2010–11 Úrvalsdeild karla (basketball)

The 2010–11 Úrvalsdeild karla was the 66th season of the Úrvalsdeild karla, the top tier men's basketball league in Iceland. The season started on 7 October 2010 and ended on 19 April 2011. KR won its third title in four years, and 12th overall, by defeating Stjarnan 3–1 in the Finals.[1] KFÍ and Hamar where relegated to 1. deild karla.[2][3]

Iceland Express deild karla1
Teams12
Dates7 October 2010 – 19 April 2011
TVStöð 2 Sport
Final positions
Top seedSnæfell
ChampionsKR (12th title)
Runners-upStjarnan
SemifinalistsKeflavík, Snæfell
RelegatedHamar, KFÍ
Awards
Finals MVP Marcus Walker
Domestic MVP Pavel Ermolinskij
Foreign MVP Marcus Walker
Statistical leaders
Points Marcus Walker 23.2
Rebounds Gerald Robinson 13.6
Assists Ægir Steinarsson 8.9
← 2009–10
2011–12 →
1 Sponsored league name, referring to Úrvalsdeild karla.

Competition format

The participating teams first played a conventional round-robin schedule with every team playing each opponent once "home" and once "away" for a total of 22 games. The top eight teams qualified for the championship playoffs whilst the two last qualified were relegated to 1. deild karla.

Regular season
Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Snæfell 22 17 5 2105 1966 +139 34 Qualification to playoffs
2 KR 22 16 6 2158 1926 +232 32
3 Keflavík 22 16 6 2095 1910 +185 32
4 Grindavík 22 15 7 1849 1765 +84 30
5 Stjarnan 22 12 10 1878 1870 +8 24
6 ÍR 22 10 12 2021 2014 +7 20
7 Njarðvík 22 10 12 1820 1872 −52 20
8 Haukar 22 9 13 1842 1959 −117 18
9 Fjölnir 22 8 14 1944 2027 −83 16
10 Tindastóll 22 7 15 1777 1876 −99 14
11 Hamar 22 7 15 1748 1850 −102 14 Relegated
12 KFÍ 22 5 17 1885 2087 −202 10
Source: KKÍ

Playoffs
  Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
                           
  1 Snæfell 2  
8 Haukar 010  
  1 Snæfell 0  
  5 Stjarnan 3  
4 Grindavík 1
  5 Stjarnan 2  
(Pairings are re-seeded after the first round)   2 KR 3
  5 Stjarnan 010
  2 KR 2  
7 Njarðvík 0  
  2 KR 3
  3 Keflavík 2  
3 Keflavík 2
  6 ÍR 1  

References
  1. Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson (19 April 2011). "Umfjöllun: KR Íslandsmeistari eftir sannfærandi sigur í Garðabænum". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 23 August 2018.
  2. Eiríkur Stefán Ásgeirsson (4 March 2011). "Stjarnan lagði topplið Snæfells - KFÍ fallið". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 23 August 2018.
  3. "Úrslit: Snæfell deildarmeistari og Hamar féll". karfan.is (in Icelandic). 6 March 2011. Retrieved 23 August 2018.
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