The 2023–24 Israeli Basketball Premier League, for sponsorship reasons Ligat Winner, was the 70th season of the Israeli Basketball Premier League. The season started on 6 October 2023.
Format The regular season will be played in a 26-round round-robin format. The top 6 finishers will play the 5 rounds "upper house", with the other 7 teams playing the 7 rounds "bottom house". The 6 upper group teams, joined by the top 2 teams from the bottom group, will play the quarter finals as Best-of-5 series. The semifinals and finals will be played as Best-of-3 series.
Teams
Hapoel Gilboa Galil has been relegated to 2023–24 National League after placing in the bottom place of the 2022–23 Premier League. Hapoel Afula and Maccabi Ironi Ramat Gan have been promoted to the league after qualifying for the 2022–23 National League final.
Stadia and locations Team Home city Stadium Capacity Bnei Herzliya Herzliya HaYovel Herzliya Hapoel Afula Afula Nir Ha'emak Hall Hapoel Be'er Sheva Be'er Sheva Conch Arena Hapoel Eilat Eilat Begin Arena Hapoel Galil Elyon Upper Galilee and Kiryat Shmona HaPais Kfar Blum Hapoel Haifa Haifa Romema Arena Hapoel Holon Holon Holon Toto Hall Hapoel Jerusalem Jerusalem Pais Arena Hapoel Tel Aviv Tel Aviv Drive in Arena Ironi Kiryat Ata Kiryat Ata Ramaz Hall Ironi Ness Ziona Ness Ziona Lev Hamoshava Maccabi Ironi Ramat Gan Ramat Gan Zisman Hall Maccabi Tel Aviv Tel Aviv Menora Mivtachim Arena
Personnel and sponsorship Team Chairman Head coach Team captain Kit manufacturer Main sponsorBnei Herzliya Eldad Akunis Dan Shamir Chris Babb Peak Ofek DistHapoel Afula Yossi Malka Roee Perl Lucas Goldenberg Reebok Hapoel Be'er Sheva Kfir Arazi Oren Aharoni Neta Segal Kempa Altshuler ShachamHapoel Eilat Tal Pinhas Jurica Golemac Tyrus McGee Nike Yossi AvrahamiHapoel Galil Elyon Tamir Abrahams Barak Peleg Roi Huber Peak Nofar EnergyHapoel Haifa Yuval Rosman Guy Goodes Ofek Avital Reebok Shoval engineeringHapoel Holon Eitan Lanciano Amit Schaerf Niv Misgav Atsmon PlayGroundsHapoel Jerusalem Matan Edelson Levi Randolph Nike Bank YahavHapoel Tel Aviv Rami Cohen Stefanos Dedas Bar Timor Reebok Vegan FriendlyIroni Kiryat Ata Naftali Ben Tov Sharon Avrahami Amin Stevens Tax:onIroni Ness Ziona Yaniv Mizrahi Elad Hasin Jerome Meyinsse Chai MotorsMaccabi Ironi Ramat Gan Chen Shnaiderman Shmulik Brenner Adam Ariel Peak Maccabi Tel Aviv Shimon Mizrahi Oded Kattash John DiBartolomeo Puma Playtika
Managerial changes Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Replaced with Date of appointment Hapoel Be'er Sheva Lior Lubin Resigned 12 November 2023 Yoav Shamir 12 November 2023 Hapoel Haifa Oren Aharoni Resigned 8 December 2023 Guy Goodes 10 December 2023 Hapoel Jerusalem Aleksandar Džikić Mutual consent 4 January 2024 Ilias Kantzouris 10 January 2024 Hapoel Eilat Massimiliano Menetti Mutual consent 21 January 2024 Jurica Golemac 7 February 2024 Hapoel Be'er Sheva Yoav Shamir Mutual consent 20 February 2024 Oren Aharoni 20 February 2024 Hapoel Jerusalem Ilias Kantzouris Fired 20 March 2024 Hapoel Tel Aviv Danny Franco Fired 1 April 2024 Stefanos Dedas 17 April 2024
Regular season
Rounds 1 to 26
Top-teams League Group
Bottom-Teams League Group
Playoffs
Quarterfinals Game 1
Game 2
Game 3
Semifinals Game 1
Game 2
Game 3
Finals
