2023–24 Israeli Basketball Premier League

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.

Israeli Basketball Premier League
Season2023–24
Dates6 October 2023 – 17 June 2024
Number of teams13
TV partner(s)Sports Channel
Regular season
RelegatedHapoel Eilat
Finals
ChampionsMaccabi Tel Aviv
  Runners-upHapoel Tel Aviv
SemifinalistsHapoel Jerusalem
Ironi Kiryat Ata
Finals MVP Roman Sorkin
Statistical leaders
Points Elijah Stewart 20.6
Rebounds Itay Segev 8.6
Assists Speedy Smith 7.6
2024–25

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 Eldad Akunis Dan Shamir Chris BabbPeakOfek Dist
Hapoel Afula Yossi Malka Roee Perl Lucas GoldenbergReebok
Hapoel Be'er Sheva Kfir Arazi Oren Aharoni Neta SegalKempaAltshuler Shacham
Hapoel Eilat Tal Pinhas Jurica Golemac Tyrus McGeeNikeYossi Avrahami
Hapoel Galil Elyon Tamir Abrahams Barak Peleg Roi HuberPeakNofar Energy
Hapoel Haifa Yuval Rosman Guy Goodes Ofek AvitalReebokShoval engineering
Hapoel Holon Eitan Lanciano Amit Schaerf Niv MisgavAtsmon PlayGrounds
Hapoel Jerusalem Matan Edelson Levi RandolphNikeBank Yahav
Hapoel Tel Aviv Rami Cohen Stefanos Dedas Bar TimorReebokVegan Friendly
Ironi Kiryat Ata Naftali Ben Tov Sharon Avrahami Amin StevensTax:on
Ironi Ness Ziona Yaniv Mizrahi Elad Hasin Jerome MeyinsseChai Motors
Maccabi Ironi Ramat Gan Chen Shnaiderman Shmulik Brenner Adam ArielPeak
Maccabi Tel Aviv Shimon Mizrahi Oded Kattash John DiBartolomeoPumaPlaytika

Managerial changes

TeamOutgoing managerManner of departureDate of vacancyPosition in tableReplaced withDate of appointmentRef.
Hapoel Be'er Sheva Lior LubinResigned12 November 2023 Yoav Shamir12 November 2023[4]
Hapoel Haifa Oren AharoniResigned8 December 2023 Guy Goodes10 December 2023[5][6]
Hapoel Jerusalem Aleksandar DžikićMutual consent4 January 2024 Ilias Kantzouris10 January 2024[7][8]
Hapoel Eilat Massimiliano MenettiMutual consent21 January 2024 Jurica Golemac7 February 2024[9][10]
Hapoel Be'er Sheva Yoav ShamirMutual consent20 February 2024 Oren Aharoni20 February 2024[11]
Hapoel Jerusalem Ilias KantzourisFired20 March 2024[12]
Hapoel Tel Aviv Danny FrancoFired1 April 2024 Stefanos Dedas17 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 67 82 2
2 Hapoel Tel Aviv 76 85 74 1
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

Game 1

Game 2

Game 3

Game 1

Game 2

Game 3

Finals


2023–24 Israeli Premier League champions
Maccabi Tel Aviv
57th title

Awards

MVP of the Round

Round Player Team EFF Ref.
October
1

Player of the Month

Month Player Team EFF Ref.
December Xavier MunfordHapoel Tel Aviv25.4[18]
January James BatemonIroni Kiryat Ata18.5[19]
February Kevin HerveyHapoel Holon23.7[20]
March Kendale McCullumMaccabi Ironi Ramat Gan21.6[21]
April Levi RandolphHapoel Jerusalem12.6[22]

Israeli Player of the Month

Month Player Team EFF Ref.
December Lior CarreiraHapoel Galil Elyon20.3[23]
January Jordan CohenMaccabi Ironi Ramat Gan16.2[24]
February Ethan BurgBnei Herzliya20.2[25]
March John DiBartolomeoMaccabi Tel Aviv17.0[26]
April Roman SorkinMaccabi Tel Aviv18.8[27]

Coach of the Month

Month Coach Team W-L Ref.
December Sharon AvrahamiIroni Kiryat Ata5–2[28]
January Danny FrancoHapoel Tel Aviv3–0[29]
February Oded KattashMaccabi Tel Aviv7–0[30]
March Guy GoodesHapoel Haifa3–0[31]
April Shmulik BrennerMaccabi Ironi Ramat Gan4–0[32]

Yearly awards

Award Winner Team Ref.
Regular season MVP Roman SorkinMaccabi Tel Aviv[33]
Regular season Israeli MVP
Best Defender Guy PalatinIroni Kiryat Ata[34]
Sixth Man of the Year Jordan CohenMaccabi Ironi Ramat Gan[35]
Most Improved Player Shahar AmirHapoel Holon[36]
Rising Star Ben SarafIroni Kiryat Ata[37]
First Team Roi HuberHapoel Galil Elyon[38]
Levi RandolphHapoel Jerusalem
Tomer GinatHapoel Tel Aviv
Roman SorkinMaccabi Tel Aviv
Amin StevensIroni Kiryat Ata
Second Team Tamir BlattMaccabi Tel Aviv
James BatemonIroni Kiryat Ata
Adam ArielMaccabi Ironi Ramat Gan
Jaylen HoardHapoel Tel Aviv
Justin SmithHapoel Holon
Coach of the Year Sharon AvrahamiIroni Kiryat Ata[39]
Finals MVP Roman SorkinMaccabi Tel Aviv[40]

Israeli clubs in European competitions

European-wide competitions
CompetitionTeamProgress
EuroLeagueMaccabi Tel AvivPlayoffs
Champions LeagueHapoel JerusalemRound of 16
Hapoel HolonRound of 16
Ironi Ness ZionaQualifying rounds
EuroCupHapoel Tel AvivQuarterfinals
FIBA Europe CupHapoel Galil ElyonRegular season[41]
Bnei HerzliyaRegular season[41]
Ironi Ness ZionaRegular season[41]
Regional leagues
CompetitionTeamProgress
European North Basketball LeagueHapoel Be'er ShevaRegular season[42]

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