The Icelandic Basketball Association (''Icelandic:Körfuknattleikssamband Íslands - KKÍ'') is the national governing body of basketball in Iceland and is a member of the continental association

FIBA Europe FIBA Europe is the administrative body for basketball in Europe, within the International Basketball Federation (FIBA), which includes all 50 national European basketball federations. In reaction to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, FIBA Euro ...

and the global International Basketball Federation (FIBA). It directs and oversees all of the national basketball teams of Iceland, including both the junior and senior national teams of both men and women. It was founded on January 29, 1961 and its first chairman was

Bogi Þorsteinsson Bogi Þorsteinsson (2 August 1918 – 17 December 1998) was the first chairman of the Icelandic Basketball Association, serving for eight years. For his work toward basketball in Iceland he was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Order of the Falcon ...

, but current chairman is Hannes S. Jónsson.Starfsmenn KKÍ
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Competitions

*Men's ** Domino's deild karla ** Division I ( is, 1. deild karla) ** Division II ( is, 2. deild karla) ** Division III ( is, 3. deild karla) *Women's ** Domino's deild kvenna ** Division I ( is, 1. deild kvenna) **Division II ( is, 2. deild kvenna)

National teams

Iceland men

* Iceland men's national basketball team *

Iceland men's national under-20 basketball team The Iceland men's national under-20 basketball team is the national representative for Iceland in men's international under-20 basketball tournaments. They are organized and run by the Icelandic Basketball Association. The team competes at the FIB ...

Iceland men's national under-19 basketball team The Iceland men's national under-18 basketball team is the national representative for Iceland in men's international under-18 and under-19 basketball tournaments. They are organized and run by the Icelandic Basketball Association. They are coache ...

Iceland men's national under-17 basketball team The Iceland men's national under-16 basketball team is the national representative for Iceland in men's international under-16 basketball tournaments. They are organized and run by the Icelandic Basketball Association. They are coached by Hjalti � ...

Iceland Women

* Iceland women's national basketball team * Iceland women's national under-20 basketball team *

Iceland women's national under-19 basketball team 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 sur ...

* Iceland women's national under-17 basketball team

Awards

* Icelandic Basketball Player of the Year

Chairmen

1961–1969 * Hólmsteinn Sigurðsson 1969–1973 *

Einar Bollason Einar Gunnar Bollason (born 6 November 1943) is an Icelandic former basketball player, coach and TV analyst. As a player, he won the Icelandic championship six times with KR men's basketball, KR. In 2001, he was named to the Icelandic basketball ...

1973–1976 * Páll Júlíusson 1976–1977 * Sigurður Ingólfsson 1978–1979 * Stefán Ingólfsson 1979–1980 * Kristbjörn Albertsson 1980 * Stefán Ingólfsson 1980–1981 * Kristbjörn Albertsson 1981–1982 *

Helgi Ágústsson Helgi Ágústsson (16 October 1941) is an Icelandic former diplomat. He was the Ambassador of Iceland to the United Kingdom from 1989 to 1995, the Ambassador of Iceland to Denmark from 1999 to 2002, and the Ambassador of Iceland to the United St ...

1982–1983 * Þórdís Anna Kristjánsdóttir 1983–1984 * Eiríkur Ingólfsson 1984–1985 * Björn Björgvinsson 1985–1988 * Kolbeinn Pálsson 1988–1996 * Ólafur Rafnsson 1996–2006 * Hannes S. Jónsson 2006–present

References

External links

Official website

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