# Icelandic Basketball Player of the Year

The Icelandic Basketball Player of the Year award was established in 1973 to recognize the best Icelandic basketball player of the year. The winners are basketball players who have Icelandic citizenship, and whose performances with its sports club and/or national team throughout the year has reached the highest level of excellence. All players with Icelandic citizenship, regardless of where they play in the world, qualify for the award. The winners are selected by the Icelandic Basketball Association. From 1973 to 1997 there was one award for both men and women. In 1998 the Icelandic Basketball Association decided to select both the men's and women's player of the year.

## All-time award winners
### 1973-1997

| Year | Players of the Year | Club(s) |
| 1973 | Kristinn Jörundsson | ÍR |
| 1974 | Kristinn Stefánsson | KR |
| 1975 | Kristinn Jörundsson (2x) | ÍR |
| 1976 | Jón Sigurðsson | Ármann |
| 1977 | Kristinn Jörundsson (3x) | ÍR |
| 1978 | Jón Sigurðsson (2x) | KR |
| 1979 | Guðsteinn Ingimarsson | Njarðvík |
| 1980 | Torfi Magnússon | Valur |
| 1981 | Símon Ólafsson | Fram |
| 1982 | Linda Jónsdóttir | KR |
| 1983 | Kristján Ágústsson | Valur |
| 1984 | Valur Ingimundarson | Njarðvík |
| 1985 | Pálmar Sigurðsson | Haukar |
| 1986 | Guðni Ólafur Guðnason | KR |
| 1987 | Jón Kr. Gíslason | Keflavík |
| 1988 | Valur Ingimundarson (2x) | Njarðvík |
| 1989 | Jón Kr. Gíslason (2x) | Keflavík |
| 1990 | Páll Kolbeinsson | KR |
| 1991 | Guðmundur Bragason | Grindavík |
| 1992 | Jón Kr. Gíslason (3x) | Keflavík |
| 1993 | Jón Kr. Gíslason (4x) | Keflavík |
| 1994 | Anna María Sveinsdóttir | Keflavík |
| 1995 | Teitur Örlygsson | Njarðvík |
| 1996 | Guðmundur Bragason (2x) | Grindavík |
| 1997 | Guðjón Skúlason | Keflavík |

### 1998–present

| Year | Men's Players of the Year | Club(s) | Women's Players of the Year | Club(s) |
| 1998 | Helgi Jónas Guðfinnsson | Grindavík | Anna María Sveinsdóttir (2x) | Keflavík |
| 1999 | Herbert Arnarson | Grindavík | Guðbjörg Norðfjörð | KR |
| 2000 | Ólafur Jón Ormsson | KR | Erla Þorsteinsdóttir | Keflavík |
| 2001 | Logi Gunnarsson | Njarðvík | Kristín Björk Jónsdóttir | KR |
| 2002 | Jón Arnór Stefánsson | TBB Trier | Birna Valgarðsdóttir | Keflavík |
| 2003 | Jón Arnór Stefánsson (2x) | Dallas Mavericks | Signý Hermannsdóttir | Cameron Aggies & Isla de Tenerifes |
| 2004 | Jón Arnór Stefánsson (3x) | Dynamo Saint Petersburg | Birna Valgarðsdóttir (2x) | Keflavík |
| 2005 | Jón Arnór Stefánsson (4x) | Carpisa Napoli | Helena Sverrisdóttir | Haukar |
| 2006 | Brenton Birmingham | Njarðvík | Helena Sverrisdóttir (2x) | Haukar |
| 2007 | Jón Arnór Stefánsson (5x) | Pamesa Valencia & Lottomatica Roma | Helena Sverrisdóttir (3x) | Haukar & TCU Horned Frogs |
| 2008 | Jón Arnór Stefánsson (6x) | Lottomatica Roma & KR | Helena Sverrisdóttir (4x) | TCU Horned Frogs |
| 2009 | Jón Arnór Stefánsson (7x) | KR & Benetton Treviso & CB Granada | Helena Sverrisdóttir (5x) | TCU Horned Frogs |
| 2010 | Jón Arnór Stefánsson (8x) | CB Granada | Helena Sverrisdóttir (6x) | TCU Horned Frogs |
| 2011 | Jakob Sigurðarson | Sundsvall Dragons | Helena Sverrisdóttir (7x) | TCU Horned Frogs & Good Angels Košice |
| 2012 | Jón Arnór Stefánsson (9x) | CAI Zaragoza | Helena Sverrisdóttir (8x) | Good Angels Košice |
| 2013 | Jón Arnór Stefánsson (10x) | CAI Zaragoza | Helena Sverrisdóttir (9x) | Good Angels Košice & Diósgyőri VTK |
| 2014 | Jón Arnór Stefánsson (11x) | CAI Zaragoza & Unicaja | Helena Sverrisdóttir (10x) | Diósgyőri VTK & CCC Polkowise |
| 2015 | Jón Arnór Stefánsson (12x) | Unicaja & Valencia Basket | Helena Sverrisdóttir (11x) | CCC Polkowise & Haukar |
| 2016 | Martin Hermannsson | LIU Brooklyn & Étoile de Charleville-Mézières | Gunnhildur Gunnarsdóttir | Snæfell |
| 2017 | Martin Hermannsson (2x) | Étoile de Charleville-Mézières & Champagne Châlons-Reims | Hildur Björg Kjartansdóttir | UTRGV & Legonés |
| 2018 | Martin Hermannsson (3x) | Champagne Châlons-Reims & Alba Berlin | Hildur Björg Kjartansdóttir (2x) | Legonés & Celta de Vigo |
| 2019 | Martin Hermannsson (4x) | Alba Berlin | Helena Sverrisdóttir (12x) | Valur |
| 2020 | Martin Hermannsson (5x) | Alba Berlin & Valencia | Sara Rún Hinriksdóttir | Leicester Riders |
| 2021 | Elvar Már Friðriksson | BC Šiauliai & Antwerp Giants | Sara Rún Hinriksdóttir (2x) | Haukar & CS Phoenix Constanța |
| 2022 | Elvar Már Friðriksson (2x) | Antwerp Giants & Rytas Vilnius & Derthona Basket | Sara Rún Hinriksdóttir (3x) | CS Phoenix Constanța & Faenza Basket Project |
| 2023 | Elvar Már Friðriksson (3x) | Rytas Vilnius & PAOK Thessaloniki | Sara Rún Hinriksdóttir (4x) | Faenza Basket Project & AE Sedis Bàsquet |
| 2024 | Tryggvi Hlinason | Bilbao Basket | Thelma Dís Ágústsdóttir | Keflavík |