2024–25 Israeli Basketball Premier League
Israeli Basketball Premier League | |
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Season | 2024–25 |
Dates | 6 October 2024 – June 2025 |
Teams | 14 |
TV partner(s) | Sports Channel |
← 2023–24 2025–26 → |
The 2024–25 Israeli Basketball Premier League, for sponsorship reasons Ligat Winner, is the 71st season of the Israeli Basketball Premier League. The season will started in October 2024.
Format
The regular season will be played in a 26-round (13 round-robin format). The top 6 finishers will Advance to the playoffs, will the 7th to 10th-ranked teams will face each other in the play-in showdown. Each game is hosted by the team with the higher regular season record. The format is similar to the first two rounds of the Page–McIntyre system for a four-team playoff, and is identical to that of the NBA play-in tournament. First, the 7th seed hosts the 8th seed, with the winner advancing to the playoffs; likewise the 9th seed hosts the 10th seed, with the loser eliminated. Then the loser of the 7-v-8 game hosts the winner of the 9-v-10 game, with the winner of that game getting the final playoff spot . the 11th to 14th-ranked teams will be played in a 4-round (2 round-robin format), the bottom two teams will relegated to Liga Leumit
Teams
Hapoel Eilat has been relegated to 2024–25 National League after placing in the bottom place of the 2023–24 Premier League.[1] Hapoel Gilboa Galil and Elitzur Netanya has been promoted to the league after win for the 2023–24 National League semi-final Series .[2][3]
Stadia and locations
Team | Home city | Stadium | Capacity |
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Bnei Herzliya | Herzliya | HaYovel Herzliya | 1,500 |
Elitzur Netanya | Netanya | 2,500 | |
Hapoel Afula | Afula | Nir Ha'emak Hall | 1,000 |
Hapoel Be'er Sheva/Dimona | Be'er Sheva and Dimona | Conch Arena | 3,000 |
Hapoel Galil Elyon | Upper Galilee | HaPais Kfar Blum | 2,000 |
Hapoel Gilboa Galil | Gilboa Regional and Lower Galilee | Gan Ner Sports Hall | 2,057 |
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 |
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Bnei Herzliya | Eldad Akunis | Yehu Orland | Frédéric Bourdillon | Peak | PenLink |
Elitzur Netanya | Avidan Nager | Ruven Najberger Idan Avshalom |
Roy Paretsky Ariel Aizik |
Peak | Briga |
Hapoel Afula | Yossi Malka | Ariel Beit-Halahmy | Muriel Lutati | Reebok | |
Hapoel Be'er Sheva/Dimona | Kfir Arazi | Rami Hadar | Neta Segal | Kempa | Altshuler Shacham |
Hapoel Galil Elyon | Tamir Abrahams | Guni Israeli | Lior Carreira | Peak | Rivulis |
Hapoel Gilboa Galil | Gideon Yadin | Sharon Avrahami | Roey Netzia | Reebok | Innovate |
Hapoel Haifa | Yuval Rosman | Roee Perl | Amit Gershon | Reebok | Shoval Engineering |
Hapoel Holon | Eitan Lanciano | Guy Goodes | Niv Misgav | Kelme | Netanel Groups |
Hapoel Jerusalem | Matan Edelson | Yonatan Alon | Yovel Zoosman | Nike | Bank Yahav |
Hapoel Tel Aviv | Offer Yanai | Dimitrios Itoudis | Bar Timor | Reebok | Shlomo Insurance |
Ironi Kiryat Ata | Naftali Bentov | Eldad Bentov | Yariv Amiram | Reebok | Lati Construction |
Ironi Ness Ziona | Yaniv Mizrahi | Amit Schaerf | Tzuf Ben Moshe | Nike | Chai Motors |
Maccabi Ironi Ramat Gan | Chen Shnaiderman | Shmulik Brenner | Adam Ariel | Peak | Cnanan Groups |
Maccabi Tel Aviv | Shimon Mizrahi | Oded Kattash | John DiBartolomeo | Puma | Playtika |
Managerial changes
Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Replaced with | Date of appointment | Ref. |
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Hapoel Tel Aviv | Stefanos Dedas | Mutual Consent | 15 November 2024 | 3rd (6–0) | Dimitrios Itoudis | 15 November 2024 | [4] |
Hapoel Be'er Sheva/Dimona | Oren Aharoni | Fired | 16 November 2024 | 13th (2–3) | Rami Hadar | 17 November 2024 | [5][6] |
Hapoel Haifa | Elad Hasin | Resigned | 12 December 2024 | 14th (1–8) | Roee Perl | 13 December 2024 | [7][8] |
