The 2022–23 Úrvalsdeild kvenna was the 66th season of the Úrvalsdeild kvenna, the top tier women's basketball league on Iceland. The season started on 20 September 2022 and concluded on 28 April 2023 with Valur winning the national championship after beating Keflavík in the Úrvalsdeild finals, 3–1. Kiana Johnson of Valur was named the Finals MVP.
Competition format The participating teams first play a conventional round-robin schedule with every team playing each opponent twice "home" and twice "away" for a total of 28 games. The top four teams qualify for the championship playoffs whilst the bottom team will be relegated to 1. deild kvenna.
Teams
Team City, Region Arena Head coach Breiðablik Kópavogur Smárinn Jeremy Herbert Smith Grindavík Grindavík HS Orku-höllin Þorleifur Ólafsson Fjölnir Grafarvogur Dalhús Kristjana Eir Jónsdóttir Haukar Hafnarfjörður Schenkerhöllin Bjarni Magnússon ÍR Reykjavík Hertz-Hellirinn Sigurbjörg Rós Sigurðardóttir Keflavík Keflavík TM Höllin Hörður Axel Vilhjálmsson Njarðvík Njarðvík Ljónagryfjan Rúnar Ingi Erlingsson ValurReykjavíkOrigo-völlurinn Ólafur Jónas Sigurðsson
Managerial changes Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Replaced with Date of appointment Fjölnir Halldór Karl Þórisson End of contract 22 April 2022 Off-season Kristjana Eir Jónsdóttir 30 May 2022 Keflavík Jón Halldór Eðvaldsson End of contract 15 May 2022 Hörður Axel Vilhjálmsson 15 May 2022 ÍR Kristjana Eir Jónsdóttir End of contract 30 May 2022 Ari Gunnarsson 12 June 2022 Breiðablik Ívar Ásgrímsson End of contract 29 June 2022 Yngvi Gunnlaugsson 29 June 2022 ÍR Ari Gunnarsson Resigned 25 October 2022 8th Sigurbjörg Rós Sigurðardóttir 25 October 2022 Breiðablik Yngvi Gunnlaugsson Resigned 21 November 2022 7th Jeremy Herbert Smith 21 November 2022
Notable occurrences On 4 April, Grindavík signed two-time Úrvalsdeild assist leader and the 2018 Foreign Player of the Year, guard Danielle Rodriguez. On 30 May, Birna Valgerður Benónýsdóttir signed with Keflavík after spending the previous three seasons playing college basketball for Arizona and Binghamton. On 7 June, Elín Sóley Hrafnkelsdóttir signed with Valur after playing the previous four seasons with the University of Tulsa. On 7 June, Bríet Sif Hinriksdóttir signed with Njarðvík after spending the previous two seasons with Haukar. On 5 July, Njarðvík signed Portuguese national team member Raquel Laneiro. On 5 July, Sanja Orozović signed with Breiðablik after playing the previous season with Fjölnir. She previously played for Breiðablik during the 2018–19 season. On 26 July, Hildur Björg Kjartansdóttir left Valur and signed with BC Namur-Capitale of the Belgian Women's Basketball League. On 31 October, Isabella Ósk Sigurðardóttir left Breiðablik after appearing in 7 games, where she averaged 12.3 points and 13.3 rebounds, and signed with reigning national champions Njarðvík. On 15 November, Maja Michalska signed with Fjölnir after having been without a team since the folding of Skallagrímur in December 2021. On 21 November, Embla Kristínardóttir signed with Valur. On 4 December, Hildur Björg Kjartansdóttir returned to Iceland after starting the season with BC Namur-Capitale in Belgium and signed back with Valur. On 14 December, Tinna Guðrún Alexandersdóttir of Haukar became the third Icelandic player to have back-to-back 30 points games in the Úrvalsdeild. On 2 January, Keflavík announced that Emelía Ósk Gunnarsdóttir was returning to the team after spending the previous months pursuing an education in Sweden. On 13 January, Fjölnir signed former Úrvalsdeild Foreign Player of the Year, Brittanny Dinkins, to replace Taylor Dominique Jones. On 25 January, it was reported that Sigrún Sjöfn Ámundadóttir had resigned as player and assistant coach at Fjölnir, following the team's loss to winless ÍR, citing different vision of the team tactics and play with head coach Kristjana Eir Jónsdóttir. Two days later, she signed with Haukar. On 8 March, Sigrún Sjöfn Ámundadóttir became the Úrvalsdeild kvenna all-time leader in games played, breaking Birna Valgarðsdóttir's record of 375 games. On 15 April, it was announced that Fjölnir's head coach Kristjana Eir Jónsdóttir would not return for the 2023–24 season.
References
External links Official Icelandic Basketball Federation website