2018–19 Israeli Basketball Premier League

Israeli Basketball Premier League
Israeli Basketball Premier League
Season	2018-19
Teams	12
Dates	6 October 2018 – 13 June 2019
TV	Sports Channel
Final positions
Champions	Maccabi Tel Aviv (53rd title)
Runners-up	Maccabi Rishon LeZion
Semifinalists	Hapoel Jerusalem; Hapoel Eilat
Promoted	Maccabi Haifa
Relegated	Bnei Herzliya
Awards
MVP	Corey Walden
Finals MVP	John DiBartolomeo
Sixth Man	Suleiman Braimoh
Rising Star	Amit Gershon
Best Defender	TaShawn Thomas
Most Improved	Netanel Artzi
Statistical leaders
Index Rating
Index Rating	Greg Whittington
Points	Mark Tollefsen
Rebounds	Greg Whittington
Assists	Avi Ben Chimol
	← 2017–18 2019–20 →

The 2018–19 Israeli Basketball Premier League, for sponsorship reasons Ligat Winner, is the 65th season of the Israeli Basketball Premier League. Maccabi Tel Aviv is the defending champion.

Teams[]

Herzliya

Gilboa

Nes Ziona

Holon

Jerusalem

Tel Aviv

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Teams of the 2018–19 Israeli Basketball Premier League

Hapoel Be'er Sheva was promoted from the Liga Leumit, after they swept Maccabi Kiryat Gat 3–0 in the finals.^[1]^[2] Meanwhile, Maccabi Haifa was relegated after finishing in the last place the previous season.

Stadia and locations[]

Team	Home city	Stadium	Capacity
Bnei Herzliya	Herzliya	HaYovel Herzliya	1,500
Hapoel Be'er Sheva	Be'er Sheva	Conch Arena	3,000
Hapoel Eilat	Eilat	Begin Arena	1,490
Hapoel Gilboa Galil	Gilboa Regional Council	Gan Ner Sports Hall	2,100
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 Nahariya	Nahariya	Ein Sarah	2,500
Ironi Nes Ziona	Ness Ziona	Lev Hamoshava	1,200
Maccabi Ashdod	Ashdod	HaKiriya Arena	2,200
Maccabi Rishon LeZion	Rishon LeZion	Beit Maccabi Rishon	2,500
Maccabi Tel Aviv	Tel Aviv	Menora Mivtachim Arena	10,383

Personnel and sponsorship[]

Team	Chairman	Head coach	Kit manufacturer	Shirt sponsor
Bnei Herzliya	Eldad Akunis	Arik Shivek	Peak	Rav-Bariach
Hapoel Be'er Sheva	Kfir Arazi	Rami Hadar	Spalding	Altshuler Shaham
Hapoel Eilat	Nachi Indik	Sharon Drucker	And1	Mall Hayam
Hapoel Gilboa Galil	Haim Ohayon	Ariel Beit-Halahmy	Peak
Hapoel Holon	Shlomo Issac	Dan Shamir	Peak	UNET
Hapoel Jerusalem	Eyal Chomski	Oded Kattash	Peak	Bank Yahav
Hapoel Tel Aviv	Rami Cohen	Danny Franco	Peak	SP
Ironi Nahariya	Nissim Alfasi	Eric Alfasi	Peak
Ironi Nes Ziona	Yaniv Mizrahi	Nadav Zilberstein	Kappa	Hai Motors
Maccabi Ashdod	Armaund Asulin	Brad Greenberg	And1	SCE
Maccabi Rishon LeZion	Itzhak Peri	Guy Goodes	Under Armour	Mitcham 1000
Maccabi Tel Aviv	Shimon Mizrahi	Ioannis Sfairopoulos	Nike	FOX

Managerial changes[]

Departure date	Team	Outgoing head coach	Reason	Hire date	Incoming head coach	Ref.
November 18, 2018	Maccabi Tel Aviv	Neven Spahija	Fired	November 18, 2018	Ioannis Sfairopoulos	^[3]
November 26, 2018	Maccabi Rishon LeZion	Zvika Sherf	Fired	November 30, 2018	Guy Goodes	^[4]^[5]
December 11, 2018	Ironi Nahariya	Mickey Gorka	Fired	December 13, 2018	Eric Alfasi	^[6]^[7]
January 15, 2019	Bnei Herzliya	Gašper Potočnik	Fired	January 15, 2019	Ofer Berkovich	^[8]
January 30, 2019	Bnei Herzliya	Ofer Berkovich	Fired	January 31, 2019	Arik Shivek	^[9]^[10]

Regular season[]

League table[]

