1970 Úrvalsdeild karla (basketball) explained
| Nextseason: | 1971 |
| 1. deild karla1 |
| Extra Information: | 1 The league changed its name to Úrvalsdeild karla in 1978. |
| T Bg: | - 00458D
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| T Color: | white |
| Champions: | ÍR (10th title) |
| Runners Up: | Ármann |
| Third Place: | KR |
| Semifinalists: | KR, KFR |
| Teams: | 6 |
| Games: | 30 |
| Duration: | January 4, 1970 – March 21, 1970 |
| Award4: | MVP |
| Award4 Link: | Úrvalsdeild karla Player of the Year |
| Award4 N: | ISL |
| Ppg: | 29.2 |
| Ppg N: | ISL |
| Highest Scoring: | ÍR 96-71 Ármann |
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]
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]
Playoffs
Extra game
KFR and Njarðvík ended tied in 4-5th place with 6 points and therefore played an extra game to decide which team would go to the playoffs.[7] [8]
Semifinals
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Third place
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Final
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Notable occurrences
- On March 7, it was reported that KR had added former Indonesian national team player David Janis to the team.[9]
- 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.[10]
External links
Notes and References
- News: Íslandsmót í Körfubolta hefst í kvöld. 29 April 2018. Tíminn. 4 January 1970. Icelandic.
- News: ÍR hlaut titilinn. 29 April 2018. Morgunblaðið. 24 March 1970. Icelandic.
- Book: Skapti Hallgrímsson. Leikni framar líkamsburðum. 2001. Icelandic Basketball Federation. 9979-60-630-4. 128, 129.
- News: ÍR-ingar feti frá Ísl.meistaratitli . 21 April 2019 . . 21 March 1970 . Icelandic.
- News: Hlutu styttur. 29 April 2018. Morgunblaðið. 24 March 1970. Icelandic.
- News: Úrslitakeppnin hefst í kvöld. 29 April 2018. Tíminn. 19 March 1970. Icelandic.
- News: KFR - Lið óþekkjanlegt. 29 April 2018. Alþýðublaðið. 12,11. 10 March 1970. Icelandic.
- News: KFR í fjögurra liða úrslit. 29 April 2018. Tíminn. 17 March 1970. Icelandic.
- News: Indónesíumaður leikur með KR!. 29 April 2018. Tíminn. 7 March 1970. Icelandic.
- News: KR fær liðsstyrk. 29 April 2018. Tíminn. Timinn. 11 March 1970. Icelandic.
