Ármann men's basketball

The Ármann men's basketball team, commonly known as Ármann, is the men's basketball department of Ármann multi-sport club and is based in Reykjavík, Iceland. As of the 2020-2021 season the team plays in 2. deild karla.

History
Ármann was one of the founding teams of the first Icelandic basketball league in 1952. In 1968, its star player, Birgir Örn Birgis, won the inaugural Player of the Year award. In 1976, Ármann won its first national championship after beating KR 84-74 in the championship clinching game.

On 1 December 1979, Danny Shouse scored 100 points for Ármann in a 1 .deild karla game against Skallagrímur, setting the Icelandic single game scoring record. In January 1980 he scored 76 points in an overtime loss against Grindavík and in February he broke the 70 point barrier again, scoring 72 points against Þór Akureyri. In 10 games, he scored 648 points for an average of 64.8 points per game. His scoring prowess helped Ármann win Division I and achieve promotion to the Úrvalsdeild. Even though Shouse played in the nations tier 2 league during his first season, he was widely regarded as one of the best players in the country and finished third in the vote for Foreign Player of the Year.

On 6 April 2022, Ármann won the 2. deild karla, after winning all 21 league and playoff games, and was promoted to the 1. deild karla.

Titles

 * Úrvalsdeild karla:
 * Winners (1): 1976
 * 1. deild karla:
 * Winners (1): 1980
 * 2. deild karla:
 * Winners (4): 2000, 2006, 2015, 2022
 * Icelandic Men's Basketball Cup:
 * Winners (3): 1965, 1975, 1976

Individual awards

 * Icelandic Basketball Player of the Year
 * Jón Sigurðsson - 1976
 * Úrvalsdeild karla Domestic player of the year
 * Birgir Örn Birgis - 1968
 * 1. deild karla Domestic All-First team
 * Steinar Kaldal - 2008

Notable players
• 🇮🇸 Atli Arason

• 🇮🇸 Birgir Mikaelsson

• 🇮🇸 Birgir Örn Birgis

• 🇮🇸 Björn Christensen

• 🇮🇸 Björn Magnússon

• 🇺🇸 Danny Shouse

• 🇮🇸 Davíð S. Helgason

• 🇮🇸 Guðsteinn Ingimarsson

• 🇮🇸 Hallgrímur Gunnarsson

• 🇮🇸 Haraldur Hauksson

• 🇮🇸 Hörður Kristinsson

• 🇺🇸 Jimmy Rogers

• 🇮🇸 Jón H. Steingrímsson

• 🇮🇸 Jón Björgvinsson

• 🇮🇸 Jón Sigurðsson

• 🇮🇸 Lárus Lárusson

• 🇮🇸 Símon Ólafsson

• 🇺🇸 Stew Johnson

Notable coaches

 * 🇮🇸 Birgir Örn Birgis 1976–1977
 * 🇺🇸 Michael Wood 1977–1978
 * 🇺🇸 Bob Starr 1979–1980
 * 🇮🇸 Birgir Mikaelsson 2003–2004
 * 🇮🇸 Pétur Ingvarsson
 * 🇮🇸 Tómas Hermannsson
 * 🇮🇸 Karl Guðlaugsson
 * 🇮🇸 Ólafur Þór Jónsson 2021–2023
 * 🇮🇸 Steinar Kaldal 2023–present