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Ívar DeCarsta Webster

February 12, 2023

Ívar DeCarsta Unsont Webster (born May 7, 1955) is an American and Icelandic former professional basketball player and coach. Following a college career at Miami Dade and Indiana State, he went on to play for 20 seasons in Iceland where he won the national championship in 1988. In 1984, he became the first naturalized citizen to play for Iceland national basketball team.

Ívar DeCarsta Webster
Personal information
Born (1955-05-07) May 7, 1955 (age 67)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
NationalityAmerican / Icelandic
Listed height211 cm (6 ft 11 in)
Listed weight230 lb (104 kg)
Career information
High schoolGermantown
(Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
College
NBA draft1978 / Undrafted
Playing career1979–1999
PositionCenter
Number13
Coaching career1979–2004
Career history
As player:
1979KR
1979–1981Skallagrímur
1981–1986Haukar
1986–1987Þór Akureyri
1987–1988Haukar
1988–1989KR
1989–1990Haukar
1990–1991UÍA
1991KR
1992ÍR
1992–1994Breiðablik
1994–1996Valur
1998–1999Valur
As coach:
1979–1982Skallagrímur
1983–1984Haukar (assistant)
1986–1987Þór Akureyri
1990–1991UÍA
2004Wilmington College (assistant)
Career highlights and awards
As player:

College

Webster played for Indiana State from 1975 to 1978, where he was a roommate of Larry Bird.[1][2] During the 1975–1976 season, he finished sixth in the nation in rebounds.[3] He is the schools all-time leader in blocked shots (168) and third in rebounds (862).[4]

Iceland

Webster joined defending Icelandic national champions KR in September 1979.[5][6][7] After a disappointing offensive performance in the annual Reykjavík tournament,[8] he played one game for KR in the FIBA European Cup Winners' Cup[9][10] before leaving in November to join Division I club Skallagrímur as player-coach.[11][12]

In 1981, Webster joined Haukar and helped them win Division I in 1983 and achieve promotion to Úrvalsdeild karla.[13]

In 1983, foreign players where barred from playing in the Icelandic leagues.[14] Even though Webster was married to an Icelandic woman, with whom he had a child, he did not have an Icelandic citizenship and thus could not play in domestic matches.[15][16] He received his Icelandic citizenship in May 1984 and took up the Icelandic first name Ívar.[17][18]

In 1985, Webster was a key member[19] of the Haukar team that won the Icelandic Basketball Cup for the first time in the club's history. He scored 26 points in Haukar's 73-71 victory over KR.[20] Haukar defended the title in 1986 by defeating Njarðvík 93-92 in the cup finals, with Webster scoring a game high 28 points.[21] After the season he was named the Úrvalsdeild Defensive Player of the Year.[22]

Webster spent the 1986–87 season as a player-coach with Division I club Þór Akureyri.[23][24][25] For the season he averaged 21.7 points in 20 games.[26]

He rejoined Haukar in 1987[27] In February 1988, Webster was handed a seven-week suspension from the Icelandic Basketball Association disciplinary court for punching Breiðablik's player Björn Hjörleifsson on December 12, 1987.[28][29] Webster was upset with the length of the suspension and the fact that it took almost two months to reach a verdict[30] and as a result, declined to play again for the national team, which is run by the Association.[31] Haukar appealed the verdict to the National Olympic and Sports Association of Iceland which overturned it on March 11, allowing Webster to play again.[32] A relieved Webster rescinded his decision to not play with the national team again.[33] With Webster back, Haukar made it to the Úrvalsdeild finals against Njarðvík. Haukar won the series 3-0 after beating Njarðvík 92-91 in double overtime in the third game. Webster scored 6 points in the deciding game and blocked Friðrik Ragnarsson's potential game winning shot at the end of the first overtime.[34][35][36][37][38]

