Álftanes (men's basketball)

2017–2018

On April 8, 2018, Álftanes star player, Kjartan Atli Kjartansson, hit a go-ahead three-pointer in the waning seconds of its game against Stál-úlfur in the 3. deild karla semi-finals, helping them to victory and promotion to 2. deild karla.^[1] In the finals, Álftanes beat Vestri-b for the 3. deild championship.^[2][3]

2018–2019

On July 20, 2018, the club hired Hrafn Kristjánsson, who guided KR to the national championship in 2011, as its head coach.^[4] On 17 September 2018, it was reported that former 1. deild karla scoring champion and two-time Icelandic Cup winner, Marvin Valdimarsson, had signed with the team.^[5] They started the 2. deild season with a bang, thrashing former 1. deild karla club Körfuknattleiksfélag ÍA with 64 points, 136–72.^[6] On 16 April 2019, Álftanes defeated ÍA in the 2. deild karla finals, 123–100, and achieved promotion to the 1. deild karla.^[7][8]

2019–2020

On 12 June 2019, Álftanes signed Úrvalsdeild karla all-time leader in assists, Justin Shouse.^[9][10] On 22 July 2019, the team signed former 1. deild karla scoring champion Samuel Prescott Jr.^[11] On 16 August 2019, the team signed former Úrvalsdeild players Birgir Björn Pétursson and Þorsteinn Finnbogason.^[12] Two days later, the team signed 6-time national champion Vilhjálmur Kári Jensson from KR.^[13]

2020–2021

On 2 October 2021, forward Þorsteinn Finnbogason scored 10 three pointers for Álftanes in a victory against Vestri. The team finished fifth in the league with a 9–7 record and bowed out in the first round of the promotion playoffs against Skallagrímur.

2021–2022

On 4 January 2022, the team signed Sinisa Bilic who had started the season with Breiðablik and played in the Úrvalsdeild since 2019.^[14] Following Álftanes' loss against Höttur in the 1. deild promotion playoffs in April 2022, head coach Hrafn Kristjánsson announced his retirement from coaching.^[15]

2022–2023

In May 2022, Kjartan Atli Kjartansson was hired as the head coach of the men's team.^[16] On 13 March 2023, Álftanes secured victory in the 1. deild karla and achieved promotion to the top-tier Úrvalsdeild karla for the first time in its history.^[17] After the season, Dúi Þór Jónsson was named the 1. deild karla Domestic Player of the Year while he and Eysteinn Bjarni Ævarsson where named to the Domestic All-First team and Kjartan Atli was named as the Coach of the Year.^[18]

2023–2024

On 17 May 2023, Álftanes signed Icelandic national team member Hörður Axel Vilhjálmsson.^[19] On 23 May, it was confirmed that Kjartan Atli would continue to coach the team during its first season in the Úrvalsdeild.^[20] The following day, Álftanes signed Icelandic national team player Haukur Helgi Pálsson who had spent the previous two seasons with Njarðvík.^[21] In August the team hired Helgi Jónas Guðfinnsson, who in 2012 guided Grindavík to the national championship, as an assistant coach.^[22]

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