Njarðvík women's basketball
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.
| 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] | ||
| Head coach | Rúnar Ingi Erlingsson | ||
| Assistant(s) | Lárus Ingi Magnússon | ||
| Championships | 1 Icelandic championships | ||
| Website | UMFN.is | ||
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Arena
Njarðvík plays its home games at Íþróttahús Njarðvíkur,[4] commonly nicknamed Ljónagryfjan (English: The Lion's Den).[5][6][7]
Trophies and awards
Trophies
- Winners: 2012
- Winners: 2012
Icelandic Basketball Supercup: :
- Winners: 2002
- Winners (4): 2000, 2001, 2009, 2015
Awards
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 Coach of the Year
- Suzette Sargeant – 1996[8]
- Einar Árni Jóhannsson – 2003
- Sverrir Þór Sverrisson – 2012
1. deild kvenna Domestic All-First team
- Kamilla Sól Viktorsdóttir - 2019
1. deild kvenna Young Player of the Year
- Vilborg Jónsdóttir - 2019
Notable players
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To appear in this section a player must have either:
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Carmen Tyson-Thomas
Helga Jónasdóttir- Lele Hardy
- Ingibjörg Elva Vilbergsdóttir
- María Jóhannesdóttir
- Ólöf Helga Pálsdóttir
- Petrúnella Skúladóttir
- Rannveig Randversdóttir
- Salbjörg Ragna Sævarsdóttir
- Sigríður Guðbjörnsdóttir
- Þórunn Magnúsdóttir
Coaches
- 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–present
References
- 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
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