# 2017–18 Israeli Basketball National League

The 2017–18 Israeli Basketball National League (or the Liga Leumit) is the 18th season of the Israeli Basketball National League. It started on October 15, 2017 with the first round of the regular season and ended on May 22, 2018 with the finals. Hapoel Be'er Sheva have won the championship after defeating Maccabi Kiryat Gat 3–0 in a best of five series.

## Teams

The following teams had changed divisions after the 2016–17 season:

### Relegated from Premier League

* Maccabi Kiryat Gat

### Promoted from Liga Artzit

* Maccabi Kiryat Motzkin
* Elitzur Yavne

### Venues and locations

| Team | City | Arena | Capacity |
| Elitzur Yavne | Yavne | Ralf Klain Hall | 600 |
| Hapoel Afula | Afula | Nir Ha'emak Hall | 1,000 |
| Hapoel Be'er Sheva | Be'er Sheva | Conch Arena | 3,000 |
| Hapoel Galil Elyon/Safed | Upper Galilee and Safed | HaPais Kfar Blum | 2,200 |
| Hapoel Haifa | Haifa | Romema Arena | 5,000 |
| Hapoel Kfar Saba | Kfar Saba | HaYovel Kfar Saba | 680 |
| Hapoel Migdal HaEmek | Migdal HaEmek | Yearot HaEmek | 850 |
| Hapoel Ramat Gan Givatayim | Ramat Gan and Givatayim | Zisman Hall | 1,400 |
| Ironi Kiryat Ata | Kiryat Ata | Ramaz Hall | 1,000 |
| Maccabi Hod HaSharon | Hod HaSharon | Atidim Hall | 400 |
| Maccabi Kiryat Gat | Kiryat Gat | Ashkelon Sports Arena | 3,000 |
| Maccabi Kiryat Motzkin | Kiryat Motzkin | Goshen Hall | 750 |
| Maccabi Ra'anana | Ra'anana | Metro West | 1,850 |
| Maccabi Rehovot | Rehovot | Katzir Hall | 500 |

## League table
### Regular season

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Maccabi Kiryat Gat | 26 | 19 | 7 | 2283 | 2182 | +101 | 45 | Advance to playoffs |
| 2 | Ironi Kiryat Ata | 26 | 18 | 8 | 2285 | 2146 | +139 | 44 | Advance to playoffs |
| 3 | Hapoel Be'er Sheva | 26 | 18 | 8 | 2221 | 2131 | +90 | 44 | Advance to playoffs |
| 4 | Maccabi Rehovot | 26 | 18 | 8 | 2140 | 1991 | +149 | 44 | Advance to playoffs |
| 5 | Maccabi Ra'anana | 26 | 18 | 8 | 2240 | 2124 | +116 | 44 | Advance to playoffs |
| 6 | Hapoel Galil Elyon | 26 | 14 | 12 | 2208 | 2094 | +114 | 40 | Advance to playoffs |
| 7 | Hapoel Ramat Gan Givatayim | 26 | 12 | 14 | 2155 | 2143 | +12 | 38 | Advance to playoffs |
| 8 | Hapoel Kfar Saba | 26 | 11 | 15 | 2000 | 2108 | −108 | 37 | Advance to playoffs |
| 9 | Maccabi Kiryat Motzkin | 26 | 11 | 15 | 2077 | 2176 | −99 | 37 | Advance to playouts |
| 10 | Elitzur Yavne | 26 | 10 | 16 | 2156 | 2222 | −66 | 36 | Advance to playouts |
| 11 | Hapoel Haifa | 26 | 9 | 17 | 2052 | 2131 | −79 | 35 | Advance to playouts |
| 12 | Hapoel Afula | 26 | 9 | 17 | 2144 | 2206 | −62 | 35 | Advance to playouts |
| 13 | Maccabi Hod HaSharon | 26 | 9 | 17 | 2174 | 2305 | −131 | 35 | Advance to playouts |
| 14 | Hapoel Migdal HaEmek | 26 | 6 | 20 | 2152 | 2328 | −176 | 32 | Advance to playouts |

### Playouts

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Elitzur Yavne | 31 | 14 | 17 | 2577 | 2632 | −55 | 45 | |
| 2 | Hapoel Afula | 31 | 13 | 18 | 2568 | 2598 | −30 | 44 | |
| 3 | Maccabi Hod HaSharon | 31 | 12 | 19 | 2595 | 2700 | −105 | 43 | |
| 4 | Maccabi Kiryat Motzkin | 31 | 12 | 19 | 2513 | 2641 | −128 | 43 | |
| 5 | Hapoel Haifa | 31 | 11 | 20 | 2429 | 2509 | −80 | 42 | |
| 6 | Hapoel Migdal HaEmek (R) | 31 | 7 | 24 | 2605 | 2820 | −215 | 38 | Relegation to Liga Artzit |

