2020–21 Israeli Basketball Premier League

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The 2020–21 Israeli Basketball Premier League, for sponsorship reasons Ligat Winner, was the 67th season of the Israeli Basketball Premier League.

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Israeli Basketball Premier League
Season2020–21
Dates1 November 2020 – 17 June 2021
Games played208
Teams13
TV partner(s)Sports Channel
Regular season
Season MVP Casey Prather
RelegatedIroni Nahariya
Maccabi Haifa
Finals
ChampionsMaccabi Tel Aviv (55th title)
  Runners-upHapoel Gilboa Galil
SemifinalistsHapoel Holon
Hapoel Eilat
Finals MVP Scottie Wilbekin
Awards
Israeli MVP Yiftach Ziv
Rising Star Yair Kravitz
Best Defender Chris Johnson
Most Improved Noam Dovrat
Sixth Man Guy Pnini
Coach of the Year Stefanos Dedas
Statistical leaders
Points Caleb Agada 22.9
Rebounds Josh Nebo 10.0
Assists Tamir Blatt 7.9
Index Rating Keenan Evans 25.8
All statistics correct as of 17 June 2021.
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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.[1]
The Semi finals and Finals will also be played as Best-of-3 series.[2]

Teams

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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

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Team Chairman Head coach Team captain Kit manufacturer Main sponsor
Bnei HerzliyaIsrael Eldad AkunisIsrael Sharon DruckerIsrael Nitzan HanochiPeak
Hapoel Be'er ShevaIsrael Kfir AraziIsrael Rami HadarUnited StatesIsrael Spencer WeiszSpaldingAltshuler Shaham
Hapoel EilatIsrael Tal PinhasIsrael Ariel Beit-HalahmyIsraelSweden Jonathan SkjöldebrandPeakYossi Avrahami
Hapoel Gilboa GalilIsrael Haim OhayonIsrael Avishai GordonIsrael Yotam HanochiGilboa Regional Council
Hapoel HaifaIsrael Yuval RosmanIsrael Elad HasinIsrael Ofek AvitalB-CURE LASER
Hapoel HolonIsrael Eitan LancianoGreece Stefanos DedasIsrael Guy PniniKelmeUnet credit
Hapoel JerusalemIsrael Eyal ChomskiIsrael Yonathan AlonUnited States J'Covan BrownPeakBank Yahav
Hapoel Tel AvivIsrael Rami CohenIsrael Danny FrancoIsrael Yam MadarSP Metzer
Ironi NahariyaIsrael Zviel RubinIsrael Shai SegalovichIsrael Orr LeumiGeshem Holdings
Ironi Nes ZionaIsrael Yaniv MizrahiUnited States Brad GreenbergIsrael Tal DunneKappaChai Motors
Maccabi HaifaUnited States Jeff RosenIsrael Amit Ben DavidIsrael Alex ChubrevichJoma
Maccabi Rishon LeZionIsrael Itzhak PeriIsrael Guy GoodesUnited States Darryl MonroeUnder ArmourZarfati Zvi and his sons
Maccabi Tel AvivIsrael Shimon MizrahiGreece Ioannis SfairopoulosUnited States Israel John DiBartolomeo NikePlaytika
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Managerial changes

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TeamOutgoing managerManner of departureDate of vacancyPosition in tableReplaced withDate of appointment
Ironi NahariyaIsrael Danny FrancoResigned22 December 202011th (1–5)Israel Shai Segalovich24 December 2020
Hapoel JerusalemIsrael Oded KattashMutual consent14 January 20213rd (7–2)Lithuania Dainius Adomaitis14 January 2021
Hapoel Gilboa GalilIsrael Lior Lubin4th (7–2)Israel Avishai Gordon
Hapeol Tel AvivGreece Ioannis KastritisFired5 February 202111th (3–8)Israel Danny Franco5 February 2021
Maccabi HaifaVenezuela Daniel Seoane6 March 202113th (2–12)Israel Amit Ben David6 March 2021
Hapoel JerusalemLithuania Dainius Adomaitis9 April 20215rd (13–8)Israel Yonathan Alon9 April 2021
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Regular season

