2017–18 Israeli Basketball Premier League#Play-offs
{{Infobox basketball league season
| updated =
| prevseason = 2016–17
| nextseason = 2018–19
| title = Israeli Basketball Premier League
| extra information =
| image =
| caption =
| season = 2017–18
| champions = Maccabi Tel Aviv (52nd title)
| runners_up = Hapoel Holon
| semifinalists = Hapoel Jerusalem
Hapoel Tel Aviv
| promoted = Hapoel Be'er Sheva
| relegated = Maccabi Haifa
| continentalcup1 =
| continentalcup1 qualifiers=
| continentalcup2 =
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| continentalcup3 =
| continentalcup3 qualifiers=
| continentalcup4 =
| continentalcup4 qualifiers=
| teams = 12
| games =
| dates = October 8, 2017 – June 14, 2018
| top_seed =
| TV = Sports Channel
| MVP = Sek Henry | MVP_link = | MVP_n = JAM
| finals_MVP = Alex Tyus | finals_MVP_link = | finals_MVP_n = ISR
| award5 = Sixth Man | award5_winner = Adrian Banks | award5_link = | award5_n = ISR
| award6 = Rising Star | award6_winner = Yovel Zoosman | award6_link = | award6_n = ISR
| award7 = Best Defender | award7_winner = Joaquin Szuchman | award7_link = | award7_n = ISR
| award8 = Most Improved | award8_winner = Nimrod Levi | award8_link = | award8_n = ISR
| award9 = | award9_winner = | award9_link = | award9_n =
| PIR_leader = Glen Rice Jr. | pir = 29.9 | pir_n = USA
| top_scorer = Glen Rice Jr. | ppg = 24.3 | ppg_n = USA
| rebounds_leader = Demetrius Treadwell | rpg = 9.2 | rpg_n = USA
| assists_leader = Avi Ben Chimol | apg = 7.2 | apg_n = ISR
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The 2017–18 Israeli Basketball Premier League, for sponsorship reasons Ligat Winner, was the 64th season of the Israeli Basketball Premier League. Hapoel Jerusalem is the defending champion.
Competition format
Twelve teams took part in the regular season, where they played against each other four times home-and-away in a double round-robin format. The first eight qualified teams advanced to the playoffs. The last qualified team was relegated to the Liga Leumit. The regular season started 8 October 2017.
Teams
{{Location map+
|Israel
|border =
|caption = Teams 2017–18
|float = right
|width = 250
|places =
{{Location map~|Israel|lat=32.166667|long=34.833333|position = left |label=Herzliya}}
{{Location map~|Israel|lat=32.531 |long=35.338 |position = right |label=Gilboa}}
{{Location map~|Israel|lat=31.93333|long=34.8|position = right |label=Nes Ziona}}
{{Location map~|Israel|lat=31.960 |long=34.7801 |position = left |label=Holon}}
{{Location map~|Israel|lat=31.789 |long=35.2090 |position = right |label=Jerusalem}}
{{Location map~|Israel|lat=31.7944 |long=34.6471 |position = left |label=Ashdod}}
{{Location map~|Israel|lat=31.8910 |long=34.7801 |position = left |label={{Nowrap|Rishon LeZion}}}}
{{Location map~|Israel|lat=32.051 |long=34.763 |position = left |label=Tel Aviv}}
{{Location map~|Israel|lat=32.817 |long=34.983 |position = left |label=Haifa}}
{{Location map~|Israel|lat=33.0021 |long=35.075 |position = right |label=Nahariya}}
{{Location map~|Israel|lat=29.530 |long=34.933 |position = right |label=Eilat}}
}}
Ironi Nes Ziona has been promoted to the league after winning 2016–17 National League, and comes back just one year after their relegation.[http://www.eurobasket.com/Israel/news/489470/Ironi-Nes-Ziona-celebrate-National-League-title Ironi Nes-Ziona celebrate National League title] Maccabi Kiryat Gat, who finished in last place during the 2016–17 season, relegated to the Liga Leumit{{Cite web | url=http://basket.co.il/StatsPage_Table.asp?cYear=2017&lang=en | title=ISRAEL BASKETBALL SUPER LEAGUE | 2016-17 Season | Standings }}
=Stadia and locations=
class="wikitable sortable" |
Team
! Home city ! Stadium ! Capacity |
---|
Bnei Herzliya
| Herzliya | HaYovel Herzliya | align=right | 1,500 |
Hapoel Eilat
| Eilat | Begin Arena | align=right | 1,490 |
Hapoel Gilboa Galil
| align=right | 2,100 |
Hapoel Holon
| Holon | align=right |5,500 |
Hapoel Jerusalem
| align=right | 11,000 |
Hapoel Tel Aviv
| Tel Aviv | align=right | 3,504 |
Ironi Nahariya
| Nahariya | Ein Sarah | align=right | 2,500 |
Ironi Nes Ziona
| Lev Hamoshava | align=right | 1,200 |
