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Israeli Basketball Premier League
Competition details
Season	; 2017–18
Teams	; 12
Dates	; October 8, 2017 – June 14, 2018
TV	; Sport 5;
Final positions
Champions	; Maccabi Tel Aviv (52nd title)
Runners-up	; Hapoel Holon;
Semifinalists	; Hapoel Jerusalem; Hapoel Tel Aviv;
Promoted	; Hapoel Be'er Sheva;
Relegated	; Maccabi Haifa;
Awards
MVP	; Sek Henry;
Finals MVP	; Alex Tyus;
Sixth Man	; Adrian Banks;
Rising Star	; Yovel Zoosman;
Best Defender	; Joaquin Szuchman;
Most Improved	; Nimrod Levi;
Statistical leaders
Index Rating	; Glen Rice Jr. 29.9;
Points	; Glen Rice Jr. 24.3;
Rebounds	; Demetrius Treadwell 9.2;
Assists	; Avi Ben Chimol 7.2;
	; ← 2016–17 ; ; 2018–19 → ;

The 2017–18 Israeli Basketball Premier League, for sponsorship reasons Ligat Winner, was the 64th season of the Israeli Basketball Premier League. Hapoel Jerusalem is the defending champion.

11 Awards
- 11.1 Yearly awards
  - 11.1.1 Regular season MVP
  - 11.1.2 Finals MVP
  - 11.1.3 All-Israeli League Teams
  - 11.1.4 Coach of the Year
  - 11.1.5 Quarterfinals MVP
  - 11.1.6 Best Defender
  - 11.1.7 Most Improved Player
  - 11.1.8 Sixth Man of the Year
  - 11.1.9 Rising Star
- 11.2 Monthly Awards
  - 11.2.1 Player of the Month
  - 11.2.2 Israeli Player of the Month
  - 11.2.3 Coach of the Month
- 11.3 MVP of the Round

12 Average attendances

13 See also

14 References

Competition format

Twelve teams join the regular season, where they play against each other four times home-and-away in double a round-robin format. The eight first qualified teams advance to the playoffs. The last qualified team is relegated to the Liga Leumit. The regular season starts 8 October 2017.

Teams

Herzliya

Gilboa

Nes Ziona

Holon

Jerusalem

Ashdod

Rishon LeZion

Tel Aviv

Haifa

Nahariya

Eilat

Teams 2017–18

Ironi Nes Ziona has been promoted to the league after winning 2016–17 National League, and comes back just one year after their relegation.^[1]Maccabi Kiryat Gat, who finished in last place during the 2016-17 season, relegated to the Liga Leumit^[2]

Stadia and locations

Team	Home city	Stadium	Capacity
Bnei Herzliya	Herzliya	HaYovel Herzliya	1,500
Hapoel Eilat	Eilat	Begin Arena	1,490
Hapoel Gilboa Galil	Gilboa Regional Council	Gan Ner Sports Hall	2,100
Hapoel Holon	Holon	Holon Toto Hall	5,500
Hapoel Jerusalem	Jerusalem	Jerusalem Payis Arena	11,600
Hapoel Tel Aviv	Tel Aviv	Drive in Arena	3,504
Ironi Nahariya	Nahariya	Ein Sarah	2,500
Ironi Nes Ziona	Ness Ziona	Lev Hamoshava	1,200
Maccabi Ashdod	Ashdod	HaKiriya Arena	2,200
Maccabi Haifa	Haifa	Romema Arena	5,000
Maccabi Rishon LeZion	Rishon LeZion	Beit Maccabi Rishon	2,500
Maccabi Tel Aviv	Tel Aviv	Menora Mivtachim Arena	11,060

Personnel and sponsorship

Team	Chairman	Head coach	Kit manufacturer	Shirt sponsor
Bnei Herzliya	Eldad Akunis	Arik Shivek	Peak	Rav-Bariach
Hapoel Eilat	Motti Amsalem	Sharon Drucker	And1	Fattal
Hapoel Gilboa Galil	Haim Ohayon	Ariel Beit-Halahmy	Peak
Hapoel Holon	Eitan Lanciano	Dan Shamir	Peak	UNET
Hapoel Jerusalem	Ori Allon	Oded Kattash	Macron^[3]	Bank Yahav
Hapoel Tel Aviv	Rami Cohen	Danny Franco	Peak	SP
Ironi Nahariya	Nissim Alfasi	Eric Alfasi	Peak
Ironi Nes Ziona	Tomer Yamin	Nadav Zilberstein	Kappa	Hai Motors
Maccabi Ashdod	Meir Kikoz	Brad Greenberg	And1	Kaplan Medical Center
Maccabi Haifa	Jeff Rosen	Barak Peleg	Peak	Hunter
Maccabi Rishon LeZion	Itzhak Peri	Zvika Sherf	Under Armour	ILAND.TV
Maccabi Tel Aviv	Shimon Mizrahi	Neven Spahija	Nike	FOX

Managerial changes

Departure date	Team	Outgoing head coach	Reason	Hire date	Incoming head coach	Ref.
November 9, 2017	Hapoel Jerusalem	Fotios Katsikaris	Fired	November 9, 2017	Modi Maor	^[4]
November 14, 2017	Hapoel Eilat	Meir Tapiro	Fired	November 18, 2017	Sharon Drucker	^[5]^[6]
December 5, 2017	Bnei Herzliya	Mickey Gorka	Fired	December 20, 2017	Arik Shivek	^[7]^[8]
February 22, 2018	Hapoel Jerusalem	Modi Maor	Fired	February 22, 2018	Oded Kattash	^[9]
April 10, 2018	Maccabi Rishon LeZion	Shmulik Brener	Fired	April 10, 2018	Zvika Sherf	^[10]
April 22, 2018	Maccabi Haifa	Offer Rahimi	Resigned	April 27, 2018	Barak Peleg	^[11]^[12]

Regular season

In the regular season, teams play against each other at least three times home-and-away in double a round-robin format. The six first qualified teams advance to the playoffs. The regular season started on 8 October 2017.

