KR men's basketball

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KR
KR logo
NicknameKR
LeaguesÚrvalsdeild karla
Founded12 November 1956; 65 years ago (1956-11-12)
HistoryKR
1956–present
ArenaDHL-Höllin
Capacity1,500[1]
LocationReykjavík, Iceland
Team colorsBlack, White
   
PresidentBöðvar Guðjónsson
Head coachHelgi Már Magnússon
Assistant(s)Jakob Sigurðarson
Affiliation(s)KR-b
Championships18 Úrvalsdeild karla
Websitewww.krkarfa.is

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 is the reigning champion of the Úrvalsdeild karla.[2] It has won the Icelandic championship eighteen times, the most national championships in the men's top-tier league history. In 2017 the club played in FIBA Europe Cup for the first time since 2008.[3][4]

KR has a men's reserve team that plays in the amateur level Icelandic 3rd-tier Division II[5] and the Icelandic basketball cup, called KR-b.[6] It is also affiliated with Knattspyrnufélag Vesturbæjar.[7]

Honors[]

1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1974, 1978, 1979, 1990, 2000, 2007, 2009, 2011, , , 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019
1966, 1967, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1977, 1979, 1984, 1991, 2011, 2016, 2017
2000, 2007, 2014, 2015
2008, 2014

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
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0–2
2018–19 1 Úrvalsdeild karla 1st Semifinalist
2019–20 1 Úrvalsdeild karla 4th 1st round
2020–21 1 Úrvalsdeild karla 5th TBD

Notable players[]

See also: Category:KR men's basketball players

Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationality 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[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Team history K.R. Reykjavík". Eurobasket. Retrieved 2014-02-24.
  2. ^ Kristján Jónsson (28 April 2018). "KR meistari fimmta árið í röð". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). Retrieved 28 April 2018.
  3. ^ KR í FIBA Europe Cup
  4. ^ Rökrétt skref fyrir íslenska körfuboltann
  5. ^ "2. deild karla". KKI.is. Retrieved 5 October 2017.
  6. ^ Ingvi Þór Sæmundsson (3 November 2017). "Marcus Walker hefur engu gleymt". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 4 November 2017.
  7. ^ "KV taka sæti í 1. deild á næsta tímabili". krkarfa.is (in Icelandic). 3 May 2020. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
  8. ^ "Evrópumeistararnir Simmenthal leika við KR 18. þ.m." Þjóðviljinn (in Icelandic). 2 November 1966. p. 2. Retrieved 18 April 2021.
  9. ^ Jón Birgir Pétursson (16 February 1965). "Helming tímans í strætisvagni í leikfimisal KR". Vísir (in Icelandic). p. 11. Retrieved 8 August 2019.
  10. ^ "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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