Regular season
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Hapoel Tel Aviv | 11 | 10 | 1 | 962 | 823 | +139 | 20[a] | Advance to the playoffs |
2 | Hapoel Jerusalem | 11 | 9 | 2 | 939 | 811 | +128 | 20 | |
3 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 11 | 9 | 2 | 957 | 890 | +67 | 20 | |
4 | Bnei Herzliya | 11 | 8 | 3 | 979 | 983 | −4 | 19 | |
5 | Hapoel Holon | 11 | 6 | 5 | 904 | 863 | +41 | 17 | |
6 | Hapoel Afula | 11 | 5 | 6 | 921 | 891 | +30 | 16 | |
7 | Hapoel Galil Elyon | 11 | 5 | 6 | 851 | 863 | −12 | 16 | Advance to the play-in |
8 | Maccabi Ironi Ramat Gan | 10 | 5 | 5 | 899 | 857 | +42 | 15 | |
9 | Hapoel Gilboa Galil | 11 | 4 | 7 | 888 | 911 | −23 | 15 | |
10 | Ironi Ness Ziona | 11 | 4 | 7 | 929 | 957 | −28 | 15 | |
11 | Hapoel Be'er Sheva/Dimona | 11 | 4 | 7 | 893 | 958 | −65 | 15 | Advance to playouts |
12 | Ironi Kiryat Ata | 11 | 3 | 8 | 864 | 942 | −78 | 14 | |
13 | Elitzur Netanya | 11 | 3 | 8 | 843 | 942 | −99 | 14 | |
14 | Hapoel Haifa | 12 | 2 | 10 | 958 | 1096 | −138 | 14 |
Rounds 1 to 26
Awards
MVP of the Round
Round | Player | Team | EFF | Ref. |
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October | ||||
2 | Marcus Bingham | Hapoel Holon | 39 | [13] |
3 | Tomer Ginat | Hapoel Tel Aviv | 27 | [14] |
4 | Chavaughn Lewis | Ironi Kiryat Ata | 36 | [15] |
November | ||||
5 | Jared Harper (1/2) | Hapoel Jerusalem | 26 | [16] |
6 | Chris Silva | Bnei Herzliya | 32 | [17] |
8 | Justyn Mutts | Hapoel Afula | 26 | [18] |
December | ||||
9 | Jaylen Hoard | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 32 | [19] |
10 | Roman Sorkin | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 28 | [20] |
11 | Jared Harper (2/2) | Hapoel Jerusalem | 30 | [21] |
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1 | Johnathan Motley | Hapoel Tel Aviv | 32 | [22] |
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Monthly Awards
Player of the Month
Month | Player | Team | EFF | Ref. |
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October | Jimmy Clark | Bnei Herzliya | 17.8 | [23] |
November | Jared Harper | Hapoel Jerusalem | 24.3 | [24] |
Israeli Player of the Month
Month | Player | Team | EFF | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|
October | Gur Lavy | Hapoel Gilboa Galil | 18.3 | [25] |
November | Ethan Burg | Bnei Herzliya | 14.2 | [26] |
Coach of the Month
Month | Coach | Team | W-L | Ref. |
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October | Yehu Orland | Bnei Herzliya | 3–1 | [27] |
November | Yonatan Alon | Hapoel Jerusalem | 3–0 | [28] |
Yearly awards
Award | Winner | Team | Ref. |
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Israeli clubs in European competitions
Competition | Team | Progress |
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EuroLeague | Maccabi Tel Aviv | Regular season |
EuroCup | Hapoel Tel Aviv | Regular season |
Hapoel Jerusalem | Regular season | |
Champions League | Hapoel Holon | Regular season |
Maccabi Ironi Ramat Gan | Regular season |
References
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- ^ "מצטיין המחזור השלישי: תומר גינת" [Round 3 MVPs: Tomer Ginat]. basket.co.il (in Hebrew). 22 October 2024. Retrieved 10 November 2024.
- ^ "מצטיין המחזור הרביעי: שאבון לואיס" [Round 4 MVPs: Chavaughn Lewis]. basket.co.il (in Hebrew). 29 October 2024. Retrieved 10 November 2024.
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- ^ "מצטיין המחזור השמיני: ג'סטין מאטס" [Round 8 MVPs: Justyn Mutts]. basket.co.il (in Hebrew). 3 December 2024. Retrieved 3 December 2024.
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- ^ "מצטיין המחזור ה־11: ג'ארד הארפר" [Round 11 MVPs: Jared Harper]. basket.co.il (in Hebrew). 24 December 2024. Retrieved 26 December 2024.
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- ^ "שחקן חודש נובמבר: ג'ארד הארפר" [November MVP: Jared Harper]. basket.co.il (in Hebrew). 4 December 2024.
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