The 2018–19 Israeli Basketball National League (or the Liga Leumit) is the 19th season of the Israeli Basketball National League. It started on October 31, 2018 with the first round of the regular season and ended on May 24, 2019 with the finals. Maccabi Haifa have won the championship after defeating Hapoel Galil Elyon 3–1 in a best of five series.
Teams The following teams had changed divisions after the 2017–18 season:
Relegated from Premier League Maccabi Haifa
Promoted from Liga Artzit Elitzur Netanya Elitzur Eito Ashkelon
Venues and locations
Team City Arena CapacityElitzur Eito Ashkelon Ashkelon 3,000Elitzur Netanya Netanya Yeshurun Hall 1,000Elitzur Yavne Yavne Ralf Klain Hall 600Hapoel Afula Afula Nir Ha'emak Hall 1,000 Upper Galilee and Safed HaPais Kfar Blum 2,200Hapoel Haifa Haifa Romema Arena 5,000Hapoel Kfar Saba Kfar Saba HaYovel Kfar Saba 680 Hapoel Ramat Gan Givatayim Ramat Gan and Givatayim Zisman Hall 1,400Ironi Kiryat Ata Kiryat Ata Ramaz Hall 1,000Maccabi Haifa Haifa Romema Arena 5,000Maccabi Kiryat Motzkin Kiryat Motzkin Goshen Hall 750Maccabi Ra'anana Ra'anana Metro West 1,850Maccabi Rehovot Rehovot Katzir Hall 500Maccabi Hod HaSharon Hod HaSharon Atidim Hall 400
League table Regular season
Playouts
Playoffs
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Assists
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Efficiency
Other statistics Category Player Team Average Steals Jarmar Gulley Maccabi Ra'anana Blocks Jo Lual-Acuil Hapoel Galil Elyon Turnovers Naor Sharon Hapoel Haifa Minutes Naor Sharon Hapoel Haifa 2P% Tyler Smith Elitzur Eito Ashkelon 3P% Noam Laish Hapoel Haifa FT% Eyal Shulman Hapoel Ramat Gan Givatayim
Source: ibasketball.co.il
Awards Finals MVP PlayerTeam G Keron DeShields Maccabi Haifa Source: @LeumitBBall
Regular season Best Import PlayerTeam F Jarmar Gulley Maccabi Ra'anana Source: @LeumitBBall
Most Improved Player PlayerTeam F Hen Halfon Elitzur Eito Ashkelon Source: @LeumitBBall
Rising Star PlayerTeam G Eidan Alber Hapoel Kfar Saba Source: @LeumitBBall
Coach of the Year CoachTeam Avner Yaor Maccabi Ra'anana Source: @LeumitBBall
All-League First Team First Team PlayerTeam G Guni Israeli Hapoel Galil Elyon G Ziv Ben-Zvi Maccabi Kiryat Motzkin G Niv Berkowitz Elitzur Eito Ashkelon F Jarmar Gulley Maccabi Ra'anana C Quintrell Thomas Maccabi Hod HaSharon Source: @LeumitBBall
See also 2018–19 Israeli Basketball Premier League 2018–19 Israeli Basketball State Cup
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