2018–19 Israeli Basketball Premier League
The 2018–19 Israeli Basketball Premier League, for sponsorship reasons Ligat Winner, is the 65th season of the Israeli Basketball Premier League. Maccabi Tel Aviv is the defending champion.
Israeli Basketball Premier League | |||||||||||||
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Season | 2018-19 | ||||||||||||
Dates | 6 October 2018 – 13 June 2019 | ||||||||||||
Number of teams | 12 | ||||||||||||
TV partner(s) | Sports Channel | ||||||||||||
Regular season | |||||||||||||
Season MVP | Corey Walden | ||||||||||||
Promoted | Maccabi Haifa | ||||||||||||
Relegated | Bnei Herzliya | ||||||||||||
Finals | |||||||||||||
Champions | Maccabi Tel Aviv (53rd title) | ||||||||||||
Runners-up | Maccabi Rishon LeZion | ||||||||||||
Semifinalists | Hapoel Jerusalem Hapoel Eilat | ||||||||||||
Finals MVP | John DiBartolomeo | ||||||||||||
Awards | |||||||||||||
Sixth Man | Suleiman Braimoh | ||||||||||||
Rising Star | Amit Gershon | ||||||||||||
Best Defender | TaShawn Thomas | ||||||||||||
Most Improved | Netanel Artzi | ||||||||||||
Statistical leaders | |||||||||||||
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Teams
Hapoel Be'er Sheva was promoted from the Liga Leumit, after they swept Maccabi Kiryat Gat 3–0 in the finals.[1][2] Meanwhile, Maccabi Haifa was relegated after finishing in the last place the previous season.
Stadia and locations
Team | Home city | Stadium | Capacity |
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Bnei Herzliya | Herzliya | HaYovel Herzliya | 1,500 |
Hapoel Be'er Sheva | Be'er Sheva | Conch Arena | 3,000 |
Hapoel Eilat | Eilat | Begin Arena | 1,490 |
Hapoel Gilboa Galil | Gilboa Regional Council | Gan Ner Sports Hall | 2,100 |
Hapoel Holon | Holon | Holon Toto Hall | 5,500 |
Hapoel Jerusalem | Jerusalem | Pais Arena | 11,000 |
Hapoel Tel Aviv | Tel Aviv | Drive in Arena | 3,504 |
Ironi Nahariya | Nahariya | Ein Sarah | 2,500 |
Ironi Nes Ziona | Ness Ziona | Lev Hamoshava | 1,200 |
Maccabi Ashdod | Ashdod | HaKiriya Arena | 2,200 |
Maccabi Rishon LeZion | Rishon LeZion | Beit Maccabi Rishon | 2,500 |
Maccabi Tel Aviv | Tel Aviv | Menora Mivtachim Arena | 10,383 |
Personnel and sponsorship
Team | Chairman | Head coach | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
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Bnei Herzliya | Eldad Akunis | Arik Shivek | Peak | Rav-Bariach |
Hapoel Be'er Sheva | Kfir Arazi | Rami Hadar | Spalding | Altshuler Shaham |
Hapoel Eilat | Nachi Indik | Sharon Drucker | And1 | Mall Hayam |
Hapoel Gilboa Galil | Haim Ohayon | Ariel Beit-Halahmy | Peak | |
Hapoel Holon | Shlomo Issac | Dan Shamir | Peak | UNET |
Hapoel Jerusalem | Eyal Chomski | Oded Kattash | Peak | Bank Yahav |
Hapoel Tel Aviv | Rami Cohen | Danny Franco | Peak | SP |
Ironi Nahariya | Nissim Alfasi | Eric Alfasi | Peak | |
Ironi Nes Ziona | Yaniv Mizrahi | Nadav Zilberstein | Kappa | Hai Motors |
Maccabi Ashdod | Armaund Asulin | Brad Greenberg | And1 | SCE |
Maccabi Rishon LeZion | Itzhak Peri | Guy Goodes | Under Armour | Mitcham 1000 |
