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2020–21 Israeli Basketball Premier League
The 2020–21 Israeli Basketball Premier League, for sponsorship reasons Ligat Winner, was the 67th season of the Israeli Basketball Premier League. Format The regular season will be played in a 26-round Round-Robin format. The top 6 finishers will play the 5 round "upper house", with the other 7 teams playing the 7 round "bottom group". The 6 upper group teams, joined by the top 2 teams from the bottom group, will play the originally planned to be Best-of-5 Quarter finals as Best-of-3 series. The Semi finals and Finals will also be played as Best-of-3 series. Teams Hapoel Haifa and Bnei Herzliya have been promoted to the league after placing the top two places of the 2019–20 Liga Leumit. Stadia and locations Personnel and sponsorship Managerial changes Regular season Rounds 1 to 26 Top-teams League Group Positions by games played Bottom-Teams League Group Positions by Round Playoffs Quarterfinals Source: Game 1 Game 2 Game 3 Semifin ...
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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 (Basketball Super League) or ISBL (Israeli Basketball Super League). For sponsorship reasons, the league is also referred to as Ligat Winner Sal (), lit. ''Winner Basket League'', with "Winner" being the name of a game operated by the league's primary sponsor, Toto Winner. The league is run by the Israeli Basketball Super League Administration Ltd. Overview Ligat HaAl comprises the top 12 basketball clubs in Israel, and was founded in 1954. The league itself is most known in Europe, due to the success of the Israeli teams in European-wide competitions, such as the EuroLeague, EuroCup Basketball, EuroCup (formerly called the ULEB Cup), and FIBA Europe, FIBA's EuroChallenge (formerly called the FIBA EuroCup). Many non-drafted and free agen ...
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Caleb Agada
Caleb Apochi Agada (born 31 August 1994) is a Nigerian-Canadian professional basketball player for Avtodor of the VTB United League. Born in Nigeria and raised in Canada, he represents the Nigerian national basketball team, and played at the 2021 Olympics. In 2020-21 he led the Israel Basketball Premier League in points per game and steals per game. Early life Agada was born in Lafia, Nigeria, and moved to the Canadian city of Burlington, Ontario, at the age of six. College career Agada played college basketball for the University of Ottawa Ottawa Gee-Gees, Gee-Gees from 2012–2017. He was awarded back-to-back national U Sports, U SPORTS Defensive Player of the Year honours in 2015-16 and 2016-17. At the conference level, Agada was named an Ontario University Athletics, OUA First Team All-Star in three consecutive seasons from 2014 to 2017. In the 2016–17 season, he averaged 14.9 points, 6.4 rebounds and 3.3 assists per game as a fifth-year senior, earning Second Team All ...
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2019–20 Israeli Basketball National League
The 2019–20 Israeli Basketball National League (or the Liga Leumit) is the 20th season of the Israeli Basketball National League. Teams The following teams had changed divisions after the 2018–19 season: ;Relegated from Premier League *Bnei Herzliya ;Promoted from Liga Artzit * A.S. Ramat Hasharon * Hapoel Hevel Modi'in Venues and locations League table Regular season Rounds 1 to 26 Awards MVP of the Round See also *2019–20 Israeli Basketball Premier League * 2019–20 Israeli Basketball State Cup References {{DEFAULTSORT:2019-20 Israeli Basketball National League Liga Leumit (basketball) Israeli Basketball Basketball is a team sport in which two teams, most commonly of five players each, opposing one another on a rectangular Basketball court, court, compete with the primary objective of #Shooting, shooting a basketball (ball), basketball (appro ...
