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KR
Nickname	KR
Leagues	1. deild karla
Founded	12 November 1956; 68 years ago (1956-11-12)
History	KR 1956–present
Arena	DHL-Höllin
Capacity	1,500
Location	Reykjavík, Iceland
Team colors	Black, White
Head coach	Jakob Sigurðarson
Assistant(s)	Adama Darboe
Affiliation(s)	KR-b
Championships	18 Úrvalsdeild karla
Website	www.krkarfa.is
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The KR men's basketball team, commonly known as KR or KR Basket, is a professional basketball club based in Reykjavík, Iceland. It is the men's basketball department of Knattspyrnufélag Reykjavíkur (English: Reykjavík Football Club) multi-sport club. It has won the Icelandic championship eighteen times, the most national championships in the men's top-tier league history. It won a record 6 national champions in a row from 2014 to 2019.

Recent history

In 2017, the team played in FIBA Europe Cup for the first time since 2008.

In March 2023, the team was relegated to the second-tier 1. deild karla for the first time in its history. A year later, it finished first in 1. deild karla and gained promotion back to the Úrvalsdeild.

Reserve team

KR has a men's reserve team that plays in the amateur level Icelandic 3rd-tier Division II and the Icelandic basketball cup, called KR-b. It is also affiliated with Knattspyrnufélag Vesturbæjar.

Honors

• Úrvalsdeild karla (18):

1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1974, 1978, 1979, 1990, 2000, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019

• Icelandic Basketball Cup (14):

1966, 1967, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1977, 1979, 1984, 1991, 2011, 2016, 2017

• Icelandic Supercup (4):

2000, 2007, 2014, 2015

• Company Cup (2):

2008, 2014

• 1. deild karla (1):

2024

Season by season

Notable players

Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationalities not displayed.

• Aapeli Alanen
• Almar Orri Atlason
• Anatolij Kovtun
• Axel Nikulásson
• Ágúst Líndal
• Baldur Ólafsson
• Birgir Guðbjörnsson
• Birgir Mikaelsson
• Bjarni Jóhannesson
• Brian Fitzpatrick
• Brynjar Þór Björnsson
• Brynjólfur Markússon
• Carl Lindbom
• Curtis Carter
• Danero Thomas
• David Grissom
• Davíð Janis
• Edmond Azemi
• Einar Bollason
• Eiríkur Önundarson
• Emil Barja
• Fannar Ólafsson
• Finnur Atli Magnússon
• Friðrik Erlendur Stefánsson
• Friðrik Ragnarsson
• Garðar Jóhannsson
• Geir Þorsteinsson
• Gísli Gíslason
• Guðni Ólafur Guðnason
• Gunnar Gunnarsson
• Guttormur Ólafsson
• Herbert Arnarson
• Hermann Hauksson
• Hilmar Viktorsson
• Hjörtur Hansson
• Ingvaldur Magni Hafsteinsson
• Jakob Sigurðarson
• Jason Dourisseau
• Jesper Winter Sörensen
• Jón Arnór Stefánsson
• Jón Sigurðsson
• Jónatan James Bow
• Julian Boyd
• Keith Vassell
• Kolbeinn Pálsson
• Kristinn Stefánsson
• Kristófer Acox
• Lárus Jónsson
• Marcus Walker
• Martin Hermannsson
• Matthías Orri Sigurðarson
• Michael Craion
• Nökkvi Már Jónsson
• Pavel Ermolinskij
• Páll Kolbeinsson
• Ólafur Jón Ormsson
• Símon Ólafsson
• Skarphéðinn Ingason
• Stew Johnson
• Tyson Patterson
• Þórir Þorbjarnarson
• Zarko Jukic
• Þorvaldur Orri Árnason
• Þórir Þorbjarnarson
• Þröstur Guðmundsson

Head coaches

• Ólafur Þór Thorlacius 1962–1963
• Tom Robinson 1964–1965
• Philip Bensing 1965
• Thomas Curren 1966
• Einar Bollason 1966–1967
• Gordon Godfrey 1967–1969
• Einar Bollason 1973–1974
• Andrew Piazza 1977–1978
• Gunnar Gunnarsson 1978–1980
• Keith Yow 1980–1981
• Stewart Johnson 1981–1983
• Jón Sigurðsson 1983–1986
• Gunnar Gunnarsson 1986–1987
• Birgir Guðbjörnsson 1987–1988
• Dr. László Németh 1988–1990
• Páll Kolbeinsson 1990–1991
• Birgir Guðbjörnsson 1991–1992
• Friðrik Ingi Rúnarsson 1992–1993
• Dr. László Németh 1993–1994
• Axel Nikulásson 1994–1996
• Kristinn Vilbergsson 1996
• Benedikt Guðmundsson 1996–1997
• Hrannar Hólm 1997
• Jón Sigurðsson 1997–1998
• Keith Vassell 1998–1999
• Ingi Þór Steinþórsson 1999–2004
• Herbert Arnarson 2004–2006
• Benedikt Guðmundsson 2006–2009
• Páll Kolbeinsson 2009–2010
• Hrafn Kristjánsson 2010–2012
• Helgi Már Magnússon 2012–2013
• Finnur Freyr Stefánsson 2013–2018
• Ingi Þór Steinþórsson 2018–2020
• Darri Freyr Atlason 2020–2021
• Helgi Már Magnússon 2021–2023
• Jakob Sigurðarson 2023–present

References

1. "Team history K.R. Reykjavík". Eurobasket. Retrieved 2014-02-24.
2. KR í FIBA Europe Cup
3. Rökrétt skref fyrir íslenska körfuboltann
4. Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson (10 March 2023). "Utan vallar: Hvernig getur félag unnið sex titla í röð og fallið svo fjórum árum síðar?". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 11 March 2023.
5. Runólfur Trausti Þórhallsson (25 March 2024). "KR aftur í deild þeirra bestu eftir stórsigur". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 30 March 2024.
6. "2. deild karla". KKI.is. Retrieved 5 October 2017.
7. Ingvi Þór Sæmundsson (3 November 2017). "Marcus Walker hefur engu gleymt". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 4 November 2017.
8. "KV taka sæti í 1. deild á næsta tímabili". krkarfa.is (in Icelandic). 3 May 2020. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
9. Kristján Jónsson (28 April 2018). "KR meistari fimmta árið í röð". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). Retrieved 28 April 2018.
10. ^ "A landslið". kki.is (in Icelandic). Icelandic Basketball Association. Retrieved 27 January 2023.
11. "Breytingar hjá KR-ingum". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 7 April 1999. p. B3. Retrieved 27 January 2023.
12. "Evrópumeistararnir Simmenthal leika við KR 18. þ.m." Þjóðviljinn (in Icelandic). 2 November 1966. p. 2. Retrieved 18 April 2021.
13. Jón Birgir Pétursson (16 February 1965). "Helming tímans í strætisvagni í leikfimisal KR". Vísir (in Icelandic). p. 11. Retrieved 8 August 2019.
14. "Sergeant Bensing's three roles: Radar operator, referee, coach". The White Falcon. 20 November 1965. p. 8. Retrieved 8 August 2019.

External links

• Official Website
• Eurobasket team profile
• KR 2019-2020 profile (in Icelandic)

• KR (basketball)