# 2023–24 Israeli Basketball Premier League

The 2023–24 Israeli Basketball Premier League, for sponsorship reasons Ligat Winner, was the 70th season of the Israeli Basketball Premier League. The season started on 6 October 2023.

## Format

The regular season will be played in a 26-round round-robin format. The top 6 finishers will play the 5 rounds "upper house", with the other 7 teams playing the 7 rounds "bottom house". The 6 upper group teams, joined by the top 2 teams from the bottom group, will play the quarter finals as Best-of-5 series. The semifinals and finals will be played as Best-of-3 series.

## Teams

Hapoel Gilboa Galil has been relegated to 2023–24 National League after placing in the bottom place of the 2022–23 Premier League. Hapoel Afula and Maccabi Ironi Ramat Gan have been promoted to the league after qualifying for the 2022–23 National League final.

### Stadia and locations

| Team | Home city | Stadium | Capacity |
| Bnei Herzliya | Herzliya | HaYovel Herzliya | 1,500 |
| Hapoel Afula | Afula | Nir Ha'emak Hall | 1,000 |
| Hapoel Be'er Sheva | Be'er Sheva | Conch Arena | 3,000 |
| Hapoel Eilat | Eilat | Begin Arena | 1,200 |
| Hapoel Galil Elyon | Upper Galilee and Kiryat Shmona | HaPais Kfar Blum | 2,000 |
| Hapoel Haifa | Haifa | Romema Arena | 5,000 |
| Hapoel Holon | Holon | Holon Toto Hall | 5,500 |
| Hapoel Jerusalem | Jerusalem | Pais Arena | 11,000 |
| Hapoel Tel Aviv | Tel Aviv | Drive in Arena | 3,504 |
| Ironi Kiryat Ata | Kiryat Ata | Ramaz Hall | 1,200 |
| Ironi Ness Ziona | Ness Ziona | Lev Hamoshava | 1,300 |
| Maccabi Ironi Ramat Gan | Ramat Gan | Zisman Hall | 1,500 |
| Maccabi Tel Aviv | Tel Aviv | Menora Mivtachim Arena | 10,383 |

### Personnel and sponsorship

| Team | Chairman | Head coach | Team captain | Kit manufacturer | Main sponsor |
| Bnei Herzliya | Eldad Akunis | Dan Shamir | Chris Babb | Peak | Ofek Dist |
| Hapoel Afula | Yossi Malka | Roee Perl | Lucas Goldenberg | Reebok | |
| Hapoel Be'er Sheva | Kfir Arazi | Oren Aharoni | Neta Segal | Kempa | Altshuler Shacham |
| Hapoel Eilat | Tal Pinhas | Jurica Golemac | Tyrus McGee | Nike | Yossi Avrahami |
| Hapoel Galil Elyon | Tamir Abrahams | Barak Peleg | Roi Huber | Peak | Nofar Energy |
| Hapoel Haifa | Yuval Rosman | Guy Goodes | Ofek Avital | Reebok | Shoval engineering |
| Hapoel Holon | Eitan Lanciano | Amit Schaerf | Niv Misgav | Reebok | Atsmon PlayGrounds |
| Hapoel Jerusalem | Matan Edelson | | Levi Randolph | Nike | Bank Yahav |
| Hapoel Tel Aviv | Rami Cohen | Stefanos Dedas | Bar Timor | Reebok | Vegan Friendly |
| Ironi Kiryat Ata | Naftali Ben Tov | Sharon Avrahami | Amin Stevens | Reebok | Tax:on |
| Ironi Ness Ziona | Yaniv Mizrahi | Elad Hasin | Jerome Meyinsse | Reebok | Chai Motors |
| Maccabi Ironi Ramat Gan | Chen Shnaiderman | Shmulik Brenner | Adam Ariel | Peak | |
| Maccabi Tel Aviv | Shimon Mizrahi | Oded Kattash | John DiBartolomeo | Puma | Playtika |

