2019–20 Israeli Basketball Premier League

Israeli Basketball Premier League
Season2019–20
Dates5 October 2019 – 28 July 2020
Number of teams12
TV partner(s)Sports Channel
Regular season
RelegatedMaccabi Ashdod
Finals
ChampionsMaccabi Tel Aviv (54th title)
  Runners-upMaccabi Rishon LeZion
SemifinalistsHapoel Jerusalem
Hapoel Gilboa Galil

The 2019–20 Israeli Basketball Premier League, for sponsorship reasons Ligat Winner, was the 66th season of the Israeli Basketball Premier League. On 13 March 2020, the league was suspended because of the COVID-19 pandemic.[1] The league resumed behind closed doors on 21 June 2020 in a different format.[2]

Teams

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Teams of the 2019–20 Israeli Basketball Premier League

Maccabi Haifa has been promoted to the league after winning 2018–19 Liga Leumit after they won Hapoel Galil Elyon 3–1 in the Series Finals, and comes back just one year after their relegation.[3] Meanwhile, Bnei Herzliya was relegated after finishing in the last place the previous season .

Stadia and locations

Team Home city Stadium Capacity
Hapoel Be'er Sheva Be'er Sheva Conch Arena 3,000
Hapoel Eilat Eilat Begin Arena 1,490
Hapoel Gilboa Galil Gilboa Regional Council Gan Ner Sports Hall 2,100
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 Nahariya Nahariya Ein Sarah 2,500
Ironi Nes Ziona Ness Ziona Lev Hamoshava 1,200
Maccabi Ashdod Ashdod HaKiriya Arena 2,200
Maccabi Haifa Haifa Romema Arena 5,000
Maccabi Rishon LeZion Rishon LeZion Beit Maccabi Rishon 2,500
Maccabi Tel Aviv Tel Aviv Menora Mivtachim Arena 10,383

Personnel and sponsorship

Team Chairman Head coach Team captain Kit manufacturer Main sponsor
Hapoel Be'er Sheva Israel Kfir Arazi Israel Rami Hadar United StatesIsrael Spencer Weisz Spalding Altshuler Shaham
Hapoel Eilat Israel Nachi Indik Israel Eric Alfasi Israel Avi Ben-Chimol Peak Yossi Avrahami
Hapoel Gilboa Galil Israel Haim Ohayon Israel Lior Lubin Israel Netanel Artzi Peak Gilboa Regional Council
Hapoel Holon Israel Shlomo Issac Greece Stefanos Dedas Israel Shlomi Harush Peak UNET
Hapoel Jerusalem Israel Eyal Chomski Israel Oded Kattash Israel Bar Timor Peak Bank Yahav
Hapoel Tel Aviv Israel Rami Cohen Greece Ioannis Kastritis Israel Tomer Ginat Peak SP Metzer
Ironi Nahariya Israel Nissim Alfasi Israel Danny Franco United States Tony Gaffney Peak
Ironi Nes Ziona Israel Yaniv Mizrahi Israel Nadav Zilberstein Israel Tal Dunne Kappa Chai Motors
Maccabi Ashdod Israel Armaund Asulin Israel Amit Tamir Israel Lior Eliyahu AND1 SCE
Maccabi Haifa United States Jeff Rosen Venezuela Daniel Seoane United StatesIsrael Willy Workman Joma
Maccabi Rishon LeZion Israel Itzhak Peri Israel Guy Goodes Israel Oz Blayzer Under Armour Winner
Maccabi Tel Aviv Israel Shimon Mizrahi Greece Ioannis Sfairopoulos United StatesIsrael John DiBartolomeo Nike FOX

Managerial changes

Departure date Team Outgoing head coach Reason Hire date Incoming head coach Ref.
December 5, 2019 Hapoel Holon Israel Sharon Drucker Fired December 22, 2019 Greece Stefanos Dedas [4][5]
January 18, 2020 Hapoel Tel Aviv Israel Ariel Beit-Halahmy Fired January 27, 2020 Greece Ioannis Kastritis [6][7]
May 12, 2020 Maccabi Ashdod United States Brad Greenberg Resigned May 15, 2020 Israel Amit Tamir [8][9]

