2022–23 Israeli Basketball Premier League

69th season of the Israeli Basketball Premier League

Israeli Basketball Premier League
Season2022–23
Dates7 October 2022 – 13 June 2023
Number of teams12
TV partner(s)Sports Channel
Regular season
Season MVPUnited States Zach Hankins
RelegatedHapoel Gilboa Galil
Finals
ChampionsMaccabi Tel Aviv
  Runners-upHapoel Tel Aviv
SemifinalistsHapoel Jerusalem
Hapoel Holon
Finals MVPUnited States Wade Baldwin
Awards
Israeli MVPIsrael Tomer Ginat
Rising StarIsrael Roy Paretsky
Best DefenderIsrael Or Cornelius
Most ImprovedIsrael Itay Moskovich
Sixth ManIsrael Bar Timor
Coach of the YearSerbia Aleksandar Džikić
Statistical leaders
Points United States Tyler Bey 20.3
Rebounds United States Zach Hankins 10.1
Assists United States D. J. Cooper 13.9

The 2022–23 Israeli Basketball Premier League, for sponsorship reasons Ligat Winner, is the 69th season of the Israeli Basketball Premier League. The league started on 7 October 2022.

Format

The regular season will be played in a 22-round round-robin format. The top 6 finishers will play the 5 rounds "upper house", with the other 6 teams playing the 5 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

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Teams of the 2022–23 Israeli Basketball Premier League

Maccabi Rishon LeZion has been relegated to 2022–23 National League after placing in the bottom place of the 2021–22 Premier League. [1] Ironi Kiryat Ata has been promoted to the league after winning the 2021–22 National League.[2]

Stadia and locations

Team Home city Stadium Capacity
Bnei Herzliya Herzliya HaYovel Herzliya 1,500
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 Gilboa Galil Gilboa Regional Council Gan Ner Sports Hall 2,057
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 Tel Aviv Tel Aviv Menora Mivtachim Arena 10,383

Personnel and sponsorship

Team Chairman Head coach Team captain Kit manufacturer Main sponsor
Bnei Herzliya Israel Eldad Akunis Israel Oren Aharoni Israel Yair Kravitz Peak Ofek Dist
Hapoel Be'er Sheva Israel Kfir Arazi Israel Lior Lubin Israel Neta Segal Kempa Altshuler Shacham
Hapoel Eilat Israel Tal Pinhas Italy Maurizio Buscaglia Israel Netanel Artzi Nike Yossi Avrahami
Hapoel Galil Elyon Israel Tamir Abrahams Israel Barak Peleg SwedenIsrael Nimrod Levi Macron Nofar Energy
Hapoel Gilboa Galil Israel Ariel Beit-Halahmy Israel Amit Suss Gevasol
Hapoel Haifa Israel Yuval Rosman Israel Mickey Gorka Israel Ofek Avital Reebok B-Cure Laser
Hapoel Holon Israel Eitan Lanciano Israel Guy Goodes United States Chris Johnson Atsmon PlayGrounds
Hapoel Jerusalem Israel Eyal Chomski Serbia Aleksandar Džikić Israel Itay Segev Givova Bank Yahav
Hapoel Tel Aviv Israel Rami Cohen Israel Danny Franco Israel Bar Timor Reebok Vegan Friendly
Ironi Kiryat Ata Israel Naftali Ben Tov Israel Sharon Avrahami Israel Ido Davidi Tax:on
Ironi Ness Ziona Israel Yaniv Mizrahi Israel Elad Hasin Israel Lior Carreira Macron Chai Motors
Maccabi Tel Aviv Israel Shimon Mizrahi Israel Oded Kattash United StatesIsrael John DiBartolomeo Puma Playtika

