The 2015–2016 Israeli Basketball Super League was the 62nd season of the

Israeli Basketball Super 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 ...

. The regular season started on October 11, 2015, and ended on March 6, 2016. The last game was played on June 9, 2016. This season, the league had a different format. After the eight best teams qualified for the Playoffs, the winners of the series would play in a Final Four tournament.

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was the defending champion. Hapoel failed to reclaim its title, because

Maccabi Rishon LeZion Maccabi Rishon LeZion is a sport club in Rishon LeZion, Israel. The professional teams associated with it include: *Maccabi Rishon LeZion (basketball) *Maccabi Rishon LeZion (handball) * Maccabi Rishon LeZion (badminton) There was also a footb ...

won in the Final. It was the first championship ever for Rishon LeZion.

Teams

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 ...

has been promoted to the league after winning 2014–15 National League.

Hapoel Gilboa Galil 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 T ...

, who finished last season, relegated from the Super League.

Stadia and locations

Regular season

Playoffs

Quarterfinals

The Quarterfinals were played as

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playoff series. The higher ranked team hosted games 1, 3 and 5 (if necessary). The lower ranked team hosted games 2 and 4 (if necessary). The Quarterfinals started on May 19 and ended on June 1.

Final four

Final standings

Statistical leaders

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Points

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Assists

Season highs

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All-Star Game

The 2016 Israeli League All-star event was held on 25 March 2016, at the

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Three-point shootout

Slam Dunk Contest

Awards

Regular season MVP

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Coach of the Season

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Rising Star

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Sixth Man of the Season

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External links

BSL's official website

References

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