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

Teams

Changes

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

Head coaches

Regular season

TeamPldWLPFPADiffPts
1.Maccabi Tel Aviv3327628672611+25660
2.Hapoel Jerusalem3325827942427+36758
3.Hapoel Holon33171626752669+650
4.Hapoel Eilat33171627182708+1050
5.Maccabi Haifa33171626552668-1350
6.Maccabi Rishon LeZion33171626432621+2250
7.Hapoel Tel Aviv33171626742591+8350
8.Ironi Nes Ziona33151826472705-5848
9.Bnei Herzliya33141928262850-2447
10.Ironi Nahariya33122126342855-22145
11.Maccabi Ashdod33112226502799-14944
12.Hapoel Gilboa Galil3392425182797-27942

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

The Quarterfinals are played as The-Best-Of-5 series. The higher ranked team hosts games 1, 3 and 5. The lower ranked team hosts games 2 and 4.
Team #1Agg.Team #2Game 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 3-0 Ironi Nes Ziona89-8875-5690-73
Hapoel Jerusalem 3-0 Hapoel Tel Aviv75-6798-8377-73
Hapoel Holon 1-3 Maccabi Rishon LeZion76-80 73-7983-6481-93
Hapoel Eilat 3-2 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. The lower ranked team hosts games 2 and 4.
Team #1Agg.Team #2Game 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 2-3 Hapoel Eilat91-8286-6498-104 79-9276-79
Hapoel Jerusalem 3-0 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 #1Agg.Team #2Game 1
22 June		Game 2
25 June
Hapoel Eilat 133-168 Hapoel Jerusalem65-8068-88

Game 1

Game 2

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.

Three-point shootout

Slam Dunk Contest

Awards

Regular season MVP