2015–16_Israeli_Basketball_Super_League
2015–16 Israeli Basketball Super League
Basketball tournament
The 2015–2016 Israeli Basketball Super League was the 62nd season of the Israeli Basketball Super League. The regular season started on October 11, 2015, and ended on March 6, 2016. The last game was played on June 9, 2016.
Quick Facts Israeli Basketball Super League, Season ...
| Israeli Basketball Super League | |||||||||||||
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| Season | 2015–2016 | ||||||||||||
| Duration | October 11, 2015 – June 9, 2016 | ||||||||||||
| Number of games | 363 (regular season) | ||||||||||||
| Number of teams | 12 | ||||||||||||
| TV partner(s) | Sports Channel Channel 1 | ||||||||||||
| Regular season | |||||||||||||
| Season MVP |  Darryl Monroe | ||||||||||||
| Relegated | Ironi Nes Ziona | ||||||||||||
| Finals | |||||||||||||
| Champions | Maccabi Rishon LeZion (1st title) | ||||||||||||
| Runners-up | Hapoel Jerusalem | ||||||||||||
| Final Four MVP | Darryl Monroe | ||||||||||||
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| Records | |||||||||||||
| Biggest home win | 40-Maccabi Tel Aviv B.C. | ||||||||||||
| Highest scoring | 116-Maccabi Tel Aviv B.C. | ||||||||||||
| Winning streak | 12-Hapoel Jerusalem B.C. | ||||||||||||
| Average attendance | 2,372[1] | ||||||||||||
| ^1 Sponsored league name, referring to Winner. | |||||||||||||
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Quick Facts Israeli basketball in 2015–16, League (Final Four) ...
Israeli basketball in 2015–16 | ||
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| League (Final Four) |
State Cup | League Cup |
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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.
Hapoel Jerusalem was the defending champion. Hapoel failed to reclaim its title, because Maccabi Rishon LeZion won in the Final. It was the first championship ever for Rishon LeZion.
Maccabi Kiryat Gat has been promoted to the league after winning 2014–15 National League. Hapoel Gilboa Galil, who finished last season, relegated from the Super League.
Stadia and locations
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| Team | Home city | Stadium | Capacity |
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| Bnei Herzliya | Herzliya | HaYovel Herzliya | 1,500 |
| Maccabi Kiryat Gat | Kiryat Gat | Ashkelon Sports Arena | 3,000 |
| Hapoel Holon | Holon | Holon Toto Hall | 5,500 |
| Hapoel Jerusalem | Jerusalem | Pais Arena | 11,000 |
| Ironi Nahariya | Nahariya | Ein Sarah | 2,000 |
| Ironi Nes Ziona | Nes Ziona | Lev Hamoshava | 1,300 |
| Maccabi Ashdod | Ashdod | HaKiriya Arena | 2,200 |
| Hapoel Eilat | Eilat | Begin Arena | 1,690 |
| Maccabi Haifa | Haifa | Romema Arena | 5,000 |
| Maccabi Rishon LeZion | Rishon LeZion | Beit Maccabi Rishon | 2,200 |
| Maccabi Tel Aviv | Tel Aviv | Menora Mivtachim Arena | 10,383 |
| Hapoel Tel Aviv | Tel Aviv | Drive in Arena | 3,504 |
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More information Pos, Team ...
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Qualification or relegation |
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| 1 | Hapoel Jerusalem | 33 | 27 | 6 | 2886 | 2572 | +314 | Advance to Playoffs |
| 2 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 33 | 24 | 9 | 2826 | 2521 | +305 | |
| 3 | Maccabi Haifa | 33 | 19 | 14 | 2565 | 2482 | +83 | |
| 4 | Ironi Nahariya | 33 | 18 | 15 | 2547 | 2611 | −64 | |
| 5 | Hapoel Eilat | 33 | 17 | 16 | 2636 | 2677 | −41 | |
| 6 | Maccabi Rishon LeZion | 33 | 16 | 17 | 2659 | 2644 | +15 | |
| 7 | Bnei Herzliya | 33 | 15 | 18 | 2690 | 2733 | −43 | |
| 8 | Hapoel Tel Aviv | 33 | 15 | 18 | 2698 | 2678 | +20 | |
| 9 | Maccabi Ashdod | 33 | 14 | 19 | 2719 | 2813 | −94 | |
| 10 | Hapoel Holon | 33 | 12 | 21 | 2567 | 2715 | −148 | |
| 11 | Maccabi Kiryat Gat | 33 | 11 | 22 | 2627 | 2785 | −158 | |
| 12 | Ironi Nes Ziona | 33 | 10 | 23 | 2591 | 2780 | −189 | Relegation to Liga Leumit |
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Source: Basket.co.il
Quarterfinals
The Quarterfinals were played as best-of-five 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.