Maccabi Ashdod
| Ashdod | align=right | 2,200 |
Maccabi Haifa
| Haifa | align=right | 5,000 |
Maccabi Rishon LeZion
| Beit Maccabi Rishon | align=right | 2,500 |
Maccabi Tel Aviv
| Tel Aviv | align=right | 10,383 |
=Personnel and sponsorship=
class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: left;" | ||||
Team
! Chairman ! Head coach ! Kit manufacturer ! Shirt sponsor | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Bnei Herzliya | {{flagicon|ISR}} Eldad Akunis | {{flagicon|ISR}} Arik Shivek | Peak | Rav-Bariach |
Hapoel Eilat | {{flagicon|ISR}} Motti Amsalem | {{flagicon|ISR}} Sharon Drucker | And1 | Fattal |
Hapoel Gilboa Galil | {{flagicon|ISR}} Haim Ohayon | {{flagicon|ISR}} Ariel Beit-Halahmy | Peak | |
Hapoel Holon | {{flagicon|ISR}} Eitan Lanciano | {{flagicon|ISR}} Dan Shamir | Peak | UNET |
Hapoel Jerusalem | {{flagicon|ISR}} Ori Allon | {{flagicon|ISR}} Oded Kattash | Macron{{Cite news|url=http://www.macron.com/eu/en/content/news/macron-hapoel-jerusalem-basketball-club|title=MACRON & HAPOEL JERUSALEM BASKETBALL CLUB|date=2017-07-05|publisher=Macron.com|access-date=2017-08-22}} | Bank Yahav |
Hapoel Tel Aviv | {{flagicon|ISR}} Rami Cohen | {{flagicon|ISR}} Danny Franco | Peak | SP |
Ironi Nahariya | {{flagicon|ISR}} Nissim Alfasi | {{flagicon|ISR}} Eric Alfasi | Peak | |
Ironi Nes Ziona | {{flagicon|ISR}} Tomer Yamin | {{flagicon|ISR}} Nadav Zilberstein | Kappa | Hai Motors |
Maccabi Ashdod | {{flagicon|ISR}} Meir Kikoz | {{flagicon|USA}} Brad Greenberg | And1 | Kaplan Medical Center |
Maccabi Haifa | {{flagicon|USA}} Jeff Rosen | {{flagicon|ISR}} Barak Peleg | Peak | Hunter |
Maccabi Rishon LeZion | {{flagicon|ISR}} Itzhak Peri | {{flagicon|ISR}} Zvika Sherf | Under Armour | ILAND.TV |
Maccabi Tel Aviv | {{flagicon|ISR}} Shimon Mizrahi | {{flagicon|CRO}} Neven Spahija | Nike | FOX |
=Managerial changes=
Regular season
In the regular season, teams play against each other at least three times home-and-away in double a round-robin format. The six first qualified teams advance to the playoffs. The regular season started on 8 October 2017.
=Standings=
|show_limit=5
|team1=MTA |win_MTA=23|loss_MTA=10|gf_MTA=2816|ga_MTA=2620|name_MTA = Maccabi Tel Aviv
|team2=HHO |win_HHO=22|loss_HHO=11|gf_HHO=2895|ga_HHO=2792|name_HHO = Hapoel Holon
|team3=HJE |win_HJE=21|loss_HJE=12|gf_HJE=2738|ga_HJE=2614|name_HJE = Hapoel Jerusalem
|team4=MAS |win_MAS=20|loss_MAS=13|gf_MAS=2722|ga_MAS=2605|name_MAS = Maccabi Ashdod
|team5=HTA |win_HTA=19|loss_HTA=14|gf_HTA=2756|ga_HTA=2717|name_HTA = Hapoel Tel Aviv
|team6=GGA |win_GGA=17|loss_GGA=16|gf_GGA=2749|ga_GGA=2792|name_GGA = Hapoel Gilboa Galil
|team7=HEI |win_HEI=16|loss_HEI=17|gf_HEI=2559|ga_HEI=2613|name_HEI = Hapoel Eilat
|team8=INZ |win_INZ=13|loss_INZ=20|gf_INZ=2704|ga_INZ=2788|name_INZ = Ironi Nes Ziona
|team9=IRO |win_IRO=13|loss_IRO=20|gf_IRO=2689|ga_IRO=2760|name_IRO = Ironi Nahariya
|team10=BNE|win_BNE=12|loss_BNE=21|gf_BNE=2612|ga_BNE=2775|name_BNE = Bnei Herzliya
|team11=MRL|win_MRL=11|loss_MRL=22|gf_MRL=2757|ga_MRL=2792|name_MRL = Maccabi Rishon LeZion
|team12=MHA|win_MHA=11|loss_MHA=22|gf_MHA=2560|ga_MHA=2689|name_MHA = Maccabi Haifa |status_MHA=R
|source= [http://basket.co.il/table.asp?cYear=2018&mode=0&lang=en Basket.co.il]
|for_against_style=points |winpoints=2|losspoints=1|ranking_style=points
|result1=PO |result2=PO |result3=PO |result4=PO |result5=PO |result6=PO |result7=PO |result8=PO |result12=R
|res_col_header=QR
|col_PO=green1 |text_PO=Advance to play-offs
|col_R=red1 |text_R=Relegation to Liga Leumit
}}
Players strike
On May 22, 2018, the Israeli Basketball Players Association announced a strike after the league introduced a rule, which enforced the teams to have at least two Israeli players on court at the same time.{{cite web|last1=Barkas|first1=Aris|title=Israeli players on strike|url=https://www.eurohoops.net/en/others/681581/israeli-players-on-strike/|website=Eurohoops|access-date=May 24, 2018|date=May 22, 2018}} On May 24, the league announced that the season would be ended with one regular season game remaining and that no playoffs would be held due to the ongoing strike.{{cite web|title=הודעת המנהלת בסיום ישיבת הדירקטוריון|url=http://basket.co.il/news.asp?id=18979|website=basket.co.il|access-date=May 24, 2018|language=he|date=May 24, 2018}}{{cite web|title=Israeli League season over due to players' strike|url=https://www.eurohoops.net/en/others/682491/israeli-league-season-over-due-to-players-strike/|website=Eurohoops|access-date=May 24, 2018|date=May 24, 2018}}
