2017–18 Israeli Basketball National League

The 2017–18 Israeli Basketball National League (or the Liga Leumit) is the 18th season of the Israeli Basketball National League. It started on October 15, 2017 with the first round of the regular season and ended on May 22, 2018 with the finals. Hapoel Be'er Sheva have won the championship after defeating Maccabi Kiryat Gat 3–0 in a best of five series.[1]

Israeli Basketball National League
Competition details
Season 2017–18
Teams 14
Dates October 15, 2017–
May 22, 2018
TV Sport 5
Final positions
Champions Hapoel Be'er Sheva
Runners-up Maccabi Kiryat Gat
Relegated Hapoel Migdal HaEmek
Awards
MVP Robert Rothbart
Finals MVP Storm Warren
Statistical leaders
Index Rating Robert Rothbart
26.2
Points Storm Warren
21.9
Rebounds Ismael Romero
12.8
Assists Vernon Teel
8.1
← 2016–17

Teams

The following teams had changed divisions after the 2016–17 season:

Relegated from Premier League
Promoted from Liga Artzit

Venues and locations
TeamCityArenaCapacity
Elitzur YavneYavneRalf Klain Hall600
Hapoel AfulaAfulaNir Ha'emak Hall1,000
Hapoel Be'er ShevaBe'er ShevaConch Arena3,000
Hapoel Galil Elyon/SafedUpper Galilee and SafedHaPais Kfar Blum2,200
Hapoel HaifaHaifaRomema Arena5,000
Hapoel Kfar SabaKfar SabaHaYovel Kfar Saba680
Hapoel Migdal HaEmekMigdal HaEmekYearot HaEmek850
Hapoel Ramat Gan GivatayimRamat Gan and GivatayimZisman Hall1,400
Ironi Kiryat AtaKiryat AtaRamaz Hall1,000
Maccabi Hod HaSharonHod HaSharonAtidim Hall400
Maccabi Kiryat GatKiryat GatAshkelon Sports Arena3,000
Maccabi Kiryat MotzkinKiryat MotzkinGoshen Hall750
Maccabi Ra'ananaRa'ananaMetro West1,850
Maccabi RehovotRehovotKatzir Hall500

League table

Regular season
Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Maccabi Kiryat Gat 26 19 7 2283 2182 +101 45 Advance to playoffs
2 Ironi Kiryat Ata 26 18 8 2285 2146 +139 44
3 Hapoel Be'er Sheva 26 18 8 2221 2131 +90 44
4 Maccabi Rehovot 26 18 8 2140 1991 +149 44
5 Maccabi Ra'anana 26 18 8 2240 2124 +116 44
6 Hapoel Galil Elyon 26 14 12 2208 2094 +114 40
7 Hapoel Ramat Gan Givatayim 26 12 14 2155 2143 +12 38
8 Hapoel Kfar Saba 26 11 15 2000 2108 −108 37
9 Maccabi Kiryat Motzkin 26 11 15 2077 2176 −99 37 Advance to playouts
10 Elitzur Yavne 26 10 16 2156 2222 −66 36
11 Hapoel Haifa 26 9 17 2052 2131 −79 35
12 Hapoel Afula 26 9 17 2144 2206 −62 35
13 Maccabi Hod HaSharon 26 9 17 2174 2305 −131 35
14 Hapoel Migdal HaEmek 26 6 20 2152 2328 −176 32
Updated to match(es) played on April 10, 2018. Source: ibasketball.co.il

Playouts
Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Elitzur Yavne 31 14 17 2577 2632 −55 45
2 Hapoel Afula 31 13 18 2568 2598 −30 44
3 Maccabi Hod HaSharon 31 12 19 2595 2700 −105 43
4 Maccabi Kiryat Motzkin 31 12 19 2513 2641 −128 43
5 Hapoel Haifa 31 11 20 2429 2509 −80 42
6 Hapoel Migdal HaEmek (R) 31 7 24 2605 2820 −215 38 Relegation to Liga Artzit
Updated to match(es) played on May 1, 2018. Source: ibasketball.co.il
(R) Relegated.

Playoffs
 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
 
 
 
1
Maccabi Kiryat Gat		2
 
 
 
8
Hapoel Kfar Saba		1
 
Maccabi Kiryat Gat3
 
 
 
Maccabi Rehovot0
 
4
Maccabi Rehovot		2
 
 
 
5
Maccabi Ra'anana		1
 
Maccabi Kiryat Gat0
 
 
 
Hapoel Be'er Sheva 3
 
2
Ironi Kiryat Ata		1
 
 
 
7
Hapoel Ramat Gan Givatayim		2
 
Hapoel Ramat Gan Givatayim2
 
 
 
Hapoel Be'er Sheva3
 
3
Hapoel Be'er Sheva		2
 
 
6
Hapoel Galil Elyon		1
 

Statistical leaders

Points

Pos Player Club PPG
1 Storm Warren Hapoel Be'er Sheva 21.9
2 Ismael Romero Hapoel Haifa 21.0
3 Folarin Campbell Maccabi Kiryat Motzkin 21.0
4 Jimmy Hall Hapoel Migdal HaEmek 20.4
5 Byron Wesley Hapoel Kfar Saba 20.2

Assists

Pos Player Club APG
1 Vernon Teel Maccabi Hod HaSharon 8.1
2 Nimrod Tishman Maccabi Kiryat Gat 5.8
3 Guy Lavie Maccabi Ra'anana 5.7
4 Folarin Campbell Maccabi Kiryat Motzkin 5.5
5 Gal Gilinski Hapoel Galil Elyon 5.3

Rebounds

Pos Player Club RPG
1 Ismael Romero Hapoel Haifa 12.8
2 Robert Rothbart Maccabi Kiryat Gat 12.2
3 Jimmy Hall Hapoel Migdal HaEmek 11.3
4 Brandon Edwards Hapoel Galil Elyon 10.9
5 Germain Jordan Elitzur Yavne 10.8

Efficiency

Pos Player Club PIR
1 Robert Rothbart Maccabi Kiryat Gat 26.2
2 Brandon Edwards Hapoel Galil Elyon 25.2
3 Samme Givens Maccabi Ra'anana 24.2
4 Jeff Allen Hapoel Afula 24.1
5 Storm Warren Hapoel Be'er Sheva 23.6

Other statistics
Category Player Team Average
Steals Vernon TeelMaccabi Hod HaSharon
3.0
Blocks Robert RothbartMaccabi Kiryat Gat
2.0
Turnovers Folarin CampbellMaccabi Kiryat Motzkin
4.3
Minutes Vernon TeelMaccabi Hod HaSharon
38:16
2P% Brandon EdwardsHapoel Galil Elyon
62.7%
3P% Tony YoungerHapoel Be'er Sheva
43.6%
FT% Rashad MaddenHapoel Ramat Gan Givatayim
82.6%

Source: ibasketball.co.il

Awards

Finals MVP
Pos. Player Team
F/C Storm WarrenHapoel Be'er Sheva

Regular Season MVP
Pos. Player Team
C Robert RothbartMaccabi Kiryat Gat

Coach of the Year
Coach Team
Yaniv BurgerHapoel Be'er Sheva

All-League First Team
First Team
Pos. Player Team
G Guy LavieMaccabi Ra'anana
G Nimrod TishmanMaccabi Kiryat Gat
F Malik CookeIroni Kiryat Ata
F/C Storm WarrenHapoel Be'er Sheva
C Robert RothbartMaccabi Kiryat Gat

Source: EuroBasket.com

See also

References
  1. "Hapoel Beer Sheva lift National League title". basket.co.il. May 23, 2018.
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