Maccabi Tel Aviv | Shimon Mizrahi | Ioannis Sfairopoulos | Nike | FOX |
Managerial changes
Departure date | Team | Outgoing head coach | Reason | Hire date | Incoming head coach | Ref. |
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November 18, 2018 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | Neven Spahija | Fired | November 18, 2018 | Ioannis Sfairopoulos | |
November 26, 2018 | Maccabi Rishon LeZion | Zvika Sherf | Fired | November 30, 2018 | Guy Goodes | |
December 11, 2018 | Ironi Nahariya | Mickey Gorka | Fired | December 13, 2018 | Eric Alfasi | |
January 15, 2019 | Bnei Herzliya | Gašper Potočnik | Fired | January 15, 2019 | Ofer Berkovich | |
January 30, 2019 | Bnei Herzliya | Ofer Berkovich | Fired | January 31, 2019 | Arik Shivek |
Regular season
League table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 33 | 27 | 6 | 3013 | 2578 | +435 | 60 | Advance to playoffs |
2 | Hapoel Jerusalem | 33 | 24 | 9 | 2994 | 2727 | +267 | 57 | |
3 | Hapoel Holon | 33 | 24 | 9 | 2907 | 2838 | +69 | 57 | |
4 | Hapoel Eilat | 33 | 22 | 11 | 2859 | 2635 | +224 | 55 | |
5 | Ironi Nes Ziona | 33 | 16 | 17 | 2829 | 2865 | −36 | 49 | |
6 | Maccabi Rishon LeZion | 33 | 15 | 18 | 2664 | 2734 | −70 | 48 | |
7 | Hapoel Be'er Sheva | 33 | 15 | 18 | 2712 | 2683 | +29 | 48 | |
8 | Hapoel Tel Aviv | 33 | 14 | 19 | 2766 | 2758 | +8 | 47 | |
9 | Maccabi Ashdod | 33 | 13 | 20 | 2741 | 2937 | −196 | 46 | |
10 | Hapoel Gilboa Galil | 33 | 12 | 21 | 2799 | 3037 | −238 | 45 | |
11 | Ironi Nahariya | 33 | 9 | 24 | 2539 | 2798 | −259 | 42 | |
12 | Bnei Herzliya (R) | 33 | 7 | 26 | 2528 | 2761 | −233 | 40 | Relegation to Liga Leumit |
Rounds 1 to 22
Rounds 23 to 33
Playoffs
The first round of the playoffs is played in a best-of-five format, with the higher seeded team playing the first, third and fifth game at home. The Playoffs started on May 23, 2019.
Team 1 | Series | Team 2 | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 | Game 4 | Game 5 |
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(1) Maccabi Tel Aviv | 3–0 | Hapoel Tel Aviv (8) | 89–67 | 85–72 | 87–63 | — | — |
(4) Hapoel Eilat | 3–1 | Ironi Nes Ziona (5) | 96–89 | 84–95 | 84–76 | 98–90 | — |
(3) Hapoel Holon | 1–3 | Maccabi Rishon LeZion (6) | 84–95 | 85–95 | 100–79 | 76–92 | — |
(2) Hapoel Jerusalem | 3–0 | Hapoel Be'er Sheva (7) | 85–68 | 99–75 | 95–77 | — | — |
Final Four
Semifinals | Final | |||||
June 10 | ||||||
Maccabi Tel Aviv | 85 | |||||
June 13 | ||||||
Hapoel Eilat | 83 | |||||
Maccabi Tel Aviv | 89 | |||||
June 10 | ||||||
Maccabi Rishon LeZion | 75 | |||||
Hapoel Jerusalem | 86 | |||||
Maccabi Rishon LeZion | 92 | |||||
All-Star Event
The 2019 Israeli League All-star event was held at the Menora Mivtachim Arena in Tel Aviv on 12 April 2019.[11]
The International team won the game 134–130. The MVP of the game was JP Tokoto who scored 19 points along with five rebounds.[12]
Guy Pnini won the Three-Point Shootout [13] and Cor-J Cox won the Slam Dunk Contest.[14]
Lineups
^SPL Special roster addition.
