2011–12 Israeli Basketball Super League

The 2011–2012 Israeli Basketball Super League was the 58th season of the top basketball league in Israel. The season began on 16 October 2011 and ended on 24 May 2012.

2011–2012 Ligat Loto 1
Teams11
Dates16 October 2011 – 24 May 2012
Final positions
ChampionsMaccabi Tel Aviv
50th title
Runners-up Maccabi Ashdod
Awards
MVP Lior Eliyahu
Finals MVP Meir Tapiro
← 2010–2011
2012–2013 →
^1 Sponsored league name, referring to Loto.

Maccai Tel Aviv won the championship title for the 50th time.

Format

Each of the 11 participating teams play 20 regular league games, one home game and one away game against each other team. After that, there is 3rd round in which every team play against each other team once. The top eight teams advance to the playoff, where they play best-of-5 series decided by the rankings at the end of the regular season (first against eighth, second against seventh and so on). The series winners play in the Final Four to determine the championship. The two 9th and 10th ranked teams compete in a best-of-5 series relegation playoff, and the loser will be relegated to Liga Leumit 2012–2013.

Team information
Teams 2011-12

Stadia and locations
Team Home city Stadium Capacity
Barak Netanya Netanya Yeshurun 1,000
Bnei HaSharon/Herzliya Herzliya HaYovel Herzliya 1,750
Hapoel Gilboa Galil Gilboa Regional Council Gan Ner Sports Hall 2,400
Hapoel Holon Holon Holon City Arena 2,850
Hapoel Jerusalem Jerusalem Malha Arena 3,000
Ironi Ashkelon Ashkelon Ashkelon Sport Arena 3,000
Maccabi Ashdod Ashdod HaKiriya Arena 1,260
Habik'a B.C. Ganei Tikva, Giv'at Shmuel, Kiryat Ono Leader Arena 1,400
Maccabi Haifa Haifa Romema Arena 3,000
Maccabi Rishon LeZion Rishon LeZion Bet Maccabi 2,500
Maccabi Tel Aviv Tel Aviv Nokia Arena 10,383

Head coaches
Team Head coach Seasons as head coach
Barak Netanya Danny Franco
1
Bnei HaSharon/Herzliya Adi Azulay
1
Hapoel Gilboa Galil Lior Lubin
2
Hapoel Holon Dan Shamir
1
Hapoel Jerusalem Sharon Drucker
3
Ironi Ashkelon Eric Alfasi
1
Maccabi Ashdod Ofer Berkovich
2
Habik'a B.C. Avi Ashkenazi
1
Maccabi Haifa Mickey Gorka
2
Maccabi Rishon LeZion Effi Birnbaum
3
Maccabi Tel Aviv David Blatt
4

Regular season
Team Pld W L PF PA Diff Pts Qualification or relegation
1.Maccabi Tel Aviv 2523222181897+321482012–13 Euroleague Group stage
2.Hapoel Gilboa Galil 2516919551909+4641
3.Maccabi Rishon LeZion 25151019861917+6940
4.Hapoel Jerusalem 25141120431969+7439
5.Hapoel Holon 25141120411972+6939
6.Ironi Ashkelon 25101519652107-14235
7.Maccabi Ashdod 24121219871979+836
8.Habik'a B.C. 24101418481883–3534
9.Barak Netanya 2491519481977–2933
10.Bnei HaSharon/Herzliya 2471719182165–24731
11.Maccabi Haifa 2451919512085-13429
Qualification to Playoffs

Pld – Played; W – Won; L – Lost; PF – Points for; PA – Points against; Diff – Difference; Pts – Points.

Rounds 1-2
BNT BNS HPG HPH HPJ IAS MAS MHA HBC MRL MTA Rec.
Barak Netanya 97-77 86-74 75-98 79-85 92-73 86-90 96-75 88-80 65-80 70-85 5-5
Bnei HaSharon/Herzliya 93-102 82-84 85-89 63-102 101-96 69-91 84-82 95-92 59-82 73-113 3-7
Hapoel Gilboa Galil 78–81 73-61 85-61 89-68 79-76 97-75 85-72 75-67 75-74 60–95 8-2
Hapoel Holon 71-70 119-80 89-80 70-65 87-91 93-84 83-53 72-59 87-83 77-82 8-2
Hapoel Jerusalem 88-83 99-96 67-79 80-69 93-95 84-73 95-76 87-61 88-87 100-104 7-3
Ironi Ashkelon 84-86 84-85 60-81 73-71 83-74 87-85 80-77 87-85 81-79 83-87 6-4
Maccabi Ashdod 82-71 89-53 74-76 97-98 84-83 79-89 85-86 83-72 69-76 74-103 4-6
Maccabi Haifa 104-94 79-89 90-77 91-104 93-96 80-81 74-84 76-78 102-105 79-84 2-8
Habik'a B.C. 79-56 76-74 77-84 68-66 81-59 93-74 74-88 81-80 76-81 76-88 6-4
Maccabi Rishon LeZion 79-69 90-80 83-88 88-77 69-64 84-79 69-80 76-74 78-66 75-76 7-3
Maccabi Tel Aviv 87-85 92-75 102-61 84-75 64-78 108-75 73-78 87-81 89-79 90-73 8-2
Record 5-5 3-7 8-2 8-2 7-3 6-4 4-6 2-8 6-4 7-3 8-2

