2015–16 Úrvalsdeild karla
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| Domino's deild karla1 | ||||||||||
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| Duration | 15 October 2015 – 28 April 2016 | |||||||||
| Teams | 12 | |||||||||
| TV partner(s) | Stöð 2 Sport | |||||||||
| Regular season | ||||||||||
| Top seed | KR | |||||||||
| Relegated | FSu Höttur | |||||||||
| Finals | ||||||||||
| Champions | KR (15th title) | |||||||||
| Runners-up | Haukar | |||||||||
| Finals MVP | Iceland Brynjar Þór Björnsson | |||||||||
| Awards | ||||||||||
| Domestic MVP | Iceland Haukur Helgi Pálsson | |||||||||
| Foreign MVP | United States Michael Craion | |||||||||
| Statistical leaders | ||||||||||
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← 2014–15 2016–17 →
1 Sponsored league name, referring to Úrvalsdeild karla. | ||||||||||
The 2015–16 Úrvalsdeild karla was the 65th season of the Úrvalsdeild karla, the top tier basketball league in Iceland. The season started on October 15, 2015 and ended on April 29, 2016.[1] KR defended its title by defeating Haukar 3–1 in the Finals.[2]
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 two last qualified were relegated to Division 1.
Regular season
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | KR | 22 | 18 | 4 | 2104 | 1746 | +358 | 40 | Qualification to Playoffs |
| 2 | Stjarnan | 22 | 16 | 6 | 1911 | 1780 | +131 | 38 | |
| 3 | Keflavík | 22 | 15 | 7 | 2160 | 2053 | +107 | 37 | |
| 4 | Haukar | 22 | 15 | 7 | 1846 | 1671 | +175 | 37 | |
| 5 | Þór Þorl | 22 | 14 | 8 | 1964 | 1825 | +139 | 36 | |
| 6 | Tindastóll | 22 | 14 | 8 | 2010 | 1872 | +138 | 36 | |
| 7 | Njarðvík | 22 | 11 | 11 | 1915 | 1878 | +37 | 33 | |
| 8 | Grindavík | 22 | 9 | 13 | 1884 | 1992 | −108 | 31 | |
| 9 | Snæfell | 22 | 8 | 14 | 1887 | 2106 | −219 | 30 | |
| 10 | ÍR | 22 | 6 | 16 | 1713 | 1887 | −174 | 28 | |
| 11 | FSu | 22 | 3 | 19 | 1804 | 2181 | −377 | 25 | Relegated |
| 12 | Höttur | 22 | 3 | 19 | 1634 | 1841 | −207 | 25 |
Source: KKÍ
Playoffs
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||
| 1 | KR | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 8 | Grindavík | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | KR | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 7 | Njarðvík | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Haukar | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | Þór Þorl | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | KR | 3 | ||||||||||||
| (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | ||||||||||||||
| 4 | Haukar | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Stjarnan | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 7 | Njarðvík | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Haukar | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | Tindastóll | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Keflavík | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | Tindastóll | 3 | ||||||||||||
Awards
All official awards of the 2016–17 Úrvalsdeild karla season.
Domestic MVP
| Pos. | Player | Team |
|---|---|---|
| SF | Iceland Haukur Helgi Pálsson | Njarðvík |
Source: [3]
Foreign MVP
| Pos. | Player | Team |
|---|---|---|
| PF | United States Michael Craion | KR |
Source: [3]
Playoffs MVP
| Pos. | Player | Team |
|---|---|---|
| SF | Iceland Brynjar Þór Björnsson | KR |
Source: [4]
Domestic All-First Team
| Pos. | First Team | |
|---|---|---|
| Player | Team | |
| PG | Iceland Pavel Ermolinskij | KR |
| SG | Iceland Kári Jónsson | Haukar |
| SF | Iceland Haukur Helgi Pálsson | Njarðvík |
| PF | Iceland Helgi Már Magnússon | KR |
| C | Iceland Ragnar Nathanaelsson | Þór Þorlákshöfn |
Source: [3]
Coach of the Year
| Coach | Team |
|---|---|
| Iceland Finnur Freyr Stefánsson | KR |
Source: [3]
Defensive Player of the Year
| Pos. | Player | Team |
|---|---|---|
| SG | Iceland Darri Hilmarsson | KR |
Source: [3]
Young Player of the Year
| Pos. | Player | Team |
|---|---|---|
| SG | Iceland Kári Jónsson | Haukar |
Source: [3]
References
- ↑ Eurobasket.com
- ↑ KR ÍSLANDSMEISTARI KARLA 2016
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson (6 May 2016). "Helena og Haukur Helgi valin bestu leikmenn tímabilsins". Vísir.is (in íslenska). Retrieved 17 October 2017.
- ↑ "Það small allt saman hjá okkur". Fréttablaðið (in íslenska). 29 April 2016. Retrieved 17 October 2017.