Quick Facts
Biography
Finnur Freyr Stefánsson (born October 29, 1983) is an Icelandic professional basketball coach. He is currently the head coach of Úrvalsdeild club KR and an assistant coach to the Icelandic men's national basketball team.
Coaching career
Club career
Finnur took over as head coach of KR in 2013. On April 30, 2017 he won the Icelandic championship with KR for the fourth consecutive season, earning him the nickname "Finnur sem allt vinnur" (English: "Finn(ur) that everything Wins"). Finnur was named coach of the year in the Úrvalsdeild karla in 2014 and 2016.
National basketball team
In 2014, Finnur was hired as an assistant coach to Craig Pedersen for the Icelandic men's national basketball team, and as the head coach of the Icelandic men's national under-20 basketball team.
Finnur served as head coach of the men's national team during the 2017 Games of the Small States of Europe.
He stepped down as the head coach of the U-20 team on July 28, 2017, after leading them to an 8th-place finish at the 2017 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship.
Honours
Club
- Icelandic men's league champion: 2014-2017
- Icelandic Men's Basketball Cup: 2016, 2017
- Icelandic Men's Supercup: 2014, 2015
- Icelandic Men's Company cup: 2014
Individual
- Úrvalsdeild men's coach of the year: 2014, 2016