Herbert Arnarson

Herbert Arnarson
Personal information
Born	May 4, 1970 (age 54); Reykjavík, Iceland
Nationality	Icelandic
Listed height	1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)
Career information
High school	Madisonville
College	Kentucky Wesleyan (1989–1994)
Playing career	1985–2003
Position	Guard
Career history
As player:
1985-1986	ÍR
1994–1996	ÍR
1996–1997	Donar Groningen
1997–1998	Racing Antwerpen
1998–1999	Grindavík
1999–2000	Donar Groningen
2000–2001	Valur/Fjölnir
2001–2003	KR
As coach:
2003–2004	KR (assistant)
2004–2006	KR
2013	ÍR
Career highlights and awards
	Icelandic Men's Basketball Player of the Year (1999); 3x Úrvalsdeild Domestic All-First team (1995, 1996, 1999); Úrvalsdeild Domestic Player of the Year (1995); Úrvalsdeild Young Player of the Year (1995); NCAA Division II champion (1990); Icelandic Supercup (1998);
Men's basketball
Representing Iceland
Games of the Small States of Europe

Herbert Svavar Arnarson (born May 4, 1970) is an Icelandic former basketball player and a former member of Icelandic national team. In 1995, he was the second player to be named both the Úrvalsdeild karla Domestic Player of the Year and the Young Player of the Year in the same season.^[1] In 1998 he helped Racing Antwerpen to the Belgian Basketball League finals^[2] where it lost to Spirou Charleroi.

College

From 1991 to 2002, Herbert played 111 games for the Icelandic national team.^[6]

^ "Herbert Arnarson nýliði ársins og sá besti". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 13 April 1995. Retrieved 5 February 2018.
^ Valur B. Jónatansson (8 May 1998). "Getum bjargað heiðri Antwerpen". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). Retrieved 5 February 2018.
^ Jón Sigurðsson (16 March 1988). "Körfuboltamaður á uppleið í Bandaríkjunum". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). Retrieved 5 February 2018.
^ "Herbert slær í gegn". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 7 April 1989. Retrieved 5 February 2018.
^ "Herbert meistari á sínu fyrsta ári". Tíminn (in Icelandic). 30 March 1990. Retrieved 5 February 2018.
^ "KKÍ | A landslið". kki.is. Retrieved 2017-09-25.