2016–17 Israeli Basketball Super League

2016–2017 Ligat Winner¹
2016–2017 Ligat Winner1
Season	2016–17
Duration	8 October 2016 – 15 May 2017 (Regular season)
Games played	218
Teams	12
TV partner(s)	Sport 5
Regular season
Top seed	Hapoel Holon
Season MVP	John DiBartolomeo
Promoted	Ironi Nes Ziona
Relegated	Maccabi Kiryat Gat
Finals
Champions	Hapoel Jerusalem (2nd title)
Runners-up	Maccabi Haifa
Final Four MVP	Jerome Dyson
Awards
Most Improved Player(s)	Idan Zalmanson & Rafi Menco
Sixth Man	Jason Siggers
Defensive Player	Gregory Vargas
Statistical leaders
Points
Points	Mark Lyons
Rebounds	Karam Mashour
Assists	Gregory Vargas
Index Rating	Murphy Holloway
Records
Biggest home win	Jerusalem 89–50 Kiryat Gat
Biggest away win	Ironi Naharia 80–105 Hapoel Tel Aviv
Winning streak	9; Hapoel Eilat
Losing streak	10; Maccabi Kiryat Gat
	← 2015–16 2017–18 → All statistics correct as of 17 May 2017. 1 Sponsored league name, referring to Winner.

The 2016–2017 Israeli Basketball Super League, for sponsorship reasons Ligat Winner, was the 63rd season of the Israeli Basketball Super League. Maccabi Rishon LeZion was the defending champion. The regular season started on October 8, 2016 and ended on May 15, 2017.

Teams

Teams 2016–17

Hapoel Gilboa Galil has been promoted to the league after winning 2015–16 National League. Ironi Nes Ziona who finished in last place during the 2015-2016 season, relegated from the Super League.^[1]

Stadia and locations

Team	Home city	Stadium	Capacity
Bnei Herzliya	Herzliya	HaYovel Herzliya	1,500
Maccabi Kiryat Gat	Kiryat Gat	Ashkelon Sports Arena	3,000
Hapoel Gilboa Galil	Gilboa Regional Council	Gan Ner Sports Hall	2,100
Hapoel Holon	Holon	Holon Toto Hall	5,400
Hapoel Jerusalem	Jerusalem	Pais Arena	11,000
Ironi Nahariya	Nahariya	Ein Sarah	2,500
Maccabi Ashdod	Ashdod	HaKiriya Arena	2,200
Hapoel Eilat	Eilat	Begin Arena	1,490
Maccabi Haifa	Haifa	Romema Arena	5,000
Maccabi Rishon LeZion	Rishon LeZion	Beit Maccabi Rishon	2,500
Maccabi Tel Aviv	Tel Aviv	Menora Mivtachim Arena	10,383
Hapoel Tel Aviv	Tel Aviv	Drive in Arena	3,504

Personnel and sponsorship

Team	Chairman	Head coach	Kit manufacturer	Shirt sponsor
Bnei Herzliya	Eldad Akunis	Mickey Gorka	Peak	Dell EMC
Maccabi Kiryat Gat	Tomer Yamin	Elad Hasin	Kappa
Hapoel Gilboa Galil	Haim Ohayon	Ariel Beit-Halahmy	Peak
Hapoel Holon	Eitan Lanciano	Dan Shamir	Peak	UNET
Hapoel Jerusalem	Ori Allon	Simone Pianigiani	adidas	Bank Yahav
Ironi Nahariya	Nissim Alfasi	Eric Alfasi	Peak	–
Maccabi Ashdod	Meir Kikos	Meir Tapiro	And1	Kaplan Medical Center
Hapoel Eilat	Motti Amsalem	Oded Kattash	And1	Fattal
Maccabi Haifa	Jeff Rosen	Offer Rahimi	Peak	Hunter
Maccabi Rishon LeZion	Itzhak Peri	Shmulik Brenner	Under Armour	Rand Media
Maccabi Tel Aviv	Shimon Mizrahi	Arik Shivek	Nike	FOX
Hapoel Tel Aviv	Rami Cohen	Rami Hadar	Peak	SP

Managerial changes

Team	Outgoing manager	Manner of departure	Date of vacancy	Position in table	Incoming manager	Date of appointment
Maccabi Ashdod	Zvika Sherf	End of contract	21 June 2016	Pre-season	Meir Tapiro	21 June 2016
Hapoel Jerusalem	Danny Franco	End of contract	20 June 2016		Simone Pianigiani	20 June 2016^[2]
Maccabi Tel Aviv	Žan Tabak	Sacked	8 June 2016^[3]		Erez Edelstein	9 June 2016^[4]
Maccabi Haifa	Rami Hadar	End of contract	7 June 2016		Ofer Rahimi	7 June 2016^[5]
Maccabi Tel Aviv	Erez Edelstein	Sacked	22 October 2016		Rami Hadar	23 October 2016
Maccabi Kiryat Gat	Nati Cohen	Resigned	7 December 2016		Elad Hasin	10 December 2016
Maccabi Tel Aviv	Rami Hadar	Resigned	16 December 2016		Ainars Bagatskis	24 December 2016
Hapoel Tel Aviv	Sharon Avrahami	Sacked	1 January 2017		Rami Hadar	3 January 2017
Maccabi Tel Aviv	Ainars Bagatskis	Sacked	16 May 2017	4th (19–14)	Arik Shivek	16 May 2017^[6]

