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{{Short description|Icelandic basketball player}}
{{icelandic name|Örlygur|male}}
{{icelandic name|Örlygur|male}}
{{Infobox basketball biography
{{Infobox basketball biography
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| league = [[Premier League (Iceland)|Úrvalsdeild]]
| league = [[Premier League (Iceland)|Úrvalsdeild]]
| team =
| team =
| high_school = [[Charlotte Christian School]]<br/>([[Charlotte, North Carolina]])
| high_school = [[Charlotte Christian School|Charlotte Christian]]<br/>([[Charlotte, North Carolina]])
| birth_date = {{Birth date|df=yes|1981|5|21}}
| birth_date = {{Birth date|df=yes|1981|5|21}}
| birth_place = [[Keflavík]], Iceland
| birth_place = [[Keflavík]], Iceland
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==Career==
==Career==
===Playing career===
===Playing career===
Örlygur started playing basketball at the age of 8 with [[Ungmennafélag Njarðvíkur]]. He broke into the starting lineup of Úrvalsdeild powerhouse [[Njarðvík men's basketball|Njarðvík]] in 1997 at the age of 16.<ref name="mbl1">{{cite news|author1=Edwin Rögnvaldsson|title=Sjálfstraustíð hefur aukist|url=http://timarit.is/view_page_init.jsp?pageId=1897627|accessdate=27 October 2017|work=[[Morgunblaðið]]|date=3 February 1998|language=Icelandic}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|author1=Dagný Hulda Erlendsdóttir|title=Saga Ölla hreyfir við öllum|url=http://timarit.is/view_page_init.jsp?pageId=5855823|accessdate=27 October 2017|work=[[Fréttatíminn]]|date=30 August 2013|language=Icelandic}}</ref> His first game came against [[Körfuknattleiksfélag ÍA|ÍA]] where he had 10 points and 7 assists.<ref name="Fjölmennt við útför Örlygs">{{cite news |title=Fjölmennt við útför Örlygs |url=http://www.vf.is/frettir/fjolmennt-vid--utfor-orlygs/671 |accessdate=17 January 2020 |work=[[Víkurfréttir]] |date=1 February 2000 |language=Icelandic}}</ref> He was a key player in Njarðvík's [[1997–98 Úrvalsdeild karla (basketball)|1998 Icelandic championship]] run, averaging 15.0 points and 5.0 assists in the three game sweep of [[KR men's basketball|KR]] in the finals,<ref>{{cite news |title=Langbestir |url=https://timarit.is/page/2968237#page/n3/mode/2up |accessdate=17 January 2020 |work=[[Dagblaðið Vísir]] |date=20 April 1998 |pages=28-29 |language=Icelandic}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Stórkostlegt |url=https://timarit.is/page/1903393 |accessdate=17 January 2020 |work=[[Morgunblaðið]] |date=21 April 1998 |page=B12 |language=Icelandic}}</ref><ref name="visir2"/> including a 20 points, 9 assists and 6 steals performance in game two of the series.<ref>[http://gamli.kki.is/mot/1500000814_00100001.htm UMFN - KR: DHL-deild úrslitakeppni , 16. apríl 1998]</ref>
Örlygur started playing basketball at the age of 8 with [[Ungmennafélag Njarðvíkur]]. He broke into the starting lineup of Úrvalsdeild powerhouse [[Njarðvík men's basketball|Njarðvík]] in 1997 at the age of 16.<ref name="mbl1">{{cite news|author1=Edwin Rögnvaldsson|title=Sjálfstraustíð hefur aukist|url=http://timarit.is/view_page_init.jsp?pageId=1897627|accessdate=27 October 2017|work=[[Morgunblaðið]]|date=3 February 1998|language=Icelandic}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|author1=Dagný Hulda Erlendsdóttir|title=Saga Ölla hreyfir við öllum|url=http://timarit.is/view_page_init.jsp?pageId=5855823|accessdate=27 October 2017|work=[[Fréttatíminn]]|date=30 August 2013|language=Icelandic}}</ref> His first game came against [[Körfuknattleiksfélag ÍA|ÍA]] where he had 10 points and 7 assists.<ref name="Fjölmennt við útför Örlygs">{{cite news |title=Fjölmennt við útför Örlygs |url=http://www.vf.is/frettir/fjolmennt-vid--utfor-orlygs/671 |accessdate=17 January 2020 |work=[[Víkurfréttir]] |date=1 February 2000 |language=Icelandic}}</ref> He was a key player in Njarðvík's [[1997–98 Úrvalsdeild karla (basketball)|1998 Icelandic championship]] run, averaging 15.0 points and 5.0 assists in the three game sweep of [[KR men's basketball|KR]] in the finals,<ref>{{cite news |title=Langbestir |url=https://timarit.is/page/2968237#page/n3/mode/2up |accessdate=17 January 2020 |work=[[Dagblaðið Vísir]] |date=20 April 1998 |pages=28–29 |language=Icelandic}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Stórkostlegt |url=https://timarit.is/page/1903393 |accessdate=17 January 2020 |work=[[Morgunblaðið]] |date=21 April 1998 |page=B12 |language=Icelandic}}</ref><ref name="visir2"/> including a 20 points, 9 assists and 6 steals performance in game two of the series.<ref>[http://gamli.kki.is/mot/1500000814_00100001.htm UMFN - KR: DHL-deild úrslitakeppni, 16. apríl 1998]</ref>