Managerial changes

Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Replaced with Date of appointment Ref.
Hapoel Gilboa Galil Israel Rami Hadar Fired 21 December 2022 12th (2-8) Israel Ariel Beit-Halahmy 9 January 2023 [3][4]
Hapoel Eilat Israel Ariel Beit-Halahmy Resigned 25 December 2022 11th (3-8) Italy Maurizio Buscaglia 15 January 2023 [5][6]
Hapoel Haifa Israel Sharon Drucker Fired 11 April 2023 11th (6-17) Israel Mickey Gorka 12 April 2023

Regular season

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD PCT Qualification or relegation
1 Maccabi Tel Aviv 22 19 3 2035 1677 +358 .864 Advance to the Top-teams League Group
2 Hapoel Tel Aviv 22 18 4 1976 1828 +148 .818
3 Hapoel Jerusalem 22 15 7 1764 1623 +141 .682
4 Hapoel Holon 22 14 8 1907 1842 +65 .636
5 Hapoel Galil Elyon 22 11 11 1870 1929 −59 .500
6 Ironi Ness Ziona 22 11 11 1946 1948 −2 .500
7 Hapoel Be'er Sheva 22 10 12 1859 1912 −53 .455 Advance to the Bottom-Teams League Group
8 Bnei Herzliya 22 10 12 1838 1815 +23 .455
9 Ironi Kiryat Ata 22 7 15 1805 1902 −97 .318
10 Hapoel Eilat 22 7 15 1751 1937 −186 .318
11 Hapoel Haifa 22 6 16 1732 1911 −179 .273
12 Hapoel Gilboa Galil 22 4 18 1741 1900 −159 .182
Source: [7]
Rules for classification: [8]

Rounds 1 to 22

Home \ Away MTA HTA HJE HHO HGE INZ HBS BNH IKA HEI HHA HGG
Maccabi Tel Aviv 95–90 75–80 98–78 104–73 95–87 81–68 93–98 94–68 109–57 108–104 86–64
Hapoel Tel Aviv 96–95 68–80 87–93 108–80 102–85 95–83 105–87 90–84 98–59 87–77 86–81
Hapoel Jerusalem 74–88 77–80 91–73 89–70 78–62 84–74 84–82 77–70 82–68 85–82 69–60
Hapoel Holon 74–84 74–79 80–76 83–73 107–92 92–77 74–79 88–73 102–94 99–77 96–89
Hapoel Galil Elyon 67–96 84–89 89–83 86–66 79–82 90–84 95–89 92–86 72–79 79–86 89–78
Ironi Ness Ziona 84–91 97–102 96–87 81–101 104–108 87–75 91–84 93–70 87–73 93–80 104–90
Hapoel Be'er Sheva 58–91 79–80 70–61 94–101 86–90 97–92 89–73 100–99 105–101 92–96 103–89
Bnei Herzliya 76–99 110–82 83–66 77–64 68–87 96–92 75–77 77–66 81–86 85–87 82–70
Ironi Kiryat Ata 88–100 84–96 65–107 85–97 94–98 78–75 95–96 79–70 90–78 83–58 81–76
Hapoel Eilat 74–96 80–88 60–83 102–91 88–76 79–80 70–79 81–91 74–98 79–94 85–74
Hapoel Haifa 59–80 73–87 57–74 81–83 70–78 86–88 77–93 69–101 91–82 79–90 82–80
Hapoel Gilboa Galil 60–77 71–81 71–77 67–91 117–115 90–94 93–80 79–74 75–87 82–94 85–67
Source: [9]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Red = away team win.
Matches with lighter background shading were decided after overtime.

Positions by round

The table lists the positions of teams after completion of each round. In order to preserve chronological evolvements, any postponed matches are not included in the round at which they were originally scheduled, but added to the full round they were played immediately afterwards.

