Haukar men's basketball

For the women's team, see Haukar women's basketball.

Haukar
Leagues	1. deild karla
Founded	1971
History	Haukar 1971–present
Arena	Ásvellir
Location	Hafnarfjörður, Iceland
Team colors	Red, Blue, White
President	Bragi Hinrik Magnússon[1]
General manager	Stefán Þór Borgþórsson
Head coach	Máté Dalmay
Championships	1 Úrvalsdeild karla
Website	haukar.is
Home Away

The Haukar men's basketball team, commonly known as Haukar, is the men's basketball department of Knattspyrnufélagið Haukar multi-sport club, based in the town of Hafnarfjörður, Iceland.

Home court

Haukar play their home games in Ólafssalur (English: Ólaf's hall) in Ásvellir. The court is named after Ólafur Rafnsson, a former Haukar player and president of FIBA Europe.^[2]

Recent history

Haukar where relegate from the top-tier Úrvalsdeild karla at the end of the 2020–2021 season. In March 2022, Haukar secured victory in the second-tier 1. deild and promotion back to the Úrvalsdeild.^[3]

Honors

Úrvalsdeild karla

• Winners (1): 1988

Icelandic Basketball Cup

• Winners (3): 1985, 1986, 1996

Division I

• Winners (3): 1983, 2013, 2022

Division II

• Winners (1): 1981

Notable players

Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationalities 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.

• Bragi Magnússon
• Breki Gylfason
• Daniel Mortensen
• Einar Bollason
• Emil Barja
• Finnur Atli Magnússon
• Guðmundur Bragason
• Hansel Atencia
• Haukur Óskarsson
• Henning Henningsson
• Hilmar Smári Henningsson
• Hjálmar Stefánsson
• Hálfdán Markússon
• Jón Arnar Ingvarsson
• Ívar DeCarsta Webster
• Ívar Ásgrímsson
• John Rhodes
• Jónatan James Bow
• Kristinn Jónasson
• Kristján Leifur Sverrisson
• Kári Jónsson
• Pálmar Sigurðsson
• Pétur Ingvarsson
• Ólafur Rafnsson
• Ragnar Nathanaelsson
• Reynir Kristjánsson
• Sigfús Gizurarson
• Sævar Ingi Haraldsson
• Terrence Watson
• Ville Tahvanainen

Coaches

• Birgir Örn Birgis 1980–1981
• Einar Bollason 1982–1986
• Jón Sigurðsson 1986–1987
• Pálmar Sigurðsson 1987–1988
• Einar Bollason 1988–1989
• Pálmar Sigurðsson 1989–1990
• Glenn Thomas 1990–1991
• Ólafur Rafnsson 1991–1992
• Ingvar S. Jónsson 1992–1994
• Jón Arnar Ingvarsson 1998–1999
• Ívar Ásgrímsson 1999–2001
• Reynir Kristjánsson 2001–2005
• Ágúst Björgvinsson 2006
• Ívar Ásgrímsson 2011
• Ívar Ásgrímsson 2013–2019
• Israel Martín 2019–2021
• Sævaldur Bjarnason 2021
• Máté Dalmay 2021–present

References

1. Davíð Eldur (11 October 2018). "Bragi tekur við Haukum". Karfan.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 11 October 2018.
2. Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson (8 November 2019). "Sportpakkinn: Haukarnir áfram með hundrað prósent árangur í Dominos í Ólafssal". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 8 November 2019.
3. Runólfur Trausti Þórhallsson (14 March 2022). "Þrettándi sigur Hauka í röð kom liðinu upp i Subway-deildina". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 15 March 2022.

External links

• Team profile at eurobasket.com