2012–13 Israeli Basketball Super League
2012–2013 Ligat Loto1 | |||||||||||||
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Season | 2012–13 | ||||||||||||
Teams | 12 | ||||||||||||
Games played | 162 (total) | ||||||||||||
Dates | 14 October 2012 – 13 June 2013 | ||||||||||||
Final positions | |||||||||||||
Champions | Maccabi Haifa (1st title) | ||||||||||||
Runners-up | Maccabi Tel Aviv | ||||||||||||
Relegated | Ironi Ashkelon | ||||||||||||
Awards | |||||||||||||
MVP | ![]() | ||||||||||||
Finals MVP | ![]() | ||||||||||||
Statistical leaders | |||||||||||||
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^1 Sponsored league name, referring to Loto. |
The 2012–2013 Israeli Basketball Super League, for sponsorship reasons known as Ligat Loto, was the 59th season of the Israeli Basketball Super League. The season began on 14 October 2012, and ended on 13 June 2013.
Maccabi Haifa won its first-ever Israeli championship.
Teams[]
Team changes[]
No team has Relegated as there was no relegation spot in last season.
Hapoel Tel Aviv been promoted to the league after winning Ligat Leumit last season. Another new team is Hapoel Eilat as the owner of Habik'a B.C. moved his license to the city of Eilat.
Stadia and locations[]
Team | Home city | Stadium | Capacity | Last Season |
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Barak Netanya | Netanya | Yeshurun | 1,000 | 9th |
Bnei HaSharon/Herzliya | Herzliya | 1,750 | 10th | |
Hapoel Gilboa Galil | Gilboa Regional Council | Gan Ner Sports Hall | 2,400 | 2nd |
Hapoel Holon | Holon | 2,850 | 5th | |
Hapoel Jerusalem | Jerusalem | Malha Arena | 3,000 | 4th |
Ironi Ashkelon | Ashkelon | Ashkelon Sports Arena | 3,000 | 6th |
Maccabi Ashdod | Ashdod | HaKiriya Arena | 1,260 | 7th |
Hapoel Eilat | Eilat | 1,100 | 8th (as Habik'a B.C.) | |
Maccabi Haifa | Haifa | Romema Arena | 5,000 | 11th |
Maccabi Rishon LeZion | Rishon LeZion | 2,500 | 3rd | |
Maccabi Tel Aviv | Tel Aviv | Nokia Arena | 10,383 | 1st |
Hapoel Tel Aviv | Tel Aviv | 2,500 | 1st (Liga Leumit) |
Head coaches[]
Team | Head coach | Seasons as head coach |
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Barak Netanya | Danny Franco | 2 |
Bnei Herzliya | 1 | |
Hapoel Gilboa Galil | Lior Lubin | 3 |
Hapoel Holon | Dan Shamir | 2 |
Hapoel Jerusalem | Sharon Drucker | 4 |
Ironi Ashkelon | Ariel Beit-Halahmy | 6 |
Maccabi Ashdod | Ofer Berkovich | 3 |
Hapoel Eilat | Oded Kattash | 1 |
Maccabi Haifa | Brad Greenberg | 1 |
Maccabi Rishon LeZion | 5 | |
Maccabi Tel Aviv | David Blatt | 5 |
Hapoel Tel Aviv | Erez Edelstein | 3 |
Regular season[]
Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | Diff | Pts | Playoff | |
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1. | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 27 | 22 | 5 | 2279 | 1917 | +362 | 49 | Upper Playoffs |
2. | Maccabi Haifa | 27 | 17 | 10 | 2224 | 2150 | +74 | 44 | |
3. | Hapoel Eilat | 27 | 17 | 10 | 2160 | 2059 | +101 | 44 | |
4. | Barak Netanya | 27 | 15 | 12 | 2095 | 2065 | +30 | 42 | |
5. | Hapoel Jerusalem | 27 | 13 | 14 | 2226 | 2204 | +22 | 40 | |
6. | Maccabi Rishon LeZion | 27 | 12 | 15 | 2112 | 2145 | -33 | 39 | |
7. | Hapoel Gilboa Galil | 27 | 14 | 13 | 2125 | 2137 | -12 | 41 | Lower Playoffs |
8. | Hapoel Tel Aviv | 27 | 13 | 14 | 1981 | 2027 | -46 | 40 | |
9. | Hapoel Holon | 27 | 12 | 15 | 2127 | 2144 | -17 | 39 | |
10. | Maccabi Ashdod | 27 | 11 | 16 | 2202 | 2300 | -98 | 38 | |
11. | Bnei Herzliya | 27 | 10 | 17 | 2210 | 2356 | -146 | 37 | |
12. | Ironi Ashkelon | 27 | 6 | 21 | 2094 | 2331 | -237 | 33 |
Qualification to Upper Playoffs | |
Qualification to Quarterfinals | |
Relegation to the Second Division |
Pld – Played; W – Won; L – Lost; PF – Points for; PA – Points against; Diff – Difference; Pts – Points.
Quarterfinals[]
The Quarterfinals were played as The-Best-Of-5 series. The higher ranked team hosted games 1, 3 and 5 (if necessary). The lower ranked team hosted games 2 and 4 (if necessary).
