Education
Mercer Island High School.
Mercer Island High School.
He was the first Icelander ever to play in National Basketball Association (National Basketball Association). He was a 2.18 m (7"2"), 118 kg (260 lb) center and played college basketball at the University of Washington, in Seattle, United States. Pétur was selected in the third round of the 1981 National Basketball Association Draft by the Portland Trail Blazers, for whom he played during the 1981-1982 season.
In August 1983 the Blazers traded him to the Detroit Pistons in exchange for a 1984 third-round draft pick.
He played with the Los Angeles Lakers in 1985-1986 but was traded to the San Antonio Spurs along with Frank Brickowski, two draft picks and an undisclosed amount of money in exchange for Mychal Thompson. In 1986, Pétur was set to play for the American College of Business Administration"s Kansas City Sizzlers but was denied a work permit by the United States. Immigration and Naturalization Service.
He also coached Icelandic basketball team Valur/Fjolnir. Nicknamed the Iceman, Petur was great in the clutch and despite his height a great free throw shooter.