### Managerial changes

| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Replaced with | Date of appointment |
| Hapoel Be'er Sheva | Lior Lubin | Resigned | 12 November 2023 | Yoav Shamir | 12 November 2023 |
| Hapoel Haifa | Oren Aharoni | Resigned | 8 December 2023 | Guy Goodes | 10 December 2023 |
| Hapoel Jerusalem | Aleksandar Džikić | Mutual consent | 4 January 2024 | Ilias Kantzouris | 10 January 2024 |
| Hapoel Eilat | Massimiliano Menetti | Mutual consent | 21 January 2024 | Jurica Golemac | 7 February 2024 |
| Hapoel Be'er Sheva | Yoav Shamir | Mutual consent | 20 February 2024 | Oren Aharoni | 20 February 2024 |
| Hapoel Jerusalem | Ilias Kantzouris | Fired | 20 March 2024 | | |
| Hapoel Tel Aviv | Danny Franco | Fired | 1 April 2024 | Stefanos Dedas | 17 April 2024 |

## Regular season

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | PCT | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 24 | 21 | 3 | 2202 | 1899 | +303 | .875 | Advance to the Top-teams League Group |
| 2 | Hapoel Tel Aviv | 24 | 18 | 6 | 2251 | 1971 | +280 | .750 | Advance to the Top-teams League Group |
| 3 | Maccabi Ironi Ramat Gan | 24 | 18 | 6 | 2039 | 1928 | +111 | .750 | Advance to the Top-teams League Group |
| 4 | Hapoel Jerusalem | 24 | 14 | 10 | 1967 | 1929 | +38 | .583 | Advance to the Top-teams League Group |
| 5 | Hapoel Holon | 24 | 13 | 11 | 1966 | 1904 | +62 | .542 | Advance to the Top-teams League Group |
| 6 | Ironi Kiryat Ata | 24 | 12 | 12 | 1987 | 2030 | −43 | .500 | Advance to the Top-teams League Group |
| 7 | Bnei Herzliya | 24 | 11 | 13 | 1971 | 2004 | −33 | .458 | Advance to the Bottom-Teams League Group |
| 8 | Hapoel Haifa | 24 | 11 | 13 | 1982 | 2139 | −157 | .458 | Advance to the Bottom-Teams League Group |
| 9 | Hapoel Afula | 24 | 10 | 14 | 1947 | 1939 | +8 | .417 | Advance to the Bottom-Teams League Group |
| 10 | Ironi Ness Ziona | 24 | 9 | 15 | 1962 | 2017 | −55 | .375 | Advance to the Bottom-Teams League Group |
| 11 | Hapoel Eilat | 24 | 7 | 17 | 1830 | 2029 | −199 | .292 | Advance to the Bottom-Teams League Group |
| 12 | Hapoel Galil Elyon | 24 | 6 | 18 | 1961 | 2138 | −177 | .250 | Advance to the Bottom-Teams League Group |
| 13 | Hapoel Be'er Sheva | 24 | 6 | 18 | 1984 | 2122 | −138 | .250 | Advance to the Bottom-Teams League Group |

