Martin Hermannsson

Martin Hermannsson (born 16 September 1994) is an Icelandic professional basketball player for Valencia Basket of the Liga ACB and the EuroLeague. He also internationally represents the Icelandic national basketball team, with which he participated in the EuroBasket 2015 and EuroBasket 2017. In 2019, Martin was named the Icelandic Men's Basketball Player of the Year for the fourth year in a row.[1][2][3]

This is an Icelandic name. The last name is patronymic, not a family name; this person is referred to by the given name Martin.
Martin Hermannsson
No. 24 – Valencia Basket
PositionPoint guard / Shooting guard
LeagueLiga ACB
EuroLeague
Personal information
Born (1994-09-16) 16 September 1994
Reykjavík, Iceland
NationalityIcelandic
Listed height1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Listed weight77 kg (170 lb)
Career information
CollegeLIU Brooklyn (2014–2016)
NBA draft2016 / Undrafted
Playing career2009–present
Career history
2009–2014KR
2009→KR-b
2016–2017Étoile Charleville-Mézières
2017–2018Champagne Châlons-Reims
2018–2020Alba Berlin
2020–presentValencia
Career highlights and awards
Medals
Games of the Small States of Europe
2015 ReykjavíkTeam
2013 LuxembourgTeam

Playing career

Martin started his senior team career with KR at the age of 15. With KR, he went on to win the Icelandic championship twice, in 2011 and 2014. In 2014 he was named the Domestic Player of the Year, the Playoffs MVP and the Young Player of the Year while also being selected to the Domestic All-First Team.[4][5]

On 17 May 2017, he was selected for the LNB Pro B All-First Team and was the runner-up to the Most Valuable Player award.[6] He switched to Champagne Châlons-Reims Basket of the LNB Pro A for the 2017–18 season.[7]

In 29 June 2018, Martin signed with Alba Berlin of the Basketball Bundesliga.[8] On 7 November, he injured his ankle in Alba's 106-101 victory against Tofaş in the EuroCup and was expected to miss 6 weeks.[9] He returned from injury on 27 December, scoring a game high 19 points in only 20 minutes,[10] in Alba's 108-96 victory against Giessen 46ers.[11][12] On 22 January 2019, Martin scored 17 straight points in the third quarter in against Rytas Vilnius in the EuroCup,[13] helping Alba cut the lead from 21 points to 4 points.[14] He scored 20 of his 25 points in the second half, including three free throws with 0.9 seconds remaining that gave Alba a 87-85 victory.[15][16] On 17 February, he had 6 points and 6 assists in Alba's narrow 82-83 loss against Brose Bamberg in the German Basketball Cup Finals.[17] In June 2019, Martin and Alba lost to Bayern München in the Bundesliga finals 0-3.[18]

In December 2019, Martin was named the Icelandic Men's Basketball Player of the Year for the fourth straight season.[19] He finished second in the vote for the Icelandic Sportsperson of the Year.[20] On 17 January 2020, he scored 6 of his 13 points in overtime in a victory against Red Star Belgrade.[21] On 17 February 2020, he led all scorers with 20 points in Alba's 89-67 victory against EWE Baskets Oldenburg in the German Basketball Cup finals.[22] On 28 June 2020, Martin won the Basketball Bundesliga championship with Alba Berlin.[23]

On July 9, 2020, he has signed with Valencia of the Liga ACB.[24]

On 16 December, Martin was named the Icelandic Male Basketball Player of the Year for the fifth straight year.[25]

Statistics

College
Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2014–15 LIU 303031.2.391.275.8643.83.30.90.210.1
2015-16 LIU 313136.2.458.360.8824.44.71.80.316.2
Career 616133:8.431.322.8754.14.01.30.213.2

Euroleague
Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG PIR
2019–20 Alba Berlin 272025.8.443.337.8601.64.80.50.510.98.5
Career 272025.8.443.337.8601.64.80.50.510.98.5

National team career

Martin debuted with the Icelandic national team during the 2013 Games of the Small States of Europe[26] where the team finished third. With Iceland, he participated at the EuroBasket 2015[27] and EuroBasket 2017.[28] On 10 August 2019, Martin scored the game winning basket with 0.7 seconds left in Iceland's 83-82 victory against Switzerland in the EuroBasket 2021 qualification. 20 seconds earlier had had also given Iceland temporally the lead with a difficult shot over Switzerland's Clint Capela at the shot clock buzzer.[29]

Personal life

Martin is the son of former Icelandic national team player Hermann Hauksson.[30]

