Snæfell (men's basketball)
{{For|the women's team|Snæfell women's basketball}}
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| leagues = 2. deild karla
| founded = {{Start date and years ago|df=yes|1964}}
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| history = Snæfell
1964–present
| arena = Íþróttahúsið Stykkishólmi
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| location = Stykkishólmur, Iceland
| colors = Red, White, Blue
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| president = Gunnar Svanlaugsson [http://kki.is/felog/felog/?itemid=e5e656a4-c451-11e5-9403-005056bc4d74 Félög Snæfell]
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| coach = Halldór Steingrímsson
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| championships = 1 Úrvalsdeild karla
| website = [http://snaefell.is snaefell.is]
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Snæfell men's basketball, commonly known as Snæfell, is the men's basketball department of Ungmennafélagið Snæfell,[http://snaefell.is/?page_id=2 Deildir] based in Stykkishólmur, Iceland.[http://kki.is/felog/felog/?itemid=e5e656a4-c451-11e5-9403-005056bc4d74 Félög Snæfell]
History
Snæfell won its first and only national championship in 2010, when it defeated Keflavík in the Úrvalsdeild karla finals.{{cite news |author1=Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson |title=Umfjöllun: Snæfellingar tryggðu sér fyrsta meistaratitilinn með stæl |url=http://www.visir.is/g/2010166994042/umfjollun-snaefellingar-tryggdu-ser-fyrsta-meistaratitilinn-med-stael |accessdate=18 June 2018 |work=Vísir.is |date=29 April 2010 |language=Icelandic}} It won the Icelandic Basketball Cup in 2008{{cite news |title=Snæfell bikarmeistari í fyrsta sinn |url=https://www.mbl.is/sport/korfubolti/2008/02/24/snaefell_bikarmeistari_i_fyrsta_sinn_2/ |accessdate=18 June 2018 |work=Morgunblaðið |date=24 February 2008 |language=Icelandic}} and 2010.{{cite news|author1=Tómas Þór Þórðarson|title=Níræðir herramenn sjá um að flagga á leikdögum|url=http://www.visir.is/g/2014704089979|accessdate=26 November 2017|work=Vísir.is|date=8 April 2014|language=Icelandic}} On 27 September 2020, Snæfell withdrew its men's team from competition due to lack of players and financial difficulties.{{cite news |author1=Sindri Sverrisson |title=Snæfell hættir rétt fyrir mót - Erfiðleikar í rekstri og mönnun |url=https://www.visir.is/g/20202017444d/snaefell-haettir-rett-fyrir-mot-erfidleikar-i-rekstri-og-monnun |accessdate=28 September 2020 |work=Vísir.is |date=28 September 2020 |language=Icelandic}}
Honors
- Úrvalsdeild karla (1):{{cite web |title=Meistaratitlar karla |url=http://kki.isi.is/sagan/meistaratitlar-karla/ |website=kki.is |accessdate=18 June 2018 |language=Icelandic}}
- 2010
- Runners-up (3): 2004, 2005, 2008
- Icelandic Basketball Cup (2):{{cite web |title=Saga Bikarúrslita KKÍ |url=http://kki.isi.is/sagan/saga-bikarurslita-kki/ |website=kki.is |accessdate=18 June 2018 |language=Icelandic}}
- 2008, 2010
- Runners-up (2): 1993, 2003
- Icelandic Basketball Supercup (1):{{cite web |title=Meistarar meistaranna karla |url=http://kki.isi.is/sagan/allir-titlar/meistarar-meistaranna-karla/ |website=kki.is |accessdate=18 June 2018 |language=Icelandic}}
- 2010
- Company Cup (3):{{cite web |title=Saga Fyrirtækjabikars karla og kvenna |url=http://kki.is/sagan/saga-fyrirtaekjabikars-kki/ |website=kki.is |accessdate=16 June 2018 |language=Icelandic}}
- 2004, 2007, 2010
- 1. deild karla (4):{{cite web |title=1. deild karla |url=http://kki.is/sagan/allir-titlar/1.-deild-karla/ |website=kki.is |accessdate=16 June 2018 |language=Icelandic}}
- 1974, 1978, 1990, 1998
European record
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:left" |
| Season
! Competition ! Round ! Opponent ! Away ! Home ! Aggregate ! |
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| rowspan="2"| 1993–94
| rowspan="2"| FIBA European Champions Cup | 1Q | {{flagicon|Ireland}} St. Vincent's | bgcolor="#ffdddd" style="text-align:center;"| 75–78 | bgcolor="#ddffdd" style="text-align:center;"| 79–77 | style="text-align:center;"| 154–155 | 17px |
Notable players
{{Basketball notable players criteria}}
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- {{flagicon|ISL}}{{flagicon|Sweden}} Andrée Michelsson
- {{flagicon|ISL}} Bárður Eyþórsson
- {{flagicon|ISL}} Birgir Mikaelsson
- {{flagicon|ISL}} Clifton Bush
- {{flagicon|ISL}} Hlynur Bæringsson
- {{flagicon|ISL}} Ívar Ásgrímsson
- {{flagicon|USA}} Jay Threatt
- {{flagicon|USA}} Jeb Ivey
- {{flagicon|ISL}} Jón Ólafur Jónsson
- {{flagicon|USA}} Justin Shouse
- {{flagicon|ISL}} Pálmi Freyr Sigurgeirsson
- {{flagicon|ISL}} Ríkharður Hrafnkelsson
- {{flagicon|USA}} Ryan Amoroso
- {{flagicon|USA}} Shawn Jamison
- {{flagicon|ISL}} Sigurður Þorvaldsson
- {{flagicon|ISL}} Stefán Karel Torfason
- {{flagicon|ISL}} Sverrir Þór Sverrisson
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Coaches
- {{flagicon|ISL}} Bárður Eyþórsson
- {{flagicon|ISL}} Ívar Ásgrímsson
- {{flagicon|USA}} Geof Kotila {{small|(2006-2008)}}
- {{flagicon|ISL}} Hlynur Bæringsson and Sigurður Þorvaldsson {{small|(2008-2009)}}
- {{flagicon|ISL}} Ingi Þór Steinþórsson {{small|(2009-2018)}}
- {{flagicon|CRO}} Vlaldimir Ivankovic {{small|(2018-2019)}}{{cite news |title=Vladimir rekinn frá Snæfell |url=https://www.karfan.is/2019/10/vladimir-rekinn-fra-snaefell/ |accessdate=8 October 2019 |work=Karfan.is |date=8 October 2019 |language=Icelandic}}
- {{flagicon|ISL}} Baldur Þorleifsson and Jón Þór Eyþórsson {{small|(2019)}}
- {{flagicon|USA}} Benjamin Young Kil {{small|(2019-2020)}}
- {{flagicon|ISL}} Halldór Steingrímsson {{small|(2020-present)}}
References
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External links
- [http://snaefell.is/ Official Website] {{in lang|is}}
- [http://basketball.eurobasket.com/team/Iceland/Ungmennafelagio-Snaefell/1204 Eurobasket men's team profile]
- [http://kki.is/motamal/leikir-og-urslit/motayfirlit/Eitt-lid?league_id=190&season_id=93703&team_id=41293 KKÍ: Stjarnan (men's) – kki.is] {{in lang|is}}
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