# 2020–21 Israeli Basketball Premier League

The 2020–21 Israeli Basketball Premier League, for sponsorship reasons Ligat Winner, was the 67th season of the Israeli Basketball Premier League.

## Format

The regular season will be played in a 26-round Round-Robin format. The top 6 finishers will play the 5 round "upper house", with the other 7 teams playing the 7 round "bottom group". The 6 upper group teams, joined by the top 2 teams from the bottom group, will play the originally planned to be Best-of-5 Quarter finals as Best-of-3 series. The Semi finals and Finals will also be played as Best-of-3 series.

## Teams

Hapoel Haifa and Bnei Herzliya have been promoted to the league after placing the top two places of the 2019–20 Liga Leumit.

### Stadia and locations

| Team | Home city | Stadium | Capacity |
| Hapoel Be'er Sheva | Be'er Sheva | Conch Arena | 3,000 |
| Hapoel Eilat | Eilat | Begin Arena | 1,490 |
| Hapoel Gilboa Galil | Gilboa Regional Council | Gan Ner Sports Hall | 2,100 |
| 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 Nahariya | Nahariya | Ein Sarah | 2,500 |
| Ironi Nes Ziona | Ness Ziona | Lev Hamoshava | 1,200 |
| Bnei Herzliya | Herzliya | HaYovel Herzliya | 1,500 |
| Maccabi Haifa | Haifa | Romema Arena | 5,000 |
| Maccabi Rishon LeZion | Rishon LeZion | Beit Maccabi Rishon | 2,500 |
| 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 | Sharon Drucker | Nitzan Hanochi | Peak | |
| Hapoel Be'er Sheva | Kfir Arazi | Rami Hadar | Spencer Weisz | Spalding | Altshuler Shaham |
| Hapoel Eilat | Tal Pinhas | Ariel Beit-Halahmy | Jonathan Skjöldebrand | Peak | Yossi Avrahami |
| Hapoel Gilboa Galil | Haim Ohayon | Avishai Gordon | Yotam Hanochi | Peak | Gilboa Regional Council |
| Hapoel Haifa | Yuval Rosman | Elad Hasin | Ofek Avital | Peak | B-CURE LASER |
| Hapoel Holon | Eitan Lanciano | Stefanos Dedas | Guy Pnini | Kelme | Unet credit |
| Hapoel Jerusalem | Eyal Chomski | Yonathan Alon | J'Covan Brown | Peak | Bank Yahav |
| Hapoel Tel Aviv | Rami Cohen | Danny Franco | Yam Madar | Peak | SP Metzer |
| Ironi Nahariya | Zviel Rubin | Shai Segalovich | Orr Leumi | Peak | Geshem Holdings |
| Ironi Nes Ziona | Yaniv Mizrahi | Brad Greenberg | Tal Dunne | Kappa | Chai Motors |
| Maccabi Haifa | Jeff Rosen | Amit Ben David | Alex Chubrevich | Joma | |
| Maccabi Rishon LeZion | Itzhak Peri | Guy Goodes | Darryl Monroe | Under Armour | Zarfati Zvi and his sons |
| Maccabi Tel Aviv | Shimon Mizrahi | Ioannis Sfairopoulos | John DiBartolomeo | Nike | Playtika |

### Managerial changes

| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Replaced with | Date of appointment |
| Ironi Nahariya | Danny Franco | Resigned | 22 December 2020 | 11th (1–5) | Shai Segalovich | 24 December 2020 |
| Hapoel Jerusalem | Oded Kattash | Mutual consent | 14 January 2021 | 3rd (7–2) | Dainius Adomaitis | 14 January 2021 |
| Hapoel Gilboa Galil | Lior Lubin | Mutual consent | 14 January 2021 | 4th (7–2) | Avishai Gordon | 14 January 2021 |
| Hapeol Tel Aviv | Ioannis Kastritis | Fired | 5 February 2021 | 11th (3–8) | Danny Franco | 5 February 2021 |
| Maccabi Haifa | Daniel Seoane | Fired | 6 March 2021 | 13th (2–12) | Amit Ben David | 6 March 2021 |
| Hapoel Jerusalem | Dainius Adomaitis | Fired | 9 April 2021 | 5rd (13–8) | Yonathan Alon | 9 April 2021 |

