Logi Gunnarsson

Logi Gunnarsson (born September 5, 1981) is an Icelandic basketball player for Njarðvík of the Icelandic Úrvalsdeild karla[1] and a former member of the Icelandic national basketball team, where he participated at the EuroBasket 2015[2] and EuroBasket 2017.[3] He played high school basketball for St. Mary High School in Rutherford, New Jersey.[4]

This is an Icelandic name. The last name is patronymic, not a family name; this person is referred to by the given name Logi.
Logi Gunnarsson
No. 14 – Ungmennafélag Njarðvíkur
PositionShooting guard
LeagueÚrvalsdeild
Personal information
Born (1981-09-05) September 5, 1981
Keflavík, Iceland
NationalityIcelandic
Listed height1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)
Career information
High schoolSt. Mary
(Rutherford, New Jersey)
NBA draft2003 / Undrafted
Playing career1997–present
Career history
1997–1998Njarðvík
2000–2002Njarðvík
2002–2003ratiopharm Ulm
2003–2005Gießen 46ers
2005–2006BBC Bayreuth
2006–2007Torpan Pojat
2007–2008Gijón Baloncesto
2008–2009Njarðvík
2009–2010Saint-Étienne Basket
2010–2012Solna Vikings
2012–2013Angers BC 49
2013–presentNjarðvík
Career highlights and awards
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing  Iceland
Games of the Small States of Europe
2001 San MarinoTeam
2003 AndorraTeam
2007 MonacoTeam
2015 ReykjavíkTeam

On 5 January 2020, he appeared in an Úrvalsdeild game for the fourth different decade.[5]

National team career

On July 25, 2011, Logi score his one-thousandth point for the national team.[6] He participated with Iceland at the EuroBasket 2015 and EuroBasket 2017.[7][8] He has also participated five–times at the Games of the Small States of Europe.[9]

On February 19, 2018, Logi announced that he would retire from national team play after Iceland's games against Finland and the Czech Republic in the 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup qualification later that month.[10][11][12] From 2000 to 2018 he played 147 games for the national team.[13]

Personal life

Logi is the son of former Icelandic national team player Gunnar Þorvarðarson.[14]

References
  1. Hans Steinar Bjarnason (26 April 2017). "Logi áfram í Njarðvík". RÚV (in Icelandic). Retrieved 26 December 2017.
  2. "Profile". eurobasket2015.org. Archived from the original on 25 August 2016. Retrieved 5 September 2015.
  3. Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson (5 September 2017). "Logi heldur upp á afmælið sitt á Eurobasket í annað skipti". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 26 December 2017.
  4. "Vekja mikla athygli". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). 9 December 1999. p. 30. Retrieved 25 February 2020.
  5. Ingvi Þór Sæmundsson (6 January 2020). "Hlynur, Logi og Helgi Már náðu sama áfanga og Carter". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 6 January 2020.
  6. Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson (27 July 2011). "Logi yfir þúsund stiga múrinn". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 26 December 2017.
  7. Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson (31 August 2017). "Logi: Maður æfir alla ævi fyrir þetta". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 26 December 2017.
  8. Kristjana Arnarsdóttir (2 September 2017). "Passa mig að ræða þetta ekki mikið". RÚV (in Icelandic). Retrieved 26 December 2017.
  9. Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson (5 June 2015). "Logi sjöundi meðlimurinn í fimm Smáþjóðaleika hópnum". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 26 December 2017.
  10. Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson (19 February 2018). "Logi spilar síðustu landsleikina sína í Höllinni á föstudag og sunnudag". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 19 February 2018.
  11. Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson (19 February 2018). "Logi: Þessi hópur var hið fullkomna lið og eins og bræður mínir". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 19 February 2018.
  12. Kristinn Páll Teitsson (23 February 2018). "Vildi hætta á mínum forsendum". Fréttablaðið (in Icelandic). Retrieved 24 February 2018.
  13. "A landslið". kki.is (in Icelandic). Icelandic Basketball Association. Retrieved 25 February 2020.
  14. Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson (1 August 2014). "Fimm leikmenn landsliðsins að fylgja í fótspor pabba". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 12 May 2020.
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