Flosi Sigurðsson
Personal information
Born (1960-12-10) 10 December 1960
Reykjavík, Iceland
NationalityIcelandic
Listed height212 cm (6 ft 11 in)
Career information
High schoolCapital
(Olympia, Washington)
CollegeWashington (1981–1985)
PositionCenter
Career history
1977–1979Fram
Career highlights and awards

Flosi Sigurðsson (born 10 December 1960) is an Icelandic former basketball player and a former member of the Icelandic national team. He played college basketball for the University of Washington.[1]

Basketball

Flosi started his senior team career with Fram where he played until he went to the United States to study at Capital High School in 1979.[2] After graduating, he received offers from several prominent colleges,[3][4] and eventually chose the University of Washington.[5][6]

National team career

Flosi debuted with the Icelandic national team in March 1980, scoring 7 points against Armenia.[7] In total, he played 15 games for Iceland.[8]

Personal life

Flosi is the son of Erla Flosadóttir and former Icelandic national team player Sigurður Helgason.[9][10]

References

  1. "Flosi Sigurðsson er alveg frábær náungi". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). 4 April 1984. pp. 20–21. Retrieved 24 November 2019 via Tímarit.is. Open access icon
  2. "Flosi vekur athygli". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 14 December 1979. p. 30. Retrieved 24 November 2019 via Tímarit.is. Open access icon
  3. "UCLA vill fá Flosa til sín". Vísir (in Icelandic). 18 August 1980. p. 14. Retrieved 24 November 2019 via Tímarit.is. Open access icon
  4. "Flosi Sigurðsson betri en Pétur?". Vísir (in Icelandic). 29 April 1981. p. 6. Retrieved 24 November 2019 via Tímarit.is. Open access icon
  5. "Flosi valdi háskólann í Washington". Vísir (in Icelandic). 19 December 1980. p. 6. Retrieved 24 November 2019 via Tímarit.is. Open access icon
  6. Sigurður Á Jensson (10 April 1981). "Flosi samdi við Washington State University í gærdag!". Dagblaðið (in Icelandic). pp. 12–13. Retrieved 24 November 2019 via Tímarit.is. Open access icon
  7. "Furðudómur tryggði Armenum sigurinn". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 26 March 1980. p. 31. Retrieved 24 November 2019 via Tímarit.is. Open access icon
  8. "A landslið". kki.is. Icelandic Basketball Association. Retrieved 24 November 2019.
  9. Gylfi Kristjánsson (8 January 1979). "Þeir völdu Flosa í úrvalsliðið!". Vísir (in Icelandic). p. 14. Retrieved 24 November 2019 via Tímarit.is. Open access icon
  10. Sigurður Á. Jensson (30 April 1981). "Jæja, sýndu okkur að þú kunnir að troða". Dagblaðið (in Icelandic). pp. 14–15. Retrieved 24 November 2019 via Tímarit.is. Open access icon
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