Logi Gunnarsson Explained

Logi Gunnarsson
Birth Date:5 September 1981
Birth Place:Keflavík, Iceland
Height M:1.92
Nationality:Icelandic
High School:St. Mary
(Rutherford, New Jersey)
Career Start:1997
Career End:2023
Career Position:Shooting guard
Career Number:14
Years1:1997–1998
Team1:Njarðvík
Years2:2000–2002
Team2:Njarðvík
Years3:2002–2003
Team3:ratiopharm Ulm
Years4:2003–2005
Team4:Gießen 46ers
Years5:2005–2006
Team5:BBC Bayreuth
Years6:2006–2007
Team6:Torpan Pojat
Years7:2007–2008
Team7:Gijón Baloncesto
Years8:2008–2009
Team8:Njarðvík
Years9:2009–2010
Team9:Saint-Étienne Basket
Years10:2010–2012
Team10:Solna Vikings
Years11:2012–2013
Team11:Angers BC 49
Years12:2013–2023
Team12:Njarðvík
Highlights:

Logi Gunnarsson (born 5 September 1981) is an Icelandic former basketball player who played most of his career for Njarðvík in the Icelandic top-tier Úrvalsdeild karla.[1] He was a member of the Icelandic national basketball team, where he participated at the EuroBasket 2015[2] and EuroBasket 2017.[3] During his career he has won the Icelandic championship three times, in 1998, 2001 and 2002, and the Icelandic Cup twice, in 2002 and 2021. In 2001, he was named the Icelandic Male Basketball Player of the Year.

Playing career

Club career

Logi came up through the junior programs of Njarðvík and played his first games with the senior team during the 1997–1998 season.[4] He scored a season high 20 points against KFÍ on 8 March 1998.[5] [6] He played limited minutes in Njarðvík's playoffs run which ended with a three-game sweep of KR in the finals.[7] [8]

The following season Logi moved to the United States where he played high school basketball for St. Mary High School in Rutherford, New Jersey.[9] He returned to Iceland and joined Njarðvík again in February 2000. He went on to average 9.5 points and scored a season high 25 points against Körfuknattleiksfélag ÍA on 3 March 2000.[5] During the playoffs, he averaged 11.3 points[10] but was unable to stop Njarðvík from losing against eventual champions KR in the semi-finals.

On 5 January 2020, he appeared in an Úrvalsdeild game for the fourth different decade.[11] During the 2020–2021 season, the 25th of his career, Logi averaged 11.5 points per game.[12]

On 18 September 2021 he scored 14 points in Njarðvík's 97–93 win against Stjarnan in the Icelandic Cup final, ending the clubs 16 year major title draught.[13] [14] [15] On 2 October 2021, he had scored 2 points in Njarðvík's 100–113 loss against Þór Þorlákshöfn in the Icelandic Super Cup.[16] [17] In October, he suffered a knee injury after a collision with a teammate during a game between Njarðvík and Valur and was expected to miss six weeks.[18]

In August 2022, he signed a 2-year contract extension with Njarðvík.[19] On 29 December 2022, he became the oldest player to score 20 points in an Úrvalsdeild karla game when he had 23 points in a victory against Keflavík, breaking Alexander Ermolinskij's record from 2001.[20]

He announced his retirement from basketball following the 2022–2023 season.[21] [22]

National team career

On 25 July 2011 Logi scored his one-thousandth point for the national team.[23] He participated with Iceland at the EuroBasket 2015 and EuroBasket 2017.[24] [25] He has also participated five–times at the Games of the Small States of Europe.[26]

On 19 February 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.[27] [28] [29] From 2000 to 2018 he played 147 games for the national team.[30]

Coaching career

In July 2024, Logi was hired as an assistant to Njarðvík's Rúnar Inga Erlingsson.[31]

Personal life

Logi is the son of former Icelandic national team player Gunnar Þorvarðarson.[32]

