The 2015–16 Úrvalsdeild karla was the 65th season of the Úrvalsdeild karla, the top tier basketball league in Iceland. The season started on October 15, 2015 and ended on April 29, 2016.[1] KR defended its title by defeating Haukar 3–1 in the Finals.[2]
| Domino's deild karla1 | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duration | 15 October 2015 – 28 April 2016 | |||||||||
| Number of teams | 12 | |||||||||
| TV partner(s) | Stöð 2 Sport | |||||||||
| Regular season | ||||||||||
| Top seed | KR | |||||||||
| Relegated | FSu Höttur | |||||||||
| Finals | ||||||||||
| Champions | KR (15th title) | |||||||||
| Runners-up | Haukar | |||||||||
| Finals MVP |  Brynjar Þór Björnsson | |||||||||
| Awards | ||||||||||
| Domestic MVP | Haukur Helgi Pálsson | |||||||||
| Foreign MVP |  Michael Craion | |||||||||
| Statistical leaders | ||||||||||
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← 2014–15 2016–17 → 1 Sponsored league name, referring to Úrvalsdeild karla. | ||||||||||
Competition format
editThe 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 Division 1.
Regular season
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | KR | 22 | 18 | 4 | 2104 | 1746 | +358 | 40 | Qualification to Playoffs |
| 2 | Stjarnan | 22 | 16 | 6 | 1911 | 1780 | +131 | 38 | |
| 3 | Keflavík | 22 | 15 | 7 | 2160 | 2053 | +107 | 37 | |
| 4 | Haukar | 22 | 15 | 7 | 1846 | 1671 | +175 | 37 | |
| 5 | Þór Þorl | 22 | 14 | 8 | 1964 | 1825 | +139 | 36 | |
| 6 | Tindastóll | 22 | 14 | 8 | 2010 | 1872 | +138 | 36 | |
| 7 | Njarðvík | 22 | 11 | 11 | 1915 | 1878 | +37 | 33 | |
| 8 | Grindavík | 22 | 9 | 13 | 1884 | 1992 | −108 | 31 | |
| 9 | Snæfell | 22 | 8 | 14 | 1887 | 2106 | −219 | 30 | |
| 10 | ÍR | 22 | 6 | 16 | 1713 | 1887 | −174 | 28 | |
| 11 | FSu | 22 | 3 | 19 | 1804 | 2181 | −377 | 25 | Relegated |
| 12 | Höttur | 22 | 3 | 19 | 1634 | 1841 | −207 | 25 |
Source: KKÍ
Playoffs
edit| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||
| 1 | KR | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 8 | Grindavík | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | KR | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 7 | Njarðvík | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Haukar | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | Þór Þorl | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | KR | 3 | ||||||||||||
| (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | ||||||||||||||
| 4 | Haukar | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Stjarnan | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 7 | Njarðvík | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Haukar | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | Tindastóll | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Keflavík | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | Tindastóll | 3 | ||||||||||||
Awards
editAll official awards of the 2016–17 Úrvalsdeild karla season.
| Pos. | Player | Team |
|---|---|---|
| SF |  Haukur Helgi Pálsson | Njarðvík |
Source: [3]
| Pos. | Player | Team |
|---|---|---|
| PF |  Michael Craion | KR |
Source: [3]
| Pos. | Player | Team |
|---|---|---|
| SF | Brynjar Þór Björnsson | KR |
Source: [4]
| Pos. | First Team | |
|---|---|---|
| Player | Team | |
| PG | Pavel Ermolinskij | KR |
| SG | Kári Jónsson | Haukar |
| SF | Haukur Helgi Pálsson | Njarðvík |
| PF | Helgi Már Magnússon | KR |
| C | Ragnar Nathanaelsson | Þór Þorlákshöfn |
Source: [3]
| Coach | Team |
|---|---|
| Finnur Freyr Stefánsson | KR |
Source: [3]
| Pos. | Player | Team |
|---|---|---|
| SG | Darri Hilmarsson | KR |
Source: [3]
| Pos. | Player | Team |
|---|---|---|
| SG | Kári Jónsson | Haukar |
Source: [3]
References
edit- ^ Eurobasket.com
- ^ KR ÍSLANDSMEISTARI KARLA 2016
- ^ a b c d e f Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson (6 May 2016). "Helena og Haukur Helgi valin bestu leikmenn tímabilsins". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 17 October 2017.
- ^ "Það small allt saman hjá okkur". Fréttablaðið (in Icelandic). 29 April 2016. Retrieved 17 October 2017.
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