KR (men's basketball)

KR
KR
Nickname	KR
Founded	12 November 1956; 69 years ago
History	KR ; 1956–present
Arena	Meistaravellir
Capacity	1,500
Location	Reykjavík, Iceland
Team colors	Black, White ;
Head coach	Jakob Sigurðarson
Assistant	Jere Anttila
Affiliation	KR-b
Championships	18 Úrvalsdeild karla
Website	www.krkarfa.is
Home	Away

The KR men's basketball team, commonly known as KR or KR Basket, is a professional basketball club based in Reykjavík, Iceland. It is the men's basketball department of Knattspyrnufélag Reykjavíkur (English: Reykjavík Football Club) multi-sport club. It has won the Icelandic championship eighteen times, the most national championships in the men's top-tier league history. It won a record 6 national championships in a row from 2014 to 2019.

Recent history

In 2017, the team played in FIBA Europe Cup for the first time since 2008.^[2]^[3]

In March 2023, the team was relegated to the second-tier 1. deild karla for the first time in its history.^[4] A year later, it finished first in 1. deild karla and gained promotion back to the Úrvalsdeild.^[5]

Reserve team

KR has a men's reserve team that plays in the amateur level Icelandic 3rd-tier Division II^[6] and the Icelandic basketball cup, called KR-b.^[7] It is also affiliated with Knattspyrnufélag Vesturbæjar.^[8]

Honors

Úrvalsdeild karla (18):

1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1974, 1978, 1979, 1990, 2000, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014, 2015,^[9] 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019

Icelandic Basketball Cup (15):

1966, 1967, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1977, 1979, 1984, 1991, 2011, 2016, 2017, 2026

Icelandic Supercup (4):

2000, 2007, 2014, 2015

Company Cup (2):

2008, 2014

1. deild karla (1):

2024

Season by season

Season	Tier	League	Pos.	Icelandic Cup	European competitions
2006–07	1	Úrvalsdeild karla	1st
2007–08	1	Úrvalsdeild karla	2nd		3 FIBA EuroCup	QR1	0–2
2008–09	1	Úrvalsdeild karla	1st	Runner-up
2009–10	1	Úrvalsdeild karla	2nd
2010–11	1	Úrvalsdeild karla	1st	Champion
2011–12	1	Úrvalsdeild karla	3rd	Semifinalist
2012–13	1	Úrvalsdeild karla	4th
2013–14	1	Úrvalsdeild karla	1st
2014–15	1	Úrvalsdeild karla	1st	Runner-up
2015–16	1	Úrvalsdeild karla	1st	Champion
2016–17	1	Úrvalsdeild karla	1st	Champion
2017–18	1	Úrvalsdeild karla	1st	Runner-up	4 FIBA Europe Cup	QR1	0–2
2018–19	1	Úrvalsdeild karla	1st	Semifinalist
2019–20	1	Úrvalsdeild karla	4th	1st round
2020–21	1	Úrvalsdeild karla	5th	2nd round
2021–22	1	Úrvalsdeild karla	8th	3rd round
2022–23	1	Úrvalsdeild karla	12th	Quarter-finals
2023–24	2	1. deild karla	1st	Quarter-finals
2024–25	1	Úrvalsdeild karla	9th	Runner-up
2025–26	2	Úrvalsdeild karla	6th	Champion

Players

Current roster

Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationalities not displayed.

KR roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	No.	Name	Ht.	Age
SF	0	Hallgrímur Þrastarson	1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)	20 – (2005-12-26)26 December 2005
F	1	Þorvaldur Árnason	1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)	23 – (2002-06-17)17 June 2002
G	4	Aleksa Jugović	1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)	31 – (1995-03-30)30 March 1995
G	6	Reynir Róbertsson	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)	21 – (2004-10-02)2 October 2004
G	9	Þórir Þorbjarnarson	1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)	27 – (1998-05-26)26 May 1998
B	10	Lárus Grétar Ólafsson	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)	18 – (2008-02-05)5 February 2008
F	11	Friðrik Jónsson	2.00 m (6 ft 7 in)	24 – (2002-03-21)21 March 2002
F	12	K.J. Doucet	2.01 m (6 ft 7 in)	23 – (2003-02-19)19 February 2003
F	13	Orri Hilmarsson	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)	26 – (1999-11-30)30 November 1999
G	15	Veigar Áki Hlynsson	1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)	17 – (2009-05-09)9 May 2009
G	19	Benóni Stefán Andrason	1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)	19 – (2006-10-11)11 October 2006
F	23	Linards Jaunzems	2.00 m (6 ft 7 in)	30 – (1995-10-03)3 October 1995
G	27	Lars Bragason	1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)	19 – (2006-10-11)11 October 2006
C	32	Vlatko Granic	2.06 m (6 ft 9 in)	31 – (1994-07-15)15 July 1994
PG		Toms Leimanis	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)	31 – (1994-08-07)7 August 1994

Head coach

Jakob Sigurdarson

Assistant coach(es)

Jere Anttila

Legend

(C) Team captain
Injured

Roster

Updated: January 3, 2026

Notable players

Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationalities not displayed.

Criteria
To appear in this section a player must have either: Set a club record or won an individual award while at the club Played at least one official international match for their national team at any time Played at least one official NBA match at any time.