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: Hans Steinar Bjarnason. Logi áfram í Njarðvík. 26 December 2017. RÚV. 26 April 2017. Icelandic.
  2. Web site: Profile. eurobasket2015.org. 5 September 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20160825230853/http://www.eurobasket2015.org/en/compID_qMRZdYCZI6EoANOrUf9le2.season_2015.roundID_9322.teamID_300.playerID_27236.html. 25 August 2016. dead.
  3. News: Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson. Logi heldur upp á afmælið sitt á Eurobasket í annað skipti. 26 December 2017. Vísir.is. 5 September 2017. Icelandic.
  4. News: Arnar Geir Halldórsson . Hóf sitt 25.tímabil í sigri á Íslandsmeisturunum . 10 October 2021 . . 10 October 2021 . Icelandic.
  5. Web site: Allir leikir leikmanns í úrvalsdeild . kki.is . . 21 September 2021 . Icelandic.
  6. News: Björn Blöndal . Þýðingarmikið hjá UMFN . 21 September 2021 . . 10 March 1998 . 4B . Icelandic.
  7. News: Langbestir . 17 January 2020 . . 20 April 1998 . 28–29 . Icelandic.
  8. News: Stórkostlegt . 17 January 2020 . . 21 April 1998 . B12 . Icelandic.
  9. News: Vekja mikla athygli . 25 February 2020 . . 9 December 1999 . 30 . Icelandic.
  10. Web site: EPSON-deild úrslitakeppni 2000 - UMFN . kki.is . . 21 September 2021 . Icelandic.
  11. News: Ingvi Þór Sæmundsson . Hlynur, Logi og Helgi Már náðu sama áfanga og Carter . 6 January 2020 . . 6 January 2020 . Icelandic.
  12. News: Sindri Sverrisson . "Skurðlæknirinn" Logi mun áfram skera upp andstæðingana . 11 May 2021 . . 11 May 2021 . Icelandic.
  13. News: Andri Már Eggertsson . Leik lokið: Stjarnan - Njarðvík 93-97 - Sextán ára bikarbið Njarðvíkur lokið . 18 September 2021 . . 18 September 2021 . Icelandic.
  14. News: Bjarni Helgason . Var hættur að finna fyrir löppunum á mér . 18 September 2021 . . 18 September 2021 . Icelandic.
  15. News: Orri Freyr Rúnarsson . Æðisleg tilfinning að gefa fólkinu þetta . 19 September 2021 . . 18 September 2021 . Icelandic.
  16. News: Hjörtur Leó Guðjónsson . Umfjöllun og viðtöl: Þór Þ. - Njarðvík 113-110 - Þór Þorlákshöfn er meistari meistaranna . 3 October 2021 . . 2 October 2021 . Icelandic.
  17. Web site: FIBA LiveStats - Þór Þ. v Njarðvík . . 3 October 2021.
  18. News: Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson . Logi ekki með slitið krossband: "Jákvæðar fréttir" . 28 October 2021 . . Icelandic.
  19. News: Hjörtur Leó Guðjónsson . Myndi aldrei gera þetta nema með fullum stuðningi frá eiginkonu og börnum . 21 August 2022 . . 21 August 2022 . Icelandic.
  20. News: Smári Jökull Jónsson . Subway Körfuboltakvöld um Loga: "Ætlaði ekki að láta minnast þessa leiks sem hans slakasta El Clasico" . 1 January 2023 . . 1 January 2023 . Icelandic.
  21. News: Hjörtur Leó Guðjónsson . Myndband: Logi Gunnarsson hefur leikið sinn síðasta leik á ferlinum . 30 April 2023 . . 29 April 2023 . Icelandic.
  22. News: Einar Sigtryggsson . Ég fékk að vera með félögum mínum á stærsta sviðinu . 30 April 2023 . . 29 April 2023 . Icelandic.
  23. News: Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson. Logi yfir þúsund stiga múrinn. 26 December 2017. Vísir.is. 27 July 2011. Icelandic.
  24. News: Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson. Logi: Maður æfir alla ævi fyrir þetta. 26 December 2017. Vísir.is. 31 August 2017. Icelandic.
  25. News: Kristjana Arnarsdóttir. Passa mig að ræða þetta ekki mikið. 26 December 2017. RÚV. 2 September 2017. Icelandic.
  26. News: Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson. Logi sjöundi meðlimurinn í fimm Smáþjóðaleika hópnum. 26 December 2017. Vísir.is. 5 June 2015. Icelandic.
  27. News: Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson. Logi spilar síðustu landsleikina sína í Höllinni á föstudag og sunnudag. 19 February 2018. Vísir.is. 19 February 2018. Icelandic.
  28. News: Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson. Logi: Þessi hópur var hið fullkomna lið og eins og bræður mínir. 19 February 2018. Vísir.is. 19 February 2018. Icelandic.
  29. News: Kristinn Páll Teitsson. Vildi hætta á mínum forsendum. 24 February 2018. Fréttablaðið. 23 February 2018. Icelandic.
  30. Web site: A landslið . kki.is . . 25 February 2020 . Icelandic.
  31. News: Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson . Logi snýr aftur í Njarðvíkurliðið: „Ofboðslega spennandi tími” . 30 July 2024 . . 30 July 2024 . Icelandic.
  32. News: Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson . Fimm leikmenn landsliðsins að fylgja í fótspor pabba . 12 May 2020 . . 1 August 2014 . Icelandic.