Regular season

Pos Team Pld W L GF GA GD PCT Qualification or relegation
1 Maccabi Tel Aviv 22 20 2 2005 1670 +335 .909 Advance to the Top-teams League Group
2 Hapoel Jerusalem 22 18 4 1975 1752 +223 .818
3 Maccabi Rishon LeZion 22 13 9 1802 1704 +98 .591
4 Hapoel Holon 22 12 10 1910 1925 −15 .545
5 Maccabi Haifa 22 11 11 1865 1845 +20 .500 Advance to the Bottom-Teams League Group
6 Ironi Nes Ziona 22 10 12 1879 1926 −47 .455
7 Hapoel Tel Aviv 22 9 13 1860 1907 −47 .409
8 Ironi Nahariya 22 9 13 1797 1861 −64 .409
9 Hapoel Eilat 22 9 13 1826 1883 −57 .409
10 Hapoel Gilboa Galil 22 9 13 1888 1976 −88 .409
11 Hapoel Be'er Sheva 22 8 14 1784 1897 −113 .364
12 Maccabi Ashdod 22 4 18 1730 1975 −245 .182
Updated to match(es) played on June 22, 2020. Source: Basket.co.il

Rounds 1 to 22

Home \ Away MTA HJE MRL HHO MHA INZ HTA INA HEI HGG HBS MAS
Maccabi Tel Aviv 89–73 75–64 94–76 91–77 80–71 84–74 86–65 102–86 99–76 98–74 114–82
Hapoel Jerusalem 98–87 84–78 91–84 95–81 102–71 80–91 85–55 83–74 88–73 108–74 72–51
Maccabi Rishon LeZion 66–81 65–73 84–59 62–54 75–79 94–85 76–63 80–74 90–64 80–72 67–66
Hapoel Holon 83–94 112–115 105–104 88–82 99–80 89–75 86–78 90–85 87–81 92–73 103–86
Maccabi Haifa 75–93 95–87 88–79 92–60 84–87 72–92 84–78 107–85 95–83 95–80 91–80
Ironi Nes Ziona 68–91 81–93 93–88 78–87 98–91 95–80 83–88 101–69 106–115 83–76 88–97
Hapoel Tel Aviv 84–91 72–90 74–77 86–90 88–81 90–95 96–88 70–87 96–93 102–97 100–93
Ironi Nahariya 62–89 82–88 118–114 95–109 82–87 71–79 86–84 84–89 94–76 87–74 84–68
Hapoel Eilat 86–81 84–99 72–94 90–81 87–76 103–89 71–84 61–63 79–78 87–92 98–78
Hapoel Gilboa Galil 110–112 98–93 75–96 95–88 84–93 96–80 68–85 76–95 76–74 100–73 95–83
Hapoel Be'er Sheva 63–80 86–94 69–75 85–73 75–77 82–81 103–76 87–83 88–87 81–85 101–77
Maccabi Ashdod 57–94 69–84 81–94 82–69 91–88 69–93 83–76 84–96 87–98 89–91 77–79
Updated to match(es) played on June 22, 2020. Source: Basket.co.il
Legend: Blue = home team win; Red = away team win.

Top-teams League Group

Pos Team Pld W L GF GA GD PCT Qualification or relegation
1 Maccabi Tel Aviv 28 24 4 2554 2144 +410 .857 Advance to the playoffs
2 Hapoel Jerusalem 28 22 6 2513 2238 +275 .786
3 Maccabi Rishon LeZion 28 17 11 2330 2207 +123 .607
4 Hapoel Holon 28 12 16 2347 2514 −167 .429
Updated to match(es) played on July 12, 2020. Source: Basket.co.il
Home \ Away MTA HJE MRL HHO
Maccabi Tel Aviv 86–80 77–86 103–65
Hapoel Jerusalem 82–93 93–86 102–67
Maccabi Rishon LeZion 92–90 73–88 98–81
Hapoel Holon 69–100 81–93 74–93
Updated to match(es) played on July 12, 2020. Source: Basket.co.il
Legend: Blue = home team win; Red = away team win.

