Hilmar Smári Henningsson

This is an Icelandic name. The last name is patronymic, not a family name; this person is referred to by the given name Hilmar Smári .

Hilmar Smári Henningsson

Stjarnan
Position	Shooting guard
League	Úrvalsdeild karla
Personal information
Born	(2000-09-03) 3 September 2000 (age 24)
Nationality	Icelandic
Listed height	196 cm (6 ft 5 in)
Career information
Playing career	2016–present
Career history
2016–2017	Haukar
2017–2018	Þór Akureyri
2018–2019	Haukar
2019–2021	Valencia Basket
2019–2021	→Valencia Basket B
2021–2022	Stjarnan
2022–2023	Haukar
2023–2024	Eisbären Bremerhaven
2024–present	Stjarnan
Career highlights and awards
Icelandic Cup (2022) Úrvalsdeild Young Player of the Year (2019)
Medals Men's basketball Representing  Iceland Games of the Small States of Europe 2019 Montenegro National Team

Hilmar Smári Henningsson (born 3 September 2000) is an Icelandic basketball player for the Stjarnan of the Icelandic Úrvalsdeild karla and the Icelandic national basketball team. In 2019, he was named the Úrvalsdeild Young Player of the Year and in 2022, he won the Icelandic Cup with Stjarnan.

Club career

Hilmar Smári started his senior team career with Haukar, appearing in 7 games during the 2016–17 Úrvalsdeild karla season. After starting the following season with Haukar, he moved to Þór Akureyri in December 2017. In 12 games with Þór, he averaged 12.2 points and 4.0 rebounds.

He returned to Haukar for the 2018–19 season and went on to average 14.0 points, 4.2 rebounds and 3.4 assists per game. After the season he was named the Úrvalsdeild Young Player of the Year.^[1]

In April 2019, Hilmar Smári had a tryout with Valencia Basket of the Liga ACB.^[2] Two months later he signed a 2-year contract with the team.^[3]

On 21 July 2021, Hilmar signed with Úrvalsdeild karla club Stjarnan.^[4] On 19 March 2022, he won his first Icelandic Basketball Cup when Stjarnan defeated reigning national champions Þór Þorlákshöfn in the 2022 Cup Finals.^[5] For the season, he averaged 12.4 points, 4.7 rebounds and 3.6 assists per game^[6] with the Stjarnan finishing 6th in the league and losing to Valur in the first round of the playoffs.^[7]

Following Haukar promotion back to the Úrvalsdeild, Hilmar signed with his hometown club in May 2022.^[8] He helped Haukar finish with the third best record in the league, with 14 victories in 22 games, while averaging 18.0 points, 5.2 rebounds and 4.2 assists per game. During Haukar's first round loss against Þór Þorlákshöfn, Hilmar averaged team highs 25.2 points and 6.4 assists along with 4.4 rebounds per game.^[9][10]

In July 2023, Hilmar Smári signed with Eisbären Bremerhaven of the German ProA.^[11]

In July 2024, Hilmar returned to Iceland and signed with Stjarnan.^[12]

National team career

Hilmar Smári played his first games for the Icelandic national team during the 2019 Games of the Small States of Europe^[13] where Iceland finished third.^[3]

Personal life

Hilmar's father is Henning Henningson,^[14] who played 30 games for the Icelandic national team from 1985 to 1993.^[15] His sister is basketball player Lovísa Henningsdóttir.^[16]

Awards, titles and accomplishments

Individual awards

• Úrvalsdeild Young Player of the Year: 2019

References

1. Valur Páll Eiríksson (19 June 2019). "Hilmar Smári til Valencia". RÚV (in Icelandic). Retrieved 19 June 2019.
2. Guðmundur Hilmarsson (18 April 2019). "Hilmar Smári til reynslu hjá Valencia". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). Retrieved 19 June 2019.
3. Guðmundur Hilmarsson (19 June 2019). "Hilmar Smári búinn að semja við Valencia". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). Retrieved 19 June 2019.
4. "Frá Valencia í Stjörnuna". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 21 July 2021. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
5. Andri Már Eggertsson (19 March 2022). "Umfjöllun, viðtöl og myndir: Stjarnan - Þór Þ. 93-85 - Stjarnan bikarmeistari 2022". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 19 March 2022.
6. Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson (12 May 2022). "Haukarnir endurheimta tvo öfluga leikmenn í körfunni". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 14 May 2022.
7. Einar Örn Jónsson; Eva Björk Benediktsdóttir (11 May 2022). "Valur vann Stjörnuna í þriðja sinn og fer í undanúrslit". RÚV (in Icelandic). Retrieved 14 May 2022.
8. Ingvi Þór Sæmundsson (13 May 2022). "Erum að fara að keppa um titla". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 14 May 2022.
9. "Subway deild karla (2022-2023 Tímabil) - Haukar". kki.is (in Icelandic). Icelandic Basketball Association. Retrieved 18 April 2023.
10. Gunnar Egill Daníelsson (20 April 2023). "Við vildum fara lengra". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). Retrieved 20 April 2023.
11. Árni Jóhansson (28 July 2023). "Hilmar Smári Henningsson til Þýskalands". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 29 July 2023.
12. Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson (1 July 2024). "Hilmar Smári semur við Stjörnuna". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 2 July 2024.
13. Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson (22 May 2019). "Sigurður Gunnar kemur aftur inn í landsliðið og er reyndasti maður hópsins". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 19 June 2019.
14. Einar Sigtryggsson (1 February 2018). "Förum bara erfiðu leiðina". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). Retrieved 19 June 2019.
15. "A Landslið". kki.is (in Icelandic). Icelandic Basketball Association. Retrieved 19 June 2019.
16. Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson (23 March 2022). "Bikarmeistarasystkinin vita að þögnin hjá pabba segir svo mikið". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 24 March 2022.

External links

• Icelandic statistics at kki.is
• Profile at realgm.com