Skallagrímur women's basketball

The Skallagrímur women's basketball team, commonly known as Skallagrímur, is the women's basketball department of Ungmennafélagið Skallagrímur, based in Borgarnes, Iceland. It currently plays in Úrvalsdeild kvenna.

History
Skallagrímur started its women's program in 1958. In 1963, it participated in the national tournament and finished as the runner-up to ÍR. In 1964 it won its first national championship after finishing first in the national tournament. In the championship clinching game, Skallagrímur defeating ÍR 23-22 behind Sigrún Kristjánsdóttir 17 points.

In 2016-2017 it finished with the third best record in league, while also making it to the Icelandic Basketball Cup finals where it lost to Keflavík, 65-62.

On 15 February 2020, it won the Icelandic Basketball Cup for the first time, defeating KR in the cup finals with Keira Robinson being named the Cup Finals MVP.

On 20 September 2020, Skallagrímur won the Icelandic Super Cup for the first time after defeating Valur 74-68.

On 9 December 2021, the board of Skallagrímur announced that they were withdrawing the team from the Úrvalsdeild. At the time, the team was in last place in the Úrvalsdeild, having lost all 11 games.

Honours
Úrvalsdeild kvenna
 * Winners (1): 1964

Icelandic Cup
 * Winners (1): 2020
 * Runner-up (1): 2017

Icelandic Super Cup
 * Winners (1): 2020
 * Runner-up (1): 2017

Division I
 * Winners (3): 1996, 1997, 2016

Individual awards

 * Úrvalsdeild Women's Domestic All-First Team
 * Sigrún Sjöfn Ámundadóttir - 2017
 * Icelandic Cup Finals MVP
 * Keira Robinson - 2020

Notable players

 * 🇮🇸 Auður Íris Ólafsdóttir
 * 🇺🇸 Carmen Tyson-Thomas
 * 🇮🇸 Embla Kristínardóttir
 * Emilie Hesseldal
 * 🇮🇸 Fanney Lind Thomas
 * 🇮🇸 Guðrún Ósk Ámundadóttir
 * 🇮🇸 Hulda K. Harðardóttir
 * 🇮🇸 Ingibjörg Hargrave
 * 🇮🇸 Jóhanna Björk Sveinsdóttir
 * Lidia Mirchandani
 * 🇺🇸 Keira Robinson
 * 🇮🇸 Kristrún Sigurjónsdóttir
 * 🇮🇸 María Erla Geirsdóttir
 * 🇮🇸 Ragnheiður Benónísdóttir
 * Sanja Orozović
 * 🇮🇸 Sigrún Sjöfn Ámundadóttir
 * 🇺🇸 Tavelyn Brittany James (Tillman)
 * 🇮🇸 Þóra Kristín Jónsdóttir
 * Ziomara Morrison