However, on May 25, 2018, the Israeli League Management have reached an agreement with the Israeli Basketball Players Association and the strike ended.{{cite web|title=עונת הכדורסל תימשך ביום ראשון|url=http://basket.co.il/news.asp?id=18980|website=basket.co.il|access-date=May 25, 2018|language=he|date=May 25, 2018}}{{cite web|title=Strike is over, Winner League will continue and finish the season|url=https://sportando.basketball/en/europe/israel/274979/strike-is-over-winner-league-will-continue-and-finish-the-season.html|website=Sportando.com|access-date=May 25, 2018|date=May 25, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180829073715/https://sportando.basketball/en/europe/israel/274979/strike-is-over-winner-league-will-continue-and-finish-the-season.html|archive-date=August 29, 2018|url-status=dead}}
Play-offs
{{ThreeLegStart|legs=5}}
{{ThreeLegResult|Maccabi Tel Aviv||3–1|Ironi Nes Ziona||94–62|94–95|102–93|96–79|-}}
{{ThreeLegResult|Maccabi Ashdod||1–3|Hapoel Tel Aviv||91–86|77–98|78–99|74–79|-}}
{{ThreeLegResult|Hapoel Jerusalem||3–1|Hapoel Gilboa Galil||78–85|93–85|107–105|99–74|-}}
{{ThreeLegResult|Hapoel Holon||3–2|Hapoel Eilat||89–83|86–100|87–81|70-87|82-71}}
|}
Source: [http://basket.co.il/?lang=en Ligat Winner]
Final Four
{{Main article|2018 Israeli Basketball Premier League Final Four}}
{{:2018 Israeli Basketball Premier League Final Four}}
Clubs in European competitions
Final standings
class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
!width=30|{{Tooltip|Pos|Position}} !width=200|Team !Qualification or relegation | ||
bgcolor="#ffd9b3"
| 1 | align=left | Maccabi Tel Aviv | Automatically qualified for 2018–19 EuroLeague |
bgcolor="#bbf3bb"
| 2 | align=left | Hapoel Holon | rowspan=3|Qualified for 2018–19 Basketball Champions League |
bgcolor="#bbf3bb"
| 3 | align=left | Hapoel Jerusalem | |
bgcolor="#BBF3BB"
| 4 | align=left | Hapoel Tel Aviv | |
5 | align=left | Maccabi Ashdod | |
6 | align=left | Hapoel Gilboa Galil | |
7 | align=left | Hapoel Eilat | |
bgcolor="#BBF3FF"
| 8 | align=left | Ironi Nes Ziona | rowspan=1|Qualified for 2018–19 FIBA Europe Cup |
bgcolor="#BBF3FF" | ||
9 | align=left | Ironi Nahariya | |
10 | align=left | Bnei Herzliya | |
11 | align=left | Maccabi Rishon LeZion | |
bgcolor=#fcc
| 12 | align=left | Maccabi Haifa | Relegated to the Ligat Leumit |
All-Star Game
The 2018 Israeli League All-star event was held on March 2, 2018, at the Menora Mivtachim Arena in Tel Aviv.{{cite news|title=אולסטאר 2018: נקבעו הסגלים למשחק|url=http://basket.co.il/news.asp?id=17597|work=basket.co.il|date=February 19, 2018|access-date=February 19, 2018|language=he}}
The International team won the game 137–122. The MVP of the game was Pierre Jackson who scored 18 points along with 6 assists.{{cite news|title=אולסטאר: הזרים גברו על הישראלים|url=http://basket.co.il/news.asp?id=17631|work=basket.co.il|date=March 2, 2018|access-date=March 2, 2018|language=he}}
Corey Webster won the Three-Point Shootout {{cite news|title=אלוף תחרות השלשות: קורי וובסטר|url=http://basket.co.il/news.asp?id=17632|work=basket.co.il|date=March 2, 2018|access-date=March 2, 2018|language=he}} and Jaron Johnson won the Slam Dunk Contest.{{cite news|title=אלוף ההטבעות באולסטאר: ג'רון ג'ונסון|url=http://basket.co.il/news.asp?id=17633|work=basket.co.il|date=March 2, 2018|access-date=March 2, 2018|language=he}}
=Rosters=
{{col-begin}}
{{col-2}}
class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%;"
|+Israeli All-Stars |
scope="col" style="width:25px;"|Pos
! scope="col" style="width:185px;"|Player ! scope="col" style="width:160px;"|Team |
---|
scope="col" colspan="5"|Starters |
G
|style="text-align:left"| {{flagicon|ISR}} Tamir Blatt |style="text-align:left"| Hapoel Holon |
G