Positions by round

Team ╲ Round232425262728
Maccabi Tel Aviv111111
Hapoel Jerusalem222222
Maccabi Rishon LeZion333333
Hapoel Holon444444
Advance to the playoffs
Source:[citation needed]

Bottom-Teams League Group

Pos Team Pld W L GF GA GD PCT Qualification or relegation
5 Hapoel Gilboa Galil 29 16 13 2498 2530 −32 .552 Advance to the playoffs
6 Maccabi Haifa 29 15 14 2455 2431 +24 .517
7 Ironi Nes Ziona 29 13 16 2476 2566 −90 .448
8 Hapoel Tel Aviv 29 13 16 2460 2466 −6 .448
9 Hapoel Be'er Sheva 29 12 17 2340 2465 −125 .414
10 Hapoel Eilat 28 11 17 2316 2392 −76 .393
11 Ironi Nahariya 28 11 17 2276 2319 −43 .393
12 Maccabi Ashdod (R) 29 5 24 2341 2634 −293 .172 Relegation to Liga Leumit
Updated to match(es) played on July 13, 2020. Source: Basket.co.il
(R) Relegated
Home \ Away MHA INZ HTA INA HEI HGG HBS MAS
Maccabi Haifa 94–79 66–82 82–90 80–81
Ironi Nes Ziona 75–105 88–80 83–85 99–97
Hapoel Tel Aviv 79–82 77–73 69–60 82–81
Ironi Nahariya 89–91 Canceled 67–69 86–68
Hapoel Eilat 83–95 84–88 93–87
Hapoel Gilboa Galil 90–82 87–82 83–65
Hapoel Be'er Sheva 83–87 84–81 85–80
Maccabi Ashdod 92–99 106–105 81–92
Updated to match(es) played on July 13, 2020. Source: Basket.co.il
Legend: Blue = home team win; Red = away team win.

Positions by round

Team ╲ Round23242526272829
Maccabi Haifa5555566
Ironi Nes Ziona98118777
Hapoel Tel Aviv101089888
Ironi Nahariya69910101111
Hapoel Eilat87711111010
Hapoel Gilboa Galil7666655
Hapoel Be'er Sheva1111107999
Maccabi Ashdod12121212121212
Advance to the playoffs
Relegation to Liga Leumit
Source:[citation needed]

Playoffs

The first round of the playoffs is played in a best-of-three format, with the higher seeded team playing the first (and the second at home if is necessary).

Team 1 Series Team 2 Game 1 Game 2 Game 3
Maccabi Tel Aviv 2–1 Hapoel Tel Aviv 67–66 72–82 83–68
Hapoel Holon 1–2 Hapoel Gilboa Galil 80–77 65–99 82–87
Maccabi Rishon LeZion 2–0 Maccabi Haifa 87–72 101–82 —
Hapoel Jerusalem 2–0 Ironi Nes Ziona 104–79 114–87 —

Final Four

Bracket

 
SemifinalsChampionship game
 
      
 
26 July
 
 
Maccabi Tel Aviv81
 
28 July
 
Hapoel Gilboa Galil78
 
Maccabi Tel Aviv86
 
26 July
 
Maccabi Rishon LeZion81
 
Hapoel Jerusalem97
 
 
Maccabi Rishon LeZion100
 

Semifinals

26 July 2020 Maccabi Tel Aviv 81–78 Hapoel Gilboa Galil Tel Aviv
21:15 Scoring by quarter: 24–22, 19–14, 21–15, 17–27
Sport 5 Pts: Dorsey 20
Rebs: Avdija 9
Asts: Caloiaro 4
PIR: Wilbekin, Dorsey 18 		Boxscore Pts: Ziv 23
Rebs: Mitchell 8
Asts: Thomasson 4
PIR: Ziv 23 		Arena: Menora Mivtachim Arena
Referees: Amit Balak, Kfir Mualem, Dan Yalon
26 July 2020 Hapoel Jerusalem 97–100 Maccabi Rishon LeZion Tel Aviv
18:30 Scoring by quarter: 17–32, 20–18, 41–27, 19–23
Sport 5 Pts: Pargo 32
Rebs: Braimoh 10
Asts: Feldeine 4
PIR: Pargo 28 		Boxscore Pts: Harrison 21
Rebs: Harrison 8
Asts: Monroe 7
PIR: Hankins 22 		Arena: Menora Mivtachim Arena
Referees: Omer Esteron, Ofer Manheim, Shaul Yahalom

Final

28 July 2020 Maccabi Tel Aviv 86–81 Maccabi Rishon LeZion Tel Aviv
21:00 Scoring by quarter: 29–21, 25–15, 15–23, 17–22
Sport 5 Pts: Stoudemire 18
Rebs: Hunter 8
Asts: Wilbekin 6
PIR: Hunter 24 		Boxscore Pts: Harrison 38
Rebs: Harrison, Monroe 6
Asts: Harrison 5
PIR: Harrison 48 		Arena: Menora Mivtachim Arena
Referees: Sefi Shemesh, Erez Gurion, Zahi Habdali