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Maccabi Tel Aviv	33	27	6	3013	2578	+435	60	Advance to playoffs
2	Hapoel Jerusalem	33	24	9	2994	2727	+267	57
3	Hapoel Holon	33	24	9	2907	2838	+69	57
4	Hapoel Eilat	33	22	11	2859	2635	+224	55
5	Ironi Nes Ziona	33	16	17	2829	2865	−36	49
6	Maccabi Rishon LeZion	33	15	18	2664	2734	−70	48
7	Hapoel Be'er Sheva	33	15	18	2712	2683	+29	48
8	Hapoel Tel Aviv	33	14	19	2766	2758	+8	47
9	Maccabi Ashdod	33	13	20	2741	2937	−196	46
10	Hapoel Gilboa Galil	33	12	21	2799	3037	−238	45
11	Ironi Nahariya	33	9	24	2539	2798	−259	42
12	Bnei Herzliya (R)	33	7	26	2528	2761	−233	40	Relegation to Liga Leumit

Updated to match(es) played on May 20, 2019. Source: Basket.co.il
(R) Relegated

Results[]

Rounds 1 to 22[]

Home \ Away	BHE	HBS	HEI	HGG	HHO	HJE	HTA	INA	INZ	MAS	MRL	MTA
Bnei Herzliya	—	75–84	81–100	105–78	82–85	73–83	68–88	61–63	62–81	70–75	74–67	77–87
Hapoel Be'er Sheva	87–74	—	88–85	83–76	70–72	88–89	105–73	85–75	78–90	87–70	81–84	76–99
Hapoel Eilat	81–75	88–66	—	107–74	76–82	70–82	95–89	77–71	105–85	102–77	96–81	70–83
Hapoel Gilboa Galil	90–89	68–82	70–88	—	75–85	101–99	91–96	85–81	95–84	103–95	92–77	98–94
Hapoel Holon	86–78	86–78	108–102	112–106	—	101–82	78–75	78–72	78–88	88–84	85–81	100–95
Hapoel Jerusalem	98–77	89–79	83–99	94–81	94–74	—	87–75	92–53	90–82	104–94	94–76	78–89
Hapoel Tel Aviv	76–77	68–73	100–81	76–86	74–92	86–90	—	76–90	90–78	89–95	78–64	104–94
Ironi Nahariya	77–93	61–86	75–93	87–89	98–95	86–80	59–80	—	85–76	86–92	75–89	77–87
Ironi Nes Ziona	81–79	105–84	82–80	83–76	95–96	74–90	85–89	103–93	—	70–82	93–95	83–81
Maccabi Ashdod	94–73	84–99	68–85	79–80	71–94	64–87	81–78	93–74	80–75	—	80–90	100–104
Maccabi Rishon LeZion	77��72	71–66	72–75	107–99	70–78	77–72	62–85	75–58	84–90	92–79	—	92–94
Maccabi Tel Aviv	88–70	66–64	101–91	105–77	99–66	91–78	89–57	78–61	87–82	103–59	98–64	—

Updated to match(es) played on March 18, 2019. Source: Basket.co.il
Legend: Blue = home team win; Red = away team win.

Rounds 23 to 33[]

Home \ Away	BHE	HBS	HEI	HGG	HHO	HJE	HTA	INA	INZ	MAS	MRL	MTA
Bnei Herzliya	—	68–92	—	—	—	69–76	—	—	—	86–97	74–66	58–102
Hapoel Be'er Sheva	—	—	—	104–77	—	89–118	—	—	91–103	88–97	77–53	64–96
Hapoel Eilat	74–73	64–52	—	—	87–72	—	85–76	90–69	89–77	—	—	—
Hapoel Gilboa Galil	81–95	—	91–82	—	73–94	—	70–92	96–93	90–91	—	—	—
Hapoel Holon	88–85	89–78	—	—	—	99–108	97–89	77–88	84–97	—	—	—
Hapoel Jerusalem	—	—	78–81	104–87	—	—	—	—	100–73	92–82	91–80	98–92
Hapoel Tel Aviv	90–73	102–96	—	—	—	92–91	—	—	—	104–76	—	76–85
Ironi Nahariya	72–76	68–92	—	—	—	93–103	78–69	—	—	—	—	71–77
Ironi Nes Ziona	97–86	—	—	—	—	—	100–98	75–77	—	92–101	85–84	—
Maccabi Ashdod	—	—	74–92	94–86	100–89	—	—	88–89	—	—	66–93	—
Maccabi Rishon LeZion	—	—	81–77	92–88	102–105	—	87–76	92–84	—	—	—	—
Maccabi Tel Aviv	—	—	99–92	88–70	86–94	—	—	—	86–74	90–73	97–87	—

Updated to match(es) played on May 20, 2019. Source: Basket.co.il
Legend: Blue = home team win; Red = away team win.