Source: [7]
  = Leader and advance to Top-teams League Group;   = Advance to Top-teams League Group;   = Advance to Bottom-teams League Group;   = Last Place and Advance to Bottom-teams League Group

Top-teams League Group

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD PCT Qualification or relegation MTA HJE HTA HHO HGE INZ
1 Maccabi Tel Aviv 27 22 5 2467 2090 +377 .815 Advance to the playoffs 89–82 96–88 83–95
2 Hapoel Jerusalem 27 20 7 2179 1994 +185 .741 83–76 75–66 90–78
3 Hapoel Tel Aviv 27 20 7 2420 2277 +143 .741 76–85 88–84 103–91
4 Hapoel Holon 27 17 10 2354 2273 +81 .630 100–95 103–81
5 Hapoel Galil Elyon 27 13 14 2304 2365 −61 .481 84–90 94–85
6 Ironi Ness Ziona 27 11 16 2344 2418 −74 .407 66–88 75–82
Source: [7]
Rules for classification: [8]

Positions by round

The table lists the positions of teams after completion of each round. In order to preserve chronological evolvements, any postponed matches are not included in the round at which they were originally scheduled, but added to the full round they were played immediately afterwards.

Team ╲ Round222324252627
Maccabi Tel Aviv111111
Hapoel Jerusalem333332
Hapoel Tel Aviv222223
Hapoel Holon444444
Hapoel Galil Elyon565555
Ironi Ness Ziona656666
Source: [7]
  = Leader and advance to playoffs;   = Advance to the playoffs

Bottom-Teams League Group

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD PCT Qualification or relegation BNH HBS HHA IKA HEI HGG
7 Bnei Herzliya 27 14 13 2282 2210 +72 .519 Advance to the playoffs 95–72 93–89 84–60
8 Hapoel Be'er Sheva 27 13 14 2312 2352 −40 .481 75–86 102–98 102–94
9 Hapoel Haifa 27 9 18 2196 2359 −163 .333 104–91 93–77
10 Ironi Kiryat Ata 27 9 18 2232 2362 −130 .333 77–96 83–97 85–83
11 Hapoel Eilat 27 9 18 2210 2400 −190 .333 99–86 92–86
12 Hapoel Gilboa Galil 27 5 22 2140 2340 −200 .185 Relegation to Liga Leumit 85–78 91–93
Source: [7]
Rules for classification: [8]

Positions by Round

Team ╲ Round222324252627
Bnei Herzliya887777
Hapoel Be'er Sheva778888
Hapoel Haifa11111011119
Ironi Kiryat Ata9999910
Hapoel Eilat101011101011
Hapoel Gilboa Galil121212121212
Source: [7]
  = Advance to the playoffs;   = Relegation to Liga Leumit

Playoffs

Quarterfinals
15–30 May 2023 		Semifinals
30 May–4 June 2023 		Finals
8–14 June 2023
                    
1 Maccabi Tel Aviv 86 80 82 – – 3
8 Hapoel Be'er Sheva 77 76 77 – – 0
1 Maccabi Tel Aviv 90 112 – 2
4 Hapoel Holon 76 85 – 0
4 Hapoel Holon 106 96 97 – – 3
5 Hapoel Galil Elyon 69 88 88 – – 0
1 Maccabi Tel Aviv 90 74 94 2
3 Hapoel Tel Aviv 79 112 90 1
2 Hapoel Jerusalem 81 64 74 86 – 3
7 Bnei Herzliya 70 75 69 61 – 1
2 Hapoel Jerusalem 55 68 – 0
3 Hapoel Tel Aviv 86 77 – 2
3 Hapoel Tel Aviv 90 106 102 – – 3
6 Ironi Ness Ziona 77 75 69 – – 0

