Icelandic Basketball Association
Basketball governing body in Iceland
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The Icelandic Basketball Association (Icelandic:Körfuknattleikssamband Íslands - KKÍ) is the national governing body of basketball in Iceland and is a member of the continental association FIBA Europe and the global International Basketball Federation (FIBA).[1] It directs and oversees all of the national basketball teams of Iceland, including both the junior and senior national teams of both men and women.
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| Sport | Basketball |
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| Jurisdiction | Iceland |
| Abbreviation | KKÍ |
| Founded | January 29, 1961 |
| Affiliation | FIBA |
| Regional affiliation | FIBA Europe |
| Headquarters | Reykjavík |
| Chairman | Kristinn Albertsson |
| CEO | Hannes S. Jónsson |
| Men's coach | Craig Pedersen |
| Women's coach | Benedikt Guðmundsson |
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It was founded on January 29, 1961[2] and its first chairman was Bogi Þorsteinsson,[3] but current chairman is Kristinn Albertsson.
Competitions
- Men's
- Domino's deild karla
- Division I (Icelandic: 1. deild karla)
- Division II (Icelandic: 2. deild karla)
- Division III (Icelandic: 3. deild karla)
- Women's
- Domino's deild kvenna
- Division I (Icelandic: 1. deild kvenna)
- Division II (Icelandic: 2. deild kvenna)
National teams
Iceland men
Iceland Women
- Iceland women's national basketball team
- Iceland women's national under-20 basketball team
- Iceland women's national under-19 basketball team
- Iceland women's national under-17 basketball team
Awards
Chairmen
- Bogi Þorsteinsson 1961–1969
- Hólmsteinn Sigurðsson 1969–1973
- Einar Bollason 1973–1976
- Páll Júlíusson 1976–1977
- Sigurður Ingólfsson 1978–1979
- Stefán Ingólfsson 1979–1980
- Kristbjörn Albertsson 1980
- Stefán Ingólfsson 1980–1981
- Kristbjörn Albertsson 1981–1982
- Helgi Ágústsson 1982–1983
- Þórdís Anna Kristjánsdóttir 1983–1984
- Eiríkur Ingólfsson 1984–1985
- Björn Björgvinsson 1985–1988
- Kolbeinn Pálsson 1988–1996
- Ólafur Rafnsson 1996–2006
- Hannes S. Jónsson 2006–2023
- Guðbjörg Norðfjörð 2023–2025
- Kristinn Albertsson 2025–present