Playoffs[]

The first round of the playoffs is played in a best-of-five format, with the higher seeded team playing the first, third and fifth game at home. The Playoffs started on May 23, 2019.

Team 1	Series	Team 2	Game 1	Game 2	Game 3	Game 4	Game 5
(1) Maccabi Tel Aviv	3–0	Hapoel Tel Aviv (8)	89–67	85–72	87–63	—	—
(4) Hapoel Eilat	3–1	Ironi Nes Ziona (5)	96–89	84–95	84–76	98–90	—
(3) Hapoel Holon	1–3	Maccabi Rishon LeZion (6)	84–95	85–95	100–79	76–92	—
(2) Hapoel Jerusalem	3–0	Hapoel Be'er Sheva (7)	85–68	99–75	95–77	—	—

Final Four[]

Semifinals		Final

June 10

Maccabi Tel Aviv	85
		June 13
Hapoel Eilat	83
		Maccabi Tel Aviv	89
June 10
		Maccabi Rishon LeZion	75
Hapoel Jerusalem	86

Maccabi Rishon LeZion	92

All-Star Event[]

The 2019 Israeli League All-star event was held at the Menora Mivtachim Arena in Tel Aviv on 12 April 2019.^[11]

The International team won the game 134–130. The MVP of the game was JP Tokoto who scored 19 points along with five rebounds.^[12]

Guy Pnini won the Three-Point Shootout ^[13] and won the Slam Dunk Contest.^[14]

Lineups[]

**Israeli All-Stars**
Pos	Player	Team
Starters
G	Tamir Blatt	Hapoel Jerusalem
G	Yiftach Ziv	Ironi Nahariya
G/F	Yovel Zoosman	Maccabi Tel Aviv
F	Guy Pnini	Hapoel Holon
C	Amar'e Stoudemire ^SPL	Hapoel Jerusalem
Reserves
G	Chanan Colman	Hapoel Be'er Sheva
G	Joaquin Szuchman	Hapoel Gilboa Galil
G/F	Egor Koulechov	Maccabi Rishon LeZion
F	Rafi Menco	Hapoel Eilat
F	Tal Dunne	Ironi Nes Ziona
F	Nimrod Levi	Maccabi Ashdod
F	Karam Mashour	Bnei Herzliya
F/C	Tomer Ginat	Hapoel Tel Aviv
Head coach: Oded Kattash (Hapoel Jerusalem)
Head coach: Sharon Drucker (Hapoel Eilat)

**International All-Stars**
Pos	Player	Team
Starters
G	Corey Walden	Hapoel Holon
G	James Feldeine	Hapoel Jerusalem
G/F	Daequan Cook	Ironi Nes Ziona
F	JP Tokoto	Hapoel Eilat
C	Tarik Black	Maccabi Tel Aviv
Reserves
G	Paul Stoll	Maccabi Ashdod
G	Jerel McNeal	Hapoel Tel Aviv
G	Alex Hamilton	Maccabi Rishon LeZion
G/F	Myke Henry	Ironi Nahariya
G/F	Jordan Swing	Hapoel Be'er Sheva
F	Greg Whittington	Hapoel Gilboa Galil
F/C	Jeff Adrien	Bnei Herzliya
Head coach: Ioannis Sfairopoulos (Maccabi Tel Aviv)
Head coach: Dan Shamir (Hapoel Holon)

^SPL Special roster addition.

Game[]

April 12, 2019	Israeli All-Stars	130–134	International All-Stars	Tel Aviv
13:00	Scoring by quarter: 29-33, 37-37, 38-47, 26-19
Sport 5	Pts: Stoudemire 24 Rebs: Zoosman & Stoudemire 6 Asts: Blatt 7 PIR: Zoosman 27	Box Score Report	Pts: Tokoto 19 Rebs: Four players 5 Asts: Stoll 5 PIR: Tokoto 25	Arena: Menora Mivtachim Arena Attendance: 10,000 Referees: Pini Rimon, Eran Shmuel, Gil Gordon

Three-Point Shootout[]

**Contestants**
Pos.	Player	Team	1st round	Final round
F	Guy Pnini	Hapoel Holon	20	18
G	Golan Gutt	Ironi Nes Ziona	21	16
G	James Feldeine	Hapoel Jerusalem	16	—
G/F	Adam Ariel	Maccabi Rishon LeZion	14	—
G/F	Jordan Swing	Hapoel Be'er Sheva	13	—
G	Jamal Shuler	Hapoel Tel Aviv	12	—
G/F	Michael Roll	Maccabi Tel Aviv	11	—
G	Tamir Blatt	Hapoel Jerusalem	9	—

