2012–13 Israeli Basketball Super League
2012–2013 Ligat Loto1 | |||||||||||||
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Season | 2012–13 | ||||||||||||
Duration | 14 October 2012 – 13 June 2013 | ||||||||||||
Number of games | 162 (total) | ||||||||||||
Number of teams | 12 | ||||||||||||
Regular season | |||||||||||||
Season MVP | ![]() | ||||||||||||
Relegated | Ironi Ashkelon | ||||||||||||
Finals | |||||||||||||
Champions | Maccabi Haifa (1st title) | ||||||||||||
Runners-up | Maccabi Tel Aviv | ||||||||||||
Finals MVP | ![]() | ||||||||||||
Statistical leaders | |||||||||||||
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^1 Sponsored league name, referring to Loto. |
The 2012–2013 Israeli Basketball Super League, for sponsorship reasons known as Ligat Loto, was the 59th season of the Israeli Basketball Super League. The season began on 14 October 2012, and ended on 13 June 2013.
Maccabi Haifa won its first-ever Israeli championship.
Teams
Team changes
No team has Relegated as there was no relegation spot in last season.
Hapoel Tel Aviv been promoted to the league after winning Ligat Leumit last season. Another new team is Hapoel Eilat as the owner of Habik'a B.C. moved his license to the city of Eilat.
Stadia and locations
Team | Home city | Stadium | Capacity | Last Season |
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Barak Netanya | Netanya | Yeshurun | 1,000 | 9th |
Bnei HaSharon/Herzliya | Herzliya | HaYovel Herzliya | 1,750 | 10th |
Hapoel Gilboa Galil | Gilboa Regional Council | Gan Ner Sports Hall | 2,400 | 2nd |
Hapoel Holon | Holon | Holon City Arena | 2,850 | 5th |
Hapoel Jerusalem | Jerusalem | Malha Arena | 3,000 | 4th |
Ironi Ashkelon | Ashkelon | Ashkelon Sports Arena | 3,000 | 6th |
Maccabi Ashdod | Ashdod | HaKiriya Arena | 1,260 | 7th |
Hapoel Eilat | Eilat | Begin Arena | 1,100 | 8th (as Habik'a B.C.) |
Maccabi Haifa | Haifa | Romema Arena | 5,000 | 11th |
Maccabi Rishon LeZion | Rishon LeZion | Beit Maccabi Rishon | 2,500 | 3rd |
Maccabi Tel Aviv | Tel Aviv | Nokia Arena | 10,383 | 1st |
Hapoel Tel Aviv | Tel Aviv | Beit Maccabi Rishon | 2,500 | 1st (Liga Leumit) |
Head coaches
Team | Head coach | Seasons as head coach |
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Barak Netanya | Danny Franco | 2 |
Bnei Herzliya | Matan Harush | 1 |
Hapoel Gilboa Galil | Lior Lubin | 3 |
Hapoel Holon | Dan Shamir | 2 |
Hapoel Jerusalem | Sharon Drucker | 4 |
Ironi Ashkelon | Ariel Beit-Halahmy | 6 |
Maccabi Ashdod | Ofer Berkovich | 3 |
Hapoel Eilat | Oded Kattash | 1 |
Maccabi Haifa | Brad Greenberg | 1 |
Maccabi Rishon LeZion | Roni Bussani | 5 |
Maccabi Tel Aviv | David Blatt | 5 |
Hapoel Tel Aviv | Erez Edelstein | 3 |
Regular season
Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | Diff | Pts | Playoff | |
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1. | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 27 | 22 | 5 | 2279 | 1917 | +362 | 49 | Upper Playoffs |
2. | Maccabi Haifa | 27 | 17 | 10 | 2224 | 2150 | +74 | 44 | |
3. | Hapoel Eilat | 27 | 17 | 10 | 2160 | 2059 | +101 | 44 | |
4. | Barak Netanya | 27 | 15 | 12 | 2095 | 2065 | +30 | 42 | |
5. | Hapoel Jerusalem | 27 | 13 | 14 | 2226 | 2204 | +22 | 40 | |
6. | Maccabi Rishon LeZion | 27 | 12 | 15 | 2112 | 2145 | -33 | 39 | |
7. | Hapoel Gilboa Galil | 27 | 14 | 13 | 2125 | 2137 | -12 | 41 | Lower Playoffs |
8. | Hapoel Tel Aviv | 27 | 13 | 14 | 1981 | 2027 | -46 | 40 | |
9. | Hapoel Holon | 27 | 12 | 15 | 2127 | 2144 | -17 | 39 | |
10. | Maccabi Ashdod | 27 | 11 | 16 | 2202 | 2300 | -98 | 38 | |
11. | Bnei Herzliya | 27 | 10 | 17 | 2210 | 2356 | -146 | 37 | |
12. | Ironi Ashkelon | 27 | 6 | 21 | 2094 | 2331 | -237 | 33 |
Qualification to Upper Playoffs | |
Qualification to Quarterfinals | |
Relegation to the Second Division |
Pld – Played; W – Won; L – Lost; PF – Points for; PA – Points against; Diff – Difference; Pts – Points.