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Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD PCT Qualification or relegation
1 Maccabi Tel Aviv 24 19 5 2152 1824 +328 .792 Advance to the Top-teams League Group
2 Hapoel Eilat 24 17 7 2200 2032 +168 .708
3 Hapoel Gilboa Galil 24 17 7 2009 1915 +94 .708
4 Hapoel Holon 24 16 8 2086 1990 +96 .667
5 Hapoel Haifa 24 14 10 2087 2130 43 .583
6 Hapoel Jerusalem 24 13 11 2123 2100 +23 .542
7 Hapoel Be'er Sheva 24 13 11 2054 1999 +55 .542 Advance to the Bottom-Teams League Group
8 Ironi Nes Ziona 24 12 12 2022 1997 +25 .500
9 Maccabi Rishon LeZion 24 11 13 2098 2090 +8 .458
10 Hapoel Tel Aviv 24 8 16 2010 2087 77 .333
11 Bnei Herzliya 24 7 17 2060 2111 51 .292
12 Maccabi Haifa 24 6 18 1959 2200 241 .250
13 Ironi Nahariya 24 3 21 1937 2322 385 .125
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Rounds 1 to 26

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Home \ Away MTA HEI HGG HHO HHA HJE HBS INZ MRL HTA BNH MHA INA
Maccabi Tel Aviv 86–74 70–79 100–81 81–75 101–80 100–74 96–74 105–77 80–77 98–75 95–60 107–63
Hapoel Eilat 91–85 89–75 77–83 89–80 79–100 85–72 95–85 86–84 108–93 84–98 98–88 123–60
Hapoel Gilboa Galil 85–78 77–100 80–82 96–79 81–75 86–73 92–89 75–85 88–68 92–78 77–78 92–72
Hapoel Holon 79–76 80–73 81–88 96–88 103–94 82–75 90–92 99–94 77–63 90–85 105–69 98–76
Hapoel Haifa 67–104 84–97 68–83 96–85 101–99 101–91 106–91 85–84 92–78 80–79 87–84 97–87
Hapoel Jerusalem 76–100 95–104 83–101 82–73 87–100 94–66 83–99 97–84 89–95 96–86 111–77 91–82
Hapoel Be'er Sheva 93–79 93–88 83–60 86–89 78–82 81–83 93–89 98–84 88–75 94–86 94–86 104–80
Ironi Nes Ziona 58–65 84–89 88–74 84–76 100–70 78–84 85–78 93–73 76–66 80–74 80–76 76–71
Maccabi Rishon LeZion 72–89 90–95 69–71 100–91 104–98 98–67 62–70 79–74 86–84 93–85 102–72 91–93
Hapoel Tel Aviv 69–85 91–81 91–107 104–98 71–80 76–88 95–86 82–80 85–91 86–98 83–92 112–77
Bnei Herzliya 86–92 78–103 89–95 71–85 91–79 80–88 75–77 82–79 84–87 89–99 104–77 104–88
Maccabi Haifa 78–82 81–85 77–82 70–79 91–100 75–94 61–102 113–94 106–99 80–73 89–79 77–85
Ironi Nahariya 81–98 90–107 63–73 67–84 84–92 80–87 92–105 90–94 88–110 71–94 80–104 110–102
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Source: [4]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Red = away team win.
Matches with lighter background shading were decided after overtime.

Top-teams League Group

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Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD PCT Qualification or relegation MTA HHO HGG HEI HHA HJE
1 Maccabi Tel Aviv 29 23 6 2567 2185 +382 .793 Advance to the playoffs 86–65 95–72 85–76
2 Hapoel Holon 29 19 10 2515 2419 +96 .655 104–93 103–81
3 Hapoel Gilboa Galil 29 19 10 2432 2327 +105 .655 65–67 83–88 77–63
4 Hapoel Eilat 29 18 11 2662 2528 +134 .621 95–104 123–97 79–96
5 Hapoel Haifa 29 16 13 2506 2569 63 .552 86–69 97–85
6 Hapoel Jerusalem 29 16 13 2567 2555 +12 .552 83–82 99–94
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Positions by games played

More information Team ╲ Games played, Maccabi Tel Aviv ...
Team ╲ Games played242526272829
Maccabi Tel Aviv111111
Hapoel Holon422322
Hapoel Gilboa Galil344233
Hapoel Eilat233444
Hapoel Haifa555555
Hapoel Jerusalem666666
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Source: [citation needed]
  = Leader and advance to playoffs;   = Advance to the playoffs

