Icelandic Basketball Player of the Year

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Icelandic Basketball Player of the Year
Sport Basketball
Local nameKörfuknattleiksfólk ársins
Country Iceland
Presented by Icelandic Basketball Association
History
First award1973
Editions47
First winner Kristinn Jörundsson
Most wins(M) Jón A. Stefánsson (12x)
(W) Helena Sverrisdóttir (12x)
Most recent(M) Elvar Már Friðriksson
(W) Sara Rún Hinriksdóttir
Website kki.is

The Icelandic Basketball Player of the Year award was established in 1973 to recognize the best Icelandic basketball player of the year. The winners are basketball players who have Icelandic citizenship, and whose performances with its sports club and/or national team throughout the year has reached the highest level of excellence. All players with Icelandic citizenship, regardless of where they play in the world, qualify for the award. The winners are selected by the Icelandic Basketball Association. From 1973 to 1997 there was one award for both men and women. In 1998 the Icelandic Basketball Association decided to select both the men's and women's player of the year. [1]

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All-time award winners

1973-1997

YearPlayers of the YearClub(s)
1973
 Kristinn Jörundsson Flag of Iceland.svg ÍR
1974
 Kristinn Stefánsson [2] Flag of Iceland.svg KR
1975
 Kristinn Jörundsson (2x) Flag of Iceland.svg ÍR
1976
 Jón Sigurðsson Flag of Iceland.svg Ármann
1977
 Kristinn Jörundsson (3x) Flag of Iceland.svg ÍR
1978
 Jón Sigurðsson (2x) Flag of Iceland.svg KR
1979
Guðsteinn Ingimarsson Flag of Iceland.svg Njarðvík
1980
 Torfi Magnússon Flag of Iceland.svg Valur
1981
 Símon Ólafsson Flag of Iceland.svg Fram
1982
 Linda Jónsdóttir Flag of Iceland.svg KR
1983
Kristján Ágústsson Flag of Iceland.svg Valur
1984
 Valur Ingimundarson Flag of Iceland.svg Njarðvík
1985
 Pálmar Sigurðsson Flag of Iceland.svg Haukar
1986
 Guðni Ólafur Guðnason Flag of Iceland.svg KR
1987
 Jón Kr. Gíslason Flag of Iceland.svg Keflavík
1988
 Valur Ingimundarson (2x) Flag of Iceland.svg Njarðvík
1989
 Jón Kr. Gíslason (2x) Flag of Iceland.svg Keflavík
1990
 Páll Kolbeinsson Flag of Iceland.svg KR
1991
 Guðmundur Bragason Flag of Iceland.svg Grindavík
1992
 Jón Kr. Gíslason (3x) Flag of Iceland.svg Keflavík
1993
 Jón Kr. Gíslason (4x) Flag of Iceland.svg Keflavík
1994
 Anna María Sveinsdóttir Flag of Iceland.svg Keflavík
1995
 Teitur Örlygsson Flag of Iceland.svg Njarðvík
1996
 Guðmundur Bragason (2x) Flag of Iceland.svg Grindavík
1997
 Guðjón Skúlason Flag of Iceland.svg Keflavík

