Iceland men's national under-20 basketball team

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Iceland
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FIBA zone FIBA Europe
National federation KKÍ
Coach Ágúst Björgvinsson
U20 European Championship
Appearances2
MedalsNone
U20 European Championship Division B
Appearances5
Medals2

The Iceland men's national under-20 basketball team is the national representative for Iceland in men's international under-20 basketball tournaments. They are organized and run by the Icelandic Basketball Association. [1] The team competes at the FIBA U20 European Championship. [2] [3] [4] [5]

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History

Iceland competed at the 2017 FIBA U20 European Championship [6] [7] [8] where the team made it to the final eight [9] [10] before bowing out against Israel. [11]

U20 European Championship

YearPosition
Flag of Greece.svg 2017 8th place
Flag of Germany.svg 2018 15th place

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References

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  2. ↑ "Iceland at the 2016 FIBA U20 European Championship Division B" . Retrieved 24 July 2016.
  3. ↑ "Iceland - FIBA U20 European Championship Division A 2017 - FIBA.basketball". fiba.com. Archived from the original on July 19, 2017. Retrieved 2017-07-26.
  4. ↑ "Iceland at the 2018 FIBA U20 European Championship Division A" . Retrieved 22 July 2018.
  5. ↑ "Iceland at the 2019 FIBA U20 European Championship Division B" . Retrieved 21 July 2019.
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  8. ↑ "Mæta Frökkum á EM í dag". Mbl.is. 2017-07-15. Retrieved 2017-07-26.
  9. ↑ Sæmundsson, Ingvi Þór (July 19, 2017). "Strákarnir rústuðu Svíum og eru komnir í 8-liða úrslit". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 21 September 2017.
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