Hermann Hauksson (born 24 January 1972) is an Icelandic former

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player and a former member of Icelandic national team. He played the majority of his career in the Úrvalsdeild karla with KR and

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but also played in

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for Sint-Niklaas. In 1997, he was named the Úrvalsdeild karla Domestic Player of the Year. In 1999, he won the Icelandic Cup with Njarðvík after scoring the game-tying three pointer that sent the game to overtime. He retired following the 2001–2002 season due to lingering back injuries. Hermann was an analyst for Domino's Körfuboltakvöld from 2015 to 2023.

Icelandic national team

From 1994 to 2000, Hermann played 64 games for the Icelandic national team.

Personal life

Hermann is the father of basketball player and national team member

Martin Hermannsson Martin Hermannsson (born 16 September 1994) is an Icelandic professional basketball player for Alba Berlin of the German Basketball Bundesliga (BBL) and the EuroLeague. He also internationally represents the Icelandic national basketball team, w ...

. In 2014, they became the first father-son duo to have been named the Úrvalsdeild karla Domestic Player of the Year.

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Úrvalsdeild stats
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