  • Martin: Saga úr Vesturbæ is a 2017 documentary by Bjartur Sigurðsson about Martin's life and basketball career.[31]

References
  1. Körfuknattleiksfólk ársins 2016 · Gunnhildur og Martin
  2. Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson (13 December 2017). "Hildur Björg og Martin eru Körfuknattleiksfólk ársins 2017". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 13 December 2017.
  3. Jón Björn Ólafsson (17 December 2018). "Hildur og Martin körfuknattleiksfólk ársins annað árið í röð". Karfan.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 17 December 2018.
  4. Hildur og Martin best á tímabilinu
  5. Böðvar Páll Ásgeirsson (9 August 2020). "Maður er það klikkaður". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). Retrieved 9 August 2020.
  6. Les lauréats sont connus !
  7. Martin samdi við Chalons Reims
  8. Arnar Geir Halldórsson (29 June 2018). "Martin genginn til liðs við Alba Berlin". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 29 June 2018.
  9. Anton Ingi Leifson (8 November 2018). "Martin meiddist í Evrópuleik: "Ég segi ein vika en læknirinn segir fjórar til sex"". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 28 December 2018.
  10. Ingvi Þór Sæmundsson (27 December 2018). "Með 19 stig á 20 mínútum". Fréttablaðið (in Icelandic). Retrieved 28 December 2018.
  11. Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson (28 December 2018). "Mamma og pabbi voru í stúkunni þegar Martin snéri aftur með stæl". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 28 December 2018.
  12. Víðir Sigurðsson (28 December 2018). "Hissa að vera valinn í hópinn strax". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). Retrieved 28 December 2018.
  13. Julian Graeber (23 January 2019). "Der Mann mit der Wikinger-Mentalität". Der Tagesspiegel (in German). Retrieved 23 January 2019.
  14. Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson (24 January 2019). "Sjáðu hvernig "Víkingahugarfarið" hjá Martin bjargaði Alba Berlin". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 24 January 2019.
  15. Haukur Harðarson (23 January 2019). "Martin skoraði 17 stig í röð og tryggði sigur". RÚV (in Icelandic). Retrieved 23 January 2019.
  16. "Hermannsson took charge when it mattered". Eurocupbasketball.com. 23 January 2019. Retrieved 23 January 2019.
  17. Arnar Geir Halldórsson (17 February 2019). "Martin og félagar töpuðu með minnsta mun í bikarúrslitum". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 19 February 2019.
  18. Ingvi Þór Sæmundsson (23 June 2019). "Martin og félagar ekki meistarar". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 29 June 2019.
  19. "Körfuknattleiksfólk ársins 2019 - Helena og Martin". Icelandic Basketball Federation (in Icelandic). 13 December 2019. Retrieved 13 December 2019.
  20. Ingvi Þór Sæmundsson (28 December 2019). "Þessi fengu atkvæði í kjörinu á íþróttamanni ársins 2019". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 28 December 2019.
  21. Ingvi Þór Sæmundsson (18 January 2020). "Martin ískaldur og setti niður tvö þrista á ögurstundu". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 18 January 2020.
  22. Runólfur Trausti Þórhallsson (16 February 2020). "Martin stigahæstur er Alba Berlin varð bikarmeistari". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 17 February 2020.
  23. Anton Ingi Leifsson (28 June 2020). "Martin þýskur meistari". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 28 June 2020.
  24. "Valencia tabs Martin Hermannsson". Eurobasket.com. July 9, 2020. Retrieved July 9, 2020.
  25. Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson (16 December 2020). "Sara Rún og Martin valin körfuboltafólk ársins". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 16 December 2020.
  26. "Justin valinn í landsliðið fyrir Smáþjóðaleikana". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). 21 May 2013. Retrieved 10 August 2019.
  27. "Profile". eurobasket2015.org. Retrieved 5 September 2015.
  28. Kristján Jónsson (30 August 2017). "Ættarmót hjá Martin í Helsinki". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). Retrieved 26 December 2017.
  29. Valur Páll Eiríksson (10 August 2019). "Sjáðu magnaða sigurkörfu Martins". RÚV (in Icelandic). Retrieved 10 August 2019.
  30. Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson (9 May 2014). "Martin fyrstur til að vera bestur eins og pabbi". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 10 August 2019.
  31. Ingvi Þór Sæmundsson (24 December 2017). "Ný heimildamynd um Martin Hermannsson frumsýnd í kvöld". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 26 December 2017.
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