The home team is listed on the left-hand column.
The rightmost column and the bottom row list the teams' home and away records respectively.

Playoffs

The Quarter Finals were played as The-Best-of-5 series, while the Semifinals and the final were 1 match stages.

Quarterfinals Semifinals
22 May 		Final
24 May
         
1 Maccabi Tel Aviv 3
8 Habik'a B.C. 0
1 Maccabi Tel Aviv 102
5 Hapoel Holon 73
4 Hapoel Jerusalem 1
5 Hapoel Holon 3
1 Maccabi Tel Aviv 83
7 Maccabi Ashdod 63
2 Hapoel Gilboa Galil 1
7 Maccabi Ashdod 3
7 Maccabi Ashdod 75
3 Maccabi Rishon LeZion 68
3 Maccabi Rishon LeZion 3
6 Ironi Ashkelon 2


Israeli Basketball Super League 2012 Champions

Maccabi Tel Aviv
50th title

Stats Leaders

[1]

Efficiency
Rank Name Team Efficiency Games EPG
1. Bryant DunstonHapoel Holon6172524.68
2. Brian AsburyBarak Netanya5212421.71
3. Romeo TravisHapoel Gilboa Galil5142421.42
4. Josh DuncanMaccabi Ashdod4001921.05
5. Dwayne MitchellIroni Ashkelon4522220.55

Points
Rank Name Team Points Games PPG
1. Adrian BanksBarak Netanya4942321.48
2. Tweety CarterBnei HaSharon\Herzliya4752320.65
3. Sylven LandesbergMaccabi Haifa4752320.65
4. Joe CrawfordMaccabi Rishon LeZion4612320.04
5. Ron LewisHapoel Holon4772519.08

Rebounds
Rank Name Team Rebounds Games RPG
1. Bryant DunstonHapoel Holon235259.4
2. Isaac RosefeltBnei HaSharon\Herzliya148169.25
3. Josh DuncanMaccabi Ashdod163198.58
4. Alex TyusMaccabi Ashdod200248.33
5. Brandon BowmanMaccabi Rishon LeZion189238.22

Assists
Rank Name Team Assists Games APG
1. Moran RothHapoel Holon167217.95
2. Meir TapiroMaccabi Ashdod178247.42
3. Tweety CarterBnei HaSharon\Herzliya163237.09
4. Chris ThomasHapoel Gilboa Galil92194.84
5. Dwayne MitchellIroni Ashkelon105224.77

All-Star Game

The 2012 Israeli League All-star event was held on March 8, 2012, at the Ashkelon Sports Arena.

March 8, 2012
Israeli All-Stars 113–109 International All-Stars
Scoring by quarter: 36-34, 26-25, 24-26, 27-24
Pts: Kadir 40
Rebs: Landesberg 5
Asts: Tapiro 10		 Pts: Bowman & Mitchell 17
Rebs: Killingsworth 8
Asts: Delaney 7

Three-point shootout
Contestants
Pos.PlayerTeamFirst roundFinal round
G Amit Simhon (W)Ironi Ashkelon1813
G Ron LewisHapoel Holon1410
F David BluMaccabi Tel Aviv13-
G Yehu OrlandBarak Netanya13-
F Dion DowellHabik'a B.C.12-
G Yuval NaimyHapoel Jerusalem11-

Slam Dunk Contest
Contestants
Pos.PlayerTeam
F Roei Buchbinder (W)Bnei Hasharon
F Brandon BowmanMaccabi Rishon LeZion
G Adrian BanksBarak Netanya

