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Skallagrímur Men's Basketball
The Skallagrímur men's basketball team, commonly known as Skallagrímur, is the men's basketball department of Ungmennafélagið Skallagrímur, based in Borgarnes, Iceland. History In 2018, Skallagrímur was promoted to the Úrvalsdeild karla. Following the 2018-2019 season, it was relegated back to 1. deild karla. Honours Division I * Winners (4): 1973, 1991, 2004, 2018 Division II * Winners (1): 1979 Individual awards * Úrvalsdeild Men's Foreign Player of the Year ** Darrell Flake - 2008 * Úrvalsdeild Men's Young Player of the Year **Hlynur Bæringsson - 1999 * Úrvalsdeild Men's Coach of the Year **Tómas Holton - 1995 *Úrvalsdeild Men's Domestic All-First Team **Birgir Mikaelsson - 1993 **Hlynur Bæringsson Hlynur Elías Bæringsson (born 6 July 1982) is an Icelandic professional basketball player for Stjarnan of the Úrvalsdeild karla and a member of the Icelandic national basketball team. He won the Icelandic championship in 2010 as a member of ... - ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Borgarnes
Borgarnes () is a town located on a peninsula at the shore of Borgarfjörður in Iceland and is the largest town in the Borgarbyggð municipality with a population of about 3800 residents. It is a main junction in Iceland and the gateway to the Snaefellsnes National Park. Iceland's capital Reykjavik is 69 kilometers from the center of Borgarnes. The second largest bridge in Iceland, the Borgarfjarðarbrú, connects traffic to and from Reykjavik. Local area There are four national forests in the region (approximately 40 km from the town center) which are overseen by the Icelandic Forest Service. The forest in Borgarfjardur are mix of Birch woods and native conifers. These forests are Vatnshorn, Norðtunga, Selskógar, Stalpastaðir and Jafnaskarð. Borgarnes has the oldest and tallest of the birch trees in Iceland. History Borgarnes was founded in the late nineteenth-century, in a region that served as the setting of Egil's Saga. The town draws its name from Borg á M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Birgir Mikaelsson
Birgir Mikaelsson (born 27 September 1965) is an Icelandic former basketball player and a former member of Icelandic national team. In 1990, he won the national championships with KR. During his career, he played in four different decades. Early life Birgir was born in Akureyri, Iceland, before moving with his family to the capital city of Reykjavík at a young age. There he started playing basketball along with football and handball. Playing career Early career Birgir debuted with KR in February 1981 at the age of 15, becoming one of the youngest players to play in the Úrvalsdeild karla. He appeared in 20 games the following season, averaging 4.0 points per game. High school In 1982, Birgir moved to the United States to attend Thomas Jefferson High School in Jefferson Hills, Pennsylvania at the beheast of his KR coach and former ABA player Stew Johnson. He played for the school's basketball team, ''The Jaguars'', where he averaged around 13 points per game during his fir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 eight times during his career and the Icelandic Cup twice. Denmark Valur was a player-coach for Odense BK from 1995 to 1998 and helped the club achieve promotion up two levels in two seasons and to the Danish top-tier league in 1997. He left Odense after the 1997-1998 season and to over as head coach for Tindastóll. Icelandic national team Valur is the second most capped player in the national team history, playing 164 games between 1980 and 1995. Team of the 20th century In 2001 Valur was voted to the Icelandic team of the 20th century in basketball as a player. Personal life Valur is the older brother of Sigurður Ingimundarson, the winningest coach in Icelandic basketball history, and the father of basketball player Valur Orri Va ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sigtryggur Arnar Björnsson
Sigtryggur Arnar Björnsson (born 7 March 1993) is an Icelandic basketball player who plays for Tindastóll of the Úrvalsdeild karla and the Icelandic national basketball team. He won the Icelandic championship in 2023 and the Icelandic Cup in 2018 with Tindastóll. Career Club career After stints with Breiðablik, Tindastóll and St. Mary's High School in Canada, Sigtryggur had his breakout season with Skallagrímur during the 2014–2015 Úrvalsdeild karla season, averaging 16.7 points and 5.0 assists. Despite his performance, Skallagrímur was relegated to 1. deild karla after the season. He had a standout season in the 1. deild karla, helping Skallagrímur achieve promotion back to the Úrvalsdeild after averaging 21.0 points, 5.7 rebounds and 5.0 assist, and was named as the leagues Domestic Player of the Year. He continued his stellar play during the 2016-2017 season, averaging 18.0 points and 5.3 assists, and was called up to the Icelandic national team for the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pétur Már Sigurðsson
Pétur Már Sigurðsson (born 15 April 1978) is an Icelandic professional basketball coach and a former player. He is currently the head coach of Vestri. He is the former head coach of the Úrvalsdeild kvenna club Stjarnan and former assistant coach of the Icelandic men's national basketball team. He coached the men's national team during the 2013 Games of the Small States of Europe in the absence of Peter Öqvist. The team finished third with two wins and two losses. Career Pétur helped Skallagrímur reach the 2006 Úrvalsdeild finals, scoring 21 points in the fourth and deciding game against defending champions Keflavík in the semi-finals. In the finals, Skallagrímur lost 1-3 to Njarðvík. Pétur turned became a player-coach for Laugdælir in 2009. In 2010 he led them to a perfect 16-0 season, while also going 5-0 in the playoffs, the Division II championship and promotion to Division I. Despite not fielding a foreign player, his squad managed to stave of releg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Páll Axel Vilbergsson
