–21 season.[14] Following KR's relegation from the Úrvalsdeild in 2023, he stepped down as coach.[15]
In July 2025, he was hired as an assistant coach for Grindavík.[16]
Personal life
Helgi's brother, Finnur Atli Magnússon, is a former member of the Icelandic national basketball team.[17] On 18 May 2026, he won his eight national championship after Grindavík defeated Tindastóll in the Úrvalsdeild finals, 3–1.[18]