Darri Freyr Atlason


Darri Freyr Atlason is an Icelandic professional basketball coach. He is the current head coach of KR men's basketball team. In 2019, he led Valur women's team to its first national championship.

Playing career

Darri came up through the junior ranks of KR and played his first senior game with the team during the 2011–12 Úrvalsdeild karla season. He retired from playing in 2015 to fully focus on coaching.

Coaching career

Darri was hired as the head coach of 1. deild kvenna club KR in 2015. He led them to second place finish during the 2015–2016 season and was named the 1. deild kvenna Coach of the year.
Prior to coaching senior teams Darri coached youth programs in KR, winning multiple national and cup championships in various age groups.
In 2017, Darri was hired as the head coach of Valur of the top-tier Úrvalsdeild kvenna. During his first season he led the team to the Úrvalsdeild finals where it lost to Haukar.
In 2019, he guided Valur to the best record in the league, the Icelandic Cup and its first national championship.
The team opened the 2019–20 season by defeating Keflavík, 105-81, in the annual Icelandic Super Cup. It was Valur's first Super Cup win and the victory made them the holders of all four major national crowns, the others being the national championship, the national cup and the league championship which is awarded for the best regular season record in the Úrvalsdeild.
In beginning of May 2020, Darri stepped down as head coach of Valur. Later that month, on 25 May, he was introduced as the new head coach of reigning men's national champions KR.

Awards, titles and accomplishments

Coaching

Individual awards