Hamar women's basketball

For the men's team, see Hamar men's basketball.

The Hamar women's basketball team, commonly known as Hamar, is the women's basketball department of Íþróttafélagið Hamar, based in the town of Hveragerði, Iceland.

Hamar
Leagues	1. deild kvenna
Founded	Hamar 2000–2004 Hamar/Selfoss 2004–2006 Hamar 2006–2020 Hamar/Þór 2020–present
Arena	Frystikistan
Location	Hveragerði, Iceland
Team colors	Blue, White
Head coach	Hallgrímur Brynjólfsson
Website	Hamarsport.is
Home Away

History

The team was the runner-up to the 2010 national championship.^[1][2] The following season it posted the best record in the league.^[3] In May 2020, the club announced that they would field a joint women's team with Þór Þorlákshöfn in the 1. deild kvenna during the upcoming season.^[4]

Trophies and awards

Trophies

• 1. deild kvenna (3):
  • 2006, 2013, 2024*

*As Hamar/Þór

Awards

Úrvalsdeild Women's Domestic All-First Team

• Kristrún Sigurjónsdóttir – 2010

Úrvalsdeild Women's Young Player of the Year

• Marín Laufey Davíðsdóttir – 2014
• Guðbjörg Sverrisdóttir – 2010

Notable players

Criteria
To appear in this section a player must have either: Played at least three seasons for the club. 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 WNBA match at any time.

• Elín Sóley Hrafnkelsdóttir
• Fanney Lind Thomas
• Guðbjörg Sverrisdóttir
• Íris Ásgeirsdóttir
• Jóhanna Björk Sveinsdóttir
• Julia Demirer
• Kristrún Rut Antonsdóttir
• Kristrún Sigurjónsdóttir
• Marín Laufey Davíðsdóttir
• Salbjörg Ragna Sævarsdóttir
• Slavica Dimovska
• Sigrún Sjöfn Ámundadóttir

Coaches

• Andri Þór Kristinsson 2006–2007
• Ari Gunnarsson 2007–2009
• Ágúst Björgvinsson 2009–2011
• Lárus Jónsson 2011–2012
• Hallgrímur Brynjólfsson 2012–2015
• Oddur Benediktsson 2015–2016
• Kristinn Ólafsson 2017–2018
• Daði Steinn Arnarsson 2019–2020
• Hallgrímur Brynjólfsson 2020–present

References

1. Kristján Jónsson (7 April 2010). "Allt er þegar þrennt er". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). pp. 2–3. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
2. Rafnar Orri Gunnarsson (6 April 2010). "Umfjöllun: KR-stúlkur meistarar eftir sigur í oddaleik". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 28 May 2020.
3. Steinþór Guðbjartsson (20 January 2015). "Karfan mikilvæg í Hveragerði". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). Retrieved 28 May 2020.
4. Davíð Eldur (28 May 2020). "Þór og Hamar vinna saman". Karfan.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 28 May 2020.

External links

• Official Website (in Icelandic)
• KKÍ: Hamar – kki.is (in Icelandic)