Höttur (basketball)

Höttur
Leagues 1. deild karla
Arena Brauð&co Höllin Egilsstöðum
Location Egilsstaðir, Iceland
Team colors black, white, red
              
President Ásthildur Jónasdóttir[1]
Head coach Viðar Örn Hafsteinsson
Website hottur.is
Uniforms

Körfuknattleiksdeild Hattar, commonly known as Höttur, is the basketball department of multi-sport club Íþróttafélagið Höttur. Its men's senior team will play in the Icelandic second-tier 1. deild karla in 2018-2019 after being relegated from the top-tier Úrvalsdeild karla.

History

Höttur first achieved promotion to the Úrvalsdeild karla in 2005, after beating Valur in the Division I promotion finals.[2] It finished last in the 2005-2006 Úrvalsdeild, with 3 victories in 22 games, and was relegated back to Division I.[3][4]

It won Division I and promotion to the Úrvalsdeild in 2015[5] and 2017[6] but was relegated back to Division I both times.[7][8]

Honors

Men's

2015, 2017 [9]

Notable players

References

  1. ↑ "Félög - Höttur". kki.is (in Icelandic). Icelandic Basketball Federation. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
  2. ↑ "Höttur í úrvalsdeildina í fyrsta sinn". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 4 April 2005. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
  3. ↑ "Höttur er fallið úr úrvalsdeild". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 5 March 2006. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
  4. ↑ "Iceland Expr.ka. 2006". kki.is (in Icelandic). Icelandic Basketball Federation. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
  5. ↑ "Lið Hattar komið í Úrvalsdeildina". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 6 March 2015. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
  6. ↑ Jónsson, Óskar Ófeigur (March 3, 2017). "Höttur komst aftur upp í Domino´s deildina í kvöld". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 2 September 2017.
  7. ↑ Eiríkur Stefán Ásgeirsson (3 March 2016). "Umfjöllun og viðtöl: Stjarnan - Höttur 90-72 - Höttur aftur niður í 1. deildina". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 25 May 2018.
  8. ↑ Gunnar Gunnarsson (15 February 2018). "Umfjöllun og viðtöl: Höttur - Tindastóll 68-80 - Tindastóll sendi Hött niður eftir baráttuleik". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 25 May 2018.
  9. ↑ 1. deild - Meistaraflokkur karla
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