The 2021–22 Úrvalsdeild karla was the 71st season of the Úrvalsdeild karla, the top tier men's basketball league in Iceland. The season started on 7 October 2021 and ended on 18 May 2022. Valur won its third title, and its first in 39 years, by defeating Tindastóll 3–2 in the Finals.[1][2]
Subway deild karla1 | ||||||||||
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Duration | 7 October 2021 – 18 May 2022 | |||||||||
Number of games | 159 | |||||||||
Number of teams | 12 | |||||||||
TV partner(s) | Stöð 2 Sport | |||||||||
Regular season | ||||||||||
Deildarmeistarar | Njarðvík | |||||||||
Relegated | Vestri, Þór Akureyri | |||||||||
Finals | ||||||||||
Champions | Valur | |||||||||
Runners-up | Tindastóll | |||||||||
Semifinalists | Njarðvík, Þór Þorlákshöfn | |||||||||
Finals MVP | ![]() | |||||||||
Statistical leaders | ||||||||||
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Records | ||||||||||
Biggest home win | Breiðablik 135–87 KR (24 January 2022) | |||||||||
Biggest away win | Vestri 117–73 Þór Akureyri (7 March 2022) | |||||||||
Highest scoring | Þór Þorlákshöfn 136–116 Breiðablik (18 February 2022) | |||||||||
Winning streak | 10 Valur | |||||||||
Losing streak | 11 Þór Akureyri | |||||||||
← 2020–21 2022–23 → All statistics correct as of 19 May 2022.1 Sponsored league name, referring to Úrvalsdeild karla. |
Competition format
editThe 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 Division 1.[3]
Teams
editTeam | City, Region | Arena | Head coach |
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Breiðablik | Kópavogur | Smárinn | ![]() |
Grindavík | Grindavík | Mustad Höllin | ![]() |
ÍR | Reykjavík | Hertz Hellirinn | ![]() |
Keflavík | Keflavík | TM Höllin | ![]() |
KR | Reykjavík | DHL Höllin | ![]() |
Njarðvík | Njarðvík | Ljónagryfjan | ![]() |
Stjarnan | Garðabær | Ásgarður | ![]() |
Tindastóll | Sauðárkrókur | Síkið | ![]() |
Valur | Reykjavík | Origo-höllin | ![]() |
Vestri | Ísafjörður | Jakinn | ![]() |
Þór Akureyri | Akureyri | Höllin | ![]() |
Þór Þorlákshöfn | Þorlákshöfn | Icelandic Glacial Höllin | ![]() |
Managerial changes
editTeam | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Replaced with | Date of appointment |
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Njarðvík | ![]() | End of contract | 16 May 2021[4] | Off-season | ![]() | 30 May 2021[5] |
KR | ![]() | Resigned | 24 June 2021[6] | ![]() | 6 August 2021[7] | |
ÍR | ![]() | Resigned | 22 October 2021[8] | 12th | ![]() | 8 November 2021 |
Grindavík | ![]() | Fired | 21 February 2022[9] | 6th | ![]() | 25 February 2022[10] |
Regular season
editStandings
editPos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Njarðvík | 22 | 17 | 5 | 2130 | 1917 | +213 | 34 | Qualification to playoffs |
2 | Þór Þorlákshöfn | 22 | 17 | 5 | 2157 | 1947 | +210 | 34 | |
3 | Valur | 22 | 14 | 8 | 1844 | 1744 | +100 | 28 | |
4 | Tindastóll | 22 | 14 | 8 | 1957 | 1919 | +38 | 28 | |
5 | Keflavík | 22 | 14 | 8 | 1964 | 1889 | +75 | 28 | |
6 | Stjarnan | 22 | 13 | 9 | 1991 | 1907 | +84 | 26 | |
7 | Grindavík | 22 | 11 | 11 | 1873 | 1889 | −16 | 22 | |
8 | KR | 22 | 10 | 12 | 1975 | 2018 | −43 | 20 | |
9 | Breiðablik | 22 | 9 | 13 | 2338 | 2326 | +12 | 18 | |
10 | ÍR | 22 | 8 | 14 | 1954 | 1951 | +3 | 16 | |
11 | Vestri | 22 | 4 | 18 | 1774 | 2016 | −242 | 8 | Relegated to 1. deild |
12 | Þór Akureyri | 22 | 1 | 21 | 1722 | 2156 | −434 | 2 |
Updated to match(es) played on 1 April 2022. Source: Icelandic Basketball Association
Playoffs
editBracket
editQuarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||||||
1 | Njarðvík | 3 | ||||||||||||
8 | KR | 0 | ||||||||||||
1 | Njarðvík | 1 | ||||||||||||
4 | Tindastóll | 3 | ||||||||||||
4 | Tindastóll | 3 | ||||||||||||
5 | Keflavík | 2 | ||||||||||||
3 | Valur | 3 | ||||||||||||
(Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | ||||||||||||||
4 | Tindastóll | 2 | ||||||||||||
2 | Þór Þorlákshöfn | 3 | ||||||||||||
7 | Grindavík | 2 | ||||||||||||
2 | Þór Þorlákshöfn | 0 | ||||||||||||
3 | Valur | 3 | ||||||||||||
3 | Valur | 3 | ||||||||||||
6 | Stjarnan | 0 |
Notable occurrences
edit- On 8 June, Keflavík signed Jaka Brodnik who previously played for Tindastóll.[11]
- On 13 June, it was reported that Þór Akureyri's guard Júlíus Orri Ágústsson would leave the team and play for Caldwell University.[12]
