Höttur (basketball)

Körfuknattleiksdeild Hattar, commonly known as Höttur, is the basketball department of the Icelandic multi-sport club Íþróttafélagið Höttur.

Höttur
Leagues(M) Úrvalsdeild karla
(W) 2. deild kvenna
Founded1974
ArenaBrauð&co Höllin Egilsstöðum
LocationEgilsstaðir, Iceland
Team colorsblack, white, red
              
PresidentÁsthildur Jónasdóttir[1]
Head coach(M) Viðar Örn Hafsteinsson
(W) Anton Helgi Loftsson
Websitehottur.is
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Men's basketball

History

Höttur first achieved promotion to the top-tier Úrvalsdeild karla in 2005, after beating Valur in the 1. deild karla promotion finals.[2] It finished last in the 2005-2006 Úrvalsdeild, with 3 victories in 22 games, and was relegated back to 1. deild karla.[3][4] The team won 1. deild karla and was promoted to the Úrvalsdeild again in 2015[5] and 2017[6] only to be relegated back both times.[7][8]

Honors
2015, 2017, 2020

Notable players
  • Viðar Örn Hafsteinsson
  • Mirko Stefán Virijevic

Women's basketball

History

Höttur first fielded a women's team in 2019-2020 when it fielded a team in the third-tier 2. deild kvenna.

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References
  1. "Félög - Höttur". kki.is (in Icelandic). Icelandic Basketball Federation. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
  2. "Höttur í úrvalsdeildina í fyrsta sinn". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 4 April 2005. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
  3. "Höttur er fallið úr úrvalsdeild". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 5 March 2006. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
  4. "Iceland Expr.ka. 2006". kki.is (in Icelandic). Icelandic Basketball Federation. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
  5. "Lið Hattar komið í Úrvalsdeildina". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 6 March 2015. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
  6. Jónsson, Óskar Ófeigur (March 3, 2017). "Höttur komst aftur upp í Domino´s deildina í kvöld". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 2 September 2017.
  7. Eiríkur Stefán Ásgeirsson (3 March 2016). "Umfjöllun og viðtöl: Stjarnan - Höttur 90-72 - Höttur aftur niður í 1. deildina". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 25 May 2018.
  8. Gunnar Gunnarsson (15 February 2018). "Umfjöllun og viðtöl: Höttur - Tindastóll 68-80 - Tindastóll sendi Hött niður eftir baráttuleik". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 25 May 2018.
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