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Úrvalsdeild Men's Domestic All-First Team
The Úrvalsdeild karla Domestic All-First Team is an annual Úrvalsdeild karla honor bestowed on the best domestic players in the league following every season. It has been awarded since the 1987-88 season. All-time award winners References Notes External linksIcelandic Basketball Federation Official Website {{Úrvalsdeild karla (basketball) European basketball awards Úrvalsdeild karla (basketball) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Úrvalsdeild Karla (basketball)
Úrvalsdeild karla (English: Men's Premier League), also known as Bónus deild karla for sponsorship reasons, is the highest men's professional basketball competition among clubs in Iceland, where play determines the national champion. It is organized by the Icelandic Basketball Federation (). The season consists of a home-and-away schedule of 22 games, followed by an eight-team playoff round. Quarterfinals, semifinals and finals series are best-of-five. The bottom clubs are promotion and relegation, relegated, and replaced by the top team from the regular-season phase and the four-team playoff round winner of the second-level First Division Men (Icelandic basketball), First Division (). History Creation and first years 1951-1959 The league was founded in 1951 as ''1. deild karla'' () and its first season was played in April 1952 with five teams, Njarðvík men's basketball, Íþróttafélag Keflavíkurflugvallar (ÍKF), ÍR men's basketball, Íþróttafélag Reykjavíkur (ÍR), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tómas Holton
Tómas Albert Tómasson Holton (born 8 July 1964) is an Icelandic former basketball player and coach. In 1983, he won the Úrvalsdeild karla (basketball), Icelandic championship and the Icelandic Men's Basketball Cup, Icelandic Cup as a member of Valur men's basketball, Valur. Playing the point guard position, he led the Úrvalsdeild karla (basketball), Úrvalsdeild karla in assists in 1995 and 2000. Playing career Club career Tómas started his senior team career with Valur men's basketball, Valur during the 1981-82 season and with them won the national championship and Iceland Cup in 1983. In 1989, he left the team to play for Budapesti Honvéd SE (men's basketball), Budapesti Honvéd in the Nemzeti Bajnokság I/A (men's basketball), Hungary Basketball League. The following season he stayed in Hungary and signed with TFSE. He returned to Valur in 1991 for one season as a player-coach before signing with Ammerud Basket in Norway in 1992. From 1994 to 2000, he played for Skallagr ... [...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 firs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1992–93 Úrvalsdeild Karla (basketball)
Year 199 ( CXCIX) was a common year starting on Monday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was sometimes known as year 952 ''Ab urbe condita''. The denomination 199 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire * Mesopotamia is partitioned into two Roman provinces divided by the Euphrates, Mesopotamia and Osroene. * Emperor Septimius Severus lays siege to the city-state Hatra in Central-Mesopotamia, but fails to capture the city despite breaching the walls. * Two new legions, I Parthica and III Parthica, are formed as a permanent garrison. China * Battle of Yijing: Chinese warlord Yuan Shao defeats Gongsun Zan. Korea * Geodeung succeeds Suro of Geumgwan Gaya, as king of the Korean kingdom of Gaya (traditional date). By topic Religion * Pope Zephyrinus succeeds Pope Victor I, as the 15th pope. Births Valerian Roman ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pétur Guðmundsson (basketball)
Pétur Karl Guðmundsson (born 30 October 1958) is an Icelandic former professional basketball player and coach. Standing , weighing and playing the center (basketball), center position, Pétur was the first Icelander and one of the first European players ever to play in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Often described as the greatest Icelandic basketball player of all time, he was named the Icelandic basketball team of the 20th century, Icelandic Basketball Player of the 20th century by the Icelandic Basketball Association in 2001, and in 2015, he was inducted in to the ÍSÍ Hall of Fame, National Olympic and Sports Association of Iceland Hall of Fame. Pétur was also a member of the Iceland men's national basketball team, Icelandic national basketball team from 1978 to 1992 but missed several years of competition due to FIBA rules banning professional players from playing for national teams. Early life Pétur was born and raised in Reykjavík to an Icelandic father ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Magnús Matthíasson
