The 2015–16 Úrvalsdeild karla was the 65th season of the
Úrvalsdeild karla, the top tier basketball league in
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 ...
. The season started on October 15, 2015 and ended on April 29, 2016.
KR defended its title by defeating
Haukar
Knattspyrnufélagið Haukar (, ) is an Icelandic multi-sport club from Hafnarfjörður with divisions in Association football, Football, Haukar Handball, Handball, Basketball, Haukar RC, Rugby union, Karate, Skiing & Chess.
Club history
The clu ...
3–1 in the Finals.
Competition format
The participating teams first played a conventional round-robin schedule with every team playing each opponent once "home" and once "away" for a total of 22 games. The top eight teams qualified for the championship playoffs whilst the two last qualified were relegated to Division 1.
Regular season
Playoffs
Awards
All official awards of the 2016–17 Úrvalsdeild karla season.
Domestic MVP
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Foreign MVP
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Playoffs MVP
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Domestic All-First Team
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Coach of the Year Many sports leagues, sportswriting associations, and other organizations confer "Coach of the Year" awards. In some sports — including baseball and association football — the award is called the "Manager of the Year" award.
Some of the ...
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Defensive Player of the Year Defensive Player of the Year (DPOY or DPOTY) is the name of an award given in sports for outstanding defensive play by a single player over the course of a season. Many sports leagues award this type of award. League awards for Defensive Player o ...
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Young Player of the Year
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References
External links
Official Icelandic Basketball Federation website
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Icelandic
Lea
Úrvalsdeild karla (basketball)