Örlygur spent the 1998-1999 season playing for [[Charlotte Christian School|Charlotte Christian Knights]] under coach [[Bobby Jones (basketball, born 1951)|Bobby Jones]]<ref>{{cite news|title=Hver var Örlygur Sturluson?|url=http://www.vf.is/ithrottir/hver-var-orlygur-sturluson/58684|accessdate=27 October 2017|work=Víkurfréttir|date=5 September 2013|language=Icelandic}}</ref> where he set the school single season record for assists and steals.<ref>{{cite news |title=Örlygur á Hvíta Tjaldinu |url=https://timarit.is/page/6265144 |accessdate=18 January 2020 |work=[[Víkurfréttir]] |date=5 September 2013 |pages=24-25 |language=Icelandic}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=2016-2017 Charlotte Christian School Basketball|url=https://www.charlottechristian.com/uploaded/Documents/Athletics/Forms/1617_BasketballMediaGuide.pdf|publisher=[[Charlotte Christian School]]|accessdate=27 October 2017}}</ref>
Örlygur spent the 1998-1999 season playing for [[Charlotte Christian School|Charlotte Christian Knights]] under coach [[Bobby Jones (basketball, born 1951)|Bobby Jones]]<ref>{{cite news|title=Hver var Örlygur Sturluson?|url=http://www.vf.is/ithrottir/hver-var-orlygur-sturluson/58684|accessdate=27 October 2017|work=Víkurfréttir|date=5 September 2013|language=Icelandic}}</ref> where he set the school single season record for assists and steals.<ref>{{cite news |title=Örlygur á Hvíta Tjaldinu |url=https://timarit.is/page/6265144 |accessdate=18 January 2020 |work=[[Víkurfréttir]] |date=5 September 2013 |pages=24–25 |language=Icelandic}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=2016-2017 Charlotte Christian School Basketball|url=https://www.charlottechristian.com/uploaded/Documents/Athletics/Forms/1617_BasketballMediaGuide.pdf|publisher=[[Charlotte Christian School]]|accessdate=27 October 2017}}</ref>


