1982–83 Úrvalsdeild karla

The 1982–83 Úrvalsdeild karla was the 32nd season of the Úrvalsdeild karla, the top tier men's basketball league on Iceland. The season started on 1 October 1982 and ended on 21 March 1983. Valur won its second title by posting the best record in the league with a win against Keflavík in the last day of the season.[1][2]

Úrvalsdeild karla
Duration1 October 1982 – 21 March 1983
Number of games60
Number of teams6
Regular season
RelegatedFram
Finals
ChampionsValur (2nd title)
  Runners-upKeflavík
Awards
Domestic MVPIceland Pétur Guðmundsson
Foreign MVPUnited States Tim Dwyer
Statistical leaders
Points United States Stew Johnson 38.2
Records
Highest scoringKeflavík 111–94 KR
(1 October 1982)
Fram 101–104 KR
(15 November 1982)
← 1981–82
1983–84 →

Competition format

The participating teams first played a conventional round-robin schedule with every team playing each opponent twice "home" and twice "away" for a total of 20 games. The top team won the national championship whilst the bottom team was relegated to Division I.

Regular season
Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Valur 20 15 5 1799 1629 +170 30 Champion
2 Keflavík 20 14 6 1684 1664 +20 28
3 ÍR 20 9 11 1587 1600 −13 18
4 KR 20 8 12 1702 1778 −76 16
5 Njarðvík 20 8 12 1640 1691 −51 16
6 Fram 20 6 14 1705 1755 −50 12 Relegated
Source:

Notable occurrences
  • In November 1982, Pétur Guðmundsson returned to Iceland after playing with the Portland Trail Blazers and joined Íþróttafélag Reykjavíkur.[3] Prior to his arrival, ÍR was last in the league, having lost all 6 games. With Pétur, the team won 9 of its last 14 games, finishing third in the league,[4] and made it to the Cup finals where it lost to Valur, 75–78. In 14 Úrvalsdeild games, Pétur averaged 28.0 points per game.

References
  1. "Valsmenn Íslandsmeistarar". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 22 March 1983. p. 25. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
  2. "Það er Hlíðarendi!". Þjóðviljinn (in Icelandic). 22 March 1983. p. 9. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
  3. "Er Pétur ekki löglegur". Tíminn (in Icelandic). 10 November 1982. p. 17. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
  4. "Úrvalsdeild 82-83". kki.is (in Icelandic). Icelandic Basketball Federation. Archived from the original on 19 November 2009.
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