Quarterfinals

Game 1

Hapoel Holon v Hapoel Galil Elyon
15 May 2023 (2023-05-15) Hapoel Holon 106–69
(Series: 1–0) 		Hapoel Galil Elyon Holon
20:30 Scoring by quarter: 22–20, 29–19, 27–13, 28–17
5 LIVE Pts: Harris 20
Rebs: Dawson 8
Asts: Ragland 6
PIR: Harris 22 		Boxscore Pts: Marble 19
Rebs: Washington 8
Asts: Booker, Huber 4
PIR: Booker 23 		Arena: Holon Toto Hall
Attendance: 3,200
Referees: David Romano, Adar Pe'er, Rotem Kuza
Maccabi Tel Aviv v Hapoel Be'er Sheva
17 May 2023 (2023-05-17) Maccabi Tel Aviv 86–77
(Series: 1–0) 		Hapoel Be'er Sheva Tel Aviv
18:30 Scoring by quarter: 19–15, 24–19, 18–20, 25–23
5 Sport Pts: Hilliard 17
Rebs: Sorkin 8
Asts: Brown 5
PIR: Poythress 18 		Boxscore Pts: Efianayi 23
Rebs: three players 5
Asts: Ahmad 5
PIR: Efianayi 19 		Arena: Menora Mivtachim Arena
Attendance: 6,223
Referees: Ofer Manheim, Lior Beynish, Guy Shmueli
Hapoel Tel Aviv v Ironi Ness Ziona
17 May 2023 (2023-05-17) Hapoel Tel Aviv 90–77
(Series: 1–0) 		Ironi Ness Ziona Tel Aviv
19:30 Scoring by quarter: 18–24, 17–23, 28–16, 27–14
5 STARS Pts: Munford & Ginat 19
Rebs: Ginat 14
Asts: Brown 9
PIR: Onuaku 30 		Boxscore Pts: Bey 22
Rebs: Cooper 9
Asts: Cooper 9
PIR: Bey & Meyinsse 20 		Arena: Drive in Arena
Attendance: 3,350
Referees: Amit Balak, Zahi Habdali, Noam Gordon
Hapoel Jerusalem v Bnei Herzliya
18 May 2023 (2023-05-18) Hapoel Jerusalem 81–70
(Series: 1–0) 		Bnei Herzliya Jerusalem
21:00 Scoring by quarter: 14–22, 28–14, 18–19, 21–15
5 Sport Pts: Smith 20
Rebs: Hankins 7
Asts: Smith 5
PIR: Hankins 24 		Boxscore Pts: Babb 23
Rebs: Kemp 11
Asts: Brandwein 5
PIR: Babb & Kemp 26 		Arena: Pais Arena
Attendance: 5,217
Referees: Sefi Shemesh, Nir Meirson, Harel Kidron

Game 2

Hapoel Galil Elyon v Hapoel Holon
18 May 2023 (2023-05-18) Hapoel Galil Elyon 88–96
(Series: 0–2) 		Hapoel Holon Kfar Blum
19:00 Scoring by quarter: 30–25, 20–19, 13–26, 25–26
5 LIVE Pts: Booker 21
Rebs: Washington 12
Asts: Huber 7
PIR: Booker 29 		Boxscore Pts: Dawson 27
Rebs: Dawson 9
Asts: Ragland 9
PIR: Dawson 36 		Arena: HaPais Kfar Blum
Attendance: 1,000
Referees: Amit Balak, Kfir Mualem, Or Zrur
Hapoel Be'er Sheva v Maccabi Tel Aviv
21 May 2023 (2023-05-21) Hapoel Be'er Sheva 76–80
(Series: 0–2) 		Maccabi Tel Aviv Be'er Sheva
17:30 Scoring by quarter: 14–25, 24–13, 23–21, 15–21
5 Sport Pts: Moore 17
Rebs: Moore 7
Asts: Ahmad 6
PIR: Moore 22 		Boxscore Pts: Brown 21
Rebs: Poythress 9
Asts: Brown 4
PIR: Brown 28 		Arena: Conch Arena
Attendance: 2,100
Referees: Dan Yalon, Nir Meirson, Ori Shalhavi
Ironi Ness Ziona v Hapoel Tel Aviv
20 May 2023 (2023-05-20) Ironi Ness Ziona 75–106
(Series: 0–2) 		Hapoel Tel Aviv Ness Ziona
20:45 Scoring by quarter: 13–26, 20–24, 23–19, 19–37
5 PLUS Pts: Bey 23
Rebs: Bey 14
Asts: Cooper 12
PIR: Bey 21 		Boxscore Pts: Munford 30
Rebs: Ginat 12
Asts: Brown 9
PIR: Ginat 35 		Arena: Lev Hamoshava
Attendance: 1,300
Referees: Ofer Manheim, Kfir Mualem, Adar Pe'er
Bnei Herzliya v Hapoel Jerusalem
21 May 2023 (2023-05-21) Bnei Herzliya 75–64
(Series: 1–1) 		Hapoel Jerusalem Herzliya
19:35 Scoring by quarter: 18–10, 24–16, 15–20, 18–18
5 PLUS Pts: Kravitz 14
Rebs: Kemp 8
Asts: Kravitz 5
PIR: Carter 19 		Boxscore Pts: Smith 17
Rebs: Hankins 14
Asts: Smith 4
PIR: Smith & Hankins 17 		Arena: HaYovel Herzliya
Attendance: 1,250
Referees: Erez Gurion, Zahi Habdali, Noam Gordon

