2023–24 Úrvalsdeild karla (basketball)

The 2023–24 Úrvalsdeild karla is the 73rd season of the Úrvalsdeild karla, the top tier men's basketball league in Iceland.

Subway deild karla1
DurationOctober 2023 – 29 May 2024
Teams12
TV partner(s)Stöð 2 Sport
Regular season
Top seedValur
RelegatedBreiðablik, Hamar
Finals
ChampionsValur
  Runners-upGrindavík
SemifinalistsKeflavík, Njarðvík
Statistical leaders
Points United States Remy Martin 25.8
Rebounds United States Kevin Kone 11.5
Assists United States Chaz Williams 8.4
2024–25 →
All statistics correct as of 31 May 2024.
1 Sponsored league name, referring to Úrvalsdeild karla.

Competition format

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The participating teams first played a conventional round-robin schedule with every team playing each opponent once home and once away for a total of 22 games. The top eight teams qualified for the championship playoffs whilst the two last qualified were relegated to 1. deild karla.[1]

Teams

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Team City, Region Arena Head coach
Álftanes Álftanes Forsetahöllin   Kjartan Atli Kjartansson
Breiðablik Kópavogur Smárinn   Ívar Ásgrímsson
Grindavík Grindavík Mustad Höllin   Jóhann Þór Ólafsson
Hamar Hveragerði Frystikistan   Halldór Karl Þórsson
Haukar Hafnarfjörður Höllin   Máté Dalmay
Höttur Egilsstaðir MVA-höllin   Viðar Örn Hafsteinsson
Keflavík Keflavík TM Höllin   Pétur Ingvarsson
Njarðvík Njarðvík Ljónagryfjan   Benedikt Guðmundsson
Stjarnan Garðabær Ásgarður   Arnar Guðjónsson
Tindastóll Sauðárkrókur Síkið   Pavel Ermolinskij
Valur Reykjavík Origo-höllin   Finnur Freyr Stefánsson
Þór Þorlákshöfn Þorlákshöfn Icelandic Glacial Höllin   Lárus Jónsson

Managerial changes

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Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Replaced with Date of appointment
Keflavík   Hjalti Þór Vilhjálmsson End of contract 15 April 2023 Off-season   Pétur Ingvarsson[2] 1 June 2023
Breiðablik   Pétur Ingvarsson End of contract 25 April 2023   Ívar Ásgrímsson 25 April 2023[3]

Notable incidents

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Clubs in European competitions

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Team Competition Progress
Tindastóll FIBA Europe Cup First qualifying round

References

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