- On 24 June, it was reported that Danero Thomas signed with newly promoted Breiðablik after playing with ÍR the previous two seasons.[13]
- On 25 June, it was reported that Everage Richardson had signed with Breiðablik after one season with ÍR.[14]
- On 25 June, it was reported that Icelandic national team member Breki Gylfason had signed with ÍR after having played previously for Haukar.[15]
- On 28 June, Icelandic national team member Sigtryggur Arnar Björnsson signed with Tindastóll after playing in the LEB Oro the previous season.[16]
- On 29 June, Tindastóll signed Irish national team member Taiwo Badmus.[17]
- On 30 June, Tindastóll signed former NBA G League player Javon Bess.[18]
- On 12 July, Tindastóll signed Swedish national team member Thomas Massamba.[19]
- On 13 July, Keflavík signed Icelandic national team member Halldór Garðar Hermannsson from reigning national champions Þór Þorlákshöfn.[20]
- On 15 July, Þór Þorlákshöfn announced it had signed Danish national team member Daniel Mortensen and Lithuanian Ronaldas Rutkauskas.[21]
- On 20 July, reigning Úrvalsdeild Foreign Player of the Year, Deane Williams, signed with LNB Pro B club Saint-Quentin after two seasons with Keflavík.[22]
- On 4 August, Grindavík signed Spanish center Ivan Aurrecoechea who played the previous season with Þór Akureyri.[23]
- On 8 August, Keflavík signed David Okeke who won the Georgian Superliga championship with BC Rustavi the previous season.[24]
- On 9 August, Icelandic national team member Ragnar Nathanaelsson signed with Stjarnan after spending the previous season with Haukar.[25]
- On 14 August, former Argentina national team member Nicolás Richotti signed with Njarðvík.[26]
- On 17 August, ÍR signed Shakir Smith.[27]
- On 21 August, Njarðvík signed Former Liga ACB player Fotios Lampropoulos.[28]
- On 24 August, Þór Akureyri signed Irish national team member Jordan Blount.[29]
- On 28 August, Valur signed Icelandic national team member Kári Jónsson.[30]
- On 3 September, Finnur Atli Magnússon signed with Haukar.[31]
- On 11 September, Valur signed Callum Lawson who won the national championship with Þór Þorlákshöfn the previous season.[32]
- On 2 October, Dagur Kár Jónsson left Grindavík and signed with Club Ourense Baloncesto of the LEB Plata.[33]
- On 29 October, Grindavík signed E. C. Matthews.[34]
- On 8 November, Þór Akureyri signed former Switzerland national team member Jeremy Landenbergue to replace injured Jordan Blount.[35][36]
- On 9 November, Þór Akureyri signed Reggie Keely to replace injured Jonathan Lawton.[35][36]
- On 11 November, Sigurður Þorsteinsson became the 11th player to grab 2,000 career rebounds in the Úrvalsdeild.[37]
- On 17 November, ÍR signed Igor Marić.[38]
- On 10 December, Keflavík star forward David Okeke suffered an achilles injury in a game against Tindastóll. Prior to the injury he had grabbed a season high 17 rebounds in the game.[39]
- On 30 December, Tindastóll signed Zoran Vrkić to replace Thomas Massamba.[40]
- On 2 January, it was reported that Breiðablik had signed Frank Aron Booker.[41]
- On 14 January, it was reported that KR had signed Finnish national team member Carl Lindbom.[42]
- On 4 April, KR announced it had reached an agreement with Isaiah Manderson to release him from his contract just before the start of the playoffs.[43]
References
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- ^ Jóhann Páll Kristbjörnsson (16 May 2021). "Einar Árni verður ekki áfram með Njarðvík". Víkurfréttir (in Icelandic). Retrieved 8 June 2021.
- ^ Hjörtur Leó Guðjónsson (30 May 2021). "Benedikt Guðmundsson tekur við Njarðvík". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 8 June 2021.
- ^ Davíð Eldur (24 June 2021). "Darri hættur með KR – Helgi að taka við liðinu?". Karfan.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 25 June 2021.
- ^ Ólafur Þór Jónsson (6 August 2021). "Helgi Már tekur við KR – Jakob verður aðstoðarþjálfari". Karfan.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 6 August 2021.
- ^ Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson (22 October 2021). "Borce Ilievski hættur með ÍR-liðið". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 23 October 2021.
- ^ Sindri Sverrisson (22 February 2022). "Daníel fékk uppörvandi símtöl frá lykilmönnum: "Þetta kom mér á óvart"". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 22 February 2022.
