Sara Rún Hinriksdóttir

Sara Rún Hinriksdóttir (born 14 August 1996) is an Icelandic basketball player who currently plays for Leicester Riders of the WBBL and a member of the Icelandic national basketball team. She played college basketball for Canisius in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. In 2020, Sara was named the Icelandic Female Basketball Player of the Year.

This is an Icelandic name. The last name is patronymic, not a family name; this person is referred to by the given name Sara Rún.
Sara Rún Hinriksdóttir
Sara Rún during the 2015 Icelandic basketball cup finals.
No. 11 – Leicester Riders
PositionForward
LeagueWBBL
Personal information
Born (1996-08-14) August 14, 1996
Iceland
NationalityIcelandic
Listed height180 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Career information
CollegeCanisius (2015-2019)
Playing career2011–present
Number4, 14
Career history
2011-2015Keflavík
2019Keflavík
2019-presentLeicester Riders
Career highlights and awards
Medals
Women's basketball
Representing  Iceland
Games of the Small States of Europe
2013 LuxembourgNational Team
2015 IcelandNational Team
2017 San MarinoNational Team
2019 BarTeam

Playing career

Early years

Sara started her senior career with Keflavík in 2011. She was named to the Úrvalsdeild All-first team for the first half of the 2012-2013 season, at the age of 16, after averaging 15 points and 9 rebounds in the first fourteen games.[1] In 2013, she helped Keflavík win both the Icelandic Basketball Cup[2] and the national championship.[3]

During the 2014-2015 season, Sara helped Keflavík to the second best record in the league[4] and was named to the Úrvalsdeild All-first team for the second half of the season.[5] Keflavík swept Haukar in the semi-finals in the playoffs and met defending champions Snæfell in the finals.[6] On April 28, she became the second youngest player to score 30 or more points in a Finals game when she scored 31 points in a losing effort against Snæfell in the third and final game of the series.[7] For the playoffs, Sara averaged 18.8 points og 7.5 rebounds.[8]

Move to college

After the finals, Sara joined Canisius College. On November 30, 2015, she was named the MAAC Rookie of the Week.[9]

On 22 January 2018, Sara was named the MAAC player of the week for the second time in her career after averaging 23 points and 7.5 rebounds in the Golden Griffins two victories during the week.[10]

On 24 February 2018, she scored her 1,000 college career point in a game against Siena College.[11]

On 11 December 2018, she was named the MAAC player of the week after averaging 17.0 points and 12.2 rebounds during the week.[12] On 25 February 2019, she was again named the MAAC player of the week after she averaged 21.0 points, 8.5 rebounds and 4.0 assists.[13][14]

Return to Keflavík

On 21 February 2019, Keflavík announced that Sara would join the team in March after concluding her season with Canisius.[15] She helped Keflavík to the Úrvalsdeild finals where they lost to Valur. In 11 regular season and playoffs games, Sara averaged 16.7 points, 7.1 rebounds and 3.3 assists per game.

Leicester Riders

In September 2019, Sara signed with Leicester Riders of the Women's British Basketball League[16] while also studying for her Master's degree at Loughborough University.[17]

On 15 March 2020, Sara was named MVP after leading the Riders to their third straight WBBL Trophy with a 70-66 victory against Durham Palatinates.[18]

On 20 December 2020, Sara was named the Icelandic Female Basketball Player of the Year.[19]

Icelandic national team

Sara played her first game for the Icelandic national basketball team in 2013[20][21] On 14 November 2020, she became the third player to break the 30 point barrier for the national team when she scored 31 points in a loss against Bulgaria in the EuroBasket Women 2021 qualification.[22]

Personal life

Sara's twin sister, Bríet Sif Hinriksdóttir,[23][24] is a basketball player in the Úrvalsdeild kvenna and a member of the Icelandic national team.[25]

Awards, titles and accomplishments
Sara Rún along with her twin sister Bríet Sif during the 2014-2015 Úrvalsdeild kvenna season.

Individual awards

Titles

References
  1. Kristján Jónsson (4 January 2013). "Valin í úrvalsliðið aðeins 16 ára gömul". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). Retrieved 6 March 2018.
  2. "Keflvíkingar bikarmeistarar 2013". Víkurfréttir (in Icelandic). 16 February 2013. Retrieved 6 March 2018.
  3. Elvar Geir Magnússon (29 April 2013). "Umfjöllun og viðtöl: KR - Keflavík 70-82 - Keflavík Íslandsmeistari". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 6 March 2018.
  4. Tómas Þór Þórðarson (8 April 2015). "Sara Rún: Þetta verður erfið rimma". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 6 March 2018.
  5. Andri Yrkill Valsson (8 April 2015). "Sigurviljinn mun ráða úrslitum". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). Retrieved 6 March 2018.
  6. Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson (22 April 2015). "Yrði algjört æði að kveðja með titli". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 6 March 2018.
  7. Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson (28 April 2015). "Sara Rún næstyngst til að skora 30 stig í lokaúrslitum kvenna". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 6 March 2018.
  8. Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson (30 April 2015). "Nýi þjálfarinn talar vel um Söru og keppnisskapið hennar". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 6 March 2018.
  9. Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson (1 December 2015). "Sara Rún valin nýliði vikunnar í MAAC-deildinni". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 6 March 2018.
  10. "Hinriksdottir Named MAAC Player of the Week". gogriffs.com. 22 January 2018. Retrieved 27 February 2019.
  11. Ástrós Ýr Eggertsdóttir (24 February 2018). "Sara braut þúsund stiga múrinn". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 6 March 2018.
  12. Ólafur Þór Jónsson (11 December 2018). "Sara Rún leikmaður vikunnar á tveimur stöðum". Karfan.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 11 December 2018.
  13. Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson (27 February 2019). "Sara Rún kemur til Keflavíkur í frábæru formi: Valin leikmaður vikunnar". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 27 February 2019.
  14. "Canisius's Hinriksdottir and Monmouth's Thomas Named Pepsi Zero MAAC Women's Basketball Weekly Award Winners". maacsports.com. 25 February 2019. Retrieved 27 February 2019.
  15. Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson (21 February 2019). "Sara Rún klárar tímabilið með Keflavíkurliðinu". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 21 February 2019.
  16. "Sara Hinriksdóttir Joins Riders Women". leicesterriders.co.uk. 26 September 2019. Retrieved 3 November 2019.
  17. Sindri Sverrisson (12 November 2019). "Spilar með tveimur liðum í mastersnámi". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). Retrieved 12 November 2019.
  18. Runólfur Trausti Þórhallsson (15 March 2020). "Sara Rún best er Leicester vann bikarinn". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 15 March 2020.
  19. Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson (16 December 2020). "Sara Rún og Martin valin körfuboltafólk ársins". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 16 December 2020.
  20. Kolbeinn Tumi Daðason (31 May 2013). "Ég væri miklu frekar til í að vera flengd". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 6 March 2018.
  21. "KKÍ | A landslið". kki.is. Retrieved 2018-03-06.
  22. Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson (16 November 2020). "Sara Rún aðeins sú þriðja sem skorar þrjátíu stig í leik fyrir A-landsliðið". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 16 November 2020.
  23. "Keflvíkingar semja við lykilleikmenn". Víkurfréttir (in Icelandic). 18 April 2014. Retrieved 6 March 2018.
  24. Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson (1 February 2021). "Tvíburaendurfundir í landsliðinu". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 2 February 2021.
  25. "Bríet Sif Hinriksdóttir (2017-2018 Tímabil)". kki.is (in Icelandic). Icelandic Basketball Federation. Retrieved 6 March 2018.
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