Bottom-Teams League Group

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Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD PCT Qualification or relegation INZ HBS MRL HTA BNH MHA INA
7 Ironi Nes Ziona 30 17 13 2627 2522 +105 .567 Advance to the playoffs 87–86 87–98 105–91
8 Hapoel Be'er Sheva 30 17 13 2589 2521 +68 .567 82–107 99–100 85–76
9 Maccabi Rishon LeZion 30 15 15 2673 2608 +65 .500 83–87 99–93 113–83
10 Hapoel Tel Aviv 30 12 18 2562 2639 77 .400 89–113 82–79 96–74
11 Bnei Herzliya 30 10 20 2611 2651 40 .333 81–92 88–106 108–88
12 Maccabi Haifa 30 7 23 2478 2788 310 .233 Relegation to Liga Leumit 79–106 88–92 105–84
13 Ironi Nahariya 30 3 27 2426 2903 477 .100 75–90 80–88 85–97
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Positions by Round

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Team ╲ Round[a]2425262728293031
Ironi Nes Ziona88777877
Hapoel Be'er Sheva77888788
Maccabi Rishon LeZion99999999
Hapoel Tel Aviv1010101010101010
Bnei Herzliya1111111111111111
Maccabi Haifa1212121212121212
Ironi Nahariya1313131313131313
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Source: [citation needed]
  = Advance to the playoffs;   = Relegation to Liga Leumit
  1. This list takes the 1st round of the Bottom-Teams League Group to be Round 25 instead of 27, as all League Group Teams have played 24 games.

Playoffs

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Quarterfinals
31 May – 5 June 2021[5]
Semifinals
6 – 12 June 2021[6]
Finals
14 – 17 June 2021[7]
                  
1 Maccabi Tel Aviv 67 93 2
8 Hapoel Be'er Sheva 56 92 0
1 Maccabi Tel Aviv 88 80 2
4 Hapoel Eilat 72 79 0
4 Hapoel Eilat 84 98 2
5 Hapoel Haifa 80 87 0
1 Maccabi Tel Aviv 83 76 73 2
3 Hapoel Gilboa Galil 74 81 67 1
2 Hapoel Holon 92 75 85 2
7 Ironi Nes Ziona 90 86 76 1
2 Hapoel Holon 72 63 0
3 Hapoel Gilboa Galil 74 78 2
3 Hapoel Gilboa Galil 85 91 2
6 Hapoel Jerusalem 58 89 0

Quarterfinals

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Game 1

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Game 2

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Game 3

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Semifinals

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Team 1 Series Team 2 Game 1 Game 2 Game 3
Maccabi Tel Aviv 2–0 Hapoel Eilat 88–72 80–79
Hpoel Holon 0–2 Hapoel Gilboa Galil 72–74 63–78[8]
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Game 2

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Finals

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Team 1 Series Team 2 Game 1 Game 2 Game 3
Maccabi Tel Aviv 2–1 Hapoel Gilboa Galil 83–74 76–81 73–67
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2020–21 Israeli Premier League champions
Maccabi Tel Aviv
55th title

Awards

MVP of the Round

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Monthly Awards

Player of the Month

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Month Player Team EFF Ref.
November NigeriaCanada Caleb AgadaHapoel Be'er Sheva 32.5 [43]
December United States Casey PratherHapoel Eilat 26.5 [44]
January–February United States Coty ClarkeBnei Herzliya 24.6 [45]
March United States Joe RaglandHapoel Eilat 26.8 [46]
April NigeriaCanada Caleb AgadaHapoel Be'er Sheva 31.5 [47]
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Israeli Player of the Month

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Month Player Team EFF Ref.
November Israel Tamir BlattHapoel Jerusalem 18.8 [48]
December United States Israel Willy WorkmanHapoel Holon 15.2 [49]
January–February Israel Oz BlayzerMaccabi Tel Aviv 16.9 [50]
March Israel Roman SorkinMaccabi Haifa 16.9 [51]
April Israel Yiftach ZivHapoel Gilboa Galil 23.6 [52]
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Coach of the Month

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Month Coach Team W-L Ref.
November Israel Ariel Beit-HalahmyHapoel Eilat 5–1 [53]
December Greece Stefanos DedasHapoel Holon 5–0 [54]
January–February Israel Sharon DruckerBnei Herzliya 4–3 [55]
March Israel Ariel Beit-HalahmyHapoel Eilat 4–0 [56]
April Israel Avishai GordonHapoel Gilboa Galil 4–1 [57]
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Yearly awards

Israeli clubs in European competitions

References

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