1998–present

YearMen's Players of the YearClub(s)Women's Players of the YearClub(s)
1998
 Helgi Jónas Guðfinnsson Flag of Iceland.svg Grindavík Anna María Sveinsdóttir (2x) Flag of Iceland.svg Keflavík
1999
 Herbert Arnarson Flag of Iceland.svg Grindavík Guðbjörg Norðfjörð Flag of Iceland.svg KR
2000
 Ólafur Jón Ormsson Flag of Iceland.svg KR Erla Þorsteinsdóttir Flag of Iceland.svg Keflavík
2001
 Logi Gunnarsson Flag of Iceland.svg Njarðvík Kristín Björk Jónsdóttir Flag of Iceland.svg KR
2002
 Jón Arnór Stefánsson Flag of Germany.svg TBB Trier Birna Valgarðsdóttir Flag of Iceland.svg Keflavík
2003
 Jón Arnór Stefánsson (2x) Flag of the United States.svg Dallas Mavericks Signý Hermannsdóttir Flag of the United States.svg Cameron Aggies & Flag of Spain.svg Isla de Tenerifes
2004
 Jón Arnór Stefánsson (3x) Flag of Russia.svg Dynamo Saint Petersburg Birna Valgarðsdóttir (2x) Flag of Iceland.svg Keflavík
2005
 Jón Arnór Stefánsson (4x) Flag of Italy.svg Carpisa Napoli Helena Sverrisdóttir Flag of Iceland.svg Haukar
2006
 Brenton Birmingham Flag of Iceland.svg Njarðvík Helena Sverrisdóttir (2x) Flag of Iceland.svg Haukar
2007
 Jón Arnór Stefánsson (5x) Flag of Spain.svg Pamesa Valencia & Flag of Italy.svg Lottomatica Roma Helena Sverrisdóttir (3x) Flag of Iceland.svg Haukar & Flag of the United States.svg TCU Horned Frogs
2008
 Jón Arnór Stefánsson (6x) Flag of Italy.svg Lottomatica Roma & Flag of Iceland.svg KR Helena Sverrisdóttir (4x) Flag of the United States.svg TCU Horned Frogs
2009
 Jón Arnór Stefánsson (7x) Flag of Iceland.svg KR & Flag of Italy.svg Benetton Treviso & Flag of Spain.svg CB Granada Helena Sverrisdóttir (5x) Flag of the United States.svg TCU Horned Frogs
2010
 Jón Arnór Stefánsson (8x) Flag of Spain.svg CB Granada Helena Sverrisdóttir (6x) Flag of the United States.svg TCU Horned Frogs
2011
 Jakob Sigurðarson Flag of Sweden.svg Sundsvall Dragons Helena Sverrisdóttir (7x) Flag of the United States.svg TCU Horned Frogs & Flag of Slovakia.svg Good Angels Košice
2012
 Jón Arnór Stefánsson (9x) Flag of Spain.svg CAI Zaragoza Helena Sverrisdóttir (8x) Flag of Slovakia.svg Good Angels Košice
2013
 Jón Arnór Stefánsson (10x) Flag of Spain.svg CAI Zaragoza Helena Sverrisdóttir (9x) Flag of Slovakia.svg Good Angels Košice & Flag of Hungary.svg Diósgyőri VTK
2014
 Jón Arnór Stefánsson (11x) Flag of Spain.svg CAI Zaragoza & Flag of Spain.svg Unicaja Helena Sverrisdóttir (10x) Flag of Hungary.svg Diósgyőri VTK & Flag of Poland.svg CCC Polkowise
2015
 Jón Arnór Stefánsson (12x) Flag of Spain.svg Unicaja & Flag of Spain.svg Valencia Basket Helena Sverrisdóttir (11x) Flag of Poland.svg CCC Polkowise & Flag of Iceland.svg Haukar
2016
 Martin Hermannsson Flag of the United States.svg LIU Brooklyn & Flag of France.svg Étoile de Charleville-Mézières Gunnhildur Gunnarsdóttir Flag of Iceland.svg Snæfell
2017
 Martin Hermannsson (2x) Flag of France.svg Étoile de Charleville-Mézières & Champagne Châlons-Reims Hildur Björg Kjartansdóttir Flag of the United States.svg UTRGV & Flag of Spain.svg Legonés [3]
2018
 Martin Hermannsson (3x) Flag of France.svg Champagne Châlons-Reims & Flag of Germany.svg Alba Berlin Hildur Björg Kjartansdóttir (2x) Flag of Spain.svg Legonés & Celta de Vigo [4]
2019
 Martin Hermannsson (4x) Flag of Germany.svg Alba Berlin Helena Sverrisdóttir (12x) Flag of Iceland.svg Valur [5]
2020
 Martin Hermannsson (5x) Flag of Germany.svg Alba Berlin & Flag of Spain.svg Valencia Sara Rún Hinriksdóttir Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Leicester Riders [6]
2021
 Elvar Már Friðriksson Flag of Lithuania.svg BC Šiauliai & Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Antwerp Giants Sara Rún Hinriksdóttir (2x) Flag of Iceland.svg Haukar & Flag of Romania.svg CS Phoenix Constanța [7]
2022
 Elvar Már Friðriksson (2x) Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Antwerp Giants & Flag of Lithuania.svg Rytas Vilnius & Flag of Italy.svg Derthona Basket Sara Rún Hinriksdóttir (3x) Flag of Romania.svg CS Phoenix Constanța & Flag of Italy.svg Faenza Basket Project [8]
2023
 Elvar Már Friðriksson (3x) Flag of Lithuania.svg Rytas Vilnius & Flag of Greece.svg PAOK Thessaloniki Sara Rún Hinriksdóttir (4x) Flag of Italy.svg Faenza Basket Project & Flag of Spain.svg AE Sedis Bàsquet [9]

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