2010–11 Úrvalsdeild karla (basketball)

Iceland Express deild karla¹
Iceland Express deild karla1
Duration	7 October 2010 – 19 April 2011
Number of teams	12
TV partner(s)	Stöð 2 Sport
Regular season
Top seed	Snæfell
Relegated	Hamar, KFÍ
Finals
Champions	KR (12th title)
Runners-up	Stjarnan
Semifinalists	Keflavík, Snæfell
Finals MVP	Marcus Walker
Awards
Domestic MVP	Pavel Ermolinskij
Foreign MVP	Marcus Walker
Statistical leaders
Points
Points	Marcus Walker
Rebounds	Gerald Robinson
Assists	Ægir Steinarsson
	← 2009–10 2011–12 → 1 Sponsored league name, referring to Úrvalsdeild karla.

The 2010–11 Úrvalsdeild karla was the 66th season of the Úrvalsdeild karla, the top tier men's basketball league in Iceland. The season started on 7 October 2010 and ended on 19 April 2011. KR won its third title in four years, and 12th overall, by defeating Stjarnan 3–1 in the Finals.^[1] KFÍ and Hamar where relegated to 1. deild karla.^[2]^[3]

Competition format

The participating teams first played a conventional round-robin schedule with every team playing each opponent once "home" and once "away" for a total of 22 games. The top eight teams qualified for the championship playoffs whilst the two last qualified were relegated to 1. deild karla.

Regular season

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Snæfell	22	17	5	2105	1966	+139	34	Qualification to playoffs
2	KR	22	16	6	2158	1926	+232	32
3	Keflavík	22	16	6	2095	1910	+185	32
4	Grindavík	22	15	7	1849	1765	+84	30
5	Stjarnan	22	12	10	1878	1870	+8	24
6	ÍR	22	10	12	2021	2014	+7	20
7	Njarðvík	22	10	12	1820	1872	−52	20
8	Haukar	22	9	13	1842	1959	−117	18
9	Fjölnir	22	8	14	1944	2027	−83	16
10	Tindastóll	22	7	15	1777	1876	−99	14
11	Hamar	22	7	15	1748	1850	−102	14	Relegated
12	KFÍ	22	5	17	1885	2087	−202	10	Relegated

Source: KKÍ

Playoffs

Quarterfinals			Semifinals			Finals

1	Snæfell	2

8	Haukar	010
			1	Snæfell	0

			5	Stjarnan	3
4	Grindavík	1

5	Stjarnan	2
						2	KR	3
(Pairings are reseeded after the first round)
						5	Stjarnan	010
2	KR	2

7	Njarðvík	0
			2	KR	3

			3	Keflavík	2
3	Keflavík	2

6	ÍR	1

References

^ Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson (19 April 2011). "Umfjöllun: KR Íslandsmeistari eftir sannfærandi sigur í Garðabænum". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 23 August 2018.
^ Eiríkur Stefán Ásgeirsson (4 March 2011). "Stjarnan lagði topplið Snæfells - KFÍ fallið". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 23 August 2018.
^ "Úrslit: Snæfell deildarmeistari og Hamar féll". karfan.is (in Icelandic). 6 March 2011. Retrieved 23 August 2018.^{[permanent dead link]}

External links

Official Icelandic Basketball Federation website

[1] Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson (19 April 2011). "Umfjöllun: KR Íslandsmeistari eftir sannfærandi sigur í Garðabænum". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 23 August 2018.

[2] Eiríkur Stefán Ásgeirsson (4 March 2011). "Stjarnan lagði topplið Snæfells - KFÍ fallið". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 23 August 2018.

[3] "Úrslit: Snæfell deildarmeistari og Hamar féll". karfan.is (in Icelandic). 6 March 2011. Retrieved 23 August 2018.^{[permanent dead link]}

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