Game 3

Hapoel Holon v Hapoel Galil Elyon
22 May 2023 (2023-05-22) Hapoel Holon 97–88
(Series: Hapoel Holon won 3–0) 		Hapoel Galil Elyon Holon
20:40 Scoring by quarter: 21–23, 28–21, 21–22, 27–22
5 Sport Pts: Ragland 31
Rebs: Dalton 8
Asts: Ragland 11
PIR: Ragland 46 		Boxscore Pts: Booker 21
Rebs: Washington 11
Asts: Booker & Huber 7
PIR: Washington 24 		Arena: Holon Toto Hall
Attendance: 3,350
Referees: Ofer Manheim, Dan Yalon, Lior Beynish
Maccabi Tel Aviv v Hapoel Be'er Sheva
24 May 2023 (2023-05-24) Maccabi Tel Aviv 82–77
(Series: Maccabi Tel Aviv won 3–0) 		Hapoel Be'er Sheva Tel Aviv
18:00 Scoring by quarter: 26–22, 18–20, 12–22, 26–13
5 Sport Pts: Brown 14
Rebs: Poythress 9
Asts: Brown 7
PIR: Poythress 22 		Boxscore Pts: Efianayi 20
Rebs: Whittington 12
Asts: Efianayi 8
PIR: Efianayi 25 		Arena: Menora Mivtachim Arena
Attendance: 7,534
Referees: Erez Gurion, Zahi Habdali, Harel Kidron
Hapoel Tel Aviv v Ironi Ness Ziona
23 May 2023 (2023-05-23) Hapoel Tel Aviv 102–69
(Series: Hapoel Tel Aviv won 3–0) 		Ironi Ness Ziona Tel Aviv
19:00 Scoring by quarter: 31–15, 25–17, 25–18, 21–19
5 LIVE Pts: Ginat 16
Rebs: Onuaku 8
Asts: Brown 9
PIR: Onuaku 25 		Boxscore Pts: Bey 16
Rebs: Levinson 8
Asts: Rozenfeld 7
PIR: Bey 19 		Arena: Drive in Arena
Attendance: 3,300
Referees: Sefi Shemesh, Noam Gordon, Rotem Kuza
Hapoel Jerusalem v Bnei Herzliya
24 May 2023 (2023-05-24) Hapoel Jerusalem 74–69
(Series: 2–1) 		Bnei Herzliya Jerusalem
21:00 Scoring by quarter: 16–22, 18–10, 14–19, 26–18
5 Sport Pts: Randolph 18
Rebs: Hankins 15
Asts: Smith 4
PIR: Hankins 30 		Boxscore Pts: Kemp 21
Rebs: Kemp 13
Asts: Four players 2
PIR: Kemp 33 		Arena: Pais Arena
Attendance: 6,271
Referees: Amit Balak, Adar Pe'er, Or Zrur