Slam Dunk Contest[]

**Contestants**
Pos.	Player	Team	1st round	Final round
G/F		Maccabi Rishon LeZion	45	50
F/C	Deshawn Stephens	Hapoel Tel Aviv	47	45
F/C	James Kelly	Hapoel Gilboa Galil	45	45
F	JP Tokoto	Hapoel Eilat	—	—

Statistical leaders[]

Points[]


Pos	Player	Club	PPG
1	Mark Tollefsen	Maccabi Ashdod	20.4
2	Corey Walden	Hapoel Holon	18.7
3	Greg Whittington	Hapoel Gilboa Galil	18.4
4	Elijah Bryant	Hapoel Eilat	17.6
5	Daequan Cook	Ironi Nes Ziona	17.1

Assists[]


Pos	Player	Club	APG
1	Avi Ben-Chimol	Hapoel Eilat	7.8
2	Paul Stoll	Maccabi Ashdod	7.7
3	Raviv Limonad	Hapoel Tel Aviv	5.5
4	Alex Hamilton	Maccabi Rishon LeZion	5.4
5	Corey Walden	Hapoel Holon	5.1

Rebounds[]


Pos	Player	Club	RPG
1	Greg Whittington	Hapoel Gilboa Galil	9.6
2	Jakim Donaldson	Hapoel Be'er Sheva	9.4
3	James Kelly	Hapoel Gilboa Galil	7.9
4	Lis Shoshi	Maccabi Ashdod	7.7
5	JP Tokoto	Hapoel Eilat	7.6

Efficiency[]


Pos	Player	Club	PIR
1	Greg Whittington	Hapoel Gilboa Galil	24.6
2	Corey Walden	Hapoel Holon	23.0
3	Mark Tollefsen	Maccabi Ashdod	20.5
4	Elijah Bryant	Hapoel Eilat	19.4
5	Suleiman Braimoh	Hapoel Eilat	19.3

Other statistics[]

Category	Player	Team	Average
Steals	Paul Stoll	Maccabi Ashdod	2.9
Blocks	Eric Griffin	Ironi Nahariya	2.1
Turnovers	Paul Stoll	Maccabi Ashdod	4.4
Minutes	Greg Whittington	Hapoel Gilboa Galil	35:20
2P%	Josh Owens	Hapoel Jerusalem	73.6%
3P%	Michael Roll	Maccabi Tel Aviv	49.0%
FT%	John DiBartolomeo	Maccabi Tel Aviv	88.2%

Source: Basket.co.il

Individual game highs[]

Category	Player	Team	Total	Opponent
Points	Corey Walden	Hapoel Holon	37	Maccabi Rishon LeZion (May 13, 19)
Rebounds	Tomer Ginat	Hapoel Tel Aviv	21	Maccabi Tel Aviv (May 12, 19)
Assists	Avi Ben-Chimol	Hapoel Eilat	16	Maccabi Tel Aviv (April 11, 19)
Assists	Paul Stoll	Maccabi Ashdod	16	Hapoel Holon (May 20, 18)
Steals	Taylor Braun	Hapoel Be'er Sheva	8	Hapoel Tel Aviv (October 15, 18)
Blocks	Eric Griffin	Ironi Nahariya	5	Maccabi Tel Aviv (March 17, 19)
Blocks	Eric Griffin	Ironi Nahariya	5	Hapoel Tel Aviv (May 5, 19)
Three Pointers	Amit Gershon	Hapoel Be'er Sheva	9	Hapoel Gilboa Galil (May 15, 19)

Source: RealGM

Awards[]

Yearly awards[]

Finals MVP[]

Pos.	Player	Team
G	John DiBartolomeo	Maccabi Tel Aviv

Source: basket.co.il

Regular season MVP[]

Pos.	Player	Team
G	Corey Walden	Hapoel Holon

Source: basket.co.il

Coach of the Year[]

Coach	Team
Ioannis Sfairopoulos	Maccabi Tel Aviv

Source: basket.co.il

All-Israeli League Teams[]

First Team		Second Team
Player	Team	Player	Team
John DiBartolomeo	Maccabi Tel Aviv	Cameron Long	Maccabi Rishon LeZion
Corey Walden	Hapoel Holon	Tal Dunne	Ironi Nes Ziona
James Feldeine	Hapoel Jerusalem	Guy Pnini	Hapoel Holon
Elijah Bryant	Hapoel Eilat	Suleiman Braimoh	Hapoel Eilat
Tomer Ginat	Hapoel Tel Aviv	Tarik Black	Maccabi Tel Aviv

