Hermann Hauksson
Personal information
Born (1972-01-24) 24 January 1972
Iceland
NationalityIcelandic
Listed height198 cm (6 ft 6 in)
Career information
Playing career1990–2002
PositionForward
Coaching career2002–2003
Career history
As player:
1990–1998KR
1998Sint-Niklaas
1998–2000Njarðvík
2000–2002KR
As coach:
2002–2003KR (assistant)
Career highlights and awards
As player:
Career Úrvalsdeild karla statistics
Points3,258 (13.6 ppg)
Rebounds1,022 (4.3 rpg)
Games240

Hermann Hauksson (born 24 January 1972) is an Icelandic former basketball player and a former member of Icelandic national team. He played the majority of his career in the Úrvalsdeild karla with KR and Njarðvík but also played in Belgium for Sint-Niklaas.[1] In 1997, he was named the Úrvalsdeild karla Domestic Player of the Year.[2] In 1999, he won the Icelandic Cup with Njarðvík after scoring the game-tying three pointer that sent the game to overtime.[3] He retired following the 2001–2002 season due to lingering back injuries.[4]

Hermann was an analyst for Domino's Körfuboltakvöld from 2015 to 2023.[5][6][7]

Icelandic national team

From 1994 to 2000, Hermann played 64 games for the Icelandic national team.[8]

Personal life

Hermann is the father of basketball player and national team member Martin Hermannsson.[9][10] In 2014, they became the first father-son duo to have been named the Úrvalsdeild karla Domestic Player of the Year.[11]

References

  1. ↑ "Hermann í atvinnumennsku til Belgíu". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 22 January 1998. p. C1. Retrieved 22 March 2020.
  2. ↑ "Guðbjörg og Hermann best". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 12 April 1997. p. C1. Retrieved 22 March 2020.
  3. ↑ "Biðinni lokið". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). 8 February 1999. pp. 24–25. Retrieved 22 March 2020.
  4. ↑ "Hermann leggur skóna á hilluna". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). 29 August 2002. p. 29. Retrieved 22 March 2020.
  5. ↑ Tómas Þór Þórðarson (30 September 2015). "Körfuboltakvöld á Stöð 2 Sport: Leikur í beinni og uppgjörsþáttur eftir hverja umferð". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 22 March 2020.
  6. ↑ Róbert Róbertsson (12 November 2018). "Úr fatageiranum í lúxusbíla". Viðskiptablaðið (in Icelandic). Retrieved 22 March 2020.
  7. ↑ "Hermann Hauksson kveður Körfuboltakvöld eftir átta ár: „Elska ykkur alla, takk fyrir mig"". Mannlíf (in Icelandic). 19 May 2023. Retrieved 20 May 2023.
  8. ↑ "KKÍ | A landslið". kki.is. Retrieved 2020-03-22.
  9. ↑ Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson (28 December 2008). "Mamma og pabbi voru í stúkunni þegar Martin snéri aftur með stæl". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 22 March 2020.
  10. ↑ Andy West (3 December 2019). "Martin Hermannsson: 'Iceland has a bright future in basketball'". EuroLeague. Retrieved 22 March 2020.
  11. ↑ Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson (9 May 2014). "Martin fyrstur til að vera bestur eins og pabbi". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 22 March 2020.
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