2014–15 Israeli Basketball Super League

2013–2014 2015–2016 2014–2015 Ligat Winner 2014–2015 #121212; border:#F47D34 2px solid; white Hapoel Jerusalem1st title Hapoel Eilat Maccabi Tel AvivMaccabi Rishon LeZion Ironi Nahariya Hapoel Gilboa Galil 12 33 (regular season) 12 October 2014 – 25 June 2015 Sports Channel, Channel 1 Maccabi Tel Aviv ISR 20px Lior Eliyahu USA 20px Bracey Wright ISR 20px Afik Nissim USA 20px Mark Lyons 18.4 USA 20px Julian Wright 9.8 USA 20px Jeremy Pargo 6.8 The 2014–2015 Israeli Basketball Super League, for sponsorships reasons known as Ligat Winner Basketball, was the 61st season of the Israeli Basketball Premier League. The season began on October 12, 2014, and ended on June 25, 2014. The season marked the first time since 1993 that Maccabi Tel Aviv did not reach the Finals,Eilat completes epic rally to oust Maccabi Tel Aviv and the third time they failed to finish in either the first or second place. The season was the first time in the league's history to not include a Tel Aviv-based team in the first or second place. Hapoel Jerusalem B.C. took the Israeli title, after it beat Hapoel Eilat in the Finals.Hapoel Jerusalem fans gather in capital to watch historic championship game Teams Changes Israel Teams 2014–15 right 300 Israel 32.166667 34.833333 left Herzliya Israel 31.933 34.8 left Ness Ziona Israel 32.531 35.338 right Gilboa Israel 31.960 34.7801 left Holon Israel 31.789 35.2090 right Jerusalem Israel 31.7944 34.6471 left Ashdod Israel 31.8910 34.7801 right Rishon LeZion Israel 32.051 34.763 left Tel Aviv Israel 32.051 34.763 left Tel Aviv Israel 32.817 34.983 left Haifa Israel 33.0021 35.0556 right Ironi Nahariya Israel 29.5574 34.946897 right Eilat Barak Netanya has been relegated to Ligat Leumit due to financial difficulties, Making Maccabi Ashdod stay in the league although finishing last in the previous season. Ironi Nahariya has been promoted to the league after winning Ligat Leumit last season. Stadia and locations Team Home city Stadium CapacityLast season (Regular season) Bnei Herzliya Herzliya HaYovel Herzliya 1,500 11th Hapoel Gilboa Galil Gilboa Regional Council Gan Ner Sports Hall 2,100 QF (8th) Hapoel Holon Holon Holon Toto Hall 5,500 QF (7th) Hapoel Jerusalem Jerusalem Pais Arena 11,000 SF (2nd) Ironi Nahariya Nahariya Ein Sarah 2,000 1st (Ligat Leumit) Ironi Nes Ziona Nes Ziona Lev Hamoshava 1,300 QF (6th) Maccabi Ashdod Ashdod HaKiriya Arena 2,200 12th Hapoel Eilat B.C. Eilat Begin Arena 1,200 SF (5th) Maccabi Haifa Haifa Romema Arena 5,000 Runner-Up (3rd) Maccabi Rishon LeZion Rishon LeZion Beit Maccabi Rishon 2,200 10th Maccabi Tel Aviv Tel Aviv Menora Mivtachim Arena 10,383 Champion (1st) Hapoel Tel Aviv Tel Aviv Drive in Arena 3,504 QF (4th) Head coaches Team Head coach Seasons in the club Bnei Herzliya ISR Mickey Gorka 1 Hapoel Gilboa Galil ISR Ariel Beit-Halahmy 1 Hapoel Holon ISR Elad Hasin 2 Hapoel Jerusalem ISR Danny Franco 1 Ironi Nahariya ISR Roi Hagay 2 Ironi Nes Ziona ISR Nadav Zilberstein 2 Maccabi Ashdod ISR Zvi