KR men's basketball
The KR men's basketball team, commonly known as KR or KR Basket, is a professional basketball club based in Reykjavík, Iceland. It is the men's basketball department of Knattspyrnufélag Reykjavíkur (English: Reykjavík Football Club) multi-sport club. It is the reigning champion of the Úrvalsdeild karla.[3] It has won the Icelandic championship eighteen times, the most national championships in the men's top-tier league history. In 2017 the club played in FIBA Europe Cup for the first time since 2008.[4][5]
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Leagues | Úrvalsdeild karla | ||
Founded | 12 November 1956 | ||
History | KR 1956–present | ||
Arena | DHL-Höllin | ||
Capacity | 1,500[1] | ||
Location | Reykjavík, Iceland | ||
Team colors | Black, White | ||
President | Böðvar Guðjónsson | ||
Head coach | Darri Freyr Atlason | ||
Assistant(s) | Arnoldas Kuncaitis[2] | ||
Affiliation(s) | KR-b KV | ||
Championships | 18 Úrvalsdeild karla | ||
Website | www.krkarfa.is | ||
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KR has a men's reserve team that plays in the amateur level Icelandic 3rd-tier Division II[6] and the Icelandic basketball cup, called KR-b.[7] It is also affiliated with Knattspyrnufélag Vesturbæjar.[8]
Honors
- Úrvalsdeild karla (18):
- 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1974, 1978, 1979, 1990, 2000, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019
- Icelandic Basketball Cup (14):
- 1966, 1967, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1977, 1979, 1984, 1991, 2011, 2016, 2017
- Icelandic Supercup (4):
- 2000, 2007, 2014, 2015
- Company Cup (2):
- 2008, 2014
Season by season
Season | Tier | League | Pos. | Icelandic Cup | European competitions | ||
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2006–07 | 1 | Úrvalsdeild karla | 1st | ||||
2007–08 | 1 | Úrvalsdeild karla | 2nd | 3 FIBA EuroCup | |||
2008–09 | 1 | Úrvalsdeild karla | 1st | Runner-up | |||
2009–10 | 1 | Úrvalsdeild karla | 2nd | ||||
2010–11 | 1 | Úrvalsdeild karla | 1st | Champion | |||
2011–12 | 1 | Úrvalsdeild karla | 3rd | Semifinalist | |||
2012–13 | 1 | Úrvalsdeild karla | 4th | ||||
2013–14 | 1 | Úrvalsdeild karla | 1st | ||||
2014–15 | 1 | Úrvalsdeild karla | 1st | Runner-up | |||
2015–16 | 1 | Úrvalsdeild karla | 1st | Champion | |||
2016–17 | 1 | Úrvalsdeild karla | 1st | Champion | |||
2017–18 | 1 | Úrvalsdeild karla | 1st | Runner-up | 4 FIBA Europe Cup | ||
2018–19 | 1 | Úrvalsdeild karla | 1st | Semifinalist | |||
Players
Current roster
Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationality not displayed.
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Updated: 23 March 2020 |
Notable players
Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationality not displayed.
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To appear in this section a player must have either:
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Andrew Piazza
(1 season: 1977–1978)Björn Kristjánsson
(6 seasons: 2009–10, 2011–12, 2014–16 2017–present)Brynjar Þór Björnsson
(13 seasons: 2004–11, 2012–2018, 2019–present)Curtis Carter
(1 season: 1975–76)Einar Bollason
(14 seasons: 1961–1967, 1969–1972, 1976–1981)Eiríkur Önundarson
(1 season: 1998–1999)Edmond Azemi
(1 season: 2006–2007)Fannar Ólafsson
(5 seasons: 2009–2013, 2014–2015)Finnur Atli Magnússon
(6 seasons: 2005–2011, 2018–2019)Guðni Ólafur Guðnason
(11 seasons: 1983–1994)Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson
(1 season: 2006–2007)Helgi Ágústsson Hermann Hauksson
(10 seasons: 1990–1998, 2000–2002)Jakob Sigurðarson
(3 seasons: 1998–2000, 2008–2009)Jason Dourisseau
(1 season: 2008–2009)John Hudson
(2 seasons: 1978–1979, 1981)Joshua Helm
(1 season: 2007–2008)Jón Arnór Stefánsson
(6 seasons: 2000–2002, 2008–2009, 2016–present)Jón Sigurðsson
(9 seasons: 1977–1985, 1987–1988)Jónatan James Bow
(6 seasons: 1989, 1990–1991, 1995–1997, 1999–2001)Keith Vassell
(5 seasons: 1998–2002)Marcus Walker
(2 seasons: 2010–2011, 2017–2018)Matthías Orri Sigurðarson
(1 season: 2010–2011, 2019–prsent)Michael Craion
(2 seasons: 2014–2016, 2019–present)Kolbeinn Pálsson
(1962–1979, 1980–1981)Pavel Ermolinskij
(7 seasons: 2010–11, 2013–2019)Ólafur Jón Ormsson
(6 seasons: 1993–1996, 1999–2002)Símon Ólafsson
(1 season: 1987–1988)Þórir Þorbjarnarson
(3 seasons: 2014–2017)
Coaches
Tom Robinson 1964–1965[9] Philip Bensing 1965[10] Thomas Curren 1966 Einar Bollason 1966–1967 Gordon Godfrey 1967–1969 Einar Bollason 1973–1974 Andrew Piazza 1977–1978 Gunnar Gunnarsson 1978–1980 Keith Yow 1980–1981 Stewart Johnson 1981–1983 Jón Sigurðsson 1983–1986 Gunnar Gunnarsson 1986–1987 Birgir Guðbjörnsson 1987–1988 Dr. László Németh 1988–1990 Páll Kolbeinsson 1990–1991 Birgir Guðbjörnsson 1991–1992 Friðrik Ingi Rúnarsson 1992–1993 Dr. László Németh 1993–1994 Axel Nikulásson 1994–1996 Kristinn Vilbergsson 1996 Benedikt Guðmundsson 1996–1997 Hrannar Hólm 1997 Jón Sigurðsson 1997–1998 Keith Vassell 1998–1999 Ingi Þór Steinþórsson 1999–2004 Herbert Arnarson 2004–2006 Benedikt Guðmundsson 2006–2009 Páll Kolbeinsson 2009–2010 Hrafn Kristjánsson 2010–2012 Helgi Már Magnússon 2012–2013 Finnur Freyr Stefánsson 2013–2018 Ingi Þór Steinþórsson 2018–2020 Darri Freyr Atlason 2020–present
References
- "Team history K.R. Reykjavík". Eurobasket. Retrieved 2014-02-24.
- "Arnoldas Kuncaitis aðstoðar Inga Þór". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 4 July 2019. Retrieved 5 July 2019.
- Kristján Jónsson (28 April 2018). "KR meistari fimmta árið í röð". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). Retrieved 28 April 2018.
- KR í FIBA Europe Cup
- Rökrétt skref fyrir íslenska körfuboltann
- "2. deild karla". KKI.is. Retrieved 5 October 2017.
- Ingvi Þór Sæmundsson (3 November 2017). "Marcus Walker hefur engu gleymt". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 4 November 2017.
- "KV taka sæti í 1. deild á næsta tímabili". krkarfa.is (in Icelandic). 3 May 2020. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
- Jón Birgir Pétursson (16 February 1965). "Helming tímans í strætisvagni í leikfimisal KR". Vísir (in Icelandic). p. 11. Retrieved 8 August 2019.
- "Sergeant Bensing's three roles: Radar operator, referee, coach". The White Falcon. 20 November 1965. p. 8. Retrieved 8 August 2019.