### Rounds 1 to 26

| Home \ Away | MTA | HTA | MRG | HJE | HHO | IKA | BNH | HHA | HAF | INZ | HEI | HGE | HBS |
| Maccabi Tel Aviv | | 95–78 | 92–75 | 90–78 | 91–82 | 78–86 | 98–85 | 96–104 | 95–78 | 86–82 | 90–77 | 89–81 | 90–77 |
| Hapoel Tel Aviv | 89–86 | | 81–94 | 109–100 | 90–78 | 87–91 | 99–80 | 87–88 | 93–81 | 97–94 | 112–76 | 90–66 | 90–68 |
| Maccabi Ironi Ramat Gan | 71–88 | 80–93 | | 79–73 | 76–65 | 94–89 | 87–82 | 80–77 | 71–63 | 104–82 | 75–69 | 89–77 | 86–78 |
| Hapoel Jerusalem | 85–90 | 64–91 | 82–93 | | 72–73 | 97–83 | 81–65 | 88–68 | 81–78 | 76–70 | 103–85 | 81–73 | 77–71 |
| Hapoel Holon | 84–86 | 98–90 | 74–75 | 89–96 | | 88–82 | 87–92 | 86–75 | 85–80 | 81–73 | 87–71 | 84–72 | 103–80 |
| Ironi Kiryat Ata | 72–91 | 89–97 | 71–94 | 76–74 | 86–82 | | 74–87 | 100–72 | 90–73 | 101–96 | 83–70 | 81–95 | 92–72 |
| Bnei Herzliya | 74–94 | 80–82 | 70–80 | 80–85 | 75–72 | 76–62 | | 96–98 | 81–75 | 68–99 | 93–96 | 80–66 | 87–78 |
| Hapoel Haifa | 73–108 | 84–103 | 74–81 | 85–78 | 71–84 | 92–93 | 90–101 | | 88–82 | 82–111 | 81–71 | 71–88 | 93–87 |
| Hapoel Afula | 83–97 | 84–78 | 80–97 | 105–65 | 72–60 | 73–76 | 65–64 | 91–73 | | 82–64 | 80–94 | 109–107 | 91–76 |
| Ironi Ness Ziona | 73–97 | 63–102 | 86–74 | 74–77 | 74–76 | 78–64 | 84–92 | 79–83 | 77–73 | | 80–71 | 87–91 | 98–95 |
| Hapoel Eilat | 70–85 | 78–106 | 83–80 | 57–95 | 75–62 | 83–75 | 81–91 | 76–78 | 67–65 | 63–67 | | 73–80 | 87–96 |
| Hapoel Galil Elyon | 67–103 | 76–112 | 101–108 | 71–80 | 71–92 | 83–93 | 104–99 | 76–83 | 79–94 | 92–95 | 69–72 | | 80–87 |
| Hapoel Be'er Sheva | 75–87 | 78–95 | 98–96 | 74–79 | 79–94 | 98–78 | 67–73 | 97–99 | 81–90 | 90–76 | 96–85 | 86–96 | |

## Top-teams League Group

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | PCT | Qualification or relegation | MTA | HTA | MRG | HJE | HHO | IKA |
| 1 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 29 | 25 | 4 | 2670 | 2310 | +360 | .862 | Advance to the playoffs | | 88–82 | | 103–71 | | 117–95 |
| 2 | Hapoel Tel Aviv | 29 | 21 | 8 | 2663 | 2348 | +315 | .724 | Advance to the playoffs | | | 82–71 | | 79–59 | 98–77 |
| 3 | Maccabi Ironi Ramat Gan | 29 | 18 | 11 | 2427 | 2348 | +79 | .621 | Advance to the playoffs | 81–84 | | | 79–93 | 83–84 | |
| 4 | Hapoel Jerusalem | 29 | 18 | 11 | 2391 | 2325 | +66 | .621 | Advance to the playoffs | | 82–71 | | | 94–76 | |
| 5 | Hapoel Holon | 29 | 16 | 13 | 2357 | 2321 | +36 | .552 | Advance to the playoffs | 82–76 | | | | | 90–85 |
| 6 | Ironi Kiryat Ata | 29 | 13 | 16 | 2388 | 2493 | −105 | .448 | Advance to the playoffs | | | 77–74 | 67–84 | | |

## Bottom-Teams League Group

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | PCT | Qualification or relegation | HHA | INZ | HAF | BNH | HGE | HBS | HEI |
| 7 | Hapoel Haifa | 30 | 15 | 15 | 2481 | 2664 | −183 | .500 | Advance to the playoffs | | | 88–80 | | | 93–89 | 80–67 |
| 8 | Ironi Ness Ziona | 30 | 14 | 16 | 2465 | 2461 | +4 | .467 | Advance to the playoffs | 84–68 | | | | | 85–70 | 85–79 |
| 9 | Hapoel Afula | 30 | 12 | 18 | 2431 | 2435 | −4 | .400 | | | 84–75 | | 68–65 | 82–85 | | |
| 10 | Bnei Herzliya | 30 | 12 | 18 | 2449 | 2503 | −54 | .400 | | 89–90 | 75–91 | | | 77–67 | | |
| 11 | Hapoel Galil Elyon | 30 | 10 | 20 | 2469 | 2598 | −129 | .333 | | 116–80 | 67–84 | | | | 86–60 | |
| 12 | Hapoel Be'er Sheva | 30 | 9 | 21 | 2481 | 2646 | −165 | .300 | | | | 90–87 | 88–82 | | | 100–91 |
| 13 | Hapoel Eilat | 30 | 9 | 21 | 2333 | 2553 | −220 | .300 | Relegation to Liga Leumit | | | 94–82 | 95–90 | 77–87 | | |