He rejoined Njarðvík in the summer of 1999 while also playing for ÍRB, a joint team of Njarðvík and [[Keflavík men's basketball|Keflavík]] in the [[1999–2000 FIBA Korać Cup|Korać Cup]]. He helped the joint ÍRB team to advance to the second round of the Korać Cup before bowing out while also helping Njarðvík achieve a 10-3 record in the Úrvalsdeild before the all star break.<ref>{{cite news |title=Slæmir kaflar kostuðu sitt |url=https://timarit.is/page/2991827#page/n1/mode/2up |accessdate=17 January 2020 |work=[[Dagblaðið Vísir]] |date=4 November 1999 |page=21 |language=Icelandic}}</ref><ref>[http://www.fibaeurope.com/compID_MsfTeemRHYovSUdkYV76x0.season_2000.roundID_2555.playerID_33203.teamID_5315.html Örlygur Aron Sturluson IRB Reykjanesbaer]</ref> He was selected for the 2000 [[Icelandic Basketball Association Men's All-Star Game|Icelandic All-Star game]], scoring 7 points in what ended being his last game.<ref>{{cite news |title=278 stig |url=https://timarit.is/page/2995148#page/n10/mode/2up |accessdate=17 January 2020 |work=[[Dagblaðið Vísir]] |date=17 January 2000 |page=29 |language=Icelandic}}</ref>
He rejoined Njarðvík in the summer of 1999 while also playing for ÍRB, a joint team of Njarðvík and [[Keflavík men's basketball|Keflavík]] in the [[1999–2000 FIBA Korać Cup|Korać Cup]]. He helped the joint ÍRB team to advance to the second round of the Korać Cup before bowing out while also helping Njarðvík achieve a 10-3 record in the Úrvalsdeild before the all star break.<ref>{{cite news |title=Slæmir kaflar kostuðu sitt |url=https://timarit.is/page/2991827#page/n1/mode/2up |accessdate=17 January 2020 |work=[[Dagblaðið Vísir]] |date=4 November 1999 |page=21 |language=Icelandic}}</ref><ref>[http://www.fibaeurope.com/compID_MsfTeemRHYovSUdkYV76x0.season_2000.roundID_2555.playerID_33203.teamID_5315.html Örlygur Aron Sturluson IRB Reykjanesbaer]</ref> He was selected for the 2000 [[Icelandic Basketball Association Men's All-Star Game|Icelandic All-Star game]], scoring seven points in what would prove to be his last game.<ref>{{cite news |title=278 stig |url=https://timarit.is/page/2995148#page/n10/mode/2up |accessdate=17 January 2020 |work=[[Dagblaðið Vísir]] |date=17 January 2000 |page=29 |language=Icelandic}}</ref>


===National team career===
===National team career===
Örlygur played 3 games with the [[Iceland men's national basketball team|Icelandic men's national basketball team]] and 5 games for the U21 national team in 1999.<ref>[http://kki.is/landslid/karlar/leikjafjoldi/a-landslid/ A Landslið karla]</ref><ref>[http://kki.is/landslid/karlar/leikjafjoldi/u-21/ U21 landslið karla]</ref> He had previously played for the junior national teams.<ref>[http://kki.is/landslid/karlar/leikjafjoldi/unglinga-og-drengja/ Unglinga- og drengjalandslið]</ref><ref>[https://www.fiba.com/pages/eng/fa/player/p/pid/33203/sid/94/tid/300/_/2000_European_Championship_for_Young_Men/index.html FIBA.com Örlygur Aron Sturluson]</ref>
Örlygur played three games with the [[Iceland men's national basketball team|Icelandic men's national basketball team]] and five games for the U21 national team in 1999.<ref>[http://kki.is/landslid/karlar/leikjafjoldi/a-landslid/ A Landslið karla]</ref><ref>[http://kki.is/landslid/karlar/leikjafjoldi/u-21/ U21 landslið karla]</ref> He had previously played for the junior national teams.<ref>[http://kki.is/landslid/karlar/leikjafjoldi/unglinga-og-drengja/ Unglinga- og drengjalandslið]</ref><ref>[https://archive.fiba.com/pages/eng/fa/player/p/pid/33203/sid/94/tid/300/_/2000_European_Championship_for_Young_Men/index.html FIBA.com Örlygur Aron Sturluson]</ref>


