| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1972-11-29)November 29, 1972 (age 52) New York, United States |
| Nationality | American / Icelandic |
| Listed height | 196 cm (6 ft 5 in) |
| Listed weight | 92 kg (203 lb) |
| Career information | |
| College | Brooklyn (1990–1992) Manhattan (1992–1994) |
| Playing career | 1995 1998–2016 |
| Position | Guard |
| Number | 10 |
| Coaching career | 1994–1998 |
| Career history | |
| As player: | |
| 1995 | Tapiolan Honka |
| 1998–1999 | Njarðvík |
| 1999–2000 | Grindavík |
| 2000–2002 | Njarðvík |
| 2002–2003 | Rueil Pro Basket |
| 2003 | London Towers |
| 2003–2008 | Njarðvík |
| 2008–2010 | Grindavík |
| 2010–2011 | Njarðvík |
| 2011–2016 | Njarðvík-b |
| As coach: | |
| 1994–1998 | Manhattan College (assistant)[1] |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Medals | |
Brenton Joe Birmingham (born November 29, 1972) is an American andIcelandic formerprofessionalbasketball player who for the majority of his career played in theÚrvalsdeild karla.[2] He won the Icelandic championship three times[3] and was voted theIcelandic Basketball Player of the Year in 2006[4] andÚrvalsdeild domestic player of the year in 2007.[5]
Birmingham started his college career withBrooklyn College but after it announced it was abandoning its basketball program in the spring of 1992, he transferred toManhattan College.[6] In two seasons with the Jaspers he averaged 13.4 points per game.[7] He was elected to the Jaspers' Hall of Fame in 2010.[8]
Birmingham started his professional career in 1995, when he was a late-season addition toKorisliiga clubTapiolan Honka. In 5 games for Honka, he averaged 22.0 points and 4.8 rebounds per game. He spent the majority of his career in the IcelandicÚrvalsdeild karla withNjarðvík andGrindavík, but also played forRueil Pro Basket in France and theLondon Towers in England.[9] He twice posted aquadruple-double in the Úrvalsdeild playoffs. On 16 March 2020, Birmingham had 17 points, 14 rebounds, 10 assists and 10 steals for Grindavík in a first round victory againstKeflavík.[10] A year later, on 17 April 2001, he had 28 points, 10 rebounds, 11 assists and 11 steals in the championship clinching victory againstTindastóll in the Úrvalsdeild finals.[11][12]
Birmingham played 19 games for theIcelandic National Basketball team between 2002 and 2007.[13] In 2007, he helped Iceland winning gold in basketball at theGames of the Small States of Europe.[14]
In the late nineties, Birmingham auditioned forHe got game. In 1999, he appeared inGame Day, starringRichard Lewis.[3]
Birmingham lives inNjarðvík in southwestern Iceland with his wife and four children, and works as anair traffic controller atKeflavík Airport.[2]