Team #1 | Agg. | Team #2 | Game 1 8–9 May |
Game 2 12–13 May |
Game 3 16 May |
Game 4 19–20 May |
Game 5 23 May |
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Maccabi Tel Aviv (1) | 3–0 | (8) Hapoel Tel Aviv | 76-68 | 80-67 | 76-74 | ||
Maccabi Haifa (2) | 3–0 | (7) Hapoel Gilboa Galil | 87-85 | 93-81 | 93-87 | ||
Hapoel Eilat (3) | 3–2 | (6) Maccabi Rishon LeZion | 77-79 | 91-63 | 69-67 | 70-79 | 91-80 |
Barak Netanya (4) | 2–3 | (5) Hapoel Jerusalem | 80-87 | 68-87 | 92-69 | 73-70 | 68-79 |
Semifinals[]
The Semifinals were played as The-Best-Of-5 series. The higher ranked team hosted games 1, 3 and 5 (if necessary). The lower ranked team hosted games 2 and 4 (if necessary).
Team #1 | Agg. | Team #2 | Game 1 26–27 May |
Game 2 29–30 May |
Game 3 2–3 June |
Game 4 5 June |
Game 5 9 June |
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Maccabi Tel Aviv (1) | 3–0 | (5) Hapoel Jerusalem | 91-73 | 74-68 | 78-72 | ||
Maccabi Haifa (2) | 3–2 | (3) Hapoel Eilat | 87-75 | 105-84 | 75-78 (OT) | 72-82 | 71-68 |
Final[]
The Final was held on 13 June at Romema Arena.
Team #1 | Score | Team #2 |
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Maccabi Tel Aviv (1) | 79-86 | (2) Maccabi Haifa |
Individual statistics[]
Rating[]
Rank | Name | Team | Games | PIR |
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1. | ![]() |
Hapoel Holon | 26 | 25.4 |
2. | ![]() |
Maccabi Ashdod | 27 | 22.50 |
3. | ![]() |
Maccabi Rishon LeZion | 27 | 21.1 |
Points[]
Rank | Name | Team | Games | PPG |
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1. | ![]() |
Hapoel Holon | 27 | 20.4 |
2. | ![]() |
Bnei HaSharon/Herzliya | 26 | 18.9 |
3. | ![]() |
Hapoel Eilat | 24 | 18.6 |
Rebounds[]
Rank | Name | Team | Games | RPG |
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1. | ![]() |
Hapoel Holon | 26 | 14.2 |
2. | ![]() |
Bnei HaSharon/Herzliya | 27 | 10 |
—. | ![]() |
Hapoel Eilat | 26 | 10 |
Assists[]
Rank | Name | Team | Games | APG |
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1. | ![]() |
Hapoel Holon | 16 | 7.3 |
2. | ![]() ![]() |
Maccabi Haifa | 26 | 5.4 |
3. | ![]() |
Maccabi Haifa | 26 | 5.2 |
All-Star Game[]
The 2013 Israeli League All-star event was held on March 18, 2013, at the Romema Arena, Haifa.
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March 18, 2013
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Israeli All-Stars | 127–111 | International All-Stars |
Pts: Eliyahu & Yivzori 20 Rebs: Kozikaro 9 Asts: Eliyahu 6 |
Pts: Washington & Hopson 16 Rebs: Calathes 9 |
Romema Arena, Haifa
Attendance: 2,500 |
Three-point shootout[]
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ea/Guy_Pnini.jpg/180px-Guy_Pnini.jpg)
Pos. | Player | Team |
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G | ![]() |
Maccabi Haifa |
G | ![]() |
Hapoel Eilat |
G | ![]() |
Hapoel Gilboa Galil |
G | ![]() |
Hapoel Gilboa Galil |
F | ![]() |
Maccabi Tel Aviv |
F | ![]() |
Maccabi Ashdod |
G | ![]() |
Barak Netanya |
G | ![]() |
Bnei Herzliya |
Slam Dunk Contest[]
Pos. | Player | Team |
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F | ![]() |
Hapoel Eilat |
F | ![]() |
Barak Netanya |
G | ![]() |
Hapoel Gilboa Galil |
Awards[]
Regular season MVP[]
All-BSL 1st team[]
Gal Mekel (Maccabi Haifa)
Scotty Hopson (Hapoel Eilat)
Devin Smith (Maccabi Tel Aviv)
Pat Calathes (Maccabi Haifa)
Shawn James (Maccabi Tel Aviv)
Coach of the season[]
Brad Greenberg (Maccabi Haifa)
Rising star[]
Bar Timor (Hapoel Tel Aviv)
Best Defender[]
Shawn James (Maccabi Tel Aviv)
Most Improved Player[]
Eyal Shulman (Barak Netanya)
Sixth Man of the Season[]
Yehu Orland (Barak Netanya)
External links[]
- IBA's official website (Hebrew)[permanent dead link]
References[]
- ^ "2012–13 BSL Stats Board". Basket.co.il.
- ^ "Haifa's season also in those selected". Basket.co.il.
- Israeli Basketball Premier League seasons
- 2012–13 in European basketball leagues
- 2012–13 in Israeli basketball