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- ^ Davíð Eldur (8 June 2021). "Jaka Brodnik til Keflavíkur". Karfan.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 8 June 2021.
- ^ Davíð Eldur (13 June 2021). "Júlíus Orri til Caldwell Cougars". Karfan.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 13 June 2021.
- ^ Davíð Eldur (24 June 2021). "Danero Thomas í Kópavoginn". Karfan.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 25 June 2021.
- ^ Davíð Eldur (25 June 2021). "Everage til Breiðabliks". Karfan.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 25 June 2021.
- ^ "ÍR-ingar fá liðstyrk frá Haukum". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 25 June 2021. Retrieved 25 June 2021.
- ^ "Landsliðsmaður snýr aftur í Skagafjörðinn". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 28 June 2021. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
- ^ "Taiwo Badmus til liðs við Tindastólsmenn". Feykir.is (in Icelandic). 29 June 2021. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
- ^ "Javon Bess til liðs við Tindastól". Feykir.is (in Icelandic). 30 June 2021. Retrieved 30 June 2021.
- ^ "Sænski landsliðsmaðurinn Thomas Masssamba til liðs við Stólana". Feykir.is (in Icelandic). 12 July 2021. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
- ^ Ingvi Þór Sæmundsson (14 July 2021). "Keflavík fær liðsstyrk frá Íslandsmeisturunum". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 14 July 2021.
- ^ "Dani og Lithái til Íslandsmeistaranna". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 16 July 2021. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
- ^ Davíð Eldur (20 July 2021). "Dean Williams ekki með Keflavík á næsta tímabili – Á leiðinni til Saint Quentin í Frakklandi". Karfan.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 20 July 2021.
- ^ Valur Páll Eiríksson (4 August 2021). "Grindavík berst mikill liðsstyrkur bæði karla- og kvennamegin". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 4 August 2021.
- ^ Valur Páll Eiríksson (3 August 2021). "Keflavík fær Ítala sem lék ekki í tæp þrjú ár vegna hjartavandamála". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 11 December 2021.
- ^ Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson (9 August 2021). "Nat-vélin samdi við Stjörnuna". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 9 August 2021.
- ^ Ólafur Þór Jónsson (14 August 2021). "Úr spænsku úrvalsdeildinni til Njarðvíkur – Tilkynnti um félagaskiptin í beinni útsendingu á Twitch". Karfan.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 14 August 2021.
- ^ Davíð Eldur (17 August 2021). "Shakir Smith í Breiðholtið". Karfan.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 17 August 2021.
- ^ Davíð Eldur (21 August 2021). "Fotios Lampropoulos til Njarðvíkur – Enn einn fyrrum ACB leikmaðurinn í Njarðtaksgryfjuna". Karfan.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 21 August 2021.
- ^ Davíð Eldur (24 August 2021). "Jordan Blount semur við Þór Akureyri – Írskur landsliðsmaður í Höllina". Karfan.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 24 August 2021.
- ^ Hjörtur Leó Guðjónsson (28 August 2021). "Kári Jónsson gengur til liðs við Valsmenn". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 28 August 2021.
- ^ "Frá Val yfir til Hauka". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 3 September 2021. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
- ^ Davíð Eldur (11 September 2021). "Callum Lawson semur við Val". Karfan.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 11 September 2021.
- ^ "Dagur Kár heldur til Spánar". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 2 October 2021. Retrieved 2 October 2021.
- ^ Davíð Eldur (29 October 2021). "Elbert Clark Matthews til Grindavíkur". Karfan.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 29 October 2021.
- ^ a b Davíð Eldur (9 November 2021). "Reggie Keely til Þórs Akureyri". Karfan.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 10 November 2021.
- ^ a b Davíð Eldur (8 November 2021). "Jeremy Landenbergue til Þórs Akureyri". Karfan.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 10 November 2021.
- ^ Runólfur Trausti Þórhallsson (14 November 2021). "Reif niður frákast númer tvö þúsund í sigri Tindastóls á Vestra". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 14 November 2021.
- ^ Runólfur Trausti Þórhallsson (17 November 2021). "ÍR fær liðsstyrk frá Króatíu". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- ^ Davíð Eldur (11 December 2021). "Hjalti um meiðsli miðherja Keflavíkur David Okeke "Þeir halda að þetta sé hásinin"". Karfan.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 11 December 2021.
- ^ Davíð Eldur (30 December 2021). "Zoran Vrkic til Tindastóls – Thomas Massamba yfirgefur félagið". Karfan.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 30 December 2021.
- ^ "Breiðablik fær landsliðsmann frá Val". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 2 January 2022. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
- ^ Davíð Eldur (14 January 2022). "Carl Lindbom til KR". Karfan.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 14 January 2022.
- ^ Ingvi Þór Sæmundsson (6 April 2022). "Hann var ósáttur og við vildum ekki hafa einhverja neikvæðni í kringum liðið". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 6 April 2022.
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