The Breiðablik women's basketball team, commonly known as Breiðablik, is the women's
basketball
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department of the
Breiðablik multi-sport
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club. It is based in
Kópavogur
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It lies immediately south of Reykjavík and is part of the Capital Region. The name literally means ''seal pup inlet''. The town seal contains th ...
,
Iceland
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. As of
2018–2019 season its plays in the Icelandic top-tier
Úrvalsdeild kvenna.
History
During their first season in the Úrvaldeild in
1994–95, Breiðablik won the national championship after beating
Keflavík
Keflavík (pronounced , meaning ''Driftwood Bay'') is a town in the Reykjanes region in southwest Iceland. It is included in the municipality of Reykjanesbær whose population as of 2016 is 15,129.
In 1995, Keflavik merged with nearby Njarðv ...
in the finals.
In 2017 the club won promotion from
1. deild kvenna to the Úrvalsdeild.
In 2019, Breiðablik finished last in the league but was speared from relegation as
Stjarnan
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 ...
withdrew its team from the Úrvalsdeild.
Honours
Titles
Úrvalsdeild kvenna
* Winners: 1995
Icelandic Supercup
* Winners: 1995
1. deild kvenna
* Winners (3): 1994, 2005, 2014
Individual awards
*
Úrvalsdeild Women's Playoffs MVP
**
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 ...
- 1995
*
Úrvalsdeild Women's Foreign Player of the Year
**
Betsy Harris
Betsy Harris (born April 2, 1972) is an American basketball coach and former professional player.
Early life
Harris was born in Jacksonville, Florida. She went to Decatur High School, in Decatur, Mississippi, where she won the state championship ...
- 1996
*
Úrvalsdeild Women's Domestic All-First Team
**
Isabella Ósk Sigurðardóttir - 2021, 2022
*
1. deild kvenna Domestic MVP
**Sóllilja Bjarnadóttir - 2017
*
1. deild kvenna All-First team
**Sóllilja Bjarnadóttir - 2017
**Telma Lind Ásgeirsdóttir - 2017
**
Isabella Ósk Sigurðardóttir - 2017
*
1. deild kvenna Young Player of the Year
**
Isabella Ósk Sigurðardóttir - 2016
*
1. deild kvenna Coach of the Year
**
Hildur Sigurðardóttir - 2017
Notable players
Coaches
* Sigurður Hjörleifsson 1994–1996
*
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.
Ea ...
1996–1997
*
Hildur Sigurðardóttir 2016–2018
*
Margrét Sturlaugsdóttir 2018
* Antonio D’Albero 2018–2019
*
Ívar Ásgrímsson
Ívar Ásgrímsson (born 11 April 1965) is an Icelandic basketball coach and the former head coach of the Icelandic women's national basketball team. He led Haukar to the national men's finals in 2016 where they lost to KR.
Playing career Clu ...
2019–2022
* Yngvi Gunnlaugsson 2022–present
References
External links
Breiðablik team info
{{Úrvalsdeild kvenna (basketball)
Breiðablik (basketball)