Head coaches

Ólafur Þór Thorlacius 1962–1963^[12]
Tom Robinson 1964–1965^[13]
Philip Bensing 1965^[14]
Thomas Curren 1966
Einar Bollason 1966–1967
Gordon Godfrey 1967–1969
Einar Bollason 1973–1974
Andrew Piazza 1977–1978
Gunnar Gunnarsson 1978–1980
Keith Yow 1980–1981
Stewart Johnson 1981–1983
Jón Sigurðsson 1983–1986
Gunnar Gunnarsson 1986–1987
Birgir Guðbjörnsson 1987–1988
Dr. László Németh 1988–1990
Páll Kolbeinsson 1990–1991
Birgir Guðbjörnsson 1991–1992
Friðrik Ingi Rúnarsson 1992–1993
Dr. László Németh 1993–1994
Axel Nikulásson 1994–1996
Kristinn Vilbergsson 1996
Benedikt Guðmundsson 1996–1997
Hrannar Hólm 1997
Jón Sigurðsson 1997–1998
Keith Vassell 1998–1999
Ingi Þór Steinþórsson 1999–2004
Herbert Arnarson 2004–2006
Benedikt Guðmundsson 2006–2009
Páll Kolbeinsson 2009–2010
Hrafn Kristjánsson 2010–2012
Helgi Már Magnússon 2012–2013
Finnur Freyr Stefánsson 2013–2018
Ingi Þór Steinþórsson 2018–2020
Darri Freyr Atlason 2020–2021
Helgi Már Magnússon 2021–2023
Jakob Sigurðarson 2023–present

References

^ "Team history K.R. Reykjavík". Eurobasket. Retrieved 2014-02-24.
^ KR í FIBA Europe Cup
^ Rökrétt skref fyrir íslenska körfuboltann
^ Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson (10 March 2023). "Utan vallar: Hvernig getur félag unnið sex titla í röð og fallið svo fjórum árum síðar?". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 11 March 2023.
^ Runólfur Trausti Þórhallsson (25 March 2024). "KR aftur í deild þeirra bestu eftir stórsigur". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 30 March 2024.
^ "2. deild karla". KKI.is. Retrieved 5 October 2017.
^ Ingvi Þór Sæmundsson (3 November 2017). "Marcus Walker hefur engu gleymt". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 4 November 2017.
^ "KV taka sæti í 1. deild á næsta tímabili". krkarfa.is (in Icelandic). 3 May 2020. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
^ Kristján Jónsson (28 April 2018). "KR meistari fimmta árið í röð". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). Retrieved 28 April 2018.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q "A landslið". kki.is (in Icelandic). Icelandic Basketball Association. Retrieved 27 January 2023.
^ "Breytingar hjá KR-ingum". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 7 April 1999. p. B3. Retrieved 27 January 2023.
^ "Evrópumeistararnir Simmenthal leika við KR 18. þ.m." Þjóðviljinn (in Icelandic). 2 November 1966. p. 2. Retrieved 18 April 2021.
^ Jón Birgir Pétursson (16 February 1965). "Helming tímans í strætisvagni í leikfimisal KR". Vísir (in Icelandic). p. 11. Retrieved 8 August 2019.
^ "Sergeant Bensing's three roles: Radar operator, referee, coach". The White Falcon. 20 November 1965. p. 8. Retrieved 8 August 2019.

External links

[1] "Team history K.R. Reykjavík". Eurobasket. Retrieved 2014-02-24.

[2] KR í FIBA Europe Cup

[3] Rökrétt skref fyrir íslenska körfuboltann

[4] Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson (10 March 2023). "Utan vallar: Hvernig getur félag unnið sex titla í röð og fallið svo fjórum árum síðar?". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 11 March 2023.

[5] Runólfur Trausti Þórhallsson (25 March 2024). "KR aftur í deild þeirra bestu eftir stórsigur". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 30 March 2024.

[6] "2. deild karla". KKI.is. Retrieved 5 October 2017.

[7] Ingvi Þór Sæmundsson (3 November 2017). "Marcus Walker hefur engu gleymt". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 4 November 2017.

[8] "KV taka sæti í 1. deild á næsta tímabili". krkarfa.is (in Icelandic). 3 May 2020. Retrieved 3 May 2020.

[9] Kristján Jónsson (28 April 2018). "KR meistari fimmta árið í röð". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). Retrieved 28 April 2018.

[landslid-10] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q "A landslið". kki.is (in Icelandic). Icelandic Basketball Association. Retrieved 27 January 2023.

[11] "Breytingar hjá KR-ingum". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 7 April 1999. p. B3. Retrieved 27 January 2023.

[12] "Evrópumeistararnir Simmenthal leika við KR 18. þ.m." Þjóðviljinn (in Icelandic). 2 November 1966. p. 2. Retrieved 18 April 2021.

[visir-1965-02-16-13] Jón Birgir Pétursson (16 February 1965). "Helming tímans í strætisvagni í leikfimisal KR". Vísir (in Icelandic). p. 11. Retrieved 8 August 2019.

[14] "Sergeant Bensing's three roles: Radar operator, referee, coach". The White Falcon. 20 November 1965. p. 8. Retrieved 8 August 2019.

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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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Other competitions	Basketball Cup Super Cup League Cup