Webster joined KR again for the 1988–1989 season and helped them to the third best record in the Úrvalsdeild[39] while leading the league in rebounds per game.[40] In the playoffs KR surprised many by sweeping top seeded Njarðvík in the semi-finals, paving the way for Webster's second straight trip to the Úrvalsdeild finals.[41][42] In the finals, KR met Keflavík.[43] After splitting the first two games of the series, KR was no match for Keflavík in the third and deciding game, losing 89-72.[44] In June, Webster left KR and rejoined Haukar once again.[45][46]

Icelandic national basketball team

Between 1984 and 1987, Webster played 37 games for the Icelandic national basketball team.[47] He was the first foreigner to play for the national team.[1]

Television and film

Webster had a roles in the 1984 film Gullsandur[48] and the 1989 Icelandic film Under the Glacier (Icelandic: Kristnihald undir Jökli)[49] as well as an appearance in the Áramótaskaupið.[50]

Filmography

References

  1. ^ a b "Webster er aðstoðarþjálfari". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). February 24, 2004. Retrieved 27 August 2017.
  2. ^ Hamel, Michael. "Larry Bird at Indiana State: A Statistical Review" (PDF). michaelhamel.net. p. 82. Retrieved 28 August 2017.
  3. ^ Kent Hannon (28 November 1977). "17 Indiana State". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
  4. ^ "Individual career records" (PDF). gosycamores.com. Retrieved 28 August 2017.
  5. ^ Símonarson, Hallur (September 14, 1979). "Sjö feta risi hjá KR-ingum í körfuboltanum". Dagblaðið (in Icelandic). Retrieved 27 August 2017 – via Tímarit.is.  
  6. ^ "Evrópuslagur í Höllinni í kvöld". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). October 30, 1979. Retrieved 27 August 2017 – via Tímarit.is.  
  7. ^ "KR-ingar i villuvandræðum töpuðu með 20 stiga mun". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). October 31, 1979. Retrieved 27 August 2017 – via Tímarit.is.  
  8. ^ "KR-ingar skipta um leikmann í körfunni". Vísir (in Icelandic). October 9, 1979. Retrieved 27 August 2017 – via Tímarit.is.  
  9. ^ "Ekki í hátíðaskapi". Vísir (in Icelandic). October 31, 1979. Retrieved 27 August 2017 – via Tímarit.is.  
  10. ^ "Villuvandræði settu strik í reikninginn!". Vísir (in Icelandic). October 31, 1979. Retrieved 27 August 2017 – via Tímarit.is.  
  11. ^ ""Spói" leikur ekki með KR". Vísir (in Icelandic). November 2, 1979. Retrieved 27 August 2017 – via Tímarit.is.  
  12. ^ Kristján Kristjánsson (1 April 1987). "Skírður í höfuðið á syni mínum". Íþróttablaðið (in Icelandic). pp. 16–20. Retrieved 15 May 2022 – via Tímarit.is.  
  13. ^ "Haukar á leið upp". Tíminn (in Icelandic). February 22, 1983. Retrieved 27 August 2017.
  14. ^ "Útilokaði alla aðra útlendinga". Tíminn (in Icelandic). September 23, 1983. Retrieved 27 August 2017 – via Tímarit.is.  
  15. ^ "Njóta sömu réttinda og Íslendingar – nema í körfubolta". Tíminn (in Icelandic). September 24, 1983. Retrieved 27 August 2017 – via Tímarit.is.  
  16. ^ ""Webster er bannað að leika með samkvæmt reglum KKI sem eiga alls ekki rétt á sér"". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). October 11, 1983. Retrieved 27 August 2017 – via Tímarit.is.  
  17. ^ "Webster orðinn íslendingur". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). May 23, 1984. Retrieved 27 August 2017 – via Tímarit.is.  
  18. ^ ""Við getum leikið mun betur en þetta"". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). October 29, 1984. Retrieved 27 August 2017 – via Tímarit.is.  
  19. ^ "Okkar tími er runninn upp". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). March 28, 1985. Retrieved 27 August 2017 – via Tímarit.is.  
  20. ^ "Hörkuleik lauk meö naumum sigri Hauka". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). March 29, 1985. Retrieved 27 August 2017 – via Tímarit.is.  