Standings

Pos	Team [ v t e ]	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Maccabi Tel Aviv	33	23	10	2816	2620	+196	56	Advance to play-offs
2	Hapoel Holon	33	22	11	2895	2792	+103	55
3	Hapoel Jerusalem	33	21	12	2738	2614	+124	54
4	Maccabi Ashdod	33	20	13	2722	2605	+117	53
5	Hapoel Tel Aviv	33	19	14	2756	2717	+39	52
6	Hapoel Gilboa Galil	33	17	16	2749	2792	−43	50
7	Hapoel Eilat	33	16	17	2559	2613	−54	49
8	Ironi Nes Ziona	33	13	20	2704	2788	−84	46
9	Ironi Nahariya	33	13	20	2689	2760	−71	46
10	Bnei Herzliya	33	12	21	2612	2775	−163	45
11	Maccabi Rishon LeZion	33	11	22	2757	2792	−35	44
12	Maccabi Haifa (R)	33	11	22	2560	2689	−129	44	Relegation to Liga Leumit

Source: Basket.co.il
(R) Relegated.

Players strike

On May 22, 2018, the Israeli Basketball Players Association announced a strike after the league introduced a rule, which enforced the teams to have at least two Israeli players on court at the same time.^[13] On May 24, the league announced that the season would be ended with one regular season game remaining and that no playoffs would be held due to the ongoing strike.^[14]^[15]

However, on May 25, 2018, the Israeli League Management have reached an agreement with the Israeli Basketball Players Association and the strike ended.^[16]^[17]

Play-offs

Team 1	Series	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg	3rd leg	4th leg	5th leg
Maccabi Tel Aviv	3–1	Ironi Nes Ziona	94–62	94–95	102–93	96–79	-
Maccabi Ashdod	1–3	Hapoel Tel Aviv	91–86	77–98	78–99	74–79	-
Hapoel Jerusalem	3–1	Hapoel Gilboa Galil	78–85	93–85	107–105	99–74	-
Hapoel Holon	3–2	Hapoel Eilat	89–83	86–100	87–81	70-87	82-71

Source: Ligat Winner

Final Four

Semifinals		Final

June 10

Maccabi Tel Aviv	98
		June 14
Hapoel Tel Aviv	74
		Maccabi Tel Aviv	95
June 11
		Hapoel Holon	75
Hapoel Holon	80

Hapoel Jerusalem	76

Clubs in European competitions

Team	Competition	Progress	Ref
Maccabi Tel Aviv	EuroLeague	Regular season
Hapoel Jerusalem	EuroCup	Regular season	^[18]
Hapoel Holon	Champions League	Regular season	^[19]
Bnei Herzliya	FIBA Europe Cup	Regular season	^[20]

Final standings

Pos	Team	Qualification or relegation
1	Maccabi Tel Aviv	Automatically qualified for 2018–19 EuroLeague
2	Hapoel Holon	Qualified for 2018–19 Basketball Champions League
3	Hapoel Jerusalem
4	Hapoel Tel Aviv
5	Maccabi Ashdod
6	Hapoel Gilboa Galil
7	Hapoel Eilat
8	Ironi Nes Ziona	Qualified for 2018–19 FIBA Europe Cup
9	Ironi Nahariya
10	Bnei Herzliya
11	Maccabi Rishon LeZion
12	Maccabi Haifa	Relegated to the Ligat Leumit

All-Star Game

The 2018 Israeli League All-star event was held on March 2, 2018 at the Menora Mivtachim Arena in Tel Aviv.^[21]

The International team won the game 137-122. The MVP of the game was Pierre Jackson who scored 18 points along with 6 assists.^[22]

Corey Webster won the Three-Point Shootout ^[23] and Jaron Johnson won the Slam Dunk Contest.^[24]

Rosters

**Israeli All-Stars**
Pos	Player	Team
Starters
G	Tamir Blatt	Hapoel Holon
G	Adrian Banks	Hapoel Tel Aviv
F	Shawn Dawson	Bnei Herzliya
F	Amit Simhon	Hapoel Eilat
C	Alex Tyus	Maccabi Tel Aviv
Reserves
G	Yiftach Ziv	Ironi Nahariya
G	Avi Ben-Chimol	Maccabi Rishon LeZion
G	Joaquin Szuchman	Hapoel Gilboa Galil
F	Willy Workman ^REP	Maccabi Haifa
F	Nimrod Levi	Maccabi Ashdod
F/C	Elishay Kadir	Ironi Nes Ziona
C	Richard Howell	Hapoel Jerusalem
F	Oz Blayzer ^INJ	Maccabi Haifa
Head coach: Dan Shamir (Hapoel Holon)
Head coach: Ariel Beit-Halahmy (Hapoel Gilboa Galil)

