2014–15 Israeli Basketball Super League

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.

2014–2015 Ligat Winner 1
Season2014–2015
Teams12
Games played33 (regular season)
Dates12 October 2014 – 25 June 2015
TVSports Channel, Channel 1
Final positions
Top seedMaccabi Tel Aviv
ChampionsHapoel Jerusalem
1st title
Runners-upHapoel Eilat
SemifinalistsMaccabi Tel Aviv
Maccabi Rishon LeZion
PromotedIroni Nahariya
RelegatedHapoel Gilboa Galil
Awards
MVP Lior Eliyahu
Finals MVP Bracey Wright
Statistical leaders
Points Mark Lyons 18.4
Rebounds Julian Wright 9.8
Assists Jeremy Pargo 6.8
2015–2016 →

The season marked the first time since 1993 that Maccabi Tel Aviv did not reach the Finals,[1] 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.[2]

Teams

Changes
Teams 2014-15

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 Capacity Last 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 Mickey Gorka
1
Hapoel Gilboa Galil Ariel Beit-Halahmy
1
Hapoel Holon Elad Hasin
2
Hapoel Jerusalem Danny Franco
1
Ironi Nahariya Roi Hagay
2
Ironi Nes Ziona Nadav Zilberstein
2
Maccabi Ashdod Zvi Sherf
1
Hapoel Eilat Arik Shivek
3
Maccabi Haifa Rami Hadar
2
Maccabi Rishon LeZion Sharon Drucker
1
Maccabi Tel Aviv Guy Goodes
1
Hapoel Tel Aviv Oded Kattash
1

Regular season
Mark Lyons, The 2014-15 leading scorer
Team Pld W L PF PA Diff Pts
1.Maccabi Tel Aviv 3327628672611+25660
2.Hapoel Jerusalem 3325827942427+36758
3.Hapoel Holon 33171626752669+650
4.Hapoel Eilat 33171627182708+1050
5.Maccabi Haifa 33171626552668-1350
6.Maccabi Rishon LeZion 33171626432621+2250
7.Hapoel Tel Aviv 33171626742591+8350
8.Ironi Nes Ziona 33151826472705-5848
9.Bnei Herzliya 33141928262850-2447
10.Ironi Nahariya 33122126342855-22145
11.Maccabi Ashdod 33112226502799-14944
12.Hapoel Gilboa Galil 3392425182797-27942
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.

 
Quarterfinals
16–31 May		Semifinals
3–18 June		Finals
22–25 June
 
                
 
 
 
 
1 Maccabi Tel Aviv3
 
 
 
8 Ironi Nes Ziona0
 
1 Maccabi Tel Aviv2
 
 
 
4 Hapoel Eilat3
 
4 Hapoel Eilat3
 
 
 
5 Maccabi Haifa2
 
4 Hapoel Eilat6568133
 
 
 
2 Hapoel Jerusalem8088 168
 
2 Hapoel Jerusalem3
 
 
 
7 Hapoel Tel Aviv0
 
2 Hapoel Jerusalem3
 
 
 
4 Maccabi Rishon LeZion0
 
3 Hapoel Holon1
 
 
6 Maccabi Rishon LeZion3
 

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 #1 Agg. Team #2 Game 1
16–18 May		 Game 2
20–21 May		 Game 3
24–25 May		 Game 4
27–28 May		 Game 5
30–31 May
Maccabi Tel Aviv (1)3-0(8) Ironi Nes Ziona89-8875-5690-73
Hapoel Jerusalem (2)3-0(7) Hapoel Tel Aviv75-6798-8377-73 (OT)
Hapoel Holon (3)1-3(6) Maccabi Rishon LeZion76-80 (OT)73-7983-6481-93
Hapoel Eilat (4)3-2(5) Maccabi Haifa95-7468-7685-7962-6985-75

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 #1 Agg. Team #2 Game 1
3–4 June		 Game 2
7–8 June		 Game 3
10–11 June		 Game 4
14–15 June		 Game 5
17–18 June
Maccabi Tel Aviv (1)2-3(4) Hapoel Eilat91-8286-6498-104 (OT)79-9276-79
Hapoel Jerusalem (2)3-0(6) Maccabi Rishon LeZion81-7376-7590-74

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 #1 Agg. Team #2 Game 1
22 June		 Game 2
25 June
Hapoel Eilat (4)133-168(2) Hapoel Jerusalem65-8068-88

Game 1
22 June 2015
21:00
Hapoel Eilat 65–80 Hapoel Jerusalem
Scoring by quarter: 22-25, 14-19, 16-20, 13-16
Pts: Uter 16
Rebs: Uter, Kadir 8
Asts: Nissim 7		 Pts: Wright 18
Rebs: Thompson 7
Asts: Eliyahu 7
Begin Arena
Attendance: 1,300

Game 2
25 June 2015
21:00
Hapoel Jerusalem 88–68 Hapoel Eilat
Scoring by quarter: 20-26, 16-18, 27-10, 25-14
Pts: Smith, Wright 20
Rebs: Smith 10
Asts: Smith, Eliyahu 6		 Pts: Uter 17
Rebs: Uter 11
Asts: Berkowitz 5
Pais Arena, Jerusalem
Attendance: 11,000


2015 Israeli Basketball Super League Champions

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.

3 March
Israeli All-Stars 122–121 (OT) International All-Stars
Scoring by quarter: 30-30, 29-43, 36-19, 23-26, Overtime: 4-3
Pts: Rothbart 26
Rebs: Rothbart 8
Asts: Lior Eliyahu 7		 Pts: Selby 23
Asts: Selby 11

Three-point shootout
Contestants
Pos.PlayerTeamFirst roundFinal round
G Zack Rosen (W)Maccabi Ashdod2019
G Chanan ColmanMaccabi Haifa1914
C Robert RothbartIroni Nahariya14-
G Yehu OrlandMaccabi Ashdod14-
G Yuval NaimiBnei Herzliya13-
G Yotam HalperinHapoel Jerusalem9-
G Tony CrockerHapoel Holon8-

Slam Dunk Contest
Contestants
Pos.PlayerTeam
G Mark Lyons (W)Ironi Nahariya
F Ivan AskaMaccabi Ashdod
F Itay SegevHapoel Gilboa Galil
F Netanel ArtziMaccabi Haifa

Awards

Regular season MVP

All-BSL 1st team

Coach of the Season

Rising Star

Best Defender

Most Improved Player

Sixth Man of the Season

References
  1. Eilat completes epic rally to oust Maccabi Tel Aviv
  2. Hapoel Jerusalem fans gather in capital to watch historic championship game
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