{{short description|Danish basketball player (born 1994)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=May 2022}} {{Infobox basketball biography | name = Daniel Mortensen | image = | caption = | position = Center | height_cm = 204 | weight_kg = 107 | league = Úrvalsdeild karla | team = Grindavík | number = | nationality = Danish | birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1994|10|21}} | birth_place = | high_school = | college = *Wright State (2015–2016) *Barry (2016–2019) | draft_year = | career_start = 2013 | career_end = | years1 = 2013–2015 | team1 = Hørsholm 79ers | years2 = 2019–2020 | team2 = Wetterbygden Stars | years3 = 2020 | team3 = CB Myrtia | years4 = 2020–2021 | team4 = Bakken Bears | years5 = 2021–2022 | team5 = Þór Þorlákshöfn | years6 = 2022–2023 | team6 = Haukar | years7 = 2023–present | team7 = Grindavík | highlights = *Icelandic League champion (2026) *Úrvalsdeild Foreign Player of the Year (2022) *Basketligaen champion (2021) | medaltemplates = }} '''Daniel Andreas Mortensen''' (born 21 October 1994) is a Danish basketball player for Grindavík of the Icelandic Úrvalsdeild karla and the Denmark national team. He played college basketball for Wright State University and Barry University. In 2021, he won the Basketligaen championship with Bakken Bears and in 2022 he was named the Úrvalsdeild Foreign Player of the Year while playing for Þór Þorlákshöfn.
==Playing career== ===Early career=== Mortensen started his career with the Hørsholm 79ers in 2013 and played two seasons with the team.<ref>{{cite news |author1=Casper Pedersen |title=Daniel Mortensen er klar til college |url=https://fullcourt.dk/foerste-division/horsholm-79ers/daniel-mortensen-er-klar-til-college/ |access-date=22 May 2022 |work=fullcourt.dk |date=6 August 2015 |language=Danish}}</ref>
===College career=== Following his second season with the 79ers, Mortensen joined Wright State University where he played one season with the Wright State Raiders. The following year he transferred to Barry University where he spent the remaining years of his college career.<ref>{{cite news |author1=Daniel Christiansen |title=Daniel Mortensen: Jeg er blevet en bedre all round-spiller |url=https://fullcourt.dk/internationalt/daniel-mortensen-jeg-er-blevet-en-bedre-all-round-spiller/ |access-date=22 May 2022 |work=fullcourt.dk |date=16 September 2019 |language=Danish}}</ref>
===After college=== Following his college career, Mortensen signed with Wetterbygden Stars of the Swedish Basketball League.<ref>{{cite news |author1=Daniel Christiansen |title=Daniel Mortensen skifter college ud med Sverige |url=https://fullcourt.dk/internationalt/daniel-mortensen-skifter-college-ud-med-sverige/ |access-date=22 May 2022 |work=fullcourt.dk |date=6 July 2019 |language=Danish}}</ref> In 2020, he signed with CB Myrtia of the LEB Oro but shortly later moved to the Bakken Bears where he won the Basketligaen championship in 2021.
In July 2021, Mortensen signed with reigning Icelandic champions Þór Þorlákshöfn.<ref>{{cite news |title=Þór semur við danskan landsliðsmann og litháenskan framherja |url=http://hafnarfrettir.is/2021/07/15/thor-semur-vid-danskan-landslidsmann-og-lithaenskan-framherja/ |access-date=22 May 2022 |work=Hafnarfrettir |date=15 July 2021 |language=Icelandic}}</ref> On 18 February, he scored a career high 47 points in a victory against Breiðablik.<ref>{{cite news |author1=Sebastian Pfaff |title=Brandvarm Daniel Mortensen scorede 47 point i storsejr |url=https://fullcourt.dk/internationalt/brandvarm-daniel-mortensen-scorede-47-point-i-storsejr/ |access-date=22 May 2022 |work=fullcourt.dk |date=19 February 2022 |language=Danish}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |author1=Andri Már Eggertsson |title=Daniel Mortensen: Ég var að reyna að enda með fimmtíu stig |url=https://www.visir.is/g/20222224828d/daniel-mortensen-eg-var-ad-reyna-ad-enda-med-fimmtiu-stig |access-date=22 May 2022 |work=Vísir.is |date=18 February 2022 |language=Icelandic}}</ref> For the season, he averaged 18.9 points, 8.4 rebounds and 3.1 assists in 29 regular season and playoff games. For his effort, he was named the Úrvalsdeild Foreign Player of the Year.<ref>{{cite news |author1=Atli Arason |title=Daniel Mortensen semur við Hauka |url=https://www.visir.is/g/20222266275d/daniel-mortensen-semur-vid-hauka |access-date=22 May 2022 |work=Vísir.is |date=22 May 2022 |language=Icelandic}}</ref>
On 21 May 2022, Mortensen signed with newly promoted Haukar.<ref>{{cite news |title=Sá besti til liðs við nýliðana |url=https://www.mbl.is/sport/korfubolti/2022/05/21/sa_besti_til_lids_vid_nylidana/ |access-date=22 May 2022 |work=Morgunblaðið |date=21 May 2022 |language=Icelandic}}</ref> For the season he averaged 15.2 points, 8.4 rebounds and 4.7 assists.<ref name="grindavik-sign-visir"/>
In May 2023, Mortensen signed with Grindavík.<ref name="grindavik-sign-visir">{{cite news |author1=Sindri Sverrisson |title=Grindavík fær mikinn liðsstyrk: "Langt síðan svona stór prófíll hefur komið" |url=https://www.visir.is/g/20232411071d/grindavik-faer-mikinn-lidsstyrk-langt-sidan-svona-stor-profill-hefur-komid- |access-date=5 May 2023 |work=Vísir.is |date=5 May 2023 |language=Icelandic}}</ref>
On 18 May 2026, he won his first Icelandic championship after Grindavík defeated Tindastóll in the Úrvalsdeild finals, 3–1.<ref>{{cite news |author1=Aron Guðmundsson |title=Tárvot sigurstund bræðranna frá Grindavík |url=https://www.visir.is/g/20262885889d/tarvot-sigurstund-braedranna-fra-grindavik |access-date=19 May 2026 |work=Vísir.is |date=18 May 2026 |language=Icelandic}}</ref>
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==External links== *[https://kki.is/motamal/leikir-og-urslit/motayfirlit/Leikmadur?league_id=190&season_id=121197&player_id=6445147 Icelandic statistics] at Icelandic Basketball Association *[https://gobarrybucs.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/daniel-mortensen/2618 Barry Buccaneers bio] *{{Eurobasket.com player|199726}}
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