Njarðvík women's basketball
Ungmennafélag Njarðvíkur | |||
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Leagues | 1. deild kvenna | ||
Arena | Ljónagryfjan (The Lion's Den) | ||
Location | Reykjanesbær, Iceland | ||
Team colors | green, white | ||
President | Kristín Örlygsdóttir[1] | ||
Championships | 2 Icelandic championships | ||
Website | UMFN.is | ||
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Njarðvík women's basketball, commonly known as Njarðvík, is the women's basketball department of Ungmennafélag Njarðvíkur, based in the town of Reykjanesbær in Iceland.[2] It won the national championship and the basketball cup in 2012.[3] As of the 2020–2021 season, the team plays in the second-tier 1. deild kvenna.
Arena
[edit]Njarðvík plays its home games at Íþróttahús Njarðvíkur,[4] commonly nicknamed Ljónagryfjan (English: The Lion's Den).[5][6][7]
Trophies and awards
[edit]Trophies
[edit]- Winners: 2012
Icelandic Basketball Supercup: :
- Winners: 2002, 2022
- Winners (5): 2000, 2001, 2009, 2015, 2021
Awards
[edit]Úrvalsdeild Women's Foreign Player of the Year
- Lele Hardy – 2012, 2013
Úrvalsdeild Women's Domestic All-First Team
- Harpa Magnúsdóttir – 1989
- Petrúnella Skúladóttir – 2012
Úrvalsdeild kvenna Playoffs MVP
- Shanae Baker-Brice – 2012
Úrvalsdeild kvenna Coach of the Year
- Suzette Sargeant – 1996[8]
- Einar Árni Jóhannsson – 2003
- Sverrir Þór Sverrisson – 2012
1. deild kvenna Foreign Player of the Year
- Chelsea Nacole Jennings – 2021
1. deild kvenna Domestic All-First team
- Kamilla Sól Viktorsdóttir – 2019
- Vilborg Jónsdóttir – 2021
1. deild kvenna Young Player of the Year
- Vilborg Jónsdóttir – 2019
1. deild kvenna Coach of the Year
- Rúnar Ingi Erlingsson – 2021
Notable players
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Aliyah Collier
Bríet Sif Hinriksdóttir
Carmen Tyson-Thomas
Helga Jónasdóttir
Lavínia Da Silva
Lele Hardy
Ingibjörg Elva Vilbergsdóttir
Isabella Ósk Sigurðardóttir
Jana Falsdóttir
María Jóhannesdóttir
Ólöf Helga Pálsdóttir
Petrúnella Skúladóttir
Raquel Laneiro
Rannveig Randversdóttir
Salbjörg Ragna Sævarsdóttir
Shanae Baker-Brice
Sigríður Guðbjörnsdóttir
Þórunn Magnúsdóttir
Coaches
[edit]Danny Shouse 1981–1982
Alex Gilbert 1982
Bill Kotterman 1982–1983
Jón Kr. Gíslason 1983–1984
Jónas Jóhannesson 1984–1985
Valur Ingimundarson 1985–1986
Hreiðar Hreiðarsson 1986–1987
Helgi Rafnsson 1987–1988
Friðrik Ingi Rúnarsson 1988–1990
Valur Ingimundarson 1994–1995
Suzette Sargeant 1995–1996
Jón Guðbrandsson 1996–1997
Einar Árni Jóhannsson 1997
Júlíus Valgeirsson 1998–1999
Ísak Tómasson 2001
Einar Árni Jóhannsson 2002–2003
Andrea Gaines 2003–2004
Jón Júlíus Árnason 2004
Jón Júlíus Árnason 2004–2005
Agnar Már Gunnarsson 2005
Unndór Sigurðsson 2009–2010
Sverrir Þór Sverrisson 2010–2012
Lele Hardy 2012–2013
Nigel Moore 2013
Agnar Már Gunnarsson 2013–2014
Friðrik Ingi Rúnarsson 2014–2016
Agnar Már Gunnarsson 2016–2017
Hallgrímur Brynjólfsson 2017–2018
Ragnar Halldór Ragnarsson 2018–2020
Rúnar Ingi Erlingsson 2020–2024
References
[edit]- ^ Stjórn UMFN
- ^ Félög - Njarðvík
- ^ Eiríkur Stefán Ásgeirsson (14 April 2012). "Umfjöllun og viðtöl: Haukar - Njarðvík 62-76 - Njarðvík Íslandsmeistari". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 17 March 2018.
- ^ "Félög - Njarðvík". KKI.is (in Icelandic). Icelandic Basketball Federation. Retrieved 28 October 2017.
- ^ Tómas Þór Þórðarson (7 March 2017). "Ljónagryfjan stóð í ljósum Loga: „Fæ mér árskort í Njarðvík ef hann spilar til 45 ára aldurs"". Vísir.is. Retrieved 28 October 2017.
- ^ "Góður sigur Hauka á KR-ingum". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 7 October 2010. Retrieved 28 October 2017.
- ^ Skúli Sigurðsson (21 November 2009). "„Kisukassi" Njarðvíkinga gleymdur og grafinn". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). Retrieved 28 October 2017.
- ^ Anna María og Teitur leikmenn ársins