## Regular season

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | PCT | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 24 | 19 | 5 | 2152 | 1824 | +328 | .792 | Advance to the Top-teams League Group |
| 2 | Hapoel Eilat | 24 | 17 | 7 | 2200 | 2032 | +168 | .708 | Advance to the Top-teams League Group |
| 3 | Hapoel Gilboa Galil | 24 | 17 | 7 | 2009 | 1915 | +94 | .708 | Advance to the Top-teams League Group |
| 4 | Hapoel Holon | 24 | 16 | 8 | 2086 | 1990 | +96 | .667 | Advance to the Top-teams League Group |
| 5 | Hapoel Haifa | 24 | 14 | 10 | 2087 | 2130 | −43 | .583 | Advance to the Top-teams League Group |
| 6 | Hapoel Jerusalem | 24 | 13 | 11 | 2123 | 2100 | +23 | .542 | Advance to the Top-teams League Group |
| 7 | Hapoel Be'er Sheva | 24 | 13 | 11 | 2054 | 1999 | +55 | .542 | Advance to the Bottom-Teams League Group |
| 8 | Ironi Nes Ziona | 24 | 12 | 12 | 2022 | 1997 | +25 | .500 | Advance to the Bottom-Teams League Group |
| 9 | Maccabi Rishon LeZion | 24 | 11 | 13 | 2098 | 2090 | +8 | .458 | Advance to the Bottom-Teams League Group |
| 10 | Hapoel Tel Aviv | 24 | 8 | 16 | 2010 | 2087 | −77 | .333 | Advance to the Bottom-Teams League Group |
| 11 | Bnei Herzliya | 24 | 7 | 17 | 2060 | 2111 | −51 | .292 | Advance to the Bottom-Teams League Group |
| 12 | Maccabi Haifa | 24 | 6 | 18 | 1959 | 2200 | −241 | .250 | Advance to the Bottom-Teams League Group |
| 13 | Ironi Nahariya | 24 | 3 | 21 | 1937 | 2322 | −385 | .125 | Advance to the Bottom-Teams League Group |

### Rounds 1 to 26

| Home \ Away | MTA | HEI | HGG | HHO | HHA | HJE | HBS | INZ | MRL | HTA | BNH | MHA | INA |
| Maccabi Tel Aviv | | 86–74 | 70–79 | 100–81 | 81–75 | 101–80 | 100–74 | 96–74 | 105–77 | 80–77 | 98–75 | 95–60 | 107–63 |
| Hapoel Eilat | 91–85 | | 89–75 | 77–83 | 89–80 | 79–100 | 85–72 | 95–85 | 86–84 | 108–93 | 84–98 | 98–88 | 123–60 |
| Hapoel Gilboa Galil | 85–78 | 77–100 | | 80–82 | 96–79 | 81–75 | 86–73 | 92–89 | 75–85 | 88–68 | 92–78 | 77–78 | 92–72 |
| Hapoel Holon | 79–76 | 80–73 | 81–88 | | 96–88 | 103–94 | 82–75 | 90–92 | 99–94 | 77–63 | 90–85 | 105–69 | 98–76 |
| Hapoel Haifa | 67–104 | 84–97 | 68–83 | 96–85 | | 101–99 | 101–91 | 106–91 | 85–84 | 92–78 | 80–79 | 87–84 | 97–87 |
| Hapoel Jerusalem | 76–100 | 95–104 | 83–101 | 82–73 | 87–100 | | 94–66 | 83–99 | 97–84 | 89–95 | 96–86 | 111–77 | 91–82 |
| Hapoel Be'er Sheva | 93–79 | 93–88 | 83–60 | 86–89 | 78–82 | 81–83 | | 93–89 | 98–84 | 88–75 | 94–86 | 94–86 | 104–80 |
| Ironi Nes Ziona | 58–65 | 84–89 | 88–74 | 84–76 | 100–70 | 78–84 | 85–78 | | 93–73 | 76–66 | 80–74 | 80–76 | 76–71 |
| Maccabi Rishon LeZion | 72–89 | 90–95 | 69–71 | 100–91 | 104–98 | 98–67 | 62–70 | 79–74 | | 86–84 | 93–85 | 102–72 | 91–93 |
| Hapoel Tel Aviv | 69–85 | 91–81 | 91–107 | 104–98 | 71–80 | 76–88 | 95–86 | 82–80 | 85–91 | | 86–98 | 83–92 | 112–77 |
| Bnei Herzliya | 86–92 | 78–103 | 89–95 | 71–85 | 91–79 | 80–88 | 75–77 | 82–79 | 84–87 | 89–99 | | 104–77 | 104–88 |
| Maccabi Haifa | 78–82 | 81–85 | 77–82 | 70–79 | 91–100 | 75–94 | 61–102 | 113–94 | 106–99 | 80–73 | 89–79 | | 77–85 |
| Ironi Nahariya | 81–98 | 90–107 | 63–73 | 67–84 | 84–92 | 80–87 | 92–105 | 90–94 | 88–110 | 71–94 | 80–104 | 110–102 | |

