Snæfell (basketball club)

Snæfell
Leagues	Úrvalsdeild karla Úrvalsdeild kvenna
Founded	1964 (1964)
History	Snæfell 1964–present
Arena	Íþróttahúsið Stykkishólmi
Location	Stykkishólmur, Iceland
Team colors	Red, White, Blue
President	Gunnar Svanlaugsson [1]
Head coach	Ingi Þór Steinþórsson
Website	snaefell.is
Uniforms
Home Away

Körfuknattleiksdeild Snæfells, commonly known as Snæfell, is a basketball club based in Stykkishólmur, Iceland.^[2] It is a subdivision of Ungmennafélagið Snæfell.^[3] As of the 2016-2017 season its men's team plays in Úrvalsdeild karla while its women's team plays in Úrvalsdeild kvenna.^[4][5]

Honors

Men's

• Úrvalsdeild karla (1):

2010

• Icelandic Basketball Cup (2):

2008, 2010

• Icelandic Basketball Supercup (1):

2010

• Company Cup (3):

2004, 2007, 2010

• Division I (4):

1974, 1978, 1990, 1998

Women's

• Úrvalsdeild kvenna (3):

2014, 2015, 2016.

• Icelandic Basketball Cup (1):

2016

• Icelandic Basketball Supercup (4):

2012, 2014, 2015, 2016

• Company Cup (1):

2012

• Division I (1):

2008

Notable players

• Hlynur Bæringsson (7 seasons: 2002–2005, 2006-2010)
• Justin Shouse (2 seasons: 2006-2008)
• Kristen McCarthy (2014-2015, 2017-)
• Sigurður Þorvaldsson (10 seasons: 2003-2005, 2006-2010, 2012-2016)
• Sverrir Þór Sverrisson (1 seasons: 1993-1994)

Notable coaches

• Bárður Eyþórsson
• Ívar Ásgrímsson
• Ingi Þór Steinþórsson
• Geoff Kotila

References

External links

• Official Website (in Icelandic)
• Eurobasket men's team profile
• Eurobasket women's team profile
• KKÍ: Stjarnan (men's) – kki.is (in Icelandic)
• KKÍ: Stjarnan (women's) – kki.is (in Icelandic)