Game
April 12, 2019 | Israeli All-Stars | 130–134 | International All-Stars | Tel Aviv |
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13:00 | Scoring by quarter: 29-33, 37-37, 38-47, 26-19 | |||
Sport 5 | Pts: Stoudemire 24 Rebs: Zoosman & Stoudemire 6 Asts: Blatt 7 PIR: Zoosman 27 |
Box Score Report |
Pts: Tokoto 19 Rebs: Four players 5 Asts: Stoll 5 PIR: Tokoto 25 |
Arena: Menora Mivtachim Arena Attendance: 10,000 Referees: Pini Rimon, Eran Shmuel, Gil Gordon |
Three-Point Shootout
Pos. | Player | Team | 1st round | Final round |
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F | Guy Pnini | Hapoel Holon | 20 | 18 |
G | Golan Gutt | Ironi Nes Ziona | 21 | 16 |
G | James Feldeine | Hapoel Jerusalem | 16 | — |
G/F | Adam Ariel | Maccabi Rishon LeZion | 14 | — |
G/F | Jordan Swing | Hapoel Be'er Sheva | 13 | — |
G | Jamal Shuler | Hapoel Tel Aviv | 12 | — |
G/F | Michael Roll | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 11 | — |
G | Tamir Blatt | Hapoel Jerusalem | 9 | — |
Slam Dunk Contest
Pos. | Player | Team | 1st round | Final round |
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G/F | Cor-J Cox | Maccabi Rishon LeZion | 45 | 50 |
F/C | Deshawn Stephens | Hapoel Tel Aviv | 47 | 45 |
F/C | James Kelly | Hapoel Gilboa Galil | 45 | 45 |
F | JP Tokoto | Hapoel Eilat | — | — |
Statistical leaders
Points
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Assists
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Rebounds
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Efficiency
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Other statistics
Category | Player | Team | Average |
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Steals | Paul Stoll | Maccabi Ashdod | 2.9 |
Blocks | Eric Griffin | Ironi Nahariya | 2.1 |
Turnovers | Paul Stoll | Maccabi Ashdod | 4.4 |
Minutes | Greg Whittington | Hapoel Gilboa Galil | 35:20 |
2P% | Josh Owens | Hapoel Jerusalem | 73.6% |
3P% | Michael Roll | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 49.0% |
FT% | John DiBartolomeo | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 88.2% |
Source: Basket.co.il
Individual game highs
Category | Player | Team | Total | Opponent |
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Points | Corey Walden | Hapoel Holon | 37 |
Maccabi Rishon LeZion (May 13, 19) |
Rebounds | Tomer Ginat | Hapoel Tel Aviv | 21 |
Maccabi Tel Aviv (May 12, 19) |
Assists | Avi Ben-Chimol | Hapoel Eilat | 16 | Maccabi Tel Aviv (April 11, 19) |
Paul Stoll | Maccabi Ashdod | Hapoel Holon (May 20, 18) | ||
Steals | Taylor Braun | Hapoel Be'er Sheva | 8 |
Hapoel Tel Aviv (October 15, 18) |
Blocks | Eric Griffin | Ironi Nahariya | 5 | Maccabi Tel Aviv (March 17, 19) |
Hapoel Tel Aviv (May 5, 19) | ||||
Three Pointers | Amit Gershon | Hapoel Be'er Sheva | 9 |
Hapoel Gilboa Galil (May 15, 19) |
Source: RealGM
Awards
All-Israeli League Teams
First team | Second Team | ||
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Player | Team | Player | Team |
John DiBartolomeo | Maccabi Tel Aviv | Cameron Long | Maccabi Rishon LeZion |
Corey Walden | Hapoel Holon | Tal Dunne | Ironi Nes Ziona |
James Feldeine | Hapoel Jerusalem | Guy Pnini | Hapoel Holon |
Elijah Bryant | Hapoel Eilat | Suleiman Braimoh | Hapoel Eilat |
Tomer Ginat | Hapoel Tel Aviv | Tarik Black | Maccabi Tel Aviv |
Source: basket.co.il
Player of the Month
Month | Rounds | Player | Team | EFF | Ref. |
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October | 1–4 | John DiBartolomeo | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 21.0 | [15] |
November | 5–8 | Elijah Bryant | Hapoel Eilat | 23.3 | [16] |
December | 9–11 | Tal Dunne | Ironi Nes Ziona | 21.7 | [17] |
January | 12–15 | Corey Walden | Hapoel Holon | 39.8 | [18] |
February | 16–19 | J'Covan Brown | Hapoel Jerusalem | 23.7 | [19] |
March | 20–23 | Suleiman Braimoh | Hapoel Eilat | 27.3 | [20] |
April | 24–28 | James Feldeine | Hapoel Jerusalem | 26.3 | [21] |
Israeli Player of the Month
Month | Rounds | Player | Team | EFF | Ref. |
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October | 1–4 | – | – | – | – |
November | 5–8 | Tomer Ginat (1/2) | Hapoel Tel Aviv | 20.0 | [22] |
December | 9–11 | – | – | – | – |
January | 12–15 | Yovel Zoosman | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 14.4 | [23] |
February | 16–19 | Tomer Ginat (2/2) | Hapoel Tel Aviv | 17.0 | [24] |
March | 20–23 | Guy Pnini | Hapoel Holon | 16.0 | [25] |
April | 24–28 | Amar'e Stoudemire | Hapoel Jerusalem | 17.8 | [26] |
Coach of the Month
Month | Rounds | Coach | Team | W-L | Ref. |
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October | 1–4 | Ariel Beit-Halahmy | Hapoel Gilboa Galil | 3–1 | [27] |