Game 4

Bnei Herzliya v Hapoel Jerusalem
28 May 2023 (2023-05-28) Bnei Herzliya 61–86
(Series: Hapoel Jerusalem won 1–3) 		Hapoel Jerusalem Herzliya
20:45 Scoring by quarter: 11–29, 18–20, 28–11, 4–26
5 Sport Pts: Babb 26
Rebs: Gamble 7
Asts: Kravitz 4
PIR: Babb 24 		Boxscore Pts: Carrington 26
Rebs: Hankins 12
Asts: Cline & Smith 3
PIR: Carrington 25 		Arena: HaYovel Herzliya
Attendance: 1,250
Referees: Sefi Shemesh, Omer Esteron, Dan Yalon

Semifinals

Game 1

Maccabi Tel Aviv v Hapoel Holon
30 May 2023 (2023-05-30) Maccabi Tel Aviv 90–76
(Series: 1–0) 		Hapoel Holon Tel Aviv
21:00 Scoring by quarter: 21–25, 28–18, 23–21, 18–12
5 Sport Pts: Baldwin 20
Rebs: Colson 12
Asts: Brown 11
PIR: Colson 21 		Boxscore Pts: Ragland 28
Rebs: Ragland 9
Asts: Ragland 6
PIR: Ragland 36 		Arena: Menora Mivtachim Arena
Attendance: 7,623
Referees: Sefi Shemesh, Ofer Manheim, Nir Meirson
Hapoel Jerusalem v Hapoel Tel Aviv
31 May 2023 (2023-05-31) Hapoel Jerusalem 55–86
(Series: 0–1) 		Hapoel Tel Aviv Jerusalem
21:00 Scoring by quarter: 8–16, 15–24, 15–24, 17–22
5 Sport Pts: Smith 18
Rebs: Hankins 9
Asts: Smith 3
PIR: Hankins 19 		Boxscore Pts: McRae 20
Rebs: Three players 5
Asts: Brown 5
PIR: McRae 24 		Arena: Pais Arena
Attendance: 8,431
Referees: Omer Esteron, Amit Balak, Zahi Habdali

Game 2

Hapoel Holon v Maccabi Tel Aviv
2 June 2023 (2023-06-02) Hapoel Holon 85–112
(Series: Maccabi Tel Aviv won 2–0) 		Maccabi Tel Aviv Holon
15:30 Scoring by quarter: 19–33, 19–21, 24–28, 23–30
5 Sport Pts: Johnson 17
Rebs: Dalton 8
Asts: Ragland 9
PIR: Ragland 21 		Boxscore Pts: Colson 23
Rebs: Four players 4
Asts: Baldwin IV 10
PIR: Colson 24 		Arena: Holon Toto Hall
Attendance: 5,500
Referees: Amit Balak, David Romano, Dan Yalon
Hapoel Tel Aviv v Hapoel Jerusalem
3 June 2023 (2023-06-03) Hapoel Tel Aviv 77–68
(Series: 2–0) 		Hapoel Jerusalem Tel Aviv
21:00 Scoring by quarter: 21–16, 17–16, 19–23, 20–13
5 Sport Pts: Brown 29
Rebs: Onuaku 12
Asts: Onuaku 5
PIR: Brown 28 		Boxscore Pts: Blayzer 22
Rebs: Blayzer 10
Asts: Three players 4
PIR: Hankins 25 		Arena: Drive in Arena
Attendance: 3,536
Referees: Sefi Shemesh, Adar Pe'er, Noam Gordon

