Iceland men's national basketball team

Iceland Iceland
FIBA ranking 45 Steady (18 September 2018)
Joined FIBA 1959
FIBA zone FIBA Europe
National federation KKÍ
Coach Craig Pedersen
EuroBasket
Appearances 2
Uniforms
Light
Dark
First international
 Denmark 38–41 Iceland 
(Copenhagen, Denmark; 16 May 1959)
Biggest win
 Iceland 123–59 Norway 
(Reykjavík, Iceland; 15 March 1968)
Biggest defeat
 Iceland 51–124 Croatia 
(Murcia, Spain; 24 June 1992)
Medal record
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Games of the Small States 3 5 4
Promotion Cup 2 0 1
Total 5 5 5
Friendly game between Iceland and Lithuania in Vilnius (2008).

The Icelandic men's national basketball team represents Iceland in international men's basketball.

The team participates at European tournaments. It has qualified for the FIBA Eurobasket 2017 [1] and is well represented in the Games of the Small States of Europe.

History

EuroBasket 2015

On August 28, 2014, Iceland qualified for the EuroBasket 2015, joining for the first time in its history the Final Round of the top European competition. Iceland achieved two wins to Great Britain and two narrow losses to Bosnia and Herzegovina, which allowed them to qualify as one of the best second teams.[2]

Iceland could not win any of its five game in the Group B, played in Berlin, Germany.

EuroBasket 2017

On 17 September 2016, Iceland repeated it success and qualified again to the continental tournament. The Icelandic team finished its qualification group as runner-up below Belgium and over Cyprus and Switzerland, with four wins and two losses. [3] [4]

As in the previous edition, Iceland finished its participation in the Group A with five losses in their five games played in Helsinki, Finland.

Competitive record

EuroBasket

EuroBasket Qualification
Year Position Pld W L Pld W L
Italy 1969Did not qualify 312
West Germany 1971Did not enter Did not enter
Spain 1973
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 1975Did not qualify 514
Belgium 1977 532
Italy 1979Did not enter Did not enter
Czechoslovakia 1981Did not qualify 431
France 1983 523
West Germany 1985 413
Greece 1987 945
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 1989 303
Italy 1991 404
Germany 1993 422
Greece 1995 532
Spain 1997 633
France 1999 15312
Turkey 2001 15411
Sweden 2003 606
Serbia and Montenegro 2005Division B 422
Spain 2007Division B 844
Poland 2009Division B 835
Lithuania 2011Did not enter Did not enter
Slovenia 2013Did not qualify 1019
CroatiaGermanyFranceLatvia 201524th505422
FinlandIsraelRomaniaTurkey 201724th505 642
Total10010

Olympic Games

Olympic Games Qualifying
Year Position Pld W L Pld W L
1936 to 1972 Did not qualify
Canada 1976505
1980 to 1988
Spain 1992606
1996 to 2016

World Cup

World Cup Qualifying
Year Position Pld W L Pld W L
China 2019Did not qualify624
IndonesiaJapanPhilippines 2023To be determined

Promotion Cup

Promotion Cup
Year Position Pld W L
19881st, gold medalist(s)541
19901st, gold medalist(s)550
19943rd, bronze medalist(s)532
Total15123

Games of the Small States of Europe

Games of the Small States of Europe
Year Position Pld W L
San Marino 19872nd, silver medalist(s)321
Monaco 19893rd, bronze medalist(s)321
Cyprus 19911st, gold medalist(s)440
Andorra 19931st, gold medalist(s)550
Malta 19953rd, bronze medalist(s)431
Iceland 19973rd, bronze medalist(s)431
San Marino 20012nd, silver medalist(s)541
Malta 20032nd, silver medalist(s)541
Andorra 20052nd, silver medalist(s)431
Monaco 20071st, gold medalist(s)550
Cyprus 20094th532
Luxembourg 20133rd, bronze medalist(s)422
Iceland 20152nd, silver medalist(s)321
San Marino 20173rd, bronze medalist(s)523
Total594415

Team

Current roster

Roster for the EuroBasket 2017.[5]

The following is the squad in the EuroBasket 2017

Iceland men's national basketball team – EuroBasket 2017 roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.NameAge – Date of birthHeightClubCtr.
SG 1 Hermannsson, Martin 22 – (1994-09-16)16 September 1994 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) Champagne Basket France
PG 3 Steinarsson, Ægir 26 – (1991-05-10)10 May 1991 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) TAU Castelló Spain
PF 6 Acox, Kristófer 23 – (1993-10-13)13 October 1993 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) KR Iceland
C 8 Bæringsson, Hlynur 35 – (1982-07-06)6 July 1982 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) Stjarnan Iceland
SG 9 Stefánsson, Jón Arnór 34 – (1982-09-21)21 September 1982 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) KR Iceland
PG 10 Friðriksson, Elvar Már 22 – (1994-11-11)11 November 1994 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) Barry Buccaneers United States
PG 13 Vilhjálmsson, Hörður 28 – (1988-12-18)18 December 1988 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) Keflavík Iceland
SG 14 Gunnarsson, Logi 35 – (1981-09-05)5 September 1981 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) Njarðvíkur Iceland
PG 15 Ermolinskij, Pavel 30 – (1987-01-25)25 January 1987 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) KR Iceland
SF 24 Pálsson, Haukur Helgi 25 – (1992-05-18)18 May 1992 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) Cholet Basket France
C 34 Hlinason, Tryggvi 19 – (1997-10-28)28 October 1997 2.15 m (7 ft 1 in) Valencia Basket Spain
PG 88 Björnsson, Brynjar Þór 29 – (1988-07-11)11 July 1988 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) KR Iceland
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Club – describes last
    club before the tournament
  • Age – describes age
    on 31 August 2017

Depth chart

Pos. Starting 5 Bench 1 Reserve
C Hlynur Bæringsson Tryggvi Hlinason
PF Haukur Pálsson Kristófer Acox
SF Jón Arnór Stefánsson Pavel Ermolinskij
SG Martin Hermannsson Logi Gunnarsson Brynjar Þór Björnsson
PG Hörður Vilhjálmsson Ægir Steinarsson Elvar Már Friðriksson

References

  1. ↑ Ísland spilar í Helsinki á EM 2017 í körfubolta
  2. ↑ "Iceland Fall But Still Make History". FIBA Europe. 28 August 2014. Retrieved 28 August 2014.
  3. ↑ Ísland á EM í annað sinn í röð
  4. ↑ Eurobasket 2017 Qualifiers
  5. ↑ EuroBasket 2017 roster
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