The 1967 Úrvalsdeild karla was the 16th season of the top tier men's basketball league on
Iceland
Iceland is a Nordic countries, Nordic island country between the Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic and Arctic Oceans, on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge between North America and Europe. It is culturally and politically linked with Europe and is the regi ...
, then known as
1. deild karla.
KR won their 3rd title by beating
ÍR in an extra game for the championship after the two teams ended tied for the top place in the league.
got relegated after posting the worst record in the league.
Þórir Magnússon
Þórir Magnússon (born 13 February 1948) is an Icelandic former basketball player and the former member of the Icelandic national basketball team. Nicknamed "Rocket Man", he was known as a high scoring guard and led the Icelandic Basketball ...
set both records in single season scoring, with 311 points in 10 games, and single game scoring with 57 points.
Competition format
The participating teams played each other twice for a total of 10 games. The top team won the national championship. If two teams were tied at the top at the end of the season, they would have to play an extra game to decide the national championship.
Regular season
Extra game
References
External links
Official Icelandic Basketball Federation website
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Úrvalsdeild karla (basketball)