The 2011–2012 Israeli Basketball Super League was the 58th season of the
top basketball league in
Israel
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. The season began on 16 October 2011 and ended on 24 May 2012.
Maccai Tel Aviv won the championship title for the 50th time.
Format
Each of the 11 participating teams play 20 regular league games, one home game and one away game against each other team. After that, there is 3rd round in which every team play against each other team once. The top eight teams advance to the playoff, where they play best-of-5 series decided by the rankings at the end of the regular season (first against eighth, second against seventh and so on). The series winners play in the Final Four to determine the championship.
The two 9th and 10th ranked teams compete in a best-of-5 series relegation playoff, and the loser will be relegated to
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
There are 16 ...
2012–2013.
Team information
Stadia and locations
Head coaches
Regular season
Pld – Played; W – Won; L – Lost; PF – Points for; PA – Points against; Diff – Difference; Pts – Points.
Rounds 1-2
The home team is listed on the left-hand column.
The rightmost column and the bottom row list the teams' home and away records respectively.
Playoffs
The Quarter Finals were played as The-Best-of-5 series, while the Semifinals and the final were 1 match stages.
Stats Leaders
Efficiency
Points
Rebounds
Assists
All-Star Game
The 2012
Israeli League All-star event was held on March 8, 2012, at the
Ashkelon Sports Arena
The Ashkelon Sport Arena () is an indoor arena, indoor sporting arena located in Ashkelon, Israel. The arena opened in 1999 and is home to the Elitzur Eito Ashkelon Basketball Club.
The arena has a capacity of 3,000 permanent seats.
Sports ve ...
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Three-point shootout
Slam Dunk Contest
Awards
Regular season MVP
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Lior Eliyahu
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Maccabi Tel Aviv
Maccabi Tel Aviv () 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 as football, basketball, j ...
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All-BSL 1st team
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Moran Roth (
Hapoel Holon
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Derwin Kitchen (
Maccabi Rishon LeZion)
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Josh Carter (
Maccabi Ashdod
Maccabi Ashdod B.C. () is a professional basketball team based in the port city of Ashdod, Israel. The team currently plays in the Israeli National League.
History
The team was founded in 1961 by "Maccabi Ashdod Sports Association", with the ...
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Lior Eliyahu
Lior Eliyahu (; born 9 September 1985) is an Israeli former professional basketball player. He is 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) in height and he weighs 105 kg (225 pounds). He plays at the Power forward (basketball), power forward position. He was ...
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Maccabi Tel Aviv
Maccabi Tel Aviv () 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 as football, basketball, j ...
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Bryant Dunston
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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 ...
)
Coach of the season
* Ofer Berkovich (
Maccabi Ashdod
Maccabi Ashdod B.C. () is a professional basketball team based in the port city of Ashdod, Israel. The team currently plays in the Israeli National League.
History
The team was founded in 1961 by "Maccabi Ashdod Sports Association", with the ...
)
Rising star
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Ezequiel Skverer (
Habik'a B.C.)
Best Defender
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Nitzan Hanochi (
Maccabi Rishon LeZion)
Most Improved Player
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Sean Daniel
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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 ...
)
Sixth Man of the Season
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Alex Tyus
Alexander Trent Tyus (; born January 8, 1988) is an American-born naturalized Israeli professional basketball player for Maccabi Tel Aviv of the Israeli Basketball Premier League (IBSL). He was the 2018 Finals MVP. Having been naturalized as an ...
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Maccabi Ashdod
Maccabi Ashdod B.C. () is a professional basketball team based in the port city of Ashdod, Israel. The team currently plays in the Israeli National League.
History
The team was founded in 1961 by "Maccabi Ashdod Sports Association", with the ...
)
Player of the Week
Month Awards
See also
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Israeli Basketball League Cup 2012
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Israeli Basketball League Cup 2011
References
External links
IBA's official website (Hebrew)
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Israeli Basketball Premier League seasons
Israeli
Basketball
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