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Hapoel Be'er Sheva B
Hapoel (, ) is an Israeli Jewish sports association established in 1926 by the Histadrut Labor Federation. History During the British Mandate of Palestine period Hapoel had a bitter rivalry with Maccabi and organized its own competitions, with the exception of football, the only sport in which all the organizations played each other. At the time, Hapoel took no part in the ''Eretz Israel Olympic Committee'', which was controlled by Maccabi, and instead sought for international ties with similar workers sports organizations of socialist parties. Therefore, Hapoel became a member of SASI in 1927 and later was a member of CSIT. After the State of Israel was established, the rival sport organizations reached a 1951 agreement that allowed joint sports associations and competitions open for all Israeli residents. General sports clubs * Hapoel Jerusalem * Hapoel Tel Aviv * Hapoel Holon * Hapoel Haifa * Hapoel Rishon LeZion (handball), Hapoel Rishon LeZion F.C. and others in Ris ...
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Maccabi Rishon LeZion (basketball)
Maccabi Rishon LeZion () is a basketball club based in Rishon LeZion, Israel. The club plays in the Liga Leumit (basketball), Liga Leumit, the second tier of Israeli basketball. The greatest achievement of the club has been winning the 2016 Israeli Basketball Premier League championship. The club is one of the most popular basketball clubs in Israel, and has played in the Israeli Basketball Premier League since 1989. Some notable players have included Miki Berkovich, Doron Jamchi, Guy Goodes, Motti Aroesti, Kevin Magee (basketball), Kevin Magee, Moran Roth, and Hen Lippin. History Early years Maccabi Rishon LeZion was founded in 1976 by 28-year-old Itzhak Perry, and reached the top division Israeli Basketball Premier League, where they have remained since the 1988–89 season. At the start of their first season in the top division, Israeli star Miki Berkovich joined Richard Rellford, and they led the team. Their coach was Moshe Vainkretz, and they finished the season in 6th p ...
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Bnei Herzliya
Bnei Herzliya Basket (, lit. ''Sons of Herzliya''), is a professional basketball club that is based in Herzliya, in central Israel. The club plays in the Israeli Basketball Premier League, the top division of Israeli basketball. History The club was originally founded in 1985, under the name Hapoel Herzliya. In 2002, the club merged with Maccabi Ra'anana in a neighboring town, and was re-named Bnei HaSharon. The merger was done because of Maccabi Ra'anana's financial problems and Bnei HaSharon's relegation from the top-level Israeli Basketball Premier League, following the 2001–02 season. At the end of 2010–11 season, the merger ended, and the team started playing only for the city of Herzliya Herzliya ( ; , / ) is an affluent List of Israeli cities, city in the Israeli coastal plain, central coast of Israel, at the northern part of the Tel Aviv District, known for its robust start-up and entrepreneurial culture. In it had a populatio .... In 2012, the club was re-named ...
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Hapoel Jerusalem B
Hapoel (, ) is an Israeli Jewish sports association established in 1926 by the Histadrut Labor Federation. History During the Mandate for Palestine, British Mandate of Palestine period Hapoel had a bitter rivalry with Maccabi World Union, Maccabi and organized its own competitions, with the exception of Israel Football Association, football, the only sport in which all the organizations played each other. At the time, Hapoel took no part in the ''Eretz Israel Olympic Committee'', which was controlled by Maccabi, and instead sought for international ties with similar workers sports organizations of socialist parties. Therefore, Hapoel became a member of Socialist Workers' Sport International, SASI in 1927 and later was a member of CSIT. After the State of Israel was established, the rival sport organizations reached a 1951 agreement that allowed joint sports associations and competitions open for all Israeli residents. General sports clubs *Hapoel Jerusalem *Hapoel Tel Aviv *Ha ...
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Hapoel Holon
Hapoel Holon Basketball Club (), is a professional basketball club based in Holon, Israel. The team plays in the Israeli Basketball Premier League (the top tier of Israeli basketball), and internationally in the Basketball Champions League. The team was founded in 1947, and plays in the Holon Toto Hall, which is home to 5,500 spectators. One of Hapoel Holon's most notable title victories came in 2007–08 Israeli Basketball Super League, 2008, as the club pulled one of the biggest upsets in league history by defeating perennial champions Maccabi Tel Aviv B.C., Maccabi Tel Aviv in the Premier League final. The club also went on to win the Israeli Basketball State Cup in 2008–09 Israeli Basketball State Cup, 2009, defeating Maccabi Haifa B.C., Maccabi Haifa, and also in 2017–18 Israeli Basketball State Cup, 2018, defeating Maccabi Tel Aviv. Hapoel Holon won its first-ever international title in 2020–21 BIBL season, 2021 in the form of the Balkan International Basketball Leagu ...