|style="text-align:left"| {{flagicon|USA}}{{flagicon|ISR}} Adrian Banks |style="text-align:left"| Hapoel Tel Aviv |
F
|style="text-align:left"| {{flagicon|ISR}} Shawn Dawson |style="text-align:left"| Bnei Herzliya |
F
|style="text-align:left"| {{flagicon|ISR}} Amit Simhon |style="text-align:left"| Hapoel Eilat |
C
|style="text-align:left"| {{flagicon|USA}}{{flagicon|ISR}} Alex Tyus |style="text-align:left"| Maccabi Tel Aviv |
scope="col" colspan="5"|Reserves |
G
|style="text-align:left"| {{flagicon|ISR}} Yiftach Ziv |style="text-align:left"| Ironi Nahariya |
G
|style="text-align:left"| {{flagicon|ISR}} Avi Ben-Chimol |style="text-align:left"| Maccabi Rishon LeZion |
G
|style="text-align:left"| {{flagicon|ISR}} Joaquin Szuchman |style="text-align:left"| Hapoel Gilboa Galil |
F
|style="text-align:left"| {{flagicon|USA}}{{flagicon|ISR}} Willy Workman {{ref|Rep|REP}} |style="text-align:left"| Maccabi Haifa |
F
|style="text-align:left"| {{flagicon|ISR}} Nimrod Levi |style="text-align:left"| Maccabi Ashdod |
F/C
|style="text-align:left"| {{flagicon|ISR}} Elishay Kadir |style="text-align:left"| Ironi Nes Ziona |
C
|style="text-align:left"| {{flagicon|USA}}{{flagicon|ISR}} Richard Howell |style="text-align:left"| Hapoel Jerusalem |
F
|style="text-align:left"| {{flagicon|ISR}} Oz Blayzer {{ref|inj|INJ}} |style="text-align:left"| Maccabi Haifa |
style="text-align:left" colspan="5"|Head coach: {{flagicon|ISR}} Dan Shamir (Hapoel Holon) |
style="text-align:left" colspan="5"|Head coach: {{flagicon|ISR}} Ariel Beit-Halahmy (Hapoel Gilboa Galil) |
{{col-2}}
class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%;"
|+International All-Stars |
scope="col" style="width:25px;"|Pos
! scope="col" style="width:185px;"|Player ! scope="col" style="width:160px;"|Team |
---|
scope="col" colspan="5"|Starters |
G
|style="text-align:left"| {{flagicon|USA}} Pierre Jackson |style="text-align:left"| Maccabi Tel Aviv |
G
|style="text-align:left"| {{flagicon|USA}} Jerome Dyson |style="text-align:left"| Hapoel Jerusalem |
F
|style="text-align:left"| {{flagicon|USA}} Glen Rice Jr. |style="text-align:left"| Hapoel Holon |
F
|style="text-align:left"| {{flagicon|USA}} Tony Gaffney |style="text-align:left"| Hapoel Tel Aviv |
F/C
|style="text-align:left"| {{flagicon|USA}} Zach LeDay |style="text-align:left"| Hapoel Gilboa Galil |
scope="col" colspan="5"|Reserves |
G
|style="text-align:left"| {{flagicon|USA}} Jordan Loyd {{ref|Rep|REP1}} |style="text-align:left"| Hapoel Eilat |
G
|style="text-align:left"| {{flagicon|USA}} Khalif Wyatt |style="text-align:left"| Ironi Nes Ziona |
G
|style="text-align:left"| {{flagicon|USA}}{{flagicon|JAM}} Sek Henry {{ref|Rep|REP2}} |style="text-align:left"| Maccabi Ashdod |
G
|style="text-align:left"| {{flagicon|USA}} Jason Siggers |style="text-align:left"| Maccabi Rishon LeZion |
F
|style="text-align:left"| {{flagicon|USA}} Alex Young |style="text-align:left"| Ironi Nahariya |
F/C
|style="text-align:left"| {{flagicon|USA}} Brandon Bowman |style="text-align:left"| Maccabi Haifa |
F/C
|style="text-align:left"| {{flagicon|USA}} Jeff Adrien |style="text-align:left"| Bnei Herzliya |
G
|style="text-align:left"| {{flagicon|USA}} Derwin Kitchen {{ref|inj|INJ1}} |style="text-align:left"| Hapoel Eilat |
F
|style="text-align:left"| {{flagicon|USA}} David Laury {{ref|inj|INJ2}} |style="text-align:left"| Maccabi Ashdod |
style="text-align:left" colspan="5"|Head coach:{{flagicon|CRO}} Neven Spahija (Maccabi Tel Aviv) |
style="text-align:left" colspan="5"|Head coach:{{flagicon|USA}} Brad Greenberg (Maccabi Ashdod) |
{{col-end}}
=Game=
{{Basketballbox collapsible|class=expanded|time=14:00|bg=#eee|date=March 2, 2018|
| report = [http://www.fibalivestats.com/u/IBBA/833814/bs.html Box Score]
[http://basket.co.il/news.asp?id=17631 Report]
| teamA = Israeli All-Stars
| scoreA = 122
| scoreB = 137
| teamB = International All-Stars
| overtime =
| Q1= 27-34 | Q2= 28-41 | Q3= 36-20 | Q4= 31-42
| points1 = Kadir 26 | points2 = LeDay 19
| rebounds1 = Tyus & Kadir 9 | rebounds2 = Gaffney & Dyson 8
| assist1 = Blatt & Ben Chimol 8 | assist2 = Jackson 6
| rating1 = Kadir 31 | rating2 = Gaffney 24
