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| Israeli Basketball Premier League | |
|---|---|
| Season | 2023–24 |
| Dates | 6 October 2023 – 17 June 2024 |
| Number of teams | 13 |
| TV partner(s) | Sports Channel |
| Regular season | |
| Relegated | Hapoel Eilat |
| Finals | |
| Champions | Maccabi Tel Aviv |
| Runners-up | Hapoel Tel Aviv |
| Semifinalists | Hapoel Jerusalem Ironi Kiryat Ata |
| Finals MVP | |
← 2022–23 2024–25 → | |
The 2023–24 Israeli Basketball Premier League, for sponsorship reasons Ligat Winner, is the 70th season of the Israeli Basketball Premier League. The season started on 6 October 2023.
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.
Hapoel Gilboa Galil has been relegated to 2023–24 National League after placing in the bottom place of the 2022–23 Premier League. [1] Hapoel Afula and Maccabi Ironi Ramat Gan has been promoted to the league after qualified for the 2022–23 National League final.[2][3]
| Team | Home city | Stadium | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bnei Herzliya | Herzliya | HaYovel Herzliya | 1,500 |
| Hapoel Afula | Afula | Nir Ha'emak Hall | 1,000 |
| Hapoel Be'er Sheva | Be'er Sheva | Conch Arena | 3,000 |
| Hapoel Eilat | Eilat | Begin Arena | 1,200 |
| Hapoel Galil Elyon | Upper Galilee and Kiryat Shmona | HaPais Kfar Blum | 2,000 |
| Hapoel Haifa | Haifa | Romema Arena | 5,000 |
| Hapoel Holon | Holon | Holon Toto Hall | 5,500 |
| Hapoel Jerusalem | Jerusalem | Pais Arena | 11,000 |
| Hapoel Tel Aviv | Tel Aviv | Drive in Arena | 3,504 |
| Ironi Kiryat Ata | Kiryat Ata | Ramaz Hall | 1,200 |
| Ironi Ness Ziona | Ness Ziona | Lev Hamoshava | 1,300 |
| Maccabi Ironi Ramat Gan | Ramat Gan | Zisman Hall | 1,500 |
| Maccabi Tel Aviv | Tel Aviv | Menora Mivtachim Arena | 10,383 |
| Team | Chairman | Head coach | Team captain | Kit manufacturer | Main sponsor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bnei Herzliya | Peak | Ofek Dist | |||
| Hapoel Afula | Reebok | ||||
| Hapoel Be'er Sheva | Kempa | Altshuler Shacham | |||
| Hapoel Eilat | Nike | Yossi Avrahami | |||
| Hapoel Galil Elyon | Peak | Nofar Energy | |||
| Hapoel Haifa | Reebok | Shoval engineering | |||
| Hapoel Holon | Atsmon PlayGrounds | ||||
| Hapoel Jerusalem | Nike | Bank Yahav | |||
| Hapoel Tel Aviv | Reebok | Vegan Friendly | |||
| Ironi Kiryat Ata | Tax:on | ||||
| Ironi Ness Ziona | Chai Motors | ||||
| Maccabi Ironi Ramat Gan | Peak | ||||
| Maccabi Tel Aviv | Puma | Playtika |
| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Replaced with | Date of appointment | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hapoel Be'er Sheva | Resigned | 12 November 2023 | 12 November 2023 | [4] | |||
| Hapoel Haifa | Resigned | 8 December 2023 | 10 December 2023 | [5][6] | |||
| Hapoel Jerusalem | Mutual consent | 4 January 2024 | 10 January 2024 | [7][8] | |||
| Hapoel Eilat | Mutual consent | 21 January 2024 | 7 February 2024 | [9][10] | |||
| Hapoel Be'er Sheva | Mutual consent | 20 February 2024 | 20 February 2024 | [11] | |||
| Hapoel Jerusalem | Fired | 20 March 2024 | [12] | ||||
| Hapoel Tel Aviv | Fired | 1 April 2024 | 17 April 2024 | [13][14] |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | PCT | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 24 | 21 | 3 | 2202 | 1899 | +303 | .875 | Advance to the Top-teams League Group |
