2016–17 Israeli Basketball Super League

2016–2017 Ligat Winner1
Competition details
Season 2016–17
Teams 12
Games played 218
Dates 8 October 2016 – 15 May 2017 (Regular season)
TV Sport 5
Final positions
Champions Hapoel Jerusalem (2nd title)
Runners-up Maccabi Haifa
Promoted Ironi Nes Ziona
Relegated Maccabi Kiryat Gat
Awards
MVP Israel John DiBartolomeo
Final Four MVP United States Jerome Dyson
Most Improved Player(s) Israel Idan Zalmanson & Rafi Menco
Sixth Man United States Jason Siggers
Defensive Player Venezuela Gregory Vargas
Statistical leaders
Index Rating United States Murphy Holloway
20.3
Points United States Mark Lyons
20.1
Rebounds Israel Karam Mashour
10.3
Assists Venezuela Gregory Vargas
6.6
Records
Biggest home win Jerusalem 89–50 Kiryat Gat
Biggest away win Ironi Naharia 80–105 Hapoel Tel Aviv
Winning streak 9
Hapoel Eilat
Losing streak 10
Maccabi Kiryat Gat
Attendance 561,570 (2,576 per match)
All statistics correct as of 17 May 2017.
1 Sponsored league name, referring to Winner.

The 2016–2017 Israeli Basketball Super League, for sponsorship reasons Ligat Winner, was the 63rd season of the Israeli Basketball Super League. Maccabi Rishon LeZion was the defending champion. The regular season started on October 8, 2016 and ended on May 15, 2017.

Teams

Hapoel Gilboa Galil has been promoted to the league after winning 2015–16 National League. Ironi Nes Ziona who finished in last place during the 2015-2016 season, relegated from the Super League.[1]

Stadia and locations

Team Home city Stadium Capacity
Bnei Herzliya Herzliya HaYovel Herzliya 1,500
Maccabi Kiryat Gat Kiryat Gat Ashkelon Sports Arena 3,000
Hapoel Gilboa Galil Gilboa Regional Council Gan Ner Sports Hall 2,100
Hapoel Holon Holon Holon Toto Hall 5,500
Hapoel Jerusalem Jerusalem Jerusalem Payis Arena 11,600
Ironi Nahariya Nahariya Ein Sarah 2,500
Maccabi Ashdod Ashdod HaKiriya Arena 2,200
Hapoel Eilat Eilat Begin Arena 1,490
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 11,060
Hapoel Tel Aviv Tel Aviv Drive in Arena 3,504

Personnel and sponsorship

Team Chairman Head coach Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
Bnei HerzliyaIsrael Eldad AkunisIsrael Mickey GorkaPeakDell EMC
Maccabi Kiryat GatIsrael Tomer YaminIsrael Elad HasinKappa
Hapoel Gilboa GalilIsrael Haim OhayonIsrael Ariel Bet HalahmiPeak
Hapoel HolonIsrael Eitan LancianoIsrael Dan ShamirPeakUNET
Hapoel JerusalemIsrael Ori AllonItaly Simone PianigianiadidasBank Yahav
Ironi NahariyaIsrael Nissim AlfasiIsrael Eric AlfasiPeak–
Maccabi AshdodIsrael Meir KikosIsrael Meir TapiroAnd1Kaplan Medical Center
Hapoel EilatIsrael Motti AmsalemIsrael Oded KattashAnd1Fattal
Maccabi HaifaUnited States Jeff RosenIsrael Offer RahimiPeakHunter
Maccabi Rishon LeZionIsrael Itzhak PeriIsrael Shmulik BrennerUnder ArmourRand Media
Maccabi Tel AvivIsrael Shimon MizrahiIsrael Arik ShivekNikeFOX
Hapoel Tel AvivIsrael Rami CohenIsrael Rami HadarPeakSP

