Icelandic Basketball Tournament1
DurationApril 21, 1952 – April 29, 1952
Number of games10
Number of teams5
Finals
ChampionsÍKF (1st title)
  Runners-upÍR
Statistical leaders
Points Iceland Gunnar Bjarnason[1]
Records
Highest scoringÁrmann 36–43 ÍS
(21 April 1952)
Winning streakÍKF
4 games
1953 →
1 The league changed its name to Úrvalsdeild karla in 1978.

The 1952 Icelandic Basketball Tournament was the 1st season of the top tier men's basketball league in Iceland. The season started on April 21, 1952 and ended on April 29, 1952.[2] ÍKF won the inaugural title by posting the best record in the league.[3] The ÍKF team had the advantage of its close proximity with the Naval Air Station Keflavik and therefore could regularly play competitive games with American players who had high school and college experience. They were furthermore coached by two American naval personnel, Gene Crowley and John Wahl. During the tournament, ÍKF won all four of its games with an average of 10.8 points.[4]

Competition format

The participating teams played each other once for a total of 4 games. The top team won the national championship.

Regular season

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 ÍKF 4 4 0 155 112 +43 8 Champion
2 ÍR 4 3 1 141 128 +13 6
3 ÍS 4 1 3 132 139 −7 2
4 Gosi 4 1 3 105 133 −28 2
5 Ármann 4 1 3 125 146 −21 2
Source:

References

  1. ↑ Ágúst Ásgeirsson (11 March 2007). Heil öld til heilla - Saga ÍR í 100 ár (PDF) (in Icelandic). Íþróttafélag Reykjavíkur. p. 562. Retrieved 4 January 2019.
  2. ↑ "Íslandsmót í Körfuknattleik". Vísir (in Icelandic). April 21, 1952. Retrieved 3 September 2017.
  3. ↑ "Íþróttafél. Keflavíkurstarfsmanna vann Íslandsmótið". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). May 6, 1952. Retrieved 3 September 2017.
  4. ↑ Skapti Hallgrímsson (2001). Leikni framar líkamsburðum (in Icelandic). pp. 34–35. ISBN 9979-60-630-4.
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