==Death==
==Death==
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==Popular culture==
==Popular culture==
*''Ölli'' is a 2013 documentary by Garðar Örn Arnarson about Örlygur's life and basketball career.<ref name="visir1"/><ref>{{cite web|title=Ölli (2013)|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3213070/|website=[[IMDB.com]]|accessdate=27 October 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Gera kvikmynd um Örlyg Sturluson|url=http://timarit.is/view_page_init.jsp?pageId=6043147|accessdate=27 October 2017|work=[[Morgunblaðið]]|date=24 March 2013|language=Icelandic}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Ölli|url=https://vimeo.com/191963551|website=Vimeo.com|publisher=Garðar Örn Arnarson|accessdate=3 May 2018|language=Icelandic|date=17 November 2016}}</ref> Ölli was the nickname that Örlygur commonly went by.<ref>{{cite news |author1=Ingvi Þór Sæmundsson |title=Ölli spilaði besta hálfleik sem ég hef Íslending spila fyrr og síðar |url=https://www.visir.is/g/2020200119103/-olli-spiladi-besta-halfleik-sem-eg-hef-islending-spila-fyrr-og-sidar- |accessdate=18 January 2020 |work=[[Vísir.is]] |date=17 January 2020 |language=Icelandic}}</ref>
*''Ölli'' is a 2013 documentary by Garðar Örn Arnarson about Örlygur's life and basketball career.<ref name="visir1"/><ref>{{cite web|title=Ölli (2013)|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3213070/|website=[[IMDb]]|accessdate=27 October 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Gera kvikmynd um Örlyg Sturluson|url=http://timarit.is/view_page_init.jsp?pageId=6043147|accessdate=27 October 2017|work=[[Morgunblaðið]]|date=24 March 2013|language=Icelandic}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Ölli|url=https://vimeo.com/191963551|website=Vimeo.com|publisher=Garðar Örn Arnarson|accessdate=3 May 2018|language=Icelandic|date=17 November 2016}}</ref> Ölli was the nickname that Örlygur commonly went by.<ref>{{cite news |author1=Ingvi Þór Sæmundsson |title=Ölli spilaði besta hálfleik sem ég hef Íslending spila fyrr og síðar |url=https://www.visir.is/g/2020200119103/-olli-spiladi-besta-halfleik-sem-eg-hef-islending-spila-fyrr-og-sidar- |accessdate=18 January 2020 |work=[[Vísir.is]] |date=17 January 2020 |language=Icelandic}}</ref>


==See also==
==See also==
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[[Category:Njarðvík men's basketball players|Örlygur Aron Sturluson]]
[[Category:Njarðvík men's basketball players|Örlygur Aron Sturluson]]
[[Category:Point guards]]
[[Category:Point guards]]
[[Category:Úrvalsdeild karla basketball players|Örlygur Aron Sturluson]]
[[Category:Úrvalsdeild karla (basketball) players|Örlygur Aron Sturluson]]
[[Category:Sportspeople from Keflavík|Örlygur Aron Sturluson]]

Latest revision as of 05:01, 19 January 2024

This is an Icelandic name. The last name is patronymic, not a family name; this person is referred to by the given name Örlygur.
Örlygur Aron Sturluson
Personal information
Born(1981-05-21)21 May 1981
Keflavík, Iceland
Died16 January 2000(2000-01-16) (aged 18)
Njarðvík, Iceland
NationalityIcelandic
Career information
High schoolCharlotte Christian
(Charlotte, North Carolina)
Playing career1997–2000
PositionPoint guard
Career history
1997–1998Njarðvík
1999ÍRB
1999–2000Njarðvík
Career highlights and awards
Career Úrvalsdeild karla statistics
Points286 (10.6 ppg)
Assists114 (4.2 apg)
Steals72 (2.7 spg)

Örlygur Aron Sturluson (21 May 1981 – 16 January 2000) was an Icelandic basketball player, who played for Njarðvík in the Icelandic Úrvalsdeild where he won the national championship in 1998.[1] He started playing for the Icelandic national team in 1999 and was considered one of the most promising prospects in Icelandic basketball at the time of his death.[2][3]

Career

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Playing career

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Örlygur started playing basketball at the age of 8 with Ungmennafélag Njarðvíkur. He broke into the starting lineup of Úrvalsdeild powerhouse Njarðvík in 1997 at the age of 16.[4][5] His first game came against ÍA where he had 10 points and 7 assists.[6] He was a key player in Njarðvík's 1998 Icelandic championship run, averaging 15.0 points and 5.0 assists in the three game sweep of KR in the finals,[7][8][3] including a 20 points, 9 assists and 6 steals performance in game two of the series.[9]

Örlygur spent the 1998-1999 season playing for Charlotte Christian Knights under coach Bobby Jones[10] where he set the school single season record for assists and steals.[11][12]

He rejoined Njarðvík in the summer of 1999 while also playing for ÍRB, a joint team of Njarðvík and Keflavík in the Korać Cup. He helped the joint ÍRB team to advance to the second round of the Korać Cup before bowing out while also helping Njarðvík achieve a 10-3 record in the Úrvalsdeild before the all star break.[13][14] He was selected for the 2000 Icelandic All-Star game, scoring seven points in what would prove to be his last game.[15]

