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Israeli Basketball Premier League
Season2023–24
Dates6 October 2023 – June 2024
Teams13
TV partner(s)Sports Channel
Regular season
RelegatedHapoel Eilat
Finals
SemifinalistsHapoel Jerusalem
Ironi Kiryat Ata

The 2023–24 Israeli Basketball Premier League, for sponsorship reasons Ligat Winner, is the 70th season of the Israeli Basketball Premier League. The season started on 6 October 2023.

Format

The regular season will be played in a 26-round round-robin format. The top 6 finishers will play the 5 rounds "upper house", with the other 7 teams playing the 7 rounds "bottom house". The 6 upper group teams, joined by the top 2 teams from the bottom group, will play the quarter finals as Best-of-5 series. The semifinals and finals will be played as Best-of-3 series.

Teams

Hapoel Gilboa Galil has been relegated to 2023–24 National League after placing in the bottom place of the 2022–23 Premier League. [1] Hapoel Afula and Maccabi Ironi Ramat Gan has been promoted to the league after qualified for the 2022–23 National League final.[2][3]

Stadia and locations

Team Home city Stadium Capacity
Bnei Herzliya Herzliya HaYovel Herzliya 1,500
Hapoel Afula Afula Nir Ha'emak Hall 1,000
Hapoel Be'er Sheva Be'er Sheva Conch Arena 3,000
Hapoel Eilat Eilat Begin Arena 1,200
Hapoel Galil Elyon Upper Galilee and Kiryat Shmona HaPais Kfar Blum 2,000
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

Team Chairman Head coach Team captain Kit manufacturer Main sponsor
Bnei Herzliya Israel Eldad Akunis Israel Dan Shamir United States Chris Babb Peak Ofek Dist
Hapoel Afula Israel Yossi Malka Israel Roee Perl ArgentinaIsrael Lucas Goldenberg Reebok
Hapoel Be'er Sheva Israel Kfir Arazi Israel Oren Aharoni Israel Neta Segal Kempa Altshuler Shacham
Hapoel Eilat Israel Tal Pinhas Slovenia Jurica Golemac United States Tyrus McGee Nike Yossi Avrahami
Hapoel Galil Elyon Israel Tamir Abrahams Israel Barak Peleg Israel Roi Huber Peak Nofar Energy
Hapoel Haifa Israel Yuval Rosman Israel Guy Goodes Israel Ofek Avital Reebok Shoval engineering
Hapoel Holon Israel Eitan Lanciano Israel Amit Schaerf Israel Niv Misgav Atsmon PlayGrounds
Hapoel Jerusalem Israel Matan Edelson United States Levi Randolph Nike Bank Yahav
Hapoel Tel Aviv Israel Rami Cohen Greece Stefanos Dedas Israel Bar Timor Reebok Vegan Friendly
Ironi Kiryat Ata Israel Naftali Ben Tov Israel Sharon Avrahami United States Amin Stevens Tax:on
Ironi Ness Ziona Israel Yaniv Mizrahi Israel Elad Hasin United States Jerome Meyinsse Chai Motors
Maccabi Ironi Ramat Gan Israel Chen Shnaiderman Israel Shmulik Brenner Israel Adam Ariel Peak
Maccabi Tel Aviv Israel Shimon Mizrahi Israel Oded Kattash United StatesIsrael John DiBartolomeo Puma Playtika

Managerial changes

Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Replaced with Date of appointment Ref.
Hapoel Be'er Sheva Israel Lior Lubin Resigned 12 November 2023 Israel Yoav Shamir 12 November 2023 [4]
Hapoel Haifa Israel Oren Aharoni Resigned 8 December 2023 Israel Guy Goodes 10 December 2023 [5][6]
Hapoel Jerusalem Serbia Aleksandar Džikić Mutual consent 4 January 2024 Greece Ilias Kantzouris 10 January 2024 [7][8]
Hapoel Eilat Italy Massimiliano Menetti Mutual consent 21 January 2024 Slovenia Jurica Golemac 7 February 2024 [9][10]
Hapoel Be'er Sheva Israel Yoav Shamir Mutual consent 20 February 2024 Israel Oren Aharoni 20 February 2024 [11]
Hapoel Jerusalem Greece Ilias Kantzouris Fired 20 March 2024 [12]
Hapoel Tel Aviv Israel Danny Franco Fired 1 April 2024 Greece Stefanos Dedas 17 April 2024 [13][14]

