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Keflavík Men's Basketball
The Keflavík men's basketball team, commonly known as Keflavík, is the men's professional basketball department of Keflavík ÍF (Keflavík, íþrótta- og ungmennafélag), based in the town of Reykjanesbær in Iceland. They currently play in Úrvalsdeild karla. Rivalry with Njarðvík Keflavík's biggest rivals are their closest neighbours, Njarðvík. The teams are both based in Reykjanesbær. Keflavík and Njarðvík were neighbouring towns but were merged in 1994 and formed Reykjanesbær. Their arenas are within one kilometre of each other. In the 2008–09 season the rivalry was intensified as the men's teams were coached by brothers, Sigurður Ingimundarson with Keflavík and Valur Ingimundarson Valur Snjólfur Ingimundarson (born 20 February 1962) is an Icelandic former basketball player and coach. He played for 20 seasons in the Icelandic Úrvalsdeild and is its highest scoring player of all time. He won the Icelandic championship ei ... with Njarðvík. At the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Úrvalsdeild Karla (basketball)
Úrvalsdeild karla is a name given to top-tier men's competitions in Iceland and may refer to: * Úrvalsdeild karla (basketball), the top tier men's basketball league in Iceland * Úrvalsdeild karla (football), the top tier men's football league in Iceland * Úrvalsdeild karla (handball), the top tier men's handball league in Iceland See also * Úrvalsdeild kvenna (other) {{DEFAULTSORT:Urvalsdeild karla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Axel Nikulásson
Axel Arnar Nikulásson (2 June 1962 – 21 January 2022) was an Icelandic basketball player and coach. He won the Icelandic championship twice, with Keflavík in 1989 and with KR in 1990. Early life Axel was born in Akranes in 1962 but grew up in Keflavík. Playing career Axel started playing basketball with Keflavík's youth teams around the age of 11. He broke into the first-team in 1979 and helped the team with the second-tier 1. deild in 1982 and achieve promotion to the first-tier Úrvalsdeild karla. During his first Úrvalsdeild season, Axel averaged 18.6 and helped Keflavík finish as the runner-up to the national championship. The following season, Axel moved to the United States to attend East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania where he also played for the school's basketball team, the East Stroudsburg Warriors. He appeared in one Icelandic Cup game for Grindavík in December January 1987 while home on Christmas vacation. During the summer of 1987, Axel re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Craion
Michael Craion (born 2 August 1989) is an American professional basketball player for Union Tours Basket Métropole of the French NM1. He won the Icelandic championship in 2015 and 2016, and was widely regarded as the best foreign player in the country, winning the Úrvalsdeild Foreign Player of the year three times. College career Craion played two seasons at Independence Community College before playing for Oral Roberts from 2009 to 2012, where he averaged 11.8 points and 6.7 rebounds in 69 games. In 2010, he was a second team All- Summit League and the Newcomer of the Year. He missed most of the 2010–2011 season after breaking his leg. Professional career Craion started his professional career in 2012 with Keflavík in the Icelandic Úrvalsdeild. In his first season, he averaged 21.4 points and 13.1 rebounds but Keflavík was knocked out by Stjarnan in the first round of the playoffs. In August, 2013, Craion resigned with Keflavík. For the season he averaged 23.2 poi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sigurður Þorsteinsson
Sigurður Gunnar Þorsteinsson (born 8 July 1988) is an Icelandic professional basketball player who plays for Úrvalsdeild karla club Tindastóll and the Icelandic national basketball team. Nicknamed Ísafjarðartröllið (English: The Ísafjördur Troll), he has won the Icelandic championship three times, in 2008, 2012 and 2013. Outside of Iceland, Sigurður has played professionally in Greece and Sweden. Early life Sigurður was born and raised in Ísafjörður in the Westfjords of Iceland Iceland ( is, Ísland; ) is a Nordic island country in the North Atlantic Ocean and in the Arctic Ocean. Iceland is the most sparsely populated country in Europe. Iceland's capital and largest city is Reykjavík, which (along with its s .... He played youth basketball with KFÍ before playing for the senior team, first with its B-team in the 2. deild karla (basketball), 2. deild karla and later with the main squad in the top-tier Úrvalsdeild karla. Professional career In ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Magnús Þór Gunnarsson
Magnús Þór Gunnarsson (born 7 February 1981) is an Icelandic basketball player who played twenty seasons in the Úrvalsdeild karla. He won the Icelandic championship five times and the Icelandic basketball cup three times. Icelandic national team Magnús played 77 games for the Icelandic national basketball team from 2001 to 2013, and was for a time the team's captain. Controversies On February 24, 2014, in a game between Keflavík and KR, Magnús elbowed KR's Brynjar Þór Björnsson in the face and as a result received a one-game suspension. On November 6, the same year, he once again struck against Brynjar while he was driving to the basket, sending him flying out of bounds. Magnús was ejected from the game and later received a two-game suspension. Coaching career On 28 August 2018, Magnús was hired as an assistant coach to Jón Guðmundsson of Úrvalsdeild kvenna club Keflavík. On 30 September 2018, he won the Icelandic Women's Super Cup The Icelandic Women's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kristinn Friðriksson
Kristinn Geir Friðriksson (born 23 December 1971) is an Icelandic former basketball player and coach. He is currently a basketball analyst for '' Domino's Körfuboltakvöld'' (English: Domino's Basketball Night) on Stöð 2 Sport. Club career Kristinn played 17 seasons in the Icelandic top-tier Úrvalsdeild karla. His best season as a player came in 1994-1995 when he finished as the league's third leading scorer, averaging 27.1 points per game for Þór Akureyri, and was selected to the Úrvalsdeild Domestic All-First Team. He was selected to the 1995 Icelandic All-Star game where he scored 51 points. On 2 May 2001, Kristinn received a one-month suspension from the National Olympic and Sports Association of Iceland after he tested positive for efedrin. National team career Between 1992 and 1994, Kristinn played 13 games for the Icelandic national basketball team The Iceland men's national basketball team ( is, Íslenska karlalandsliðið í körfubolta) represents Icelan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jónatan James Bow
