Njarðvík (women's basketball)

For the men's team, see Njarðvík men's basketball.

Njarðvík women's basketball, commonly known as Njarðvík, is the women's basketball department of Ungmennafélag Njarðvíkur, based in the town of Reykjanesbær in Iceland.^[2] It won the national championship and the basketball cup in 2012.^[3] As of the 2020–2021 season, the team plays in the second-tier 1. deild kvenna.

Ungmennafélag Njarðvíkur
Leagues	1. deild kvenna
Arena	Ljónagryfjan (The Lion's Den)
Location	Reykjanesbær, Iceland
Team colors	green, white
President	Kristín Örlygsdóttir[1]
Championships	2 Icelandic championships
Website	UMFN.is
Home Away

Arena

Njarðvík plays its home games at Íþróttahús Njarðvíkur,^[4] commonly nicknamed Ljónagryfjan (English: The Lion's Den).^[5][6][7]

Trophies and awards

Trophies

Úrvalsdeild

• Winners: 2012, 2022

Icelandic Basketball Cup

• Winners: 2012, 2025

Icelandic Basketball Supercup: :

• Winners: 2002, 2022

Division I

• Winners (5): 2000, 2001, 2009, 2015, 2021

Awards

Úrvalsdeild Women's Foreign Player of the Year

• Lele Hardy – 2012, 2013

Úrvalsdeild Women's Domestic All-First Team

• Harpa Magnúsdóttir – 1989
• Petrúnella Skúladóttir – 2012

Úrvalsdeild kvenna Playoffs MVP

• Lele Hardy – 2012
• Aliyah Collier – 2022

Cup Finals MVP

• Shanae Baker-Brice – 2012

Úrvalsdeild kvenna Coach of the Year

• Suzette Sargeant – 1996^[8]
• Einar Árni Jóhannsson – 2003
• Sverrir Þór Sverrisson – 2012

1. deild kvenna Foreign Player of the Year

• Chelsea Nacole Jennings – 2021

1. deild kvenna Domestic All-First team

• Kamilla Sól Viktorsdóttir – 2019
• Vilborg Jónsdóttir – 2021

1. deild kvenna Young Player of the Year

• Vilborg Jónsdóttir – 2019

1. deild kvenna Coach of the Year

• Rúnar Ingi Erlingsson – 2021

Notable players

Criteria
To appear in this section a player must have either: Set a club record or won an individual award while at the club. Played at least one official international match for their national team at any time.

• Aliyah Collier
• Brittany Dinkins
• Bríet Sif Hinriksdóttir
• Carmen Tyson-Thomas
• Ena Viso
• Emilie Hesseldal
• Helga Jónasdóttir
• Lavínia Da Silva
• Lele Hardy
• Ingibjörg Elva Vilbergsdóttir
• Isabella Ósk Sigurðardóttir
• Jana Falsdóttir
• María Jóhannesdóttir
• Ólöf Helga Pálsdóttir
• Paulina Hersler
• Petrúnella Skúladóttir
• Raquel Laneiro
• Rannveig Randversdóttir
• Salbjörg Ragna Sævarsdóttir
• Shanae Baker-Brice
• Sigríður Guðbjörnsdóttir
• Þórunn Magnúsdóttir

Coaches

• Danny Shouse 1981–1982
• Alex Gilbert 1982
• Bill Kotterman 1982–1983
• Jón Kr. Gíslason 1983–1984
• Jónas Jóhannesson 1984–1985
• Valur Ingimundarson 1985–1986
• Hreiðar Hreiðarsson 1986–1987
• Helgi Rafnsson 1987–1988
• Friðrik Ingi Rúnarsson 1988–1990
• Valur Ingimundarson 1994–1995
• Suzette Sargeant 1995–1996
• Jón Guðbrandsson 1996–1997
• Einar Árni Jóhannsson 1997
• Júlíus Valgeirsson 1998–1999
• Ísak Tómasson 2001
• Einar Árni Jóhannsson 2002–2003
• Andrea Gaines 2003–2004
• Jón Júlíus Árnason 2004
• Jón Júlíus Árnason 2004–2005
• Agnar Már Gunnarsson 2005
• Unndór Sigurðsson 2009–2010
• Sverrir Þór Sverrisson 2010–2012
• Lele Hardy 2012–2013
• Nigel Moore 2013
• Agnar Már Gunnarsson 2013–2014
• Friðrik Ingi Rúnarsson 2014–2016
• Agnar Már Gunnarsson 2016–2017
• Hallgrímur Brynjólfsson 2017–2018
• Ragnar Halldór Ragnarsson 2018–2020
• Rúnar Ingi Erlingsson 2020–2024
• Einar Árni Jóhannsson 2024–present