# 2015–16 Úrvalsdeild karla

The 2015–16 Úrvalsdeild karla was the 65th season of the Úrvalsdeild karla, the top tier basketball league in Iceland. The season started on October 15, 2015 and ended on April 29, 2016. KR defended its title by defeating Haukar 3–1 in the Finals.

## Competition format

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 22 games. The top eight teams qualified for the championship playoffs whilst the two last qualified were relegated to Division 1.

## Regular season

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | KR | 22 | 18 | 4 | 2104 | 1746 | +358 | 40 | Qualification to Playoffs |
| 2 | Stjarnan | 22 | 16 | 6 | 1911 | 1780 | +131 | 38 | Qualification to Playoffs |
| 3 | Keflavík | 22 | 15 | 7 | 2160 | 2053 | +107 | 37 | Qualification to Playoffs |
| 4 | Haukar | 22 | 15 | 7 | 1846 | 1671 | +175 | 37 | Qualification to Playoffs |
| 5 | Þór Þorl | 22 | 14 | 8 | 1964 | 1825 | +139 | 36 | Qualification to Playoffs |
| 6 | Tindastóll | 22 | 14 | 8 | 2010 | 1872 | +138 | 36 | Qualification to Playoffs |
| 7 | Njarðvík | 22 | 11 | 11 | 1915 | 1878 | +37 | 33 | Qualification to Playoffs |
| 8 | Grindavík | 22 | 9 | 13 | 1884 | 1992 | −108 | 31 | Qualification to Playoffs |
| 9 | Snæfell | 22 | 8 | 14 | 1887 | 2106 | −219 | 30 | |
| 10 | ÍR | 22 | 6 | 16 | 1713 | 1887 | −174 | 28 | |
| 11 | FSu | 22 | 3 | 19 | 1804 | 2181 | −377 | 25 | Relegated |
| 12 | Höttur | 22 | 3 | 19 | 1634 | 1841 | −207 | 25 | Relegated |

## Playoffs

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | | | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | KR | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Grindavík | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Grindavík | 0 | | | 1 | KR | 3 | | | |
| | | | | | 7 | Njarðvík | 2 | | | |
| 4 | Haukar | 3 | | | 7 | Njarðvík | 2 | | | |
| 5 | Þór Þorl | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Þór Þorl | 1 | | | | | | 1 | KR | 3 |
| (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | 1 | KR | 3 |
| (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | (Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | 4 | Haukar | 1 |
| 2 | Stjarnan | 1 | | | | | | | | | 4 | Haukar | 1 |
| 7 | Njarðvík | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Njarðvík | 3 | | | 4 | Haukar | 3 | | | |
| | | | | | 6 | Tindastóll | 1 | | | |
| 3 | Keflavík | 1 | | | 6 | Tindastóll | 1 | | | |
| 6 | Tindastóll | 3 | | | | | | | | |

## Awards

All official awards of the 2016–17 Úrvalsdeild karla season.

### Domestic MVP

| Pos. | Player | Team |
| SF | Haukur Helgi Pálsson | Njarðvík |
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### Foreign MVP

| Pos. | Player | Team |
| PF | Michael Craion | KR |
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### Playoffs MVP

| Pos. | Player | Team |
| SF | Brynjar Þór Björnsson | KR |
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### Domestic All-First Team

| Pos. | First Team | First Team |
| Pos. | Player | Team |
| PG | Pavel Ermolinskij | KR |
| SG | Kári Jónsson | Haukar |
| SF | Haukur Helgi Pálsson | Njarðvík |
| PF | Helgi Már Magnússon | KR |
| C | Ragnar Nathanaelsson | Þór Þorlákshöfn |
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### Coach of the Year

| Coach | Team |
| Finnur Freyr Stefánsson | KR |
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### Defensive Player of the Year

| Pos. | Player | Team |
| SG | Darri Hilmarsson | KR |
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### Young Player of the Year

| Pos. | Player | Team |
| SG | Kári Jónsson | Haukar |
Source: