2017–18 Icelandic Men's Basketball Cup

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2017–2018 Bikarkeppni Karla
Tournament details
Arena Laugardalshöll
Reykjavík
Dates 10–13 January 2018
Final positions
Champions Tindastóll
Runners-up KR
Awards and statistics
MVP Flag of Iceland.svg Pétur Rúnar Birgisson
2018–19

The 2017–2018 Bikarkeppni karla was the 52nd edition of the Icelandic Men's Basketball Cup, won by Tindastóll against former 2-time reigning cup holders KR. The competition is managed by the Icelandic Basketball Federation and the final four was held in Reykjavík, in the Laugardalshöll in January 2018. [1] Pétur Rúnar Birgisson was named the Cup Finals MVP after turning in 22 points, 8 assists and 7 rebounds. [2]

The Icelandic Men's Basketball Cup, also known as Geysir bikarinn for sponsorship reasons, is an annual professional basketball competition between clubs in Iceland. It is Iceland's first-tier cup competition, and is not to be confused with Iceland's former second-tier cup competition, the Company Cup.

KR mens basketball basketball team

The KR men's basketball team, commonly known as KR or KR Basket, is a professional basketball club based in Reykjavík, Iceland. It is the men's basketball department of Knattspyrnufélag Reykjavíkur multi-sport club. It is the reigning champion of the Úrvalsdeild karla. It has won the Icelandic championship seventeen times, tied with Njarðvík for the most national championships in the men's top-tier league history. In 2017 the club played in FIBA Europe Cup for the first time since 2008.

Icelandic Basketball Federation Basketball governing body in Iceland

The Icelandic Basketball Federation is the national governing body of basketball in Iceland and is a member of the continental association FIBA Europe and the global International Basketball Federation (FIBA). It directs and oversees all of the national basketball teams of Iceland, including both the junior and senior national teams of both men and women.

Contents

Participating teams

Thirty-six teams signed up for the Cup tournament. [3]

Bracket

 
QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
 
          
 
11 December
 
 
Njarðvík 68
 
10 January
 
KR 87
 
KR 90
 
11 December
 
Breiðablik 71
 
Breiðablik 96
 
13 January
 
Höttur 85
 
KR 69
 
10 December
 
Tindastóll 96
 
Keflavík 74
 
10 January
 
Haukar 83
 
Haukar 75
 
11 December
 
Tindastóll 85
 
Tindastóll 78
 
 
ÍR 74
 

Cup Finals MVP

Pos.PlayerTeam
PG Flag of Iceland.svg Pétur Rúnar Birgisson Tindastóll

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References

  1. Anton Ingi Leifsson (13 January 2018). "Umfjöllun og viðtöl: KR - Tindastóll 69-96 - Tindastóll bikarmeistari í fyrsta sinn". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 28 April 2018.
  2. "Maltbikarinn: Tindastóll bikarmeistari í fyrsta sinn". kki.is (in Icelandic). Icelandic Basketball Federation. 13 January 2018. Retrieved 28 April 2018.
  3. "Bikarkeppni karla Maltbikarinn (2017-2018 Tímabil)". kki.is (in Icelandic). Icelandic Basketball Federation . Retrieved 28 April 2018.