## Top-teams League Group

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | PCT | Qualification or relegation | MTA | HHO | HGG | HEI | HHA | HJE |
| 1 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 29 | 23 | 6 | 2567 | 2185 | +382 | .793 | Advance to the playoffs | | 86–65 | | 95–72 | 85–76 | |
| 2 | Hapoel Holon | 29 | 19 | 10 | 2515 | 2419 | +96 | .655 | Advance to the playoffs | | | | 104–93 | | 103–81 |
| 3 | Hapoel Gilboa Galil | 29 | 19 | 10 | 2432 | 2327 | +105 | .655 | Advance to the playoffs | 65–67 | 83–88 | | | 77–63 | |
| 4 | Hapoel Eilat | 29 | 18 | 11 | 2662 | 2528 | +134 | .621 | Advance to the playoffs | | | 95–104 | | 123–97 | 79–96 |
| 5 | Hapoel Haifa | 29 | 16 | 13 | 2506 | 2569 | −63 | .552 | Advance to the playoffs | | 86–69 | | | | 97–85 |
| 6 | Hapoel Jerusalem | 29 | 16 | 13 | 2567 | 2555 | +12 | .552 | Advance to the playoffs | 83–82 | | 99–94 | | | |

### Positions by games played

| Team ╲ Games played | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 |
| Maccabi Tel Aviv | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Hapoel Holon | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| Hapoel Gilboa Galil | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| Hapoel Eilat | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Hapoel Haifa | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Hapoel Jerusalem | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |

## Bottom-Teams League Group

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | PCT | Qualification or relegation | INZ | HBS | MRL | HTA | BNH | MHA | INA |
| 7 | Ironi Nes Ziona | 30 | 17 | 13 | 2627 | 2522 | +105 | .567 | Advance to the playoffs | | | 87–86 | | 87–98 | | 105–91 |
| 8 | Hapoel Be'er Sheva | 30 | 17 | 13 | 2589 | 2521 | +68 | .567 | Advance to the playoffs | 82–107 | | | 99–100 | | 85–76 | |
| 9 | Maccabi Rishon LeZion | 30 | 15 | 15 | 2673 | 2608 | +65 | .500 | | | 83–87 | | 99–93 | | 113–83 | |
| 10 | Hapoel Tel Aviv | 30 | 12 | 18 | 2562 | 2639 | −77 | .400 | | 89–113 | | | | 82–79 | | 96–74 |
| 11 | Bnei Herzliya | 30 | 10 | 20 | 2611 | 2651 | −40 | .333 | | | 81–92 | 88–106 | | | 108–88 | |
| 12 | Maccabi Haifa | 30 | 7 | 23 | 2478 | 2788 | −310 | .233 | Relegation to Liga Leumit | 79–106 | | | 88–92 | | | 105–84 |
| 13 | Ironi Nahariya | 30 | 3 | 27 | 2426 | 2903 | −477 | .100 | Relegation to Liga Leumit | | 75–90 | 80–88 | | 85–97 | | |

### Positions by Round

| Team ╲ Round | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 |
| Ironi Nes Ziona | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 |
| Hapoel Be'er Sheva | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 |
| Maccabi Rishon LeZion | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
| Hapoel Tel Aviv | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
| Bnei Herzliya | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
| Maccabi Haifa | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
| Ironi Nahariya | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
* ↑ This list takes the 1st round of the Bottom-Teams League Group to be Round 25 instead of 27, as all League Group Teams have played 24 games.