  21. ^ "Bikarinn aftur í Fjörðinn". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). March 14, 1986. Retrieved 27 August 2017 – via Tímarit.is.  
  22. ^ "Pálmar og Linda best í körfunni". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). March 15, 1986. Retrieved 27 August 2017 – via Tímarit.is.  
  23. ^ "Webster fer til Þórs á Akureyri". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). May 16, 1986. Retrieved 27 August 2017 – via Tímarit.is.  
  24. ^ "Webster byrjaður þjálfun". Dagur (in Icelandic). August 26, 1986. Retrieved 27 August 2017 – via Tímarit.is.  
  25. ^ "Takmarkið að koma Þór aftur í röð bestu liða landsins". Dagur (in Icelandic). September 5, 1986. Retrieved 27 August 2017 – via Tímarit.is.  
  26. ^ "1. deild karla – Þór Ak". KKI.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 27 August 2017.
  27. ^ Kristjánsson, Gylfi (April 13, 1987). "Ívar aftur í Hauka!". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). Retrieved 27 August 2017 – via Tímarit.is.  
  28. ^ "Mál Ívars Webster fer fyrir dóm". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). January 14, 1988. Retrieved 27 August 2017 – via Tímarit.is.  
  29. ^ "Ívar Webster í sjö vikna bann". Tíminn (in Icelandic). February 12, 1988. Retrieved 27 August 2017 – via Tímarit.is.  
  30. ^ "Niðurstaðan særir mig". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). February 12, 1988. Retrieved 27 August 2017.
  31. ^ "Hættur með landsliðinu!". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). March 2, 1988. Retrieved 27 August 2017.
  32. ^ "Dómstóll ÍSÍ aflétti banni Ívars Webster". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). March 12, 1988. Retrieved 27 August 2017.
  33. ^ "Ívar Webster laus úr leikbannimi: "Tilbúinn i landsliðið"". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). March 14, 1988. Retrieved 27 August 2017.
  34. ^ ""Alveg rosalegt!!!!"". Þjóðviljinn (in Icelandic). April 20, 1988. Retrieved 27 August 2017.
  35. ^ "Haukar meistarar". Tíminn (in Icelandic). April 20, 1988. Retrieved 27 August 2017.
  36. ^ Bollason, Einar (April 20, 1988). "Brotið blað". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). Retrieved 27 August 2017.
  37. ^ Kárason, Ægir Már (April 20, 1988). "Einveldi UMFN á enda". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). Retrieved 27 August 2017.
  38. ^ "Besta byrjunarlið Hauka". Karfan.is (in Icelandic). January 20, 2016. Retrieved 1 September 2017.
  39. ^ "Flugleiðadeild 1989". KKI.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 28 August 2017.
  40. ^ "Heildartölfræði einstaklinga á einu tímabili – Meðaltöl". KKI.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 28 August 2017.
  41. ^ Eiðsson, Logi B. (March 14, 1989). "Pressað til hins ýtrasta!". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). Retrieved 28 August 2017.
  42. ^ "KR vann taugastríðið – Njarðvíkingar úr leik". Tíminn (in Icelandic). March 14, 1989. Retrieved 28 August 2017.
  43. ^ ""Pressuvörn gerir leikinn miklu skemmtilegri"". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). March 22, 1989. Retrieved 28 August 2017.
  44. ^ Blöndal, Björn (March 23, 1989). "Frábær liðsheild skóp fyrsta Íslandstitil ÍBK". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). Retrieved 28 August 2017.
  45. ^ "Pálmar tekur aftur við þjálfun Hauka". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). June 2, 1989. Retrieved 28 August 2017.
  46. ^ "Ívar aftur í Hauka". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). June 2, 1989. Retrieved 28 August 2017.
  47. ^ "KKÍ | A landslið". kki.is. Retrieved 2017-08-27.
  48. ^ "Hermenn af Vellinum í skemmtiferð". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). June 25, 1984. Retrieved 27 August 2017.
  49. ^ "Under the Glacier (1989)". imdb.com. Retrieved 27 August 2017.
  50. ^ Sigurðsson, Skúli (November 20, 2014). "Webster: Vil tækifæri til að þjálfa á Íslandi". Karfan.is. Retrieved 27 August 2017.

