Njarðvík men's basketball
# Njarðvík men's basketball

The Njarðvík men's basketball team, commonly known as Njarðvík or UMFN, is the men's basketball department of Ungmennafélag Njarðvíkur, based in the town of Reykjanesbær in Iceland. It is one of the most successful men's team in Icelandic basketball, winning 17 national championships. The team, then known as Íþróttafélag Keflavíkurflugvallar (ÍKF), was one of the founding members of the Icelandic top league in 1952 and won the first Icelandic men's championship that same year. In 1969 the team merged into Ungmennafélag Njarðvíkur and became its basketball department.

Njarðvík also has a men's reserve team that plays in the amateur level Icelandic 3rd-tier Division II, called Njarðvík-b.

## Rivalries

### Keflavík

The rivalry between the two teams from the neighbouring towns of Keflavík and Njarðvík began in earnest when Keflavík ÍF won its first national championship in 1989. From 1991 to 2010, the teams faced three times in the Úrvalsdeild finals and four times in the Icelandic Cup final.

## Colours

The original uniform colours of the club were blue and white. In late 1973 the basketball department was in need of new uniforms and due to lack of funds they decided to select a colour that no other team was using, so they wouldn't have to buy two sets of uniforms. There were three colours to choose from but as the three selectors were all Boston Celtics fans they decided to choose green uniforms. The green colour has been in use since then, except for the 1989-90 season when they played in the orange colour of its biggest sponsor, Hagkaup.

## Arena

Njarðvík plays its home games at Íþróttahús Njarðvíkur, commonly nicknamed Ljónagryfjan (English: The Lion's Den) since at least 1976. In July 2019, Njarðvík signed a 2-year sponsorship deal with Njarðtak, naming the arena the Njarðtaks-gryfjan (English: The Njarðtak's Den).

## European record

| Season | Competition | Round | Opponent | Home | Away | Aggregate |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1976–77 | FIBA European Cup Winners' Cup | 1Q | Boroughmuir Barr | 77–78 | 66–87 | 143–165 |
| 1989–90 | FIBA European Cup Winners' Cup | 1Q | Bayer 04 Leverkusen | 81–112 | 74–104 | 155–216 |
| 1991–92 | FIBA EuroLeague | 2Q | KK Cibona | 76–111 | 74–97 | 150–208 |

## Trophies and awards

### Trophies

Úrvalsdeild karla

* Winners (17): $1952^1,$ $1953^1,$ $1956^1,$ $1958^1,$ 1981, 1982, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1991, 1994, 1995, 1998, 2001, 2002, 2006

Icelandic Basketball Cup

* Winners (9): 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1992, 1999, 2002, 2005, 2021

Icelandic Super Cup

* Winners (7): 1995, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2006

Company Cup

* Winners (3): 2001, 2003, 2005

Division I

* Winners (3): $1965^1,$ $1969^1,$ 1972
* As ÍKF

### Individual awards

* Icelandic Cup Finals MVP
   * Jóhannes Kristbjörnsson – 1987

## Notable players

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.
* Árni Lárusson
* Bjarni Jónsson
* Brenton Birmingham
* Brynjar Sigmundsson
* Danny Shouse
* Dedrick Basile
* Egill Jónasson
* Elvar Már Friðriksson
* Friðrik Bjarnason
* Friðrik Ragnarsson
* Friðrik Erlendur Stefánsson
* Geir Þorsteinsson
* Guðsteinn Ingimarsson
* Gunnar Þorvarðarson
* Haukur Pálsson
* Helgi Rafnsson
* Hermann Hauksson
* Hreiðar Hreiðarsson
* Hörður Axel Vilhjálmsson
* Ingi Gunnarsson
* Ísak Tómasson
* Jóhann Árni Ólafsson
* Jóhannes Kristbjörnsson
* Jónas Jóhannesson
* Júlíus Valgeirsson
* Kári Marísson
* Kristinn Einarsson
* Kristinn Pálsson
* Logi Gunnarsson
* Maciej Baginski
* Magnús Þór Gunnarsson
* Nacho Martín
* Páll Kristinsson
* Philip Jalalpoor
* Ragnar Nathanaelsson
* Rondey Robinson
* Stefán Bjarkason
* Sturla Örlygsson
* Teitur Örlygsson
* Tevin Falzon
* Valur Ingimundarson
* Örlygur Aron Sturluson
* Þorsteinn Bjarnason

## Head coaches

* Gene Crowley and John Wahl 1952
* Guðmundur Þorsteinsson 1971
* Hilmar Hafsteinsson 1978–1979
* Theodore Bee 1979–1980
* Danny Shouse 1980–1981
* Hilmar Hafsteinsson 1981–1982
* Alex Gilbert 1982
* Gunnar Þorvarðarson 1982
* Bill Kotterman 1982–1983
* Gunnar Þorvarðarson 1983–1986
* Valur Ingimundarson 1986–1988
* Chris Fadness 1988–1989
* Gunnar Þorvarðarson 1989
* Árni Lárusson 1989–1990
* Friðrik Ingi Rúnarsson 1990–1992
* Paul Colton 1992
* Teitur Örlygsson 1992–1993
* Valur Ingimundarson 1993–1995
* Hrannar Hólm 1995–1996
* Ástþór Ingason 1997
* Friðrik Ingi Rúnarsson 1997–2000
* Friðrik Ragnarsson and Teitur Örlygsson 2000–2001
* Friðrik Ragnarsson 2001–2004
* Einar Árni Jóhannsson 2004–2007
* Teitur Örlygsson 2007–2008
* Valur Ingimundarson 2008–2009
* Sigurður Ingimundarson 2009–2011
* Einar Árni Jóhannsson and Friðrik Ragnarsson 2011–2012
* Einar Árni Jóhannsson 2012–2014
* Friðrik Ingi Rúnarsson 2014–2016
* Daníel Guðni Guðmundsson 2016–2018
* Einar Árni Jóhannsson 2018–2021
* Benedikt Guðmundsson 2021–present
