Þorvaldur Orri Árnason
Icelandic basketball player
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Þorvaldur Orri Árnason (born 17 June 2002) is an Icelandic basketball player who currently plays for Njarðvík of the Úrvalsdeild karla and the Icelandic national team.
| Njarðvík | |
|---|---|
| Position | Small forward |
| League | Úrvalsdeild karla |
| Personal information | |
| Born | 17 June 2002 |
| Listed height | 198 cm (6 ft 6 in) |
| Career information | |
| Playing career | 2019–present |
| Career history | |
| 2019–2023 | KR |
| 2021 | → Hamar |
| 2023–present | Njarðvík |
| Career highlights | |
Club career
Þorvaldur started his senior team career with reigning national champions KR during the 2019–2020 season.[1]
During the second half of the 2020–2021 season, Þorvaldur was loaned to Hamar in the second tier 1. deild karla where he averaged 12.3 points and 4.4 rebounds in 8 games.
In 2021-2022, he averaged 11.7 points and 5.5 rebounds in 23 regular season and playoff games and was named the Úrvalsdeild Young Player of the Year.[2]
During the 2022-2023 season, Þorvaldur averaged a career high 13.3 points along with 5.4 rebounds and 2.7 assists but was unable to prevent KR from being relegated to the second-tier 1. deild karla for the first time in its history.[3]
In June 2023, Þorvaldur was selected by the Cleveland Charge with the 9th pick in the 2023 international G League draft.[4] He was waived by the Charge in November the same year without appearing in a game. Shortly later, he returned to the Úrvalsdeild and signed with Njarðvík.[5][6]
National team career
In November 2022, Þorvaldur was selected to the Iceland men's national basketball team for the first time.[7]