The 2014–2015 Israeli Basketball Super League, for sponsorships reasons known as Ligat Winner Basketball, was the 61st season of the Israeli Basketball Premier League. The season began on October 12, 2014, and ended on June 25, 2014.
The season marked the first time since 1993 that Maccabi Tel Aviv did not reach the Finals,Eilat completes epic rally to oust Maccabi Tel Aviv and the third time they failed to finish in either the first or second place. The season was the first time in the league's history to not include a Tel Aviv-based team in the first or second place.
Hapoel Jerusalem B.C. took the Israeli title, after it beat Hapoel Eilat in the Finals.Hapoel Jerusalem fans gather in capital to watch historic championship game
Teams
Changes
Barak Netanya has been relegated to Ligat Leumit due to financial difficulties, Making Maccabi Ashdod stay in the league although finishing last in the previous season. Ironi Nahariya has been promoted to the league after winning Ligat Leumit last season.
Stadia and locations Team Home city Stadium CapacityLast season (Regular season) Bnei Herzliya Herzliya HaYovel Herzliya 1,500 11th Hapoel Gilboa Galil Gilboa Regional Council Gan Ner Sports Hall 2,100 QF (8th) Hapoel Holon Holon Holon Toto Hall 5,500 QF (7th) Hapoel Jerusalem Jerusalem Pais Arena 11,000 SF (2nd) Ironi Nahariya Nahariya Ein Sarah 2,000 1st (Ligat Leumit) Ironi Nes Ziona Nes Ziona Lev Hamoshava 1,300 QF (6th) Maccabi Ashdod Ashdod HaKiriya Arena 2,200 12th Hapoel Eilat B.C. Eilat Begin Arena 1,200 SF (5th) Maccabi Haifa Haifa Romema Arena 5,000 Runner-Up (3rd) Maccabi Rishon LeZion Rishon LeZion Beit Maccabi Rishon 2,200 10th Maccabi Tel Aviv Tel Aviv Menora Mivtachim Arena 10,383 Champion (1st) Hapoel Tel Aviv Tel Aviv Drive in Arena 3,504 QF (4th)
Head coaches Team Head coach Seasons in the club Bnei Herzliya Mickey Gorka Hapoel Gilboa Galil Ariel Beit-Halahmy Hapoel Holon Elad Hasin Hapoel Jerusalem Danny Franco Ironi Nahariya Roi Hagay Ironi Nes Ziona Nadav Zilberstein Maccabi Ashdod Zvi Sherf Hapoel Eilat Arik Shivek Maccabi Haifa Rami Hadar Maccabi Rishon LeZion Sharon Drucker Maccabi Tel Aviv Guy Goodes Hapoel Tel Aviv Oded Kattash
Regular season
TeamPldWLPFPADiffPts1. Maccabi Tel Aviv 33 27 6 2867 2611 +256 60 2. Hapoel Jerusalem 33 25 8 2794 2427 +367 58 3. Hapoel Holon 33 17 16 2675 2669 +6 50 4. Hapoel Eilat 33 17 16 2718 2708 +10 50 5. Maccabi Haifa 33 17 16 2655 2668 -13 50 6.Maccabi Rishon LeZion 33 17 16 2643 2621 +22 50 7. Hapoel Tel Aviv 33 17 16 2674 2591 +83 50 8. Ironi Nes Ziona 33 15 18 2647 2705 -58 48 9. Bnei Herzliya 33 14 19 2826 2850 -24 47 10. Ironi Nahariya 33 12 21 2634 2855 -221 45 11. Maccabi Ashdod 33 11 22 2650 2799 -149 44 12. Hapoel Gilboa Galil 33 9 24 2518 2797 -279 42
Qualification to Quarterfinals Relegation to the Second Division
Pld – Played; W – Won; L – Lost; PF – Points for; PA – Points against; Diff – Difference; Pts – Points.
Playoffs Bracket Small bold numbers represent the seed earned in the regular season of each team.
Quarterfinals
The Quarterfinals are played as The-Best-Of-5 series. The higher ranked team hosts games 1, 3 and 5 (if necessary). The lower ranked team hosts games 2 and 4 (if necessary).