## Playoffs

| Quarterfinals 31 May – 5 June 2021 | Quarterfinals 31 May – 5 June 2021 | Quarterfinals 31 May – 5 June 2021 | Quarterfinals 31 May – 5 June 2021 | Quarterfinals 31 May – 5 June 2021 | Quarterfinals 31 May – 5 June 2021 | Semifinals 6 – 12 June 2021 | Semifinals 6 – 12 June 2021 | Semifinals 6 – 12 June 2021 | Semifinals 6 – 12 June 2021 | Semifinals 6 – 12 June 2021 | Semifinals 6 – 12 June 2021 | Finals 14 – 17 June 2021 | Finals 14 – 17 June 2021 | Finals 14 – 17 June 2021 | Finals 14 – 17 June 2021 | Finals 14 – 17 June 2021 | Finals 14 – 17 June 2021 |
| 1 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 67 | 93 | — | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Hapoel Be'er Sheva | 56 | 92 | — | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Hapoel Be'er Sheva | 56 | 92 | — | 0 | 1 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 88 | 80 | — | 2 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 4 | Hapoel Eilat | 72 | 79 | — | 0 | | | | | | |
| 4 | Hapoel Eilat | 84 | 98 | — | 2 | 4 | Hapoel Eilat | 72 | 79 | — | 0 | | | | | | |
| 5 | Hapoel Haifa | 80 | 87 | — | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Hapoel Haifa | 80 | 87 | — | 0 | | | | | | | 1 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 83 | 76 | 73 | 2 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Hapoel Gilboa Galil | 74 | 81 | 67 | 1 |
| 2 | Hapoel Holon | 92 | 75 | 85 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Hapoel Gilboa Galil | 74 | 81 | 67 | 1 |
| 7 | Ironi Nes Ziona | 90 | 86 | 76 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Ironi Nes Ziona | 90 | 86 | 76 | 1 | 2 | Hapoel Holon | 72 | 63 | — | 0 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 3 | Hapoel Gilboa Galil | 74 | 78 | — | 2 | | | | | | |
| 3 | Hapoel Gilboa Galil | 85 | 91 | — | 2 | 3 | Hapoel Gilboa Galil | 74 | 78 | — | 2 | | | | | | |
| 6 | Hapoel Jerusalem | 58 | 89 | — | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Quarterfinals

| Team 1 | Series | Team 2 | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 |
| Maccabi Tel Aviv | 2–0 | Hapoel Be'er Sheva | 67–56 | 93–92 | — |
| Hapoel Eilat | 2–0 | Hapoel Haifa | 84–80 | 98–87 | — |
| Hapoel Holon | 2–1 | Ironi Nes Ziona | 92–90 | 75–86 | 85–76 |
| Hapoel Gilboa Galil | 2–0 | Hapoel Jerusalem | 85–58 | 91–89 | — |
Source:

#### Game 3
### Semifinals

| Team 1 | Series | Team 2 | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 |
| Maccabi Tel Aviv | 2–0 | Hapoel Eilat | 88–72 | 80–79 | — |
| Hpoel Holon | 0–2 | Hapoel Gilboa Galil | 72–74 | 63–78 | — |

#### Game 2
### Finals

| Team 1 | Series | Team 2 | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 |
| Maccabi Tel Aviv | 2–1 | Hapoel Gilboa Galil | 83–74 | 76–81 | 73–67 |
* 2020–21 Israeli Premier League champions
* Maccabi Tel Aviv 55th title

## Awards
### MVP of the Round

| Round | Player | Team | EFF |
| November |||||
| 4 | Caleb Agada (1/4) | Hapoel Be'er Sheva | 39 |
| 5 | Jason Siggers | Hapoel Haifa | 28 |
| 6 | TaShawn Thomas | Hapoel Jerusalem | 40 |
| December |||||
| 7 | Chris Kramer | Hapoel Jerusalem | 35 |
| 8 | Reggie Upshaw | Hapoel Tel Aviv | 30 |
| 11 | Scottie Wilbekin (1/2) | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 31 |
| 1 | Caleb Agada (2/4) | Hapoel Be'er Sheva | 34 |
| 2 | Chris Kramer | Hapoel Jerusalem | 45 |
| 3 | C. J. Harris | Hapoel Holon | 28 |
| 9 | Keenan Evans | Hapoel Haifa | 30 |
| 10 | Braian Angola | Ironi Nes Ziona | 27 |
| 12 | Coty Clarke (1/2) | Bnei Herzliya | 31 |
| 13 | Akil Mitchell (1/2) | Maccabi Rishon LeZion | 45 |
| 14 | Michael Cobbins | Maccabi Haifa | 36 |
| 15 | Akil Mitchell (2/2) | Maccabi Rishon LeZion | 42 |
| 16 | Casey Prather (1/2) | Hapoel Eilat | 23 |
| 17 | Yiftach Ziv | Hapoel Gilboa Galil | 39 |
| 18 | Justin Tillman | Hapoel Tel Aviv | 50 |
| 19 | Caleb Agada (3/4) | Hapoel Be'er Sheva | 38 |
| 20 | Jeremy Pargo (1/2) | Maccabi Rishon LeZion | 29 |
| 21 | Patrick Miller | Ironi Nes Ziona | 29 |
| 22 | Kerry Blackshear Jr. | Hapoel Gilboa Galil | 48 |
| 23 | Eric Thompson | Hapoel Be'er Sheva | 36 |
| 24 | Casey Prather (2/2) | Hapoel Eilat | 48 |
| 25 | Jeremy Pargo (2/2) | Maccabi Rishon LeZion | 24 |
| 26 | Caleb Agada (4/4) | Hapoel Be'er Sheva | 58 |
| 27 | Scottie Wilbekin (2/2) | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 26 |
| 28 | Yam Madar | Hapoel Tel Aviv | 29 |
| 29 | Chris Dowe | Maccabi Haifa | 31 |
| 30 | Max Heidegger | Bnei Herzliya | 51 |
| 31 | Joe Ragland | Hapoel Eilat | 39 |
| 32 | Golan Gutt | Maccabi Rishon LeZion | 35 |
| 33 | Coty Clarke (2/2) | Bnei Herzliya | 37 |