Magnús Helgi Matthíasson (born 25 February 1967) is an Icelandic former basketball player and a former member of the Icelandic national team. He played college basketball for Rice University. Club career After finishing his studies in the United States, Matthías returned to Iceland to play for Valur. He was named the Úrvalsdeild Domestic Player of the Year and the Young Player of the Year in 1991 after finishing fourth in scoring in the league. In 1992, he helped Valur reach the Úrvalsdeild finals where the team lost to Njarðvík. National team career Magnús played 57 games for the Icelandic national team from 1987 to 1994. In his last game, he scored 11 points in a 105-100 victory against England, where the English players stormed off the court with 24 seconds left due to their unhappiness with the referees. In March 1995 he was selected to the 19-player training camp but was not among the players selected for the team. Personal life Magnús' brother is former bask ... [...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 College basketball is basketball that is played by teams of Student ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1990–91 Úrvalsdeild Karla (basketball)
Year 199 ( CXCIX) was a common year starting on Monday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was sometimes known as year 952 ''Ab urbe condita''. The denomination 199 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire * Mesopotamia is partitioned into two Roman provinces divided by the Euphrates, Mesopotamia and Osroene. * Emperor Septimius Severus lays siege to the city-state Hatra in Central-Mesopotamia, but fails to capture the city despite breaching the walls. * Two new legions, I Parthica and III Parthica, are formed as a permanent garrison. China * Battle of Yijing: Chinese warlord Yuan Shao defeats Gongsun Zan. Korea * Geodeung succeeds Suro of Geumgwan Gaya, as king of the Korean kingdom of Gaya (traditional date). By topic Religion * Pope Zephyrinus succeeds Pope Victor I, as the 15th pope. Births Valerian Roman ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Páll Kolbeinsson
Páll Hermann Kolbeinsson (born 17 April 1964) is an Icelandic former basketball player and coach, and a former member of the Iceland men's national basketball team, Icelandic national team. He was named the Icelandic Basketball Player of the Year and Úrvalsdeild karla Player of the Year, Úrvalsdeild Domestic Player of the Year in 1990, the same year he won the Úrvalsdeild karla (basketball), Icelandic championship with KR men's basketball, KR. He played college basketball for University of Wisconsin–Oshkosh. Coaching career Páll was hired as a player-coach for KR men's basketball, KR in 1990 and guided the team to the Icelandic Men's Basketball Cup, Icelandic Basketball Cup in 1991. He later served as a player-coach for Tindastóll men's basketball, Tindastóll. In 2010, he was hired as the head coach of KR. He stepped down as head coach following KR's loss to Snæfell men's basketball, Snæfell in the semi-finals of the Úrvalsdeild playoffs on 15 April 2010. National te ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guðjón Skúlason
Guðjón Skúlason (born 1 January 1967) is an Icelandic retired basketball player and coach and a former member of Icelandic national team. He played nineteen seasons in the Úrvalsdeild karla, winning the Icelandic championship six times with Keflavík. He was named the Icelandic Basketball Player of the Year in 1997. Playing career College career In 1990, Guðjón joined the Auburn University at Montgomery and played for the Auburn Montgomery Warhawks. Despite having joined AUM, Guðjón played with Keflavík during the 1991 Cup finals and the 1991 Úrvalsdeild playoffs. During the playoffs, he averaged 11.3 points in 8 games. Club career Guðjón played 19 seasons in the Úrvalsdeild karla, averaging 16.3 points in 409 games. His best statistical season came in 1989–1990 when he averaged 25.8 points per game. In October 2002, he became the first player to make 900 three point shots in the Úrvalsdeild. After the 2002–2003 season, he became co-coach of Keflavík with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |