Flosi Sigurðsson

Flosi Sigurðsson (born 10 December 1960) is an Icelandic former basketball player and a former member of the Icelandic national team. He played college basketball for the University of Washington.[1]

This is an Icelandic name. The last name is patronymic, not a family name; this person is referred to by the given name Flosi.
Flosi Sigurðsson
Personal information
Born (1960-12-10) 10 December 1960
Reykjavík, Iceland
NationalityIcelandic
Listed height212 cm (6 ft 11 in)
Career information
High schoolOlympia
(Olympia, Washington)
CollegeWashington (1981–1985)
PositionCenter
Career history
1977–1979Fram
Career highlights and awards

Basketball

Flosi started his senior team career with Fram where he played until he went to the United States to study at Olympia High School in 1979.[2] After graduating from Olympia, he received offers from several prominent colleges,[3][4] and eventually chose the University of Washington.[5][6]

National team career

Flosi debuted with the Icelandic national team in March 1980, scoring 7 points against Armenia.[7] In total, he played 15 games for Iceland.[8]

Personal life

Flosi is the son of Erla Flosadóttir and former Icelandic national team player Sigurður Helgason.[9][10]

References
  1. "Flosi Sigurðsson er alveg frábær náungi". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). 4 April 1984. pp. 20–21. Retrieved 24 November 2019.
  2. "Flosi vekur athygli". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 14 December 1979. p. 30. Retrieved 24 November 2019.
  3. "UCLA vill fá Flosa til sín". Vísir (in Icelandic). 18 August 1980. p. 14. Retrieved 24 November 2019.
  4. "Flosi Sigurðsson betri en Pétur?". Vísir (in Icelandic). 29 April 1981. p. 6. Retrieved 24 November 2019.
  5. "Flosi valdi háskólann í Washington". Vísir (in Icelandic). 19 December 1980. p. 6. Retrieved 24 November 2019.
  6. Sigurður Á Jensson (10 April 1981). "Flosi samdi við Washington State University í gærdag!". Dagblaðið (in Icelandic). pp. 12–13. Retrieved 24 November 2019.
  7. "Furðudómur tryggði Armenum sigurinn". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 26 March 1980. p. 31. Retrieved 24 November 2019.
  8. "A landslið". kki.is. Icelandic Basketball Association. Retrieved 24 November 2019.
  9. Gylfi Kristjánsson (8 January 1979). "Þeir völdu Flosa í úrvalsliðið!". Vísir (in Icelandic). p. 14. Retrieved 24 November 2019.
  10. Sigurður Á. Jensson (30 April 1981). "Jæja, sýndu okkur að þú kunnir að troða". Dagblaðið (in Icelandic). pp. 14–15. Retrieved 24 November 2019.
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