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

| Month | Player | Team | EFF |
| November | Caleb Agada | Hapoel Be'er Sheva | 32.5 |
| December | Casey Prather | Hapoel Eilat | 26.5 |
| January–February | Coty Clarke | Bnei Herzliya | 24.6 |
| March | Joe Ragland | Hapoel Eilat | 26.8 |
| April | Caleb Agada | Hapoel Be'er Sheva | 31.5 |

#### Israeli Player of the Month

| Month | Player | Team | EFF |
| November | Tamir Blatt | Hapoel Jerusalem | 18.8 |
| December | Willy Workman | Hapoel Holon | 15.2 |
| January–February | Oz Blayzer | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 16.9 |
| March | Roman Sorkin | Maccabi Haifa | 16.9 |
| April | Yiftach Ziv | Hapoel Gilboa Galil | 23.6 |

#### Coach of the Month

| Month | Coach | Team | W-L |
| November | Ariel Beit-Halahmy | Hapoel Eilat | 5–1 |
| December | Stefanos Dedas | Hapoel Holon | 5–0 |
| January–February | Sharon Drucker | Bnei Herzliya | 4–3 |
| March | Ariel Beit-Halahmy | Hapoel Eilat | 4–0 |
| April | Avishai Gordon | Hapoel Gilboa Galil | 4–1 |

### Yearly awards

| Award | Winner | Team |
| Rising Star | Yair Kravitz | Bnei Herzliya |
| Best Defender | Chris Johnson | Hapoel Holon |
| Most Improved Player | Noam Dovrat | Maccabi Rishon LeZion |
| Sixth Man of the Year | Guy Pnini | Hapoel Holon |
| Premier League Top 5 Players | Yiftach Ziv | Hapoel Gilboa Galil |
| Premier League Top 5 Players | Chris Johnson | Hapoel Holon |
| Premier League Top 5 Players | Scottie Wilbekin | Maccabi Tel Aviv |
| Premier League Top 5 Players | Ante Žižić | Maccabi Tel Aviv |
| Premier League Top 5 Players | Casey Prather | Hapoel Eilat |
| Premier League Second Top 5 Players | Yam Madar | Hapoel Tel Aviv |
| Premier League Second Top 5 Players | Keenan Evans | Hapoel Haifa |
| Premier League Second Top 5 Players | Caleb Agada | Hapoel Be'er Sheva |
| Premier League Second Top 5 Players | Kerry Blackshear Jr. | Hapoel Gilboa Galil |
| Premier League Second Top 5 Players | Josh Nebo | Hapoel Eilat |
| Regular season MVP | Casey Prather | Hapoel Eilat |
| Regular season Israeli MVP | Yiftach Ziv | Hapoel Gilboa Galil |
| Coach of the Year | Stefanos Dedas | Hapoel Holon |
| Finals MVP | Scottie Wilbekin | Maccabi Tel Aviv |

## Israeli clubs in European competitions

| Team | Competition | Progress | Balkan League |
| Maccabi Tel Aviv | EuroLeague | Regular season | — |
| Maccabi Rishon LeZion | EuroCup | Withdrawn | Second round playoff |
| Hapoel Jerusalem | Champions League | Regular season | Regular season |
| Hapoel Holon | Champions League | Quarterfinals | Champion |
| Hapoel Tel Aviv | Champions League | Qualifying rounds | Second round playoff |
| Ironi Nes Ziona | FIBA Europe Cup | Champion | Regular season |
| Bnei Herzliya | — | — | Regular season |
| Hapoel Haifa | — | — | Regular season |
| Ironi Nahariya | — | — | Regular season |
| Hapoel Gilboa Galil | — | — | 3rd place |
| Maccabi Haifa | — | — | Regular season |
| Hapoel Eilat | — | — | Regular season |
| Hapoel Be'er Sheva | — | — | Regular season |