Regular season

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD PCT Qualification or relegation
1 Maccabi Tel Aviv 24 21 3 2202 1899 +303 .875 Advance to the Top-teams League Group
2 Hapoel Tel Aviv 24 18 6 2251 1971 +280 .750
3 Maccabi Ironi Ramat Gan 24 18 6 2039 1928 +111 .750
4 Hapoel Jerusalem 24 14 10 1967 1929 +38 .583
5 Hapoel Holon 24 13 11 1966 1904 +62 .542
6 Ironi Kiryat Ata 24 12 12 1987 2030 −43 .500
7 Bnei Herzliya 24 11 13 1971 2004 −33 .458 Advance to the Bottom-Teams League Group
8 Hapoel Haifa 24 11 13 1982 2139 −157 .458
9 Hapoel Afula 24 10 14 1947 1939 +8 .417
10 Ironi Ness Ziona 24 9 15 1962 2017 −55 .375
11 Hapoel Eilat 24 7 17 1830 2029 −199 .292
12 Hapoel Galil Elyon 24 6 18 1961 2138 −177 .250
13 Hapoel Be'er Sheva 24 6 18 1984 2122 −138 .250
Source: [15]
Rules for classification: [16]

Rounds 1 to 26

Home \ Away MTA HTA MRG HJE HHO IKA BNH HHA HAF INZ HEI HGE HBS
Maccabi Tel Aviv 95–78 92–75 90–78 91–82 78–86 98–85 96–104 95–78 86–82 90–77 89–81 90–77
Hapoel Tel Aviv 89–86 81–94 109–100 90–78 87–91 99–80 87–88 93–81 97–94 112–76 90–66 90–68
Maccabi Ironi Ramat Gan 71–88 80–93 79–73 76–65 94–89 87–82 80–77 71–63 104–82 75–69 89–77 86–78
Hapoel Jerusalem 85–90 64–91 82–93 72–73 97–83 81–65 88–68 81–78 76–70 103–85 81–73 77–71
Hapoel Holon 84–86 98–90 74–75 89–96 88–82 87–92 86–75 85–80 81–73 87–71 84–72 103–80
Ironi Kiryat Ata 72–91 89–97 71–94 76–74 86–82 74–87 100–72 90–73 101–96 83–70 81–95 92–72
Bnei Herzliya 74–94 80–82 70–80 80–85 75–72 76–62 96–98 81–75 68–99 93–96 80–66 87–78
Hapoel Haifa 73–108 84–103 74–81 85–78 71–84 92–93 90–101 88–82 82–111 81–71 71–88 93–87
Hapoel Afula 83–97 84–78 80–97 105–65 72–60 73–76 65–64 91–73 82–64 80–94 109–107 91–76
Ironi Ness Ziona 73–97 63–102 86–74 74–77 74–76 78–64 84–92 79–83 77–73 80–71 87–91 98–95
Hapoel Eilat 70–85 78–106 83–80 57–95 75–62 83–75 81–91 76–78 67–65 63–67 73–80 87–96
Hapoel Galil Elyon 67–103 76–112 101–108 71–80 71–92 83–93 104–99 76–83 79–94 92–95 69–72 80–87
Hapoel Be'er Sheva 75–87 78–95 98–96 74–79 79–94 98–78 67–73 97–99 81–90 90–76 96–85 86–96
Source: [17]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Red = away team win.
Matches with lighter background shading were decided after overtime.

Top-teams League Group

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD PCT Qualification or relegation MTA HTA MRG HJE HHO IKA
1 Maccabi Tel Aviv 29 25 4 2670 2310 +360 .862 Advance to the playoffs 88–82 103–71 117–95
2 Hapoel Tel Aviv 29 21 8 2663 2348 +315 .724 82–71 79–59 98–77
3 Maccabi Ironi Ramat Gan 29 18 11 2427 2348 +79 .621 81–84 79–93 83–84
4 Hapoel Jerusalem 29 18 11 2391 2325 +66 .621 82–71 94–76
5 Hapoel Holon 29 16 13 2357 2321 +36 .552 82–76 90–85
6 Ironi Kiryat Ata 29 13 16 2388 2493 −105 .448 77–74 67–84
Source: [15]
Rules for classification: [16]

