League(Final Four) State Cup League Cup The 2015–2016 Israeli Basketball Super League was the 62nd season of the Israeli Basketball Super League. The regular season started on October 11, 2015, and ended on March 6, 2016. The last game was played on June 9, 2016.
This season, the league had a different format. After the eight best teams qualified for the Playoffs, the winners of the series would play in a Final Four tournament.
Hapoel Jerusalem was the defending champion. Hapoel failed to reclaim its title, because Maccabi Rishon LeZion won in the Final. It was the first championship ever for Rishon LeZion.
Teams
Maccabi Kiryat Gat has been promoted to the league after winning 2014–15 National League. Hapoel Gilboa Galil, who finished last season, relegated from the Super League.
Stadia and locations Team Home city Stadium Capacity Bnei Herzliya Herzliya HaYovel Herzliya 1,500 Maccabi Kiryat Gat Kiryat Gat Ashkelon Sports Arena 3,000 Hapoel Holon Holon Holon Toto Hall5,500 Hapoel Jerusalem Jerusalem Pais Arena 11,000 Ironi Nahariya Nahariya Ein Sarah 2,000 Ironi Nes Ziona Nes Ziona Lev Hamoshava 1,300 Maccabi Ashdod Ashdod HaKiriya Arena 2,200 Hapoel Eilat Eilat Begin Arena 1,690 Maccabi Haifa Haifa Romema Arena 5,000 Maccabi Rishon LeZion Rishon LeZion Beit Maccabi Rishon 2,200 Maccabi Tel Aviv Tel Aviv Menora Mivtachim Arena 10,383 Hapoel Tel Aviv Tel Aviv Drive in Arena 3,504
Regular season
Playoffs Quarterfinals The Quarterfinals were played as best-of-five playoff series. The higher ranked team hosted games 1, 3 and 5 (if necessary). The lower ranked team hosted games 2 and 4 (if necessary). The Quarterfinals started on May 19 and ended on June 1.
Final four
Final standings TeamQualification or relegation Maccabi Rishon LeZion Qualified for 2016–17 Champions League Regular season Hapoel Jerusalem Wild card for 2016–17 Eurocup Basketball Maccabi Tel Aviv Automatically qualified for 2016–17 Euroleague Hapoel Eilat Maccabi Haifa Ironi Nahariya Qualification for the Champions League First qualifying round Bnei Herzliya Qualification for the FIBA Europe Cup Hapoel Tel Aviv Maccabi Ashdod Hapoel Holon Maccabi Kiryat Gat Ironi Nes Ziona Relegated to the Ligat Leumit
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Points
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Assists
Season highs Category Player Club Points Nate Robinson Hapoel Tel Aviv Rebounds Richard Howell Ironi Nahariya Assists Gal Mekel Maccabi Tel Aviv Blocks 5 occasions Steals Paul Delaney (2 times) Maccabi Kiryat Gat Source: RealGM
All-Star Game The 2016 Israeli League All-star event was held on 25 March 2016, at the Begin Arena in Eilat.
+Israeli All-StarsPosPlayerTeamStartersG Gal Mekel Maccabi Tel AvivG Meir Tapiro Maccabi Kiryat GatF Shawn Dawson Maccabi Rishon LeZionF Oz Blayzer Maccabi HaifaC Elishay Kadir Hapoel EilatReservesG Niv Berkowitz Ironi NahariyaG Yuval Naimi Ironi Nes ZionaG Aviram Zelekovits Bnei HerzliyaG Raviv Limonad Hapoel Tel AvivG Afik Nissim Hapoel EilatF Amit Simhon Hapoel EilatF Karam Mashour Bnei HerzliyaF Jonathan Skjöldebrand Maccabi AshdodF Lior Eliyahu Hapoel JerusalemC Isaac Rosefelt Hapoel HolonHead coach: Danny Franco (Hapoel Jerusalem)Head coach: Rami Hadar (Maccabi Haifa)
+International All-StarsPosPlayerTeamStartersG Gregory Vargas Maccabi HaifaG Khalif Wyatt Hapoel EilatF Will Graves Maccabi HaifaF Donta Smith Hapoel JerusalemC Darryl Monroe Maccabi Rishon LeZionReservesG Isaiah Swann Maccabi AshdodG Diante Garrett Maccabi AshdodG Michael Umeh Ironi NahariyaG Sundiata Gaines Ironi Nes ZionaF Gilbert Brown Ironi NahariyaF Drew Crawford Bnei HerzliyaF Will Clyburn Hapoel HolonF John Williamson Hapoel Tel AvivF Dragan Bender Maccabi Tel AvivC Marco Killingsworth Maccabi Kiryat GatC Alade Aminu Hapoel EilatHead coach: Žan Tabak (Maccabi Tel Aviv)Head coach: Mickey Gorka (Bnei Herzliya)
Three-point shootout
+Contestants Pos. Player Team First round Final roundG Isaiah Swann (W)Maccabi Haifa2116F Guy PniniMaccabi Tel Aviv2214G Amit SimhonHapoel Eilat19-G Michael UmehIroni Nahariya19-G Aviram ZelekovitsBnei Herzliya16-G Yotam HalperinHapoel Jerusalem14-G Afik NissimHapoel Eilat13-G Yuval NaimiIroni Nes Ziona9-
Slam Dunk Contest +Contestants Pos. Player Team First round Second round Final roundF Gilbert Brown (W)Ironi Nahariya504546F John WilliamsonHapoel Tel Aviv504545F Karam MashourBnei Herzliya5042-C Alade AminuHapoel Eilat4442-G Diante GarrettMaccabi Ashdod4147-
Awards Regular season MVP Darryl Monroe (Maccabi Rishon LeZion)
All-BSL 1st team Gal Mekel (Maccabi Tel Aviv) Khalif Wyatt (Hapoel Eilat) Donta Smith (Hapoel Jerusalem) Lior Eliyahu (Hapoel Jerusalem) Darryl Monroe (Maccabi Rishon LeZion)
All-BSL 2nd team Gregory Vargas (Maccabi Haifa) Raviv Limonad (Hapoel Tel Aviv) Shawn Dawson (Maccabi Rishon LeZion) Will Clyburn (Hapoel Holon) Richard Howell (Ironi Nahariya)
Coach of the Season Arik Shivek (Maccabi Rishon LeZion)
Rising Star Karam Mashour (Bnei Herzliya)
Best Defender Gregory Vargas (Maccabi Haifa)
Most Improved Player Itay Segev (Maccabi Tel Aviv)
Sixth Man of the Season Bar Timor (Hapoel Jerusalem)
External links BSL's official website
References