Axel Arnar Nikulásson (2 June 1962 – 21 January 2022) was an Icelandic basketball player and coach.
He broke into the first-team in 1979 and helped the team with the second-tier 1. deild in 1982 and achieve promotion to the first-tier Úrvalsdeild karla.
During his first Úrvalsdeild season, Axel averaged 18.6 and helped Keflavík finish as the runner-up to the national championship.
[6] He appeared in one Icelandic Cup game for Grindavík in December January 1987 while home on Christmas vacation.
[8] The following season he quit the team[9] after the controversial firing of head coach Lee Nober.