2019–20 Israeli Premier League champions
Maccabi Tel Aviv
54th title

Awards

MVP of the Round

Round Player Team EFF Ref.
October
1 United StatesIsrael T. J. Cline Hapoel Holon 27 [10]
2 United States Alex Hamilton (1/3) Maccabi Rishon LeZion 36 [11]
3 Israel Lior Eliyahu (1/2) Maccabi Ashdod 26 [12]
4 United States Scottie Wilbekin (1/2) Maccabi Tel Aviv 34 [13]
November
5 Israel Rafi Menco (1/2) Hapoel Eilat 20 [14]
6 United States Dominic Waters Ironi Nahariya 32 [15]
December
8 United States Jarmar Gulley (1/2) Hapoel Gilboa Galil 42 [16]
United States Justin Tillman 29
9 Dominican Republic James Feldeine Hapoel Jerusalem 44 [17]
10 United States Alex Hamilton (2/3) Maccabi Rishon LeZion 33 [18]
11 United StatesIsrael Jake Cohen Maccabi Tel Aviv 42 [19]
12 Israel Lior Eliyahu (2/2) Maccabi Ashdod 30 [20]
January
13 United States Alex Hamilton (3/3) Maccabi Rishon LeZion 43 [21]
14 United States Jordan Hamilton Hapoel Tel Aviv 33 [22]
15 Dominican Republic Édgar Sosa Hapoel Gilboa Galil 37 [23]
16 United States Jarmar Gulley (2/2) Hapoel Gilboa Galil 51 [24]
17 Venezuela Gregory Vargas (1/2) Maccabi Haifa 22 [25]
February
18 Venezuela Gregory Vargas (2/2) Maccabi Haifa 33 [26]
19 Israel Rafi Menco (2/2) Hapoel Eilat 37 [27]
March
20 United States Jeff Withey Ironi Nes Ziona 35 [28]
21 United States Manny Harris Hapoel Holon 41 [29]
June
22 Israel Ziv Ben-Zvi Hapoel Eilat 28 [30]
23 Israel Tamir Blatt Hapoel Jerusalem 24 [31]
24 United States Scottie Wilbekin (2/2) Maccabi Tel Aviv 28 [32]
July
25 United States Evan Bruinsma Hapoel Be'er Sheva 42 [33]
26 United States Cameron Oliver Ironi Nes Ziona 39 [34]
27 Israel Yiftach Ziv Hapoel Gilboa Galil 25 [35]
28 United States JP Tokoto Ironi Nes Ziona 41 [36]
29 United States Andrew Andrews Maccabi Haifa 36 [37]
QR1 United States D'Angelo Harrison Maccabi Rishon LeZion 35 [38]
QR2 Israel Yam Madar Hapoel Tel Aviv 24 [39]

Monthly Awards

Player of the Month

Month Player Team EFF Ref.
October United States Justin Tillman Hapoel Gilboa Galil 31.3 [40]
November United States Jeff Withey Ironi Nes Ziona 29.0 [41]
December United StatesIsrael Jake Cohen Maccabi Tel Aviv 23.8 [42]
January United States Jarmar Gulley Hapoel Gilboa Galil 28.2 [43]

Israeli Player of the Month

Deni Avdija
Month Player Team EFF Ref.
October Israel Omri Casspi Maccabi Tel Aviv 15.5 [44]
November Israel Raviv Limonad Ironi Nes Ziona 17.4 [45]
December – – – –
January Israel Deni Avdija Maccabi Tel Aviv 18.3 [46]

Coach of the Month

Month Coach Team W-L Ref.
October Israel Lior Lubin Hapoel Gilboa Galil 3–0 [47]
November Israel Nadav Zilberstein Ironi Nes Ziona 2–0 [48]
December Greece Ioannis Sfairopoulos Maccabi Tel Aviv 5–0 [49]
January Greece Stefanos Dedas Hapoel Holon 4–1 [50]

Israeli clubs in European competitions

Team Competition Progress
Maccabi Tel Aviv EuroLeague Regular season
Maccabi Rishon LeZion EuroCup Regular season
Hapoel Jerusalem Champions League Final Eight
Hapoel Holon Regular season
Ironi Nes Ziona FIBA Europe Cup Second round
  • Bold – still active.
  • Strike – Season canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

