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Körfuboltakvöld
''Körfuboltakvöld'' (English: Basketball Night), known as ''Bónus's Körfuboltakvöld'' for sponsorship reasons, is the postgame show for '' Úrvalsdeild karla'' and '' Úrvalsdeild kvenna'' broadcasts. Originally known as ''Domino's Körfuboltakvöld'', the program featured hosts Kjartan Atli Kjartansson and Pálína Gunnlaugsdóttir with analysts Hermann Hauksson, Sævar Sævarsson, Kristinn Friðriksson, Fannar Ólafsson and Teitur Örlygsson, with supporting or fill-in analysts including Benedikt Guðmundsson and Ágúst Björgvinsson. In October 2020, he received the Eddan award for best television material of the year in the general election of Icelandic television viewers. Recurring segments *''Fannar skammar'' (English: Fannar shames) – A blooper segment where Fannar Ólafsson goes over previous games bloopers and failures. *''Framlenging'' (English: Overtime) – A discussion segment where each analyst has 30 seconds to explain his opinion on a certain topic. Cu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kjartan Atli Kjartansson
Kjartan Atli Kjartansson (born 23 May 1984) is an Icelandic sports TV and radio show host, basketball coach and former player. He hosted Stöð 2 Sport's '' Domino's Körfuboltakvöld'' (English: Domino's Basketball Night) from 2015 to 2023 and was the host of the morning radio show Brennslan on FM957 from 2014 to 2020. He played basketball for several season in the Úrvalsdeild karla and won the Icelandic Basketball Cup three times as a member of Stjarnan, in 2009 and 2013 as a player and in 2015 as an assistant coach. Early life Kjartan was born in Reykjavík and grew up in Hafnarfjörður and later Álftanes. Basketball Playing career Kjartan played for nine seasons in the Icelandic top-tier Úrvalsdeild karla, mostly with Stjarnan. He was one of the key players in Stjarnan's resurgence to the basketball scene, helping the club win the Icelandic Basketball Cup in 2009 and 2013, and the Super Cup in 2009. He retired from top-level play in January 2014. On April 8, 2018, he h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hermann Hauksson
Hermann Hauksson (born 24 January 1972) is an Icelandic former basketball player and a former member of Icelandic national team. He played the majority of his career in the Úrvalsdeild karla with KR and Njarðvík but also played in Belgium for Sint-Niklaas. In 1997, he was named the Úrvalsdeild karla Domestic Player of the Year. In 1999, he won the Icelandic Cup with Njarðvík after scoring the game-tying three pointer that sent the game to overtime. He retired following the 2001–2002 season due to lingering back injuries. Hermann was an analyst for Domino's Körfuboltakvöld from 2015 to 2023. Icelandic national team From 1994 to 2000, Hermann played 64 games for the Icelandic national team. Personal life Hermann is the father of basketball player and national team member Martin Hermannsson Martin Hermannsson (born 16 September 1994) is an Icelandic professional basketball player for Alba Berlin of the German Basketball Bundesliga (BBL) and the EuroLeague. He a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Berglind Gunnarsdóttir
Berglind Lára Gunnarsdóttir (born 17 February 1993) is an Icelandic basketball coach and former player who played 26 games for the Iceland women's national basketball team, Icelandic national basketball team. She spent her entire playing career with Snæfell women's basketball, Snæfell where she won three straight Úrvalsdeild kvenna (basketball), national championships from 2014 to 2016 and the Icelandic Women's Basketball Cup, Icelandic Basketball Cup in 2016. In 2017, she was named to the Úrvalsdeild Women's Domestic All-First Team, Úrvalsdeild Domestic All-First Team. Career First years Berglind came up through the junior ranks of Snæfell, playing her first senior match during the 2007–2008 season in the second-tier 1. deild kvenna (basketball), 1. deild kvenna where she helped the club to a perfect 16-0 season and a promotion to the top-tier Úrvalsdeild kvenna (basketball), Úrvalsdeild kvenna. Injuries plagued her next few seasons, she tore a cruciate ligament in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Finnur Freyr Stefánsson
Finnur Freyr Stefánsson (born 29 October 1983) is an Icelandic professional basketball coach. With KR, he won the Icelandic championship five years in a row from 2014 to 2018 and the Icelandic Men's Basketball Cup in 2016 and 2017. He has served as an assistant coach to the Icelandic men's national basketball team from 2014, helping the team to EuroBasket 2015 and EuroBasket 2017. Coaching career Club career Finnur started his coaching career as an assistant to Herbert Arnarson on KR men's team in 2004 and served there until 2008. He was the head coach of the KR women's team during the 2012-2013 season and in 2013, he was hired as the head coach of the KR men's team. On 30 April 2017 he won the Icelandic championship with KR for the fourth consecutive season, earning him the nickname ''"Finnur sem allt vinnur"'' (English: ''"Finn(ur) that everything Wins"''). Finnur was named coach of the year in the Úrvalsdeild karla in 2014 and 2016. On 28 April 2018, Finnur won his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kristinn Friðriksson
