| Israeli Basketball Super League | |||||||||||||
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| Season | 2015–2016 | ||||||||||||
| Duration | October 11, 2015 – June 9, 2016 | ||||||||||||
| Games played | 363 (regular season) | ||||||||||||
| Teams | 12 | ||||||||||||
| TV partners | 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. | |||||||||||||
Israeli basketball in 2015–16 | ||
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| League (Final Four) | State Cup | League Cup |
The2015–2016 Israeli Basketball Super League was the 62nd season of theIsraeli 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.
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, becauseMaccabi 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 winning2014–15 National League.Hapoel Gilboa Galil, who finished last season, relegated from the Super League.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hapoel Jerusalem | 33 | 27 | 6 | 2886 | 2572 | +314 | Advance toPlayoffs |
| 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 toLiga Leumit |
The Quarterfinals were played asbest-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.
| Team 1 | Series | Team 2 | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 | Game 4 | Game 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | – | – |
| 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 | |||||
| Pos | Team | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|
1 | Maccabi Rishon LeZion | Qualified for2016–17 Champions League Regular season |
2 | Hapoel Jerusalem | Wild card for2016–17 Eurocup Basketball |
3 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | Automatically qualified for2016–17 Euroleague |
4 | Hapoel Eilat | |
5 | Maccabi Haifa | |
6 | Ironi Nahariya | Qualification for theChampions League First qualifying round |
7 | Bnei Herzliya | Qualification for theFIBA 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 |
Efficiency[edit]
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| Category | Player | Club | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Source:RealGM
The 2016 Israeli League All-star event was held on 25 March 2016, at theBegin Arena inEilat.
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 |
| Pos. | Player | Team | First round | Final round |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | - |
| Pos. | Player | Team | First round | Second round | Final round |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | - |
Gal Mekel (Maccabi Tel Aviv)Khalif Wyatt (Hapoel Eilat)
Donta Smith (Hapoel Jerusalem)Lior Eliyahu (Hapoel Jerusalem)Darryl Monroe (Maccabi Rishon LeZion)Gregory Vargas (Maccabi Haifa)Raviv Limonad (Hapoel Tel Aviv)Shawn Dawson (Maccabi Rishon LeZion)Will Clyburn (Hapoel Holon)Richard Howell (Ironi Nahariya)