| arena = Menora Mivtachim Arena | place = Tel Aviv
| attendance = 11,000
| referee = Eyal Porhiles, Lior Beinish, Rotem Koza
| TV=Sport 5
}}
=Three-point shootout=
class="wikitable"
|+Contestants ! Pos. !! width=235|Player !! width=175|Team !! 1st round !! Final round | ||||
G | {{flagicon|NZL}} Corey Webster | Ironi Nahariya | 16 | 22 |
F | {{flagicon|ISR}} Guy Pnini | Hapoel Holon | 20 | 15 |
G | {{flagicon|ISR}} Tamir Blatt {{ref|Rep|REP}} | Hapoel Holon | 17 | 15 |
G | {{flagicon|USA}}{{flagicon|ISR}} John DiBartolomeo | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 15 | - |
F | {{flagicon|ISR}} Amit Simhon | Hapoel Eilat | 14 | - |
G | {{flagicon|USA}} Jerome Dyson | Hapoel Jerusalem | 8 | - |
G | {{flagicon|USA}} Khalif Wyatt | Ironi Nes Ziona | 8 | - |
G | {{flagicon|ISR}} Or Cohen | Hapoel Jerusalem (Youth) | 8 | - |
F | {{flagicon|SWE}}{{flagicon|ISR}} Jonathan Skjöldebrand {{ref|Inj|INJ}} | Ironi Nahariya | - | - |
Source: [http://basket.co.il/news.asp?id=17632 Basket.co.il]
=Slam Dunk Contest=
class="wikitable"
|+Contestants ! Pos. !! width=235|Player !! width=175|Team !! 1st round !! 2nd round !! Final round | |||||
F | {{flagicon|USA}} Jaron Johnson | Ironi Nes Ziona | 40 | 40 | 39 |
G | {{flagicon|USA}}{{flagicon|ISR}} Adrian Banks | Hapoel Tel Aviv | 40 | 40 | 36 |
G | {{flagicon|USA}}{{flagicon|JAM}} Sek Henry | Maccabi Ashdod | 37 | - | - |
F/C | {{flagicon|USA}} Zach LeDay | Hapoel Gilboa Galil | 34 | - | - |
Source: [http://basket.co.il/news.asp?id=17633 Basket.co.il]
Statistical leaders
{| style="width:100%;"
|-
| style="width:50%; vertical-align:top;"|
=Points=
{{Bs sl header | points = yes }}
{{Bs sl player | p=1 | nat=USA | player=Glen Rice Jr. | team=Hapoel Holon | ppg=24.3 }}
{{Bs sl player | p=2 | nat=USA | player=Zach LeDay | team=Hapoel Gilboa Galil | ppg=19.5 }}
{{Bs sl player | p=3 | nat=USA | player=Jordan Loyd | team=Hapoel Eilat | ppg=17.4 }}
{{Bs sl player | p=4 | nat=JAM | player=Sek Henry | team=Maccabi Ashdod | ppg=17.3 }}
{{Bs sl player | p=5 | nat=USA | player=Jeff Adrien | team=Bnei Herzliya | ppg=17.2 }}
|}
| style="width:50%; vertical-align:top;"|
=Assists=
{{Bs sl header | assists = yes }}
{{Bs sl player | p=1 | nat=ISR | player=Avi Ben-Chimol | team=Maccabi Rishon LeZion | apg=7.2}}
{{Bs sl player | p=2 | nat=JAM | player=Sek Henry | team=Maccabi Ashdod | apg=6.2}}
{{Bs sl player | p=3 | nat=USA | player=J'Covan Brown | team=Hapoel Gilboa Galil | apg=5.9}}
{{Bs sl player | p=4 | nat=USA | player=Pierre Jackson | team=Maccabi Tel Aviv | apg=5.3}}
{{Bs sl player | p=5 | nat=PUR | player=Ángel Rodríguez | team=Maccabi Haifa|apg=4.7}}
|}
|}
{| style="width:100%;"
|-
| style="width:50%; vertical-align:top;"|
=Rebounds=
{{Bs sl header | rebounds = yes }}
{{Bs sl player | p=1 | nat=USA | player=Demetrius Treadwell | team=Hapoel Eilat | rpg=9.2 }}
{{Bs sl player | p=2 | nat=NGA | player=Talib Zanna | team=Ironi Nes Ziona | rpg=8.9 }}
{{Bs sl player | p=3 | nat=USA | player=Jeff Adrien | team=Bnei Herzliya | rpg=8.8 }}
{{Bs sl player | p=4 | nat=USA | player=Murphy Holloway | team=Maccabi Rishon LeZion | rpg=8.5 }}
{{Bs sl player | p=5 | nat=USA | player=Zach LeDay | team=Hapoel Gilboa Galil | rpg=8.2 }}
|}
| style="width:50%; vertical-align:top;"|
=Efficiency=
{{Bs sl header | PIR = yes }}
{{Bs sl player | p=1 | nat=USA | player=Glen Rice Jr. | team=Hapoel Holon | PIR=29.9 }}
{{Bs sl player | p=2 | nat=USA | player=Zach LeDay | team = Hapoel Gilboa Galil | PIR=23.0 }}
{{Bs sl player | p=3 | nat=USA | player=Jeff Adrien | team=Bnei Herzliya | PIR=21.2 }}
{{Bs sl player | p=4 | nat=USA | player=Murphy Holloway | team=Maccabi Rishon LeZion | PIR=20.1}}
{{Bs sl player | p=5 | nat=USA | player=Jordan Loyd | team=Hapoel Eilat | PIR=20.0 }}
|}
|}
=Other statistics=
class="wikitable" |
Category
! Player ! Team ! Average |
---|
Steals
| {{flagicon|PUR}} Ángel Rodríguez || Maccabi Haifa ||style="text-align:center;" |2.4 |
Blocks
| {{Flagicon|USA}} Reginald Buckner || Maccabi Haifa ||style="text-align:center;" |1.5 |
Turnovers
| {{flagicon|PUR}} Ángel Rodríguez || Maccabi Haifa ||style="text-align:center;" |3.3 |
Minutes
