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2008–09 Israeli Basketball Super League
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| title | 2008-2009 Israeli Basketball Super League season |
| league | Israeli Basketball Super League |
| sport | Basketball |
| duration | 26 October 2008 - 21 May 2009 |
| no_of_games | 158 |
| no_of_teams | 12 |
| TV | Sport 5, Israel 10 |
| season | Regular Season |
| season_champs | Maccabi Tel Aviv |
| season_champ_name | League champions |
| second_place | Hapoel Jerusalem |
| top_scorer | Luis Flores (Hapoel Holon) |
| relegate | Elitzur Kiryat Ata |
| Maccabi Giv'at Shmuel | |
| relegate_to | Ligat Leumit |
| finals | Final four |
| finals_link | 2008–2009 Israeli Final Four |
| finals_champ | Maccabi Tel Aviv |
| finals_runner-up | Maccabi Haifa Heat |
| finals_MVP | Carlos Arroyo (Maccabi Tel Aviv) |
| finals_MVP_link | Most Valuable Player |
| seasonslistnames | Israeli Basketball Super League |
| prevseason_link | 2007–2008 Israeli Basketball Super League |
| prevseason_year | 2007–2008 |
| nextseason_link | 2009–2010 Israeli Basketball Super League |
| nextseason_year | 2009–2010 |
Maccabi Giv'at Shmuel | finals_runner-up = Maccabi Haifa Heat
The Israeli Basketball Super League (BSL) 2008-2009 season was the 55th season of the top basketball league in Israel. The season began on 26 October 2008 and ended on 21 May 2009. Maccabi Tel Aviv won its 48th league title, defeating Maccabi Haifa Heat 85–72 in the final. The defending champion was Hapoel Holon.
Each out of the 12 participating teams played 22 regular league games, one home game and one away game against each other team. The top eight teams qualified to the playoff, where they played 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 four last ranked team competed in a best-of-5 series relegation playoff, where Elitzur Kiryat Ata and Maccabi Giv'at Shmuel lost and were relegated to Liga Leumit. They will be replaced by Maccabi Elitzur Netanya and Hapoel Afula, who qualified from Liga Leumit.
Regular season
| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | Diff | Pts | 41 | 39 | 36 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 22 | 19 | 3 | 2002 | 1659 | +343 | ||||||||||||
| 2. | Hapoel Jerusalem | 22 | 17 | 5 | 1962 | 1828 | +134 | ||||||||||||
| 3. | Maccabi Haifa | 22 | 14 | 8 | 1734 | 1651 | +83 | ||||||||||||
| 4. | Hapoel Holon | 22 | 13 | 9 | 1811 | 1764 | +47 | ||||||||||||
| 5. | Gilboa/Galil | 22 | 13 | 9 | 1728 | 1672 | +56 | ||||||||||||
| 6. | Bnei HaSharon | 22 | 13 | 9 | 1713 | 1696 | +17 | ||||||||||||
| 7. | Ironi Nahariya | 22 | 10 | 12 | 1790 | 1740 | +50 | ||||||||||||
| 8. | Ironi Ashkelon | 22 | 8 | 14 | 1769 | 1797 | -28 | ||||||||||||
| 9. | Ironi Ramat Gan | 22 | 8 | 14 | 1707 | 1861 | -154 | ||||||||||||
| 10. | Maccabi Giv'at Shmuel | 22 | 7 | 15 | 1706 | 1788 | -82 | ||||||||||||
| 11. | Maccabi Rishon LeZion | 22 | 7 | 15 | 1769 | 1903 | -134 | ||||||||||||
| 12. | Elitzur Kiryat Ata | 22 | 3 | 19 | 1688 | 2020 | -332 |
| Qualification to Relegation Playoffs |
|---|
Pld - Played; W - Won; L - Lost; PF - Points for; PA - Points against; Diff - Difference; Pts - Points.
