Israeli Basketball Premier League

Top division of Israeli basketball

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2023 Maccabi Tel Aviv won their most recent championship, extending their legacy in the league.
2022 Hapoel Holon won the championship against Bnei Herzliya with a 2-0 series victory.
2021 Hapoel Holon won their second championship in the league.
2020 Reverted to Best of 3 series format for championship playoffs.
2020 League continued to evolve its championship determination methods, maintaining competitive and varied formats.
2020 League continued operations during challenging global circumstances, maintaining championship competitions.
2020 Deni Avdija was drafted 9th overall by the Washington Wizards, and Yam Madar was drafted 47th overall by the Boston Celtics in the NBA draft.
2019 Amar'e Stoudemire played for Maccabi Tel Aviv and helped them win the Israeli Basketball Premier League championship, being named MVP of the championship game.
2016 Dragan Bender became the highest draft pick from the Israeli Basketball Premier League, selected 4th overall by the Phoenix Suns.
2015 Maccabi Rishon LeZion claimed the league championship.
2014 Introduced a home and away format for the championship series, with Maccabi Tel Aviv defeating Maccabi Haifa in a closely contested series.
2014 Hapoel Jerusalem won their first Israeli Basketball Premier League championship.
2014 League implements a home and away format for the championship series.
2013 Switched to home and away format for championship series.
2013 Gal Mekel signed with the Dallas Mavericks, expanding Israeli representation in the NBA.
2013 League introduces a single-game format for the championship.
2012 Maccabi Ashdod won the league championship, marking a less common winner in the league's history.
2012 Maccabi Tel Aviv continues its dominance by winning multiple consecutive championships.
2012 Implemented a single game format for the championship final.
2012 Maccabi Haifa won the championship, expanding the list of championship-winning teams.
2011 The Israeli Basketball Premier League imposed a roster limit of four non-Israelis per team, which uniquely allowed non-Israeli Jewish players to join teams without using these limited spots due to Israel's Law of Return.

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