CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. --- University of Tennessee at Chattanooga women's basketball head coach Katie Burrows announced the addition of Sigrún Björg Ólafsdóttir to the 2020-21 roster.
 
"We are excited to add Sigrún to our roster," Burrows said. "She's a combo guard and her versatility will make her a great fit for our program.
 
"We are anxious to get her and everyone back on campus soon."
 
Ólafsdóttir, a 5-9 guard from Hafnarfjörður, Iceland, helped her team to the 2018 Icelandic title and the 2017 Icelandic Cup title. As a member of Haukar, she was named the Defender of the Year and the league's Most Promising Player and Most Improved.
 
She scored a career-high 36 points and 12 steals against Ármann and had 14 rebounds and four blocked shots in her team's contest against Keflavik while dishing out a career-best 11 assists against Valur.
 
Sigrún played for the U15, U16, U18 and Senior National Teams for her home country and in the 2018-19 season averaged 7.6 points and 3.7 rebounds per game.
 
She is the daughter of Geður Guðjónsdóttir and Ólafur Rafnsson and is the youngest of three children. She has an older sister Auður Íris Ólafsdóttir and brother Sigurður Eðvarð Ólafsson. Sigrún was born June 19, 2001 in Reykjavik.
 
Her father played basketball in Haukar from 1986-89. He helped his team to win the 1988 Icelandic Championship and they were two-time Icelandic cup titles.
 
Sigrún will graduate this year from Flensborg High School and played for Ólöf Helga Pálsdóttir. She received an Educational Achievement Award in her first year. She also played soccer and at the age of eight was named the Player of the Year. Her teams own the Icleandic championship five times from 2008 through 2014.
 
She will join fellow incoming freshman Anna Walker and transfer Amaria Pugh. Redshirt transfer Brooke Hampel joined the Mocs at the start of last season and has three seasons remaining of eligibility. Also returning to the court next season will be Morgan Hill with three more years.
 
 
SEUSA Assessment of Sigrún Björg Ólafsdóttir
 
"Sigrún is one of the best young players in Iceland. She has been playing for the senior national team this year and has proven herself as one of the better players in the top domestic league. Sigrun has played for all the junior national teams and played a big role in each of them.
 
"She is a tall guard with long arms and can guard fast players as well as flashy ones. She prides herself on her defensive efforts. She is also a very good spot up 3-point shooter and gets most of her point from 3 and transition as she runs the floor well."