Managerial changes

Team Outgoing manager Manner of
departure		 Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming manager Date of
appointment
Maccabi Ashdod Israel Zvika Sherf End of contract 21 June 2016 Pre-season Israel Meir Tapiro 21 June 2016
Hapoel Jerusalem Israel Danny Franco 20 June 2016 Italy Simone Pianigiani 20 June 2016[2]
Maccabi Tel Aviv Croatia Žan Tabak Sacked 8 June 2016[3] Israel Erez Edelstein 9 June 2016[4]
Maccabi Haifa Israel Rami Hadar End of contract 7 June 2016 Israel Ofer Rahimi 7 June 2016[5]
Maccabi Tel Aviv Israel Erez Edelstein Sacked 22 October 2016 Israel Rami Hadar 23 October 2016
Maccabi Kiryat Gat Israel Nati Cohen Resigned 7 December 2016 Israel Elad Hasin 10 December 2016
Maccabi Tel Aviv Israel Rami Hadar Resigned 16 December 2016 Latvia Ainars Bagatskis 24 December 2016
Hapoel Tel Aviv Israel Sharon Avrahami Sacked 1 January 2017 Israel Rami Hadar 3 January 2017
Maccabi Tel Aviv Latvia Ainars Bagatskis Sacked 16 May 2017 4th (19–14) Israel Arik Shivek 16 May 2017[6]

Regular season

The regular season started on October 8, 2016 and ended on May 15, 2017.[7]

Standings

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Qualification or relegation
1 Hapoel Holon 33 22 11 2709 2522 +187 Advance to Play-offs
2 Hapoel Eilat 33 21 12 2727 2625 +102
3 Hapoel Jerusalem 33 19 14 2552 2491 +61
4 Maccabi Tel Aviv 33 19 14 2771 2660 +111
5 Bnei Herzliya 33 18 15 2639 2670 −31
6 Ironi Nahariya 33 18 15 2668 2595 +73
7 Maccabi Rishon LeZion 33 17 16 2689 2644 +45
8 Maccabi Haifa 33 16 17 2716 2588 +128
9 Hapoel Gilboa Galil 33 15 18 2601 2753 −152
10 Hapoel Tel Aviv 33 14 19 2725 2810 −85
11 Maccabi Ashdod 33 13 20 2531 2621 −90
12 Maccabi Kiryat Gat (R) 33 6 27 2501 2850 −349 Relegated to Liga Leumit
Source: Basket.co.il
(R) Relegated.

Results

Rounds 1–22

Home ╲ AwayBNEKIRHGGHOLJERNAHASHEILHAIRISMTAHTA
Bnei Herzliya 79–64 73–79 74–81 94–73 64–67 83–71 83–74 87–79 71–69 84–82 86–81
Maccabi Kiryat Gat 79–80 86–90 67–75 79–88 90–98 77–79 74–96 69–75 82–78 79–103 82–75
Hapoel Gilboa Galil 82–83 66–80 93–100 77–73 62–106 75–77 84–69 73–94 93–92 80–77 86–81
Hapoel Holon 55–59 98–66 77–61 99–76 61–79 84–66 78–86 80–75 92–77 73–78 80–78
Hapoel Jerusalem 81–61 89–50 100–75 79–85 75–67 75–67 81–92 93–71 79–59 74–63 72–65
Ironi Nahariya 72–75 80–72 72–73 75–80 78–81 76–69 79–86 83–73 76–72 93–97 77–86
Maccabi Ashdod 94–70 90–68 87–63 68–90 70–57 70–82 93–82 59–72 77–84 66–72 68–85
Hapoel Eilat 91–84 82–66 100–81 81–66 62–55 71–81 85–77 85–93 88–94 94–86 89–72
Maccabi Haifa 99–65 80–85 78–83 73–75 86–69 96–75 89–68 81–72 68–73 81–83 86–89
Maccabi Rishon LeZion 89–73 77–69 75–73 84–69 68–82 97–85 80–58 66–60 79–83 84–93 86–87
Maccabi Tel Aviv 92–99 91–67 91–92 81–72 85–83 99–93 91–85 95–77 97–96 83–81 87–73
Hapoel Tel Aviv 84–77 99–67 87–85 84–92 83–70 92–71 81–97 90–84 77–82 90–86 83–94