| {{flagicon|ISR}} Amit Simhon || Hapoel Eilat ||style="text-align:center;" |34:20 |
2P%
| {{flagicon|DOM}} Ronald Roberts || Hapoel Jerusalem ||style="text-align:center;" | 76.9% |
3P%
| {{flagicon|ISR}} Yotam Halperin || Hapoel Jerusalem ||style="text-align:center;" |48.5% |
FT%
| {{flagicon|USA}} Corey Walden || Hapoel Holon ||style="text-align:center;" | 92.0% |
Source: [http://basket.co.il/leaders.asp?cYear=2018&lang=en Basket.co.il]
=Individual game highs=
class="wikitable" |
Category
! Player ! Team ! Total ! Opponent |
---|
Points
| {{flagicon|USA}} Glen Rice Jr. |style="text-align:center;" | 43 | Maccabi Ashdod (Nov 18, 17) |
Rebounds
| {{flagicon|USA}} Zach LeDay |style="text-align:center;" | 20 | Hapoel Jerusalem (Dec 10, 17) |
Assists
| {{flagicon|ISR}} Avi Ben-Chimol |style="text-align:center;" | 16 | Hapoel Tel Aviv (Apr 9, 18) |
Steals
| {{Flagicon|USA}} Pierre Jackson |style="text-align:center;" | 7 | Ironi Nahariya (Dec 12, 17) |
Blocks
| {{Flagicon|USA}}{{Flagicon|ISR}} Joe Alexander |style="text-align:center;" | 6 | Hapoel Jerusalem (Mar 24, 18) |
Three Pointers
| {{Flagicon|USA}} Jerome Dyson |style="text-align:center;" | 8 | Maccabi Rishon LeZion (Jan 15, 18) |
Source: [https://basketball.realgm.com/international/league/11/Israeli-BSL/individual-games/2018/ RealGM]
Awards
=Yearly awards=
==[[Israeli Basketball Premier League MVP|Regular season MVP]]==
class="wikitable" | ||
align="center"|{{abbr|Pos.|Position}}
! style="text-align:center;width:175px;"|Player ! style="text-align:center;width:135px;"|Team | ||
---|---|---|
align=center| SG | {{flagicon|USA}}{{flagicon|JAM}} Sek Henry | Maccabi Ashdod |
Source: [http://basket.co.il/news.asp?id=19080 basket.co.il]
==[[Israeli Basketball Premier League Finals MVP|Finals MVP]]==
class="wikitable" | ||
align="center"|{{abbr|Pos.|Position}}
! style="text-align:center;width:175px;"|Player ! style="text-align:center;width:135px;"|Team | ||
---|---|---|
align=center| C | {{flagicon|USA}}{{flagicon|ISR}} Alex Tyus | Maccabi Tel Aviv |
Source: [http://basket.co.il/news.asp?id=19084 basket.co.il]
==[[Israeli Basketball Premier League Quintet|All-Israeli League Teams]]==
class="wikitable sortable" | |||
! colspan=2|First Team | colspan=2|Second Team | ||
---|---|---|---|
style="text-align:center;width:175px;"|Player
! style="text-align:center;width:135px;"|Team ! style="text-align:center;width:175px;"|Player ! style="text-align:center;width:135px;"|Team | |||
| {{flagicon|USA}} Jerome Dyson | Hapoel Jerusalem | {{flagicon|USA}}{{flagicon|ISR}} John DiBartolomeo | Maccabi Tel Aviv |
| {{flagicon|USA}}{{flagicon|JAM}} Sek Henry | Maccabi Ashdod | {{flagicon|ISR}} Joaquin Szuchman | Hapoel Gilboa Galil |
| {{flagicon|ISR}} Amit Simhon | Hapoel Eilat | {{flagicon|USA}} Jordan Loyd | Hapoel Eilat |
| {{flagicon|USA}}{{flagicon|ISR}} Joe Alexander | Hapoel Holon | {{flagicon|ISR}} Tomer Ginat | Hapoel Tel Aviv |
| {{flagicon|USA}} Zach LeDay | Hapoel Gilboa Galil | {{flagicon|USA}}{{flagicon|ISR}} Alex Tyus | Maccabi Tel Aviv |
Source: [http://basket.co.il/news.asp?id=19054 basket.co.il]
==[[Israeli Basketball Premier League Coach of the Year|Coach of the Year]]==
File:Dan Shamir - October 2016.jpg]]
class="wikitable" | |
align="center"|Coach
! align="center"|Team | |
---|---|
{{flagicon|ISR}} Dan Shamir | Hapoel Holon |
Source: [http://basket.co.il/news.asp?id=19079 basket.co.il]
==Quarterfinals MVP==
class="wikitable" | ||
align="center"|{{abbr|Pos.|Position}}
! style="text-align:center;width:175px;"|Player ! style="text-align:center;width:135px;"|Team | ||
---|---|---|
align=center| PG | {{flagicon|USA}} Jeremy Pargo | Maccabi Tel Aviv |
Source: [http://basket.co.il/news.asp?id=19053 basket.co.il]
==[[Israeli Basketball Premier League Defensive Player of the Year|Best Defender]]==
class="wikitable" | ||
align="center"|{{abbr|Pos.|Position}}
! style="text-align:center;width:175px;"|Player ! style="text-align:center;width:135px;"|Team | ||
---|---|---|
align=center| SG | {{flagicon|ISR}} Joaquin Szuchman | Hapoel Gilboa Galil |
Source: [http://basket.co.il/news.asp?id=19053 basket.co.il]
==[[Israeli Basketball Premier League Most Improved Player|Most Improved Player]]==
