Almar Orri Atlason

Almar Orri Atlason
No. 11 – Miami RedHawks
PositionSmall forward
LeagueMid American Conference
Personal information
Born (2004-12-28) 28 December 2004
Listed height204 cm (6 ft 8 in)
Listed weight106.5 kg (235 lb)
Career information
High schoolSunrise Christian Academy
(Bel Aire, Kansas, U.S.)
College
Playing career2020–present
Career history
2020–2022KR
Career highlights
  • MVC All-Freshman team (2024)

Almar Orri Atlason (born 28 December 2004) is an Icelandic college basketball player for the Miami RedHawks of the Mid-American Conference. He also plays for the Icelandic national team programs.[1]

Career

Almar Orri played up through the junior ranks of KR before heading to Italy in 2019 where he joined A.S. Stella Azzurra.[2] He returned to KR the following season and started his senior team career during the 2020–21 season.[3]

In August 2022, Almar Orri joined Sunrise Christian Academy in Kansas, United States.[4][5]

In April 2023, he announced that he joined Bradley University.[6]

Prior to the 2025-26 season, Atlason transferred to Miami University.[7]

National team career

In August 2021, he was selected to the U-18 All-First team of the Nordic Tournament after averaging 14 points, 8 rebounds and 2 assists.[8] In 2022, he led Iceland to the semi-finals of FIBA IBA U18 European Championship Division B after posting 22 points, 16 rebounds, 6 assists, 2 blocks in a win against Bosnia and Herzegovina.[9] Following the tournament, he was selected to the FIBA Europe U-20 Championship Division B All-Tournament Team.[10][11] In July 2022, he was selected to the 26-player training camp of the Icelandic senior national team.[12]

On 30 June 2024, he led Iceland Under-20 team to its first Nordic championship with 40 points in a win against Finland Under-20 team.[13]

Career statistics

National team

Team Tournament Pos. GP PPG RPG APG
IcelandEuroBasket 202522nd
2
1.0
0.5
0.0

Awards and accomplishments

Individual awards

Personal life

Almar Orri is the younger brother of basketball coach Darri Freyr Atlason.[14]

References

  1. ↑ Davíð Eldur (28 July 2022). "Almar Orri semur við KR". Karfan.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 6 August 2022.
  2. ↑ "Almar Orri til Ítalíu". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 13 August 2019. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
  3. ↑ Hjörvar Ólafsson (28 July 2022). "Alexander frá KR í Hauka – Almar Orri áfram í Vesturbænum". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 6 August 2022.
  4. ↑ Atli Arason (30 August 2022). "Almar Orri yfirgefur KR". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 31 August 2022.
  5. ↑ Starri Freyr Jónsson (2 September 2022). "Draumurinn er að spila í NBA". Fréttablaðið (in Icelandic). Retrieved 19 September 2022.
  6. ↑ "Almar Orri til Bradley Braves". Karfan.is (in Icelandic). 14 April 2023. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
  7. ↑ "Almar Atlason - Men's Basketball". Miami University RedHawks. Retrieved 2 November 2025.
  8. ↑ Davíð Eldur (23 August 2021). "Sjáðu brot af því besta frá Almari Orra af NM 2021". Karfan.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 6 August 2022.
  9. ↑ Valur Páll Eiríksson (5 August 2022). "Ísland í undanúrslit – Almar fær hrós frá greinanda ESPN fyrir geggjaðan leik". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 6 August 2022.
  10. ↑ Davíð Eldur (8 August 2022). "Almar Orri valinn í úrvalslið Evrópumótsins í Rúmeníu". Karfan.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 8 August 2022.
  11. ↑ Runólfur Trausti Þórhallsson (8 August 2022). "Almar Orri í úrvalsliði Evrópumóts landsliða 18 ára og yngri". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 8 August 2022.
  12. ↑ Hjörtur Leó Guðjónsson (16 June 2022). "Stór æfingahópur fyrir mikilvæga leiki Íslands". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 6 August 2022.
  13. ↑ Ingvi Þór Sæmundsson (30 June 2024). "Almar skoraði fjörutíu stig þegar Ísland varð Norðurlandameistari". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 30 June 2024.
  14. ↑ Edda Sif Pálsdóttir; Jóhann Páll Ástvaldsson (8 August 2022). "Ísland á einn efnilegasta körfuboltaleikmann Evrópu". RÚV (in Icelandic). Retrieved 8 August 2022.
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