National team career

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Örlygur played three games with the Icelandic men's national basketball team and five games for the U21 national team in 1999.[16][17] He had previously played for the junior national teams.[18][19]

Death

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Örlygur died in the early morning of January 16, 2000, after an accidental fall.[20][3]

Family

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Örlygur was the son of Særún Lúðvíksdóttir and former Icelandic national team player Sturla Örlygsson, and the brother of women's national team player Margrét Kara Sturludóttir and Úrvalsdeild karla player Sigurður Dagur Sturluson. He was also nephew of former Úrvalsdeild karla players Teitur Örlygsson, who won the Icelandic championship a record 10 times,[21] Gunnar Örn Örlygsson, a former Althing member, and Stefán Örlygsson.[4][6]

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  • Ölli is a 2013 documentary by Garðar Örn Arnarson about Örlygur's life and basketball career.[2][22][23][24] Ölli was the nickname that Örlygur commonly went by.[25]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson (17 January 2020). "Teitur um Ölla: Sextán ára var hann að fara svo illa með okkur á æfingum". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 17 January 2020.
  2. ^ a b "Fyrsta sýnishornið úr myndinni um Örlyg Aron". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). 15 May 2013. Retrieved 27 October 2017.
  3. ^ a b c Edda Sif Pálsdóttir (14 July 2014). "Ísland í dag: Halda minningu Ölla á lofti". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 27 October 2017.
  4. ^ a b Edwin Rögnvaldsson (3 February 1998). "Sjálfstraustíð hefur aukist". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). Retrieved 27 October 2017.
  5. ^ Dagný Hulda Erlendsdóttir (30 August 2013). "Saga Ölla hreyfir við öllum". Fréttatíminn (in Icelandic). Retrieved 27 October 2017.
  6. ^ a b "Fjölmennt við útför Örlygs". Víkurfréttir (in Icelandic). 1 February 2000. Retrieved 17 January 2020.
  7. ^ "Langbestir". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). 20 April 1998. pp. 28–29. Retrieved 17 January 2020.
  8. ^ "Stórkostlegt". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 21 April 1998. p. B12. Retrieved 17 January 2020.
  9. ^ UMFN - KR: DHL-deild úrslitakeppni, 16. apríl 1998
  10. ^ "Hver var Örlygur Sturluson?". Víkurfréttir (in Icelandic). 5 September 2013. Retrieved 27 October 2017.
  11. ^ "Örlygur á Hvíta Tjaldinu". Víkurfréttir (in Icelandic). 5 September 2013. pp. 24–25. Retrieved 18 January 2020.
  12. ^ "2016-2017 Charlotte Christian School Basketball" (PDF). Charlotte Christian School. Retrieved 27 October 2017.
  13. ^ "Slæmir kaflar kostuðu sitt". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). 4 November 1999. p. 21. Retrieved 17 January 2020.
  14. ^ Örlygur Aron Sturluson IRB Reykjanesbaer
  15. ^ "278 stig". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). 17 January 2000. p. 29. Retrieved 17 January 2020.
  16. ^ A Landslið karla
  17. ^ U21 landslið karla
  18. ^ Unglinga- og drengjalandslið
  19. ^ FIBA.com Örlygur Aron Sturluson
  20. ^ "Lögreglan rannsakar lát ungs manns". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 18 January 2018. p. 2. Retrieved 18 January 2020.
  21. ^ "Teitur Örlygsson er búinn að semja við Njarðvíkinga til tveggja ára". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 10 May 2007. Retrieved 18 January 2020.
  22. ^ "Ölli (2013)". IMDb. Retrieved 27 October 2017.
  23. ^ "Gera kvikmynd um Örlyg Sturluson". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 24 March 2013. Retrieved 27 October 2017.
  24. ^ "Ölli". Vimeo.com (in Icelandic). Garðar Örn Arnarson. 17 November 2016. Retrieved 3 May 2018.
  25. ^ Ingvi Þór Sæmundsson (17 January 2020). "Ölli spilaði besta hálfleik sem ég hef Íslending spila fyrr og síðar". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 18 January 2020.
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