Iceland men's national basketball team

Iceland Iceland
FIBA ranking 84 Steady[1]
Joined FIBA 1959
FIBA zone FIBA Europe
National federation KKÍ
Coach Craig Pedersen
EuroBasket
Appearances 2
Uniforms
Light
Dark
First international
 Iceland 38–41 Denmark 
København, Denmark – May 16, 1959
Biggest win
 Iceland 123–59 Norway 
Reykjavík, Iceland – March 15, 1968
Biggest defeat
 Iceland 51–124 Croatia 
Murcia, Spain – June 24, 1992
Medal record
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Games of the Small States 3 5 4
Promition Cup 2 0 1
Total 5 5 5
Friendly game between Iceland and Lithuania in Vilnius (2008).

The Icelandic men's national basketball team represents Iceland in international men's basketball.

The team participates at European tournaments. It has qualified for the FIBA Eurobasket 2017 [2] and is well represented in the Games of the Small States of Europe.

EuroBasket 2015

On August 28, 2014, Iceland qualified for the EuroBasket 2015, joining for the first time in its history the Final Round of the top European competition. Iceland achieved two wins to Great Britain and two narrow losses to Bosnia and Herzegovina, which allowed them to qualify as one of the best second teams.[3]

Iceland could not win any of its five game in the Group B, played in Berlin, Germany.

EuroBasket 2017

On 17 September 2016, Iceland repeated it success and qualified again to the continental tournament. The Icelandic team finished its qualification group as runner-up below Belgium and over Cyprus and Switzerland, with four wins and two losses. [4] [5]

Competitive record

EuroBasket

EuroBasket Qualification
Year Position Pld W L Pld W L
Italy 1969 Did not qualify 312
West Germany 1971 Did not enter Did not enter
Spain 1973
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 1975 Did not qualify 514
Belgium 1977 532
Italy 1979 Did not enter Did not enter
Czechoslovakia 1981 Did not qualify 431
France 1983 523
West Germany 1985 413
Greece 1987 945
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 1989 303
Italy 1991 404
Germany 1993 422
Greece 1995 532
Spain 1997 633
France 1999 15312
Turkey 2001 15411
Sweden 2003 606
Serbia and Montenegro 2005 Division B 422
Spain 2007 Division B 844
Poland 2009 Division B 835
Lithuania 2011 Did not enter Did not enter
Slovenia 2013 Did not qualify 1019
Croatia France Germany Latvia 2015 24th 5 0 5 422
Finland Israel Romania Turkey 2017 Qualified 642
Total505

Promotion Cup

Promotion Cup
Year Position Pld W L
1988 1st, gold medalist(s) 5 4 1
1990 1st, gold medalist(s) 5 5 0
1992 3rd, bronze medalist(s) 5 3 2
Total15123

Games of the Small States

Games of the Small States of Europe
Year Position Pld W L
1987 2nd, silver medalist(s) 3 2 1
1989 3rd, bronze medalist(s) 3 2 1
1991 1st, gold medalist(s) 4 4 0
1993 1st, gold medalist(s) 5 5 0
1995 3rd, bronze medalist(s) 4 3 1
1997 3rd, bronze medalist(s) 4 3 1
2001 2nd, silver medalist(s) 5 4 1
2003 2nd, silver medalist(s) 5 4 1
2005 2nd, silver medalist(s) 4 3 1
2007 1st, gold medalist(s) 5 5 0
2009 4th 5 3 2
2013 3rd, bronze medalist(s) 4 2 2
2015 2nd, silver medalist(s) 3 2 1
2017 3rd, bronze medalist(s) 5 2 3

Team

Current roster

Roster for the EuroBasket 2017 qualification.[6]

Icelandic men's basketball national team roster
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Age – Date of birth Ht. Club Ctr.
SF 4 Kárason, Axel 33 – (1983-02-11)11 February 1983 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) Svendborg Rabbits Denmark
SF 6 Pálsson, Haukur Helgi 24 – (1992-05-18)18 May 1992 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) Rouen Métropole Basket France
C 8 Bæringsson, Hlynur 34 – (1982-07-06)6 July 1982 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) Stjarnan Iceland
SG 9 Stefánsson, Jón Arnór 33 – (1982-09-21)21 September 1982 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) KR Reykjavík Iceland
PG 10 Steinarsson, Ægir 25 – (1991-05-10)10 May 1991 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) CB Miraflores Spain
PF 11 Acox, Kristofer 22 – (1993-10-13)13 October 1993 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) KR Reykjavík Iceland
PG 12 Friðriksson, Elvar Már 21 – (1994-11-11)11 November 1994 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) Barry Buccaneers United States
PG 13 Vilhjálmsson, Hörður 27 – (1988-12-18)18 December 1988 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) Limburg United Belgium
SG 14 Gunnarsson, Logi 34 – (1981-09-05)5 September 1981 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) Njarðvíkur Iceland
SG 15 Hermannsson, Martin 21 – (1994-09-16)16 September 1994 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) Étoile de Charleville-Mézières France
C 34 Hlinason, Tryggvi 18 – (1997-10-28)28 October 1997 2.15 m (7 ft 1 in) Þór Akureyri Iceland
SG 88 Bjornsson, Brynjar 28 – (1988-07-11)11 July 1988 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) KR Reykjavík Iceland
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Legend
  • Club – describes last
    club before the tournament
  • Age – describes age
    on 26 August 2016

Depth chart

Pos. Starting 5 Bench 1 Reserve
C Hlynur Bæringsson Tryggvi Hlinason
PF Haukur Palsson Kristofer Acox
SF Jón Arnór Stefánsson Axel Kárason
SG Martin Hermannsson Logi Gunnarsson Brynjar Bjornsson
PG Hörður Vilhjálmsson Ægir Steinarsson Elvar Már Friðriksson

References

  1. ↑ "FIBA Ranking for Men". Fiba.Com. 3 October 2015. Retrieved 8 October 2015.
  2. ↑ Ísland spilar í Helsinki á EM 2017 í körfubolta
  3. ↑ "Iceland Fall But Still Make History". FIBA Europe. 28 August 2014. Retrieved 28 August 2014.
  4. ↑ Ísland á EM í annað sinn í röð
  5. ↑ Eurobasket 2017 Qualifiers
  6. ↑
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