Körfuknattleiksfélag ÍA (), commonly known as ÍA, is a
basketball
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team based in
Akranes
Akranes () is a port town and municipality on the west coast of Iceland, around north of the capital Reykjavík.
The area where Akranes is located was settled in the 9th century; however, it did not receive a municipal charter until 1942.
His ...
,
Iceland
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. It is a subdivision of the sport club
Íþróttabandalag Akraness
Íþróttabandalag Akraness (, ), commonly known as ÍA, is an Icelandic sports club founded in 1946 and based in the town of Akranes, Iceland. Among the main sports its members can practice are basketball, Association football, football, golf, h ...
. Its men's team played in the top-tier
Úrvalsdeild karla from 1993 to 2000, making the playoffs in 1994, 1997 and 1998. Its women's team played one season in the top-tier
Úrvalsdeild kvenna during the 1995–1996 season.
Men's basketball
In 1998, the team became the first 8th seed to defeat the 1st seed in the first round of the playoffs, when it defeated
Grindavík 2–1.
Recent history
On 22 November 2018, American Chaz Franklin scored a career high 53 points in á 94–123 victory against
Leiknir Reykjavík
Íþróttafélagið Leiknir (, ), commonly known as Leiknir Reykjavík (), is an Icelandic multi-sport club. It is best known for its men's football section, but also fields departments in Badminton, Basketball, Volleyball and Karate. The club ...
. On 16 April 2019, ÍA lost to
Ungmennafélag Álftaness
Ungmennafélag Álftaness (, ), also known as Álftanes, is a multi-sports club in Álftanes, Iceland. It has active departments in basketball, association football, football, golf, track and field and volleyball.
History
The club was founded in ...
in the
2. deild karla finals, 123–100.
On 4 October 2019, Ingimundur Orri Jóhansson scored 50 points for ÍA in a 151–113 loss against
Reynir Sandgerði. In ÍA's next game a week later, he scored 59 points in a 143–124 victory against
Stál-úlfur. In the same game, Chaz Franklin also broke the 50-point barrier with his 51 points for ÍA.
In July 2021, Hugo Salgado from Portugal replaced Franklin as head coach. On 10 September, ÍA agreed to take a vacant seat left by
Reynir Sandgerði's withdrawal in the second-tier
1. deild karla.
In June 2022, the team hired Nebojsa Knezevic as its head coach.
In 2024, Óskar Þór Þorsteinsson was hired as the teams head coach. In March 2025, he led the team to promotion to the top-tier
Úrvalsdeild karla for the first time in 25 years.
Honours
Titles
1. deild karla
* Winners (1): 1993, 2025
2. deild karla
* Winners (1): 2009
Individual awards
*
Úrvalsdeild Men's Young Player of the Year
**
Bjarni Magnússon - 1996
**Ægir Hrafn Jónsson - 2000
*
Úrvalsdeild Men's Coach of the Year
**
Alexander Ermolinskij - 1997
*
Úrvalsdeild Men's Domestic All-First Team
**
Alexander Ermolinskij - 1997
**Dagur Þórisson - 1999
Notable players
Notable coaches
*
Alexander Ermolinskij
*
Ívar Ásgrímsson
*
Brynjar Karl Sigurðsson 2001
*
Terrence Watson (2011–2012)
* Chaz Franklin (2018–2021)
* Hugo Salgado (2021–2022)
* Nebojsa Knezevic (2022–2024)
* Óskar Þór Þorsteinsson (2024–present)
Women's basketball
History
ÍA women's team played the 1995–1996 season in the
top-tier league where it finished last with a 1–17 record. It's lone win came against
Valur where Sóley H. Sigurþórsdóttir had 26 points and 10 rebounds in ÍA's 66–58 victory.
Individual awards
*
Úrvalsdeild Women's Young Player of the Year
**Sóley H. Sigurþórsdóttir - 1996
Notable players
* Auður Rafnsdóttir
* Sóley H. Sigurþórsdóttir
Coaches
* Jón Þór Þórðarson 1995–1996
References
External links
KKÍ.is profile
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1979 establishments in Iceland
Basketball teams in Iceland
Íþróttabandalag Akraness