November | 5–8 | Sharon Drucker (1/2) | Hapoel Eilat | 4–0 | [28] |
December | 9–11 | Nadav Zilberstein | Ironi Nes Ziona | 3–0 | [29] |
January | 12–16 | Guy Goodes | Maccabi Rishon LeZion | 4–1 | [30] |
February | 17–19 | Oded Kattash | Hapoel Jerusalem | 3–0 | [31] |
March | 20–24 | Rami Hadar | Hapoel Be'er Sheva | 4–1 | [32] |
April | 24–29 | Sharon Drucker (2/2) | Hapoel Eilat | 5–1 | [33] |
MVP of the Round
Round | Player | Team | EFF | Ref. |
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October | ||||
1 | Myke Henry (1/2) | Ironi Nahariya | 27 |
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2 | Taylor Braun | Hapoel Be'er Sheva | 36 |
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3 | Bryant Crawford (1/2) | Hapoel Gilboa Galil | 28 |
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4 | Ian Miller | Hapoel Gilboa Galil | 34 |
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November | ||||
5 | Bryant Crawford (2/2) | Hapoel Gilboa Galil | 28 |
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7 | Paul Stoll | Maccabi Ashdod | 40 |
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8 | James Feldeine (1/2) | Hapoel Jerusalem | 20 |
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December | ||||
9 | Daequan Cook (1/2) | Ironi Nes Ziona | 19 |
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10 | Tal Dunne | Ironi Nes Ziona | 28 |
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January | ||||
12 | JP Tokoto | Hapoel Eilat | 45 |
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13 | Corey Walden (1/4) | Hapoel Holon | 35 |
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14 | Corey Walden (2/4) | Hapoel Holon | 46 |
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15 | Gary Browne | Ironi Nes Ziona | 36 |
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February | ||||
17 | James Kelly | Hapoel Gilboa Galil | 31 |
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18 | Jake Pemberton | Maccabi Ashdod | 31 |
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March | ||||
21 | Shawn Jones | Hapoel Holon | 30 |
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22 | Darion Atkins | Hapoel Holon | 38 |
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23 | Myke Henry (2/2) | Ironi Nahariya | 28 |
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April | ||||
24 | Corey Walden (3/4) | Hapoel Holon | 36 |
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25 | Daequan Cook (2/2) | Ironi Nes Ziona | 29 |
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27 | Greg Whittington | Hapoel Gilboa Galil | 41 |
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28 | Xavier Rathan-Mayes | Bnei Herzliya | 25 |
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29 | James Feldeine (2/2) | Hapoel Jerusalem | 32 |
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May | ||||
30 | Mark Tollefsen | Maccabi Ashdod | 29 |
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31 | Corey Walden (4/4) | Hapoel Holon | 43 |
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32 | Amit Gershon | Hapoel Be'er Sheva | 37 |
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33 | Nimrod Levi | Maccabi Ashdod | 38 |
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Israeli clubs in European competitions
Team | Competition | Progress |
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Maccabi Tel Aviv | EuroLeague | Regular season |
Hapoel Jerusalem | Champions League | Quarter-finals |
Hapoel Tel Aviv | First qualifying round | |
Hapoel Holon | Regular season | |
FIBA Europe Cup | Semi-finals | |
Ironi Nes Ziona | Round of 16 | |
See also
References
- "לאומית: הדרום אדום!". safsal.co.il (in Hebrew). May 22, 2018. Archived from the original on May 24, 2018. Retrieved June 17, 2018.
- "Hapoel Beer Sheva lift National League title". eurobasket.com. May 23, 2018.
- "ספיירופולוס יחליף את ספאחיה במכבי ת"א" (in Hebrew). November 18, 2018.
- "זעזוע במכבי ראשל"צ: צביקה שרף עוזב" (in Hebrew). November 26, 2018.
- "חוזר לראשל"צ: גודס יאמן את הכתומים" (in Hebrew). November 30, 2018.
- "גורקה סיים את עבודתו בעירוני נהריה" (in Hebrew). December 11, 2018.
- "אריק אלפסי חוזר לעירוני נהריה" (in Hebrew). December 13, 2018.
- "עופר ברקוביץ' מונה למאמן בני הרצליה" (in Hebrew). January 15, 2019.
- "בני הרצליה נפרדה מהמאמן עופר ברקוביץ'" (in Hebrew). January 30, 2019.
- "בני הרצליה ואריק שיבק שוב ביחד" (in Hebrew). January 31, 2019.
- "אולסטאר 2018: נקבעו הסגלים למשחק". basket.co.il (in Hebrew). March 31, 2019.
- "אולסטאר: ניצחון שלישי ברציפות לזרים". basket.co.il (in Hebrew). April 12, 2019.