Source: Ligat Winner

Rounds 23–33

Home ╲ AwayBNEKIRHGGHOLJERNAHASHEILHAIRISMTAHTA
Bnei Herzliya 99–87 71–79 96–94 94–88 75–60
Maccabi Kiryat Gat 101–95 79–82 75–79 83–84 65–84
Hapoel Gilboa Galil 95–85 69–76 82–84
Hapoel Holon 79–75 100–72 71–73 99–70 91–79 100–102
Hapoel Jerusalem 84–82 80–86 91–80 69–63 93–80
Ironi Nahariya 78–68 75–68 80–78 78–69 70–71
Maccabi Ashdod 84–68 85–70 92–74 74–91 80–70
Hapoel Eilat 81–90 76–66 84–81 86–80 90–69 94–85 91–84
Maccabi Haifa 99–78 74–85 77–82 84–86 88–71 95–79
Maccabi Rishon LeZion 110–104 94–87 83–69 83–59 74–88
Maccabi Tel Aviv 85–87 79–80 64–77 73–76 63–79 100–74
Hapoel Tel Aviv 99–83 65–80 80–105 91–86

Source: Ligat Winner

Play-offs

Team 1 Series Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg 3rd leg4th leg5th leg
Hapoel Holon 1–3 Maccabi Haifa 104–99 70–101 77–7882–990
Maccabi Tel Aviv 3–0 Bnei Herzliya 87–73 89–63 105–6800
Hapoel Jerusalem 3–2 Ironi Nahariya 85–86 64–77 84–7574–7271–60
Hapoel Eilat 2–3 Maccabi Rishon LeZion 93–83 73–97 63–7094–9177–82

Source: Ligat Winner

Final Four

 
Semi-finals
12 June		Final
15 June
 
      
 
 
 
 
Maccabi Tel Aviv 74
 
 
 
 Maccabi Haifa 85
 
Maccabi Haifa 76
 
 
 
Hapoel Jerusalem 83
 
Maccabi Rishon LeZion 76
 
 
 Hapoel Jerusalem 93
 

Final standings

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Qualification or relegation
1 Hapoel Jerusalem (C) 40 24 16 3106 3013 +93 Qualification to 2017–18 EuroCup Basketball
2 Maccabi Haifa 39 20 19 3254 3078 +176
3 Maccabi Tel Aviv[lower-alpha 1] 37 22 15 3126 2949 +177 Qualification to 2017–18 EuroLeague
4 Maccabi Rishon LeZion 39 20 19 3188 3127 +61
5 Hapoel Holon 37 23 14 3042 2899 +143 Qualification to 2017–18 Basketball Champions League
6 Hapoel Eilat 38 23 15 3127 3048 +79
7 Bnei Herzliya 36 18 18 2843 2951 −108 Qualification to 2017–18 FIBA Europe Cup
8 Ironi Nahariya 38 20 18 3038 2973 +65
9 Hapoel Gilboa Galil 33 15 18 2601 2753 −152
10 Hapoel Tel Aviv 33 14 19 2725 2810 −85
11 Maccabi Ashdod 33 13 20 2531 2621 −90
12 Maccabi Kiryat Gat (R) 33 6 27 2501 2850 −349 Relegation to Liga Leumit
Source: Ligat Winner
(C) Champion; (R) Relegated.
Notes:
  1. ↑ Maccabi Tel Aviv was automatically qualified for the EuroLeague, as the club was an A-licence holder which guarantees its participation for each season.

Statistical leaders

Efficiency

Pos Player Club PIR
1 United States Murphy Holloway Hapoel Gilboa Galil
20.5
2 Venezuela Gregory Vargas Maccabi Haifa
19.3
3 Israel Jake Cohen Maccabi Ashdod
18.8

Points

Pos Player Club PPG
1 United States Mark Lyons Hapoel Tel Aviv
20.1
2 United States Khalif Wyatt Hapoel Holon
18.8
3 United States Josh Selby Maccabi Kiryat Gat
17.5

Rebounds

Pos Player Club RPG
1 Israel Karam Mashour Bnei Herzliya
10.3
2 United States Murphy Holloway Hapoel Gilboa Galil
10.0
3 United States Darion Atkins Hapoel Holon
8.6

Assists

Pos Player Club APG
1 Venezuela Gregory Vargas Maccabi Haifa
6.8
2 United States Pierria Henry Hapoel Eilat
6.1
3 United States Derwin Kitchen Ironi Nahariya
5.8

Source: Basket.co.il

Season highs

Category Player Club
Points
38
 United States Gilbert Brown Ironi Nahariya
Rebounds
19
 Israel Karam Mashour Bnei Herzliya
Assists
14
 United States Derwin Kitchen Ironi Nahariya
Blocks
6
 2 occasions
Steals
8
 United States Justin Carter Maccabi Kiryat Gat

Source: RealGM

All-Star Game

The 2017 Israeli League All-star event was held on 18 April 2017, at the Menora Mivtachim Arena in Tel Aviv.

