KFÍ
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Körfuknattleiksfélag Ísafjarðar (Ísafjörður Basketball Club), also known as KFÍ, is a basketball
team based in Ísafjörður, Iceland. Its men's team currently plays in the Icelandic Men's Division I
and the women's team plays in the Icelandic Women's Division I as of the 2011-2012 season.
Women's managers since 1996:
Basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
team based in Ísafjörður, Iceland. Its men's team currently plays in the Icelandic Men's Division I
First Division Men (Icelandic basketball)
Men's First division is the second tier basketball competition among clubs in Iceland. It was founded 1964. Up until 1978 it was known as Men's Second Division.-Teams:The teams for the 2010/2011 season are:-Past winners :* 1964-1965: ÍKF...
and the women's team plays in the Icelandic Women's Division I as of the 2011-2012 season.
Trophies
- Icelandic Men's Division I (3):
- 1995-96, 2002-03, 2009-10
- Icelandic Men's Division IISecond Division Men(Icelandic Basketball)Men's Second division is the third tier basketball competition among clubs in Iceland. It was founded 1973.-Teams:The teams for the 2010/2011 season are:-Past winners :* 1973-1974: Fram* 1974-1975: KFÍ* 1975-1976: Laugdælir* 1976-1977: ÍV...
(3):- 1974-75, 1979-80, 1993-94
Individual awards
- Foreign player of the year (Men's)
- Joshua Helm - 2005
- Men's Premier League First Team
- Friðrik Erlendur StefánssonFriðrik Erlendur StefánssonFriðrik Erlendur Stefánsson is an Icelandic retired basketball player who played 112 games for the Icelandic national team.- Awards and achievements :Pro career*Most Valuable Player: 1**2006...
- 1998
- Friðrik Erlendur Stefánsson
- Best young player (Men's)
- Friðrik Erlendur StefánssonFriðrik Erlendur StefánssonFriðrik Erlendur Stefánsson is an Icelandic retired basketball player who played 112 games for the Icelandic national team.- Awards and achievements :Pro career*Most Valuable Player: 1**2006...
- 1997
- Friðrik Erlendur Stefánsson
- Foreign player of the year (Women's)
- Jessica GasparJessica GasparJessica Gaspar is an American former professional basketball player. After graduating from University of North Carolina in 1999, she went overseas and achieved success playing professional basketball in Iceland....
- 2001 - Ebony DickinsonEbony DickinsonEbony Dickinson was an American professional basketball player. After graduating from St. John's University in 1999 she went overseas and achieved success playing professional basketball in Iceland, Sweden, Greece and China.- Iceland :For the 1999-2000 season, Dickinson joined newly promoted KFÍ...
- 2000
- Jessica Gaspar
- Women's Premier League First Team
- Sólveig H. Gunnlaugsdóttir - 2001
- Best young player (Women's)
- Sara Pálmadóttir - 2002
Franchise leaders (Men's Premier League only)
- Points
- Career: Baldur Ingi Jónasson, 1.459
- Career average: Joshua Helm, 37,2
- 3 pointers
- Career: Baldur Ingi Jónasson, 361
- Rebounds
- Career: Friðrik Erlendur StefánssonFriðrik Erlendur StefánssonFriðrik Erlendur Stefánsson is an Icelandic retired basketball player who played 112 games for the Icelandic national team.- Awards and achievements :Pro career*Most Valuable Player: 1**2006...
, 505 - Career average: Joshua Helm, 14,0
- Career: Friðrik Erlendur Stefánsson
- Assists
- Career: Baldur Ingi Jónasson, 277
- Career average: Bethuel Fletcher, 7,7
- Steals
- Career: Baldur Ingi Jónasson, 188
- Career average: Clifton Bush, 2,82
- Blocks
- Career: Friðrik Erlendur StefánssonFriðrik Erlendur StefánssonFriðrik Erlendur Stefánsson is an Icelandic retired basketball player who played 112 games for the Icelandic national team.- Awards and achievements :Pro career*Most Valuable Player: 1**2006...
