The 2016–2017 Israeli Basketball Super League, for sponsorship reasons Ligat Winner, was the 63rd season of the Israeli Basketball Super League. Maccabi Rishon LeZion was the defending champion. The regular season started on October 8, 2016, and ended on May 15, 2017.
Teams
Hapoel Gilboa Galil has been promoted to the league after winning 2015–16 National League. Ironi Nes Ziona who finished in last place during the 2015–2016 season, relegated from the Super League.
Stadia and locations Team Home city Stadium Capacity Bnei Herzliya Herzliya HaYovel Herzliya 1,500 Maccabi Kiryat Gat Kiryat Gat Ashkelon Sports Arena 3,000Hapoel Gilboa Galil Gilboa Regional Council Gan Ner Sports Hall 2,100 Hapoel Holon Holon Holon Toto Hall5,500 Hapoel Jerusalem Jerusalem Pais Arena 11,000 Ironi Nahariya Nahariya Ein Sarah 2,500 Maccabi Ashdod Ashdod HaKiriya Arena 2,200 Hapoel Eilat Eilat Begin Arena 1,490 Maccabi Haifa Haifa Romema Arena 5,000 Maccabi Rishon LeZion Rishon LeZion Beit Maccabi Rishon 2,500 Maccabi Tel Aviv Tel Aviv Menora Mivtachim Arena 10,383 Hapoel Tel Aviv Tel Aviv Drive in Arena 3,504
Personnel and sponsorship Team Chairman Head coach Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsorBnei Herzliya Eldad Akunis Mickey Gorka Peak Dell EMC Maccabi Kiryat Gat Tomer Yamin Elad Hasin Kappa Hapoel Gilboa Galil Haim Ohayon Ariel Beit-Halahmy Peak Hapoel Holon Eitan Lanciano Dan Shamir Peak UNETHapoel Jerusalem Ori Allon Simone Pianigiani adidas Bank YahavIroni Nahariya Nissim Alfasi Eric Alfasi Peak –Maccabi Ashdod Meir Kikos Meir Tapiro And1 Kaplan Medical CenterHapoel Eilat Motti Amsalem Oded Kattash And1 FattalMaccabi Haifa Jeff Rosen Offer Rahimi Peak HunterMaccabi Rishon LeZion Itzhak Peri Shmulik Brenner Under Armour Rand MediaMaccabi Tel Aviv Shimon Mizrahi Arik Shivek Nike FOXHapoel Tel Aviv Rami Cohen Rami Hadar Peak SP
Managerial changes TeamOutgoing managerManner ofdepartureDate of vacancyPosition in tableIncoming managerDate ofappointmentMaccabi Ashdod End of contractPre-season Hapoel Jerusalem Maccabi Tel Aviv Sacked Maccabi Haifa End of contract Maccabi Tel Aviv Sacked Maccabi Kiryat Gat Resigned Maccabi Tel Aviv Resigned Hapoel Tel Aviv Sacked Maccabi Tel Aviv Sacked 4th (19–14) Arik Shivek new coach Maccabi Tel Aviv
Regular season The regular season started on October 8, 2016, and ended on May 15, 2017.Eurobasket.com
Standings
Results Rounds 1–22
Rounds 23–33
Play-offs
Source: Ligat Winner
Final Four
Final standings
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Points
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Assists
Source: Basket.co.il
Season highs Category Player Club Points 38 Gilbert Brown Ironi Nahariya Rebounds 19 Karam Mashour Bnei Herzliya Assists 14 Derwin Kitchen Ironi Nahariya Blocks 6 2 occasions Steals 8 Justin Carter Maccabi Kiryat Gat Source: RealGM
All-Star Game The 2017 Israeli League All-star event was held on 18 April 2017, at the Menora Mivtachim Arena in Tel Aviv.
+Israeli All-StarsPosPlayerTeamStartersG Gal Mekel Maccabi Tel AvivG Bar Timor Hapoel JerusalemF Shawn Dawson Maccabi Rishon LeZionF Karam Mashour Bnei HerzliyaF Lior Eliyahu Hapoel JerusalemReservesG Afik Nissim Hapoel EilatG Tamir Blatt Hapoel Tel AvivG Ezequiel Skverer Hapoel Gilboa GalilG Shlomi Harush Hapoel HolonG Yiftach Ziv Maccabi AshdodG Eyal Shulman Maccabi Kiryat GatF Oz Blayzer Maccabi HaifaF Jonathan Skjöldebrand Ironi NahariyaC Itay Segev Maccabi Tel AvivC Daniel Koperberg Maccabi HaifaHead coach: Dan Shamir (Hapoel Holon)Head coach: Oded Kattash (Hapoel Eilat)
+International All-StarsPosPlayerTeamStartersG Mark Lyons Hapoel Tel AvivF Chase Simon Maccabi AshdodF Victor Rudd Maccabi Tel AvivF Jeff Adrien Bnei HerzliyaC Amar'e Stoudemire Hapoel JerusalemReservesG Gregory Vargas Maccabi HaifaG Josh Selby Maccabi Kiryat GatG Nick Faust Ironi NahariyaF Landon Milbourne Hapoel EilatF Charles Thomas Maccabi Rishon LeZionF Eric Griffin Hapoel Gilboa GalilF Darion Atkins Hapoel HolonHead coach: Ainars Bagatskis (Maccabi Tel Aviv)Head coach: Mickey Gorka (Bnei Herzliya)