## Playoffs

| Quarterfinals 28 May–2 June 2024 | Quarterfinals 28 May–2 June 2024 | Quarterfinals 28 May–2 June 2024 | Quarterfinals 28 May–2 June 2024 | Quarterfinals 28 May–2 June 2024 | Quarterfinals 28 May–2 June 2024 | Semifinals 5–10 June 2024 | Semifinals 5–10 June 2024 | Semifinals 5–10 June 2024 | Semifinals 5–10 June 2024 | Semifinals 5–10 June 2024 | Semifinals 5–10 June 2024 | Finals 13–17 June 2024 | Finals 13–17 June 2024 | Finals 13–17 June 2024 | Finals 13–17 June 2024 | Finals 13–17 June 2024 | Finals 13–17 June 2024 |
| 1 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 109 | 99 | 105 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Ironi Ness Ziona | 83 | 66 | 64 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Ironi Ness Ziona | 83 | 66 | 64 | 0 | 1 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 89 | 82 | | 2 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 4 | Hapoel Jerusalem | 82 | 73 | | 0 | | | | | | |
| 4 | Hapoel Jerusalem | 93 | 70 | 93 | 3 | 4 | Hapoel Jerusalem | 82 | 73 | | 0 | | | | | | |
| 5 | Hapoel Holon | 86 | 68 | 75 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Hapoel Holon | 86 | 68 | 75 | 0 | | | | | | | 1 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 84 | 67 | 82 | 2 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Hapoel Tel Aviv | 76 | 85 | 74 | 1 |
| 2 | Hapoel Tel Aviv | 97 | 100 | 83 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Hapoel Tel Aviv | 76 | 85 | 74 | 1 |
| 7 | Hapoel Haifa | 66 | 91 | 65 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Hapoel Haifa | 66 | 91 | 65 | 0 | 2 | Hapoel Tel Aviv | 79 | 70 | 100 | 2 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 6 | Ironi Kiryat Ata | 82 | 62 | 83 | 1 | | | | | | |
| 3 | Maccabi Ironi Ramat Gan | 94 | 84 | 72 | 0 | 6 | Ironi Kiryat Ata | 82 | 62 | 83 | 1 | | | | | | |
| 6 | Ironi Kiryat Ata | 95 | 94 | 74 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Finals

* 2023–24 Israeli Premier League champions
* Maccabi Tel Aviv 57th title

## Awards
### MVP of the Round

| Round | Player | Team | EFF |
| 1 | James Batemon (1/2) | Ironi Kiryat Ata | 23 |
| 2 | Kevin Hervey | Hapoel Holon | 28 |
| 3 | Netanel Artzi | Hapoel Holon | 37 |
| 4 | Roman Sorkin | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 24 |
| 5 | Jordan Cohen | Maccabi Ironi Ramat Gan | 34 |
| 6 | Ethan Burg | Bnei Herzliya | 24 |
| 7 | Marcus Carr | Bnei Herzliya | 40 |
| 8 | Noam Avivi | Hapoel Afula | 32 |
| 9 | Robert Carter | Bnei Herzliya | 50 |
| 10 | JaKeenan Gant | Hapoel Be'er Sheva | 36 |
| 11 | Bonzie Colson | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 24 |
| 12 | Sacar Anim | Hapoel Eilat | 45 |
| 13 | James Batemon (2/2) | Ironi Kiryat Ata | 31 |
| 14 | Yair Kravitz (1/2) | Ironi Ness Ziona | 33 |
| 15 | Mike McGuirl | Hapoel Haifa | 28 |
| 16 | Xavier Munford | Hapoel Tel Aviv | 19 |
| 17 | Amit Simhon | Hapoel Haifa | 25 |
| 18 | Raz Adam (1/2) | Ironi Kiryat Ata | 27 |
| 19 | Cassius Stanley | Hapoel Afula | 39 |
| 20 | John DiBartolomeo | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 23 |
| 21 | Bar Timor | Hapoel Tel Aviv | 26 |
| 22 | Marcus Bingham (1/2) | Hapoel Haifa | 25 |
| 23 | Yair Kravitz (2/2) | Ironi Ness Ziona | 24 |
| 24 | Raz Adam (2/2) | Ironi Kiryat Ata | 26 |
| 25 | James Feldeine | Hapoel Galil Elyon | 27 |
| 26 | Nuni Omot | Maccabi Ironi Ramat Gan | 30 |
| 27 | Marcus Bingham (2/2) | Hapoel Haifa | 46 |
| 28 | Kris Bankston | Hapoel Be'er Sheva | 40 |
| 29 | Rawle Alkins | Ironi Ness Ziona | 26 |
| 30 | Alex Hamilton | Hapoel Haifa | 35 |
| 31 | Isaiah Whitehead | Ironi Ness Ziona | 35 |
| 32 | Gur Lavy | Hapoel Haifa | 26 |
| 33 | Mike Lewis | Hapoel Be'er Sheva | 24 |

