# 2012–13 Israeli Basketball Super League

The 2012–2013 Israeli Basketball Super League, for sponsorship reasons known as Ligat Loto, was the 59th season of the Israeli Basketball Super League. The season began on 14 October 2012, and ended on 13 June 2013.
Maccabi Haifa won its first-ever Israeli championship.

## Teams
### Team changes

No team has Relegated as there was no relegation spot in last season.
Hapoel Tel Aviv been promoted to the league after winning Ligat Leumit last season. Another new team is Hapoel Eilat as the owner of Habik'a B.C. moved his license to the city of Eilat.

### Stadia and locations

| Team | Home city | Stadium | Capacity | Last Season |
| Barak Netanya | Netanya | Yeshurun | 1,000 | 9th |
| Bnei HaSharon/Herzliya | Herzliya | HaYovel Herzliya | 1,750 | 10th |
| Hapoel Gilboa Galil | Gilboa Regional Council | Gan Ner Sports Hall | 2,400 | 2nd |
| Hapoel Holon | Holon | Holon City Arena | 2,850 | 5th |
| Hapoel Jerusalem | Jerusalem | Malha Arena | 3,000 | 4th |
| Ironi Ashkelon | Ashkelon | Ashkelon Sports Arena | 3,000 | 6th |
| Maccabi Ashdod | Ashdod | HaKiriya Arena | 1,260 | 7th |
| Hapoel Eilat | Eilat | Begin Arena | 1,100 | 8th (as Habik'a B.C.) |
| Maccabi Haifa | Haifa | Romema Arena | 5,000 | 11th |
| Maccabi Rishon LeZion | Rishon LeZion | Beit Maccabi Rishon | 2,500 | 3rd |
| Maccabi Tel Aviv | Tel Aviv | Nokia Arena | 10,383 | 1st |
| Hapoel Tel Aviv | Tel Aviv | Beit Maccabi Rishon | 2,500 | 1st (Liga Leumit) |

### Head coaches

| Team | Head coach | Seasons as head coach |
| Barak Netanya | Danny Franco | 2 |
| Bnei Herzliya | Matan Harush | 1 |
| Hapoel Gilboa Galil | Lior Lubin | 3 |
| Hapoel Holon | Dan Shamir | 2 |
| Hapoel Jerusalem | Sharon Drucker | 4 |
| Ironi Ashkelon | Ariel Beit-Halahmy | 6 |
| Maccabi Ashdod | Ofer Berkovich | 3 |
| Hapoel Eilat | Oded Kattash | 1 |
| Maccabi Haifa | Brad Greenberg | 1 |
| Maccabi Rishon LeZion | Roni Bussani | 5 |
| Maccabi Tel Aviv | David Blatt | 5 |
| Hapoel Tel Aviv | Erez Edelstein | 3 |

## Regular season

| | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | Diff | Pts | Playoff |
| 1. | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 27 | 22 | 5 | 2279 | 1917 | +362 | 49 | Upper Playoffs |
| 2. | Maccabi Haifa | 27 | 17 | 10 | 2224 | 2150 | +74 | 44 | Upper Playoffs |
| 3. | Hapoel Eilat | 27 | 17 | 10 | 2160 | 2059 | +101 | 44 | Upper Playoffs |
| 4. | Barak Netanya | 27 | 15 | 12 | 2095 | 2065 | +30 | 42 | Upper Playoffs |
| 5. | Hapoel Jerusalem | 27 | 13 | 14 | 2226 | 2204 | +22 | 40 | Upper Playoffs |
| 6. | Maccabi Rishon LeZion | 27 | 12 | 15 | 2112 | 2145 | -33 | 39 | Upper Playoffs |
| 7. | Hapoel Gilboa Galil | 27 | 14 | 13 | 2125 | 2137 | -12 | 41 | Lower Playoffs |
| 8. | Hapoel Tel Aviv | 27 | 13 | 14 | 1981 | 2027 | -46 | 40 | Lower Playoffs |
| 9. | Hapoel Holon | 27 | 12 | 15 | 2127 | 2144 | -17 | 39 | Lower Playoffs |
| 10. | Maccabi Ashdod | 27 | 11 | 16 | 2202 | 2300 | -98 | 38 | Lower Playoffs |
| 11. | Bnei Herzliya | 27 | 10 | 17 | 2210 | 2356 | -146 | 37 | Lower Playoffs |
| 12. | Ironi Ashkelon | 27 | 6 | 21 | 2094 | 2331 | -237 | 33 | Lower Playoffs |
* Qualification to Upper Playoffs
* Qualification to Quarterfinals
* Relegation to the Second Division
Pld – Played; W – Won; L – Lost; PF – Points for; PA – Points against; Diff – Difference; Pts – Points.