Team #1Agg.Team #2Game 116–18 MayGame 220–21 MayGame 324–25 MayGame 427–28 MayGame 530–31 May Maccabi Tel Aviv (1) 3-0 (8) Ironi Nes Ziona 89-88 75-56 90-73 Hapoel Jerusalem (2) 3-0 (7) Hapoel Tel Aviv 75-67 98-83 77-73 (OT) Hapoel Holon (3) 1-3 (6) Maccabi Rishon LeZion 76-80 (OT) 73-79 83-64 81-93 Hapoel Eilat (4) 3-2 (5) Maccabi Haifa 95-74 68-76 85-79 62-69 85-75
Semifinals
The Semifinals are played The-Best-Of-5 series. The higher ranked team hosts games 1, 3 and 5 (if necessary). The lower ranked team hosts games 2 and 4 (if necessary).
Team #1Agg.Team #2Game 13–4 JuneGame 27–8 JuneGame 310–11 JuneGame 414–15 JuneGame 517–18 June Maccabi Tel Aviv (1) 2-3 (4) Hapoel Eilat 91-82 86-64 98-104 (OT) 79-92 76-79 Hapoel Jerusalem (2) 3-0 (6) Maccabi Rishon LeZion 81-73 76-75 90-74
Finals The Finals series is played in a home-and-away format, with the overall cumulative score determining the champion. Thus, the score of one single game can be tied. The team who finishes at a higher place in the regular season will host the second game. Team #1Agg.Team #2Game 1 22 JuneGame 2 25 June Hapoel Eilat (4) 133-168 (2) Hapoel Jerusalem 65-80 68-88
Game 1
Game 2
2015 Israeli Basketball Super League Champions Hapoel Jerusalem 1st title
All-Star Game The 2015 Israeli League All-star event was held on 3 March 2015, at the new Holon Toto Hall in Holon. Every team sent one foreigner and one Israeli for the respective team, with the remaining spots been selected by the League. Maccabi Tel Aviv have been abroad for a Euroleague game, therefore their players did not compete in the event.
+Israeli All-StarsPosPlayerTeamStartersG Meir Tapiro Ironi Nes ZionaG Yotam Halperin Hapoel JerusalemF Shawn Dawson Maccabi Rishon LeZionF Lior Eliyahu Hapoel JerusalemC Elishay Kadir Hapoel EilatReservesG Shlomi Harush Hapoel HolonG Raviv Limonad Hapoel Tel AvivG Yuval Naimi Bnei HerzliyaG Chanan Colman Maccabi HaifaF Itay Segev Hapoel Gilboa GalilC Robert Rothbart Ironi NahariyaC Isaac Rosefelt Hapoel HolonHead coach: Elad Hasin (Hapoel Holon)Head coach: Sharon Drucker (Maccabi Rishon LeZion)
+International All-StarsPosPlayerTeamStartersG Jordan Taylor Hapoel HolonG Isaiah Swann Maccabi Rishon LeZionF Donta Smith Hapoel JerusalemF Yancy Gates Hapoel Tel AvivC Craig Smith Ironi Nes ZionaReservesG Mark Lyons Ironi NahariyaG Josh Selby Bnei HerzliyaG Alex Young Hapoel Gilboa GalilG Bracey Wright Hapoel JerusalemF Tony Crocker Hapoel HolonF René Rougeau Maccabi HaifaC Curtis Kelly Maccabi AshdodC Adrian Uter Hapoel EilatHead coach:Danny Franco (Hapoel Jerusalem)Head coach:Oded Kattash (Hapoel Tel Aviv)
Three-point shootout +ContestantsPos. Player Team First round Final roundG Zack Rosen (W)Maccabi Ashdod2019G Chanan ColmanMaccabi Haifa1914C Robert RothbartIroni Nahariya14-G Yehu OrlandMaccabi Ashdod14-G Yuval NaimiBnei Herzliya13-G Yotam HalperinHapoel Jerusalem9-G Tony CrockerHapoel Holon8-
Slam Dunk Contest +ContestantsPos. Player TeamG Mark Lyons (W)Ironi NahariyaF Ivan AskaMaccabi AshdodF Itay SegevHapoel Gilboa GalilF Netanel ArtziMaccabi Haifa
Awards
Regular season MVP Lior Eliyahu (Hapoel Jerusalem)
All-BSL 1st team Khalif Wyatt (Hapoel Eilat) Shawn Dawson (Maccabi Rishon LeZion) Devin Smith (Maccabi Tel Aviv) Lior Eliyahu (Hapoel Jerusalem) Ike Ofoegbu (Maccabi Haifa)
Coach of the Season Danny Franco
Rising Star Shawn Dawson (Maccabi Rishon LeZion)
Best Defender Brian Randle (Maccabi Tel Aviv)
Most Improved Player Robert Rothbart (Ironi Nahariya)
Sixth Man of the Season Tony Gaffney (Hapoel Jerusalem)
External links IBA's official website (Hebrew)
References