See also

References

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  2. ^ "מתווה החזרה המלא של ליגת ווינר סל". מנהלת הליגה. 10 May 2020. Retrieved 10 May 2020.
  3. ^ Maccabi Haifa are National League champions
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  5. ^ "סטפאנוס דדאס יאמן את הפועל "יונט" חולון" (in Hebrew). December 22, 2019.
  6. ^ "בית הלחמי סיים תפקידו בהפועל ת"א" (in Hebrew). January 18, 2020.
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  8. ^ "הרימה ידיים: גרינברג לא יחזור לאשדוד" (in Hebrew). May 12, 2020.
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  10. ^ "Round 1 MVP: T. J. Cline". October 7, 2019.
  11. ^ "Round 2 MVP: Alex Hamilton". October 15, 2019.
  12. ^ "Round 3 MVP: Lior Eliyahu". October 22, 2019.
  13. ^ "Round 4 MVP: Scottie Wilbekin". October 29, 2019.
  14. ^ "Round 5 MVP: Rafi Menco". November 6, 2019.
  15. ^ "Round 6 MVP: Dominic Waters". November 20, 2019.
  16. ^ "Round 8 MVP: Justin Tillman & Jarmar Gulley". December 3, 2019.
  17. ^ "Round 9 MVP: James Feldeine". December 10, 2019.
  18. ^ "Round 10 MVP: Alex Hamilton". December 18, 2019.
  19. ^ "Round 11 MVP: Jake Cohen". December 24, 2019.
  20. ^ "Round 12 MVP: Lior Eliyahu". December 31, 2019.
  21. ^ "Round 13 MVP: Alex Hamilton". January 3, 2020.
  22. ^ "Round 14 MVP: Jordan Hamilton". January 7, 2020.
  23. ^ "Round 15 MVP: Édgar Sosa". January 14, 2020.
  24. ^ "Round 16 MVP: Jarmar Gulley". January 21, 2020.
  25. ^ "Round 17 MVP: Gregory Vargas". January 27, 2020.
  26. ^ "Round 18 MVP: Gregory Vargas". February 4, 2020.
  27. ^ "Round 19 MVP: Rafi Menco". February 17, 2020.
  28. ^ "Round 20 MVP: Jeff Withey". March 2, 2020.
  29. ^ "Round 21 MVP: Manny Harris". March 11, 2020.
  30. ^ "Round 22 MVP: Ziv Ben-Zvi". June 23, 2020.
  31. ^ "Round 23 MVP: Tamir Blatt". June 26, 2020.
  32. ^ "Round 24 MVP: Scottie Wilbekin". June 30, 2020.
  33. ^ "Round 25 MVP: Evan Bruinsma". July 3, 2020.
  34. ^ "Round 26 MVP: Cameron Oliver". July 7, 2020.
  35. ^ "Round 27 MVP: Yiftach Ziv". July 8, 2020.
  36. ^ "Round 28 MVP: JP Tokoto". July 12, 2020.
  37. ^ "Round 29 MVP: Andrew Andrews". July 14, 2020.
  38. ^ "QR1 MVP: D'Angelo Harrison". July 19, 2020.
  39. ^ "QR2 MVP: Yam Madar". July 22, 2020.
  40. ^ "October's Player of the Month: Justin Tillman". November 1, 2019.
  41. ^ "November's Player of the Month: Jeff Withey". December 5, 2019.
  42. ^ "December's Player of the Month: Jake Cohen". January 3, 2020.
  43. ^ "January's Player of the Month: Jarmar Gulley". January 31, 2020.
  44. ^ "October's Israeli Player of the Month: Omri Casspi". November 1, 2019.
  45. ^ "November's Israeli Player of the Month: Raviv Limonad". December 5, 2019.
  46. ^ "January's Israeli Player of the Month: Deni Avdija". January 31, 2020.
  47. ^ "October's Coach of the Month: Lior Lubin". November 1, 2019.
  48. ^ "November's Coach of the Month: Nadav Zilberstein". December 5, 2019.
  49. ^ "December's Coach of the Month: Ioannis Sfairopoulos". January 3, 2020.
  50. ^ "January's Coach of the Month: Stefanos Dedas". January 31, 2020.