Three-point shootout +Contestants Pos. Player Team First round Final roundG Orlando Méndez-Valdez (W)Maccabi Haifa1512F Jonathan SkjöldebrandIroni Nahariya187F Guy PniniMaccabi Tel Aviv14-G Afik NissimHapoel Eilat12-G Amit SimhonMaccabi Haifa11-G Josh SelbyMaccabi Kiryat Gat10-F Chase SimonMaccabi Ashdod9-G Mark LyonsHapoel Tel Aviv9-
Slam Dunk Contest +Contestants Pos. Player Team First round Final roundF Eric Griffin (W)Hapoel Gilboa Galil5045F Michael QuallsHapoel Gilboa Galil4540F Adom JackoBnei Herzliya45-C Daniel KoperbergMaccabi Haifa38-G Nick FaustIroni Nahariya--
Awards Yearly awards Regular season MVP
John DiBartolomeo (Maccabi Haifa)
All-BSL 1st team John DiBartolomeo (Maccabi Haifa) Curtis Jerrells (Hapoel Jerusalem) Andrew Goudelock (Maccabi Tel Aviv) James Bell (Hapoel Holon) Karam Mashour (Bnei Herzliya)
All-BSL 2nd team Gregory Vargas (Maccabi Haifa) Rafi Menco (Hapoel Eilat) Landon Milbourne (Hapoel Eilat) Jonathan Skjöldebrand (Ironi Nahariya) Darion Atkins (Hapoel Holon)
Coach of the Season Simone Pianigiani (Hapoel Jerusalem)
Rising Star Tomer Ginat (Hapoel Tel Aviv)
Best Defender Gregory Vargas (Maccabi Haifa)
Most Improved Player Idan Zalmanson (Maccabi Rishon LeZion) Rafi Menco (Hapoel Eilat)
Sixth Man of the Season Jason Siggers (Hapoel Gilboa Galil)
Monthly Awards Player of the Month MonthPlayerTeam October Darion Atkins (1/2)Hapoel Holon24.8November Richard Howell Hapoel Tel Aviv24.3December Khalif Wyatt Hapoel Holon23.2January Landon Milbourne Hapoel Eilat24.8February Darion Atkins (2/2)Hapoel Holon23.0March James Bell (1/2)Hapoel Holon22.0April James Bell (2/2)Hapoel Holon22.8
Israeli Player of the Month MonthPlayerTeam October Guy Pnini Maccabi Tel Aviv16.3November Karam Mashour (1/3)Bnei Herzliya15.0December Karam Mashour (2/3)Bnei Herzliya18.0January Oz Blayzer Maccabi Haifa23.0February Gal Mekel Maccabi Tel Aviv17.0March Rafi Menco Hapoel Eilat25.7April Karam Mashour (3/3)Bnei Herzliya24.0
Coach of the Month MonthCoachTeamOctober Dan Shamir (1/3)Hapoel Holon3–1November Mickey Gorka Bnei Herzliya3–1December Dan Shamir (2/3)Hapoel Holon4–0January Eric Alfasi Ironi Nahariya3–1February Oded Kattash (1/2)Hapoel Eilat4–1March Dan Shamir (3/3)Hapoel Holon3–1April Oded Kattash (2/2)Hapoel Eilat5–0
MVP of the Round Regular season Round PlayerTeam October1 Daniel Ewing Maccabi Ashdod232 Alando TuckerHapoel Tel Aviv373 Jason Siggers (1/3)Hapoel Gilboa Galil16 November4 Curtis Jerrells Hapoel Jerusalem345 James Bell (1/4)Hapoel Holon336 Karam Mashour Bnei Herzliya287 D. J. Seeley Maccabi Tel Aviv238 Stephen Dennis Bnei Herzliya29 December9 Khalif Wyatt (1/2)Hapoel Holon4410 Murphy Holloway Hapoel Gilboa Galil3711 John DiBartolomeo Maccabi Haifa4512 James Bell (2/4)Hapoel Holon34 January13 Landon Milbourne Hapoel Eilat3914 Gal Mekel Maccabi Tel Aviv3215 Oz Blayzer (1/2)Maccabi Haifa39 Amit Simhon3216 Khalif Wyatt (2/2)Hapoel Holon24 February17 Shawn Dawson Maccabi Rishon LeZion2318 Amar'e Stoudemire Hapoel Jerusalem2919 Mark Lyons Hapoel Tel Aviv3720 Preston KnowlesMaccabi Ashdod24 March21 Oz Blayzer (2/2)Maccabi Haifa2422 Tomer Ginat Hapoel Tel Aviv2923 Rafi Menco Hapoel Eilat2924 James Bell (3/4)Hapoel Holon30 April25 Jeff Adrien Bnei Herzliya3626 Tyrone Nash Ironi Nahariya4027 Chase SimonMaccabi Ashdod2428 Gregory VargasMaccabi Haifa2629 James Bell (4/4)Hapoel Holon27 May30 Orr Leumi Bnei Herzliya2531 Jason Siggers (2/3)Hapoel Gilboa Galil4632 Jason Siggers (3/3)Hapoel Gilboa Galil2833 Kevinn Pinkney Maccabi Haifa35
Playoffs Round PlayerTeam 1 Tu Holloway Hapoel Holon312 John DiBartolomeo Maccabi Haifa313 Willy Workman Maccabi Haifa264 Pierriá Henry Hapoel Eilat37
Attendance Included playoffs games.
Other articles 2016–17 Israeli Basketball State Cup 2016 Israeli Basketball League Cup
External links Official website
References