Snæfell men's basketball
Snæfell men's basketball, commonly known as Snæfell, is the men's basketball department of Ungmennafélagið Snæfell[2], based in Stykkishólmur, Iceland.[3] It currently plays in the second-tier 1. deild karla.[4]
Snæfell | |||
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Leagues | 1. deild karla | ||
Founded | 1964 | ||
History | Snæfell 1964–present | ||
Arena | Íþróttahúsið Stykkishólmi | ||
Location | Stykkishólmur, Iceland | ||
Team colors | Red, White, Blue | ||
President | Gunnar Svanlaugsson [1] | ||
Head coach | Halldór Steingrímsson | ||
Championships | 1 Úrvalsdeild karla | ||
Website | snaefell.is | ||
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History
Snæfell won its first and only national championship in 2010, when it defeated Keflavík in the Úrvalsdeild karla finals.[5] It won the Icelandic Basketball Cup in 2008[6] and 2010.[7]
Honors
- Úrvalsdeild karla (1):[8]
- 2010
- Runners-up (3): 2004, 2005, 2008
- Icelandic Basketball Cup (2):[9]
- 2008, 2010
- Runners-up (2): 1993, 2003
- Icelandic Basketball Supercup (1):[10]
- 2010
- Company Cup (3):[11]
- 2004, 2007, 2010
- 1. deild karla (4):[12]
- 1974, 1978, 1990, 1998
European record
Season | Competition | Round | Opponent | Away | Home | Aggregate | |
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1993–94 | FIBA European Champions Cup | 1Q | 75–78 | 79–77 | 154–155 | ||
Notable players
Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationality not displayed.
Criteria |
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To appear in this section a player must have either:
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Andrée Michelsson
(1 season: 2016–2017)Bárður Eyþórsson
(10 seasons: 1989–1994, 1995–2000)Birgir Mikaelsson
(2 seasons: 1997–1999)Clifton Bush
(3 seasons: 1995–1996, 1997–1998, 2002–2003)Hlynur Bæringsson
(7 seasons: 2002–2005, 2006–2010)Ívar Ásgrímsson
(1 season: 1992–1993)Jay Threatt
(1 season: 2012–2013)Jeb Ivey
(1 season: 2010)Jón Ólafur Jónsson
(13 seasons: 1997–1998, 1999–2000, 2002–2004, 2005–2014)Justin Shouse
(2 seasons: 2006–2008)Pálmi Freyr Sigurgeirsson
(7 seasons: 2009–2016)Ryan Amoroso
(1 season: 2010–2011)Shawn Jamison
(1 season: 1993)Sigurður Þorvaldsson
(10 seasons: 2003–2005, 2006–2010, 2012–2016)Stefán Karel Torfason
(4 seasons: 2012–2016)Sverrir Þór Sverrisson
(1 season: 1993–1994)
Coaches
Bárður Eyþórsson Ívar Ásgrímsson Geoff Kotila Ingi Þór Steinþórsson (2009-2018) Vlaldimir Ivankovic (2018-2019)[13] Baldur Þorleifsson and Jón Þór Eyþórsson (2019) Benjamin Young Kil (2019-2020) Halldór Steingrímsson (2020-present)
References
- Félög Snæfell
- Deildir
- Félög Snæfell
- Úrvalsdeild karla 2016-2017
- Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson (29 April 2010). "Umfjöllun: Snæfellingar tryggðu sér fyrsta meistaratitilinn með stæl". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 18 June 2018.
- "Snæfell bikarmeistari í fyrsta sinn". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 24 February 2008. Retrieved 18 June 2018.
- Tómas Þór Þórðarson (8 April 2014). "Níræðir herramenn sjá um að flagga á leikdögum". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 26 November 2017.
- "Meistaratitlar karla". kki.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 18 June 2018.
- "Saga Bikarúrslita KKÍ". kki.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 18 June 2018.
- "Meistarar meistaranna karla". kki.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 18 June 2018.
- "Saga Fyrirtækjabikars karla og kvenna". kki.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 16 June 2018.
- "1. deild karla". kki.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 16 June 2018.
- "Vladimir rekinn frá Snæfell". Karfan.is (in Icelandic). 8 October 2019. Retrieved 8 October 2019.
External links
- Official Website (in Icelandic)
- Eurobasket men's team profile
- KKÍ: Stjarnan (men's) – kki.is (in Icelandic)
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