2017–18 Úrvalsdeild karla

The 2017–18 Úrvalsdeild karla was the 67th season of the Úrvalsdeild, the top tier men's basketball league in Iceland. The season started on October 5, 2017 and ended on April 28, 2018. KR won its fifth title in a row by defeating Tindastóll 3–1 in the Finals.

Domino's deild karla1
Duration5 October 2017 – 28 April 2018
Number of teams12
TV partner(s)Stöð 2 Sport
Regular season
Top seedHaukar
RelegatedHöttur
Þór Akureyri
Finals
ChampionsKR
  Runners-upTindastóll
SemifinalistsHaukar
ÍR
Statistical leaders
PointsUnited States Kelvin Lewis25.4
ReboundsUnited States Urald King14.6
AssistsIceland Pavel Ermolinskij7.0
Records
Highest scoringValur 110–104 Stjarnan
(10 November 2017)
Winning streakHaukar
8 games
Losing streakHöttur
14 games
All statistics correct as of 28 April 2018.
1 Sponsored league name, referring to Úrvalsdeild karla.

Competition format

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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 Division 1.[1]

Teams

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Location of teams in 2017–18 Premier League
Clubs in Reykjavík: ÍR, KR, Valur
TeamCity, RegionArenaHead coach
GrindavíkGrindavíkMustad Höllin Jóhann Þór Ólafsson
ÍRReykjavíkHertz Hellirinn Borce Ilievski
KeflavíkKeflavíkTM Höllin Friðrik Ingi Rúnarsson
KRReykjavíkDHL Höllin Finnur Freyr Stefánsson
HaukarHafnarfjörðurSchenkerhöllin Ívar Ásgrímsson
HötturEgilsstaðirEgilsstaðir Viðar Örn Hafsteinsson
NjarðvíkNjarðvíkgreen/white Daníel Guðmundsson
StjarnanGarðabærÁsgarður Hrafn Kristjánsson
TindastóllSauðárkrókurSauðárkrókur Israel Martín
ValurReykjavíkValshöllin Ágúst Björgvinsson
Þór AkureyriAkureyriHöllin Ak Hjalti Þór Vilhjálmsson
Þór ÞorlákshöfnÞorlákshöfnIcelandic Glacial Höllin Einar Árni Jóhannsson

Regular season

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PosTeamPldWLPFPAPDPtsQualification or relegation
1Haukar2217519601712+24834Qualification to playoffs
2ÍR2216618011729+7232
3Tindastóll2216619291748+18132
4KR2215718751721+15430
5Njarðvík2213919031875+2826
6Grindavík2213919741898+7626
7Stjarnan22111118551804+5122
8Keflavík22101218741899−2520
9Þór Þorl2291318041856−5218
10Valur2271518211959−13814
11Þór Akureyri (R)2231916891938−2496Relegated
12Höttur (R)2222016562002−3464
Source: KKÍ
(R) Relegated

Playoffs

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The playoffs are played between the eight first qualified teams with a 1-1-1-1-1 format, playing seeded teams games 1, 3 and 5 at home.

Bracket

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QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinals
         
1Haukar3
8Keflavík2
1Haukar1
4KR3
4KR3
5Njarðvík0
3Tindastóll1
(Pairings are reseeded after the first round)
4KR3
2ÍR3
7Stjarnan1
2ÍR1
3Tindastóll3
3Tindastóll3
6Grindavík0

Source: KKÍ

Quarterfinals

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Team 1SeriesTeam 2Game 1Game 2Game 3Game 4Game 5
Haukar3–2Keflavík83–7285–8278–8172–7572–66
ÍR3–1Stjarnan79–7357–6467–6471–69
Tindastóll3–0Grindavík96–92114–8384–81
KR3–0Njarðvík89–7491–6681–71

Semifinals

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Team 1SeriesTeam 2Game 1Game 2Game 3Game 4Game 5
Haukar1–3KR76–6780–8883–8485–79
ÍR1–3Tindastóll82–89106–9769–8487–90

Final

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Team 1SeriesTeam 2Game 1Game 2Game 3Game 4Game 5
Tindastóll1–3KR54–7598–7075–7773–890

Clubs in European competitions

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Icelandic teams returned to European competitions nine years after their last participation.[2]

TeamCompetitionProgress
KRFIBA Europe CupFirst qualifying round

Notable occurrences

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References

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