**International All-Stars**
Pos	Player	Team
Starters
G	Pierre Jackson	Maccabi Tel Aviv
G	Jerome Dyson	Hapoel Jerusalem
F	Glen Rice Jr.	Hapoel Holon
F	Tony Gaffney	Hapoel Tel Aviv
F/C	Zach LeDay	Hapoel Gilboa Galil
Reserves
G	Jordan Loyd ^REP1	Hapoel Eilat
G	Khalif Wyatt	Ironi Nes Ziona
G	Sek Henry ^REP2	Maccabi Ashdod
G	Jason Siggers	Maccabi Rishon LeZion
F	Alex Young	Ironi Nahariya
F/C	Brandon Bowman	Maccabi Haifa
F/C	Jeff Adrien	Bnei Herzliya
G	Derwin Kitchen ^INJ1	Hapoel Eilat
F	David Laury ^INJ2	Maccabi Ashdod
Head coach: Neven Spahija (Maccabi Tel Aviv)
Head coach: Brad Greenberg (Maccabi Ashdod)

Game

Israeli All-Stars v International All-Stars

March 2, 2018	Israeli All-Stars	122–137	International All-Stars	Tel Aviv
14:00	Scoring by quarter: 27-34, 28-41, 36-20, 31-42
Sport 5	Pts: Kadir 26 Rebs: Tyus & Kadir 9 Asts: Blatt & Ben Chimol 8 PIR: Kadir 31	Box Score Report	Pts: LeDay 19 Rebs: Gaffney & Dyson 8 Asts: Jackson 6 PIR: Gaffney 24	Arena: Menora Mivtachim Arena Attendance: 11,000 Referees: Eyal Porhiles, Lior Beinish, Rotem Koza

Three-point shootout

**Contestants**
Pos.	Player	Team	1st round	Final round
G	Corey Webster	Ironi Nahariya	16	22
F	Guy Pnini	Hapoel Holon	20	15
G	Tamir Blatt ^REP	Hapoel Holon	17	15
G	John DiBartolomeo	Maccabi Tel Aviv	15	-
F	Amit Simhon	Hapoel Eilat	14	-
G	Jerome Dyson	Hapoel Jerusalem	8	-
G	Khalif Wyatt	Ironi Nes Ziona	8	-
G	Or Cohen	Hapoel Jerusalem (Youth)	8	-
F	Jonathan Skjöldebrand ^INJ	Ironi Nahariya	-	-

Source: Basket.co.il

Slam Dunk Contest

**Contestants**
Pos.	Player	Team	1st round	2nd round	Final round
F	Jaron Johnson	Ironi Nes Ziona	40	40	39
G	Adrian Banks	Hapoel Tel Aviv	40	40	36
G	Sek Henry	Maccabi Ashdod	37	-	-
F/C	Zach LeDay	Hapoel Gilboa Galil	34	-	-

Source: Basket.co.il

Statistical leaders

Points


Pos	Player	Club	PPG
1	Glen Rice Jr.	Hapoel Holon	24.3
2	Zach LeDay	Hapoel Gilboa Galil	19.5
3	Jordan Loyd	Hapoel Eilat	17.4
4	Sek Henry	Maccabi Ashdod	17.3
5	Jeff Adrien	Bnei Herzliya	17.2

Assists


Pos	Player	Club	APG
1	Avi Ben-Chimol	Maccabi Rishon LeZion	7.2
2	Sek Henry	Maccabi Ashdod	6.2
3	J'Covan Brown	Hapoel Gilboa Galil	5.9
4	Pierre Jackson	Maccabi Tel Aviv	5.3
5	Ángel Rodríguez	Maccabi Haifa	4.7

Rebounds


Pos	Player	Club	RPG
1	Demetrius Treadwell	Hapoel Eilat	9.2
2	Talib Zanna	Ironi Nes Ziona	8.9
3	Jeff Adrien	Bnei Herzliya	8.8
4	Murphy Holloway	Maccabi Rishon LeZion	8.5
5	Zach LeDay	Hapoel Gilboa Galil	8.2

Efficiency


Pos	Player	Club	PIR
1	Glen Rice Jr.	Hapoel Holon	29.9
2	Zach LeDay	Hapoel Gilboa Galil	23.0
3	Jeff Adrien	Bnei Herzliya	21.2
4	Murphy Holloway	Maccabi Rishon LeZion	20.1
5	Jordan Loyd	Hapoel Eilat	20.0

Other statistics

Category	Player	Team	Average
Steals	Ángel Rodríguez	Maccabi Haifa	2.4
Blocks	Reginald Buckner	Maccabi Haifa	1.5
Turnovers	Ángel Rodríguez	Maccabi Haifa	3.3
Minutes	Amit Simhon	Hapoel Eilat	34:20
2P%	Ronald Roberts	Hapoel Jerusalem	76.9%
3P%	Yotam Halperin	Hapoel Jerusalem	48.5%
FT%	Corey Walden	Hapoel Holon	92.0%

Source: Basket.co.il

Individual game highs

Category	Player	Team	Total	Opponent
Points	Glen Rice Jr.	Hapoel Holon	43	Maccabi Ashdod (Nov 18, 17)
Rebounds	Zach LeDay	Hapoel Gilboa Galil	20	Hapoel Jerusalem (Dec 10, 17)
Assists	Avi Ben-Chimol	Maccabi Rishon LeZion	16	Hapoel Tel Aviv (Apr 9, 18)
Steals	Pierre Jackson	Maccabi Tel Aviv	7	Ironi Nahariya (Dec 12, 17)
Blocks	Joe Alexander	Hapoel Holon	6	Hapoel Jerusalem (Mar 24, 18)
Three Pointers	Jerome Dyson	Hapoel Jerusalem	8	Maccabi Rishon LeZion (Jan 15, 18)

