Sara Rún Hinriksdóttir


Sara Rún Hinriksdóttir is an Icelandic basketball player who currently plays for Leicester Riders of the WBBL and a member of the Icelandic national basketball team. She played college basketball for Canisius in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference.

Playing career

Early years

Sara started her senior career with Keflavík in 2011. She was named to the Úrvalsdeild All-first team for the first half of the 2012-2013 season, at the age of 16, after averaging 15 points and 9 rebounds in the first fourteen games. In 2013, she helped Keflavík win both the Icelandic Basketball Cup and the national championship.
During the 2014-2015 season, Sara helped Keflavík to the second best record in the league and was named to the Úrvalsdeild All-first team for the second half of the season. Keflavík swept Haukar in the semi-finals in the playoffs and met defending champions Snæfell in the finals. On April 28, she became the second youngest player to score 30 or more points in a Finals game when she scored 31 points in a losing effort against Snæfell in the third and final game of the series. For the playoffs, Sara averaged 18.8 points og 7.5 rebounds.

Move to college

After the finals, Sara joined Canisius College. On November 30, 2015, she was named the MAAC Rookie of the Week.
On 22 January 2018, Sara was named the MAAC player of the week for the second time in her career after averaging 23 points and 7.5 rebounds in the Golden Griffins two victories during the week.
On 24 February 2018, she scored her 1,000 college career point in a game against Siena College.
On 11 December 2018, she was named the MAAC player of the week after averaging 17.0 points and 12.2 rebounds during the week. On 25 February 2019, she was again named the MAAC player of the week after she averaged 21.0 points, 8.5 rebounds and 4.0 assists.

Return to Keflavík

On 21 February 2019, Keflavík announced that Sara would join the team in March after concluding her season with Canisius. She helped Keflavík to the Úrvalsdeild finals where they lost to Valur. In 11 regular season and playoffs games, Sara averaged 16.7 points, 7.1 rebounds and 3.3 assists per game.

Leicester Riders

In September 2019, Sara signed with Leicester Riders of the Women's British Basketball League while also studying for her Master's degree at Loughborough University.
On 15 March 2020, Sara was named MVP after leading the Riders to their third straight WBBL Trophy with a 70-66 victory against Durham Palatinates.

Icelandic national team

Sara played her first game for the Icelandic national basketball team in 2013 and as of March 2018, she has played 12 games for the team.

Personal life

Sara's twin sister, Bríet Sif Hinriksdóttir, is a basketball player in the Úrvalsdeild kvenna and a member of the Icelandic national team.

Awards, titles and accomplishments

Individual awards