Sherf 1 Hapoel Eilat ISR Arik Shivek 3 Maccabi Haifa ISR Rami Hadar 2 Maccabi Rishon LeZion ISR Sharon Drucker 1 Maccabi Tel Aviv ISR Guy Goodes 1 Hapoel Tel Aviv ISR Oded Kattash 1 Regular season 200px|thumbnail|Mark Lyons, The 2014-15 leading scorer TeamPldWLPFPADiffPts1. Maccabi Tel Aviv 33 27 6 2867 2611 +256 60 2. Hapoel Jerusalem 33 25 8 2794 2427 +367 58 3. Hapoel Holon 33 17 16 2675 2669 +6 50 4. Hapoel Eilat 33 17 16 2718 2708 +10 50 5. Maccabi Haifa 33 17 16 2655 2668 -13 50 6.Maccabi Rishon LeZion 33 17 16 2643 2621 +22 50 7. Hapoel Tel Aviv 33 17 16 2674 2591 +83 50 8. Ironi Nes Ziona 33 15 18 2647 2705 -58 48 9. Bnei Herzliya 33 14 19 2826 2850 -24 47 10. Ironi Nahariya 33 12 21 2634 2855 -221 45 11. Maccabi Ashdod 33 11 22 2650 2799 -149 44 12. Hapoel Gilboa Galil 33 9 24 2518 2797 -279 42 Qualification to Quarterfinals Relegation to the Second Division Pld – Played; W – Won; L – Lost; PF – Points for; PA – Points against; Diff – Difference; Pts – Points. Playoffs Bracket Small bold numbers represent the seed earned in the regular season of each team. main 3 2+sum high no Quarterfinals16–31 May Semifinals3–18 June Finals22–25 June 1 Maccabi Tel Aviv 3 8 Ironi Nes Ziona 0 4 Hapoel Eilat 3 5 Maccabi Haifa 2 2 Hapoel Jerusalem 3 7 Hapoel Tel Aviv 0 3 Hapoel Holon 1 6 Maccabi Rishon LeZion 3 1 Maccabi Tel Aviv 2 4 Hapoel Eilat 3 2 Hapoel Jerusalem 3 4 Maccabi Rishon LeZion 0 4 Hapoel Eilat 65 68 2 Hapoel Jerusalem 80 88 Quarterfinals The Quarterfinals are played as The-Best-Of-5 series. The higher ranked team hosts games 1, 3 and 5 (if necessary). The lower ranked team hosts games 2 and 4 (if necessary). Team #1Agg.Team #2Game 116–18 MayGame 220–21 MayGame 324–25 MayGame 427–28 MayGame 530–31 May Maccabi Tel Aviv (1) 3-0 (8) Ironi Nes Ziona 89-88 75-56 90-73 Hapoel Jerusalem (2) 3-0 (7) Hapoel Tel Aviv 75-67 98-83 77-73 (OT) Hapoel Holon (3) 1-3 (6) Maccabi Rishon LeZion 76-80 (OT) 73-79 83-64 81-93 Hapoel Eilat (4) 3-2 (5) Maccabi Haifa 95-74 68-76 85-79 62-69 85-75 Semifinals The Semifinals are played The-Best-Of-5 series. The higher ranked team hosts games 1, 3 and 5 (if necessary). The lower ranked team hosts games 2 and 4 (if necessary). Team #1Agg.Team #2Game 13–4 JuneGame 27–8 JuneGame 310–11 JuneGame 414–15 JuneGame 517–18 June Maccabi Tel Aviv (1) 2-3 (4) Hapoel Eilat 91-82 86-64 98-104 (OT) 79-92 76-79 Hapoel Jerusalem (2) 3-0 (6) Maccabi Rishon LeZion 81-73 76-75 90-74 Finals The Finals series is played in a home-and-away format, with the overall cumulative score determining the champion. Thus, the score of one single game can be tied. The team who finishes at a higher place in the regular season will host the second game. Team #1Agg.Team #2Game 1 22 JuneGame 2 25 June Hapoel Eilat (4) 133-168 (2) Hapoel Jerusalem 65-80 68-88 Game 1 #eee 22 June 2015 21:00 Box score Hapoel Eilat 65 80 Hapoel Jerusalem 22-25 14-19 16-20 13-16 Uter 16 Uter, Kadir 8 Nissim 7 Wright 18 Thompson 7 Eliyahu 7 Begin Arena 1,300 Game 2 #eee 25 June 2015 21:00 Box score Hapoel Jerusalem 