Source: RealGM

Awards

Yearly awards

Regular season MVP

Pos.	Player	Team
SG	Sek Henry	Maccabi Ashdod

Source: basket.co.il

Finals MVP

Pos.	Player	Team
C	Alex Tyus	Maccabi Tel Aviv

Source: basket.co.il

All-Israeli League Teams

First Team		Second Team
Player	Team	Player	Team
Jerome Dyson	Hapoel Jerusalem	John DiBartolomeo	Maccabi Tel Aviv
Sek Henry	Maccabi Ashdod	Joaquin Szuchman	Hapoel Gilboa Galil
Amit Simhon	Hapoel Eilat	Jordan Loyd	Hapoel Eilat
Joe Alexander	Hapoel Holon	Tomer Ginat	Hapoel Tel Aviv
Zach LeDay	Hapoel Gilboa Galil	Alex Tyus	Maccabi Tel Aviv

Source: basket.co.il

Coach of the Year

Coach	Team
Dan Shamir	Hapoel Holon

Source: basket.co.il

Quarterfinals MVP

Pos.	Player	Team
PG	Jeremy Pargo	Maccabi Tel Aviv

Source: basket.co.il

Best Defender

Pos.	Player	Team
SG	Joaquin Szuchman	Hapoel Gilboa Galil

Source: basket.co.il

Most Improved Player

Pos.	Player	Team
PF	Nimrod Levi	Maccabi Ashdod

Source: basket.co.il

Sixth Man of the Year

Pos.	Player	Team
SG	Adrian Banks	Hapoel Tel Aviv

Source: basket.co.il

Rising Star

Pos.	Player	Team
SG	Yovel Zoosman	Maccabi Tel Aviv

Source: basket.co.il

Monthly Awards

Player of the Month

Month	Rounds	Player	Team	EFF	Ref
October	1–4	Alex Young	Ironi Nahariya	21.0	^[25]
November	5–7	Glen Rice Jr. (1/2)	Hapoel Holon	28.0	^[26]
December	8–10	Zach LeDay (1/2)	Hapoel Gilboa Galil	30.7	^[27]
January	11–15	Sek Henry	Maccabi Ashdod	25.8	^[28]
February	16–17	Glen Rice Jr. (2/2)	Hapoel Holon	44.0	^[29]
March	18–21	Jeff Adrien	Bnei Herzliya	33.0	^[30]
April	22–27	Zach LeDay (2/2)	Hapoel Gilboa Galil	27.8	^[31]

Israeli Player of the Month

Month	Rounds	Player	Team	EFF	Ref
October	1–4	Tomer Ginat (1/2)	Hapoel Tel Aviv	16.3	^[32]
November	5–7	Joe Alexander	Hapoel Holon	23.3	^[33]
December	8–10	Joaquin Szuchman	Hapoel Gilboa Galil	16.6	^[34]
January	11–15	Nimrod Levi	Maccabi Ashdod	16.4	^[35]
February	16–17	Guy Pnini	Hapoel Holon	9.3	^[36]
March	18–21	Amit Simhon	Hapoel Eilat	14.8	^[37]
April	22–27	Tomer Ginat (2/2)	Hapoel Tel Aviv	18.5	^[38]

Coach of the Month

Month	Rounds	Coach	Team	W-L	Ref
October	1–4	Eric Alfasi	Ironi Nahariya	3–1	^[39]
November	5–7	Dan Shamir (1/2)	Hapoel Holon	3–0	^[40]
December	8–10	Ariel Beit-Halahmy (1/2)	Hapoel Gilboa Galil	3–0	^[41]
January	11–15	Brad Greenberg	Maccabi Ashdod	5–0	^[42]
February	16–17	Dan Shamir (2/2)	Hapoel Holon	2–0	^[43]
March	18–21	Nadav Zilberstein	Ironi Nes Ziona	3–1	^[44]
April	22–27	Ariel Beit-Halahmy (2/2)	Hapoel Gilboa Galil	6–0	^[45]

MVP of the Round

Round	Player	Team	EFF	Ref.
October
1	Tomer Ginat	Hapoel Tel Aviv	18	^[46]
2	Alex Young	Ironi Nahariya	22	^[47]
3	Brandon Bowman	Maccabi Haifa	26	^[48]
4	David Laury	Maccabi Ashdod	32	^[49]
4	Sek Henry	Maccabi Ashdod	26	^[49]
November
5	Tyler Stone	Hapoel Gilboa Galil	40	^[50]
6	J'Covan Brown (1/2)	Hapoel Gilboa Galil	42	^[51]
7	Glen Rice Jr. (1/4)	Hapoel Holon	43	^[52]
December
8	Tony Gaffney	Hapoel Tel Aviv	36	^[53]
9	Zach LeDay	Hapoel Gilboa Galil	33	^[54]
10	Jerome Dyson (1/3)	Hapoel Jerusalem	29	^[55]
January
11	Jordan Loyd	Hapoel Eilat	43	^[56]
12	Taurean Green	Bnei Herzliya	31	^[57]
13	Jerome Dyson (2/3)	Hapoel Jerusalem	27	^[58]
14	D'Angelo Harrison (1/2)	Hapoel Gilboa Galil	41	^[59]
15	Murphy Holloway (1/2)	Maccabi Rishon LeZion	35	^[60]
February
16	Glen Rice Jr. (2/4)	Hapoel Holon	42	^[61]
17	Glen Rice Jr. (3/4)	Hapoel Holon	46	^[62]
March
18	Khalif Wyatt	Ironi Nes Ziona	26	^[63]
19	Glen Rice Jr. (4/4)	Hapoel Holon	46	^[64]
20	Tu Holloway	Hapoel Holon	28	^[65]
21	Oz Blayzer	Maccabi Haifa	34	^[66]
April
22	Joaquin Szuchman	Hapoel Gilboa Galil	24	^[67]
23	J'Covan Brown (2/2)	Hapoel Gilboa Galil	38	^[68]
24	Murphy Holloway (2/2)	Maccabi Rishon LeZion	34	^[69]
25	Amit Simhon	Hapoel Eilat	24	^[70]
26	Jerome Dyson (3/3)	Hapoel Jerusalem	21	^[71]
May
27	D'Angelo Harrison (2/2)	Hapoel Gilboa Galil	39	^[72]
28	Joe Alexander	Hapoel Holon	41	^[73]
29	Cameron Long	Maccabi Ashdod	28	^[74]
30	Lior Eliyahu	Hapoel Jerusalem	26	^[75]
31	Shawn Dawson	Bnei Herzliya	28	^[76]
32	Jeremy Pargo	Maccabi Tel Aviv	30	^[77]
33	Richard Howell	Hapoel Jerusalem	25	^[78]