Regular season

The regular season started on October 8, 2016 and ended on May 15, 2017.^[7]

Standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Qualification or relegation
1	Hapoel Holon	33	22	11	2709	2522	+187	Advance to Play-offs
2	Hapoel Eilat	33	21	12	2727	2625	+102
3	Hapoel Jerusalem	33	19	14	2552	2491	+61
4	Maccabi Tel Aviv	33	19	14	2771	2660	+111
5	Bnei Herzliya	33	18	15	2639	2670	−31
6	Ironi Nahariya	33	18	15	2668	2595	+73
7	Maccabi Rishon LeZion	33	17	16	2689	2644	+45
8	Maccabi Haifa	33	16	17	2716	2588	+128
9	Hapoel Gilboa Galil	33	15	18	2601	2753	−152
10	Hapoel Tel Aviv	33	14	19	2725	2810	−85
11	Maccabi Ashdod	33	13	20	2531	2621	−90
12	Maccabi Kiryat Gat (R)	33	6	27	2501	2850	−349	Relegated to Liga Leumit

Source: Basket.co.il
(R) Relegated

Results

Rounds 1–22

Home \ Away	BNE	KIR	HGG	HOL	JER	NAH	ASH	EIL	HAI	RIS	MTA	HTA
Bnei Herzliya		79–64	73–79	74–81	94–73	64–67	83–71	83–74	87–79	71–69	84–82	86–81
Maccabi Kiryat Gat	79–80		86–90	67–75	79–88	90–98	77–79	74–96	69–75	82–78	79–103	82–75
Hapoel Gilboa Galil	82–83	66–80		93–100	77–73	62–106	75–77	84–69	73–94	93–92	80–77	86–81
Hapoel Holon	55–59	98–66	77–61		99–76	61–79	84–66	78–86	80–75	92–77	73–78	80–78
Hapoel Jerusalem	81–61	89–50	100–75	79–85		75–67	75–67	81–92	93–71	79–59	74–63	72–65
Ironi Nahariya	72–75	80–72	72–73	75–80	78–81		76–69	79–86	83–73	76–72	93–97	77–86
Maccabi Ashdod	94–70	90–68	87–63	68–90	70–57	70–82		93–82	59–72	77–84	66–72	68–85
Hapoel Eilat	91–84	82–66	100–81	81–66	62–55	71–81	85–77		85–93	88–94	94–86	89–72
Maccabi Haifa	99–65	80–85	78–83	73–75	86–69	96–75	89–68	81–72		68–73	81–83	86–89
Maccabi Rishon LeZion	89–73	77–69	75–73	84–69	68–82	97–85	80–58	66–60	79–83		84–93	86–87
Maccabi Tel Aviv	92–99	91–67	91–92	81–72	85–83	99–93	91–85	95–77	97–96	83–81		87–73
Hapoel Tel Aviv	84–77	99–67	87–85	84–92	83–70	92–71	81–97	90–84	77–82	90–86	83–94

Source: Ligat Winner
Legend: Blue = home team win; Red = away team win.

Rounds 23–33

Home \ Away	BNE	KIR	HGG	HOL	JER	NAH	ASH	EIL	HAI	RIS	MTA	HTA
Bnei Herzliya						99–87		71–79	96–94		94–88	75–60
Maccabi Kiryat Gat	101–95		79–82		75–79	83–84					65–84
Hapoel Gilboa Galil							95–85	69–76	82–84
Hapoel Holon	79–75	100–72			71–73		99–70			91–79		100–102
Hapoel Jerusalem	84–82		80–86			91–80			69–63			93–80
Ironi Nahariya				78–68			75–68	80–78	78–69	70–71
Maccabi Ashdod	84–68	85–70			92–74					74–91	80–70
Hapoel Eilat		81–90	76–66	84–81	86–80		90–69			94–85		91–84
Maccabi Haifa		99–78		74–85			77–82	84–86		88–71		95–79
Maccabi Rishon LeZion	110–104	94–87	83–69		83–59						74–88
Maccabi Tel Aviv			85–87	79–80		64–77		73–76	63–79			100–74
Hapoel Tel Aviv		99–83	65–80			80–105	91–86

Source: Ligat Winner
Legend: Blue = home team win; Red = away team win.

