The Úrvalsdeild Karla Player of the Year is an award for the top-tier basketball league in Iceland, the men's Úrvalsdeild. It was first awarded in 1968, to Birgir Örn Birgis, and the first trophy was given by Dave Zinkoff of the Philadelphia 76ers. From 1979, the award has been given to both the domestic and foreign player of the year.
All-time award winners The following is a list of the all-time Úrvalsdeild Players of the Year winners.
1968-1978
Season Player Team 1968 Birgir Örn Birgis Ármann 1969 Þorsteinn Hallgrímsson ÍR 1970 Jón Sigurðsson Ármann 1971 Þorsteinn Hallgrímsson (2x) ÍR 1972 Birgir Jakobsson ÍR 1972-1973 Unknown 1973-1974 Þórir Magnússon Valur 1974-1975 Kristinn Jörundsson ÍR 1975-1976 Jón Sigurðsson (2x) Ármann 1976-1977 Kristinn Jörundsson (2x) ÍR 1977-1978 Rick Hockenos Valur
1979–present Year Domestic Player of the Year Club Foreign Player of the Year Club 1978–1979 Jón Sigurðsson KR Tim Dwyer Valur 1979–1980 Guðsteinn Ingimarsson Njarðvík Tim Dwyer (2x) Valur 1980–1981 Gunnar Þorvarðarson Njarðvík Danny Shouse Njarðvík 1981-1982 Torfi Magnússon Valur Val Bracey Fram 1982-1983 Pétur Guðmundsson ÍR Tim Dwyer (3x) Valur 1983-1984 Valur Ingimundarson NjarðvíkNo foreign players allowed 1984-1985 Valur Ingimundarson (2x) Njarðvík 1985-1986 Pálmar Sigurðsson Haukar 1986-1987 Pálmar Sigurðsson (2x) Haukar 1987-1988 Valur Ingimundarson (3x) Njarðvík 1988-1989 Teitur Örlygsson Njarðvík 1989-1990 Páll Kolbeinsson KR Not selected 1990-1991 Magnús Matthíasson Valur Not selected 1991-1992 Teitur Örlygsson (2x) Njarðvík Rondey Robinson Njarðvík 1992-1993 Jón Kr. Gíslason Keflavík Not selected 1993-1994 Guðmundur Bragason Grindavík Rondey Robinson Njarðvík 1994-1995 Herbert Arnarson ÍR Lenear Burns Keflavík 1995-1996 Teitur Örlygsson (3x) Njarðvík Jason Williford Haukar 1996-1997 Hermann Hauksson KR Damon Johnson Keflavík 1997-1998 Helgi Jónas Guðfinnsson Grindavík David Bevis KFÍ 1998-1999 Falur Harðarson Keflavík Damon Johnson (2x) Keflavík 1999-2000 Teitur Örlygsson (4x) Njarðvík Brenton Birmingham Grindavík 2000-2001 Ólafur Jón Ormsson KR Calvin Davis Keflavík 2001-2002 Jón Arnór Stefánsson KR Damon Johnson (3x) Keflavík 2002-2003 Helgi Jónas Guðfinnsson (2x) Grindavík Stevie Johnson Haukar 2003-2004 Páll Axel Vilbergsson Grindavík Darrel Lewis Grindavík 2004-2005 Sigurður Þorvaldsson Snæfell Joshua Helm KFÍ 2005-2006 Friðrik Stefánsson Njarðvík A. J. Moye Keflavík 2006-2007 Brenton Birmingham Njarðvík Tyson Patterson KR 2007-2008 Hlynur Bæringsson Snæfell Darrell Flake Skallagrímur 2008-2009 Jón Arnór Stefánsson (2x) KR Nick Bradford Grindavík 2009-2010 Hlynur Bæringsson (2x) Snæfell Justin Shouse Stjarnan 2010-2011 Pavel Ermolinskij KR Marcus Walker KR 2011-2012 Justin Shouse Stjarnan J'Nathan Bullock Grindavík 2012-2013 Justin Shouse (2x) Stjarnan Aaron Broussard Grindavík 2013-2014 Martin Hermannsson KR Michael Craion Keflavík 2014-2015 Pavel Ermolinskij (2x) KR Michael Craion (2x) KR 2015-2016 Haukur Helgi Pálsson Njarðvík Michael Craion (3x) KR 2016-2017 Jón Arnór Stefánsson (3x) KR Amin Stevens Keflavík 2017-2018 Kristófer Acox KR Antonio Hester Tindastóll 2018-2019 Kristófer Acox (2x) KR Julian Boyd KR 2020-2021 Hörður Axel Vilhjálmsson Keflavík Deane Williams Keflavík 2021-2022 Kristófer Acox Valur Daniel Mortensen Þór Þorlákshöfn 2022-2023 Kári Jónsson Valur Vincent Shahid Þór Þorlákshöfn 2023-2024 Kristinn Pálsson Valur Remy Martin Keflavík 2024-2025 Ægir Steinarsson Stjarnan Jacob Falko ÍR
Players with most awards
PlayerEditionsNotes Teitur Örlygsson 4 1989, 1992, 1996, 2000 Jón Arnór Stefánsson 3 2002, 2009, 2017 Damon Johnson 3 1997, 1999, 2002 Valur Ingimundarson 3 1984, 1985, 1988 Michael Craion 3 2014, 2015, 2016 Tim Dwyer 3 1979, 1980, 1983 Jón Sigurðsson 3 1970, 1976, 1979 Kristinn Jörundsson 2 1975, 1977 Justin Shouse 2 2012, 2013 Helgi Jónas Guðfinnsson 2 1998, 2003 Kristófer Acox 2 2018, 2019 Pavel Ermolinskij 2 2011, 2015 Hlynur Bæringsson 2 2008, 2010 Þorsteinn Hallgrímsson 2 1969, 1971
References
External links Icelandic Basketball Federation Official Website