- "תחרות השלשות: פניני ניצח את גוט בגמר". basket.co.il (in Hebrew). April 12, 2019.
- "קור-ג'יי קוקס זכה בתחרות ההטבעות". basket.co.il (in Hebrew). April 12, 2019.
- "October's Player of the Month: John DiBartolomeo" (in Hebrew). November 1, 2018.
- "November's Player of the Month: Elijah Bryant" (in Hebrew). December 4, 2018.
- "December's Player of the Month: Tal Dunne" (in Hebrew). January 1, 2019.
- "January's Player of the Month: Corey Walden" (in Hebrew). January 31, 2019.
- "February's Player of the Month: J'Covan Brown" (in Hebrew). March 4, 2019.
- "March's Player of the Month: Suleiman Braimoh" (in Hebrew). April 4, 2019.
- "April's Player of the Month: James Feldeine" (in Hebrew). May 2, 2019.
- "November's Israeli Player of the Month: Tomer Ginat" (in Hebrew). December 4, 2018.
- "January's Israeli Player of the Month: Yovel Zoosman" (in Hebrew). January 31, 2019.
- "February's Israeli Player of the Month: Tomer Ginat" (in Hebrew). March 4, 2019.
- "March's Israeli Player of the Month: Guy Pnini" (in Hebrew). April 4, 2019.
- "April's Israeli Player of the Month: Amar'e Stoudemire" (in Hebrew). May 2, 2019.
- "October's Coach of the Month: Ariel Beit-Halahmy" (in Hebrew). November 1, 2018.
- "November's Coach of the Month: Sharon Drucker" (in Hebrew). December 4, 2018.
- "December's Coach of the Month: Nadav Zilberstein" (in Hebrew). January 1, 2019.
- "January's Coach of the Month: Guy Goodes" (in Hebrew). January 31, 2019.
- "February's Coach of the Month: Oded Kattash" (in Hebrew). March 4, 2019.
- "March's Coach of the Month: Rami Hadar" (in Hebrew). April 4, 2019.
- "April's Coach of the Month: Sharon Drucker" (in Hebrew). May 2, 2019.
- "Round 1 MVP: Myke Henry" (in Hebrew). October 9, 2018.
- "Round 2 MVP: Taylor Braun" (in Hebrew). October 16, 2018.
- "Round 3 MVP: Bryant Crawford" (in Hebrew). October 23, 2018.
- "Round 4 MVP: Ian Miller" (in Hebrew). October 30, 2018.
- "Round 5 MVP: Bryant Crawford" (in Hebrew). November 6, 2018.
- "Round 7 MVP: Paul Stoll" (in Hebrew). November 20, 2018.
- "Round 8 MVP: James Feldeine" (in Hebrew). November 26, 2018.
- "Round 9 MVP: Daequan Cook" (in Hebrew). December 11, 2018.
- "Round 10 MVP: Tal Dunne" (in Hebrew). December 18, 2018.
- "Round 12 MVP: JP Tokoto" (in Hebrew). January 4, 2019.
- "Round 13 MVP: Corey Walden" (in Hebrew). January 8, 2019.
- "Round 14 MVP: Corey Walden" (in Hebrew). January 15, 2019.
- "Round 15 MVP: Gary Browne" (in Hebrew). January 22, 2019.
- "Round 17 MVP: James Kelly" (in Hebrew). February 5, 2019.
- "Round 18 MVP: Jake Pemberton" (in Hebrew). February 18, 2019.
- "Round 21 MVP: Shawn Jones" (in Hebrew). March 12, 2019.
- "Round 22 MVP: Darion Atkins" (in Hebrew). March 19, 2019.
- "Round 23 MVP: Myke Henry" (in Hebrew). March 26, 2019.
- "Round 24 MVP: Corey Walden" (in Hebrew). April 2, 2019.
- "Round 25 MVP: Daequan Cook" (in Hebrew). April 9, 2019.
- "Round 27 MVP: Greg Whittington" (in Hebrew). April 16, 2019.
- "Round 28 MVP: Xavier Rathan-Mayes" (in Hebrew). April 23, 2019.
- "Round 29 MVP: James Feldeine" (in Hebrew). April 30, 2019.
- "Round 30 MVP: Mark Tollefsen" (in Hebrew). May 7, 2019.
- "Round 31 MVP: Corey Walden" (in Hebrew). May 14, 2019.
- "Round 32 MVP: Amit Gershon" (in Hebrew). May 17, 2019.
- "Round 33 MVP: Nimrod Levi" (in Hebrew). May 21, 2019.