External links

  • Úrvalsdeild statistics 1997-2007 at kki.is
  • College stats at sports-reference.com

February 12, 2023
Ívar, decarsta, webster, Ívar, decarsta, unsont, webster, born, 1955, american, icelandic, former, professional, basketball, player, coach, following, college, career, miami, dade, indiana, state, went, play, seasons, iceland, where, national, championship, 19. Ivar DeCarsta Unsont Webster born May 7 1955 is an American and Icelandic former professional basketball player and coach Following a college career at Miami Dade and Indiana State he went on to play for 20 seasons in Iceland where he won the national championship in 1988 In 1984 he became the first naturalized citizen to play for Iceland national basketball team Ivar DeCarsta WebsterPersonal informationBorn 1955 05 07 May 7 1955 age 67 Philadelphia PennsylvaniaNationalityAmerican IcelandicListed height211 cm 6 ft 11 in Listed weight230 lb 104 kg Career informationHigh schoolGermantown Philadelphia Pennsylvania CollegeMiami Dade 1974 1975 Indiana State 1975 1978 NBA draft1978 UndraftedPlaying career1979 1999PositionCenterNumber13Coaching career1979 2004Career historyAs player 1979KR1979 1981Skallagrimur1981 1986Haukar1986 1987THor Akureyri1987 1988Haukar1988 1989KR1989 1990Haukar1990 1991UIA1991KR1992IR1992 1994Breidablik1994 1996Valur1998 1999ValurAs coach 1979 1982Skallagrimur1983 1984Haukar assistant 1986 1987THor Akureyri1990 1991UIA2004Wilmington College assistant Career highlights and awardsAs player Icelandic league champion 1988 2 Icelandic Basketball Cup 1985 1986 Icelandic Division I champion 1983 Urvalsdeild Defensive Player of the Year 1986 Urvalsdeild rebounding leader 1989 Contents 1 College 2 Iceland 3 Icelandic national basketball team 4 Television and film 4 1 Filmography 5 References 6 External linksCollege EditWebster played for Indiana State from 1975 to 1978 where he was a roommate of Larry Bird 1 2 During the 1975 1976 season he finished sixth in the nation in rebounds 3 He is the schools all time leader in blocked shots 168 and third in rebounds 862 4 Iceland EditWebster joined defending Icelandic national champions KR in September 1979 5 6 7 After a disappointing offensive performance in the annual Reykjavik tournament 8 he played one game for KR in the FIBA European Cup Winners Cup 9 10 before leaving in November to join Division I club Skallagrimur as player coach 11 12 In 1981 Webster joined Haukar and helped them win Division I in 1983 and achieve promotion to Urvalsdeild karla 13 In 1983 foreign players where barred from playing in the Icelandic leagues 14 Even though Webster was married to an Icelandic woman with whom he had a child he did not have an Icelandic citizenship and thus could not play in domestic matches 15 16 He received his Icelandic citizenship in May 1984 and took up the Icelandic first name Ivar 17 18 In 1985 Webster was a key member 19 of the Haukar team that won the Icelandic Basketball Cup for the first time in the club s history He scored 26 points in Haukar s 73 71 victory over KR 20 Haukar defended the title in 1986 by defeating Njardvik 93 92 in the cup finals with Webster scoring a game high 28 points 21 After the season he was named the Urvalsdeild Defensive Player of the Year 22 Webster spent the 1986 87 season as a player coach with Division I club THor Akureyri 23 24 25 For the season he averaged 21 7 points in 20 games 26 He rejoined Haukar in 1987 27 In February 1988 Webster was handed a seven week suspension from the Icelandic Basketball Association disciplinary court for punching Breidablik s player Bjorn Hjorleifsson on December 12 1987 28 29 Webster