The 2019–20 Israeli Basketball Premier League, for sponsorship reasons Ligat Winner, was the 66th season of the Israeli Basketball Premier League. On 13 March 2020, the league was suspended because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The league resumed behind closed doors on 21 June 2020 in a different format.
Teams
Maccabi Haifa has been promoted to the league after winning 2018–19 Liga Leumit after they won Hapoel Galil Elyon 3–1 in the Series Finals, and comes back just one year after their relegation.Maccabi Haifa are National League champions Meanwhile, Bnei Herzliya was relegated after finishing in the last place the previous season.
Stadia and locations Team Home city Stadium Capacity 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 Haifa Haifa Romema Arena Maccabi Rishon LeZion Rishon LeZion Beit Maccabi Rishon Maccabi Tel Aviv Tel Aviv Menora Mivtachim Arena
Personnel and sponsorship Team Chairman Head coach Team captain Kit manufacturer Main sponsorHapoel Be'er Sheva Kfir Arazi Rami Hadar Spencer Weisz Spalding Altshuler ShahamHapoel Eilat Nachi Indik Eric Alfasi Avi Ben-Chimol Peak Yossi AvrahamiHapoel Gilboa Galil Haim Ohayon Lior Lubin Netanel Artzi Peak Gilboa Regional CouncilHapoel Holon Shlomo Issac Stefanos Dedas Shlomi Harush Peak UNETHapoel Jerusalem Eyal Chomski Oded Kattash Bar Timor Peak Bank YahavHapoel Tel Aviv Rami Cohen Ioannis Kastritis Tomer Ginat Peak SP MetzerIroni Nahariya Nissim Alfasi Danny Franco Tony Gaffney Peak Ironi Nes Ziona Yaniv Mizrahi Nadav Zilberstein Tal Dunne Kappa Chai MotorsMaccabi Ashdod Armaund Asulin Amit Tamir Lior Eliyahu AND1 SCEMaccabi Haifa Jeff Rosen Daniel Seoane Willy Workman Joma Maccabi Rishon LeZion Itzhak Peri Guy Goodes Oz Blayzer Under Armour WinnerMaccabi Tel Aviv Shimon Mizrahi Ioannis Sfairopoulos John DiBartolomeo Nike FOX
Managerial changes Departure date Team Outgoing head coach Reason Hire date Incoming head coach Hapoel Holon Sharon DruckerFired Stefanos Dedas Hapoel Tel Aviv Ariel Beit-HalahmyFired Ioannis Kastritis Maccabi Ashdod Brad GreenbergResigned Amit Tamir
Regular season
Rounds 1 to 22
Top-teams League Group
Positions by round
Bottom-Teams League Group
Positions by round
Playoffs The first round of the playoffs is played in a best-of-three format, with the higher seeded team playing the first (and the second at home if is necessary).
Final Four Bracket
Semifinals
Final
2019–20 Israeli Premier League champions Maccabi Tel Aviv54th title
Awards MVP of the Round Round PlayerTeam October1 T. J. ClineHapoel Holon272 Alex Hamilton (1/3)Maccabi Rishon LeZion363 Lior Eliyahu (1/2)Maccabi Ashdod264 Scottie Wilbekin (1/2) Maccabi Tel Aviv34 November5 Rafi Menco (1/2)Hapoel Eilat206 Dominic WatersIroni Nahariya32 December8 Jarmar Gulley (1/2)Hapoel Gilboa Galil42 Justin Tillman299 James FeldeineHapoel Jerusalem4410 Alex Hamilton (2/3)Maccabi Rishon LeZion3311 Jake CohenMaccabi Tel Aviv4212 Lior Eliyahu (2/2)Maccabi Ashdod30 January13 Alex Hamilton (3/3)Maccabi Rishon LeZion4314 Jordan Hamilton Hapoel Tel Aviv3315 Édgar Sosa Hapoel Gilboa Galil3716 Jarmar Gulley (2/2)Hapoel Gilboa Galil5117 Gregory Vargas (1/2)Maccabi Haifa22 February18 Gregory Vargas (2/2)Maccabi Haifa3319 Rafi Menco (2/2)Hapoel Eilat37 March20 Jeff Withey Ironi Nes Ziona3521 Manny Harris Hapoel Holon41 June22 Ziv Ben-Zvi Hapoel Eilat2823 Tamir Blatt Hapoel Jerusalem2424 Scottie Wilbekin (2/2) Maccabi Tel Aviv28 July25 Evan Bruinsma Hapoel Be'er Sheva4226 Cameron Oliver Ironi Nes Ziona3927 Yiftach Ziv Hapoel Gilboa Galil2528 JP Tokoto Ironi Nes Ziona4129 Andrew Andrews Maccabi Haifa36QR1 D'Angelo Harrison Maccabi Rishon LeZion35QR2 Yam Madar Hapoel Tel Aviv24
Monthly Awards Player of the Month MonthPlayerTeam October Justin Tillman Hapoel Gilboa Galil31.3November Jeff Withey Ironi Nes Ziona29.0December Jake Cohen Maccabi Tel Aviv23.8January Jarmar Gulley Hapoel Gilboa Galil28.2
Israeli Player of the Month
MonthPlayerTeam October Omri Casspi Maccabi Tel Aviv15.5November Raviv Limonad Ironi Nes Ziona17.4December – – – –January Deni Avdija Maccabi Tel Aviv18.3
Coach of the Month MonthCoachTeamOctober Lior Lubin Hapoel Gilboa Galil3–0November Nadav Zilberstein Ironi Nes Ziona2–0December Ioannis Sfairopoulos Maccabi Tel Aviv5–0January Stefanos Dedas Hapoel Holon4–1
Israeli clubs in European competitions Team Competition Progress Maccabi Tel Aviv EuroLeague Regular season Maccabi Rishon LeZion EuroCup Regular season Hapoel Jerusalem Champions League Final Eight Hapoel Holon Regular season Ironi Nes Ziona FIBA Europe Cup Second round Bold – still active. Strike – Season canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
See also 2019–20 Israeli Basketball National League 2019–20 Israeli Basketball State Cup 2019 Israeli Basketball League Cup
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