# 2018–19 Israeli Basketball National League

The 2018–19 Israeli Basketball National League (or the Liga Leumit) is the 19th season of the Israeli Basketball National League. It started on October 31, 2018 with the first round of the regular season and ended on May 24, 2019 with the finals. Maccabi Haifa have won the championship after defeating Hapoel Galil Elyon 3–1 in a best of five series.

## Teams

The following teams had changed divisions after the 2017–18 season:

### Relegated from Premier League

* Maccabi Haifa

### Promoted from Liga Artzit

* Elitzur Netanya
* Elitzur Eito Ashkelon

### Venues and locations

| Team | City | Arena | Capacity |
| Elitzur Eito Ashkelon | Ashkelon | Ashkelon Sports Arena | 3,000 |
| Elitzur Netanya | Netanya | Yeshurun Hall | 1,000 |
| Elitzur Yavne | Yavne | Ralf Klain Hall | 600 |
| Hapoel Afula | Afula | Nir Ha'emak Hall | 1,000 |
| 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 Ramat Gan Givatayim | Ramat Gan and Givatayim | Zisman Hall | 1,400 |
| Ironi Kiryat Ata | Kiryat Ata | Ramaz Hall | 1,000 |
| Maccabi Haifa | Haifa | Romema Arena | 5,000 |
| Maccabi Kiryat Motzkin | Kiryat Motzkin | Goshen Hall | 750 |
| Maccabi Ra'anana | Ra'anana | Metro West | 1,850 |
| Maccabi Rehovot | Rehovot | Katzir Hall | 500 |
| Maccabi Hod HaSharon | Hod HaSharon | Atidim Hall | 400 |

## League table
### Regular season

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Maccabi Ra'anana | 26 | 22 | 4 | 2441 | 2224 | +217 | 48 | Advance to playoffs |
| 2 | Maccabi Kiryat Motzkin | 26 | 17 | 9 | 2210 | 2073 | +137 | 43 | Advance to playoffs |
| 3 | Hapoel Galil Elyon | 26 | 17 | 9 | 2084 | 1996 | +88 | 43 | Advance to playoffs |
| 4 | Maccabi Haifa | 26 | 16 | 10 | 2226 | 2110 | +116 | 42 | Advance to playoffs |
| 5 | Hapoel Afula | 26 | 15 | 11 | 2301 | 2221 | +80 | 41 | Advance to playoffs |
| 6 | Elitzur Eito Ashkelon | 26 | 14 | 12 | 2101 | 2111 | −10 | 40 | Advance to playoffs |
| 7 | Ironi Kiryat Ata | 26 | 13 | 13 | 2141 | 2120 | +21 | 39 | Advance to playoffs |
| 8 | Elitzur Yavne | 26 | 12 | 14 | 2092 | 2116 | −24 | 38 | Advance to playoffs |
| 9 | Elitzur Netanya | 26 | 12 | 14 | 2214 | 2166 | +48 | 38 | Advance to playouts |
| 10 | Hapoel Haifa | 26 | 11 | 15 | 2348 | 2414 | −66 | 37 | Advance to playouts |
| 11 | Maccabi Hod HaSharon | 26 | 10 | 16 | 2189 | 2238 | −49 | 36 | Advance to playouts |
| 12 | Hapoel Ramat Gan Givatayim | 26 | 10 | 16 | 2069 | 2222 | −153 | 36 | Advance to playouts |
| 13 | Maccabi Rehovot | 26 | 9 | 17 | 2151 | 2211 | −60 | 35 | Advance to playouts |
| 14 | Hapoel Kfar Saba | 26 | 4 | 22 | 2047 | 2392 | −345 | 30 | Advance to playouts |

### Playouts

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Hapoel Haifa | 31 | 15 | 16 | 2806 | 2856 | −50 | 46 | |
| 2 | Elitzur Netanya | 31 | 14 | 17 | 2664 | 2620 | +44 | 45 | |
| 3 | Maccabi Hod HaSharon | 31 | 13 | 18 | 2629 | 2679 | −50 | 44 | |
| 4 | Hapoel Ramat Gan Givatayim | 31 | 13 | 18 | 2506 | 2650 | −144 | 44 | |
| 5 | Maccabi Rehovot (R) | 31 | 11 | 20 | 2608 | 2646 | −38 | 42 | Relegation to Liga Artzit |
| 6 | Hapoel Kfar Saba (R) | 31 | 5 | 26 | 2441 | 2828 | −387 | 36 | Relegation to Liga Artzit |