Bottom-Teams League Group

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD PCT Qualification or relegation HHA INZ HAF BNH HGE HBS HEI
7 Hapoel Haifa 30 15 15 2481 2664 −183 .500 Advance to the playoffs 88–80 93–89 80–67
8 Ironi Ness Ziona 30 14 16 2465 2461 +4 .467 84–68 85–70 85–79
9 Hapoel Afula 30 12 18 2431 2435 −4 .400 84–75 68–65 82–85
10 Bnei Herzliya 30 12 18 2449 2503 −54 .400 89–90 75–91 77–67
11 Hapoel Galil Elyon 30 10 20 2469 2598 −129 .333 116–80 67–84 86–60
12 Hapoel Be'er Sheva 30 9 21 2481 2646 −165 .300 90–87 88–82 100–91
13 Hapoel Eilat 30 9 21 2333 2553 −220 .300 Relegation to Liga Leumit 94–82 95–90 77–87
Source: [15]
Rules for classification: [16]

Playoffs

Quarterfinals
28 May–2 June 2024
Semifinals
5–10 June 2024
Finals
13–17 June 2024
                    
1 Maccabi Tel Aviv 109 99 105 3
8 Ironi Ness Ziona 83 66 64 0
1 Maccabi Tel Aviv 89 82 2
4 Hapoel Jerusalem 82 73 0
4 Hapoel Jerusalem 93 70 93 3
5 Hapoel Holon 86 68 75 0
1 Maccabi Tel Aviv 84 1
2 Hapoel Tel Aviv 76 0
2 Hapoel Tel Aviv 97 100 83 3
7 Hapoel Haifa 66 91 65 0
2 Hapoel Tel Aviv 79 70 100 2
6 Ironi Kiryat Ata 82 62 83 1
3 Maccabi Ironi Ramat Gan 94 84 72 0
6 Ironi Kiryat Ata 95 94 74 3

Quarterfinals

Game 1

Game 2

Game 3

Semifinals

Game 1

Game 2

Game 3

Finals

if necessary

Awards

MVP of the Round

Round Player Team EFF Ref.
October
1

Monthly Awards

Player of the Month

Month Player Team EFF Ref.
December United States Xavier Munford Hapoel Tel Aviv 25.4 [18]
January United States James Batemon Ironi Kiryat Ata 18.5 [19]
February United States Kevin Hervey Hapoel Holon 23.7 [20]
March United States Kendale McCullum Maccabi Ironi Ramat Gan 21.6 [21]
April United States Levi Randolph Hapoel Jerusalem 12.6 [22]

Israeli Player of the Month

Month Player Team EFF Ref.
December Israel Lior Carreira Hapoel Galil Elyon 20.3 [23]
January Israel Jordan Cohen Maccabi Ironi Ramat Gan 16.2 [24]
February Israel Ethan Burg Bnei Herzliya 20.2 [25]
March Israel John DiBartolomeo Maccabi Tel Aviv 17.0 [26]
April Israel Roman Sorkin Maccabi Tel Aviv 18.8 [27]

Coach of the Month

Month Coach Team W-L Ref.
December Israel Sharon Avrahami Ironi Kiryat Ata 5–2 [28]
January Israel Danny Franco Hapoel Tel Aviv 3–0 [29]
February Israel Oded Kattash Maccabi Tel Aviv 7–0 [30]
March Israel Guy Goodes Hapoel Haifa 3–0 [31]
April Israel Shmulik Brenner Maccabi Ironi Ramat Gan 4–0 [32]

Israeli clubs in European competitions

European-wide competitions
Competition Team Progress
EuroLeague Maccabi Tel Aviv Playoffs
Champions League Hapoel Jerusalem Round of 16
Hapoel Holon Round of 16
Ironi Ness Ziona Qualifying rounds
EuroCup Hapoel Tel Aviv Quarterfinals
FIBA Europe Cup Hapoel Galil Elyon Regular season[33]
Bnei Herzliya Regular season[33]
Ironi Ness Ziona Regular season[33]
Regional leagues
Competition Team Progress
European North Basketball League Hapoel Be'er Sheva Regular season[34]

References

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