was upset with the length of the suspension and the fact that it took almost two months to reach a verdict 30 and as a result declined to play again for the national team which is run by the Association 31 Haukar appealed the verdict to the National Olympic and Sports Association of Iceland which overturned it on March 11 allowing Webster to play again 32 A relieved Webster rescinded his decision to not play with the national team again 33 With Webster back Haukar made it to the Urvalsdeild finals against Njardvik Haukar won the series 3 0 after beating Njardvik 92 91 in double overtime in the third game Webster scored 6 points in the deciding game and blocked Fridrik Ragnarsson s potential game winning shot at the end of the first overtime 34 35 36 37 38 Webster joined KR again for the 1988 1989 season and helped them to the third best record in the Urvalsdeild 39 while leading the league in rebounds per game 40 In the playoffs KR surprised many by sweeping top seeded Njardvik in the semi finals paving the way for Webster s second straight trip to the Urvalsdeild finals 41 42 In the finals KR met Keflavik 43 After splitting the first two games of the series KR was no match for Keflavik in the third and deciding game losing 89 72 44 In June Webster left KR and rejoined Haukar once again 45 46 Icelandic national basketball team EditBetween 1984 and 1987 Webster played 37 games for the Icelandic national basketball team 47 He was the first foreigner to play for the national team 1 Television and film EditWebster had a roles in the 1984 film Gullsandur 48 and the 1989 Icelandic film Under the Glacier Icelandic Kristnihald undir Jokli 49 as well as an appearance in the Aramotaskaupid 50 Filmography Edit 1984 Gullsandur 1986 Stella i orlofi 1989 Under the GlacierReferences Edit a b Webster er adstodarthjalfari Morgunbladid in Icelandic February 24 2004 Retrieved 27 August 2017 Hamel Michael Larry Bird at Indiana State A Statistical Review PDF michaelhamel net p 82 Retrieved 28 August 2017 Kent Hannon 28 November 1977 17 Indiana State Sports Illustrated Retrieved 30 December 2022 Individual career records PDF gosycamores com Retrieved 28 August 2017 Simonarson Hallur September 14 1979 Sjo feta risi hja KR ingum i korfuboltanum Dagbladid in Icelandic Retrieved 27 August 2017 via Timarit is Evropuslagur i Hollinni i kvold Morgunbladid in Icelandic October 30 1979 Retrieved 27 August 2017 via Timarit is KR ingar i villuvandraedum topudu med 20 stiga mun Morgunbladid in Icelandic October 31 1979 Retrieved 27 August 2017 via Timarit is KR ingar skipta um leikmann i korfunni Visir in Icelandic October 9 1979 Retrieved 27 August 2017 via Timarit is Ekki i hatidaskapi Visir in Icelandic October 31 1979 Retrieved 27 August 2017 via Timarit is Villuvandraedi settu strik i reikninginn Visir in Icelandic October 31 1979 Retrieved 27 August 2017 via Timarit is Spoi leikur ekki med KR Visir in Icelandic November 2 1979 Retrieved 27 August 2017 via Timarit is Kristjan Kristjansson 1 April 1987 Skirdur i hofudid a syni minum Ithrottabladid in Icelandic pp 16 20 Retrieved 15 May 2022 via Timarit is Haukar a leid upp Timinn in Icelandic February 22 1983 Retrieved 27 August 2017 Utilokadi alla adra utlendinga Timinn in Icelandic September 23 1983 Retrieved 27 August 2017 via Timarit is Njota somu rettinda og Islendingar nema i korfubolta Timinn in Icelandic September 24 1983 Retrieved 27 August 2017 via Timarit is Webster er bannad ad leika med samkvaemt reglum KKI sem eiga alls ekki rett a ser Morgunbladid in Icelandic October 11 1983 Retrieved 27 August 2017 via Timarit is Webster ordinn islendingur Dagbladid