Average attendances

Included playoffs games.

Pos	Team	Total	High	Low	Average	Change
1	Hapoel Jerusalem	105,763	10,802	3,774	5,876	−9.2%^†
2	Maccabi Tel Aviv	86,650	8,000	2,205	4,814	−4.2%^†
3	Hapoel Holon	64,000	5,100	2,500	3,556	+8.9%^†
4	Hapoel Tel Aviv	51,422	3,536	900	2,857	−3.6%^†
5	Maccabi Haifa	32,009	3,487	500	2,001	−4.3%^†
6	Ironi Nahariya	31,350	2,500	1,600	1,959	+2.9%^†
7	Maccabi Rishon LeZion	24,500	2,200	600	1,531	−15.1%^†
8	Hapoel Gilboa Galil	22,300	2,100	850	1,312	+23.2%^†
9	Bnei Herzliya	18,100	1,400	700	1,131	−4.0%^†
10	Ironi Nes Ziona	19,650	1,300	650	1,092	−7.1%^†
11	Hapoel Eilat	16,400	1,300	550	965	−10.1%^†
12	Maccabi Ashdod	16,604	2,000	500	922	+6.5%^†
	League total	488,748	10,802	500	2,373	−7.9%^†

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Updated to games played on 1 June 2018
Source: Israeli Basketball Super League

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^ "אילת החליטה להיפרד ממאיר טפירו" (in Hebrew). November 14, 2017.

^ "אילת: שרון דרוקר מונה למאמן הקבוצה" (in Hebrew). November 18, 2017.

^ "מיקי גורקה סיים את תפקידו בהרצליה" (in Hebrew). December 5, 2017.

^ "שיבק חוזר להרצליה: "מועדון יקר לליבי"" (in Hebrew). December 20, 2017.

^ "שינוי על הקווים: קטש חוזר לבירה" (in Hebrew). February 22, 2018.

^ "שרף חוזר לקדנציה שלישית בעיר היין" (in Hebrew). April 10, 2018.

^ "עופר רחימי התפטר ממכבי "Hunter" חיפה" (in Hebrew). April 22, 2018.

^ "ברק פלג מונה למאמן מכבי "Hunter" חיפה" (in Hebrew). April 27, 2018.

^ Barkas, Aris (May 22, 2018). "Israeli players on strike". Eurohoops. Retrieved May 24, 2018.

^ "הודעת המנהלת בסיום ישיבת הדירקטוריון". basket.co.il (in Hebrew). May 24, 2018. Retrieved May 24, 2018.

^ "Israeli League season over due to players' strike". Eurohoops. May 24, 2018. Retrieved May 24, 2018.

^ "עונת הכדורסל תימשך ביום ראשון". basket.co.il (in Hebrew). May 25, 2018. Retrieved May 25, 2018.

^ "Strike is over, Winner League will continue and finish the season". Sportando.com. May 25, 2018. Retrieved May 25, 2018.

^ "7DAYS EuroCup Board meets ahead of 2017-18 season". EuroCup Basketball. 14 June 2017. Retrieved 14 June 2017.

^ "Champions line up in battle for European Glory". BasketballCL.com. 28 June 2017.

^ "FIBA Europe Cup Qualification Round 1 and 2 pairings confirmed". FIBA.com. 2017-08-03.

^ "אולסטאר 2018: נקבעו הסגלים למשחק". basket.co.il (in Hebrew). February 19, 2018. Retrieved February 19, 2018.

^ "אולסטאר: הזרים גברו על הישראלים". basket.co.il (in Hebrew). March 2, 2018. Retrieved March 2, 2018.

^ "אלוף תחרות השלשות: קורי וובסטר". basket.co.il (in Hebrew). March 2, 2018. Retrieved March 2, 2018.

^ "אלוף ההטבעות באולסטאר: ג'רון ג'ונסון". basket.co.il (in Hebrew). March 2, 2018. Retrieved March 2, 2018.

^ "October's Player of the Month: Alex Young" (in Hebrew). November 2, 2017.

^ "November's Player of the Month: Glen Rice Jr" (in Hebrew). November 30, 2017.

^ "December's Player of the Month: Zach LeDay" (in Hebrew). December 28, 2017.

^ "January's Player of the Month: Sek Henry" (in Hebrew). February 1, 2018.

^ "February's Player of the Month: Glen Rice Jr" (in Hebrew). March 1, 2018.

^ "March's Player of the Month: Jeff Adrien" (in Hebrew). March 29, 2018.