Jónatan James Bow (born Jonathan James Bow on 16 February 1966) is an American-Icelandic former basketball player and a former member of the Icelandic national basketball team. He won the Icelandic championship three times with Keflavík and KR. Playing career Bow's first professional stop was with Haukar in 1989. In September 1989, Haukar loaned Bow to KR to participate in the FIBA Korać Cup. With KR, Bow teamed up with Soviet Union national team player Anatolij Kovtun which was, according to FIBA, the first time an American and a Soviet player played together in the Cup. KR faced Hemel Royals in the first round. In the first game, Bow scored 16 points in KR's 53–45 victory. The game was delayed for two hours after Hemel's Darin Schubring broke the backboard with a dunk with 6:23 remaining of the game. In the second game which took place in London, Bow scored a game high 20 points in KR's 65–60 victory. In the Round of 32, KR faced Pau-Orthez. They lost the first game ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jón Kr
Jón is an Old Norse common name still widely used in Iceland and the Faroe Islands, Faroes. According to Icelandic name, Icelandic custom, people named Jón are generally referred to by first and middle names and those without a middle name are referred to with both first name and patronym disambiguation is required. ''Jón'' is derived from the name Johannes (English John (given name), John) with the original meaning being ''God (Yahweh) is gracious''. The name is one of the most frequently given names in Iceland. In 2002, it was ranked first before Sigurður and Guðmundur. People with the name ''Jón'' Kings * Jón I of Sweden Others * Jón Hnefill Aðalsteinsson, Icelandic scholar and folklorist * Jón Arason, Icelandic bishop * Jón Árnason (author), Icelandic author * Jón Loftur Árnason, Icelandic chess player * Jón Þór Birgisson, Icelandic musician (Sigur Rós) * Jón Gerreksson, Danish-Icelandic bishop * Jón Gnarr, Icelandic comedian * Jón Baldvin Hannibal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hörður Vilhjálmsson
Hörður () may refer to: People * Hörður Árnason, Icelandic footballer * Hörður Barðdal, Icelandic water polo player * Hörður Felixson, Icelandic footballer *Hörður Magnússon (other), several people *Hörður Torfason, Icelandic songwriter * Hörður Vilhjálmsson, Icelandic basketballer Sports *Knattspyrnufélagið Hörður Knattspyrnufélagið Hörður, commonly known as Hörður or Hörður Ísafjörður, is an Icelandic multi-sport club from the town of Ísafjörður. It was founded in 1919 as a football club but since 1933 it has fielded other departments, most p ..., Icelandic multi-sport club {{DEFAULTSORT:Hordur Icelandic masculine given names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gunnar Ólafsson
Gunnar Ólafsson (born 9 June 1993) is an Icelandic basketball player for Fryshuset Basket in the Swedish Basketball League and the Icelandic men's national basketball team. Playing career After starting his career with Fjölnir, Gunnar moved to Keflavík in 2013. In September 2013, he helped Keflavík win the Icelandic Company Cup, defeating KR in the Cup finals. In January 2014, he was selected to the Icelandic All-Star game. In 2014, he joined St. Francis College and played there for four years. He returned to Keflavík in 2018 and averaged 14.1 points and 3.9 rebounds during the 2018–19 Úrvalsdeild karla season. After the season, he terminated his contract with Keflavík, siting his desire to play overseas. On 9 August 2019, Gunnar signed with LEB Oro club Oviedo CB. Three months later, he was waived by the club after appearing in 8 games, including 3 starts, where he averaged 3.0 points per game. On 4 December 2019, Gunnar signed with returned to the Úrvalsde ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fannar Ólafsson
Fannar Ólafsson (born November 20, 1978) is an Icelandic basketball analyst on Stöð 2 Sport's '' Domino's Körfuboltakvöld'' (English: Domino's Basketball Night) and a former basketball player. He went five times to the Úrvalsdeild finals, as a member of Keflavík and KR, and won the national championships each time. He won the Icelandic Basketball Cup in 2004 and 2011. During the 2004–2005 season, Fannar played with Doukas B.C. and Ratiopharm Ulm. He has the second best all-time field goal percentage in Ratiopharm Ulm's history. Icelandic national team Between 1998 and 2009, Fannar played 76 games for the Icelandic national basketball team. Personal life His father, Ólafur Einarsson, was a member of the Icelandic national handball team. His sister, Björt Ólafsdóttir, is a former MP for Bright Future and served as the Minister for the Environment and Natural Resources in 2017. Fannar's brother, Eldur Ólafsson, played 6 seasons in the Úrvalsdeild. On Februar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Falur Harðarson
Falur Jóhann Harðarson (born 15 October 1968) is an Icelandic basketball coach and a former player. He spent most of his career with Keflavík where he won five national championships, the last one as a player-coach, and 3 national cups. A five time Úrvalsdeild Domestic All-First Team selection, he was named the Úrvalsdeild Domestic Player of the Year in 1999. Falur started his coaching career with Keflavík women's team and led them to the national championship in 1990. Playing career Club career Falur spent most of his career with Úrvalsdeild club Keflavík. He also played one and a half season with Reykjavík powerhouse KR and split the 1999–2000 season with Korisliiga clubs Torpan Pojat and Espoon Honka. He retired after the 2003–2004 season after being plagued by knee injuries. College career Falur attended Charleston Southern from 1991 to 1993 where he played college basketball. National team career From 1989 to 2000, Falur played 106 games for the Icel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |