2024–25 Israeli Basketball Premier League
Israeli Basketball Premier League | |
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Season | 2024–25 |
Dates | 6 October 2024 – June 2025 |
Teams | 14 |
TV partner(s) | Sports Channel |
← 2023–24 2025–26 → |
The 2024–25 Israeli Basketball Premier League, for sponsorship reasons Ligat Winner, is the 71st season of the Israeli Basketball Premier League. The season will started in October 2024.
Format
[edit]The regular season will be played in a 26-round (13 round-robin format). The top 6 finishers will Advance to the playoffs, will the 7th to 10th-ranked teams will face each other in the play-in showdown. Each game is hosted by the team with the higher regular season record. The format is similar to the first two rounds of the Page–McIntyre system for a four-team playoff, and is identical to that of the NBA play-in tournament. First, the 7th seed hosts the 8th seed, with the winner advancing to the playoffs; likewise the 9th seed hosts the 10th seed, with the loser eliminated. Then the loser of the 7-v-8 game hosts the winner of the 9-v-10 game, with the winner of that game getting the final playoff spot . the 11th to 14th-ranked teams will be played in a 4-round (2 round-robin format), the bottom two teams will relegated to Liga Leumit
Teams
[edit]Hapoel Eilat has been relegated to 2024–25 National League after placing in the bottom place of the 2023–24 Premier League.[1] Hapoel Gilboa Galil and Elitzur Netanya has been promoted to the league after win for the 2023–24 National League semi-final Series .[2][3]
Stadia and locations
[edit]Team | Home city | Stadium | Capacity |
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Bnei Herzliya | Herzliya | HaYovel Herzliya | 1,500 |
Elitzur Netanya | Netanya | 2,500 | |
Hapoel Afula | Afula | Nir Ha'emak Hall | 1,000 |
Hapoel Be'er Sheva/Dimona | Be'er Sheva and Dimona | Conch Arena | 3,000 |
Hapoel Galil Elyon | Upper Galilee | HaPais Kfar Blum | 2,000 |
Hapoel Gilboa Galil | Gilboa Regional and Lower Galilee | Gan Ner Sports Hall | 2,057 |
Hapoel Haifa | Haifa | Romema Arena | 5,000 |
Hapoel Holon | Holon | Holon Toto Hall | 5,500 |
Hapoel Jerusalem | Jerusalem | Pais Arena | 11,000 |
Hapoel Tel Aviv | Tel Aviv | Drive in Arena | 3,504 |
Ironi Kiryat Ata | Kiryat Ata | Ramaz Hall | 1,200 |
Ironi Ness Ziona | Ness Ziona | Lev Hamoshava | 1,300 |
Maccabi Ironi Ramat Gan | Ramat Gan | Zisman Hall | 1,500 |
Maccabi Tel Aviv | Tel Aviv | Menora Mivtachim Arena | 10,383 |
Personnel and sponsorship
[edit]Team | Chairman | Head coach | Team captain | Kit manufacturer | Main sponsor |
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Bnei Herzliya | Eldad Akunis | Yehu Orland | Frédéric Bourdillon | Peak | PenLink |
Elitzur Netanya | Avidan Nager | Ruven Najberger Idan Avshalom |
Roy Paretsky Ariel Aizik |
Peak | Briga |
Hapoel Afula | Yossi Malka | Ariel Beit-Halahmy | Muriel Lutati | Reebok | |
Hapoel Be'er Sheva/Dimona | Kfir Arazi | Rami Hadar | Neta Segal | Kempa | Altshuler Shacham |
Hapoel Galil Elyon | Tamir Abrahams | Guni Israeli | Lior Carreira | Peak | Rivulis |
Hapoel Gilboa Galil | Gideon Yadin | Sharon Avrahami | Roey Netzia | Reebok | Innovate |
Hapoel Haifa | Yuval Rosman | Roee Perl | Amit Gershon | Reebok | Shoval Engineering |
Hapoel Holon | Eitan Lanciano | Guy Goodes | Niv Misgav | Kelme | Netanel Groups |
Hapoel Jerusalem | Matan Edelson | Yonatan Alon | Yovel Zoosman | Nike | Bank Yahav |
Hapoel Tel Aviv | Offer Yanai | Dimitrios Itoudis | Bar Timor | Reebok | Shlomo Insurance |
Ironi Kiryat Ata | Naftali Bentov | Eldad Bentov | Yariv Amiram | Reebok | Lati Construction |
Ironi Ness Ziona | Yaniv Mizrahi | Amit Schaerf | Tzuf Ben Moshe | Nike | Chai Motors |
Maccabi Ironi Ramat Gan | Chen Shnaiderman | Shmulik Brenner | Adam Ariel | Peak | Cnanan Groups |
Maccabi Tel Aviv | Shimon Mizrahi | Oded Kattash | John DiBartolomeo | Puma | Playtika |
Managerial changes
[edit]Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Replaced with | Date of appointment | Ref. |
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Hapoel Tel Aviv | Stefanos Dedas | Mutual Consent | 15 November 2024 | 3rd (6–0) | Dimitrios Itoudis | 15 November 2024 | [4] |
Hapoel Be'er Sheva/Dimona | Oren Aharoni | Fired | 16 November 2024 | 13th (2–3) | Rami Hadar | 17 November 2024 | [5][6] |
Hapoel Haifa | Elad Hasin | Resigned | 12 December 2024 | 14th (1–8) | Roee Perl | 13 December 2024 | [7][8] |
Regular season
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 10 | 9 | 1 | 873 | 789 | +84 | 19 | Advance to the playoffs |
2 | Bnei Herzliya | 10 | 8 | 2 | 882 | 872 | +10 | 18 | |
3 | Hapoel Jerusalem | 10 | 8 | 2 | 838 | 727 | +111 | 18 | |
4 | Hapoel Tel Aviv | 9 | 8 | 1 | 775 | 671 | +104 | 16[a] | |
5 | Hapoel Holon | 10 | 6 | 4 | 816 | 773 | +43 | 16 | |
6 | Hapoel Galil Elyon | 10 | 5 | 5 | 787 | 778 | +9 | 15 | |
7 | Ironi Ness Ziona | 11 | 4 | 7 | 929 | 957 | −28 | 15 | Advance to the play-in |
8 | Hapoel Afula | 10 | 4 | 6 | 810 | 794 | +16 | 14 | |
9 | Hapoel Gilboa Galil | 10 | 4 | 6 | 810 | 828 | −18 | 14 | |
10 | Elitzur Netanya | 10 | 3 | 7 | 773 | 846 | −73 | 13 | |
11 | Maccabi Ironi Ramat Gan | 8 | 4 | 4 | 727 | 678 | +49 | 12 | Advance to playouts |
12 | Hapoel Be'er Sheva/Dimona | 9 | 3 | 6 | 729 | 793 | −64 | 12 | |
13 | Ironi Kiryat Ata | 10 | 2 | 8 | 779 | 878 | −99 | 12 | |
14 | Hapoel Haifa | 11 | 1 | 10 | 871 | 1015 | −144 | 12 |
Rounds 1 to 26
[edit]Awards
[edit]MVP of the Round
[edit]Round | Player | Team | EFF | Ref. |
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October | ||||
2 | Marcus Bingham | Hapoel Holon | 39 | [13] |
3 | Tomer Ginat | Hapoel Tel Aviv | 27 | [14] |
4 | Chavaughn Lewis | Ironi Kiryat Ata | 36 | [15] |
November | ||||
5 | Jared Harper | Hapoel Jerusalem | 26 | [16] |
6 | Chris Silva | Bnei Herzliya | 32 | [17] |
8 | Justyn Mutts | Hapoel Afula | 26 | [18] |
December | ||||
9 | Jaylen Hoard | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 32 | [19] |
10 | Roman Sorkin | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 28 | [20] |
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1 | ||||
7 |
Monthly Awards
[edit]Player of the Month
[edit]Month | Player | Team | EFF | Ref. |
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October | Jimmy Clark | Bnei Herzliya | 17.8 | [21] |
November | Jared Harper | Hapoel Jerusalem | 24.3 | [22] |
Israeli Player of the Month
[edit]Month | Player | Team | EFF | Ref. |
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October | Gur Lavy | Hapoel Gilboa Galil | 18.3 | [23] |
November | Ethan Burg | Bnei Herzliya | 14.2 | [24] |
Coach of the Month
[edit]Month | Coach | Team | W-L | Ref. |
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October | Yehu Orland | Bnei Herzliya | 3–1 | [25] |
November | Yonatan Alon | Hapoel Jerusalem | 3–0 | [26] |
Yearly awards
[edit]Award | Winner | Team | Ref. |
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Israeli clubs in European competitions
[edit]Competition | Team | Progress |
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EuroLeague | Maccabi Tel Aviv | Regular season |
EuroCup | Hapoel Tel Aviv | Regular season |
Hapoel Jerusalem | Regular season | |
Champions League | Hapoel Holon | Regular season |
Maccabi Ironi Ramat Gan | Regular season |
References
[edit]- ^ "אלא אם יוקפאו הירידות: אילת נשרה ללאומית" [Eilat will be relegated to Leumit]. ynet.co.il (in Hebrew). 26 May 2024. Retrieved 26 May 2024.
- ^ "אחרי עונה אחת בלאומית: הפועל גלבוע גליל חזרה לליגת העל" [After one season in Laemit: Hapoel Gilboa Galil returned to the Premier League]. sports.walla.co.il (in Hebrew). 27 May 2024. Retrieved 27 May 2024.
- ^ "אליצור נתניה עלתה לליגת העל בכדורסל" [Elitzur Netanya promoted to the basketball league]. sport5.co.il (in Hebrew). 23 May 2024. Retrieved 23 May 2024.
- ^ Stav Ifargan (15 November 2024). "עכשיו זה רשמי: דימיטריס איטודיס מונה למאמן הפועל ת"א" [Now it's official: Dimitrios Itoudis has been appointed coach of Hapoel Tel Aviv]. Ynet (in Hebrew). Retrieved 17 November 2024.
- ^ Or Shkedy (16 November 2024). "אורן אהרוני פוטר מהפועל באר שבע, רמי הדר מועמד להחליפו" [Oren Aharoni was fired from Hapoel Be'er Sheva, Rami Hadar is nominated to replace him]. Walla! (in Hebrew). Retrieved 17 November 2024.
- ^ Or Shkedy (17 November 2024). "רמי הדר מונה למאמן הפועל באר שבע: "יחד נעמוד באתגרים"" [Rami Hadar was appointed coach of Hapoel Be'er Sheva: "Together we will face the challenges"]. Walla! (in Hebrew). Retrieved 17 November 2024.
- ^ Tomer Givati (12 December 2024). "מסיבות אישיות: זעזוע על הקווים אצל נועלת טבלת ליגת העל" [From personal reasons: A shock on the lines for the Premier League last place group]. Israel Hayom (in Hebrew). Retrieved 13 December 2024.
- ^ Or Shkedy (13 December 2024). "הופעת בכורה פיקנטית: רועי פרל מונה למאמן הפועל חיפה" [Spicy debut: Roee Perl appointed coach of Hapoel Haifa]. Walla! (in Hebrew). Retrieved 13 December 2024.
- ^ Givati, Tomer (8 July 2024). "בעקבות אירועי הדרבי: הופחתה נקודה ממאזנה של הפועל תל אביב בעונה הבאה" [Following the events of the derby: a point was deducted from Hapoel Tel Aviv's next season balance]. Israel Hayom (in Hebrew). Retrieved 24 September 2024.
- ^ "League Standings". basket.co.il. Retrieved 17 December 2024.
- ^ "תקנון חישוב טבלה" [Table Rules]. Israeli Basketball Premier League (in Hebrew). Archived from the original on 27 April 2023. Retrieved 12 October 2024.
- ^ "League Schedule & Results". basket.co.il. Retrieved 17 December 2024.
- ^ "מצטיין המחזור השני: מרכוס בינגהאם" [Round 2 MVPs: Marcus Bingham]. basket.co.il (in Hebrew). 15 October 2024. Retrieved 15 October 2024.
- ^ "מצטיין המחזור השלישי: תומר גינת" [Round 3 MVPs: Tomer Ginat]. basket.co.il (in Hebrew). 22 October 2024. Retrieved 10 November 2024.
- ^ "מצטיין המחזור הרביעי: שאבון לואיס" [Round 4 MVPs: Chavaughn Lewis]. basket.co.il (in Hebrew). 29 October 2024. Retrieved 10 November 2024.
- ^ "מצטיין המחזור החמישי: ג'ארד הארפר" [Round 5 MVPs: Jared Harper]. basket.co.il (in Hebrew). 5 November 2024. Retrieved 10 November 2024.
- ^ "מצטיין המחזור השישי: כריס סילבה" [Round 6 MVPs: Chris Silva]. basket.co.il (in Hebrew). 12 November 2024. Retrieved 28 November 2024.
- ^ "מצטיין המחזור השמיני: ג'סטין מאטס" [Round 8 MVPs: Justyn Mutts]. basket.co.il (in Hebrew). 3 December 2024. Retrieved 3 December 2024.
- ^ "מצטיין המחזור התשיעי: ג'יילן הורד" [Round 9 MVPs: Jaylen Hoard]. basket.co.il (in Hebrew). 10 December 2024. Retrieved 11 December 2024.
- ^ "מצטיין המחזור העשירי: רומן סורקין" [Round 10 MVPs: Roman Sorkin]. basket.co.il (in Hebrew). 17 December 2024. Retrieved 19 December 2024.
- ^ "שחקן חודש אוקטובר: ג'ימי קלארק" [October MVP: Jimmy Clark]. basket.co.il (in Hebrew). 31 October 2024.
- ^ "שחקן חודש נובמבר: ג'ארד הארפר" [November MVP: Jared Harper]. basket.co.il (in Hebrew). 4 December 2024.
- ^ "שחקן החודש הישראלי: גור לביא" [The Israeli player of October: Gur Lavy]. basket.co.il (in Hebrew). 31 October 2024.
- ^ "שחקן החודש הישראלי: איתן בורג" [The Israeli player of November: Ethan Burg]. basket.co.il (in Hebrew). 4 December 2024.
- ^ "מאמן חודש אוקטובר: יהוא אורלנד" [Winner Basketball League coach of October: Yehu Orland]. basket.co.il (in Hebrew). 31 October 2024.
- ^ "מאמן החודש בחסות נאוטיקה: יונתן אלון" [Winner Basketball League coach of November: Yonatan Alon]. basket.co.il (in Hebrew). 4 December 2024.