Awards

Regular season MVP
Main article: Israeli Basketball Super League MVP

All-BSL 1st team

Coach of the season

Rising star

Best Defender

Most Improved Player

Sixth Man of the Season

Player of the Week
Week Player Team Efficiency
1 Raviv LimonadIroni Ashkelon42
2 Dagan YivzoriHapoel Gilboa Galil19
3 Bryant DunstonHapoel Holon49
4 Lior EliyahuMaacabi Tel aviv35
5 Sylven LandesbergMaccabi Haifa37
6 Yuval NaimyHapoel Jerusalem16
7 Adrian UterMaccabi Rishon LeZion32
8 Delroy JamesBnei HaSharon/Herzliya36
9 Brian AsburyBarak Netanya45
10 Ron LewisHapoel Holon51
11 Brian AsburyBarak Netanya48
12 Derwin KitchenMaccabi Rishon LeZion47
13 Tweety CarterBnei HaSharon\Herzliya32
14 Joe CrawfordMaccabi Rishon LeZion32
15 Josh DuncanMaccabi Ashdod39
16 Josh CarterMaccabi Ashdod38
17 Yogev OhayonMaacabi Tel aviv34
18 Ron LewisHapoel Holon36
19 Alex TyusMaccabi Ashdod31
20 Yehu OrlandBarak Netanya24
21 Adrian BanksBarak Netanya19
22 Joe CrawfordMaccabi Rishon LeZion38
23 Isaac RosefeltBnei HaSharon\Herzliya42
24 Eyal ShulmanMaccabi Rishon LeZion20
25 D. J. StrawberryHapoel Jerusalem38
26 Brian RandleHapoel Jerusalem32
27 Devin SmithMaacabi Tel aviv29

Month Awards
Month Weeks Best player
Best coach
Young Player		 Team Efficiency
W-L
October 1–3 Bryant DunstonHapoel Holon 26.7 [2]
Eric AlfasiIroni Ashkelon 2-1 [3]
Shlomi HarushHapoel Holon 2.7 [4]
November 4-7 Sylven LandesbergMaccabi Haifa 26 [5]
Lior LubinHapoel Gilboa Galil 4-0 [6]
Ezequiel SkvererHabik'a B.C. 9 [7]
December 8-11 Brian AsburyBarak Netanya 35.2 [8]
Danny FrancoBarak Netanya 4-0 [9]
Anton ShoutvinMaccabi Ashdod 3 [10]
January 12-15 Derwin KitchenMaccabi Rishon LeZion 37.7 [11]
Effi BirnbaumMaccabi Rishon LeZion 3-0 [12]
Amit SimhonIroni Ashkelon 10 [13]
February 16-18 Yogev OhayonMaacabi Tel aviv 17.0 [14]
David BlattMaacabi Tel aviv 2-0 [15]
Not Selected
March 19-22 Dror HajajMaccabi Ashdod 19.5 [16]
Ofer BerkovichMaccabi Ashdod 3-1 [17]
Not Selected
April 23-27 D. J. StrawberryHapoel Jerusalem 21.6 [18]
Sharon DruckerHapoel Jerusalem 3-2 [19]
Not Selected

See also

References
  2. "October's Best Player: Bryant Dunston" (in Hebrew). 6 November 2011.
  3. "October's Best Coach: Eric Alfasi" (in Hebrew). 3 November 2011.
  4. "October's Young Player: Shlomi Harush" (in Hebrew). 3 November 2011.
  5. "November's Best Player: Sylven Landesberg" (in Hebrew). 1 December 2011.
  6. "November's Best Coach: Lior Lubin" (in Hebrew). 5 December 2011.
  7. "November's Young Player: Ezequiel Skverer" (in Hebrew). 1 December 2011.
  8. "December's Best Player: Brian Asbury" (in Hebrew). 2 January 2012.
  9. "December's Best Coach: Danny Franco" (in Hebrew). 2 January 2012.
  10. "December's Young Player: Amit Simhon" (in Hebrew). 30 November 2011.
  11. "January's Best Player: Derwin Kitchen" (in Hebrew). 1 February 2012.
  12. "January's Best Coach: Effi Birnbaum" (in Hebrew). 2 February 2012.
  13. "January's Young Player: Amit Simhon" (in Hebrew). 30 January 2012.
  14. "February's Best Player: Yogev Ohayon" (in Hebrew). 29 February 2012.
  15. "February's Best Coach: David Blatt" (in Hebrew). 1 March 2012.
  16. "March's Best Player: Dror Hajaj" (in Hebrew). 28 March 2012.
  17. "March's Best Coach: Ofer Berkovich" (in Hebrew). 29 March 2012.
  18. "April's Best Player: Dror Hajaj" (in Hebrew). 3 May 2012.
  19. "April's Best Coach: Sharon Drucker" (in Hebrew). 3 May 2012.
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