Finals

Maccabi Tel Aviv v Hapoel Tel Aviv
8 June 2023 (2023-06-08)
Game 1
 Maccabi Tel Aviv 90–79
(Series: 1–0) 		Hapoel Tel Aviv Tel Aviv
21:00 Scoring by quarter: 25–22, 18–16, 24–18, 23–23
5 Sport Pts: Baldwin 14
Rebs: Sorkin 7
Asts: Baldwin 9
PIR: Brown 22 		Boxscore Pts: McRae 18
Rebs: Onuaku 6
Asts: Brown 8
PIR: Onuaku 18 		Arena: Menora Mivtachim Arena
Attendance: 10,650
Referees: Omer Esteron, Ofer Manheim, Zahi Habdali
Hapoel Tel Aviv v Maccabi Tel Aviv
11 June 2023 (2023-06-11)
Game 2
 Hapoel Tel Aviv 112–74
(Series: 1–1) 		Maccabi Tel Aviv Tel Aviv
21:00 Scoring by quarter: 36–17, 23–25, 27–23, 26–9
5 Sport Pts: Munford 26
Rebs: Onuaku 10
Asts: Brown 9
PIR: McRae 23 		Boxscore Pts: Baldwin 18
Rebs: Poythress 7
Asts: Brown 7
PIR: Baldwin 18 		Arena: Drive in Arena
Attendance: 3,536
Referees: Sefi Shemesh, Amit Balak, Adar Pe'er
Maccabi Tel Aviv v Hapoel Tel Aviv
13 June 2023 (2023-06-13)
Game 3
 Maccabi Tel Aviv 94–90
(Series: 2–1) 		Hapoel Tel Aviv Tel Aviv
21:00 Scoring by quarter: 26–23, 16–15, 33–26, 19–26
5 Sport Pts: Brown & Baldwin 22
Rebs: Sorkin & Colson 9
Asts: Baldwin 8
PIR: Brown 25 		Boxscore Pts: Brown 31
Rebs: Onuaku 10
Asts: Brown 8
PIR: Brown 29 		Arena: Menora Mivtachim Arena
Attendance: 10,500
Referees: Sefi Shemesh, Omer Esteron, Amit Balak


2022–23 Israeli Premier League champions
Maccabi Tel Aviv
56th title

Awards

MVP of the Round

Round Player Team EFF Ref.
October
1 Payton Willis Hapoel Gilboa Galil 35 [10]
2 D. J. Cooper (1/2) Ironi Ness Ziona 29 [11]
4 Anthony Hickey Hapoel Haifa 27 [12]
November
5 D. J. Cooper (2/2) Ironi Ness Ziona 34 [13]
6 Speedy Smith Hapoel Jerusalem 29 [14]
December
8 Shaq Buchanan (1/2) Ironi Ness Ziona 32 [15]
Tyler Bey (1/2) 36
9 Maurice Kemp Bnei Herzliya 39 [16]
11 David Efianayi (1/2) Hapoel Be'er Sheva 35 [17]
January
13 Itay Moskovich Hapoel Galil Elyon 30 [18]
14 J'Covan Brown (1/2) Hapoel Tel Aviv 39 [19]
15 David Efianayi (2/2) Hapoel Be'er Sheva 31 [20]
February
17 Nimrod Levi Hapoel Galil Elyon 29 [21]
March
18 Joe Ragland Hapoel Holon 37 [22]
19 Tony Carr Hapoel Gilboa Galil 42 [23]
21 J'Covan Brown (2/2) Hapoel Tel Aviv 34 [24]
April
25 Hayden Dalton Hapoel Holon 35 [25]
May
27 Tomer Ginat Hapoel Tel Aviv 32 [26]
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3 Jordan McRae (1/2) Hapoel Tel Aviv 26 [27]
7 Shaq Buchanan (2/2) Ironi Ness Ziona 33 [28]
10 Andy Van Vliet Bnei Herzliya 31 [29]
12 Roi Huber (1/2) Hapoel Galil Elyon 24 [30]
16 Roi Huber (2/2) Hapoel Galil Elyon 33 [31]
20 Mangok Mathiang Hapoel Eilat 44 [32]
22 Tyler Bey (2/2) Ironi Ness Ziona 36 [33]
23 Jordan McRae (2/2) Hapoel Tel Aviv 30 [34]
24 Roman Sorkin Maccabi Tel Aviv 32 [35]
26 Zach Hankins Hapoel Jerusalem 31 [36]

