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
Hapoel Be'er Sheva was promoted from the Liga Leumit, after they swept Maccabi Kiryat Gat 3–0 in the finals. 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 Hapoel Be'er ShevaBe'er ShevaConch Arena Hapoel Eilat Eilat Begin Arena Hapoel Gilboa Galil Gilboa Regional Council Gan Ner Sports Hall Hapoel Holon Holon Holon Toto Hall Hapoel Jerusalem Jerusalem Pais Arena Hapoel Tel Aviv Tel Aviv Drive in Arena Ironi Nahariya Nahariya Ein Sarah Ironi Nes Ziona Ness Ziona Lev Hamoshava Maccabi Ashdod Ashdod HaKiriya Arena Maccabi Rishon LeZion Rishon LeZion Beit Maccabi Rishon Maccabi Tel Aviv Tel Aviv Menora Mivtachim Arena
Personnel and sponsorship Team Chairman Head coach Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsorBnei Herzliya Eldad Akunis Arik Shivek Peak Rav-BariachHapoel Be'er Sheva Kfir Arazi Rami Hadar Spalding Altshuler ShahamHapoel Eilat Nachi Indik Sharon Drucker And1 Mall HayamHapoel Gilboa Galil Haim Ohayon Ariel Beit-Halahmy Peak Hapoel Holon Shlomo Issac Dan Shamir Peak UNETHapoel Jerusalem Eyal Chomski Oded Kattash Peak Bank YahavHapoel Tel Aviv Rami Cohen Danny Franco Peak SPIroni Nahariya Nissim Alfasi Eric Alfasi Peak Ironi Nes Ziona Yaniv Mizrahi Nadav Zilberstein Kappa Hai MotorsMaccabi Ashdod Armaund Asulin Brad Greenberg And1 SCEMaccabi Rishon LeZion Itzhak Peri Guy Goodes Under Armour Mitcham 1000Maccabi Tel Aviv Shimon Mizrahi Ioannis Sfairopoulos Nike FOX
Managerial changes Departure date Team Outgoing head coach Reason Hire date Incoming head coach Maccabi Tel Aviv Neven SpahijaFired Ioannis Sfairopoulos Maccabi Rishon LeZion Zvika SherfFired Guy Goodes Ironi Nahariya Mickey GorkaFired Eric Alfasi Bnei Herzliya Gašper PotočnikFired Ofer Berkovich Bnei Herzliya Ofer BerkovichFired Arik Shivek
Regular season
League table
Results
Rounds 1 to 22
Rounds 23 to 33
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.
Final Four
All-Star Event The 2019 Israeli League All-star event was held at the Menora Mivtachim Arena in Tel Aviv on 12 April 2019.
The International team won the game 134–130. The MVP of the game was JP Tokoto who scored 19 points along with five rebounds.
Guy Pnini won the Three-Point Shootout and Cor-J Cox won the Slam Dunk Contest.
Lineups
+Israeli All-StarsPosPlayerTeamStartersG Tamir Blatt Hapoel JerusalemG Yiftach Ziv Ironi NahariyaG/F Yovel Zoosman Maccabi Tel AvivF Guy Pnini Hapoel HolonC Amar'e Stoudemire Hapoel JerusalemReservesG Chanan Colman Hapoel Be'er ShevaG Joaquin Szuchman Hapoel Gilboa GalilG/F Egor Koulechov Maccabi Rishon LeZionF Rafi Menco Hapoel EilatF Tal Dunne Ironi Nes ZionaF Nimrod Levi Maccabi AshdodF Karam Mashour Bnei HerzliyaF/C Tomer Ginat Hapoel Tel AvivHead coach: Oded Kattash (Hapoel Jerusalem)Head coach: Sharon Drucker (Hapoel Eilat)
+International All-StarsPosPlayerTeamStartersG Corey Walden Hapoel HolonG James Feldeine Hapoel JerusalemG/F Daequan Cook Ironi Nes ZionaF JP Tokoto Hapoel EilatC Tarik Black Maccabi Tel AvivReservesG Paul Stoll Maccabi AshdodG Jerel McNeal Hapoel Tel AvivG Alex Hamilton Maccabi Rishon LeZionG/F Myke Henry Ironi NahariyaG/F Jordan Swing Hapoel Be'er ShevaF Greg Whittington Hapoel Gilboa GalilF/C Jeff Adrien Bnei HerzliyaHead coach: Ioannis Sfairopoulos (Maccabi Tel Aviv)Head coach: Dan Shamir (Hapoel Holon)
Special roster addition.
