Grindavík men's basketball

Ungmennafélag Grindavíkur
Ungmennafélag Grindavíkur
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
Home	Away

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]

Úrvalsdeild

Winners (3): 1996, 2012, 2013

Icelandic Basketball Cup

Winners (5): 1995, 1998, 2000, 2006, 2014

Company Cup

Winners (3): 2000, 2009, 2011

Notable players[edit]

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

Criteria
To appear in this section a player must have either: Set a club record or won an individual award while at the club Played at least one official international match for their national team at any time Played at least one official NBA match at any time.

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

Source

European record[edit]

Season	Competition	Round	Opponent	Home	Away	Aggregate
1994–95	FIBA Korać Cup	1Q	Borås Basket	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.

[1] Félög - Grindavík

[2] Úrvalsdeild karla

[3] 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.

[4] Eiríkur Stefán Ásgeirsson (16 April 2015). "Jóhann tekur við Grindavík". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 1 October 2018.

[5] Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson (5 April 2019). "Daníel Guðni tekur við karlaliði Grindavíkur". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 6 April 2019.

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v t e Úrvalsdeild karla
KKÍ Pyramid Domestic MVP Foreign MVP Playoffs MVP Domestic All-First Team Best Defensive Player Best Young Player Best Coach
2023–24 Úrvalsdeild karla teams	Álftanes Grindavík Breiðablik Hamar Haukar Höttur Keflavík Njarðvík Stjarnan Tindastóll Valur Þór Þorlákshöfn
Úrvalsdeild karla seasons	1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24
Other competitions	Basketball Cup Super Cup League Cup