Ligat Winner 2007-08
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The 2007-08 Israeli Basketball Super League season was the 54th season of top division basketball in Israel
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The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...

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Standings

Qualified for the Final Four
Relegated to Liga Leumit
Liga Leumit (basketball)
Liga Leumit is the second tier of league basketball competition in Israel, below the Israeli Basketball Super League.-League system:The league contains 14 clubs that compete in a home-and-away round-robin. At the end of the season, the top eight clubs advance to the play-offs. The first round is...


Pts P W L F Α D
1. Hapoel Holon
Hapoel Holon
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461
27
20
7
2365
2136
+229
2. Maccabi Tel Aviv
45
27
18
9
2474
2235
+239
3. Bnei HaSharon
Bnei HaSharon
Bnei HaSharon/Herzliya is a professional basketball club based in Herzliya, in central Israel. The club currently plays in Ligat HaAl, the top division of Israeli basketball.The club was created by the merge of Maccabi Ra'anana and Bnei Herzliya in 2002...

44
27
17
10
2136
2051
+85
4. Ironi Nahariya
Ironi Nahariya
Ironi Nahariya is a professional basketball club based in Nahariya in northern Israel. The team plays in Liga Leumit, the Second division in Israeli basketball.-History:...

42
27
15
12
2291
2237
+54
5. Hapoel Jerusalem
40
27
13
14
2284
2294
-10
6. Elitzur Ashkelon
40
27
13
14
2306
2408
-102
7. Ironi Ramat Gan
Ironi Ramat Gan
Ironi Ramat Gan is a basketball club based in Ramat Gan in central Israel. The team plays in Liga Leumit, the Second division in Israeli basketball.The club was formed by a merger of Beitar Ramat Gan and Maccabi Ramat Gan...

39
27
12
15
2395
2482
-87
8. Hapoel Galil Elyon
Hapoel Galil Elyon
Hapoel Galil-Elyon was an Israeli basketball club. The team represented the north-east region of the country – the Upper Galilee, and the Israeli settlements in the Golan Heights...

37
27
10
17
2281
2420
-139
9. Maccabi Rishon LeZion
Maccabi Rishon LeZion (basketball)
Maccabi Rishon LeZion is a basketball club based in Rishon LeZion in central Israel. The club plays in Ligat HaAl, the top division of Israeli basketball.-History:...

36
27
9
18
2153
2289
-136
10. Hapoel Gilboa/Afula
Hapoel Gilboa/Afula
Hapoel Afula was a basketball club in Israel. The club had been formed by a merger of Hapoel Gilboa and Hapoel Afula.The club played in Ligat HaAl until 2008 when it was relegated after finishing bottom in the 2007-08 season...

35
27
8
19
2150
2285
-135

Source: Official Ligat HaAl website

Pts=Points, P=Matches played, W=Matches won, L=Matches lost, F=Points for, A=Points against, D=Points difference.

1.Due to a firecracker thrown into the court during the match between Hapoel Holon and Hapoel Jerusalem, Holon lost technically 20-0 and was not awarded with any points.

First team

Meir Tapiro
Meir Tapiro
Meir Tapiro , born 28 March 1975) is an Israeli basketball player who currently plays for Maccabi Ashdod. Tapiro plays in the Point Guard position....

 (Bnei HaSharon
Bnei HaSharon
Bnei HaSharon/Herzliya is a professional basketball club based in Herzliya, in central Israel. The club currently plays in Ligat HaAl, the top division of Israeli basketball.The club was created by the merge of Maccabi Ra'anana and Bnei Herzliya in 2002...

) P. J. Tucker
P. J. Tucker
Anthony Leon "P. J." Tucker, Jr. is an American professional basketball player who formerly played in the NBA. He is currently playing for Brose Baskets.-College:...

 (Hapoel Holon
Hapoel Holon
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) Otis Hill
Otis Hill
Otis Hill , the oldest of 14 siblings, is a basketball player playing as a power forward. He is a graduate of Pleasantville High School in NY, played basketball there and won many awards. At Pleasantville High School, Otis was also a standout in football and a member of the 1991 undefeated season...

 (Ironi Nahariya
Ironi Nahariya
Ironi Nahariya is a professional basketball club based in Nahariya in northern Israel. The team plays in Liga Leumit, the Second division in Israeli basketball.-History:...

) Terence Morris
Terence Morris
Terence Darea Morris is an American professional basketball player.- High school career :...

 (Maccabi Tel Aviv)  Jamie Arnold (Hapoel Jerusalem)

Individual statistical awards

  • Top scorer -   Steve Burtt (Elitzur Ashkelon) (20.8 Per game)
  • Top Rebounder -   Ndudi Ebi
    Ndudi Ebi
    Ndudi Hamani Ebi is a Nigerian-British professional basketball player who formerly played in the NBA.He committed to the University of Arizona, in the U.S., but reneged by making himself eligible for the NBA Draft...

     (Bnei HaSharon
    Bnei HaSharon
    Bnei HaSharon/Herzliya is a professional basketball club based in Herzliya, in central Israel. The club currently plays in Ligat HaAl, the top division of Israeli basketball.The club was created by the merge of Maccabi Ra'anana and Bnei Herzliya in 2002...

    ) (8.5)
  • Top Assists -   Lamont Jones (Hapoel Gilboa/Afula
    Hapoel Gilboa/Afula
    Hapoel Afula was a basketball club in Israel. The club had been formed by a merger of Hapoel Gilboa and Hapoel Afula.The club played in Ligat HaAl until 2008 when it was relegated after finishing bottom in the 2007-08 season...

    ) (5.4)
  • Top Steals -   Yogev Ohayon
    Yogev Ohayon
    Yogev Ohayon is an Israeli point guard, who plays for Maccabi Tel Aviv and the Israel national basketball team.Ohayon started his career in Hapoel Galil Elyon, with whom he won the Israeli youth league championship. In the 2006–07 season, he led Hapoel Galil Elyon to the Israeli final four, with...

     (Hapoel Galil Elyon
    Hapoel Galil Elyon
    Hapoel Galil-Elyon was an Israeli basketball club. The team represented the north-east region of the country – the Upper Galilee, and the Israeli settlements in the Golan Heights...

    ) (2.0)

Promoted to Israeli Basketball Super League 2008–09

The following teams were promoted to the Israeli Basketball Super League 2008–09 season, after finishing in the top 3 in Liga Leumit
Liga Leumit (basketball)
Liga Leumit is the second tier of league basketball competition in Israel, below the Israeli Basketball Super League.-League system:The league contains 14 clubs that compete in a home-and-away round-robin. At the end of the season, the top eight clubs advance to the play-offs. The first round is...

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  • Maccabi Haifa
    Maccabi Haifa B.C.
    Maccabi Haifa Basketball Club is a professional Israeli basketball club that belongs to the Maccabi Haifa association. After a 10-year absence, the team returned to the top division in 2008–09.-History:...

  • Maccabi Giv'at Shmuel
    Maccabi Giv'at Shmuel
    Habik'a Basketball Club is a basketball club originally from Giv'at Shmuel in Israel. The club plays in Ligat HaAl, the First division of Israeli basketball....

  • Elitzur Kiryat Ata
    Elitzur Kiryat Ata
    Elitzur Kiryat Ata is a basketball club based in Kiryat Ata in Israel. The club play in Ligat HaAl, the top division of Israeli basketball, having been promoted from Liga Leumit at the end of the 2007-08 season....

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