1997–98 Úrvalsdeild karla

DHL deild karla¹
DHL deild karla1
Duration	October 2, 1997 – April 19, 1998
Number of teams	12
Regular season
Top seed	Grindavík
Relegated	ÍR
Finals
Champions	Njarðvík (14th title)
Runners-up	KR
Semifinalists	ÍA, Keflavík
Awards
Domestic MVP	Helgi Jónas Guðfinnsson
Foreign MVP	David Bevis
Statistical leaders
Points
Points	Darryl Wilson
Rebounds	Jesse Ratliff
Assists	Warren Peebles
	← 1996–97 1998–99 → 1 Sponsored league name, referring to Úrvalsdeild karla.

The 1997–98 Úrvalsdeild karla was the 46th season of the Úrvalsdeild karla, the top tier men's basketball league on Iceland. The season started on October 2, 1997 and ended on April 19, 1998. Njarðvík won its fourteenth title by defeating KR 3–0 in the Finals.^[1]

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 bottom team was relegated to Division 1.

Regular season

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Grindavík	22	19	3	1990	1761	+229	38	Qualification to playoffs
2	KR	22	14	8	1834	1791	+43	28
3	Haukar	22	14	8	1840	1661	+179	28
4	Njarðvík	22	14	8	1984	1788	+196	28
5	KFÍ	22	13	9	1880	1803	+77	26
6	Keflavík	22	13	9	1963	1876	+87	26
7	Tindastóll	22	13	9	1728	1656	+72	26
8	ÍA	22	11	11	1671	1701	−30	22
9	Skallagrímur	21	8	13	1821	1920	−99	16
10	Valur	22	5	17	1796	1945	−149	10
11	Þór Akureyri	22	4	18	1739	2071	−332	8
12	ÍR	22	3	19	1707	1980	−273	6	Relegated

Source: [1]

Playoffs

Quarterfinals			Semifinals			Finals

1	Grindavík	1

8	ÍA	2
			2	KR	3

			8	ÍA	010
2	KR	2

7	Tindastóll	1
						2	KR	0
(Pairings are reseeded after the first round)
						4	Njarðvík	030
3	Haukar	0

6	Keflavík	2
			4	Njarðvík	3

			6	Keflavík	1
4	Njarðvík	2

5	KFÍ	010

References

^ Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson (20 April 1998). "Langbestir". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). Retrieved 11 June 2018.

External links

[timarit-1] Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson (20 April 1998). "Langbestir". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). Retrieved 11 June 2018.

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v t e Úrvalsdeild karla
KKÍ Pyramid Domestic MVP Foreign MVP Playoffs MVP Domestic All-First Team Best Defensive Player Best Young Player Best Coach
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