2015–16 Úrvalsdeild karla

Domino's deild karla^1
Duration	15 October 2015 – 28 April 2016
Teams	12
TV partner(s)	Stöð 2 Sport
Regular season
Top seed	KR
Relegated	FSu Höttur
Finals
Champions	KR (15th title)
Runners-up	Haukar
Finals MVP	Brynjar Þór Björnsson
Awards
Domestic MVP	Haukur Helgi Pálsson
Foreign MVP	Michael Craion
Statistical leaders
Points Sherrod Nigel Wright 28.3 Rebounds Christopher Woods 15.2 Assists Ægir Steinarsson 6.8
← 2014–15 2016–17 → ^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
SF	Haukur Helgi Pálsson	Njarðvík

Source: ^[3]

Foreign MVP

Pos.	Player	Team
PF	Michael Craion	KR

Source: ^[3]

Playoffs MVP

Pos.	Player	Team
SF	Brynjar Þór Björnsson	KR

Source: ^[4]

Domestic All-First Team

Pos.	First Team
	Player	Team
PG	Pavel Ermolinskij	KR
SG	Kári Jónsson	Haukar
SF	Haukur Helgi Pálsson	Njarðvík
PF	Helgi Már Magnússon	KR
C	Ragnar Nathanaelsson	Þór Þorlákshöfn

Source: ^[3]

Coach of the Year

Coach	Team
Finnur Freyr Stefánsson	KR

Source: ^[3]

Defensive Player of the Year

Pos.	Player	Team
SG	Darri Hilmarsson	KR

Source: ^[3]

Young Player of the Year

Pos.	Player	Team
SG	Kári Jónsson	Haukar

Source: ^[3]

References

1. Eurobasket.com
2. KR ÍSLANDSMEISTARI KARLA 2016
3. 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.

External links

• Official Icelandic Basketball Federation website