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Stjarnan Women's Basketball
The Stjarnan women's basketball team, commonly known as Stjarnan, is the women's basketball department of Ungmennafélagið Stjarnan, based in the town of Garðabær, Iceland. History In 2009, disgruntled Ármann players, unhappy with poor training facilities and lack of practice time, contacted Stjarnan and inquired if the board would be interested in starting a women's team. The board responded positively and in the end the entire Ármann team transferred over. Stjarnan finished first in the second-tier 1. deild kvenna in 2015 and defeated Njarðvík in the playoffs to win promotion to the top-tier Úrvalsdeild kvenna for the first time in its history. After a disappointing first season, where high scoring guard Chelsie Schweers was fired mid-season and head coach Baldur Ingi Jónasson resigned before the seasons end, Stjarnan bounced back in 2016-2017 behind Danielle Rodriguez stellar play and made it to the playoffs. They were beaten 3-0 by Snæfell in the semi-finals. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Ungmennafélagið Stjarnan, commonly known as Stjarnan, is an Icelandic multi-sports club specialising in handball, football, basketball, volleyball and gymnastics located in Garðabær.and in the top 10 in the World and they have won the League 27 same as the Record Champions Knattspyrnufélag Reykjavíkur. And they have won the cup 16 times Basketball Men's basketball As of the 2017–2018 season, Stjarnan men's basketball team plays in Úrvalsdeild karla. Women's basketball Stjarnan finished first in the women's Division I in 2015 and defeated Njarðvík in the playoffs to win promotion to the top-tier Úrvalsdeild kvenna for the first time in its history. As of the 2017–2018 season, Stjarnan women's team plays in Úrvalsdeild kvenna. Football Men's football The men's team has played in the top-tier Úrvalsdeild karla since 2009. In 2014, Stjarnan won their first ever Úrvalsdeild karla title by going through the season unbeaten and equalled the Úrvalsdeild point re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ragna Margrét Brynjarsdóttir
Ragna Margrét Brynjarsdóttir (born 30 March 1990) is an Icelandic basketball player and a former member of the Icelandic national basketball team. She won the Icelandic championship in 2007 and 2009 as a member of Haukar and was named to the Úrvalsdeild Domestic All-First Team in 2011 and 2017. Following her retirement in 2019 she started working as an analyst on Domino's Körfuboltakvöld, a weekly show covering the '' Úrvalsdeild karla'' and '' Úrvalsdeild kvenna'' leagues. Playing career Haukar (2006–2011) Ragna started her playing career with Haukar in the Úrvalsdeild kvenna during the 2006-2007 season. She appeared in 16 games during the regular season, averaging 2.9 points per game. Haukar dominated during the season, winning all four major trophies; the national championship, the Icelandic Basketball Cup, the Supercup and the Company Cup while also finishing with the best win-loss record in the Úrvalsdeild. During the offseason, Haukar lost several key pl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Úrvalsdeild Women's Defensive Player Of The Year
The Women's Defensive Player of the Year is an award for the top-tier women' basketball league in 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 ..., the Úrvalsdeild kvenna. All-time award winners The following is a list of the all-time Úrvalsdeild Women's Defensive Player of the Year winners. References External linksIcelandic Basketball Federation Official Website {{Úrvalsdeild kvenna (basketball) Úrvalsdeild kvenna (basketball) European basketball awards Icelandic awards ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Úrvalsdeild Women's Foreign Player Of The Year
The Women's Foreign Player of the Year is an award for the top-tier basketball league in Iceland, the women's Úrvalsdeild. All-time award winners The following is a list of the all-time Úrvalsdeild Women's Foreign Player of the Year winners. # ''Penny Peppas Penni Ann Peppas (born July 2, 1972) is an American former professional basketball player. She was the first foreign born professional player in the Icelandic Úrvalsdeild kvenna, where she won multiple national championships and scoring title ... and Ulrike Hettler were the only foreign players during the 1996-1997 season. Peppas became the first foreign born professional player in the Úrvalsdeild kvenna in 1994.'' References External linksIcelandic Basketball Federation Official Website {{Úrvalsdeild kvenna (basketball) Úrvalsdeild kvenna (basketball) European basketball awards ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Úrvalsdeild Women's Domestic All-First Team
The Women's Domestic All-First Team is an annual Úrvalsdeild honor bestowed on the best players in the league following every season. All-time award winners The following is a list of the recent Úrvalsdeild Women's Domestic All-First Teams. References External linksIcelandic Basketball Federation Official Website {{Úrvalsdeild kvenna (basketball) Úrvalsdeild kvenna (basketball) European basketball awards ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2022–23 Úrvalsdeild Kvenna (basketball)
The 2022–23 Úrvalsdeild kvenna was the 66th season of the Úrvalsdeild kvenna, the top tier women's basketball league on Iceland. The season started on 20 September 2022 and concluded on 28 April 2023 with Valur winning the national championship after beating Keflavík in the Úrvalsdeild finals, 3–1. Kiana Johnson of Valur was named the Finals MVP. Competition format The participating teams first play a conventional round-robin schedule with every team playing each opponent twice "home" and twice "away" for a total of 28 games. The top four teams qualify for the championship playoffs whilst the bottom team will be relegated to 1. deild kvenna. Teams Managerial changes Notable occurrences *On 4 April, Grindavík signed two-time Úrvalsdeild assist leader and the 2018 Foreign Player of the Year, guard Danielle Rodriguez. *On 30 May, Birna Valgerður Benónýsdóttir signed with Keflavík after spending the previous three seasons playing college basketball for Arizona ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2022–23 Icelandic Women's Basketball Cup
