Þór Akureyri men's basketball

For the women's team, see Þór Akureyri women's basketball.

The Þór Akureyri men's basketball team, commonly known as Þór Akureyri, is the men's basketball department of Þór Akureyri multi sports club, based in the town of Akureyri in Iceland.^[1][2]

Þór Akureyri
Leagues	1. deild karla
Founded	1966
History	Þór Akureyri 1966–present
Arena	Höllin
Location	Akureyri, Iceland
Team colors	Red, White
President	Hjálmar Pálsson
Head coach	Óskar Þór Þorsteinsson
Website	thorsport.is
Home Away

Season by season

Season	Tier	League	Pos.	W–L	Playoffs	Icelandic Cup
1967	2	1. deild karla	1st	3–0	N/A
1968	1	Úrvalsdeild karla	3th	4–6	N/A
1969	1	Úrvalsdeild karla	4th	3–7	N/A
1970	1	Úrvalsdeild karla	6th	2–8	N/A
1971	1	Úrvalsdeild karla	4th	5–7	N/A
1972	1	Úrvalsdeild karla	6th	5–9	N/A
1973	1	Úrvalsdeild karla	8th	1–13	N/A
Lower leagues
1977–78	1	Úrvalsdeild karla	6th	4–10	N/A
1978–79	1	Úrvalsdeild karla	6th	3–17	N/A
Lower leagues
1987–88	1	Úrvalsdeild karla	8th	2–14	DNQ
1988–89	1	Úrvalsdeild karla	9th	3–23	DNQ
1989–90	1	Úrvalsdeild karla	9th	6–20	DNQ
1990–91	1	Úrvalsdeild karla	7th	7–19	DNQ
1991–92	1	Úrvalsdeild karla	10th	2–24	DNQ
Lower leagues
1994–95	1	Úrvalsdeild karla	4th	18–14	1st round
1995–96	1	Úrvalsdeild karla	9th	9–23	DNQ
1996–97	1	Úrvalsdeild karla	11th	6–16	DNQ
1997–98	1	Úrvalsdeild karla	11th	4–18	DNQ
1998–99	1	Úrvalsdeild karla	10th	5–17	DNQ
1999–00	1	Úrvalsdeild karla	7th	10–12	1st round
2000–01	1	Úrvalsdeild karla	10th	6–16	DNQ
2001–02	1	Úrvalsdeild karla	9th	8–14	DNQ
Lower leagues
2005–06	1	Úrvalsdeild karla	11th	5–17	DNQ
2006–07	2	1. deild karla	1st	14–0
2007–08	1	Úrvalsdeild karla	8th	10–12	1st round
2008–09	1	Úrvalsdeild karla	11th	6–16	DNQ
2009–10	2	1. deild karla	8th	6–12	DNQ
2010–11	2	1. deild karla	2nd	13–5	Semi-finals
2011–12	2	1. deild karla	7th	7–11	DNQ
2012–13	2	1. deild karla	5th	10–8	Semi-finals
2013–14	2	1. deild karla	3rd	13–5	Semi-finals
2014–15	2	1. deild karla	8th	1–20	DNQ
2015–16	2	1. deild karla	1st	15–3
2016–17	1	Úrvalsdeild karla	8th	11–11	1st round
2017–18	1	Úrvalsdeild karla	11th	3–19	DNQ
2018–19	2	1. deild karla	1st	17–4	N/A
2019–20	1	Úrvalsdeild karla	11th	6–15	N/A^1
2020–21	1	Úrvalsdeild karla	7th	10–12	1st round
2021–22	1	Úrvalsdeild karla	12th	1–21	N/A	2nd round

Notes
¹ 2020 playoffs canceled due to the Coronavirus pandemic in Iceland.

Trophies and awards

Trophies

• 1. deild karla (6):

1967, 1977, 1994, 2005, 2007, 2011, 2016, 2019^[3]

• 2. deild karla (2):

1982, 2003^[4]

Awards

Úrvalsdeild Men's Domestic All-First Team

• Óðinn Ásgeirsson – 2001, 2002

Notable players

See also: Category:Þór Akureyri men's basketball players

Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationality not displayed.

Criteria
To appear in this section a player must have either: 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 NBA match at any time.

•   Birgir Örn Birgisson
•   Danero Thomas
•   Darrel Lewis
•   Guy Edi
•   Einar Bollason
•   Friðrik Erlendur Stefánsson
•   Hansel Atencia
•   Hilmar Smári Henningsson
•   Hjörtur Harðarson
•   Ívar DeCarsta Webster
•   Jordan Blount
•   Konráð Herner Óskarsson
•   Kristinn Friðriksson
•   Mark Christensen
•   Óðinn Ásgeirsson
•   Tryggvi Hlinason
•   Þröstur Leó Jóhannsson

Notable coaches

•   Einar Bollason 1967–1969
•   Mark Christensen 1978–1979
•   DeCarsta Webster 1986–1987
•   Þröstur Guðjónsson 1987–1988
•   Eiríkur Sigurðsson 1988–1989
•   Dan Kennard 1989–1990
•   Skarphéðinn Eiríksson 1990
•   Sturla Örlygsson 1990–1991
•   Brad Casey 1991–1992
•   Hrannar Hólm 1994–1995
•   Jón Guðmundsson 1995–1996
•   Fred Williams 1996–1997
•   Gunnar Sverrison 1997–1998
•   Ágúst Herbert Guðmundsson 1998–2001
•   Hjörtur Harðarson 2001–2002
•   Hrafn Kristjánsson 2004–2009
•   Nebojša Vidić 2011–2012
•   Bjarki Ármann Oddsson 2012–2014
•   Elías Kristjánsson 2014–2015
•   Benedikt Guðmundsson 2015–2017
•   Hjalti Þór Vilhjálmsson 2017–2018
•   Lárus Jónsson 2018–2020^[5]
•   Andrew Johnston 2020
•   Bjarki Ármann Oddsson 2020–2022
•   Óskar Þór Þorsteinsson 2022–present

References

1. Félög – Þór Akureyri
2. Andri Yrkill Valsson (19 October 2017). "Undir Þórsurum komið að sagan endurtaki sig ekki". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). pp. 2–3. Retrieved 17 September 2023 – via Tímarit.is. 
3. – 1. deild karla
4. – 2. deild karla
5. "Lárus ráðinn þjálfari Þórs Akureyri". Morgunblaðið. 9 April 2018. Retrieved 4 September 2018.

External links

• Official Website (in Icelandic)
• Eurobasket team profile
• KKÍ: Þór Akureyri – kki.is (in Icelandic)