## Quarterfinals

The Quarterfinals were played as The-Best-Of-5 series. The higher ranked team hosted games 1, 3 and 5 (if necessary). The lower ranked team hosted games 2 and 4 (if necessary).
| Team #1 | Agg. | Team #2 | Game 1 8–9 May | Game 2 12–13 May | Game 3 16 May | Game 4 19–20 May | Game 5 23 May |
| Maccabi Tel Aviv (1) | 3–0 | (8) Hapoel Tel Aviv | 76-68 | 80-67 | 76-74 | | |
| Maccabi Haifa (2) | 3–0 | (7) Hapoel Gilboa Galil | 87-85 | 93-81 | 93-87 | | |
| Hapoel Eilat (3) | 3–2 | (6) Maccabi Rishon LeZion | 77-79 | 91-63 | 69-67 | 70-79 | 91-80 |
| Barak Netanya (4) | 2–3 | (5) Hapoel Jerusalem | 80-87 | 68-87 | 92-69 | 73-70 | 68-79 |

## Semifinals

The Semifinals were played as The-Best-Of-5 series. The higher ranked team hosted games 1, 3 and 5 (if necessary). The lower ranked team hosted games 2 and 4 (if necessary).
| Team #1 | Agg. | Team #2 | Game 1 26–27 May | Game 2 29–30 May | Game 3 2–3 June | Game 4 5 June | Game 5 9 June |
| Maccabi Tel Aviv (1) | 3–0 | (5) Hapoel Jerusalem | 91-73 | 74-68 | 78-72 | | |
| Maccabi Haifa (2) | 3–2 | (3) Hapoel Eilat | 87-75 | 105-84 | 75-78 (OT) | 72-82 | 71-68 |

## Final

The Final was held on 13 June at Romema Arena.
| Team #1 | Score | Team #2 |
| Maccabi Tel Aviv (1) | 79-86 | (2) Maccabi Haifa |

## Individual statistics
### Rating

| Rank | Name | Team | Games | PIR |
| 1. | Frank Hassell | Hapoel Holon | 26 | 25.4 |
| 2. | Diamon Simpson | Maccabi Ashdod | 27 | 22.50 |
| 3. | Julian Wright | Maccabi Rishon LeZion | 27 | 21.1 |

### Points

| Rank | Name | Team | Games | PPG |
| 1. | Jerome Dyson | Hapoel Holon | 27 | 20.4 |
| 2. | Romel Beck | Bnei HaSharon/Herzliya | 26 | 18.9 |
| 3. | Scotty Hopson | Hapoel Eilat | 24 | 18.6 |

### Rebounds

| Rank | Name | Team | Games | RPG |
| 1. | Frank Hassell | Hapoel Holon | 26 | 14.2 |
| 2. | Jumaine Jones | Bnei HaSharon/Herzliya | 27 | 10 |
| —. | Eli Holman | Hapoel Eilat | 26 | 10 |

### Assists

| Rank | Name | Team | Games | APG |
| 1. | Dominic Waters | Hapoel Holon | 16 | 7.3 |
| 2. | Paul Stoll | Maccabi Haifa | 26 | 5.4 |
| 3. | Donta Smith | Maccabi Haifa | 26 | 5.2 |

