The 2012–2013 Israeli Basketball Super League, for sponsorship reasons known as Ligat Loto, was the 59th season of the Israeli Basketball Super League. The season began on 14 October 2012, and ended on 13 June 2013.
Maccabi Haifa won its first-ever Israeli championship.
Teams
Team changes
No team has Relegated as there was no relegation spot in last season.
Hapoel Tel Aviv been promoted to the league after winning Ligat Leumit last season. Another new team is Hapoel Eilat as the owner of Habik'a B.C. moved his license to the city of Eilat.
Stadia and locations
Head coaches
Regular season
Pld – Played; W – Won; L – Lost; PF – Points for; PA – Points against; Diff – Difference; Pts – Points.
Quarterfinals
The Quarterfinals were played as The-Best-Of-5 series. The higher ranked team hosted games 1, 3 and 5 (if necessary). The lower ranked team hosted games 2 and 4 (if necessary).
Semifinals
The Semifinals were played as The-Best-Of-5 series. The higher ranked team hosted games 1, 3 and 5 (if necessary). The lower ranked team hosted games 2 and 4 (if necessary).
Final
The Final was held on 13 June at Romema Arena.
Individual statistics
Rating
Points
Rebounds
Assists
All-Star Game
The 2013 Israeli League All-star event was held on March 18, 2013, at the Romema Arena, Haifa.
Three-point shootout
Slam Dunk Contest
Awards
Regular season MVP
- Gal Mekel (Maccabi Haifa)
All-BSL 1st team
- Gal Mekel (Maccabi Haifa)
- Scotty Hopson (Hapoel Eilat)
- Devin Smith (Maccabi Tel Aviv)
- Pat Calathes (Maccabi Haifa)
- Shawn James (Maccabi Tel Aviv)
Coach of the season
- Brad Greenberg (Maccabi Haifa)
Rising star
- Bar Timor (Hapoel Tel Aviv)
Best Defender
- Shawn James (Maccabi Tel Aviv)
Most Improved Player
- Eyal Shulman (Barak Netanya)
Sixth Man of the Season
- Yehu Orland (Barak Netanya)
References
External links
- IBA's official website (Hebrew)