class="wikitable" | ||
align="center"|{{abbr|Pos.|Position}}
! style="text-align:center;width:175px;"|Player ! style="text-align:center;width:135px;"|Team | ||
---|---|---|
align=center| PF | {{flagicon|ISR}} Nimrod Levi | Maccabi Ashdod |
Source: [http://basket.co.il/news.asp?id=19053 basket.co.il]
==[[Israeli Basketball Premier League Sixth Man of the Year|Sixth Man of the Year]]==
class="wikitable" | ||
align="center"|{{abbr|Pos.|Position}}
! style="text-align:center;width:175px;"|Player ! style="text-align:center;width:135px;"|Team | ||
---|---|---|
align=center| SG | {{flagicon|USA}}{{flagicon|ISR}} Adrian Banks | Hapoel Tel Aviv |
Source: [http://basket.co.il/news.asp?id=19053 basket.co.il]
==[[Israeli Basketball Premier League Discovery of the Year|Rising Star]]==
class="wikitable" | ||
align="center"|{{abbr|Pos.|Position}}
! style="text-align:center;width:175px;"|Player ! style="text-align:center;width:135px;"|Team | ||
---|---|---|
align=center| SG | {{flagicon|ISR}} Yovel Zoosman | Maccabi Tel Aviv |
Source: [http://basket.co.il/news.asp?id=19053 basket.co.il]
=Monthly Awards=
==Player of the Month==
class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" | |
style="text-align:center;"|Month
! style="text-align:center;"|Rounds ! style="text-align:center;width:175px;"|Player ! style="text-align:center;width:135px;"|Team ! style="text-align:center;"|{{Tooltip|Ref|Reference}} | |
---|---|
October
|1–4 |align="left"|{{flagicon|USA}} Alex Young | Ironi Nahariya
|21.0 |
November
|5–7 |align="left"|{{flagicon|USA}} Glen Rice Jr. (1/2) | Hapoel Holon
|28.0 |
December
|8–10 |align="left"|{{flagicon|USA}} Zach LeDay (1/2) | Hapoel Gilboa Galil
|30.7 |
January
|11–15 |align="left"|{{flagicon|USA}}{{flagicon|JAM}} Sek Henry | Maccabi Ashdod
|25.8 |
February
|16–17 |align="left"|{{flagicon|USA}} Glen Rice Jr. (2/2) | Hapoel Holon
|44.0 |
March
|18–21 |align="left"|{{flagicon|USA}} Jeff Adrien | Bnei Herzliya
|33.0 |
April
|22–27 |align="left"|{{flagicon|USA}} Zach LeDay (2/2) | Hapoel Gilboa Galil
|27.8 |
==Israeli Player of the Month==
class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" | |
style="text-align:center;"|Month
! style="text-align:center;"|Rounds ! style="text-align:center;width:175px;"|Player ! style="text-align:center;width:135px;"|Team ! style="text-align:center;"|{{Tooltip|Ref|Reference}} | |
---|---|
October
|1–4 |align="left"|{{flagicon|ISR}} Tomer Ginat (1/2) | Hapoel Tel Aviv
|16.3 |
November
|5–7 |align="left"|{{flagicon|USA}}{{flagicon|ISR}} Joe Alexander | |Hapoel Holon
|23.3 |
December
|8–10 |align="left"|{{flagicon|ISR}} Joaquin Szuchman | Hapoel Gilboa Galil
|16.6 |
January
|11–15 |align="left"|{{flagicon|ISR}} Nimrod Levi | Maccabi Ashdod
|16.4 |
February
|16–17 |align="left"|{{flagicon|ISR}} Guy Pnini | Hapoel Holon
|9.3 |
March
|18–21 |align="left"|{{flagicon|ISR}} Amit Simhon | Hapoel Eilat
|14.8 |
April
|22–27 |align="left"|{{flagicon|ISR}} Tomer Ginat (2/2) | Hapoel Tel Aviv
|18.5 |
==Coach of the Month==
class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" | |
style="text-align:center;"|Month
! style="text-align:center;"|Rounds ! style="text-align:center;width:175px;"|Coach ! style="text-align:center;width:135px;"|Team ! style="text-align:center;width:27px;"|{{Tooltip|W-L|Wins-Losses}} ! style="text-align:center;"|{{Tooltip|Ref|Reference}} | |
---|---|
October
|1–4 |align="left"|{{flagicon|ISR}} Eric Alfasi | Ironi Nahariya
|3–1 |
November
|5–7 |align="left"|{{flagicon|ISR}} Dan Shamir (1/2) | Hapoel Holon
|3–0 |
December
|8–10 |align="left"|{{flagicon|ISR}} Ariel Beit-Halahmy (1/2) | Hapoel Gilboa Galil
|3–0 |
January
|11–15 |align="left"|{{flagicon|USA}} Brad Greenberg | Maccabi Ashdod
|5–0 |
February
|16–17 |align="left"|{{flagicon|ISR}} Dan Shamir (2/2) | Hapoel Holon
|2–0 |
March
|18–21 |align="left"|{{flagicon|ISR}} Nadav Zilberstein | Ironi Nes Ziona
|3–1 |
April
|22–27 |align="left"|{{flagicon|ISR}} Ariel Beit-Halahmy (2/2) | Hapoel Gilboa Galil
|6–0 |
=MVP of the Round=
class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
! Round ! style="text-align:center;width:175px;" | Player ! style="text-align:center;width:135px;" | Team ! {{Tooltip|Ref.|Reference}} | |||