Quarterfinals
The Quarterfinals were played as The-Best-Of-5 series. The higher ranked team hosted games 1, 3 and 5 (if necessary). The lower ranked team hosted games 2 and 4 (if necessary).
Team #1 | Agg. | Team #2 | Game 1 8–9 May | Game 2 12–13 May | Game 3 16 May | Game 4 19–20 May | Game 5 23 May |
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Maccabi Tel Aviv (1) | 3–0 | (8) Hapoel Tel Aviv | 76-68 | 80-67 | 76-74 | ||
Maccabi Haifa (2) | 3–0 | (7) Hapoel Gilboa Galil | 87-85 | 93-81 | 93-87 | ||
Hapoel Eilat (3) | 3–2 | (6) Maccabi Rishon LeZion | 77-79 | 91-63 | 69-67 | 70-79 | 91-80 |
Barak Netanya (4) | 2–3 | (5) Hapoel Jerusalem | 80-87 | 68-87 | 92-69 | 73-70 | 68-79 |
Semifinals
The Semifinals were played as The-Best-Of-5 series. The higher ranked team hosted games 1, 3 and 5 (if necessary). The lower ranked team hosted games 2 and 4 (if necessary).
Team #1 | Agg. | Team #2 | Game 1 26–27 May | Game 2 29–30 May | Game 3 2–3 June | Game 4 5 June | Game 5 9 June |
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Maccabi Tel Aviv (1) | 3–0 | (5) Hapoel Jerusalem | 91-73 | 74-68 | 78-72 | ||
Maccabi Haifa (2) | 3–2 | (3) Hapoel Eilat | 87-75 | 105-84 | 75-78 (OT) | 72-82 | 71-68 |
Final
The Final was held on 13 June at Romema Arena.
Team #1 | Score | Team #2 |
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Maccabi Tel Aviv (1) | 79-86 | (2) Maccabi Haifa |
Individual statistics
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Rating
Rank | Name | Team | Games | PIR |
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1. | ![]() | Hapoel Holon | 26 | 25.4 |
2. | ![]() | Maccabi Ashdod | 27 | 22.50 |
3. | ![]() | Maccabi Rishon LeZion | 27 | 21.1 |
Points
Rank | Name | Team | Games | PPG |
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1. | ![]() | Hapoel Holon | 27 | 20.4 |
2. | ![]() | Bnei HaSharon/Herzliya | 26 | 18.9 |
3. | ![]() | Hapoel Eilat | 24 | 18.6 |
Rebounds
Rank | Name | Team | Games | RPG |
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1. | ![]() | Hapoel Holon | 26 | 14.2 |
2. | ![]() | Bnei HaSharon/Herzliya | 27 | 10 |
—. | ![]() | Hapoel Eilat | 26 | 10 |
Assists
Rank | Name | Team | Games | APG |
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1. | ![]() | Hapoel Holon | 16 | 7.3 |
2. | ![]() ![]() | Maccabi Haifa | 26 | 5.4 |
3. | ![]() | Maccabi Haifa | 26 | 5.2 |
All-Star Game
The 2013 Israeli League All-star event was held on March 18, 2013, at the Romema Arena, Haifa.
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March 18, 2013 |
Report |
Israeli All-Stars | 127–111 | International All-Stars |
Pts: Eliyahu & Yivzori 20 Rebs: Kozikaro 9 Asts: Eliyahu 6 | Pts: Washington & Hopson 16 Rebs: Calathes 9 |
Three-point shootout
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ea/Guy_Pnini.jpg/180px-Guy_Pnini.jpg)
Pos. | Player | Team |
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G | ![]() | Maccabi Haifa |
G | ![]() | Hapoel Eilat |
G | ![]() | Hapoel Gilboa Galil |
G | ![]() | Hapoel Gilboa Galil |
F | ![]() | Maccabi Tel Aviv |
F | ![]() | Maccabi Ashdod |
G | ![]() | Barak Netanya |
G | ![]() | Bnei Herzliya |
Slam Dunk Contest
Pos. | Player | Team |
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F | ![]() | Hapoel Eilat |
F | ![]() | Barak Netanya |
G | ![]() | Hapoel Gilboa Galil |
Awards
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Regular season MVP
All-BSL 1st team
Gal Mekel (Maccabi Haifa)
Scotty Hopson (Hapoel Eilat)
Devin Smith (Maccabi Tel Aviv)
Pat Calathes (Maccabi Haifa)
Shawn James (Maccabi Tel Aviv)
Coach of the season
Rising star
Best Defender
Most Improved Player
Sixth Man of the Season
References
External links
- IBA's official website (Hebrew)[permanent dead link]
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- Elitzur Givat Shmuel
- Elitzur Netanya
- Hapoel Gilboa Galil
- Ironi Ashkelon
- Maccabi Ashdod
- Maccabi Kiryat Gat
- Maccabi Rishon LeZion
- State Cup
- League Cup
- Liga Leumit
- Liga Artzit
- 2011 BSL All-Star Game