2005–06 Israeli Basketball Super League

2005–2006 Israeli Basketball Super League season
League	Israeli Basketball Super League
Sport	Basketball
Duration	October 2005 – May 2006
Number of games	300
Number of teams	11
TV partner(s)	Sport 5
Regular Season
League champions	Maccabi Tel Aviv
Runners-up	Hapoel Jerusalem
Top scorer	Marcus Hatten (Hapoel Tel Aviv)
Relegated to Ligat Leumit	Hapoel Ramat Hasharon
Final four
Champions	Maccabi Tel Aviv
Runners-up	Hapoel Jerusalem
Finals MVP	Anthony Parker

The 2005–2006 Israeli Basketball Super League season was the 52nd season of top division basketball in Israel.

Regular season

Standings

	Qualified for the Final Four
	Relegated to Liga Leumit

		Pts	P	W	L	F	Α	D
1.	Maccabi Tel Aviv	56	30	26	4	2776	2335	+441
2.	Hapoel Jerusalem	53	30	23	7	2578	2364	+214
3.	Maccabi Rishon LeZion	47	30	17	13	2551	2427	+124
4.	Ironi Nahariya	47	30	17	13	2561	2451	+110
5.	Hapoel Galil Elyon	44	30	14	16	2605	2602	+3
6.	Elitzur Ashkelon	43	30	13	17	2436	2496	-60
7.	Maccabi Giv'at Shmuel	43	30	13	17	2518	2667	-149
8.	Hapoel Tel Aviv	43	30	13	17	2314	2376	-62
9.	Bnei Hasharon	42	30	12	18	2418	2560	-142
10.	Ironi Ramat Gan	40	30	10	20	2372	2605	-233
11.	Hapoel Ramat Hasharon	37	30	7	23	2437	2683	-246

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.

Final four

Main article: 2005-2006 Israeli Final Four

	Semifinals 6 June				Final 8 June
	Maccabi Rishon Lezion	65
	Hapoel Jerusalem	66
					Maccabi Tel Aviv	96
					Hapoel Jerusalem	66
	Maccabi Tel Aviv	85
	Ironi Naharia	72
					Third place
					Maccabi Rishon Lezion	87
					Ironi Naharia	84

Awards

Regular season MVP

• Timmy Bowers (Maccabi Giv'at Shmuel)

First team

• Timmy Bowers (Maccabi Giv'at Shmuel)
• Or Eitan (Maccabi Rishon LeZion)
• Omar Sneed (Maccabi Rishon LeZion)
• Lior Eliyahu (Hapoel Galil Elyon)
• Mario Austin (Hapoel Jerusalem)

Coach of the season

• Ofer Berkowitz (Maccabi Giv'at Shmuel)

Israeli MVP

• Lior Eliyahu (Hapoel Galil Elyon)

Rising star

• Yuval Naimi (Maccabi Giv'at Shmuel)

Individual statistical awards

• Top scorer – Marcus Hatten (Hapoel Tel Aviv) (23 Per game)
• Top Rebounder – Ousmane Cisse (Bnei Hasharon) (10)
• Top Assists – Meir Tapiro (Hapoel Jerusalem) (5.4)
• Top Steals – Roi Berkowitz (Hapoel Ramat Hasharon) (2.7