Play-offs

Team 1	Series	Team 2	Game 1	Game 2	Game 3	Game 4	Game 5
Hapoel Holon	1–3	Maccabi Haifa	104–99	70–101	77–78	82–99	0
Maccabi Tel Aviv	3–0	Bnei Herzliya	87–73	89–63	105–68	0	0
Hapoel Jerusalem	3–2	Ironi Nahariya	85–86	64–77	84–75	74–72	71–60
Hapoel Eilat	2–3	Maccabi Rishon LeZion	93–83	73–97	63–70	94–91	77–82

Source: Ligat Winner

Final Four

Semi-finals 12 June		Final 15 June



Maccabi Tel Aviv	74

Maccabi Haifa	85
		Maccabi Haifa	76

		Hapoel Jerusalem	83
Maccabi Rishon LeZion	76

Hapoel Jerusalem	93

Final standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Qualification or relegation
1	Hapoel Jerusalem (C)	40	24	16	3106	3013	+93	Qualification to 2017–18 EuroCup Basketball
2	Maccabi Haifa	39	20	19	3254	3078	+176
3	Maccabi Tel Aviv^[a]	37	22	15	3126	2949	+177	Qualification to 2017–18 EuroLeague
4	Maccabi Rishon LeZion	39	20	19	3188	3127	+61
5	Hapoel Holon	37	23	14	3042	2899	+143	Qualification to 2017–18 Basketball Champions League
6	Hapoel Eilat	38	23	15	3127	3048	+79
7	Bnei Herzliya	36	18	18	2843	2951	−108	Qualification to 2017–18 FIBA Europe Cup
8	Ironi Nahariya	38	20	18	3038	2973	+65
9	Hapoel Gilboa Galil	33	15	18	2601	2753	−152
10	Hapoel Tel Aviv	33	14	19	2725	2810	−85
11	Maccabi Ashdod	33	13	20	2531	2621	−90
12	Maccabi Kiryat Gat (R)	33	6	27	2501	2850	−349	Relegation to Liga Leumit

Source: Ligat Winner
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:

^ Maccabi Tel Aviv was automatically qualified for the EuroLeague, as the club was an A-licence holder which guarantees its participation for each season.

Statistical leaders

Efficiency


Pos	Player	Club	PIR
1	Murphy Holloway	Hapoel Gilboa Galil	20.5
2	Gregory Vargas	Maccabi Haifa	19.3
3	Jake Cohen	Maccabi Ashdod	18.8

Points


Pos	Player	Club	PPG
1	Mark Lyons	Hapoel Tel Aviv	20.1
2	Khalif Wyatt	Hapoel Holon	18.8
3	Josh Selby	Maccabi Kiryat Gat	17.5

Rebounds


Pos	Player	Club	RPG
1	Karam Mashour	Bnei Herzliya	10.3
2	Murphy Holloway	Hapoel Gilboa Galil	10.0
3	Darion Atkins	Hapoel Holon	8.6

Assists


Pos	Player	Club	APG
1	Gregory Vargas	Maccabi Haifa	6.8
2	Pierria Henry	Hapoel Eilat	6.1
3	Derwin Kitchen	Ironi Nahariya	5.8

Source: Basket.co.il

Season highs

Category		Player	Club
Points	38	Gilbert Brown	Ironi Nahariya
Rebounds	19	Karam Mashour	Bnei Herzliya
Assists	14	Derwin Kitchen	Ironi Nahariya
Blocks	6	2 occasions
Steals	8	Justin Carter	Maccabi Kiryat Gat

Source: RealGM

All-Star Game

The 2017 Israeli League All-star event was held on 18 April 2017, at the Menora Mivtachim Arena in Tel Aviv.

**Israeli All-Stars**
Pos	Player	Team
Starters
G	Gal Mekel	Maccabi Tel Aviv
G	Bar Timor	Hapoel Jerusalem
F	Shawn Dawson	Maccabi Rishon LeZion
F	Karam Mashour	Bnei Herzliya
F	Lior Eliyahu	Hapoel Jerusalem
Reserves
G	Afik Nissim	Hapoel Eilat
G	Tamir Blatt	Hapoel Tel Aviv
G	Ezequiel Skverer	Hapoel Gilboa Galil
G	Shlomi Harush	Hapoel Holon
G	Yiftach Ziv	Maccabi Ashdod
G	Eyal Shulman	Maccabi Kiryat Gat
F	Oz Blayzer	Maccabi Haifa
F	Jonathan Skjöldebrand	Ironi Nahariya
C	Itay Segev	Maccabi Tel Aviv
C	Daniel Koperberg	Maccabi Haifa
Head coach: Dan Shamir (Hapoel Holon)
Head coach: Oded Kattash (Hapoel Eilat)

