Domino's deild karla1
Duration15 October 2015 – 28 April 2016
Number of teams12
TV partner(s)Stöð 2 Sport
Regular season
Top seedKR
RelegatedFSu
Höttur
Finals
ChampionsKR (15th title)
  Runners-upHaukar
Finals MVPIceland Brynjar Þór Björnsson
Awards
Domestic MVPIceland Haukur Helgi Pálsson
Foreign MVPUnited States Michael Craion
Statistical leaders
Points United States Sherrod Nigel Wright 28.3
Rebounds United States Christopher Woods 15.2
Assists Iceland Ægir Steinarsson 6.8
← 2014–15
1 Sponsored league name, referring to Úrvalsdeild karla.

The 2015–16 Úrvalsdeild karla was the 65th season of the Úrvalsdeild karla, the top tier basketball league in Iceland. The season started on October 15, 2015 and ended on April 29, 2016.[1] KR defended its title by defeating Haukar 3–1 in the Finals.[2]

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 Division 1.

Regular season

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1 KR 22 18 4 2104 1746 +358 40 Qualification to Playoffs
2 Stjarnan 22 16 6 1911 1780 +131 38
3 Keflavík 22 15 7 2160 2053 +107 37
4 Haukar 22 15 7 1846 1671 +175 37
5 Þór Þorl 22 14 8 1964 1825 +139 36
6 Tindastóll 22 14 8 2010 1872 +138 36
7 Njarðvík 22 11 11 1915 1878 +37 33
8 Grindavík 22 9 13 1884 1992 108 31
9 Snæfell 22 8 14 1887 2106 219 30
10 ÍR 22 6 16 1713 1887 174 28
11 FSu 22 3 19 1804 2181 377 25 Relegated
12 Höttur 22 3 19 1634 1841 207 25
Source: KKÍ

Playoffs

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
         
1 KR 3
8 Grindavík 0
1 KR 3
7 Njarðvík 2
4 Haukar 3
5 Þór Þorl 1
1 KR 3
(Pairings are reseeded after the first round)
4 Haukar 1
2 Stjarnan 1
7 Njarðvík 3
4 Haukar 3
6 Tindastóll 1
3 Keflavík 1
6 Tindastóll 3

Awards

All official awards of the 2016–17 Úrvalsdeild karla season.

Domestic MVP

Pos. Player Team
SFIceland Haukur Helgi PálssonNjarðvík

Source: [3]

Foreign MVP

Pos. Player Team
PFUnited States Michael CraionKR

Source: [3]

Playoffs MVP

Pos. Player Team
SFIceland Brynjar Þór BjörnssonKR

Source: [4]

Domestic All-First Team

Pos.First Team
Player Team
PGIceland Pavel ErmolinskijKR
SGIceland Kári JónssonHaukar
SFIceland Haukur Helgi PálssonNjarðvík
PFIceland Helgi Már MagnússonKR
CIceland Ragnar NathanaelssonÞór Þorlákshöfn

Source: [3]

Coach of the Year

Coach Team
Iceland Finnur Freyr StefánssonKR

Source: [3]

Defensive Player of the Year

Pos. Player Team
SGIceland Darri HilmarssonKR

Source: [3]

Young Player of the Year

Pos. Player Team
SGIceland Kári JónssonHaukar

Source: [3]

References

  1. Eurobasket.com
  2. KR ÍSLANDSMEISTARI KARLA 2016
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson (6 May 2016). "Helena og Haukur Helgi valin bestu leikmenn tímabilsins". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 17 October 2017.
  4. "Það small allt saman hjá okkur". Fréttablaðið (in Icelandic). 29 April 2016. Retrieved 17 October 2017.
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