| Davíð Janis | |
| Position: | Guard |
| Height Cm: | 175 |
| Birth Date: | 4 February 1946 |
| Birth Place: | Sumatra, Indonesia |
| Death Place: | Reykjavík, Iceland |
| Nationality: | Icelandic / Indonesian |
| College: | Arizona |
| Years1: | 1970–1973 |
| Team1: | KR |
| Years2: | 1973–197? |
| Team2: | ÍS |
| Years3: | 197?–1977 |
| Team3: | Fram |
| Years4: | 1977–197? |
| Team4: | KR |
| Cyears1: | 1976–1977 |
| Cteam1: | Fram |
Davíð Janis (born Anis; 4 February 1946 – 12 November 2021) was an Icelandic and Indonesian basketball player. He became one of the first foreign basketball players to play in Iceland when he joined KR in 1970.[1] [2] [3]
Davíð was born and grew up on the island Sumatra in Indonesia.[4]
Davíð played for the junior national team of Indonesia[5] before he went to study in the University of Arizona, where he changed his name to David Janis. In 1970, he moved with his Icelandic wife to Iceland[6] where he started playing for KR.[7] He played for KR in the 1970–71 FIBA European Cup Winners' Cup and in 1972 he won the Reykjavík Tournament Championship with the team.[8]
In 1973, he received Icelandic citizenship and changed the spelling of his first name to Davíð.[6]
In the fall of 1973, Davíð transferred to ÍS[9] and in 1974 played with the team in the Nordic Championships of Colleges that was held in Reykjavík.[10] In 1977 he rejoined KR after playing for Fram.[11]
Davíð was the head coach of Fram women's team during the 1976–77 season, the lone season it participated in the Icelandic basketball tournament.[12]
Davíð died in November 2021, at Landspítali in Fossvogur, Iceland.[13]