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The 2017–18 Israeli Basketball Premier League, for sponsorship reasons Ligat Winner, was the 64th season of the
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Israeli Basketball Premier League
Ligat HaAl (, lit., ''Supreme League or Premier League''), or the Israeli Basketball Premier League, is a professional basketball league in Israel and the highest level of basketball in the country. The league's name is abbreviated as either BSL ...
. Hapoel Jerusalem is the defending champion.
Competition format
Twelve teams took part in the regular season, where they played against each other four times home-and-away in a double round-robin format. The first eight qualified teams advanced to the playoffs. The last qualified team was relegated to theLiga Leumit
The Israeli Liga Leumit (, HaLiga HaLeumit, ) is the second division of the professional Israeli association football (soccer) league system. This second-tier league is placed directly below the Israeli Premier League.
Structure
There are 16 ...
. The regular season started 8 October 2017.
Teams
Ironi Nes Ziona has been promoted to the league after winning2016–17 National League
The 2016–17 National League season, known as the Vanarama National League for sponsorship reasons, was the second season under the new title of National League, thirteenth season consisting of three divisions and the thirty-eighth season overall. ...
, and comes back just one year after their relegation. Maccabi Kiryat Gat
Maccabi Kiryat Gat F.C. () was an Israeli football team based in the southern city of Kiryat Gat. The club's best achievement has been promotion to the Premier League as Liga Leumit runners-up in 2001, after beating Hapoel Beit She'an on the f ...
, who finished in last place during the 2016–17 season, relegated to the Liga Leumit
The Israeli Liga Leumit (, HaLiga HaLeumit, ) is the second division of the professional Israeli association football (soccer) league system. This second-tier league is placed directly below the Israeli Premier League.
Structure
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Stadia and locations
Personnel and sponsorship
Managerial changes
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
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. 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. However, on May 25, 2018, the Israeli League Management have reached an agreement with the Israeli Basketball Players Association and the strike ended.Play-offs
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Final Four
Clubs in European competitions
Final standings
All-Star Game
The 2018 Israeli League All-star event was held on March 2, 2018, at theMenora Mivtachim Arena
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in Tel Aviv
Tel Aviv-Yafo ( or , ; ), sometimes rendered as Tel Aviv-Jaffa, and usually referred to as just Tel Aviv, is the most populous city in the Gush Dan metropolitan area of Israel. Located on the Israeli Mediterranean coastline and with a popula ...
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The International team won the game 137–122. The MVP of the game was Pierre Jackson
Pierre Deshawn Jackson (born August 29, 1991) is an American professional basketball player for Capitanes de Arecibo of the Baloncesto Superior Nacional (BSN). He played college basketball for the College of Southern Idaho and Baylor University ...
who scored 18 points along with 6 assists.
Corey Webster won the Three-Point Shootout and Jaron Johnson won the Slam Dunk Contest.
Rosters
Game
Three-point shootout
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Slam Dunk Contest
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Statistical leaders
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Individual game highs
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Awards
Yearly awards
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Coach of the Year Many sports leagues, sportswriting associations, and other organizations confer "Coach of the Year" awards. In some sports — including baseball and association football — the award is called the "Manager of the Year" award.
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Sixth Man of the Year
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Monthly Awards
Player of the Month
Israeli Player of the Month
Coach of the Month
MVP of the Round
Average attendances
Included playoffs games.See also
*2017–18 Israeli Basketball State Cup
The 2017–18 Israeli Basketball State Cup was the 58th edition of the Israeli Basketball State Cup, organized by the Israel Basketball Association.
The Final Four of the tournament was held from February 12–15 in the Menora Mivtachim Arena in ...
*2017 Israeli Basketball League Cup
The 2017 Israeli Basketball League Cup, for sponsorships reasons the Winner League Cup, was the 12th edition of the pre-season tournament of the Israeli Basketball Premier League.
Maccabi Tel Aviv won the title for the seventh time after beating ...
References
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