88 68 Hapoel Eilat 20-26 16-18 27-10 25-14 Smith, Wright 20 Smith 10 Smith, Eliyahu 6 Uter 17 Uter 11 Berkowitz 5 Pais Arena, Jerusalem 11,000 2015 Israeli Basketball Super League ChampionsISR 100px Hapoel Jerusalem 1st title All-Star Game The 2015 Israeli League All-star event was held on 3 March 2015, at the new Holon Toto Hall in Holon. Every team sent one foreigner and one Israeli for the respective team, with the remaining spots been selected by the League. Maccabi Tel Aviv have been abroad for a Euroleague game, therefore their players did not compete in the event. +Israeli All-StarsPosPlayerTeamStartersG ISR Meir Tapiro Ironi Nes ZionaG ISR Yotam Halperin Hapoel JerusalemF ISR Shawn Dawson Maccabi Rishon LeZionF ISR Lior Eliyahu Hapoel JerusalemC ISR Elishay Kadir Hapoel EilatReservesG ISR Shlomi Harush Hapoel HolonG ISR Raviv Limonad Hapoel Tel AvivG ISR Yuval Naimi Bnei HerzliyaG ISRDEN Chanan Colman Maccabi HaifaF ISR Itay Segev Hapoel Gilboa GalilC ISRBIH Robert Rothbart Ironi NahariyaC ISR Isaac Rosefelt Hapoel HolonHead coach: Elad Hasin (Hapoel Holon)Head coach: Sharon Drucker (Maccabi Rishon LeZion) +International All-StarsPosPlayerTeamStartersG USA Jordan Taylor Hapoel HolonG USA Isaiah Swann Maccabi Rishon LeZionF USAVEN Donta Smith Hapoel JerusalemF USA Yancy Gates Hapoel Tel AvivC USA Craig Smith Ironi Nes ZionaReservesG USA Mark Lyons Ironi NahariyaG USA Josh Selby Bnei HerzliyaG USA Alex Young Hapoel Gilboa GalilG USA Bracey Wright Hapoel JerusalemF USA Tony Crocker Hapoel HolonF USA René Rougeau Maccabi HaifaC USA Curtis Kelly Maccabi AshdodC USAJAM Adrian Uter Hapoel EilatHead coach:Danny Franco (Hapoel Jerusalem)Head coach:Oded Kattash (Hapoel Tel Aviv) #eee 3 March Israeli All-Stars 122 121 International All-Stars OT 30–30 29–43 36–19 23–26 4–3 Rothbart 26 Rothbart 8 Lior Eliyahu 7 Selby 23 Selby 11 Three-point shootout +ContestantsPos. Player Team First round Final roundGISRUSA Zack Rosen (W)Maccabi Ashdod2019GISRDEN Chanan ColmanMaccabi Haifa1914CISRBIH Robert RothbartIroni Nahariya14-GISR Yehu OrlandMaccabi Ashdod14-GISR Yuval NaimiBnei Herzliya13-GISR Yotam HalperinHapoel Jerusalem9-GUSA Tony CrockerHapoel Holon8- Slam Dunk Contest +ContestantsPos. Player TeamGUSA Mark Lyons (W)Ironi NahariyaFVIRPUR Ivan AskaMaccabi AshdodFISR Itay SegevHapoel Gilboa GalilFISR Netanel ArtziMaccabi Haifa Awards Regular season MVP ISR Lior Eliyahu (Hapoel Jerusalem) All-BSL 1st team USA Khalif Wyatt (Hapoel Eilat) ISR Shawn Dawson (Maccabi Rishon LeZion) USA Devin Smith (Maccabi Tel Aviv) ISR Lior Eliyahu (Hapoel Jerusalem) USA Ike Ofoegbu (Maccabi Haifa) Coach of the Season ISR Danny Franco Rising Star ISR Shawn Dawson (Maccabi Rishon LeZion) Best Defender USA Brian Randle (Maccabi Tel Aviv) Most Improved Player ISR Robert Rothbart (Ironi Nahariya) Sixth Man of the Season USA Tony Gaffney (Hapoel Jerusalem) External links IBA's official website (Hebrew)September 2016 InternetArchiveBot yes References Category:Israeli Basketball Premier League seasons Israeli Basketball