Kristinn Geir Friðriksson (born 23 December 1971) is an Icelandic former basketball player and coach. He is currently a basketball analyst for '' Domino's Körfuboltakvöld'' (English: Domino's Basketball Night) on Stöð 2 Sport. Club career Kristinn played 17 seasons in the Icelandic top-tier Úrvalsdeild karla. His best season as a player came in 1994-1995 when he finished as the league's third leading scorer, averaging 27.1 points per game for Þór Akureyri, and was selected to the Úrvalsdeild Domestic All-First Team. He was selected to the 1995 Icelandic All-Star game where he scored 51 points. On 2 May 2001, Kristinn received a one-month suspension from the National Olympic and Sports Association of Iceland The National Olympic and Sports Association of Iceland (, ÍSÍ) is the National Olympic Committee representing Iceland, and the highest authority for sporting activity in the country. The main tasks of the ÍSÍ are to promote, coordinate and org ... after he t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Helgi Már Magnússon
Helgi Már Magnússon (born August 27, 1982) is an Icelandic basketball coach and former player. As a player, he has won seven national championships in Iceland during his career. Club career In February 2016, Helgi won his first Icelandic Basketball Cup after having lost in his previous four cup finals. Helgi announced is retirement from top level play following the 2015-2016 Úrvalsdeild season. but returned to the team in March 2018. A month later, Helgi won his sixth Icelandic championship after KR defeated Tindastóll in the Úrvalsdeild finals. On 4 May 2019 he won his 7th national championship after KR beat ÍR in the Úrvalsdeild finals 3-2. On 5 January 2020, he appeared in an Úrvalsdeild game for the fourth different decade. National team career Helgi played 95 games for the Icelandic national basketball team and participated at the EuroBasket 2015 EuroBasket 2015 was the 39th edition of the EuroBasket championship that was organized by FIBA Europe. It was ... [...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 Russian descent, a member of the Icelandic national team. He played in the Spanish Liga ACB for several seasons, winning the Spanish King's Cup in 2005. As a player, won the Icelandic championship eight times, seven times with KR, in 2011 and 2014 to 2019, and in 2022 with Valur. In 2023, he guided Tindastóll to their first Icelandic championship in his first year as a head coach. Early life Pavel was born in Moscow in the Soviet Union to Soviet national basketball team player Alexander Ermolinskij. The family moved to Hungary in his youth, where his father played professionally and in 1992, when he was five, they emigrated to Iceland 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 Ermo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pálína Gunnlaugsdóttir
Pálína María Gunnlaugsdóttir (born 2 January 1987) is an Icelandic sport TV host, basketball coach and a former player. She is currently a host for Stöð 2 Sport's '' Domino's Körfuboltakvöld'' (English: Domino's Basketball Night). During her career she won the Icelandic championship five times and was named the playoffs MVP in 2011 and 2013. Pálína was named the Úrvalsdeild Domestic Player of the Year three-times, in 2008, 2012 and 2013. Playing career Pálína started her senior team career with Haukar during the 2000–2001 season. After helping Haukar wing back-to-back national championships in 2006 and 2007, she signed with Keflavík. In her five seasons with Keflavík, Pálína won the national championship three times; in 2008, 2011 and 2013. In 2013, she signed with Grindavík Grindavík () is a fishing town in the Southern Peninsula district of Iceland, not far from Þorbjörn, a tuya (a type of flat-topped, steep-sided volcano). It is one of the few ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fannar Ólafsson
Fannar Ólafsson (born 20 November 1978) is an Icelandic basketball analyst on Stöð 2 Sport's '' Domino's Körfuboltakvöld'' (English: Domino's Basketball Night) and a former basketball player. He went five times to the Úrvalsdeild finals, as a member of Keflavík and KR, and won the national championships each time. He won the Icelandic Basketball Cup in 2004 and 2011. During the 2004–2005 season, Fannar played with Doukas B.C. and Ratiopharm Ulm. He has the second best all-time field goal percentage Field goal percentage in basketball is the ratio of field goals made to field goals attempted. Its abbreviation is FG%. Although three-point field goal percentage is often calculated separately, three-point field goals are included in the gene ... in Ratiopharm Ulm's history. Icelandic national team Between 1998 and 2009, Fannar played 76 games for the Icelandic national basketball team. Personal life His father, Ólafur Einarsson, was a member of the Icelandic na ... [...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] |
Matthías Orri Sigurðarson
Matthías Orri Sigurðarson (born 29 September 1994) is an Icelandic basketball player, sports commentator and a former member of the Iceland men's national basketball team, Icelandic men's national basketball team. Playing career After starting his career with KR men's basketball, KR in 2010, Matthías Orri had is breakout season with ÍR men's basketball, ÍR in 2013–14 Úrvalsdeild karla (basketball), 2013–2014 when he averaged 16.8 points and 6.7 assists. In 2014–15 Úrvalsdeild karla (basketball), 2014–2015, he upped his scoring average to 19.2 points while also averaging 5.9 assists and 5.6 rebounds. After spending the 2015–2016 season with Columbus State Cougars, Columbus State University, Matthías resigned with ÍR on 13 May 2016. In April 2017, Matthías signed a 2-year contract extension with ÍR. After helping ÍR reach the Úrvalsdeild finals in 2019, where it lost to KR men's basketball, KR, Matthías was named to the Úrvalsdeild Men's Domestic All-Fir ... [...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] |