^ "April's Player of the Month: Zach LeDay" (in Hebrew). May 2, 2018.

^ "October's Israeli Player of the Month: Tomer Ginat" (in Hebrew). November 2, 2017.

^ "November's Israeli Player of the Month: Joe Alexander" (in Hebrew). November 30, 2017.

^ "December's Israeli Player of the Month: Joaquin Szuchman" (in Hebrew). December 28, 2017.

^ "January's Israeli Player of the Month: Nimrod Levi" (in Hebrew). February 1, 2018.

^ "February's Israeli Player of the Month: Guy Pnini" (in Hebrew). March 1, 2018.

^ "March's Israeli Player of the Month: Amit Simhon" (in Hebrew). March 29, 2018.

^ "April's Israeli Player of the Month: Tomer Ginat" (in Hebrew). May 2, 2018.

^ "October's Coach of the Month: Eric Alfasi" (in Hebrew). November 2, 2017.

^ "November's Coach of the Month: Dan Shamir" (in Hebrew). November 30, 2017.

^ "December's Coach of the Month: Ariel Bet-Halachmi" (in Hebrew). December 28, 2017.

^ "January's Coach of the Month: Brad Greenberg" (in Hebrew). February 1, 2018.

^ "February's Coach of the Month: Dan Shamir" (in Hebrew). March 1, 2018.

^ "March's Coach of the Month: Zilberstein" (in Hebrew). March 29, 2018.

^ "April's Coach of the Month: Ariel Bet-Halachmi" (in Hebrew). May 2, 2018.

^ "Round 1 MVP: Tomer Ginat" (in Hebrew). October 9, 2017.

^ "Round 2 MVP: Alex Young" (in Hebrew). October 19, 2017.

^ "Round 3 MVP: Brandon Bowman" (in Hebrew). October 24, 2017.

^ "Round 4 MVP: David Laury & Sek Henry" (in Hebrew). October 31, 2017.

^ "Round 5 MVP: Tyler Stone" (in Hebrew). November 7, 2017.

^ "Round 6 MVP: J'Covan Brown" (in Hebrew). November 14, 2017.

^ "Round 7 MVP: Glen Rice Jr" (in Hebrew). November 20, 2017.

^ "Round 8 MVP: Tony Gaffney" (in Hebrew). December 5, 2017.

^ "Round 9 MVP: Zach LeDay" (in Hebrew). December 14, 2017.

^ "Round 10 MVP: Jerome Dyson" (in Hebrew). December 19, 2017.

^ "Round 11 MVP: Jordan Loyd" (in Hebrew). January 5, 2018.

^ "Round 12 MVP: Taurean Green" (in Hebrew). January 11, 2018.

^ "Round 13 MVP: Jerome Dyson" (in Hebrew). January 16, 2018.

^ "Round 14 MVP: D'Angelo Harrison" (in Hebrew). January 23, 2018.

^ "Round 15 MVP: Murphy Holloway" (in Hebrew). January 30, 2018.

^ "Round 16 MVP: Glen Rice Jr" (in Hebrew). February 6, 2018.

^ "Round 17 MVP: Glen Rice Jr" (in Hebrew). February 19, 2018.

^ "Round 18 MVP: Khalif Wyatt" (in Hebrew). March 7, 2018.

^ "Round 19 MVP: Glen Rice Jr" (in Hebrew). March 13, 2018.

^ "Round 20 MVP: Tu Holloway" (in Hebrew). March 20, 2018.

^ "Round 21 MVP: Oz Blayzer" (in Hebrew). March 27, 2018.

^ "Round 22 MVP: Joaquin Szuchman" (in Hebrew). April 4, 2018.

^ "Round 23 MVP: J'Covan Brown" (in Hebrew). April 11, 2018.

^ "Round 24 MVP: Murphy Holloway" (in Hebrew). April 27, 2018.

^ "Round 25 MVP: Amit Simhon" (in Hebrew). April 17, 2018.

^ "Round 26 MVP: Jerome Dyson" (in Hebrew). April 24, 2018.

^ "Round 27 MVP: D'Angelo Harrison" (in Hebrew). May 1, 2018.

^ "Round 28 MVP: Joe Alexander" (in Hebrew). May 5, 2018.

^ "Round 29 MVP: Cameron Long" (in Hebrew). May 8, 2018.

^ "Round 30 MVP: Lior Eliyahu" (in Hebrew). May 12, 2018.

^ "Round 31 MVP: Shawn Dawson" (in Hebrew). May 15, 2018.

^ "Round 32 MVP: Jeremy Pargo" (in Hebrew). May 19, 2018.

^ "Round 33 MVP: Richard Howell" (in Hebrew). May 28, 2018.

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[4] "מודי מאור מונה למאמן הפועל ירושלים" (in Hebrew). November 9, 2017.

[5] "אילת החליטה להיפרד ממאיר טפירו" (in Hebrew). November 14, 2017.

[6] "אילת: שרון דרוקר מונה למאמן הקבוצה" (in Hebrew). November 18, 2017.

[7] "מיקי גורקה סיים את תפקידו בהרצליה" (in Hebrew). December 5, 2017.

[8] "שיבק חוזר להרצליה: "מועדון יקר לליבי"" (in Hebrew). December 20, 2017.

[9] "שינוי על הקווים: קטש חוזר לבירה" (in Hebrew). February 22, 2018.

[10] "שרף חוזר לקדנציה שלישית בעיר היין" (in Hebrew). April 10, 2018.

[11] "עופר רחימי התפטר ממכבי "Hunter" חיפה" (in Hebrew). April 22, 2018.

