Basketball player Jón Arnór Stefánsson was named Iceland’s Sportsperson of 2014 by the Association of Icelandic Sport Journalists at a special ceremony, broadcast live on RÚV, on Saturday evening. This was the 59th time that the ceremony took place, according to Iceland Review.

Jón Arnór, who plays with Spanish premier league team Unicaja Málaga, is the second basketballer to earn the title Sportsperson of the Year. The first was Kolbeinn Pálsson in 1966.