| 2 | Hapoel Tel Aviv | 24 | 18 | 6 | 2251 | 1971 | +280 | .750 | |
| 3 | Maccabi Ironi Ramat Gan | 24 | 18 | 6 | 2039 | 1928 | +111 | .750 | |
| 4 | Hapoel Jerusalem | 24 | 14 | 10 | 1967 | 1929 | +38 | .583 | |
| 5 | Hapoel Holon | 24 | 13 | 11 | 1966 | 1904 | +62 | .542 | |
| 6 | Ironi Kiryat Ata | 24 | 12 | 12 | 1987 | 2030 | −43 | .500 | |
| 7 | Bnei Herzliya | 24 | 11 | 13 | 1971 | 2004 | −33 | .458 | Advance to the Bottom-Teams League Group |
| 8 | Hapoel Haifa | 24 | 11 | 13 | 1982 | 2139 | −157 | .458 | |
| 9 | Hapoel Afula | 24 | 10 | 14 | 1947 | 1939 | +8 | .417 | |
| 10 | Ironi Ness Ziona | 24 | 9 | 15 | 1962 | 2017 | −55 | .375 | |
| 11 | Hapoel Eilat | 24 | 7 | 17 | 1830 | 2029 | −199 | .292 | |
| 12 | Hapoel Galil Elyon | 24 | 6 | 18 | 1961 | 2138 | −177 | .250 | |
| 13 | Hapoel Be'er Sheva | 24 | 6 | 18 | 1984 | 2122 | −138 | .250 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | PCT | Qualification or relegation | MTA | HTA | MRG | HJE | HHO | IKA | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 29 | 25 | 4 | 2670 | 2310 | +360 | .862 | Advance to the playoffs | 88–82 | 103–71 | 117–95 | ||||
| 2 | Hapoel Tel Aviv | 29 | 21 | 8 | 2663 | 2348 | +315 | .724 | 82–71 | 79–59 | 98–77 | |||||
| 3 | Maccabi Ironi Ramat Gan | 29 | 18 | 11 | 2427 | 2348 | +79 | .621 | 81–84 | 79–93 | 83–84 | |||||
| 4 | Hapoel Jerusalem | 29 | 18 | 11 | 2391 | 2325 | +66 | .621 | 82–71 | 94–76 | ||||||
| 5 | Hapoel Holon | 29 | 16 | 13 | 2357 | 2321 | +36 | .552 | 82–76 | 90–85 | ||||||
| 6 | Ironi Kiryat Ata | 29 | 13 | 16 | 2388 | 2493 | −105 | .448 | 77–74 | 67–84 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | PCT | Qualification or relegation | HHA | INZ | HAF | BNH | HGE | HBS | HEI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Hapoel Haifa | 30 | 15 | 15 | 2481 | 2664 | −183 | .500 | Advance to the playoffs | 88–80 | 93–89 | 80–67 | |||||
| 8 | Ironi Ness Ziona | 30 | 14 | 16 | 2465 | 2461 | +4 | .467 | 84–68 | 85–70 | 85–79 | ||||||
| 9 | Hapoel Afula | 30 | 12 | 18 | 2431 | 2435 | −4 | .400 | 84–75 | 68–65 | 82–85 | ||||||
| 10 | Bnei Herzliya | 30 | 12 | 18 | 2449 | 2503 | −54 | .400 | 89–90 | 75–91 | 77–67 | ||||||
| 11 | Hapoel Galil Elyon | 30 | 10 | 20 | 2469 | 2598 | −129 | .333 | 116–80 | 67–84 | 86–60 | ||||||
| 12 | Hapoel Be'er Sheva | 30 | 9 | 21 | 2481 | 2646 | −165 | .300 | 90–87 | 88–82 | 100–91 | ||||||
| 13 | Hapoel Eilat | 30 | 9 | 21 | 2333 | 2553 | −220 | .300 | Relegation to Liga Leumit | 94–82 | 95–90 | 77–87 |
| Quarterfinals 28 May–2 June 2024 | Semifinals 5–10 June 2024 | Finals 13–17 June 2024 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 109 | 99 | 105 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Ironi Ness Ziona | 83 | 66 | 64 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 89 | 82 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Hapoel Jerusalem | 82 | 73 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Hapoel Jerusalem | 93 | 70 | 93 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Hapoel Holon | 86 | 68 | 75 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 84 | 67 | 82 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 