1970 Úrvalsdeild karla (basketball)
The 1970 Úrvalsdeild karla was the 19th season of the top tier men's basketball league on Iceland, then known as 1. deild karla. The season started on January 4, 1970[1] and ended on March 21, 1970.[2]
Competition details | |||
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Teams | 6 | ||
Games played | 30 | ||
Dates | January 4, 1970 – March 21, 1970 | ||
Final positions | |||
Champions | ÍR (10th title) | ||
Runners-up | Ármann | ||
Semifinalists | KR, KFR | ||
Third place | KR | ||
Awards | |||
Domestic MVP |
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Statistical leaders | |||
Points |
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Records | |||
Highest scoring | ÍR 96-71 Ármann | ||
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1 The league changed its name to Úrvalsdeild karla in 1978. |
ÍR won their tenth title by beating Ármann 2-0 in the playoffs finals for championship.[1][3] KR finished in third place after beating KFR, two games to none, in a best-of-three series.[4]
Þórir Magnússon led all players in scoring during the regular season, scoring 292 points in 10 games, or 29.2 points per game.[5]
Competition format
The participating teams played each other twice for a total of 10 games. The top four teams would then enter a playoffs for the championship.[3] ÍR won a coin toss with KR for the first seed.[6]
Regular season
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ÍR | 10 | 9 | 1 | 707 | 560 | +147 | 18 | Playoffs |
2 | KR | 10 | 9 | 1 | 663 | 563 | +100 | 18 | |
3 | Ármann | 10 | 4 | 6 | 647 | 649 | −2 | 8 | |
4 | KFR | 10 | 3 | 7 | 623 | 673 | −50 | 6 | |
5 | Njarðvík | 10 | 3 | 7 | 558 | 659 | −101 | 6 | |
6 | Þór Akureyri | 10 | 2 | 8 | 533 | 627 | −94 | 4 | Spared from relegation due to expansion of league.[3] |
Playoffs
Notable occurrences
- On March 7, it was reported that KR had added former Indonesian national team player David Janis to the team.[10]
- On March 11, it was reported that KR had added Icelandic national team player Hjörtur Hansson to the team. He had previously been playing with Lugi in the Swedish Division II.[11]
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References
- "Íslandsmót í Körfubolta hefst í kvöld". Tíminn (in Icelandic). 4 January 1970. Retrieved 29 April 2018.
- "ÍR hlaut titilinn". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 24 March 1970. Retrieved 29 April 2018.
- Skapti Hallgrímsson (2001). Leikni framar líkamsburðum. Icelandic Basketball Federation. pp. 128, 129. ISBN 9979-60-630-4.
- "ÍR-ingar feti frá Ísl.meistaratitli". Tíminn (in Icelandic). 21 March 1970. Retrieved 21 April 2019.
- "Hlutu styttur". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 24 March 1970. Retrieved 29 April 2018.
- "Úrslitakeppnin hefst í kvöld". Tíminn (in Icelandic). 19 March 1970. Retrieved 29 April 2018.
- "KFR - Lið óþekkjanlegt". Alþýðublaðið (in Icelandic). 10 March 1970. pp. 12, 11. Retrieved 29 April 2018.
- "KFR í fjögurra liða úrslit". Tíminn (in Icelandic). 17 March 1970. Retrieved 29 April 2018.
- "Meinlokan varð KR að falli". Alþýðublaðið (in Icelandic). 20 March 1970. pp. 12, 15. Retrieved 22 April 2019.
- "Indónesíumaður leikur með KR!". Tíminn (in Icelandic). 7 March 1970. Retrieved 29 April 2018.
- "KR fær liðsstyrk". Tíminn (in Icelandic) (Timinn). 11 March 1970. Retrieved 29 April 2018.
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