Kristinn Pálsson


Kristinn Pálsson is an Icelandic basketball player who plays for Grindavík of the Úrvalsdeild karla and the Icelandic national team.

Basketball career

Early career

Kristinn started playing basketball with the junior teams of Njarðvík at the age of 6. He played his first senior games with its reserve team in the Icelandic Cup during the 2011–12 and 2012–13 seasons. During the summer of 2013, he signed with A.S. Stella Azzurra to play for its junior team program.

College career

After two seasons with Stella Azzurra, Kristinn joined Marist College in 2015. During his freshman season, he averaged 8.7 points and 4.4 rebounds. In December 2017, during his junior season, he announced that he was leaving the school due to a death in his family.

Return to Iceland

In January 2018, Kristinn returned to Iceland and intented to join his hometown team of Njarðvík. However, after three games FIBA revoked his playing license as Stella Azzurra was demanding compensation due to him being a member of their team when he turned 18-years old. Although he played for Njarðvík's juniors teams from the age of 6 to 16, FIBA agreed with Azzurra and Njarðvík was forced to pay a 9,600 euros in compensation.
In May 2020, Kristinn signed with Grindavík.

National team career

Kristinn debuted with the Icelandic national team in 2017.

Personal life

Kristinn's father is former national team player Páll Kristinsson.