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1997–98 Úrvalsdeild kvenna (basketball)

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Úrvalsdeild kvenna
Duration4 October 1997 – 28 March 1998
Teams5
Regular season
Top seedKeflavík
Finals
ChampionsKeflavík (14th title)
  Runners-upKR
SemifinalistsGrindavík, ÍS
Awards
Domestic MVPIceland Anna María Sveinsdóttir
Foreign MVPUnited States Jennifer Boucek
Statistical leaders
Points United States Anna María Sveinsdóttir 15.1
Rebounds Iceland Signý Hermannsdóttir 9.2
Assists Iceland Alda Leif Jónsdóttir 5.1

The 1997–1998 Úrvalsdeild kvenna was the 41st season of the top-tier women's basketball league in Iceland. The season started on 4 October 1997 and ended on 28 March 1998. Keflavík won its 14th title after defeating KR 3–1 in the Finals.[1]

Competition format

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The participating teams first played a conventional round-robin schedule with every team playing each opponent twice "home" and twice "away" for a total of 16 games. The top four teams qualified for the championship playoffs while none was relegated to the second-tier Division I due to vacant berth.

Regular season

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Six teams started the season, down from seven the previous season. In end of October 1997, Breiðablik withdrew its team from the league after suffering loopside losses in their four games.[2]

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Keflavík 16 13 3 1156 855 +301 26 Qualification to playoffs
2 KR 16 13 3 1065 855 +210 26
3 Grindavík 16 8 8 948 920 +28 16
4 ÍS 16 6 10 903 955 −52 12
5 ÍR 16 0 16 726 1213 −487 0
Source: Úrvalsdeild kvenna 1997–1998

Playoffs

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Bracket

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Semifinals Finals
      
1 Keflavík 2
4 ÍS 0
1 Grindavík 3
2 KR 1
2 KR 2
3 Grindavík 0

Semifinals

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Team 1 Series Team 2 Game 1 Game 2 Game 3
Keflavík 2–0 ÍS 71–57 91–59 0
KR 2–0 Grindavík 53–39 66–51 0

Final

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Team 1 Series Team 2 Game 1 Game 2 Game 3 Game 4 Game 5
Keflavík 3–1 KR 75–54 65–75 71–61 61–50 0

Source: 1998 playoffs

Awards

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All official awards of the 1997–98 season.

Domestic Player of the Year

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Pos. Player Team
C Iceland Anna María Sveinsdóttir Keflavík

Foreign Player of the Year

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Pos. Player Team
G United States Jennifer Boucek Keflavík

Domestic All-First Team

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Player Team
Iceland Alda Leif Jónsdóttir ÍS
Iceland Anna María Sveinsdóttir Keflavík
Iceland Erla Reynisdóttir Keflavík
Iceland Erla Þorsteinsdóttir Keflavík
Iceland Guðbjörg Norðfjörð KR

Best Young Player Award

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Player Team
Iceland Guðrún A. Sigurðardóttir ÍR

Best Coach

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Coach Team
Iceland Karl Jónsson ÍR

Source

Notable

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  • On 26 October, the board of Breiðablik withdrew the team from the league after starting the season with 4 losses,[2] including a 124–24 loss against Keflavík on 25. October.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Skapti Hallgrímsson (31 March 1998). "Keflvíkingar bestir". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). Retrieved 10 August 2017.
  2. ^ a b "Blikar hætta keppni". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 28 October 1997. p. B3. Retrieved 15 May 2020.
  3. ^ "Fáheyrðir yfirburðir". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). 27 October 1997. p. 22. Retrieved 15 May 2020.
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