[12] "ברק פלג מונה למאמן מכבי "Hunter" חיפה" (in Hebrew). April 27, 2018.

[13] Barkas, Aris (May 22, 2018). "Israeli players on strike". Eurohoops. Retrieved May 24, 2018.

[14] "הודעת המנהלת בסיום ישיבת הדירקטוריון". basket.co.il (in Hebrew). May 24, 2018. Retrieved May 24, 2018.

[15] "Israeli League season over due to players' strike". Eurohoops. May 24, 2018. Retrieved May 24, 2018.

[16] "עונת הכדורסל תימשך ביום ראשון". basket.co.il (in Hebrew). May 25, 2018. Retrieved May 25, 2018.

[17] "Strike is over, Winner League will continue and finish the season". Sportando.com. May 25, 2018. Retrieved May 25, 2018.

[18] "7DAYS EuroCup Board meets ahead of 2017-18 season". EuroCup Basketball. 14 June 2017. Retrieved 14 June 2017.

[19] "Champions line up in battle for European Glory". BasketballCL.com. 28 June 2017.

[20] "FIBA Europe Cup Qualification Round 1 and 2 pairings confirmed". FIBA.com. 2017-08-03.

[21] "אולסטאר 2018: נקבעו הסגלים למשחק". basket.co.il (in Hebrew). February 19, 2018. Retrieved February 19, 2018.

[22] "אולסטאר: הזרים גברו על הישראלים". basket.co.il (in Hebrew). March 2, 2018. Retrieved March 2, 2018.

[23] "אלוף תחרות השלשות: קורי וובסטר". basket.co.il (in Hebrew). March 2, 2018. Retrieved March 2, 2018.

[24] "אלוף ההטבעות באולסטאר: ג'רון ג'ונסון". basket.co.il (in Hebrew). March 2, 2018. Retrieved March 2, 2018.

[25] "October's Player of the Month: Alex Young" (in Hebrew). November 2, 2017.

[26] "November's Player of the Month: Glen Rice Jr" (in Hebrew). November 30, 2017.

[27] "December's Player of the Month: Zach LeDay" (in Hebrew). December 28, 2017.

[28] "January's Player of the Month: Sek Henry" (in Hebrew). February 1, 2018.

[29] "February's Player of the Month: Glen Rice Jr" (in Hebrew). March 1, 2018.

[30] "March's Player of the Month: Jeff Adrien" (in Hebrew). March 29, 2018.

[31] "April's Player of the Month: Zach LeDay" (in Hebrew). May 2, 2018.

[32] "October's Israeli Player of the Month: Tomer Ginat" (in Hebrew). November 2, 2017.

[33] "November's Israeli Player of the Month: Joe Alexander" (in Hebrew). November 30, 2017.

[34] "December's Israeli Player of the Month: Joaquin Szuchman" (in Hebrew). December 28, 2017.

[35] "January's Israeli Player of the Month: Nimrod Levi" (in Hebrew). February 1, 2018.

[36] "February's Israeli Player of the Month: Guy Pnini" (in Hebrew). March 1, 2018.

[37] "March's Israeli Player of the Month: Amit Simhon" (in Hebrew). March 29, 2018.

[38] "April's Israeli Player of the Month: Tomer Ginat" (in Hebrew). May 2, 2018.

[39] "October's Coach of the Month: Eric Alfasi" (in Hebrew). November 2, 2017.

[40] "November's Coach of the Month: Dan Shamir" (in Hebrew). November 30, 2017.

[41] "December's Coach of the Month: Ariel Bet-Halachmi" (in Hebrew). December 28, 2017.

[42] "January's Coach of the Month: Brad Greenberg" (in Hebrew). February 1, 2018.

[43] "February's Coach of the Month: Dan Shamir" (in Hebrew). March 1, 2018.

[44] "March's Coach of the Month: Zilberstein" (in Hebrew). March 29, 2018.

[45] "April's Coach of the Month: Ariel Bet-Halachmi" (in Hebrew). May 2, 2018.

[46] "Round 1 MVP: Tomer Ginat" (in Hebrew). October 9, 2017.

[47] "Round 2 MVP: Alex Young" (in Hebrew). October 19, 2017.

[48] "Round 3 MVP: Brandon Bowman" (in Hebrew). October 24, 2017.

[49] "Round 4 MVP: David Laury & Sek Henry" (in Hebrew). October 31, 2017.

[50] "Round 5 MVP: Tyler Stone" (in Hebrew). November 7, 2017.

[51] "Round 6 MVP: J'Covan Brown" (in Hebrew). November 14, 2017.

[52] "Round 7 MVP: Glen Rice Jr" (in Hebrew). November 20, 2017.

[53] "Round 8 MVP: Tony Gaffney" (in Hebrew). December 5, 2017.

[54] "Round 9 MVP: Zach LeDay" (in Hebrew). December 14, 2017.

[55] "Round 10 MVP: Jerome Dyson" (in Hebrew). December 19, 2017.

[56] "Round 11 MVP: Jordan Loyd" (in Hebrew). January 5, 2018.

[57] "Round 12 MVP: Taurean Green" (in Hebrew). January 11, 2018.

[58] "Round 13 MVP: Jerome Dyson" (in Hebrew). January 16, 2018.

[59] "Round 14 MVP: D'Angelo Harrison" (in Hebrew). January 23, 2018.

[60] "Round 15 MVP: Murphy Holloway" (in Hebrew). January 30, 2018.

[61] "Round 16 MVP: Glen Rice Jr" (in Hebrew). February 6, 2018.