Game
Three-Point Shootout +Contestants Pos. Player Team 1st round Final roundF Guy PniniHapoel Holon 20 18G Golan GuttIroni Nes Ziona 21 16G James FeldeineHapoel Jerusalem 16 —G/F Adam ArielMaccabi Rishon LeZion 14 —G/F Jordan SwingHapoel Be'er Sheva 13 —G Jamal ShulerHapoel Tel Aviv 12 —G/F Michael RollMaccabi Tel Aviv 11 —G Tamir BlattHapoel Jerusalem 9 —
Slam Dunk Contest
+Contestants Pos. Player Team 1st round Final roundG/F Cor-J Cox Maccabi Rishon LeZion 45 50 F/C Deshawn Stephens Hapoel Tel Aviv 47 45F/C James Kelly Hapoel Gilboa Galil 45 45F JP Tokoto Hapoel Eilat — —
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Assists
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Efficiency
Other statistics Category Player Team Average Steals Paul Stoll Maccabi Ashdod Blocks Eric Griffin Ironi Nahariya Turnovers Paul Stoll Maccabi Ashdod Minutes Greg Whittington Hapoel Gilboa Galil 2P% Josh Owens Hapoel Jerusalem 3P% Michael Roll Maccabi Tel Aviv FT% John DiBartolomeo Maccabi Tel Aviv
Source: Basket.co.il
Individual game highs Category Player Team Total Opponent Points Corey Walden Hapoel Holon Maccabi Rishon LeZion (May 13, 19) Rebounds Tomer Ginat Hapoel Tel Aviv Maccabi Tel Aviv (May 12, 19)Assists Avi Ben-Chimol Hapoel Eilat16 Maccabi Tel Aviv (April 11, 19) Paul Stoll Maccabi Ashdod Hapoel Holon (May 20, 18) Steals Taylor Braun Hapoel Be'er Sheva Hapoel Tel Aviv (October 15, 18)Blocks Eric GriffinIroni Nahariya5 Maccabi Tel Aviv (March 17, 19) Hapoel Tel Aviv (May 5, 19) Three Pointers Amit Gershon Hapoel Be'er Sheva Hapoel Gilboa Galil (May 15, 19) Source: RealGM
Awards
Yearly awards
Finals MVP PlayerTeam G John DiBartolomeo Maccabi Tel Aviv Source: basket.co.il
Regular season MVP PlayerTeam G Corey Walden Hapoel Holon Source: basket.co.il
Coach of the Year CoachTeam Ioannis Sfairopoulos Maccabi Tel Aviv Source: basket.co.il
All-Israeli League Teams First team Second TeamPlayerTeamPlayerTeam 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 PlayerTeam G Cameron Long Maccabi Rishon LeZion Source: basket.co.il
Best Defender PlayerTeam PF TaShawn Thomas Hapoel Jerusalem Source: basket.co.il
Most Improved Player PlayerTeam SF Netanel Artzi Hapoel Gilboa Galil Source: basket.co.il
Sixth Man of the Year PlayerTeam F/C Suleiman Braimoh Hapoel Eilat Source: basket.co.il
Rising Star PlayerTeam SG Amit Gershon Hapoel Be'er Sheva Source: basket.co.il
Monthly Awards
Player of the Month MonthRoundsPlayerTeam October1–4 John DiBartolomeo Maccabi Tel Aviv21.0November5–8 Elijah Bryant Hapoel Eilat23.3December9–11 Tal Dunne Ironi Nes Ziona21.7January12–15 Corey Walden Hapoel Holon39.8February16–19 J'Covan Brown Hapoel Jerusalem23.7March20–23 Suleiman Braimoh Hapoel Eilat27.3April24–28 James Feldeine Hapoel Jerusalem26.3
Israeli Player of the Month MonthRoundsPlayerTeam October1–4 – – – –November5–8 Tomer Ginat (1/2) Hapoel Tel Aviv20.0December9–11 – – – –January12–15 Yovel Zoosman Maccabi Tel Aviv14.4February16–19 Tomer Ginat (2/2) Hapoel Tel Aviv17.0March20–23 Guy Pnini Hapoel Holon16.0April24–28 Amar'e Stoudemire Hapoel Jerusalem17.8
Coach of the Month MonthRoundsCoachTeamOctober1–4 Ariel Beit-Halahmy Hapoel Gilboa Galil3–1November5–8 Sharon Drucker (1/2)Hapoel Eilat4–0December9–11 Nadav Zilberstein Ironi Nes Ziona3–0January12–16 Guy Goodes Maccabi Rishon LeZion4–1February17–19 Oded Kattash Hapoel Jerusalem3–0March20–24 Rami Hadar Hapoel Be'er Sheva4–1April24–29 Sharon Drucker (2/2)Hapoel Eilat5–1
MVP of the Round Round PlayerTeam October Myke Henry (1/2)Ironi Nahariya Taylor BraunHapoel Be'er Sheva Bryant Crawford (1/2)Hapoel Gilboa Galil Ian MillerHapoel Gilboa Galil November Bryant Crawford (2/2)Hapoel Gilboa Galil Paul Stoll Maccabi Ashdod James Feldeine (1/2)Hapoel Jerusalem December Daequan Cook (1/2)Ironi Nes Ziona Tal Dunne Ironi Nes Ziona January JP Tokoto Hapoel Eilat Corey Walden (1/4) Hapoel Holon Corey Walden (2/4) Hapoel Holon Gary Browne Ironi Nes Ziona February James Kelly Hapoel Gilboa Galil Jake Pemberton Maccabi Ashdod March Shawn Jones Hapoel Holon Darion Atkins Hapoel Holon Myke Henry (2/2)Ironi Nahariya April Corey Walden (3/4) Hapoel Holon Daequan Cook (2/2)Ironi Nes Ziona Greg WhittingtonHapoel Gilboa Galil Xavier Rathan-MayesBnei Herzliya James Feldeine (2/2)Hapoel Jerusalem May Mark Tollefsen Maccabi Ashdod Corey Walden (4/4) Hapoel Holon Amit Gershon Hapoel Be'er Sheva Nimrod Levi Maccabi Ashdod
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 roundHapoel Holon Regular seasonFIBA Europe Cup Semi-finals Ironi Nes Ziona Round of 16
See also 2018–19 Israeli Basketball National League 2018–19 Israeli Basketball State Cup 2018 Israeli Basketball League Cup
References