Visir in Icelandic May 23 1984 Retrieved 27 August 2017 via Timarit is Vid getum leikid mun betur en thetta Dagbladid Visir in Icelandic October 29 1984 Retrieved 27 August 2017 via Timarit is Okkar timi er runninn upp Dagbladid Visir in Icelandic March 28 1985 Retrieved 27 August 2017 via Timarit is Horkuleik lauk meo naumum sigri Hauka Morgunbladid in Icelandic March 29 1985 Retrieved 27 August 2017 via Timarit is Bikarinn aftur i Fjordinn Dagbladid Visir in Icelandic March 14 1986 Retrieved 27 August 2017 via Timarit is Palmar og Linda best i korfunni Morgunbladid in Icelandic March 15 1986 Retrieved 27 August 2017 via Timarit is Webster fer til THors a Akureyri Morgunbladid in Icelandic May 16 1986 Retrieved 27 August 2017 via Timarit is Webster byrjadur thjalfun Dagur in Icelandic August 26 1986 Retrieved 27 August 2017 via Timarit is Takmarkid ad koma THor aftur i rod bestu lida landsins Dagur in Icelandic September 5 1986 Retrieved 27 August 2017 via Timarit is 1 deild karla THor Ak KKI is in Icelandic Retrieved 27 August 2017 Kristjansson Gylfi April 13 1987 Ivar aftur i Hauka Dagbladid Visir in Icelandic Retrieved 27 August 2017 via Timarit is Mal Ivars Webster fer fyrir dom Morgunbladid in Icelandic January 14 1988 Retrieved 27 August 2017 via Timarit is Ivar Webster i sjo vikna bann Timinn in Icelandic February 12 1988 Retrieved 27 August 2017 via Timarit is Nidurstadan saerir mig Morgunbladid in Icelandic February 12 1988 Retrieved 27 August 2017 Haettur med landslidinu Dagbladid Visir in Icelandic March 2 1988 Retrieved 27 August 2017 Domstoll ISI afletti banni Ivars Webster Morgunbladid in Icelandic March 12 1988 Retrieved 27 August 2017 Ivar Webster laus ur leikbannimi Tilbuinn i landslidid Dagbladid Visir in Icelandic March 14 1988 Retrieved 27 August 2017 Alveg rosalegt THjodviljinn in Icelandic April 20 1988 Retrieved 27 August 2017 Haukar meistarar Timinn in Icelandic April 20 1988 Retrieved 27 August 2017 Bollason Einar April 20 1988 Brotid blad Morgunbladid in Icelandic Retrieved 27 August 2017 Karason AEgir Mar April 20 1988 Einveldi UMFN a enda Dagbladid Visir in Icelandic Retrieved 27 August 2017 Besta byrjunarlid Hauka Karfan is in Icelandic January 20 2016 Retrieved 1 September 2017 Flugleidadeild 1989 KKI is in Icelandic Retrieved 28 August 2017 Heildartolfraedi einstaklinga a einu timabili Medaltol KKI is in Icelandic Retrieved 28 August 2017 Eidsson Logi B March 14 1989 Pressad til hins ytrasta Morgunbladid in Icelandic Retrieved 28 August 2017 KR vann taugastridid Njardvikingar ur leik Timinn in Icelandic March 14 1989 Retrieved 28 August 2017 Pressuvorn gerir leikinn miklu skemmtilegri Morgunbladid in Icelandic March 22 1989 Retrieved 28 August 2017 Blondal Bjorn March 23 1989 Frabaer lidsheild skop fyrsta Islandstitil IBK Morgunbladid in Icelandic Retrieved 28 August 2017 Palmar tekur aftur vid thjalfun Hauka Morgunbladid in Icelandic June 2 1989 Retrieved 28 August 2017 Ivar aftur i Hauka Dagbladid Visir in Icelandic June 2 1989 Retrieved 28 August 2017 KKI A landslid kki is Retrieved 2017 08 27 Hermenn af Vellinum i skemmtiferd Dagbladid Visir in Icelandic June 25 1984 Retrieved 27 August 2017 Under the Glacier 1989 imdb com Retrieved 27 August 2017 Sigurdsson Skuli November 20 2014 Webster Vil taekifaeri til ad thjalfa a Islandi Karfan is Retrieved 27 August 2017 External links EditUrvalsdeild statistics 1997 2007 at kki is College stats at sports reference com Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Ivar DeCarsta Webster amp oldid 1134869955, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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