82 | Hapoel Tel Aviv | 76 | 85 | 74 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Hapoel Tel Aviv | 97 | 100 | 83 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Hapoel Haifa | 66 | 91 | 65 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Hapoel Tel Aviv | 79 | 70 | 100 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Ironi Kiryat Ata | 82 | 62 | 83 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Maccabi Ironi Ramat Gan | 94 | 84 | 72 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Ironi Kiryat Ata | 95 | 94 | 74 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 28 May 2024 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 109–83 (Series: 1–0) |
Ironi Ness Ziona | Tel Aviv |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17:00 | Scoring by quarter: 25–17, 36–19, 24–23, 24–24 | |||
| Pts: Brown 18 Rebs: Nebo 8 Asts: Brown 7 PIR: Brown 25 |
Boxscore | Pts: Whitehead 15 Rebs: Levinson 9 Asts: Alkins 5 PIR: Levinson 22 |
Arena: Menora Mivtachim Arena |
|
| 28 May 2024 | Hapoel Tel Aviv | 97–66 (Series: 1–0) |
Hapoel Haifa | Tel Aviv |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19:05 | Scoring by quarter: 25–15, 23–15, 22–18, 27–18 | |||
| Pts: Holland 27 Rebs: Hoard, Miles 7 Asts: Timor 8 PIR: Holland 31 |
Boxscore | Pts: Hamilton, Bingham 15 Rebs: Tucker, Bingham 5 Asts: Three players PIR: Bingham 17 |
Arena: Drive in Arena |
|
| 28 May 2024 | Maccabi Ironi Ramat Gan | 94–95 (Series: 0–1) |
Ironi Kiryat Ata | Ramat Gan |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21:00 | Scoring by quarter: 27–22, 25–29, 21–25, 21–19 | |||
| Pts: Omot, Tokoto 17 Rebs: Mathiang 9 Asts: Tokoto 6 PIR: Tokoto 19 |
Boxscore | Pts: Stevens 26 Rebs: Pruitt 8 Asts: Stevens 8 PIR: Stevens 34 |
Arena: Zisman Hall |
|
| 28 May 2024 | Hapoel Jerusalem | 93–86(OT) (Series: 1–0) |
Hapoel Holon | Jerusalem |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21:10 | Scoring by quarter: 15–17, 24–16, 26–26, 16–22, Overtime: 12–5 | |||
| Pts: Randolph 30 Rebs: Randolph, Williams 6 Asts: Smith 10 PIR: Randolph 35 |
Boxscore | Pts: Smith 18 Rebs: Crawford 7 Asts: McCall 7 PIR: McCall 21 |
Arena: Pais Arena |
|
| 31 May 2024 | Ironi Ness Ziona | 66–99 (Series: 0–2) |
Maccabi Tel Aviv | Ness Ziona |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15:45 | Scoring by quarter: 13–20, 23–32, 16–27, 14–20 | |||
| Pts: Alkins 15 Rebs: Alkins, Meyinsse 9 Asts: Whitehead 5 PIR: Meyinsse 19 |
Boxscore | Pts: Sorkin 17 Rebs: Nebo 11 Asts: Brown 10 PIR: Brown 22 |
Arena: Lev Hamoshava |
|
| 30 May 2024 | Hapoel Haifa | 91–100(OT) (Series: 0–2) |
Hapoel Tel Aviv | Haifa |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21:05 | Scoring by quarter: 12–28, 23–21, 27–27, 27–13, Overtime: 2–11 | |||
| Pts: Hamilton 29 Rebs: Bingham 10 Asts: Hamilton 4 PIR: Hamilton 29 |
Boxscore | Pts: Munford 25 Rebs: Ginat 13 Asts: Ginat 7 PIR: Munford 27 |
Arena: Romema Arena |
|
| 30 May 2024 | Ironi Kiryat Ata | 94–84(OT) (Series: 2–0) |
Maccabi Ironi Ramat Gan | Kiryat Ata |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19:00 | Scoring by quarter: 22–21, 14–20, 20–10, 18–23, Overtime: 20–10 | |||
| Pts: Stevens 24 Rebs: Kaplan 10 Asts: Batemon 10 PIR: Stevens 32 |
