Hilmar Smári Henningsson

Hilmar Smári Henningsson (born 3 September 2000) is an Icelandic basketball player for the Valencia Basket of the Liga ACB and the Icelandic national basketball team.

This is an Icelandic name. The last name is patronymic, not a family name; this person is referred to by the given name Hilmar Smári .
Hilmar Smári Henningsson
Valencia Basket
PositionShooting guard
LeagueLiga ACB
Liga EBA
Personal information
Born (2000-09-03) 3 September 2000
Iceland
NationalityIcelandic
Listed height196 cm (6 ft 5 in)
Career information
Playing career2016–present
Career history
2016–2017Haukar
2017–2018Þór Akureyri
2018–2019Haukar
2019–presentValencia Basket
2019–present→Valencia Basket B
Career highlights and awards
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing  Iceland
Games of the Small States of Europe
2019 MontenegroNational Team

Club career

Hilmar Smári started his senior team career with Haukar, appearing in 7 games during the 2016–17 Úrvalsdeild karla season. After starting the following season with Haukar, he moved to Þór Akureyri in December 2017. In 12 games with Þór, he averaged 12.2 points and 4.0 rebounds.

He returned to Haukar for the 2018–19 season and went on to average 14.0 points, 4.2 rebounds and 3.4 assists per game. After the season he was named the Úrvalsdeild Young Player of the Year.[1]

In April 2019, Hilmar Smári had a tryout with Valencia Basket of the Liga ACB.[2] Two months later he signed a 2-year contract with the team.[3]

National team career

Hilmar Smári played his first games for the Icelandic national team during the 2019 Games of the Small States of Europe[4] where Iceland finished third.[3]

Personal life

Hilmar's father is Henning Henningson,[5] who played 30 games for the Icelandic national team from 1985 to 1993.[6] His sister is basketball player Lovísa Henningsdóttir.

Awards, titles and accomplishments

Individual awards

References
  1. Valur Páll Eiríksson (19 June 2019). "Hilmar Smári til Valencia". RÚV (in Icelandic). Retrieved 19 June 2019.
  2. Guðmundur Hilmarsson (18 April 2019). "Hilmar Smári til reynslu hjá Valencia". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). Retrieved 19 June 2019.
  3. Guðmundur Hilmarsson (19 June 2019). "Hilmar Smári búinn að semja við Valencia". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). Retrieved 19 June 2019.
  4. Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson (22 May 2019). "Sigurður Gunnar kemur aftur inn í landsliðið og er reyndasti maður hópsins". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 19 June 2019.
  5. Einar Sigtryggsson (1 February 2018). "Förum bara erfiðu leiðina". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). Retrieved 19 June 2019.
  6. "A Landslið". kki.is (in Icelandic). Icelandic Basketball Association. Retrieved 19 June 2019.
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