Keflavík men's basketball

Keflavík ÍF
Nickname Keflavíkurhraðlestin
(The Keflavík Express)
Leagues Úrvalsdeild karla
Founded 1974
History ÍBK
1974-1994
Keflavík
1994-present
Arena TM Arena
(capacity: 1,200)
Location Reykjanesbær, Iceland
Team colors Dark blue and White
President Ingvi Þór Hákonarson
Head coach Sverrir Þór Sverrisson
Assistant(s) Jón Guðmundsson[1]
Championships 9 Icelandic championships
Website keflavik.is
Uniforms

The Keflavík men's basketball team, commonly known as Keflavík, is the men's basketball department of Keflavík ÍF (Keflavík, íþrótta- og ungmennafélag), based in the town of Reykjanesbær in Iceland.[2] They currently play in Úrvalsdeild karla.

Rivalry with Njarðvík

Keflavík's biggest rivals are their closest neighbours, Njarðvík.[3] The teams are both based in Reykjanesbær. Keflavík and Njarðvík were neighbouring towns but were merged in 1994 and formed Reykjanesbær. Their arenas are within one kilometre of each other. In the 2008-2009 season the rivalry was intensified as the men's teams were coached by brothers, Sigurður Ingimundarson with Keflavík and Valur Ingimundarson with Njarðvík. At the end of that season Sigurður left his post as the team's coach and moved to a club in Swedish. He was replaced by former player Guðjón Skúlason. Just before the start of the 2009-2010 season Sigurður became coach of Njarðvík, replacing his brother Valur.

Arena

The club's home arena is nicknamed "The Slaughterhouse".[4][5]

Achievements

Titles

Notable players

Coaches

Trivia

  • The team has a reputation for playing an uptempo game which earned it the nickname Keflavíkurhraðlestin (The Keflavík Express).[6][7]

References

  1. ↑ "Domino's deildir karla og kvenna" (PDF). kki.is (in Icelandic). Icelandic Basketball Federation. Retrieved 4 October 2018.
  2. ↑ Körfubolti - Um Keflavík og Körfuknattleiksdeild Keflavíkur (KKDK)
  3. ↑ "Grænblár Reykjanesbær". Víkurfréttir (in Icelandic). 11 October 2018. Retrieved 11 October 2018.
  4. ↑ Umfjöllun: Keflavík - Grindavík 76-50 | Öruggt hjá Keflavík í Sláturhúsinu
  5. ↑ Keflavík fjarri sínu besta í Sláturhúsinu
  6. ↑ Keflavíkurhraðlestin: „Þeir smitast af ákveðnu viðhorfi frá Sigga“
  7. ↑ KÖRFUKNATTLEIKUR Keflavíkurhraðlestin mátaði teinana
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