Boxscore | Pts: Omot 18 Rebs: Tokoto 9 Asts: Tokoto 9 PIR: Omot 23 |
Arena: Ramaz Hall |
|
| 31 May 2024 | Hapoel Holon | 68–70 (Series: 0–2) |
Hapoel Jerusalem | Holon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13:45 | Scoring by quarter: 17–17, 14–15, 17–22, 20–16 | |||
| Pts: Smith 30 Rebs: Smith 8 Asts: Artzi 3 PIR: Smith 37 |
Boxscore | Pts: Williams 19 Rebs: Williams 10 Asts: Zoosman 6 PIR: Williams 21 |
Arena: Holon Toto Hall |
|
| 2 June 2024 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 105–64 (Series: 3–0) |
Ironi Ness Ziona | Tel Aviv |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TBD | Scoring by quarter: 19–13, 37–15, 27–21, 22–15 | |||
| Pts: Menco, Sorkin 17 Rebs: Nebo, Colson 6 Asts: Brown 6 PIR: Cleveland 22 |
Boxscore | Pts: Meyinsse 20 Rebs: Meyinsse 9 Asts: Kravitz 5 PIR: Meyinsse 21 |
Arena: Menora Mivtachim Arena |
|
| 2 June 2024 | Hapoel Tel Aviv | 83–65 (Series: 3–0) |
Hapoel Haifa | Tel Aviv |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TBD | Scoring by quarter: 17–19, 38–17, 15–15, 13–14 | |||
| Pts: Holland 20 Rebs: Zalmanson 7 Asts: Timor 6 PIR: Ennis 27 |
Boxscore | Pts: Lavy 17 Rebs: Tucker 11 Asts: Hamilton 6 PIR: Tucker 21 |
Arena: Drive in Arena |
|
| 2 June 2024 | Maccabi Ironi Ramat Gan | 72–74(OT) (Series: 0–3) |
Ironi Kiryat Ata | Ramat Gan |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TBD | Scoring by quarter: 14–15, 17–11, 19–18, 15–21, Overtime: 7–9 | |||
| Pts: Cohen 23 Rebs: Mathiang 13 Asts: Cohen 4 PIR: Cohen 28 |
Boxscore | Pts: Batemon 23 Rebs: Stevens 12 Asts: Stevens 4 PIR: Batemon 25 |
Arena: Zisman Hall |
|
| 2 June 2024 | Hapoel Jerusalem | 93–75 (Series: 3–0) |
Hapoel Holon | Jerusalem |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TBD | Scoring by quarter: 24–23, 28–19, 23–12, 18–21 | |||
| Pts: Johnson 16 Rebs: Williams 7 Asts: Smith 7 PIR: Johnson 24 |
Boxscore | Pts: Dawson, Hervey 18 Rebs: Hervey 6 Asts: Three players PIR: Hervey 23 |
Arena: Pais Arena |
|
| 5 June 2024 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 89–82 (Series: 1–0) |
Hapoel Jerusalem | Tel Aviv |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21:00 | Scoring by quarter: 19–26, 25–22, 20–18, 25–16 | |||
| Pts: Three players Rebs: Colson 9 Asts: Blatt 11 PIR: Blatt 31 |
Boxscore | Pts: Carrington 24 Rebs: Johnson 6 Asts: Smith 6 PIR: Carrington 21 |
Arena: Menora Mivtachim Arena |
|
| 6 June 2024 | Hapoel Tel Aviv | 79–82 (Series: 0–1) |
Ironi Kiryat Ata | Tel Aviv |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21:00 | Scoring by quarter: 22–24, 18–20, 20–18, 19–20 | |||
| Pts: Ennis 22 Rebs: Hoard, Ginat 6 Asts: Ginat 5 PIR: Ennis 18 |
Boxscore | Pts: Stevens 23 Rebs: Kaplan 8 Asts: Batemon 4 PIR: Stevens 25 |
Arena: Drive in Arena |
|
| 7 June 2024 | Hapoel Jerusalem | 73–82 (Series: 0–2) |
Maccabi Tel Aviv | Jerusalem |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14:45 | Scoring by quarter: 14–21, 18–26, 24–12, 17–23 | |||
| Pts: Carrington, Zoosman 15 Rebs: Zoosman 8 Asts: Smith 10 PIR: Zoosman 22 |
Boxscore | Pts: Sorkin 20 Rebs: Sorkin 13 Asts: Blatt 7 PIR: Sorkin 32 |
Arena: Pais Arena |
|
| 8 June 2024 | Ironi Kiryat Ata | 62–70 (Series: 1–1) |
Hapoel Tel Aviv | Kiryat Ata |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21:30 | Scoring by quarter: 13–17, 21–17, 15–20, 13–16 | |||
