1995–96 Úrvalsdeild kvenna (basketball)

Úrvalsdeild kvenna
Úrvalsdeild kvenna
Duration	6 October 1995 – 13 March 1996
Teams	10
Regular season
Top seed	Keflavík
Relegated	ÍA
Finals
Champions	Keflavík (13th title)
Runners-up	KR
Semifinalists	Breiðablik, Grindavík
Awards
Domestic MVP	Anna María Sveinsdóttir
Foreign MVP	Betsy Harris
Statistical leaders
Points
Points	Penny Peppas
Rebounds	Sóley Sigurþórsdóttir
Assists	Linda Stefánsdóttir
	← 1994–95 1996–97 →

The 1995–1996 Úrvalsdeild kvenna was the 39th season of the top-tier women's basketball league in Iceland. The season started on 6 October 1995 and ended on 13 March 1996. Keflavík won its 7th title by defeating KR 3–1 in the Finals.^[1]^[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 18 games. The top four teams qualified for the championship playoffs while the bottom team was relegated to the second-tier Division I.

Regular season

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Keflavík	18	16	2	1470	947	+523	32	Qualification to playoffs
2	Grindavík	18	14	4	1281	1007	+274	28
3	KR	18	14	4	1237	982	+255	28
4	Breiðablik	18	14	4	1357	995	+362	28
5	ÍR	18	9	9	1218	1174	+44	18
6	Njarðvík	18	9	9	1108	1089	+19	18
7	Tindastóll	18	6	12	1088	1264	−176	12
8	Valur	18	5	13	944	1200	−256	10
9	ÍS	18	2	16	798	1295	−497	4
10	ÍA	18	1	17	808	1356	−548	2	Relegated

Source: Úrvalsdeild kvenna 1995–1996

Playoffs

Bracket

Semifinals			Finals

1	Keflavík	2

4	Breiðablik	0
			1	Keflavík	3

			2	KR	1
2	KR	2

3	Grindavík	0

Semifinals

Team 1	Series	Team 2	Game 1	Game 2	Game 3
Keflavík	2–0	Breiðablik	84–67	53–46	0
Grindavík	0–2	KR	77–63	55–49	0

Final

Team 1	Series	Team 2	Game 1	Game 2	Game 3	Game 4	Game 5
Keflavík	3–1	KR	70–58	63–60	56–55	70–37	0

Source: 1996 playoffs

Awards

All official awards of the 1995–96 season.

Domestic Player of the Year

Pos.	Player	Team
C	Anna María Sveinsdóttir	Keflavík

Foreign Player of the Year

Pos.	Player	Team
G	Betsy Harris	Breiðablik

Domestic All-First Team

Player	Team
Anna Dís Sveinbjörnsdóttir	ÍR
Anna María Sveinsdóttir	Keflavík
Guðbjörg Norðfjörð	KR
Helga Þorvaldsdóttir	KR
Linda Stefánsdóttir	ÍR

Best Young Player Award

Pos.	Player	Team
C	Sóley Sigurþórsdóttir	ÍA

Best Coach

Coach	Team
Suzette Sargeant	Njarðvík

Source

References

^ Sindri Bergmann Eiðsson (2 April 1996). "Keflavík meistari í sjöunda sinn". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). p. B3. Retrieved 12 May 2020.
^ "Keflavíkurstúlkur ennþá langbestar". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). 1 April 1996. p. 25. Retrieved 12 May 2020.

External links

Official Icelandic Basketball Federation website

[1] Sindri Bergmann Eiðsson (2 April 1996). "Keflavík meistari í sjöunda sinn". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). p. B3. Retrieved 12 May 2020.

[2] "Keflavíkurstúlkur ennþá langbestar". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). 1 April 1996. p. 25. Retrieved 12 May 2020.

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