2023–24 Israeli Premier League champions Maccabi Tel Aviv57th title
Awards MVP of the Round Round Player Team – 1James Batemon Ironi Kiryat Ata 23 2Kevin Hervey Hapoel Holon 28 3Netanel Artzi Hapoel Holon 37 4Roman Sorkin Maccabi Tel Aviv 24 5Jordan Cohen Maccabi Ironi Ramat Gan 34 6Ethan Burg Bnei Herzliya 24 7Marcus Carr Bnei Herzliya 40 8Noam Avivi Hapoel Afula 32 9Robert Carter Bnei Herzliya 50 10JaKeenan Gant Hapoel Be'er Sheva 36 11Bonzie Colson Maccabi Tel Aviv 24 12Sacar Anim Hapoel Eilat 45 13James Batemon Ironi Kiryat Ata 31 14Yair Kravitz Ironi Ness Ziona 33 15Mike McGuirl Hapoel Haifa 28 16Xavier Munford Hapoel Tel Aviv 19 17Amit Simhon Hapoel Haifa 25 18Raz Adam Ironi Kiryat Ata 27 19Cassius Stanley Hapoel Afula 39 20John DiBartolomeo Maccabi Tel Aviv 23 21Bar Timor Hapoel Tel Aviv 26 22Marcus Bingham Hapoel Haifa 25 23Yair Kravitz Ironi Ness Ziona 24 24Raz Adam Ironi Kiryat Ata 26 25James Feldeine Hapoel Galil Elyon 27 26Nuni Omot Maccabi Ironi Ramat Gan 30 27Marcus Bingham Hapoel Haifa 46 28Kris Bankston Hapoel Be'er Sheva 40 29Rawle Alkins Ironi Ness Ziona 26 30Alex Hamilton Hapoel Haifa 35 31Isaiah Whitehead Ironi Ness Ziona 35 32Gur Lavy Hapoel Haifa 26 33Mike Lewis Hapoel Be'er Sheva 24
Monthly Awards Player of the Month Month Player Team December Xavier Munford Hapoel Tel Aviv 25.4 January James Batemon Ironi Kiryat Ata 18.5 February Kevin Hervey Hapoel Holon 23.7 March Kendale McCullum Maccabi Ironi Ramat Gan 21.6 April Levi Randolph Hapoel Jerusalem 12.6
Israeli Player of the Month Month Player Team December Lior Carreira Hapoel Galil Elyon 20.3 January Jordan Cohen Maccabi Ironi Ramat Gan 16.2 February Ethan Burg Bnei Herzliya 20.2 March John DiBartolomeo Maccabi Tel Aviv 17.0 April Roman Sorkin Maccabi Tel Aviv 18.8
Coach of the Month Month Coach Team December Sharon Avrahami Ironi Kiryat Ata 5–2 January Danny Franco Hapoel Tel Aviv 3–0 February Oded Kattash Maccabi Tel Aviv 7–0 March Guy Goodes Hapoel Haifa 3–0 April Shmulik Brenner Maccabi Ironi Ramat Gan 4–0
Yearly awards Award Winner Team Regular season MVP Roman Sorkin Maccabi Tel Aviv Regular season Israeli MVP Best Defender Guy Palatin Ironi Kiryat Ata Sixth Man of the Year Jordan Cohen Maccabi Ironi Ramat Gan Most Improved Player Shahar Amir Hapoel Holon Rising Star Ben Saraf Ironi Kiryat Ata First Team Roi Huber Hapoel Galil Elyon Levi Randolph Hapoel Jerusalem Tomer Ginat Hapoel Tel Aviv Roman Sorkin Maccabi Tel Aviv Amin Stevens Ironi Kiryat Ata Second Team Tamir Blatt Maccabi Tel Aviv James Batemon Ironi Kiryat Ata Adam Ariel Maccabi Ironi Ramat Gan Jaylen Hoard Hapoel Tel Aviv Justin Smith Hapoel Holon Coach of the Year Sharon Avrahami Ironi Kiryat Ata Finals MVP Roman Sorkin Maccabi Tel Aviv
Israeli clubs in European competitions +European-wide competitions Competition Team Progress EuroLeague Maccabi Tel Aviv Playoffs Champions League Hapoel Jerusalem Round of 16 Hapoel Holon Round of 16 Ironi Ness Ziona Qualifying rounds EuroCup Hapoel Tel Aviv Quarterfinals FIBA Europe Cup Hapoel Galil Elyon Regular season Bnei Herzliya Regular season Ironi Ness Ziona Regular season
+Regional leagues Competition Team Progress European North Basketball League Hapoel Be'er Sheva Regular season
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