1994–95 Úrvalsdeild kvenna (basketball)

1. deild kvenna1
Duration1 October 1994 – 4 April 1995
Teams9
Regular season
Top seedKeflavík
RelegatedNone
Finals
ChampionsBreiðablik (1st title)
  Runners-upKeflavík
SemifinalistsKR, Grindavík
Finals MVPUnited States Penny Peppas
Awards
Domestic MVPIceland Anna María Sveinsdóttir
Statistical leaders
Points United States Penny Peppas 25.7
Rebounds Iceland Kristín Magnúsdóttir 11.0
Assists Iceland Linda Stefánsdóttir 4.1
1 The league changed its name to Úrvalsdeild kvenna in 2007.

The 1994–1995 Úrvalsdeild kvenna was the 38th season of the Úrvalsdeild kvenna, then known as 1. deild kvenna, the top tier women's basketball league in Iceland. The season started on 1 October 1994 and ended on 2 April 1995. Breiðablik won its first title by defeating Keflavík 3–0 in the Finals.[1][2][3][4]

Competition format

The participating teams played each opponent three times for a total of 24 games. The top four teams qualified for the championship playoffs while none were relegated to Division I due to vacance berths.

Regular season

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Keflavík 24 21 3 1777 1158 +619 42 Qualification to playoffs
2 Breiðablik 24 20 4 1782 1306 +476 40
3 KR 24 16 8 1498 1190 +308 32
4 Grindavík 24 15 9 1341 1255 +86 30
5 Valur 24 12 12 1413 1282 +131 24
6 Tindastóll 24 11 13 1408 1478 −70 22
7 ÍS 24 8 16 1125 1367 −242 16
8 Njarðvík 24 4 20 1129 1559 −430 8
9 ÍR 24 1 23 992 1870 −878 2 Spared from relegation due to vacance berths
Source: 1. deild kvenna 1994–1995

Playoffs

Semifinals Finals
      
1 Keflavík 2
4 Grindavík 0
1 Keflavík 0
2 Breiðablik 3
2 Breiðablik 2
3 KR 1

Semifinals

Team 1 Series Team 2 Game 1 Game 2 Game 3
Keflavík 2–0 Grindavík 76–68 63–77
Breiðablik 2–1 KR 59–48 66–73 55–52

Final

Team 1 Series Team 2 Game 1 Game 2 Game 3 Game 4 Game 5
Keflavík 0–3 Breiðablik 81–98 52–61 53–66

Source: 1998 playoffs

Awards

All official awards of the 1995–96 season.

Domestic Player of the Year

Pos. Player Team
C Iceland Anna María Sveinsdóttir Keflavík

Playoffs MVP

Pos. Player Team
PG United States Penny Peppas Breiðablik

Domestic All-First Team

Player Team
Iceland Anna Dís Sveinbjörnsdóttir Grindavík
Iceland Anna María Sveinsdóttir Keflavík
Iceland Björg Hafsteinsdóttir Keflavík
Iceland Helga Þorvaldsdóttir KR
Iceland Linda Stefánsdóttir Valur

Best Young Player Award

Pos. Player Team
G Iceland Erla Reynisdóttir Keflavík

Source

References

  1. ^ "Breiðablik meistari í fyrstu tilraun!". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 5 April 1995. Retrieved 11 August 2017.
  2. ^ Blöndal, Björn (5 April 1995). "Nýliðarnir fögnuðu meistaratitlinum". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). Retrieved 11 August 2017.
  3. ^ "Sigur". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). 5 April 1995. Retrieved 11 August 2017.
  4. ^ "Meistarar á fyrsta ári í 1.deildinni". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). 5 April 1995. Retrieved 11 August 2017.