Páll Axel Vilbergsson (born 4 January 1978) is an Icelandic former basketball player who played for 22 seasons in the Úrvalsdeild karla and was a two time national champion. He was also a member of the Icelandic national team from 1996 to 2009. In 2004 he was selected as the Úrvalsdeild Domestic Player of the Year. He was one of the most prolific three point shooters the Úrvalsdeild karla history and was its first player to make 1000 three points shots. In 2010 he tied the Úrvalsdeild record for most points scored by an Icelandic player in a single game when he scored 54 points against Tindastóll. In 2011 he made a controversial three pointer at the buzzer that won the Icelandic Super Cup for Grindavík. Páll Axel last played for Division II club Njarðvík-b. Icelandic national team From 1996 to 2009, Páll Axel played 92 games for the Icelandic national basketball team. Awards and accomplishments Club honours * Icelandic championship (2): 1996, 2012 * Icelandic B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pavel Ermolinskij
Pavel Ermolinskij (born 25 January 1987) is an Icelandic basketball coach and former player of Ukrainian descent, a member of the Icelandic national team. He has won the Icelandic championship with KR seven times, in 2011 and 2014–2019. He played in the Spanish Liga ACB for several seasons, winning the Spanish King's Cup in 2005. Early life Pavel was born in Kiev in the Soviet Union to Soviet national basketball team player Alexander Ermolinskij. He emigrated to Iceland with his family in 1992, at the age of 5, when his father signed with Skallagrímur in Borgarnes. Playing career Club career Pavel first appeared in a Úrvalsdeild karla game on 6 March 1998, at the age of only 11, when his father and head coach of Körfuknattleiksfélag ÍA, Alexander Ermolinskij, selected him for the 10-man squad against Njarðvík. At the time there were no rules regarding minimum age of players in the league. His next taste of the senior team was with Skallagrímur during the 2001 ... [...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] |
Dragiša Šarić
Dragiša Šarić ( sr-cyr, Драгиша Шарић; 27 January 1961 – 19 July 2008) was a Serbian basketball player and coach. Career Club career Šarić played for several clubs in his country, most notably with the KK Partizan generation that won the 1991–92 Euroleague. Coaching career Šarić was an assistant coach with Partizan. Before that, he was also the head coach of Vizura. Šarić was also player-coach for Úrvalsdeild karla club Skallagrímur from July 1999 until his resignation in November that same year. Death Šarić died while on a vacation in Pula Pula (; also known as Pola, it, Pola , hu, Pòla, Venetian language, Venetian; ''Pola''; Istriot language, Istriot: ''Puola'', Slovene language, Slovene: ''Pulj'') is the largest city in Istria County, Croatia, and the List of cities and town ..., Croatia on 19 July 2008 from heart-related issues. References External links Úrvalsdeild statistics 1961 births 2008 deaths KK Beobanka players KK P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dimitar Karadžovski
Dimitar Karadžovski (born October 7, 1984) is a Macedonian professional basketball player who plays for Kožuv of the Macedonian First League. Professional career During his career, Karadžovski played for MZT Skopje, Ungmennafélagið Skallagrímur, Stjarnan, KK Pelister, KK Torus BC Rilski Sportist, KK Kozuv and KK Feni Industries. In 2005, Karadžovski signed with Skallagrímur in the Icelandic Úrvalsdeild karla. After playing two seasons with Skallagrímur, where he averaged 17.0 points and 4.9 assists, Karadžovski signed a 2-year contract with Úrvalsdeild club Stjarnan in May 2007. For the season, he averaged 21.1 points and 5.3 assists. In April 2008, after Stjarnan's season ended, he was fired by the club after he was arrested by the police for grand theft. The Stjarnan's locker room had been plagued with theft during the season and a police search of Karadžovski apartment revealed a large amount of stolen items. An accomplice of his was also arrested on his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Axel Kárason
Axel Kárason (born 11 February 1983) is an Icelandic basketball player, who plays for Tindastóll in the Icelandic Úrvalsdeild karla, and a former member of the Icelandic national team, where he participated at the EuroBasket 2015. He won the Icelandic championship in 2023 and the Icelandic Cup in 2018 with Tindastóll . Playing career Axel spent the early part of his career with Tindastóll and Skallagrímur. He was a key player on the Skallagrímur team that went to the 2006 Úrvalsdeild finals where it lost to Njarðvík. In 2015, Axel signed with Svendborg Rabbits, after five seasons with Værløse Basket, and remained there until 2017 when he moved back to the Icelandic Úrvalsdeild karla and signed with his hometown team, Tindastóll. On January 13, 2018, he helped Tindastóll to its first major title when they beat KR in Icelandic Basketball Cup finals. In September 2018, it was reported that Axel would not play during the 2018–2019 season. In an interview ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexander Ermolinskij
Alexander Pavlovich Ermolinskij (russian: Александр Павлович Ермолинский; born November 11, 1959) is an Ukraninan-Icelandic basketball coach and a former basketball player. He was an assistant coach for Nadezhda Orenburg from 2010 to 2021. He played for both the Soviet Union national basketball team and Icelandic national basketball team. Early life Ermolinskij was born in Vologda in the Soviet Union. Playing career After playing for Honvéd for two seasons, where he won the Hungarian Cup in 1991, Ermolinskij joined Skallagrímur of the Icelandic Úrvalsdeild karla in 1992. Ermolinskij joined Grindavík in 1999 and helped the club win the Icelandic Basketball Cup in 2000. National team career Early in his career, Ermolinskij played for the Soviet Union national basketball team. In 1997 he received an Icelandic citizenship and subsequently ee was selected for the Icelandic national team that won bronze in the 1997 Games of the Small States of Eu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