Source: basket.co.il

Quarterfinals MVP[]

Pos.	Player	Team
G	Cameron Long	Maccabi Rishon LeZion

Source: basket.co.il

Best Defender[]

Pos.	Player	Team
PF	TaShawn Thomas	Hapoel Jerusalem

Source: basket.co.il

Most Improved Player[]

Pos.	Player	Team
SF	Netanel Artzi	Hapoel Gilboa Galil

Source: basket.co.il

Sixth Man of the Year[]

Pos.	Player	Team
F/C	Suleiman Braimoh	Hapoel Eilat

Source: basket.co.il

Rising Star[]

Pos.	Player	Team
SG	Amit Gershon	Hapoel Be'er Sheva

Source: basket.co.il

Monthly Awards[]

Player of the Month[]

Month	Rounds	Player	Team	EFF	Ref.
October	1–4	John DiBartolomeo	Maccabi Tel Aviv	21.0	^[15]
November	5–8	Elijah Bryant	Hapoel Eilat	23.3	^[16]
December	9–11	Tal Dunne	Ironi Nes Ziona	21.7	^[17]
January	12–15	Corey Walden	Hapoel Holon	39.8	^[18]
February	16–19	J'Covan Brown	Hapoel Jerusalem	23.7	^[19]
March	20–23	Suleiman Braimoh	Hapoel Eilat	27.3	^[20]
April	24–28	James Feldeine	Hapoel Jerusalem	26.3	^[21]

Israeli Player of the Month[]

Month	Rounds	Player	Team	EFF	Ref.
October	1–4	–	–	–	–
November	5–8	Tomer Ginat (1/2)	Hapoel Tel Aviv	20.0	^[22]
December	9–11	–	–	–	–
January	12–15	Yovel Zoosman	Maccabi Tel Aviv	14.4	^[23]
February	16–19	Tomer Ginat (2/2)	Hapoel Tel Aviv	17.0	^[24]
March	20–23	Guy Pnini	Hapoel Holon	16.0	^[25]
April	24–28	Amar'e Stoudemire	Hapoel Jerusalem	17.8	^[26]

Coach of the Month[]

Month	Rounds	Coach	Team	W-L	Ref.
October	1–4	Ariel Beit-Halahmy	Hapoel Gilboa Galil	3–1	^[27]
November	5–8	Sharon Drucker (1/2)	Hapoel Eilat	4–0	^[28]
December	9–11	Nadav Zilberstein	Ironi Nes Ziona	3–0	^[29]
January	12–16	Guy Goodes	Maccabi Rishon LeZion	4–1	^[30]
February	17–19	Oded Kattash	Hapoel Jerusalem	3–0	^[31]
March	20–24	Rami Hadar	Hapoel Be'er Sheva	4–1	^[32]
April	24–29	Sharon Drucker (2/2)	Hapoel Eilat	5–1	^[33]

MVP of the Round[]

Round	Player	Team	EFF	Ref.
October
1	Myke Henry (1/2)	Ironi Nahariya	27	^[34]
2	Taylor Braun	Hapoel Be'er Sheva	36	^[35]
3	Bryant Crawford (1/2)	Hapoel Gilboa Galil	28	^[36]
4	Ian Miller	Hapoel Gilboa Galil	34	^[37]
November
5	Bryant Crawford (2/2)	Hapoel Gilboa Galil	28	^[38]
7	Paul Stoll	Maccabi Ashdod	40	^[39]
8	James Feldeine (1/2)	Hapoel Jerusalem	20	^[40]
December
9	Daequan Cook (1/2)	Ironi Nes Ziona	19	^[41]
10	Tal Dunne	Ironi Nes Ziona	28	^[42]
January
12	JP Tokoto	Hapoel Eilat	45	^[43]
13	Corey Walden (1/4)	Hapoel Holon	35	^[44]
14	Corey Walden (2/4)	Hapoel Holon	46	^[45]
15	Gary Browne	Ironi Nes Ziona	36	^[46]
February
17	James Kelly	Hapoel Gilboa Galil	31	^[47]
18	Jake Pemberton	Maccabi Ashdod	31	^[48]
March
21	Shawn Jones	Hapoel Holon	30	^[49]
22	Darion Atkins	Hapoel Holon	38	^[50]
23	Myke Henry (2/2)	Ironi Nahariya	28	^[51]
April
24	Corey Walden (3/4)	Hapoel Holon	36	^[52]
25	Daequan Cook (2/2)	Ironi Nes Ziona	29	^[53]
27	Greg Whittington	Hapoel Gilboa Galil	41	^[54]
28	Xavier Rathan-Mayes	Bnei Herzliya	25	^[55]
29	James Feldeine (2/2)	Hapoel Jerusalem	32	^[56]
May
30	Mark Tollefsen	Maccabi Ashdod	29	^[57]
31	Corey Walden (4/4)	Hapoel Holon	43	^[58]
32	Amit Gershon	Hapoel Be'er Sheva	37	^[59]
33	Nimrod Levi	Maccabi Ashdod	38	^[60]

