Styrmir Snær Þrastarson

This is an Icelandic name. The last name is patronymic, not a family name; this person is referred to by the given name Styrmir.

Styrmir Snær Þrastarson (anglicised to Snaer Thrastarson; born 2 August 2001) is an Icelandic basketball player for the Þór Þorlákshöfn of the Úrvalsdeild karla. He plays for Icelandic national team. In 2021 he won the Icelandic championship with Þór Þorlákshöfn.

Styrmir Snær Þrastarson

Þór Þorlákshöfn
Position	Shooting guard / Small forward
League	Úrvalsdeild karla
Personal information
Born	(2001-08-02) 2 August 2001 (age 21) Reykjavík, Iceland
Nationality	Icelandic
Listed height	201 cm (6 ft 7 in)
Listed weight	90.5 kg (200 lb)
Career information
College	Davidson (2021–2022)
Playing career	2016–present
Career history
2016–2021	Þór Þorlákshöfn
2019–2020	→ Hamar
2022–present	Þór Þorlákshöfn
Career highlights and awards
Icelandic champion (2021) 2× Icelandic Super Cup (2016, 2017) Úrvalsdeild Domestic All-First Team (2021) Úrvalsdeild Young Player of the Year (2021)

Playing career

Þór Þorlákshöfn

Styrmir started his senior team career with Þór Þorlákshöfn during the 2016–2017 season and won the Icelandic Super Cup in both 2016 and 2017. During the 2019–20 season, he was loaned to 1. deild karla club Hamar where he went on to average 10.2 points and 5.3 rebounds in 9 games.

Styrmir had his break out season for Þór in 2020–2021^[1][2] where he was routinely assigned to guard the opponent's best player.^[3] On 5 March 2021, he scored a career high 32 points in a victory against Haukar.^[4] In 21 regular season games, he averaged 14.6 points, six rebounds and 3.3 assists per game. In the first round of the playoffs, Styrmir averaged 15.8 points, seven rebounds and five assists in Þorlákshöfn's 3–1 series win against Þór Akureyri. In the quarterfinals, he led Þór to a 3–2 series win against Stjarnan, averaging 17.4 points, 6.6 rebounds and 2.8 assists. He had three 20-plus points games in the series, including a 21-point performance in the fifth and deciding game.^[5][6] On 25 June 2021 he helped Þór win the national championship for the first time after it beat Keflavík 3–1 in the Úrvalsdeild finals.^[7][8] Following the season, he was named the Úrvalsdeild Young Player of the Year and to the Úrvalsdeild Domestic All-First Team.^[9]

Davidson College

In July 2021, Styrmir joined Davidson College.^[10] He played sparingly during his freshman season, appearing in 13 games, averaging 1.1 points in 3.3 minutes per game.

Return to Iceland

In October 2022, Styrmir left Davidson and rejoined Þór Þorlákshöfn.^[11][12]

National team career

After playing for Iceland's junior national teams,^[3] Styrmir was selected to the Icelandic senior national team for the first time in February 2021.^[13]

Awards and accomplishments

Club honours

• Icelandic championship : 2021
• Icelandic Super Cup (2): 2016, 2017

Individual awards

• Úrvalsdeild Domestic All-First Team: 2021
• Úrvalsdeild Young Player of the Year: 2021

Career statistics

Legend

GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game
FG%	Field goal percentage	3P%	3-point field goal percentage	FT%	Free throw percentage
RPG	Rebounds per game	APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game
BPG	Blocks per game	PPG	Points per game	Bold	Career high

College

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2021–22	Davidson	13	0	3.3	.400	.333	.500	.7	.3	.0	.1	1.1

References

1. "Súrrealískt að dekka átrúnaðargoðið sitt". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 11 February 2021. Retrieved 11 February 2021.
2. Runólfur Trausti Þórhallsson (24 January 2021). "Halda vart vatni yfir ungstirninu í Þorlákshöfn". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 11 February 2021.
3. Runólfur Trausti Þórhallsson (6 February 2021). "Körfuboltakvöld um Styrmi Snæ: "Hann er yfirleitt settur á bestu leikmennina"". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 11 February 2021.
4. Árni Jóhannsson (5 March 2021). "Umfjöllun og viðtöl: Haukar - Þór Þorlákshöfn 100-116 - Stigastormur í Ólafssal". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 6 March 2021.
5. Hjörtur Leó Guðjónsson (12 June 2021). "Styrmir Snær: Þetta er bara körfubolti". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 13 June 2021.
6. Davíð Eldur (12 June 2021). "Styrmir fiskaði 10 villur í oddaleiknum gegn Stjörnunni "Ef að lið vilja senda mig á línuna, þá mega þau alveg gera það"". Karfan.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 13 June 2021.
7. Hjörtur Leó Guðjónsson (25 June 2021). "Styrmir Snær: Það eru bókstaflega allir hérna". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 25 June 2021.
8. Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson (28 June 2021). "Styrmir Snær fékk frí í beinni útsendingu í morgun til að skjótast til Hawaii". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 29 June 2021.
9. Sindri Sverrisson (29 June 2021). "Sara og Hörður best en Styrmir og Elísabeth efnilegust". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 29 June 2021.
10. Davíð Eldur (3 July 2021). "Styrmir semur við Davidson "Líst mjög vel á skólann og þjálfarateymið"". Karfan.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 3 July 2021.
11. "Styrmir Snær aftur til Þórs". Karfan.is (in Icelandic). 14 October 2022. Retrieved 14 October 2022.
12. Ingvi Þór Sæmundsson (19 October 2022). "Lífið er mikilvægara en körfubolti". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 19 October 2022.
13. Ingvi Þór Sæmundsson (10 February 2021). "Styrmir Snær valinn í landsliðið". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 11 February 2021.

External links

• Davidson Wildcats bio