More information Team 1, Series ...
| Team 1 | Series | Team 2 | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 | Game 4 | Game 5 |
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| Hapoel Jerusalem | 3–2 | Hapoel Tel Aviv | 99–97 | 85–87 | 90–73 | 84–93 | 86–84 |
| Maccabi Tel Aviv | 3–0 | Bnei Herzliya | 76–75 | 68–51 | 81–54 | – | – |
| Maccabi Haifa | 2–3 | Maccabi Rishon LeZion | 69–71 | 71–89 | 83–66 | 75–65 | 60–70 |
| Ironi Nahariya | 0–3 | Hapoel Eilat | 75–82 | 77–80 | 85–86 | – | – |
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Main article: 2016 Israeli Final Four
| Semi-finals 6 June | Final 9 June | |||||
| Hapoel Jerusalem | 82 | |||||
| Hapoel Eilat | 78 | |||||
| Hapoel Jerusalem | 77 | |||||
| Maccabi Rishon LeZion | 83 | |||||
| Maccabi Tel Aviv | 69 | |||||
| Maccabi Rishon LeZion | 71 | |||||
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| Pos | Team | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Maccabi Rishon LeZion | Qualified for 2016–17 Champions League Regular season |
2 | Hapoel Jerusalem | Wild card for 2016–17 Eurocup Basketball |
3 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | Automatically qualified for 2016–17 Euroleague |
4 | Hapoel Eilat | |
5 | Maccabi Haifa | |
6 | Ironi Nahariya | Qualification for the Champions League First qualifying round |
7 | Bnei Herzliya | Qualification for the FIBA Europe Cup |
8 | Hapoel Tel Aviv | |
9 | Maccabi Ashdod | |
10 | Hapoel Holon | |
11 | Maccabi Kiryat Gat | |
12 | Ironi Nes Ziona | Relegated to the Ligat Leumit |
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- As of 22 April 2016.[2]
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Efficiency
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Season highs
More information Category, Player ...
| Category | Player | Club | |
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| Points | 46 |
 Nate Robinson |
Hapoel Tel Aviv |
| Rebounds | 20 |
Richard Howell |
Ironi Nahariya |
| Assists | 16 |
 Gal Mekel |
Maccabi Tel Aviv |
| Blocks | 6 |
5 occasions | |
| Steals | 7 |
Paul Delaney (2 times) |
Maccabi Kiryat Gat |
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Source: RealGM
The 2016 Israeli League All-star event was held on 25 March 2016, at the Begin Arena in Eilat.
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25 March |
| Israeli All-Stars | 143–118 | International All-Stars |
| Scoring by quarter: 41–25, 39–34, 24–35, 39–24 | ||
| Pts: Kadir 21 Rebs: Kadir 9 Asts: Berkovitz 8 |
Pts: Garrett 18 Rebs: Garrett 8 Asts: Garrett 5 | |
Begin Arena , Eilat Attendance: 1,690 |
Three-point shootout
More information Pos., Player ...
| Pos. | Player | Team | First round | Final round |
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| G | Isaiah Swann (W) | Maccabi Haifa | 21 | 16 |
| F | Guy Pnini | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 22 | 14 |
| G | Amit Simhon | Hapoel Eilat | 19 | - |
| G |  Michael Umeh | Ironi Nahariya | 19 | - |
| G | Aviram Zelekovits | Bnei Herzliya | 16 | - |
| G | Yotam Halperin | Hapoel Jerusalem | 14 | - |
| G | Afik Nissim | Hapoel Eilat | 13 | - |
| G | Yuval Naimi | Ironi Nes Ziona | 9 | - |
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Slam Dunk Contest
More information Pos., Player ...
| Pos. | Player | Team | First round | Second round | Final round |
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| F | Gilbert Brown (W) | Ironi Nahariya | 50 | 45 | 46 |
| F | John Williamson | Hapoel Tel Aviv | 50 | 45 | 45 |
| F | Karam Mashour | Bnei Herzliya | 50 | 42 | - |
| C | Alade Aminu | Hapoel Eilat | 44 | 42 | - |
| G | Diante Garrett | Maccabi Ashdod | 41 | 47 | - |
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Regular season MVP
All-BSL 1st team
All-BSL 2nd team
Coach of the Season
Rising Star
Best Defender
Most Improved Player
Sixth Man of the Season
- "כדורסל ישראלי | עונת | נתוני צופים לפי קבוצה לעונת 2015-16". Basket.co.il. Retrieved 2016-06-10.
- "Israeli Basketball, News, Teams, Scores, Stats, Standings, Awards". eurobasket.com. Retrieved 2016-06-10.