[62] "Round 17 MVP: Glen Rice Jr" (in Hebrew). February 19, 2018.

[63] "Round 18 MVP: Khalif Wyatt" (in Hebrew). March 7, 2018.

[64] "Round 19 MVP: Glen Rice Jr" (in Hebrew). March 13, 2018.

[65] "Round 20 MVP: Tu Holloway" (in Hebrew). March 20, 2018.

[66] "Round 21 MVP: Oz Blayzer" (in Hebrew). March 27, 2018.

[67] "Round 22 MVP: Joaquin Szuchman" (in Hebrew). April 4, 2018.

[68] "Round 23 MVP: J'Covan Brown" (in Hebrew). April 11, 2018.

[69] "Round 24 MVP: Murphy Holloway" (in Hebrew). April 27, 2018.

[70] "Round 25 MVP: Amit Simhon" (in Hebrew). April 17, 2018.

[71] "Round 26 MVP: Jerome Dyson" (in Hebrew). April 24, 2018.

[72] "Round 27 MVP: D'Angelo Harrison" (in Hebrew). May 1, 2018.

[73] "Round 28 MVP: Joe Alexander" (in Hebrew). May 5, 2018.

[74] "Round 29 MVP: Cameron Long" (in Hebrew). May 8, 2018.

[75] "Round 30 MVP: Lior Eliyahu" (in Hebrew). May 12, 2018.

[76] "Round 31 MVP: Shawn Dawson" (in Hebrew). May 15, 2018.

[77] "Round 32 MVP: Jeremy Pargo" (in Hebrew). May 19, 2018.

[78] "Round 33 MVP: Richard Howell" (in Hebrew). May 28, 2018.

v t e Israeli Basketball Premier League
Current teams	Bnei Herzliya Hapoel Be'er Sheva Hapoel Eilat Hapoel Gilboa Galil Hapoel Holon Hapoel Jerusalem Hapoel Tel Aviv Ironi Nahariya Ironi Nes Ziona Maccabi Ashdod Maccabi Rishon LeZion Maccabi Tel Aviv
Former teams	Elitzur Netanya Hapoel Galil Elyon Ironi Ashkelon Maccabi Haifa Maccabi Kiryat Gat
Seasons	2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19
Final Fours and Finals	2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2016 2017 2018
Awards and Stats	MVP Finals MVP Quintet Defensive Player of the Year Sixth Man of the Year Most Improved Player Discovery of the Year Coach of the Year Stats Leaders
Related competitions	State Cup League Cup Liga Leumit Liga Artzit

v t e 2017–18 in European men's basketball
Domestic leagues	Albania Austria Armenia Azerbaijan Belarus Belgium Bosnia and Herzegovina Bulgaria Croatia Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Estonia Finland France Georgia Germany Greece Hungary Iceland Ireland Israel Italy Kosovo Latvia Lithuania Luxembourg Macedonia Malta Moldova Montenegro Netherlands Norway Poland Portugal Romania Russia Serbia Slovakia Slovenia Spain Sweden Switzerland Turkey Ukraine United Kingdom England Scotland
Regional leagues	Adriatic League First Division Second Division Junior Alpe Adria Cup Balkan League Baltic League
Domestic cups	Belgium Bulgaria France Cup Leaders Cup Germany Greece Hungary Iceland Ireland Israel State Cup League Cup Italy Lithuania Netherlands Poland Russia Scotland Serbia Spain Switzerland Swiss Cup SBL Cup Turkey United Kingdom Cup Trophy
Supercups	Adriatic League Belgium Croatia France Israel Italy Netherlands Spain Turkey
Continental competitions	EuroLeague Regular season Playoffs Final Four EuroCup Playoffs Finals Champions League Playoffs Final Four FIBA Europe Cup Play-offs Finals Next Generation Tournament
International competitions	2019 World Cup qualification EuroBasket 2021 qualification Championship for Small Countries

Competition details
Season	2017–18
Teams	12
Dates	October 8, 2017 – June 14, 2018
TV	Sport 5
Final positions
Champions	Maccabi Tel Aviv (52nd title)
Runners-up	Hapoel Holon
Semifinalists	Hapoel Jerusalem Hapoel Tel Aviv
Promoted	Hapoel Be'er Sheva
Relegated	Maccabi Haifa
Awards
MVP	Sek Henry
Finals MVP	Alex Tyus
Sixth Man	Adrian Banks
Rising Star	Yovel Zoosman
Best Defender	Joaquin Szuchman
Most Improved	Nimrod Levi
Statistical leaders
Index Rating	Glen Rice Jr. 29.9
Points	Glen Rice Jr. 24.3
Rebounds	Demetrius Treadwell 9.2
Assists	Avi Ben Chimol 7.2
← 2016–17 2018–19 →

2017–18 Israeli Basketball Premier League

Contents

Competition format

Teams

Stadia and locations

Personnel and sponsorship

Managerial changes

Regular season

Standings

Players strike

Play-offs

Final Four

Clubs in European competitions

Final standings

All-Star Game

Rosters

Game

Three-point shootout

Slam Dunk Contest

Statistical leaders

Points

Assists

Rebounds

Efficiency

Other statistics

Individual game highs

Awards

Yearly awards

Regular season MVP

Finals MVP

All-Israeli League Teams

Coach of the Year

Quarterfinals MVP

Best Defender

Most Improved Player

Sixth Man of the Year

Rising Star

Monthly Awards

Player of the Month

Israeli Player of the Month

Coach of the Month

MVP of the Round

Average attendances

See also

References

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