Israeli clubs in European competitions[]

Team	Competition	Progress
Maccabi Tel Aviv	EuroLeague	Regular season
Hapoel Jerusalem	Champions League	Quarter Finals
Hapoel Tel Aviv		First qualifying round
Hapoel Holon		Regular season
Hapoel Holon	FIBA Europe Cup	Semi Finals
Ironi Nes Ziona	FIBA Europe Cup	Round of 16

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^ "February's Israeli Player of the Month: Tomer Ginat" (in Hebrew). March 4, 2019.
^ "March's Israeli Player of the Month: Guy Pnini" (in Hebrew). April 4, 2019.
^ "April's Israeli Player of the Month: Amar'e Stoudemire" (in Hebrew). May 2, 2019.
^ "October's Coach of the Month: Ariel Beit-Halahmy" (in Hebrew). November 1, 2018.
^ "November's Coach of the Month: Sharon Drucker" (in Hebrew). December 4, 2018.
^ "December's Coach of the Month: Nadav Zilberstein" (in Hebrew). January 1, 2019.
^ "January's Coach of the Month: Guy Goodes" (in Hebrew). January 31, 2019.
^ "February's Coach of the Month: Oded Kattash" (in Hebrew). March 4, 2019.
^ "March's Coach of the Month: Rami Hadar" (in Hebrew). April 4, 2019.
^ "April's Coach of the Month: Sharon Drucker" (in Hebrew). May 2, 2019.
^ "Round 1 MVP: Myke Henry" (in Hebrew). October 9, 2018.
^ "Round 2 MVP: Taylor Braun" (in Hebrew). October 16, 2018.
^ "Round 3 MVP: Bryant Crawford" (in Hebrew). October 23, 2018.
^ "Round 4 MVP: Ian Miller" (in Hebrew). October 30, 2018.
^ "Round 5 MVP: Bryant Crawford" (in Hebrew). November 6, 2018.
^ "Round 7 MVP: Paul Stoll" (in Hebrew). November 20, 2018.
^ "Round 8 MVP: James Feldeine" (in Hebrew). November 26, 2018.
^ "Round 9 MVP: Daequan Cook" (in Hebrew). December 11, 2018.
^ "Round 10 MVP: Tal Dunne" (in Hebrew). December 18, 2018.
^ "Round 12 MVP: JP Tokoto" (in Hebrew). January 4, 2019.
^ "Round 13 MVP: Corey Walden" (in Hebrew). January 8, 2019.
^ "Round 14 MVP: Corey Walden" (in Hebrew). January 15, 2019.
^ "Round 15 MVP: Gary Browne" (in Hebrew). January 22, 2019.
^ "Round 17 MVP: James Kelly" (in Hebrew). February 5, 2019.
^ "Round 18 MVP: Jake Pemberton" (in Hebrew). February 18, 2019.
^ "Round 21 MVP: Shawn Jones" (in Hebrew). March 12, 2019.
^ "Round 22 MVP: Darion Atkins" (in Hebrew). March 19, 2019.
^ "Round 23 MVP: Myke Henry" (in Hebrew). March 26, 2019.
^ "Round 24 MVP: Corey Walden" (in Hebrew). April 2, 2019.
^ "Round 25 MVP: Daequan Cook" (in Hebrew). April 9, 2019.
^ "Round 27 MVP: Greg Whittington" (in Hebrew). April 16, 2019.
^ "Round 28 MVP: Xavier Rathan-Mayes" (in Hebrew). April 23, 2019.
^ "Round 29 MVP: James Feldeine" (in Hebrew). April 30, 2019.
^ "Round 30 MVP: Mark Tollefsen" (in Hebrew). May 7, 2019.
^ "Round 31 MVP: Corey Walden" (in Hebrew). May 14, 2019.
^ "Round 32 MVP: Amit Gershon" (in Hebrew). May 17, 2019.
^ "Round 33 MVP: Nimrod Levi" (in Hebrew). May 21, 2019.

[1] "לאומית: הדרום אדום!". safsal.co.il (in Hebrew). May 22, 2018.

[2] "Hapoel Beer Sheva lift National League title". eurobasket.com. May 23, 2018.