April 18, 2017
Israeli All-Stars 127–139 International All-Stars
Scoring by quarter: 32-33, 25-37, 27-35, 43-34
Pts: Segev 20
Rebs: Skjoldebrand & Ziv 8
Asts: Ziv 7		 Pts: Stoudemire 18
Rebs: Stoudemire & Thomas 8
Asts: Selby 8
Menora Mivtachim Arena , Tel Aviv
Attendance: 7,000

Three-point shootout

Contestants
Pos.PlayerTeamFirst roundFinal round
GMexico Orlando Méndez-Valdez (W)Maccabi Haifa1512
FIsraelSweden Jonathan SkjöldebrandIroni Nahariya187
FIsrael Guy PniniMaccabi Tel Aviv14-
GIsrael Afik NissimHapoel Eilat12-
GIsrael Amit SimhonMaccabi Haifa11-
GUnited States Josh SelbyMaccabi Kiryat Gat10-
FUnited States Chase SimonMaccabi Ashdod9-
GUnited States Mark LyonsHapoel Tel Aviv9-

Slam Dunk Contest

Contestants
Pos.PlayerTeamFirst roundFinal round
FUnited States Eric Griffin (W)Hapoel Gilboa Galil5045
FUnited States Michael QuallsHapoel Gilboa Galil4540
FUnited States Adom JackoBnei Herzliya45-
CIsrael Daniel KoperbergMaccabi Haifa38-
GUnited States Nick FaustIroni Nahariya--

Awards

Regular season MVP

All-BSL 1st team

All-BSL 2nd team

Coach of the Season

Rising Star

Best Defender

Most Improved Player

Sixth Man of the Season

Attendance

Included playoffs games.

Pos Team Total High Low Average Change
Final Four matches 30,860 11,060 10,287 9,900 n/a†
1 Hapoel Jerusalem 129,440 10,547 3,637 6,472 n/a†
2 Maccabi Tel Aviv 100,500 10,500 1,650 5,025 n/a†
3 Hapoel Holon 65,300 4,800 1,800 3,265 n/a†
4 Hapoel Tel Aviv 47,400 3,400 1,000 2,963 n/a†
5 Maccabi Haifa 37,630 4,200 1,300 2,091 n/a†
6 Ironi Nahariya 34,250 2,500 1,500 1,903 n/a†
7 Maccabi Rishon LeZion 32,450 2,500 900 1,803 n/a†
8 Bnei Herzliya 21,200 1,500 900 1,178 n/a†
9 Hapoel Eilat 21,450 1,250 800 1,073 n/a†
10 Hapoel Gilboa Galil 15,970 1,500 550 1,065 n/a†
11 Maccabi Ashdod 13,850 1,700 400 866 n/a†
12 Maccabi Kiryat Gat 11,270 1,700 70 704 n/a†
League total 561,570 11,060 70 2,576 n/a†

Updated to games played on 15 June 2017
Source: Israeli Basketball Super League

References

  1. ↑ http://basket.co.il/StatsPage_Table.asp?cYear=2016&lang=en
  2. ↑ "Jerusalem appoints Pianigiani as head coach". eurocupbasketball.com. 20 June 2016. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
  3. ↑ "Maccabi Fox Tel-Aviv officially part ways with Zan Tabak". Eurobasket.com. 8 June 2016. Retrieved 8 June 2016.
  4. ↑ "Maccabi FOX names Edelstein as new head coach". Euroleague. 9 June 2016. Retrieved 9 June 2016.
  5. ↑ "Maccabi Haifa promote Ofer Rahimi". Eurobasket.com. 7 June 2016. Retrieved 7 June 2016.
  6. ↑ Arik Shivek new coach Maccabi Tel Aviv
  7. ↑ Eurobasket.com
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