### Monthly Awards
#### Player of the Month

| Month | Player | Team | EFF |
| December | Xavier Munford | Hapoel Tel Aviv | 25.4 |
| January | James Batemon | Ironi Kiryat Ata | 18.5 |
| February | Kevin Hervey | Hapoel Holon | 23.7 |
| March | Kendale McCullum | Maccabi Ironi Ramat Gan | 21.6 |
| April | Levi Randolph | Hapoel Jerusalem | 12.6 |

#### Israeli Player of the Month

| Month | Player | Team | EFF |
| December | Lior Carreira | Hapoel Galil Elyon | 20.3 |
| January | Jordan Cohen | Maccabi Ironi Ramat Gan | 16.2 |
| February | Ethan Burg | Bnei Herzliya | 20.2 |
| March | John DiBartolomeo | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 17.0 |
| April | Roman Sorkin | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 18.8 |

#### Coach of the Month

| Month | Coach | Team | W-L |
| December | Sharon Avrahami | Ironi Kiryat Ata | 5–2 |
| January | Danny Franco | Hapoel Tel Aviv | 3–0 |
| February | Oded Kattash | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 7–0 |
| March | Guy Goodes | Hapoel Haifa | 3–0 |
| April | Shmulik Brenner | Maccabi Ironi Ramat Gan | 4–0 |

### Yearly awards

| Award | Winner | Team |
| Regular season MVP | Roman Sorkin | Maccabi Tel Aviv |
| Regular season Israeli MVP | Roman Sorkin | Maccabi Tel Aviv |
| Best Defender | Guy Palatin | Ironi Kiryat Ata |
| Sixth Man of the Year | Jordan Cohen | Maccabi Ironi Ramat Gan |
| Most Improved Player | Shahar Amir | Hapoel Holon |
| Rising Star | Ben Saraf | Ironi Kiryat Ata |
| First Team | Roi Huber | Hapoel Galil Elyon |
| First Team | Levi Randolph | Hapoel Jerusalem |
| First Team | Tomer Ginat | Hapoel Tel Aviv |
| First Team | Roman Sorkin | Maccabi Tel Aviv |
| First Team | Amin Stevens | Ironi Kiryat Ata |
| Second Team | Tamir Blatt | Maccabi Tel Aviv |
| Second Team | James Batemon | Ironi Kiryat Ata |
| Second Team | Adam Ariel | Maccabi Ironi Ramat Gan |
| Second Team | Jaylen Hoard | Hapoel Tel Aviv |
| Second Team | Justin Smith | Hapoel Holon |
| Coach of the Year | Sharon Avrahami | Ironi Kiryat Ata |
| Finals MVP | Roman Sorkin | Maccabi Tel Aviv |

## Israeli clubs in European competitions

European-wide competitions :
| Competition | Team | Progress |
| EuroLeague | Maccabi Tel Aviv | Playoffs |
| Champions League | Hapoel Jerusalem | Round of 16 |
| Champions League | Hapoel Holon | Round of 16 |
| Champions League | Ironi Ness Ziona | Qualifying rounds |
| EuroCup | Hapoel Tel Aviv | Quarterfinals |
| FIBA Europe Cup | Hapoel Galil Elyon | Regular season |
| FIBA Europe Cup | Bnei Herzliya | Regular season |
| FIBA Europe Cup | Ironi Ness Ziona | Regular season |
Regional leagues :
| Competition | Team | Progress |
| European North Basketball League | Hapoel Be'er Sheva | Regular season |