Þór Akureyri men's basketball
| Þór Akureyri | |||
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| Leagues | 1. deild karla | ||
| Founded | 1966 | ||
| History | Þór Akureyri 1966–present | ||
| Arena | Höllin | ||
| Location | Akureyri, Iceland | ||
| Team colors | Red, White | ||
| President | Hjálmar Pálsson | ||
| Head coach | Óskar Þór Þorsteinsson | ||
| Website | thorsport.is | ||
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The Þór Akureyri men's basketball team, commonly known as Þór Akureyri, is the men's basketball department of Þór Akureyri multi sports club, based in the town of Akureyri in Iceland.[1][2]
Season by season
[edit]| Season | Tier | League | Pos. | W–L | Playoffs | Icelandic Cup |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | 2 | 1. deild karla | 1st | 3–0 | N/A | |
| 1968 | 1 | Úrvalsdeild karla | 3th | 4–6 | N/A | |
| 1969 | 1 | Úrvalsdeild karla | 4th | 3–7 | N/A | |
| 1970 | 1 | Úrvalsdeild karla | 6th | 2–8 | N/A | |
| 1971 | 1 | Úrvalsdeild karla | 4th | 5–7 | N/A | |
| 1972 | 1 | Úrvalsdeild karla | 6th | 5–9 | N/A | |
| 1973 | 1 | Úrvalsdeild karla | 8th | 1–13 | N/A | |
| Lower leagues | ||||||
| 1977–78 | 1 | Úrvalsdeild karla | 6th | 4–10 | N/A | |
| 1978–79 | 1 | Úrvalsdeild karla | 6th | 3–17 | N/A | |
| Lower leagues | ||||||
| 1987–88 | 1 | Úrvalsdeild karla | 8th | 2–14 | DNQ | |
| 1988–89 | 1 | Úrvalsdeild karla | 9th | 3–23 | DNQ | |
| 1989–90 | 1 | Úrvalsdeild karla | 9th | 6–20 | DNQ | |
| 1990–91 | 1 | Úrvalsdeild karla | 7th | 7–19 | DNQ | |
| 1991–92 | 1 | Úrvalsdeild karla | 10th | 2–24 | DNQ | |
| Lower leagues | ||||||
| 1994–95 | 1 | Úrvalsdeild karla | 4th | 18–14 | 1st round | |
| 1995–96 | 1 | Úrvalsdeild karla | 9th | 9–23 | DNQ | |
| 1996–97 | 1 | Úrvalsdeild karla | 11th | 6–16 | DNQ | |
| 1997–98 | 1 | Úrvalsdeild karla | 11th | 4–18 | DNQ | |
| 1998–99 | 1 | Úrvalsdeild karla | 10th | 5–17 | DNQ | |
| 1999–00 | 1 | Úrvalsdeild karla | 7th | 10–12 | 1st round | |
| 2000–01 | 1 | Úrvalsdeild karla | 10th | 6–16 | DNQ | |
| 2001–02 | 1 | Úrvalsdeild karla | 9th | 8–14 | DNQ | |
| Lower leagues | ||||||
| 2005–06 | 1 | Úrvalsdeild karla | 11th | 5–17 | DNQ | |
| 2006–07 | 2 | 1. deild karla | 1st | 14–0 | ||
| 2007–08 | 1 | Úrvalsdeild karla | 8th | 10–12 | 1st round | |
| 2008–09 | 1 | Úrvalsdeild karla | 11th | 6–16 | DNQ | |
| 2009–10 | 2 | 1. deild karla | 8th | 6–12 | DNQ | |
| 2010–11 | 2 | 1. deild karla | 2nd | 13–5 | Semi-finals | |
| 2011–12 | 2 | 1. deild karla | 7th | 7–11 | DNQ | |
| 2012–13 | 2 | 1. deild karla | 5th | 10–8 | Semi-finals | |
| 2013–14 | 2 | 1. deild karla | 3rd | 13–5 | Semi-finals | |
| 2014–15 | 2 | 1. deild karla | 8th | 1–20 | DNQ | |
| 2015–16 | 2 | 1. deild karla | 1st | 15–3 | ||
| 2016–17 | 1 | Úrvalsdeild karla | 8th | 11–11 | 1st round | |
| 2017–18 | 1 | Úrvalsdeild karla | 11th | 3–19 | DNQ | |
| 2018–19 | 2 | 1. deild karla | 1st | 17–4 | N/A | |
| 2019–20 | 1 | Úrvalsdeild karla | 11th | 6–15 | N/A1 | |
| 2020–21 | 1 | Úrvalsdeild karla | 7th | 10–12 | 1st round | |
| 2021–22 | 1 | Úrvalsdeild karla | 12th | 1–21 | N/A | 2nd round |
Notes
1 2020 playoffs canceled due to the Coronavirus pandemic in Iceland.
Trophies and awards
[edit]Trophies
[edit]- 1. deild karla (6):
- 1967, 1977, 1994, 2005, 2007, 2011, 2016, 2019[3]
- 2. deild karla (2):
- 1982, 2003[4]
Awards
[edit]Úrvalsdeild Men's Domestic All-First Team
Notable players
[edit]Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationalities not displayed.
| Criteria |
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To appear in this section a player must have either:
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Birgir Örn Birgisson- Danero Thomas
- Darrel Lewis
Guy Edi- Einar Bollason
- Friðrik Erlendur Stefánsson
Hansel Atencia- Hilmar Smári Henningsson
- Hjörtur Harðarson
- Ívar DeCarsta Webster
Jordan Blount- Konráð Herner Óskarsson
- Kristinn Friðriksson
Mark Christensen- Óðinn Ásgeirsson
- Tryggvi Hlinason
- Þröstur Leó Jóhannsson
Notable coaches
[edit]- Einar Bollason 1967–1969
- Mark Christensen 1978–1979
- Gary Schwartz 1979–1981
- DeCarsta Webster 1986–1987
- Þröstur Guðjónsson 1987–1988
- Eiríkur Sigurðsson 1988–1989
- Dan Kennard 1989–1990
- Skarphéðinn Eiríksson 1990
- Sturla Örlygsson 1990–1991
- Brad Casey 1991–1992
- Hrannar Hólm 1994–1995
- Jón Guðmundsson 1995–1996
- Fred Williams 1996–1997
- Gunnar Sverrison 1997–1998
- Ágúst Herbert Guðmundsson 1998–2001
- Hjörtur Harðarson 2001–2002
- Hrafn Kristjánsson 2004–2009
Nebojša Vidić 2011–2012- Bjarki Ármann Oddsson 2012–2014
- Elías Kristjánsson 2014–2015
- Benedikt Guðmundsson 2015–2017
- Hjalti Þór Vilhjálmsson 2017–2018
- Lárus Jónsson 2018–2020[5]
- Andrew Johnston 2020
- Bjarki Ármann Oddsson 2020–2022
- Óskar Þór Þorsteinsson 2022–present
References
[edit]- ^ Félög – Þór Akureyri
- ^ Andri Yrkill Valsson (19 October 2017). "Undir Þórsurum komið að sagan endurtaki sig ekki". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). pp. 2–3. Retrieved 17 September 2023 – via Tímarit.is.
- ^ – 1. deild karla
- ^ – 2. deild karla
- ^ "Lárus ráðinn þjálfari Þórs Akureyri". Morgunblaðið. 9 April 2018. Retrieved 4 September 2018.
External links
[edit]- Official Website (in Icelandic)
- Eurobasket team profile
- KKÍ: Þór Akureyri – kki.is (in Icelandic)