Þorvaldur Orri Árnason
Njarðvík
PositionSmall forward
LeagueÚrvalsdeild karla
Personal information
Born (2002-06-17) 17 June 2002
Listed height198 cm (6 ft 6 in)
Career information
Playing career2019–present
Career history
2019–2023KR
2021→ Hamar
2023–presentNjarðvík
Career highlights and awards

Þorvaldur Orri Árnason (born 17 June 2002) is an Icelandic basketball player who currently plays for Njarðvík of the Úrvalsdeild karla and the Icelandic national team.

Club career

Þorvaldur started his senior team career with reigning national champions KR during the 2019–2020 season.[1]

During the second half of the 2020–2021 season, Þorvaldur was loaned to Hamar in the second tier 1. deild karla where he averaged 12.3 points and 4.4 rebounds in 8 games.

In 2021-2022, he averaged 11.7 points and 5.5 rebounds in 23 regular season and playoff games and was named the Úrvalsdeild Young Player of the Year.[2]

During the 2022-2023 season, Þorvaldur averaged a career high 13.3 points along with 5.4 rebounds and 2.7 assists but was unable to prevent KR from being relegated to the second-tier 1. deild karla for the first time in its history.[3]

In June 2023, Þorvaldur was selected by the Cleveland Charge with the 9th pick in the 2023 international G League draft.[4] He was waived by the Charge in November the same year without appearing in a game. Shortly later, he returned to the Úrvalsdeild and signed with Njarðvík.[5][6]

National team career

In November 2022, Þorvaldur was selected to the Iceland men's national basketball team for the first time.[7]

References

  1. ↑ Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson (21 November 2023). "Mér sýnist að hann hafi verið pínulítið hress með það sjálfur". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 21 November 2023.
  2. ↑ Þorkell Gunnar Sigurbjörnsson (20 May 2022). "Dagný Lísa og Kristófer valin best". RÚV (in Icelandic). Retrieved 21 November 2023.
  3. ↑ Jón Már Ferro (14 June 2023). "KR-ingur í nýliðaval þróunardeildar NBA". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 21 November 2023.
  4. ↑ Smári Jökull Jónsson (28 June 2023). "Völdu Þorvald Orra í nýliðavalinu". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 21 November 2023.
  5. ↑ "Þorvaldur Orri til Njarðvíkur". Karfan.is (in Icelandic). 20 November 2023. Retrieved 21 November 2023.
  6. ↑ Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson (21 November 2023). "KR-ingurinn kemur heim en fer í Njarðvík". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 21 November 2023.
  7. ↑ Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson (8 November 2022). "Þorvaldur Orri og Orri nýliðar í karlalandsliðinu". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 21 November 2023.
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