The 2018–19 Israeli Basketball Premier League, for sponsorship reasons Ligat Winner, is the 65th season of the Israeli Basketball Premier League.
Maccabi Tel Aviv
Maccabi Tel Aviv ( he, מכבי תל אביב) is one of the largest sports clubs in Israel, and a part of the Maccabi association. Many sports clubs and teams in Tel Aviv are in association with Maccabi and compete in a variety of sports, such ...
is the defending champion.
Teams
Hapoel Be'er Sheva
Hapoel Be'er Sheva Football Club ( he, מועדון הכדורגל הפועל באר שבע, ''Moadon HaKaduregel Hapoel Be'er Sheva'') is an Israeli football club from the city of Be'er Sheva, that competes in the Israeli Premier League. The c ...
was promoted from the
Liga Leumit
Liga Leumit ( he, ליגה לאומית, lit. ''National League'') is the second division of the Israeli Football League, and below its Premier League.
Structure
There are 16 clubs in the league. At the end of each season, the two lowest-place ...
, after they swept
Maccabi Kiryat Gat 3–0 in the finals. Meanwhile,
Maccabi Haifa
Maccabi Haifa ( he, מכבי חיפה) is one of the biggest sports clubs in Israel and a part of the Maccabi association. It runs several sports clubs and teams in Haifa which have competed in a variety of sports over the years, such as Football ...
was relegated after finishing in the last place the previous season.
Stadia and locations
Personnel and sponsorship
Managerial changes
Regular season
League table
Results
Rounds 1 to 22
Rounds 23 to 33
Playoffs
The first round of the playoffs is played in a
best-of-five format, with the higher seeded team playing the first, third and fifth game at home. The Playoffs started on May 23, 2019.
Final Four
All-Star Event
The 2019
Israeli League All-star event was held at the
Menora Mivtachim Arena
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in
Tel Aviv
Tel Aviv-Yafo ( he, תֵּל־אָבִיב-יָפוֹ, translit=Tēl-ʾĀvīv-Yāfō ; ar, تَلّ أَبِيب – يَافَا, translit=Tall ʾAbīb-Yāfā, links=no), often referred to as just Tel Aviv, is the most populous city in the G ...
on 12 April 2019.
The International team won the game 134–130. The MVP of the game was
JP Tokoto
Jean-Pierre Tokoto II (born September 15, 1993) is an American professional basketball player for Hapoel Tel Aviv of the Israeli Basketball Premier League. He played college basketball for the University of North Carolina before playing profess ...
who scored 19 points along with five rebounds.
Guy Pnini
Guy Pnini (Hebrew: גיא פניני) (born September 4, 1983) is an Israeli professional basketball player who currently plays for Maccabi Playtika Tel Aviv of the Israeli Premier League and the EuroLeague. Standing at a height of tall, he p ...
won the Three-Point Shootout and
Cor-J Cox won the Slam Dunk Contest.
Lineups
Special roster addition.
Game
Three-Point Shootout
Slam Dunk Contest
Statistical leaders
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Assists
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Efficiency
Other statistics
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Individual game highs
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Awards
Yearly awards
Finals MVP
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Regular season MVP
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All-Israeli League Teams
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Quarterfinals MVP
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Best Defender
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Most Improved Player
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Sixth Man of the Year
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Rising Star
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Monthly Awards
Player of the Month
Israeli Player of the Month
Coach of the Month
MVP of the Round
Israeli clubs in European competitions
See also
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2018–19 Israeli Basketball National League
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2018–19 Israeli Basketball State Cup
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2018 Israeli Basketball League Cup
References
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Israeli Basketball Premier League seasons
Israeli
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* ''Israeli'' (newspaper), published from 2006 to 2008
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Basketball
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