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Wikipedia - Hamar men's basketball
The Hamar men's basketball team, commonly known as Hamar, is the men's basketball department of Íþróttafélagið Hamar. It was founded on 10 September 1992.
History
Hamar first fielded a men's team during the 1993–1994 season when it participated in 2. deild karla. After three seasons in the 2. deild, Hamar won the league in 1997 and was promoted to 1. deild karla. During its first season in 1. deild, the team finished 5th in the league. During the summer, Hamar hired former Icelandic international player Pétur Ingvarsson as its player-coach. Behind his and star player Oleg Krijanovskij play, Hamar finished fourth in the league and made it to the playoffs. In the semi-finals, Hamar defeated Þór Þorlákshöfn 2-1 and advanced to the finals where it faced former Úrvalsdeild powerhouse Íþróttafélag Reykjavíkur. After losing the first game, 102–90, Hamar went on a won the next two for the 1. deild championship and promotion to the top-tier Úrvalsdeild karla.
In April 2023, Hamar achieved promotion to the Úrvalsdeild after defeating Skallagrímur 3–2 in the 1. deild promotion playoffs.
Hamar hat viermal die isländische Meisterschaft gewonnen (1980, 1994, 2004 und 2008) und ist damit nach KR die zweit erfolgreichste Mannschaft des Landes. Darüber hinaus hat Hamar viermal den isländischen Pokal gewonnen (1987, 1996, 2004 und 2011).
In den europäischen Wettbewerben hatte Hamar bisher nur begrenzten Erfolg. Der größte Erfolg war das Erreichen der zweiten Runde des Korać-Cups in der Saison 1996/97.
Hamar spielt seine Heimspiele in der Ásvellir-Halle in Hafnarfjörður. Die Halle hat eine Kapazität von 2.500 Zuschauern.
Zu den bekanntesten Spielern, die für Hamar gespielt haben, gehören:
* Jón Sigurðsson
* Frosti Ingólfsson
* Magnús Þórður Guðmundsson
* Hlynur Bæringsson
* Gunnar Bragi Pétursson