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Haukar men's basketball

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Haukar
Leagues1. deild karla
Founded1971
HistoryHaukar
1971–present
ArenaÁsvellir
LocationHafnarfjörður, Iceland
Team colorsRed, Blue, White
     
PresidentBragi Hinrik Magnússon[1]
General managerStefán Þór Borgþórsson
Head coachMáté Dalmay
Championships1 Úrvalsdeild karla
Websitehaukar.is

The Haukar men's basketball team, commonly known as Haukar, is the men's basketball department of Knattspyrnufélagið Haukar multi-sport club, based in the town of Hafnarfjörður, Iceland.

Home court

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Haukar play their home games in Ólafssalur (English: Ólaf's hall) in Ásvellir. The court is named after Ólafur Rafnsson, a former Haukar player and president of FIBA Europe.[2]

Recent history

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Haukar where relegate from the top-tier Úrvalsdeild karla at the end of the 2020–2021 season. In March 2022, Haukar secured victory in the second-tier 1. deild and promotion back to the Úrvalsdeild.[3]

Honors

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Úrvalsdeild karla

  • Winners (1): 1988

Icelandic Basketball Cup

  • Winners (3): 1985, 1986, 1996

Division I

  • Winners (3): 1983, 2013, 2022

Division II

  • Winners (1): 1981

Notable players

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Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationalities 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.

Coaches

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References

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  1. ^ Davíð Eldur (11 October 2018). "Bragi tekur við Haukum". Karfan.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 11 October 2018.
  2. ^ Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson (8 November 2019). "Sportpakkinn: Haukarnir áfram með hundrað prósent árangur í Dominos í Ólafssal". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 8 November 2019.
  3. ^ Runólfur Trausti Þórhallsson (14 March 2022). "Þrettándi sigur Hauka í röð kom liðinu upp i Subway-deildina". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 15 March 2022.
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