## Playoffs

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| 1 Maccabi Ra'anana | 2 | | |
| 8 Elitzur Yavne | 1 | | |
| 8 Elitzur Yavne | 1 | Maccabi Ra'anana | 0 |
| | | Maccabi Haifa | 3 |
| 4 Maccabi Haifa | 2 | Maccabi Haifa | 3 |
| 5 Hapoel Afula | 1 | | | | |
| 5 Hapoel Afula | 1 | | | Maccabi Haifa | 3 |
| | | | | Hapoel Galil Elyon | 1 |
| 2 Maccabi Kiryat Motzkin | 2 | | | Hapoel Galil Elyon | 1 |
| 7 Ironi Kiryat Ata | 1 | | | | |
| 7 Ironi Kiryat Ata | 1 | Maccabi Kiryat Motzkin | 1 | | |
| | | Hapoel Galil Elyon | 3 |
| 3 Hapoel Galil Elyon | 2 | Hapoel Galil Elyon | 3 |
| 6 Elitzur Eito Ashkelon | 1 | | |

## Statistical leaders

| Points Pos Player Club PPG 1 Quintrell Thomas Maccabi Hod HaSharon 23.5 2 Jarmar Gulley Maccabi Ra'anana 23.4 3 Jahmar Young Hapoel Haifa 22.6 4 Sammy Yeager Hapoel Afula 21.8 5 Marcus Relphorde Maccabi Rehovot 20.0 | Assists Pos Player Club APG 1 Naor Sharon Hapoel Haifa 8.8 2 Guni Israeli Hapoel Galil Elyon 7.7 3 Ziv Ben-Zvi Maccabi Kiryat Motzkin 6.6 4 Yuval Naimy Maccabi Rehovot 6.3 5 Niv Berkowitz Elitzur Eito Ashkelon 5.8 |
| Rebounds Pos Player Club RPG 1 Quintrell Thomas Maccabi Hod HaSharon 12.1 2 Jeff Allen Hapoel Haifa 11.7 3 Marvin Jefferson Elitzur Netanya 11.5 4 Billy McShepard Elitzur Eito Ashkelon 11.4 5 Brandon Edwards Elitzur Yavne 11.0 | Efficiency Pos Player Club PIR 1 Quintrell Thomas Maccabi Hod HaSharon 29.3 2 Jarmar Gulley Maccabi Ra'anana 24.6 3 Jeff Allen Hapoel Haifa 24.2 4 Brandon Edwards Elitzur Yavne 24.1 5 Billy McShepard Elitzur Eito Ashkelon 24.0 |

### Other statistics

| Category | Player | Team | Average |
| Steals | Jarmar Gulley | Maccabi Ra'anana | 2.5 |
| Blocks | Jo Lual-Acuil | Hapoel Galil Elyon | 2.3 |
| Turnovers | Naor Sharon | Hapoel Haifa | 3.7 |
| Minutes | Naor Sharon | Hapoel Haifa | 36:36 |
| 2P% | Tyler Smith | Elitzur Eito Ashkelon | 66.0% |
| 3P% | Noam Laish | Hapoel Haifa | 44.1% |
| FT% | Eyal Shulman | Hapoel Ramat Gan Givatayim | 88.9% |
Source: ibasketball.co.il Archived 2020-01-26 at the Wayback Machine

## Awards
### Finals MVP

| Pos. | Player | Team |
| G | Keron DeShields | Maccabi Haifa |
Source: @LeumitBBall

### Regular Season Best Import

| Pos. | Player | Team |
| F | Jarmar Gulley | Maccabi Ra'anana |
Source: @LeumitBBall

### Most Improved Player

| Pos. | Player | Team |
| F | Hen Halfon | Elitzur Eito Ashkelon |
Source: @LeumitBBall

### Rising Star

| Pos. | Player | Team |
| G | Eidan Alber | Hapoel Kfar Saba |
Source: @LeumitBBall

### Coach of the Year

| Coach | Team |
| Avner Yaor | Maccabi Ra'anana |
Source: @LeumitBBall

### All-League First Team

First Team :
| Pos. | Player | Team |
| G | Guni Israeli | Hapoel Galil Elyon |
| G | Ziv Ben-Zvi | Maccabi Kiryat Motzkin |
| G | Niv Berkowitz | Elitzur Eito Ashkelon |
| F | Jarmar Gulley | Maccabi Ra'anana |
| C | Quintrell Thomas | Maccabi Hod HaSharon |
Source: @LeumitBBall