## All-Star Game

The 2013 Israeli League All-star event was held on March 18, 2013, at the Romema Arena, Haifa.
Israeli All-Stars :
| Pos | Player | Team |
| Starters |||
| G | Meir Tapiro | Hapoel Jerusalem |
| G | Afik Nissim | Hapoel Eilat |
| F | Matan Naor | Hapoel Tel Aviv |
| F | Lior Eliyahu | Maccabi Tel Aviv |
| C | Ido Kozikaro | Maccabi Haifa |
| Reserves |||
| G | Gal Mekel | Maccabi Haifa |
| G | Nitzan Hanochi | Maccabi Rishon LeZion |
| G | Dagan Yivzori | Hapoel Gilboa Galil |
| G | Shlomi Harush | Hapoel Holon |
| G | Ben Reis | Bnei Herzliya |
| G | Oded Shashoua | Ironi Ashkelon |
| G | Yehu Orland | Barak Netanya |
| F | Guy Pnini | Maccabi Tel Aviv |
| Head coach: Oded Kattash (Hapoel Eilat) |||
International All-Stars :
| Pos | Player | Team |
| Starters |||
| G | Paul Stoll | Maccabi Haifa |
| G | Jamar Smith | Hapoel Gilboa Galil |
| F | Scotty Hopson | Hapoel Eilat |
| F | Donta Smith | Maccabi Haifa |
| C | Shawn James | Maccabi Tel Aviv |
| Reserves |||
| G | Demontez Stitt | Hapoel Tel Aviv |
| G | Jerome Dyson | Hapoel Holon |
| F | Deron Washington | Barak Netanya |
| F | Pat Calathes | Maccabi Haifa |
| C | Adrian Uter | Maccabi Rishon LeZion |
| C | Marcus Dove | Ironi Ashkelon |
| Head coach: Brad Greenberg (Maccabi Haifa) |||
* March 18, 2013
* Report
| Israeli All-Stars | 127–111 | International All-Stars |
| Pts: Eliyahu & Yivzori 20 Rebs: Kozikaro 9 Asts: Eliyahu 6 | | Pts: Washington & Hopson 16 Rebs: Calathes 9 |
* Romema Arena, Haifa Attendance: 2,500

### Three-point shootout

Contestants :
| Pos. | Player | Team |
| G | Paul Stoll (W) | Maccabi Haifa |
| G | Afik Nissim | Hapoel Eilat |
| G | Amit Simhon | Hapoel Gilboa Galil |
| G | Dagan Yivzori | Hapoel Gilboa Galil |
| F | Guy Pnini | Maccabi Tel Aviv |
| F | Moshe Mizrahi | Maccabi Ashdod |
| G | Yehu Orland | Barak Netanya |
| G | Ben Reis | Bnei Herzliya |

### Slam Dunk Contest

Contestants :
| Pos. | Player | Team |
| F | Scotty Hopson (W) | Hapoel Eilat |
| F | Deron Washington | Barak Netanya |
| G | Kenny Hayes | Hapoel Gilboa Galil |

## Awards
### Regular season MVP

* Gal Mekel (Maccabi Haifa)

### All-BSL 1st team

* Gal Mekel (Maccabi Haifa)
* Scotty Hopson (Hapoel Eilat)
* Devin Smith (Maccabi Tel Aviv)
* Pat Calathes (Maccabi Haifa)
* Shawn James (Maccabi Tel Aviv)

### Coach of the season

* Brad Greenberg (Maccabi Haifa)

### Rising star

* Bar Timor (Hapoel Tel Aviv)

### Best Defender

* Shawn James (Maccabi Tel Aviv)

### Most Improved Player

* Eyal Shulman (Barak Netanya)

### Sixth Man of the Season

* Yehu Orland (Barak Netanya)