The 2022–2023 Bikarkeppni kvenna, referred to as VÍS bikarinn for sponsorship reasons, was the 49th edition of the Icelandic Women's Basketball Cup, won by Haukar against Keflavík. The competition was managed by the Icelandic Basketball Association (KKÍ) and the cup final was played in Laugardalshöll, Reykjavík, and broadcast live on RÚV Ríkisútvarpið (RÚV) (pronounced or ) ( en, 'The Icelandic National Broadcasting Service') is Iceland's national public-service broadcasting organization. Operating from studios in the country's capital, Reykjavík, as well as regional cent .... Sólrún Inga Gísladóttir was named the Cup Finals MVP after turning in 20 points, 7 rebounds and 7 assists. Participating teams 16 teams signed up for the Cup tournament. Final four Cup Finals MVP References External links2022–2023 Tournament results Women's Cup {{basketball-competition-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2021–22 Icelandic Women's Basketball Cup
The 2021–2022 Bikarkeppni kvenna, referred to as VÍS bikarinn for sponsorship reasons, was the 48th edition of the Icelandic Women's Basketball Cup, won by Haukar against Breiðablik. The competition was managed by the Icelandic Basketball Association (KKÍ) and the cup final was played in Smárinn, Kópavogur, and broadcast live on RÚV. Helena Sverrisdóttir Helena Sverrisdóttir (born 11 March 1988) is an Icelandic former basketball player. Generally considered the greatest Icelandic female basketball player of all time, she was named the Icelandic Basketball Player of the Year, Icelandic Women's Ba ... was named the Cup Finals MVP after turning in 19 points, 15 rebounds and 9 assists. Participating teams 18 teams signed up for the Cup tournament. Final four Cup Finals MVP References External links2021–2022 Tournament results Women's Cup {{basketball-competition-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2020–21 Icelandic Women's Basketball Cup
The 2020–2021 Bikarkeppni kvenna, referred to as VÍS bikarinn for sponsorship reasons, was the 47th edition of the Icelandic Women's Basketball Cup, won by Haukar against Fjölnir. The competition was managed by the Icelandic Basketball Association (KKÍ) and the cup final was played in Smárinn, Kópavogur, and broadcast live on RÚV. Helena Sverrisdóttir Helena Sverrisdóttir (born 11 March 1988) is an Icelandic former basketball player. Generally considered the greatest Icelandic female basketball player of all time, she was named the Icelandic Basketball Player of the Year, Icelandic Women's Ba ... was named the Cup Finals MVP after turning in 26 points, 9 rebounds and 9 assists. Participating teams Initially 18 teams signed up for the Cup tournament. In October 2020, the tournament was postponed, first for two weeks and later indefinitely due to another Coronavirus outbreak in Iceland. On 28 January 2021, KKÍ announced that the competition would begin on 22 April ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2018–19 Icelandic Women's Basketball Cup
The 2018–2019 Bikarkeppni kvenna, named Geysisbikarinn for sponsorship reasons, was the 45th edition of the Icelandic Women's Basketball Cup, won by Valur against Stjarnan. The competition is managed by the Icelandic Basketball Federation and the final four was held in the Laugardalshöll in Reykjavík during the days of 13–16 February 2019. Helena Sverrisdóttir was named the Cup Finals MVP after turning in 31 points, 13 rebounds and 6 assists. Danielle Rodriguez Danielle Victoria Rodriguez (born December 18, 1993) is an American basketball player and coach. After graduating from the University of Utah, she went on to play professionally in the Úrvalsdeild kvenna where she was named the Foreign Player o ... of Stjarnan led all scorers with 104 points in 4 games. Participating teams Sixteen teams signed up for the Cup tournament. Bracket Cup Finals MVP References External links2018–2019 Tournament results {{DEFAULTSORT:2018-19 Icelandic Women's Basketball Cup ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2018–19 Úrvalsdeild Kvenna (basketball)
The 2018–19 Úrvalsdeild kvenna was the 62nd season of the Úrvalsdeild kvenna, the top tier women's basketball league on Iceland. The season started on 3 October 2018 and concluded on 27 April 2019 with Valur winning their first title after beating Keflavík 3–0 in the Úrvalsdeild finals. Competition format The participating teams first play a conventional round-robin schedule with every team playing each opponent twice "home" and twice "away" for a total of 28 games. The top four teams qualify for the championship playoffs whilst the bottom team will be relegated to 1. deild kvenna. Teams Managerial changes Regular season Playoffs The playoffs are played between the four first qualified teams with a 1-1-1-1-1 format, playing seeded teams games 1, 3 and 5 at home. Bracket Updated to match(es) played on 27 April 2019. SourceKKÍ/small> Semifinals Final Notable occurrences *On June 16, reigning Úrvalsdeild Domestic Player of the Year Helena Sverrisdótti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2017–18 Úrvalsdeild Kvenna (basketball)
The 2017–18 Úrvalsdeild kvenna was the 61st season of the Úrvalsdeild kvenna, the top tier women's basketball league on Iceland. The season started on October 4, 2017 and concluded on April 30, 2018, with Haukar winning their fourth title after beating Valur 3–2 in the Úrvalsdeild finals. Helena Sverrisdóttir was named the Playoffs MVP after averaging 20.2 points, 12.2 rebounds and 10.8 assists in the finals series. Competition format The participating teams first play a conventional round-robin schedule with every team playing each opponent twice "home" and twice "away" for a total of 28 games. The top four teams qualify for the championship playoffs whilst the bottom team will be relegated to Division 1. Teams Managerial changes Regular season Playoffs The playoffs are played between the four first qualified teams with a 1-1-1-1-1 format, playing seeded teams games 1, 3 and 5 at home. Bracket Updated to match(es) played on 30 April 2018. SourceKKÍ/small> S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