| Pts: Stevens 16 Rebs: Stevens 10 Asts: Adam 4 PIR: Saraf 16 |
Boxscore | Pts: Ennis 17 Rebs: Hoard 13 Asts: Three players PIR: Ennis, Hoard 14 |
Arena: Ramaz Hall |
|
| 10 June 2024 | Hapoel Tel Aviv | 100–83 (Series: 2–1) |
Ironi Kiryat Ata | Tel Aviv |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21:00 | Scoring by quarter: 30–18, 19–17, 37–18, 14–30 | |||
| Pts: Ginat 22 Rebs: Ennis, Zalmanson 6 Asts: Zalmanson 5 PIR: Ginat 22 |
Boxscore | Pts: Stevens 25 Rebs: Stevens, Pruitt 6 Asts: Adam, Saraf 7 PIR: Stevens 27 |
Arena: Drive in Arena |
|
| 13 June 2024 Game 1
|
Maccabi Tel Aviv | 84–76 (Series: 1–0) |
Hapoel Tel Aviv | Tel Aviv |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21:00 | Scoring by quarter: 25–26, 18–12, 17–22, 24–16 | |||
| Pts: Colson 18 Rebs: Nebo 9 Asts: Brown 8 PIR: Colson, Nebo 22 |
Boxscore | Pts: Munford 20 Rebs: Hoard 11 Asts: Ennis 6 PIR: Hoard 23 |
Arena: Menora Mivtachim Arena |
|
| 15 June 2024 Game 2
|
Hapoel Tel Aviv | 85–67 (Series: 1–1) |
Maccabi Tel Aviv | Tel Aviv |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21:15 | Scoring by quarter: 29–17, 17–18, 17–14, 22–18 | |||
| Pts: Munford 25 Rebs: Hoard, Ginat 8 Asts: Ennis 7 PIR: Hoard 24 |
Boxscore | Pts: Sorkin 16 Rebs: DiBartolomeo 5 Asts: Blatt 9 PIR: Colson 16 |
Arena: Drive in Arena |
|
| 17 June 2024 Game 3
|
Maccabi Tel Aviv | 82–74 (Series: 2–1) |
Hapoel Tel Aviv | Tel Aviv |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21:30 | Scoring by quarter: 21–24, 18–14, 15–17, 28–19 | |||
| Pts: Sorkin 19 Rebs: Sorkin 9 Asts: Blatt 6 PIR: Rivero 25 |
Boxscore | Pts: Ennis 17 Rebs: Alexander 7 Asts: Ennis 3 PIR: Ginat 20 |
Arena: Menora Mivtachim Arena |
|
| 2023–24 Israeli Premier League champions |
|---|
| Maccabi Tel Aviv 57th title |
| Round | Player | Team | EFF | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October | ||||
| 1 | ||||
| Month | Player | Team | EFF | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| December | Hapoel Tel Aviv | 25.4 | [18] | |
| January | Ironi Kiryat Ata | 18.5 | [19] | |
| February | Hapoel Holon | 23.7 | [20] | |
| March | Maccabi Ironi Ramat Gan | 21.6 | [21] | |
| April | Hapoel Jerusalem | 12.6 | [22] |
| Month | Player | Team | EFF | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| December | Hapoel Galil Elyon | 20.3 | [23] | |
| January | Maccabi Ironi Ramat Gan | 16.2 | [24] | |
| February | Bnei Herzliya | 20.2 | [25] | |
| March | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 17.0 | [26] | |
| April | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 18.8 | [27] |
| Month | Coach | Team | W-L | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| December | Ironi Kiryat Ata | 5–2 | [28] | |
| January | Hapoel Tel Aviv | 3–0 | [29] | |
| February | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 7–0 | [30] | |
| March | Hapoel Haifa | 3–0 | [31] | |
| April | Maccabi Ironi Ramat Gan | 4–0 | [32] |
| 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[33] |
| Bnei Herzliya | Regular season[33] | |
| Ironi Ness Ziona | Regular season[33] |
| Competition | Team | Progress |
|---|---|---|
| European North Basketball League | Hapoel Be'er Sheva | Regular season[34] |