[3] "ספיירופולוס יחליף את ספאחיה במכבי ת"א" (in Hebrew). November 18, 2018.

[4] "זעזוע במכבי ראשל"צ: צביקה שרף עוזב" (in Hebrew). November 26, 2018.

[5] "חוזר לראשל"צ: גודס יאמן את הכתומים" (in Hebrew). November 30, 2018.

[6] "גורקה סיים את עבודתו בעירוני נהריה" (in Hebrew). December 11, 2018.

[7] "אריק אלפסי חוזר לעירוני נהריה" (in Hebrew). December 13, 2018.

[8] "עופר ברקוביץ' מונה למאמן בני הרצליה" (in Hebrew). January 15, 2019.

[9] "בני הרצליה נפרדה מהמאמן עופר ברקוביץ'" (in Hebrew). January 30, 2019.

[10] "בני הרצליה ואריק שיבק שוב ביחד" (in Hebrew). January 31, 2019.

[11] "אולסטאר 2018: נקבעו הסגלים למשחק". basket.co.il (in Hebrew). March 31, 2019.

[12] "אולסטאר: ניצחון שלישי ברציפות לזרים". basket.co.il (in Hebrew). April 12, 2019.

[13] "תחרות השלשות: פניני ניצח את גוט בגמר". basket.co.il (in Hebrew). April 12, 2019.

[14] "קור-ג'יי קוקס זכה בתחרות ההטבעות". basket.co.il (in Hebrew). April 12, 2019.

[15] "October's Player of the Month: John DiBartolomeo" (in Hebrew). November 1, 2018.

[16] "November's Player of the Month: Elijah Bryant" (in Hebrew). December 4, 2018.

[17] "December's Player of the Month: Tal Dunne" (in Hebrew). January 1, 2019.

[18] "January's Player of the Month: Corey Walden" (in Hebrew). January 31, 2019.

[19] "February's Player of the Month: J'Covan Brown" (in Hebrew). March 4, 2019.

[20] "March's Player of the Month: Suleiman Braimoh" (in Hebrew). April 4, 2019.

[21] "April's Player of the Month: James Feldeine" (in Hebrew). May 2, 2019.

[22] "November's Israeli Player of the Month: Tomer Ginat" (in Hebrew). December 4, 2018.

[23] "January's Israeli Player of the Month: Yovel Zoosman" (in Hebrew). January 31, 2019.

[24] "February's Israeli Player of the Month: Tomer Ginat" (in Hebrew). March 4, 2019.

[25] "March's Israeli Player of the Month: Guy Pnini" (in Hebrew). April 4, 2019.

[26] "April's Israeli Player of the Month: Amar'e Stoudemire" (in Hebrew). May 2, 2019.

[27] "October's Coach of the Month: Ariel Beit-Halahmy" (in Hebrew). November 1, 2018.

[28] "November's Coach of the Month: Sharon Drucker" (in Hebrew). December 4, 2018.

[29] "December's Coach of the Month: Nadav Zilberstein" (in Hebrew). January 1, 2019.

[30] "January's Coach of the Month: Guy Goodes" (in Hebrew). January 31, 2019.

[31] "February's Coach of the Month: Oded Kattash" (in Hebrew). March 4, 2019.

[32] "March's Coach of the Month: Rami Hadar" (in Hebrew). April 4, 2019.

[33] "April's Coach of the Month: Sharon Drucker" (in Hebrew). May 2, 2019.

[34] "Round 1 MVP: Myke Henry" (in Hebrew). October 9, 2018.

[35] "Round 2 MVP: Taylor Braun" (in Hebrew). October 16, 2018.

[36] "Round 3 MVP: Bryant Crawford" (in Hebrew). October 23, 2018.

[37] "Round 4 MVP: Ian Miller" (in Hebrew). October 30, 2018.

[38] "Round 5 MVP: Bryant Crawford" (in Hebrew). November 6, 2018.

[39] "Round 7 MVP: Paul Stoll" (in Hebrew). November 20, 2018.

[40] "Round 8 MVP: James Feldeine" (in Hebrew). November 26, 2018.

[41] "Round 9 MVP: Daequan Cook" (in Hebrew). December 11, 2018.

[42] "Round 10 MVP: Tal Dunne" (in Hebrew). December 18, 2018.

[43] "Round 12 MVP: JP Tokoto" (in Hebrew). January 4, 2019.

[44] "Round 13 MVP: Corey Walden" (in Hebrew). January 8, 2019.

[45] "Round 14 MVP: Corey Walden" (in Hebrew). January 15, 2019.