## Playoffs

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| 1 Maccabi Kiryat Gat | 2 | | |
| 8 Hapoel Kfar Saba | 1 | | |
| 8 Hapoel Kfar Saba | 1 | Maccabi Kiryat Gat | 3 |
| | | Maccabi Rehovot | 0 |
| 4 Maccabi Rehovot | 2 | Maccabi Rehovot | 0 |
| 5 Maccabi Ra'anana | 1 | | | | |
| 5 Maccabi Ra'anana | 1 | | | Maccabi Kiryat Gat | 0 |
| | | | | Hapoel Be'er Sheva | 3 |
| 2 Ironi Kiryat Ata | 1 | | | Hapoel Be'er Sheva | 3 |
| 7 Hapoel Ramat Gan Givatayim | 2 | | | | |
| 7 Hapoel Ramat Gan Givatayim | 2 | Hapoel Ramat Gan Givatayim | 2 | | |
| | | Hapoel Be'er Sheva | 3 |
| 3 Hapoel Be'er Sheva | 2 | Hapoel Be'er Sheva | 3 |
| 6 Hapoel Galil Elyon | 1 | | |

## Statistical leaders

| Points Pos Player Club PPG 1 Storm Warren Hapoel Be'er Sheva 21.9 2 Ismael Romero Hapoel Haifa 21.0 3 Folarin Campbell Maccabi Kiryat Motzkin 21.0 4 Jimmy Hall Hapoel Migdal HaEmek 20.4 5 Byron Wesley Hapoel Kfar Saba 20.2 | Assists Pos Player Club APG 1 Vernon Teel Maccabi Hod HaSharon 8.1 2 Nimrod Tishman Maccabi Kiryat Gat 5.8 3 Guy Lavie Maccabi Ra'anana 5.7 4 Folarin Campbell Maccabi Kiryat Motzkin 5.5 5 Gal Gilinski Hapoel Galil Elyon 5.3 |
| Rebounds Pos Player Club RPG 1 Ismael Romero Hapoel Haifa 12.8 2 Robert Rothbart Maccabi Kiryat Gat 12.2 3 Jimmy Hall Hapoel Migdal HaEmek 11.3 4 Brandon Edwards Hapoel Galil Elyon 10.9 5 Germain Jordan Elitzur Yavne 10.8 | Efficiency Pos Player Club PIR 1 Robert Rothbart Maccabi Kiryat Gat 26.2 2 Brandon Edwards Hapoel Galil Elyon 25.2 3 Samme Givens Maccabi Ra'anana 24.2 4 Jeff Allen Hapoel Afula 24.1 5 Storm Warren Hapoel Be'er Sheva 23.6 |

### Other statistics

| Category | Player | Team | Average |
| Steals | Vernon Teel | Maccabi Hod HaSharon | 3.0 |
| Blocks | Robert Rothbart | Maccabi Kiryat Gat | 2.0 |
| Turnovers | Folarin Campbell | Maccabi Kiryat Motzkin | 4.3 |
| Minutes | Vernon Teel | Maccabi Hod HaSharon | 38:16 |
| 2P% | Brandon Edwards | Hapoel Galil Elyon | 62.7% |
| 3P% | Tony Younger | Hapoel Be'er Sheva | 43.6% |
| FT% | Rashad Madden | Hapoel Ramat Gan Givatayim | 82.6% |
Source: ibasketball.co.il Archived 2020-01-26 at the Wayback Machine

## Awards
### Finals MVP

| Pos. | Player | Team |
| F/C | Storm Warren | Hapoel Be'er Sheva |

### Regular Season MVP

| Pos. | Player | Team |
| C | Robert Rothbart | Maccabi Kiryat Gat |

### Coach of the Year

| Coach | Team |
| Yaniv Burger | Hapoel Be'er Sheva |

### All-League First Team

First Team :
| Pos. | Player | Team |
| G | Guy Lavie | Maccabi Ra'anana |
| G | Nimrod Tishman | Maccabi Kiryat Gat |
| F | Malik Cooke | Ironi Kiryat Ata |
| F/C | Storm Warren | Hapoel Be'er Sheva |
| C | Robert Rothbart | Maccabi Kiryat Gat |
Source: EuroBasket.com