ÍR men's basketball
| Íþróttafélag Reykjavíkur | |||
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| Leagues | Úrvalsdeild karla | ||
| Founded | 1950 | ||
| History | ÍR 1950–present | ||
| Arena | Hertz-Hellirinn | ||
| Location | Reykjavík, Iceland | ||
| Team colors | Blue, White | ||
| President | Guðni Fannar Carrico | ||
| Head coach | Borce Ilievski[1][2] | ||
| Assistant(s) | Kristjana Eir Jónsdóttir | ||
| Championships | 15 Úrvalsdeild karla | ||
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The Íþróttafélag Reykjavíkur men's basketball team, commonly known as ÍR, is the men's basketball department of Íþróttafélag Reykjavíkur. It is based in Reykjavík, Iceland and currently plays in Úrvalsdeild karla. ÍR was one of the pioneers of basketball in Iceland[3] and one of the founding members of the men's Úrvalsdeild.[4] From 1954 to 1977, the team won fifteen national championships.[5] In 1964, it became the first Icelandic team to compete in a continental competition when it defeated the Collegians from Belfast, 71-17, in the first round of the 1964–65 FIBA European Champions Cup (now called EuroLeague).[6]
History
ÍR's men's basketball department was founded in 1949 and its first chairman was Finnbjörn Þorvaldsson. From 1960 to 1965 the team won 47 games in a row in the national tournament and the Reykjavík Tournament.[7]
Arena
ÍR plays its home games at the Hertz-Hellirinn.
European record
| Season | Competition | Round | Opponent | Home | Away | Aggregate | |
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| 1964–65 | FIBA European Champions Cup | 1Q |  Collegians
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71–17 | 63–47 | 134–64 | 
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| 2Q |  ASVEL
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42–74 | 18–84 | 61–158 | 
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| 1972–73 | FIBA European Champions Cup | 1Q |  Real Madrid
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67–117 | 37–93 | 102-210 |
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Trophies and awards
Trophies
- Úrvalsdeild karla: (15)
- Icelandic Basketball Cup: (2)
- 2001, 2007
- Division I: (2)
- 1987, 2000
Awards
Úrvalsdeild Men's Domestic Player of the Year
- Birgir Jakobsson – 1972
- Herbert Arnarson – 1995
- Kristinn Jörundsson – 1975, 1977
- Pétur Guðmundsson – 1983
- Þorsteinn Hallgrímsson – 1969, 1971
Úrvalsdeild Men's Domestic All-First Team
- Eiríkur Önundarson – 2001, 2003
- Herbert Arnarson – 1995, 1996
- Hreggviður Magnússon – 2008
- Matthías Orri Sigurðarson – 2017, 2019
- Sigurður Þorsteinsson – 2019
- Sveinbjörn Claessen – 2008
Úrvalsdeild Men's Young Player of the Year
- Herbert Arnarson – 1995
Úrvalsdeild Men's Coach of the Year
- Borce Ilievski – 2019
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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To appear in this section a player must have either:
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Agnar Friðriksson[8][9]- Anton Bjarnason
- Benedikt Ingþórsson
- Birgir Jakobsson
- Björn Ottó Steffensen
- Bragi Reynisson
- Collin Pryor
- Danero Thomas
- Eggert Garðarsson
- Einar Bollason
- Eiríkur Önundarson
- Erlendur Markússon
- Erró[10]
Frank Booker- Guðmundur Þorsteinsson
- Gylfi Þorkelsson
- Haukur Hannesson
- Herbert Arnarson
- Hjörtur Oddsson
- Hólmsteinn Sigurðsson
- Hreggviður Magnússon
- Hreinn Þorkelsson
- Ívar DeCarsta Webster
- John Rhodes
- Jóhannes Karl Sveinsson
- Jón Jónasson
- Jón Jörundsson
Keith Vassell- Kolbeinn Kristinsson
- Kristinn Jörundsson
- Matthías Orri Sigurðarson
- Pétur Guðmundsson
Paul Stewart- Pavel Ermolinskij
- Ragnar Torfason
Roberto Kovac- Sigurður E. Gíslason
- Sigurður P. Gíslason
- Sigurður Þorvaldsson
- Skúli Jóhannsson
- Sveinbjörn Claessen
- Trausti Stefánsson
- Þorsteinn Hallgrímsson
Coaches
- Evald Mikson (1950–1952)[10]
- Helgi Jóhannsson (1952–?)[10]
- Einar Ólafsson (?–1976)
- Þorsteinn Hallgrímsson (1976–1977)
- Paul Stewart (1978–1979)
- Einar Bollason (1986–1988)
- Sturla Örlygsson (1988–1989)
- Thomas Lee (1989–1990)
- Jón Jörundsson (1990–1991)
- John Rhodes (1994–1996)
- Antonio Vallejo (1996–1998)
- Karl Jónsson (1998)
- Jón Örn Guðmundsson (2000–2002)
- Eggert Garðarsson (2002–2003)
- Eggert Maríuson (2003–2005)
- Jón Örn Guðmundsson and Halldór Kristmannsson (2005–2006)
- Bárður Eyþórsson (2006)
- Jón Örn Guðmundsson and Halldór Kristmannsson (2006)
- Jón Arnar Ingvarsson (2006–2009)
- Gunnar Sverrison (2010–2012)
- Jón Arnar Ingvarsson (2012–2013)
- Örvar Kristjánsson (2013–2014)
- Bjarni Magnússon (2014–2015)
Borce Ilievski (2015–present)
Reserve team
In 2019, ÍR-b lost to Breiðablik in the 3. deild karla finals. It nonetheless achieved promotion to the 2. deild karla.[11]
Titles
- Runner-up: 2019
References
- ^ ÍR-ingar komnir með nýjan þjálfara
- ^ Borce Ilievski til ÍR
- ^ Körfuknattleikskeppni í kvöld
- ^ Úrvalsdeild 1952
- ^ Sigmundur Ó. Steinarsson (10 March 2007). "Fimm prinsar á ferð á gullárum ÍR". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). Retrieved 23 November 2017.
- ^ "ÍR lék sér að Collegians - 71 stig gegn 17!". Alþýðublaðið (in Icelandic). 11 December 1964. pp. 11, 13. Retrieved 24 June 2018.
- ^ "Stutt ágrip af sögu ÍR". Tíminn (in Icelandic). 12 November 1978. p. 39. Retrieved 4 June 2020.
- ^ "Íslandsmeistari í 10. sinn". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 3 April 1975. Retrieved 18 November 2017.
- ^ "ÍR-ingar tóku við bikarnum eftir sigur gegn Ármanni í baráttuleik". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 29 March 1977. p. 24, 25. Retrieved 18 November 2017.
- ^ a b c Ágúst Ásgeirsson (11 March 2007). Heil öld til heilla - Saga ÍR í 100 ár. Íþróttafélag Reykjavíkur. p. 568–569.
- ^ Ólafur Þór Jónsson (17 April 2019). "Breiðablik-B Íslandsmeistarar í 3. deild". Karfan.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 18 April 2019.
External links
- Official Website
- Eurobasket team profile
- Félög - ÍR - kki.is (in Icelandic)