1995–96 Úrvalsdeild kvenna (basketball)

Úrvalsdeild kvenna
Duration6 October 1995 – 13 March 1996
Teams10
Regular season
Top seedKeflavík
RelegatedÍA
Finals
ChampionsKeflavík (13th title)
  Runners-upKR
SemifinalistsBreiðablik, Grindavík
Awards
Domestic MVPIceland Anna María Sveinsdóttir
Foreign MVPUnited States Betsy Harris
Statistical leaders
Points United States Penny Peppas 28.9
Rebounds Iceland Sóley Sigurþórsdóttir 10.6
Assists Iceland Linda Stefánsdóttir 5.2

The 1995–1996 Úrvalsdeild kvenna was the 39th season of the top-tier women's basketball league in Iceland. The season started on 6 October 1995 and ended on 13 March 1996. Keflavík won its 7th title by defeating KR 3–1 in the Finals.[1][2]

Competition format

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The participating teams first played a conventional round-robin schedule with every team playing each opponent once "home" and once "away" for a total of 18 games. The top four teams qualified for the championship playoffs while the bottom team was relegated to the second-tier Division I.

Regular season

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Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Keflavík 18 16 2 1470 947 +523 32 Qualification to playoffs
2 Grindavík 18 14 4 1281 1007 +274 28
3 KR 18 14 4 1237 982 +255 28
4 Breiðablik 18 14 4 1357 995 +362 28
5 ÍR 18 9 9 1218 1174 +44 18
6 Njarðvík 18 9 9 1108 1089 +19 18
7 Tindastóll 18 6 12 1088 1264 −176 12
8 Valur 18 5 13 944 1200 −256 10
9 ÍS 18 2 16 798 1295 −497 4
10 ÍA 18 1 17 808 1356 −548 2 Relegated
Source: Úrvalsdeild kvenna 1995–1996

Playoffs

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Bracket

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Semifinals Finals
      
1 Keflavík 2
4 Breiðablik 0
1 Keflavík 3
2 KR 1
2 KR 2
3 Grindavík 0

Semifinals

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Team 1 Series Team 2 Game 1 Game 2 Game 3
Keflavík 2–0 Breiðablik 84–67 53–46 0
Grindavík 0–2 KR 77–63 55–49 0

Final

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Team 1 Series Team 2 Game 1 Game 2 Game 3 Game 4 Game 5
Keflavík 3–1 KR 70–58 63–60 56–55 70–37 0

Source: 1996 playoffs

Awards

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All official awards of the 1995–96 season.

Domestic Player of the Year

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Pos. Player Team
C Iceland Anna María Sveinsdóttir Keflavík

Foreign Player of the Year

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Pos. Player Team
G United States Betsy Harris Breiðablik

Domestic All-First Team

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Player Team
Iceland Anna Dís Sveinbjörnsdóttir ÍR
Iceland Anna María Sveinsdóttir Keflavík
Iceland Guðbjörg Norðfjörð KR
Iceland Helga Þorvaldsdóttir KR
Iceland Linda Stefánsdóttir ÍR

Best Young Player Award

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Pos. Player Team
C Iceland Sóley Sigurþórsdóttir ÍA

Best Coach

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Coach Team
United States Suzette Sargeant Njarðvík

Source

References

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  1. ^ Sindri Bergmann Eiðsson (2 April 1996). "Keflavík meistari í sjöunda sinn". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). p. B3. Retrieved 12 May 2020.
  2. ^ "Keflavíkurstúlkur ennþá langbestar". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). 1 April 1996. p. 25. Retrieved 12 May 2020.
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