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Ironi Nes Ziona
Ironi Ness Ziona B.C. (or spelled as Ironi Nes Ziona B.C.) is a professional basketball club based in Ness Ziona, Israel. The team plays its home games at the Lev Hamoshava, which has capacity for 1,200 people. The club plays in the Israeli Basketball Premier League, the top tier of Israeli basketball and 2022–23 European North Basketball League. In 2021, Nes Ziona won the FIBA Europe Cup, the continental fourth-tier Championship. History Ironi Ness Ziona was founded in 2005. In the 2018–19 season, Ironi Nes Ziona made its debut in a European competition. It played in the qualifying rounds of the 2018–19 FIBA Europe Cup, and played its first match ever on 20 September 2018, defeating the Södertälje Kings 72–67. The team went on to qualify for the regular season, where it played in Group D. The team advanced to the play-offs, where it lost in the first round to the Bakken Bears from Denmark. In the 2020–21 FIBA Europe Cup, Ironi played its third season in the comp ...
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Hapoel Gilboa Galil Elyon
Hapoel Gilboa Galil () is a professional basketball club that is based in north-east Israel. The club plays its home game in the Israeli Basketball Premier League (the top tier of Israeli basketball) in a 2,250-seat arena in Gan Ner. History The club was founded in 2008 after Hapoel Gilboa (which had previously been merged with Hapoel Afula, which regained its independence) receive the top-division license in the Israeli Basketball Premier League of Hapoel Galil Elyon.The demise of Galil Elyon / 'And here, friends, once played a basketball team'
''Haaretz'', 15 June 2008.
Initially it was believed to be a merger agreement, as they originally planned to play 70% of the club's home domestic league games at
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Hapoel Haifa B
Hapoel (, ) is an Israeli Jewish sports association established in 1926 by the Histadrut Labor Federation. History During the British Mandate of Palestine period Hapoel had a bitter rivalry with Maccabi and organized its own competitions, with the exception of football, the only sport in which all the organizations played each other. At the time, Hapoel took no part in the ''Eretz Israel Olympic Committee'', which was controlled by Maccabi, and instead sought for international ties with similar workers sports organizations of socialist parties. Therefore, Hapoel became a member of SASI in 1927 and later was a member of CSIT. After the State of Israel was established, the rival sport organizations reached a 1951 agreement that allowed joint sports associations and competitions open for all Israeli residents. General sports clubs * Hapoel Jerusalem * Hapoel Tel Aviv * Hapoel Holon * Hapoel Haifa * Hapoel Rishon LeZion (handball), Hapoel Rishon LeZion F.C. and others in Ris ...
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2021–22 Israeli Basketball Premier League
The 2021–22 Israeli Basketball Premier League, for sponsorship reasons Ligat Winner, was the 68th season of the Israeli Basketball Premier League. The league started on October 2, 2021. Format The regular season will be played in a 22-round Round-Robin format. The top 6 finishers will play the 5 rounds "upper house", with the other 6 teams playing the 5 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 semi finals and finals will be played as Best-of-3 series. Teams Ironi Nahariya and Maccabi Haifa B.C., Maccabi Haifa have been relegated to 2021–22 Israeli Basketball National League, 2021–22 National League after placing the bottom two places of the 2020–21 Israeli Basketball Premier League, 2020–21 Premier League. Hapoel Galil Elyon and Elitzur Netanya B.C., Elitzur Netanya have been promoted to the league after placing the top two places of the 2020–21 Israeli Basket ...
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