Grindavík men's basketball
Ungmennafélag Grindavíkur | |||
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Leagues | Úrvalsdeild karla | ||
History | Grindavík (1972–present) | ||
Arena | Röstin | ||
Location | Grindavík, Iceland | ||
Team colors | Yellow, blue, white | ||
Head coach | Jóhann Þór Ólafsson | ||
Assistant(s) | Jóhann Árni Ólafsson | ||
Championships | 3 Úrvalsdeild karla | ||
Website | UMFG.is | ||
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The Grindavík men's basketball team, commonly known as Grindavík or UMFG for short, is the men's team of the basketball department of Ungmennafélag Grindavíkur multi-sport club, based in the town of Grindavík in Iceland. [1] It has won three national championships, in 1993, 2012 and 2013.[2]
Recent history
[edit]In February 2020, Grindavík went to the Icelandic Cup Finals where it lost to Stjarnan.[3]
Honors
[edit]- Winners (3): 1996, 2012, 2013
- Winners (5): 1995, 1998, 2000, 2006, 2014
- Winners (3): 2000, 2009, 2011
Notable players
[edit]Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationalities not displayed.
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To appear in this section a player must have either:
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Alexander Ermolinskij
Arnar Freyr Jónsson
Axel Nikulásson
Brenton Birmingham
Dagur Kár Jónsson
Darrel Lewis
Guðjón Skúlason
Guðlaugur Eyjólfsson
Guðmundur Bragason
Helgi Jónas Guðfinnsson
Herbert Arnarson
Hjörtur Harðarson
Hreinn Þorkelsson
J'Nathan Bullock
Jamal Olasewere
Joey Haywood
Joonas Järveläinen
Jóhann Árni Ólafsson
Jón Axel Guðmundsson
Jón Kr. Gíslason
Kostas Tsartsaris
Kristinn Friðriksson
Kristinn Pálsson
Magnús Þór Gunnarsson
Marel Guðlaugsson
Nick Bradford
Nökkvi Már Jónsson
Ólafur Ólafsson
Ómar Örn Sævarsson
Páll Axel Vilbergsson
Pálmar Sigurðsson
Rúnar Árnason
Sigtryggur Arnar Björnsson
Sigurður Þorsteinsson
Tiegbe Bamba
Þorleifur Ólafsson
Valdas Vasylius
Head coaches
[edit]Managers since 1987:
- Brad Casey 1987–1988
- Douglas Harvey 1988–1989
- Dennis Matika 1989–1990
- Gunnar Þorvarðarson 1990–1992
- Dan Krebbs 1992
- Pálmar Sigurðsson 1992–1993
- Guðmundur Bragason 1993–1994
- Friðrik Ingi Rúnarsson 1994–1997
- Benedikt Guðmundsson 1997–1998
- Guðmundur Bragason 1998
- Einar Einarsson 1999–2001
- Friðrik Ingi Rúnarsson 2001–2004
- Kristinn Friðriksson 2004
- Einar Einarsson 2005
- Friðrik Ingi Rúnarsson 2005–2006
- Friðrik Ragnarsson 2006–2010
- Helgi Jónas Guðfinnsson 2010–2012
- Sverrir Þór Sverrisson 2012–2015
- Jóhann Þór Ólafsson 2015–2019[4]
- Daníel Guðni Guðmundsson 2019–2022[5]
- Sverrir Þór Sverrisson 2022
- Jóhann Þór Ólafsson 2022–present
European record
[edit]Season | Competition | Round | Opponent | Home | Away | Aggregate | |
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1994–95 | FIBA Korać Cup | 1Q | ![]() | 96–108 | 105–97 | 201–205 | ![]() |
References
[edit]- ^ Félög - Grindavík
- ^ Úrvalsdeild karla
- ^ Ingvi Þór Sæmundsson (15 February 2020). "Leik lokið: Grindavík - Stjarnan 75-89 - Stjörnumenn bikarmeistarar annað árið í röð". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 15 February 2020.
- ^ Eiríkur Stefán Ásgeirsson (16 April 2015). "Jóhann tekur við Grindavík". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 1 October 2018.
- ^ Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson (5 April 2019). "Daníel Guðni tekur við karlaliði Grindavíkur". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 6 April 2019.