Sigurður Helgason (basketball)

Sigurður Már Helgason (born 29 April 1940) is an Icelandic former basketball player and businessman.

[1] In the fall of 1965, he helped KR win the annual Reykjavík City Tournament, which at the time was the second most important basketball competition in the country.

[3] Sigurður continued to play for the team under the new name, but decided to retire at the end of the 1971 season, citing his age and negative writings in certain newspapers towards him and other players.

[7][8][9] Sigurður's son, Flosi Sigurðsson,[2] played college basketball for the University of Washington from 1981 to 1985.

[10] A 212 cm center, he played 15 games for the Icelandic national team from 1983 to 1984.