KR men's basketball
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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 has won the Icelandic championship eighteen times, the most national championships in the men's top-tier league history. It won a record 6 national champions in a row from 2014 to 2019.
Recent history
In 2017, the team played in FIBA Europe Cup for the first time since 2008.[2][3]
In March 2023, the team was relegated to the second-tier 1. deild karla for the first time in its history.[4] A year later, it finished first in 1. deild karla and gained promotion back to the Úrvalsdeild.[5]
Reserve team
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,[9] 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
- 1. deild karla (1):
- 2024
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 | QR1 | 0–2 | |
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 | QR1 | 0–2 |
2018–19 | 1 | Úrvalsdeild karla | 1st | Semifinalist | |||
2019–20 | 1 | Úrvalsdeild karla | 4th | 1st round | |||
2020–21 | 1 | Úrvalsdeild karla | 5th | 2nd round | |||
2021–22 | 1 | Úrvalsdeild karla | 8th | 3rd round | |||
2022–23 | 1 | Úrvalsdeild karla | 12th | Quarter-finals | |||
2023–24 | 2 | 1. deild karla | 1st | Quarter-finals |
Notable players
Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationalities not displayed.
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Aapeli Alanen
Almar Orri Atlason
Anatolij Kovtun
Axel Nikulásson
Ágúst Líndal[10]
Baldur Ólafsson[10]
Birgir Guðbjörnsson[10]
Birgir Mikaelsson
Bjarni Jóhannesson[10]
Brian Fitzpatrick
Brynjar Þór Björnsson
Brynjólfur Markússon[10]
Carl Lindbom
Curtis Carter
Danero Thomas
David Grissom
Davíð Janis
Edmond Azemi
Einar Bollason
Eiríkur Önundarson
Emil Barja
Fannar Ólafsson
Finnur Atli Magnússon
Friðrik Erlendur Stefánsson
Friðrik Ragnarsson
Garðar Jóhannsson[10]
Geir Þorsteinsson[10]
Gísli Gíslason[10]
Guðni Ólafur Guðnason
Gunnar Gunnarsson[10]
Guttormur Ólafsson[10]
Herbert Arnarson
Hermann Hauksson
Hilmar Viktorsson[10]
Hjörtur Hansson[10]
Ingvaldur Magni Hafsteinsson[10]
Jakob Sigurðarson
Jason Dourisseau
Jesper Winter Sörensen[11]
Jón Arnór Stefánsson
Jón Sigurðsson
Jónatan James Bow
Julian Boyd
Keith Vassell
Kolbeinn Pálsson
Kristinn Stefánsson[10]
Kristófer Acox
Lárus Jónsson
Marcus Walker
Martin Hermannsson
Matthías Orri Sigurðarson
Michael Craion
Nökkvi Már Jónsson[10]
Pavel Ermolinskij
Páll Kolbeinsson
Ólafur Jón Ormsson
Símon Ólafsson
Skarphéðinn Ingason[10]
Stew Johnson
Tyson Patterson
Þórir Þorbjarnarson
Zarko Jukić
Þorvaldur Orri Árnason
Þórir Þorbjarnarson
Þröstur Guðmundsson[10]
Head coaches
Ólafur Þór Thorlacius 1962–1963[12]
Tom Robinson 1964–1965[13]
Philip Bensing 1965[14]
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 2020–2021
Helgi Már Magnússon 2021–2023
Jakob Sigurðarson 2023–present
References
- ^ "Team history K.R. Reykjavík". Eurobasket. Retrieved 2014-02-24.
- ^ KR í FIBA Europe Cup
- ^ Rökrétt skref fyrir íslenska körfuboltann
- ^ Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson (10 March 2023). "Utan vallar: Hvernig getur félag unnið sex titla í röð og fallið svo fjórum árum síðar?". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 11 March 2023.
- ^ Runólfur Trausti Þórhallsson (25 March 2024). "KR aftur í deild þeirra bestu eftir stórsigur". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 30 March 2024.
- ^ "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.
- ^ Kristján Jónsson (28 April 2018). "KR meistari fimmta árið í röð". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). Retrieved 28 April 2018.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q "A landslið". kki.is (in Icelandic). Icelandic Basketball Association. Retrieved 27 January 2023.
- ^ "Breytingar hjá KR-ingum". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 7 April 1999. p. B3. Retrieved 27 January 2023.
- ^ "Evrópumeistararnir Simmenthal leika við KR 18. þ.m." Þjóðviljinn (in Icelandic). 2 November 1966. p. 2. Retrieved 18 April 2021.
- ^ 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.
External links
- Official Website
- Eurobasket team profile
- KR 2019-2020 profile (in Icelandic)
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