| BNS | EKA | HPG | HPH | HPJ | IAS | INA | IRG | MGS | MHA | MRL | MTA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| **Bnei HaSharon** | 82-67 | 71-66 | 76-87 | 77-73 | 74-91 | 80-76 | 88-78 | 96-75 | 97-78 | 90-92 | |
| **Elitzur Kiryat Ata** | 79-74 | 63-84 | 68-104 | 72-117 | 71-75 | 87-80 | 82-85 | 80-101 | 76-86 | 93-91 | |
| **Gilboa/Galil** | 74-54 | 86-75 | 58-64 | 87-90 | 70-68 | 84-72 | 79-84 | 77-72 | 88-83 | 101-87 | |
| **Hapoel Holon** | 83-52 | 83-79 | 89-103 | 90-69 | 85-76 | ||||||
| 77-75 | 93-67 | 85-89 | 75-82 | 107-106 | |||||||
| **Hapoel Jerusalem** | 92-85 | 103-94 | 81-74 | 91-81 | 85-82 | 93-92 | 105-90 | 101-86 | 100-78 | 96-74 | |
| **Ironi Ashkelon** | 81-76 | 96-74 | 78-79 | 94-84 | 78-87 | 91-87 | 85-91 | 73-68 | 77-84 | 80-88 | |
| **Ironi Nahariya** | 65-67 | 103-73 | 90-73 | 74-76 | 82-67 | 84-90 | 81-74 | 89-80 | 61-71 | 77-84 | |
| **Ironi Ramat Gan** | 68-77 | 87-77 | 72-81 | 85-70 | 108-92 | 66-81 | 64-79 | 81-73 | 72-89 | 72-73 | |
| **Maccabi Giv'at Shmuel** | 68-79 | 93-81 | 68-65 | 63-74 | 77-87 | 76-70 | 90-96 | 89-90 | 60-76 | 87-76 | |
| **Maccabi Haifa** | 70-75 | 92-75 | 72-79 | 90-71 | 73-80 | 79-68 | 57-76 | 94-74 | 77-69 | 75-68 | |
| **Maccabi Rishon LeZion** | 78-95 | 108-86 | 63-86 | 71-79 | 74-81 | 77-69 | 92-93 | 68-57 | 77-88 | 54-81 | |
| **Maccabi Tel Aviv** | 77-65 | 102-80 | 89-70 | 105-82 | 97-81 | 97-86 | 84-78 | 103-86 | 81-61 | 80-68 | 114-75 |
Playoff
The higher ranked team hosts games 1, 3 and 5 (if necessary). The lower ranked team hosts games 2 and 4 (if necessary).
| Team #1 | Agg. | Team #2 | Game 1 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25–26 April | Game 2 | ||||||
| 3–4 May | Game 3 | ||||||
| 7 May | Game 4 | ||||||
| 10 May | Game 5 | ||||||
| 14 May | |||||||
| **Maccabi Tel Aviv** (1) | **3**–1 | Ironi Ashkelon (8) | 95–**96** (OT) | **86**–69 | **92**–69 | **97**–65 | |
| **Hapoel Jerusalem** (2) | **3**–0 | Ironi Nahariya (7) | **78**–76 | **92**–79 | **88**–80 | ||
| **Maccabi Haifa** (3) | **3**–1 | Bnei HaSharon (6) | 66–**69** | **75**–71 | **74**–61 | **87**–68 | |
| Hapoel Holon (4) | 2–3 | **Galil/Gilboa** (5) | 74–**81** | **63**–61 | **79**–78 (OT) | 55–**77** | 80–**87**(OT) |
Final four
Main article: 2008–2009 Israeli Final Four
Relegation playoff
The higher ranked team hosts games 1, 3 and 5 (if necessary). The lower ranked team hosts games 2 and 4 (if necessary).
| Team #1 | Agg. | Team #2 | Game 1 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 April | Game 2 | ||||
| 3 May | Game 3 | ||||
| 7 May | |||||
| **Ironi Ramat Gan** (9) | **3**–0 | Elitzur Kiryat Ata (12) | **83**–76 | **96**–79 | **100**–87 |
| Maccabi Giv'at Shmuel (10) | 0–**3** | **Maccabi Rishon LeZion** (11) | 62–**72** | 67–**81** | 64–**90** |
Elitzur Kiryat Ata and Maccabi Giv'at Shmuel were relegated to Liga Leumit.
Awards
The 2008–2009 Basketball Super League Season Awards were granted during the Israeli Basketball Super League Administration Gala Dinner on May 16 to the players who stood out the most during the regular season and the playoff. The MVP awards for the best player and coach of the season were given before the final game had been played.
BSL 2008–2009 MVP
- USA Doron Perkins (Maccabi Haifa Heat)
BSL 2008–2009 Final MVP
- PUR Carlos Arroyo (Maccabi Tel Aviv)
Coach of the season
- ISR Avi Ashkenazi (Maccabi Haifa Heat)
All-BSL Team
- USA Doron Perkins (Maccabi Haifa Heat)
- Dominican Republic Luis Flores (Hapoel Holon)
- ISR Omri Casspi (Maccabi Tel Aviv)
- ISR Lior Eliyahu (Maccabi Tel Aviv)
- USA Omar Sneed (Hapoel Jerusalem)
Best 6th man
- USA Davon Jefferson (Maccabi Haifa Heat)
Best newcomer
- ISR Gal Mekel (Gilboa/Galil)
Most improving player
- ISR Uri Kukia (Hapoel Holon)
Best defensive player
- USA Brian Randle (Gilboa/Galil)
References
References
- The Hapoel Holon-Ironi Ashkelon match was stopped after 6 minutes after one of the rims had been broken. The rim couldn't be fixed, and the match was postponed to a later data. Hapoel Holon was fined for this incident.
- [http://www.basket.co.il/News.asp?id=1469&lang=en The 2008/09 BSL Season Awards]
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