The Stjarnan men's basketball team, commonly known as Stjarnan, is the men's basketball department of Ungmennafélagið Stjarnan, based in the town of Garðabær, Iceland.[2] It is a subdivision of Ungmennafélagið Stjarnan.[3]
History
Stjarnan's men's basketball team was founded in 1993. It reached the Icelandic top-tier Úrvalsdeild karla in 2001. After losing all its games during the 2001–02 season, the team almost folded. It managed to stay afloat and reached the Úrvalsdeild again in 2007 and advanced to the Úrvalsdeild Finals in 2011 and 2013, losing both times. It won the Icelandic Basketball Cup in 2009, 2013, 2015, 2019 and 2020.[4]
On 14 March 2019, Stjarnan defeated Haukar in the last game of the regular season and finished with the best record in the league, winning the Division championship and a home court advantage through the playoffs.[5]
Stjarnan opened the 2019–20 season with an 89-77 win against reigning champions KR in the annual Icelandic Super Cup behind newly signed Kyle Johnson's 21 points.[6] On 15 February 2020, the team repeated as Cup champions after beating Grindavík in the cup final.[7]
On 27 September 2020, Stjarnan won the Super Cup for the second consecutive season.[8]
Honors
- Icelandic Super Cup (3):
- 2009, 2019, 2020 [10]
- Company Cup (1):
- 2015 [11]
- Division II (1):
- 1995 [12]
Players
Individual awards
- Úrvalsdeild Domestic Player of the Year
- Justin Shouse – 2012, 2013
- Úrvalsdeild Foreign Player of the Year
- Justin Shouse – 2010
- Úrvalsdeild Domestic All-First Team
- Hlynur Bæringsson – 2017, 2018, 2019
- Justin Shouse – 2012, 2013
- Ægir Steinarsson – 2019
- Úrvalsdeild Defensive Player of the Year
- Hlynur Bæringsson – 2017
- Ægir Steinarsson – 2019
- Icelandic Cup Finals MVP
- Jarrid Frye – 2013
- Justin Shouse – 2015
- Brandon Rozzell – 2019
- Ægir Steinarsson – 2020
- David Gabrovšek – 2022
Notable players
Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationalities not displayed.
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Alexander Lindqvist
Anthony Odunsi
Antti Kanervo
Brandon Rozzell
Collin Pryor- Dagur Kár Jónsson
David Gabrovšek
Dimitar Karadžovski- Fannar Helgason
Filip Kramer- Gunnar Ólafsson
- Hilmar Smári Henningsson
- Hlynur Bæringsson
- Jarrid Frye
Jaka Klobučar- Jóhannes Kristbjörnsson
- Jón Kr. Gíslason
- Jón Ólafur Jónsson
- Justin Shouse
- Kevin Grandberg
Kyle Johnson
Mujo Thaçi- Ragnar Nathanaelsson
- Sævar Ingi Haraldsson
- Shawn Hopkins
- Tómas Þórður Hilmarsson
- Ægir Þór Steinarsson
Retired numbers
| Stjarnan retired numbers | ||||
| No. | Player | Position | Tenure | No. Retirement |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | Justin Shouse | PG | 2008–2017 | 27 January 2019 |
Coaches
- Björn Leósson 1993–2000
- Jón Kr. Gíslason 2000–2001
- Jón Guðmundsson 2001
- Kevin Grandberg 2002
- Bragi Magnússon and Þorvaldur Henningsson 2003–2004
- Þorvaldur Henningsson 2005
- Birgir Guðfinnsson 2005
- Derrick Stevens 2006
- Bragi Magnússon 2006–2008
- Eyjólfur Örn Jónsson and Jón Kr. Gíslason 2008
- Teitur Örlygsson 2008–2014
- Hrafn Kristjánsson 2014–2018
- Arnar Guðjónsson 2018–2024[13]
- Baldur Þór Ragnarsson 2024–present[14]
Notes
- ^ Stjórn
- ^ "Félög - Stjarnan". kki.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 1 March 2018.
- ^ "Um félagið". stjarnan.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 1 March 2018.
- ^ Ingvi Þór Sæmundsson (19 February 2019). "Viðurkenning á góðu starfi". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 19 February 2019.
- ^ Axel Örn Sæmundsson (14 March 2019). "Umfjöllun og viðtöl: Haukar - Stjarnan 76-107 - Stjarnan deildarmeistari í fyrsta sinn". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 15 March 2019.
- ^ Hjörvar Ólafsson (29 September 2019). "Stjarnan vann fyrsta titil tímabilsins". Fréttablaðið (in Icelandic). Retrieved 30 September 2019.
- ^ Kristján Jónsson (15 February 2020). "Bikarinn áfram í Ásgarði". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). Retrieved 15 February 2020.
- ^ Elías Karl Guðmundsson (27 September 2020). "Stjarnan meistarar meistaranna". Karfan.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 28 September 2020.
- ^ Bikarkeppni - Meistaraflokkur karla
- ^ Meistarakeppni karla
- ^ Fyrirtækjabikar karla
- ^ 2. deild karla
- ^ Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson (6 April 2018). "Arnar Guðjónsson tekur við Stjörnuliðinu". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 6 April 2018.
- ^ Sindri Sverrisson (4 April 2024). "Baldur og Ólafur að taka við Stjörnunni". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 5 April 2024.
References
- Official Website (in Icelandic)
- Eurobasket men's team profile
- KKÍ: Stjarnan – kki.is (in Icelandic)