, 51 - Career average: Troy Wiley, 4,4
- Career: Friðrik Erlendur Stefánsson
- Games
- Career: Baldur Ingi Jónasson, 151
- Single season records
- Points: Joshua Helm, 819
- Points per game: Joshua Helm, 37,2
- 3 pointers: Baldur Ingi Jónasson, 63
- Rebounds: Joshua Helm, 309
- Rebounds per game: Joshua Helm, 14,0
- Assists: Tom HullTom HullTom Hull is an associate professor of mathematics at Western New England University and is known for his expertise in the mathematics of paper folding.Prior to his appointment at Western New England, Hull taught at Merrimack College...
, 118 - Assists per game: Bethuel Fletcher, 7,7
- Steals: Ólafur Jón Ormsson, 66
- Steals per game: Ólafur Jón Ormsson, 3,47
- Blocks: Troy Wiley, 44
- Blocks per game: Troy Wiley, 4,40
- Single game records
- Points: Clifton Bush, 55
- 3 pointers: Adam Spanich, 9
- Rebounds: Friðrik Erlendur StefánssonFriðrik Erlendur StefánssonFriðrik Erlendur Stefánsson is an Icelandic retired basketball player who played 112 games for the Icelandic national team.- Awards and achievements :Pro career*Most Valuable Player: 1**2006...
, James Cason, 24 - Assists: Marcos Salas, Bethuel Fletcher, 12
- Steals: Ólafur Jón Ormsson, 8
- Blocks: Sigurður Gunnar Þorsteinsson, 8
Players of note
- Craig SchoenCraig SchoenCraig Schoen is an American professional basketball player who is currently in his fourth season with Icelandic Division I team KFÍ.- College :...
- Ebony DickinsonEbony DickinsonEbony Dickinson was an American professional basketball player. After graduating from St. John's University in 1999 she went overseas and achieved success playing professional basketball in Iceland, Sweden, Greece and China.- Iceland :For the 1999-2000 season, Dickinson joined newly promoted KFÍ...
- Guðni Ólafur GuðnasonGuðni Ólafur GuðnasonGuðni Ólafur Guðnason is an Icelandic retired basketball player who played 76 games for the Icelandic national team. He is the son of former Icelandic international Guðni Ólafur Guðnason Sr.-KR:...
- Jessica GasparJessica GasparJessica Gaspar is an American former professional basketball player. After graduating from University of North Carolina in 1999, she went overseas and achieved success playing professional basketball in Iceland....
Head coaches
Men's managers since 1996:- Guðni Ólafur GuðnasonGuðni Ólafur GuðnasonGuðni Ólafur Guðnason is an Icelandic retired basketball player who played 76 games for the Icelandic national team. He is the son of former Icelandic international Guðni Ólafur Guðnason Sr.-KR:...
1996–1998 - Tony GarbelottoTony GarbelottoTony Garbelotto is an English basketball coach. He became head coach of Everton Tigers in 2008, and is an assistant coach to Chris Finch with Great Britain....
1998-2000 - Karl Jónsson 2000-2001
- Hrafn Kristjánsson 2001-2004
- Baldur Ingi Jónasson 2001-2002, 2004-2006
- Borce Ilievski 2006-2010
- B.J. Aldridge 2010
- Neil Shiran Þórisson 2010-2011
- Pétur Már Sigurðsson 2011-
Women's managers since 1996:
- Tom Hull
- Neil Shiran Þórisson
- Karl Jónsson
- Baldur Ingi Jónasson
- Pance Ilievski 2010-2011
- Pétur Már Sigurðsson 2011-
Miscellaneous information
- On 17 October 1999, KFÍ won Skallagrímur, 129-132, in a game that went in to four overtimes. It was the longest premium division game ever played in Iceland. Clifton Bush set a record by playing 59 minutes in the game.