colspan=5 | October | |||
---|---|---|---|
1 | align="left"|{{flagicon|ISR}} Tomer Ginat | |Hapoel Tel Aviv | 18 |
2 | align="left"|{{flagicon|USA}} Alex Young | |Ironi Nahariya | 22 |
3 | align="left"|{{flagicon|USA}} Brandon Bowman | |Maccabi Haifa | 26 |
rowspan=2| 4 | align="left"|{{flagicon|USA}} David Laury | rowspan=2|Maccabi Ashdod | 32 |
align="left"|{{flagicon|USA}}{{flagicon|JAM}} Sek Henry | 26 | ||
colspan=5 | November | |||
5 | align="left"|{{flagicon|USA}} Tyler Stone | |Hapoel Gilboa Galil | 40 |
6 | align="left"|{{flagicon|USA}} J'Covan Brown (1/2) | |Hapoel Gilboa Galil | 42 |
7 | align="left"|{{flagicon|USA}} Glen Rice Jr. (1/4) | |Hapoel Holon | 43 |
colspan=5 | December | |||
8 | align="left"|{{flagicon|USA}} Tony Gaffney | |Hapoel Tel Aviv | 36 |
9 | align="left"|{{flagicon|USA}} Zach LeDay | |Hapoel Gilboa Galil | 33 |
10 | align="left"|{{flagicon|USA}} Jerome Dyson (1/3) | |Hapoel Jerusalem | 29 |
colspan=5 | January | |||
11 | align="left"|{{flagicon|USA}} Jordan Loyd | |Hapoel Eilat | 43 |
12 | align="left"|{{flagicon|USA}}{{flagicon|GEO}} Taurean Green | |Bnei Herzliya | 31 |
13 | align="left"|{{flagicon|USA}} Jerome Dyson (2/3) | |Hapoel Jerusalem | 27 |
14 | align="left"|{{flagicon|USA}} D'Angelo Harrison (1/2) | |Hapoel Gilboa Galil | 41 |
15 | align="left"|{{flagicon|USA}} Murphy Holloway (1/2) | |Maccabi Rishon LeZion | 35 |
colspan=5 | February | |||
16 | align="left"|{{flagicon|USA}} Glen Rice Jr. (2/4) | |Hapoel Holon | 42 |
17 | align="left"|{{flagicon|USA}} Glen Rice Jr. (3/4) | |Hapoel Holon | 46 |
colspan=5 | March | |||
18 | align="left"|{{flagicon|USA}} Khalif Wyatt | |Ironi Nes Ziona | 26 |
19 | align="left"|{{flagicon|USA}} Glen Rice Jr. (4/4) | |Hapoel Holon | 46 |
20 | align="left"|{{flagicon|USA}} Tu Holloway | |Hapoel Holon | 28 |
21 | align="left"|{{flagicon|ISR}} Oz Blayzer | |Maccabi Haifa | 34 |
colspan=5 | April | |||
22 | align="left"|{{flagicon|ISR}} Joaquin Szuchman | |Hapoel Gilboa Galil | 24 |
23 | align="left"|{{flagicon|USA}} J'Covan Brown (2/2) | |Hapoel Gilboa Galil | 38 |
24 | align="left"|{{flagicon|USA}} Murphy Holloway (2/2) | |Maccabi Rishon LeZion | 34 |
25 | align="left"|{{flagicon|ISR}} Amit Simhon | |Hapoel Eilat | 24 |
26 | align="left"|{{flagicon|USA}} Jerome Dyson (3/3) | |Hapoel Jerusalem | 21 |
colspan=5 | May | |||
27 | align="left"|{{flagicon|USA}} D'Angelo Harrison (2/2) | |Hapoel Gilboa Galil | 39 |
28 | align="left"|{{flagicon|USA}}{{flagicon|ISR}} Joe Alexander | |Hapoel Holon | 41 |
29 | align="left"|{{flagicon|USA}} Cameron Long | |Maccabi Ashdod | 28 |
30 | align="left"|{{flagicon|ISR}} Lior Eliyahu | |Hapoel Jerusalem | 26 |
31 | align="left"|{{flagicon|ISR}} Shawn Dawson | |Bnei Herzliya | 28 |
32 | align="left"|{{flagicon|USA}} Jeremy Pargo | |Maccabi Tel Aviv | 30 |
33 | align="left"|{{flagicon|USA}}{{flagicon|ISR}} Richard Howell | |Hapoel Jerusalem | 25 |
Average attendances
Included playoffs games.
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{{fb a2 team|p=2 |s=86650|h=8000 |l=2205|a=4814|pr=5025|t=Maccabi Tel Aviv}}
{{fb a2 team|p=3 |s=64000|h=5100 |l=2500|a=3556|pr=3265|t=Hapoel Holon}}
{{fb a2 team|p=4 |s=51422|h=3536 |l=900 |a=2857|pr=2963|t=Hapoel Tel Aviv}}
{{fb a2 team|p=5 |s=32009|h=3487 |l=500 |a=2001|pr=2091|t=Maccabi Haifa}}
{{fb a2 team|p=6 |s=31350|h=2500 |l=1600|a=1959|pr=1903|t=Ironi Nahariya}}
{{fb a2 team|p=7 |s=24500|h=2200 |l=600 |a=1531|pr=1803|t=Maccabi Rishon LeZion}}
{{fb a2 team|p=8 |s=22300|h=2100 |l=850 |a=1312|pr=1065|t=Hapoel Gilboa Galil}}
{{fb a2 team|p=9 |s=18100|h=1400 |l=700 |a=1131|pr=1178|t=Bnei Herzliya}}
{{fb a2 team|p=10|s=19650|h=1300 |l=650 |a=1092|pr=1175|t=Ironi Nes Ziona}}
{{fb a2 team|p=11|s=16400|h=1300 |l=550 |a=965 |pr=1073|t=Hapoel Eilat}}
{{fb a2 team|p=12|s=16604|h=2000 |l=500 |a=922 |pr=866 |t=Maccabi Ashdod}}
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See also
References
{{Reflist}}
{{Israeli Basketball Super League}}
{{European Basketball Season 2017–18}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:2017-18 Israeli Basketball Premier League}}