Grindavík men's basketball
# Grindavík men's basketball

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. It has won three national championships, in 1993, 2012 and 2013.

## Recent history

In February 2020, Grindavík went to the Icelandic Cup Finals where it lost to Stjarnan.

## Honors

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

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.
* Alexander Ermolinskij
* Arnar Freyr Jónsson
* Axel Nikulásson
* Brenton Birmingham
* Dagur Kár Jónsson
* Darrel Lewis
* Guðjón Skúlason
* Guðlaugur Eyjólfsson
* Guðmundur Bragason
* Helgi Jónas Guðfinnsson
* Herbert Arnarson
* Hjörtur Harðarson
* Hreinn Þorkelsson
* J'Nathan Bullock
* Jamal Olasewere
* Joey Haywood
* Joonas Järveläinen
* Jóhann Árni Ólafsson
* Jón Axel Guðmundsson
* Jón Kr. Gíslason
* Kostas Tsartsaris
* Kristinn Friðriksson
* Kristinn Pálsson
* Magnús Þór Gunnarsson
* Marel Guðlaugsson
* Nick Bradford
* Nökkvi Már Jónsson
* Ólafur Ólafsson
* Ómar Örn Sævarsson
* Páll Axel Vilbergsson
* Pálmar Sigurðsson
* Rúnar Árnason
* Sigtryggur Arnar Björnsson
* Sigurður Þorsteinsson
* Tiegbe Bamba
* Þorleifur Ólafsson
* Valdas Vasylius

## Head coaches

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
* Daníel Guðni Guðmundsson 2019–2022
* Sverrir Þór Sverrisson 2022
* Jóhann Þór Ólafsson 2022–present

Source

## European record

| Season | Competition | Round | Opponent | Home | Away | Aggregate |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1994–95 | FIBA Korać Cup | 1Q | Borås Basket | 96–108 | 105–97 | 201–205 |