[46] "Round 15 MVP: Gary Browne" (in Hebrew). January 22, 2019.

[47] "Round 17 MVP: James Kelly" (in Hebrew). February 5, 2019.

[48] "Round 18 MVP: Jake Pemberton" (in Hebrew). February 18, 2019.

[49] "Round 21 MVP: Shawn Jones" (in Hebrew). March 12, 2019.

[50] "Round 22 MVP: Darion Atkins" (in Hebrew). March 19, 2019.

[51] "Round 23 MVP: Myke Henry" (in Hebrew). March 26, 2019.

[52] "Round 24 MVP: Corey Walden" (in Hebrew). April 2, 2019.

[53] "Round 25 MVP: Daequan Cook" (in Hebrew). April 9, 2019.

[54] "Round 27 MVP: Greg Whittington" (in Hebrew). April 16, 2019.

[55] "Round 28 MVP: Xavier Rathan-Mayes" (in Hebrew). April 23, 2019.

[56] "Round 29 MVP: James Feldeine" (in Hebrew). April 30, 2019.

[57] "Round 30 MVP: Mark Tollefsen" (in Hebrew). May 7, 2019.

[58] "Round 31 MVP: Corey Walden" (in Hebrew). May 14, 2019.

[59] "Round 32 MVP: Amit Gershon" (in Hebrew). May 17, 2019.

[60] "Round 33 MVP: Nimrod Levi" (in Hebrew). May 21, 2019.

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v t Israeli Basketball Premier League
Current teams	Bnei Herzliya Hapoel Be'er Sheva Hapoel Eilat Hapoel Galil Elyon Hapoel Gilboa Galil Hapoel Haifa Hapoel Holon Hapoel Jerusalem Hapoel Tel Aviv Ironi Nes Ziona Maccabi Rishon LeZion Maccabi Tel Aviv
Former teams	Maccabi Ashdod Elitzur Givat Shmuel Elitzur Netanya Ironi Ashkelon Maccabi Kiryat Gat Hapoel Afula
Seasons	1954–55 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22
Final Fours and Finals	2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2016 2017 2018 2019
Awards and Stats	MVP Finals MVP Quintet Defensive Player of the Year Sixth Man of the Year Most Improved Player Discovery of the Year Coach of the Year Stats Leaders
Related competitions	State Cup League Cup Liga Leumit Liga Artzit 2011 BSL All-Star Game

v t 2018–19 in European men's basketball
Domestic leagues	Albania Armenia Austria Azerbaijan Belarus Belgium Bosnia and Herzegovina Bulgaria Croatia Cyprus Northern Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Estonia Finland France Georgia Germany Greece Hungary Iceland Ireland Israel Italy Kosovo Latvia Lithuania Luxembourg Malta Moldova Montenegro Netherlands North Macedonia Norway Poland Portugal Romania Russia Serbia Slovakia Slovenia Spain Sweden Switzerland Turkey Ukraine United Kingdom England Scotland
Regional leagues	Adriatic League First Division Second Division Junior Alpe Adria Cup Balkan League Latvia–Estonia
Domestic cups	Albania Belgium Bulgaria Finland France Germany Greece Hungary Iceland Ireland Israel State Cup League Cup Italy Netherlands Poland Scotland Serbia Spain Switzerland Turkey United Kingdom Cup Trophy
Supercups	Adriatic League Israel Italy Netherlands Spain Turkey
Continental competitions	EuroLeague Regular season Playoffs Final Four EuroCup Playoffs Finals Champions League Playoffs Final Four Final FIBA Europe Cup Play-offs Finals Next Generation Tournament
International competitions	2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup Qualification EuroBasket 2021 qualification Games of the Small States of Europe

2018–19 Israeli Basketball Premier League

Teams[]

Stadia and locations[]

Personnel and sponsorship[]

Managerial changes[]

Regular season[]

League table[]

Results[]

Rounds 1 to 22[]

Rounds 23 to 33[]

Playoffs[]

Final Four[]

All-Star Event[]

Lineups[]

Game[]

Three-Point Shootout[]

Slam Dunk Contest[]

Statistical leaders[]

Points[]

Assists[]

Rebounds[]

Efficiency[]

Other statistics[]

Individual game highs[]

Awards[]

Yearly awards[]

Finals MVP[]

Regular season MVP[]

Coach of the Year[]

All-Israeli League Teams[]

Quarterfinals MVP[]

Best Defender[]

Most Improved Player[]

Sixth Man of the Year[]

Rising Star[]

Monthly Awards[]

Player of the Month[]

Israeli Player of the Month[]

Coach of the Month[]

MVP of the Round[]

Israeli clubs in European competitions[]

See also[]

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