Monthly Awards

Player of the Month

Month Player Team EFF Ref.
October United States Tyler Bey Ironi Ness Ziona 30.0 [37]
November United States D. J. Cooper Ironi Ness Ziona 31.0 [38]
December United States Maurice Kemp (1/2) Bnei Herzliya 24.8 [39]
January United StatesNigeria David Efianayi Hapoel Be'er Sheva 23.8 [40]
February United States Antonius Cleveland Hapoel Eilat 22 [41]
March
April United States Maurice Kemp (2/2) Bnei Herzliya 27.0 [42]

Israeli Player of the Month

Month Player Team EFF Ref.
October Israel Roman Sorkin (1/2) Maccabi Tel Aviv 24.3 [43]
November Israel Tomer Ginat Hapoel Tel Aviv 14.0 [44]
December Israel Itay Moskovich Hapoel Galil Elyon 16.8 [45]
January Israel Roi Huber Hapoel Galil Elyon 19.5 [46]
February Israel Roman Sorkin (2/2) Maccabi Tel Aviv 18.3 [47]
March
April Israel Egor Koulechov Hapoel Be'er Sheva 15.5 [48]

Coach of the Month

Month Coach Team W-L Ref.
October Israel Oded Kattash Maccabi Tel Aviv 3–0 [49]
November Serbia Aleksandar Džikić (1/2) Hapoel Jerusalem 3–0 [50]
December Israel Oren Aharoni (1/2) Bnei Herzliya 3–1 [51]
January Israel Barak Peleg Hapoel Galil Elyon 4–0 [52]
February Serbia Aleksandar Džikić (2/2) Hapoel Jerusalem 6–0 [53]
March
April Israel Oren Aharoni (2/2) Bnei Herzliya 4–0 [54]

Yearly awards

Award Winner Team Ref.
Regular season MVP United States Zach Hankins Hapoel Jerusalem [55]
Regular season Israeli MVP Israel Tomer Ginat Hapoel Tel Aviv [56]
Rising Star Israel Roy Paretsky Hapoel Be'er Sheva [57]
Best Defender Israel Or Cornelius Hapoel Jerusalem [58]
Most Improved Player Israel Itay Moskovich Hapoel Galil Elyon [59]
Sixth Man of the Year Israel Bar Timor Hapoel Tel Aviv [60]
First Team United States D. J. Cooper Ironi Ness Ziona [61]
United States Joe Ragland Hapoel Holon [62]
Israel Tomer Ginat Hapoel Tel Aviv [63]
Israel Roman Sorkin Maccabi Tel Aviv [64]
United States Zach Hankins Hapoel Jerusalem [65]
Second Team United States Wade Baldwin Maccabi Tel Aviv [66]
United States Khadeen Carrington Hapoel Jerusalem
United States Jordan McRae Hapoel Tel Aviv
Israel Nimrod Levi Hapoel Galil Elyon
United States Maurice Kemp Bnei Herzliya
Coach of the Year Serbia Aleksandar Džikić Hapoel Jerusalem [67]
Finals MVP United States Wade Baldwin Maccabi Tel Aviv [68]

Israeli clubs in European competitions

European-wide competitions
Competition Team Progress
EuroLeague Maccabi Tel Aviv Quarter-finals
Champions League Hapoel Jerusalem Runner-up
Bnei Herzliya Regular season
Hapoel Holon Round of 16
EuroCup Hapoel Tel Aviv Quarter-finals
FIBA Europe Cup Hapoel Galil Elyon Regular season
Hapoel Haifa Second round
Regional leagues
Competition Team Progress
European North Basketball League Ironi Ness Ziona Quarter-finals[69]
Balkan League Hapoel Be'er Sheva[70] Champion

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