**International All-Stars**
Pos	Player	Team
Starters
G	Mark Lyons	Hapoel Tel Aviv
F	Chase Simon	Maccabi Ashdod
F	Victor Rudd	Maccabi Tel Aviv
F	Jeff Adrien	Bnei Herzliya
C	Amar'e Stoudemire	Hapoel Jerusalem
Reserves
G	Gregory Vargas	Maccabi Haifa
G	Josh Selby	Maccabi Kiryat Gat
G	Nick Faust	Ironi Nahariya
F	Landon Milbourne	Hapoel Eilat
F	Charles Thomas	Maccabi Rishon LeZion
F	Eric Griffin	Hapoel Gilboa Galil
F	Darion Atkins	Hapoel Holon
Head coach: Ainars Bagatskis (Maccabi Tel Aviv)
Head coach: Mickey Gorka (Bnei Herzliya)

April 18, 2017

Boxscore

Israeli All-Stars	127–139	International All-Stars
Scoring by quarter: 32-33, 25-37, 27-35, 43-34
Pts: Segev 20 Rebs: Skjoldebrand & Ziv 8 Asts: Ziv 7		Pts: Stoudemire 18 Rebs: Stoudemire & Thomas 8 Asts: Selby 8

Menora Mivtachim Arena , Tel Aviv
Attendance: 7,000

Three-point shootout

**Contestants**
Pos.	Player	Team	First round	Final round
G	Orlando Méndez-Valdez (W)	Maccabi Haifa	15	12
F	Jonathan Skjöldebrand	Ironi Nahariya	18	7
F	Guy Pnini	Maccabi Tel Aviv	14	-
G	Afik Nissim	Hapoel Eilat	12	-
G	Amit Simhon	Maccabi Haifa	11	-
G	Josh Selby	Maccabi Kiryat Gat	10	-
F	Chase Simon	Maccabi Ashdod	9	-
G	Mark Lyons	Hapoel Tel Aviv	9	-

Slam Dunk Contest

**Contestants**
Pos.	Player	Team	First round	Final round
F	Eric Griffin (W)	Hapoel Gilboa Galil	50	45
F	Michael Qualls	Hapoel Gilboa Galil	45	40
F	Adom Jacko	Bnei Herzliya	45	-
C	Daniel Koperberg	Maccabi Haifa	38	-
G	Nick Faust	Ironi Nahariya	-	-

Awards

Yearly awards

Regular season MVP

John DiBartolomeo (Maccabi Haifa)

All-BSL 1st team

All-BSL 2nd team

Most Improved Player

Sixth Man of the Season

Jason Siggers (Hapoel Gilboa Galil)

Monthly Awards

Player of the Month

Month	Player	Team	Efficiency (basketball)	Ref
October	Darion Atkins (1/2)	Hapoel Holon	24.8	^[8]
November	Richard Howell	Hapoel Tel Aviv	24.3	^[9]
December	Khalif Wyatt	Hapoel Holon	23.2	^[10]
January	Landon Milbourne	Hapoel Eilat	24.8	^[11]
February	Darion Atkins (2/2)	Hapoel Holon	23.0	^[12]
March	James Bell (1/2)	Hapoel Holon	22.0	^[13]
April	James Bell (2/2)	Hapoel Holon	22.8	^[14]

Israeli Player of the Month

Month	Player	Team	Efficiency (basketball)	Ref
October	Guy Pnini	Maccabi Tel Aviv	16.3	^[15]
November	Karam Mashour (1/3)	Bnei Herzliya	15.0	^[16]
December	Karam Mashour (2/3)	Bnei Herzliya	18.0	^[17]
January	Oz Blayzer	Maccabi Haifa	23.0	^[18]
February	Gal Mekel	Maccabi Tel Aviv	17.0	^[19]
March	Rafi Menco	Hapoel Eilat	25.7	^[20]
April	Karam Mashour (3/3)	Bnei Herzliya	24.0	^[21]

Coach of the Month

Month	Coach	Team	W-L	Ref
October	Dan Shamir (1/3)	Hapoel Holon	3–1	^[22]
November	Mickey Gorka	Bnei Herzliya	3–1	^[23]
December	Dan Shamir (2/3)	Hapoel Holon	4–0	^[24]
January	Eric Alfasi	Ironi Nahariya	3–1	^[25]
February	Oded Kattash (1/2)	Hapoel Eilat	4–1	^[26]
March	Dan Shamir (3/3)	Hapoel Holon	3–1	^[27]
April	Oded Kattash (2/2)	Hapoel Eilat	5–0	^[28]

MVP of the Round

Regular season

Round	Player	Team	Efficiency (basketball)	Ref.
October
1	Daniel Ewing	Maccabi Ashdod	23	^[29]
2	Alando Tucker	Hapoel Tel Aviv	37	^[30]
3	Jason Siggers (1/3)	Hapoel Gilboa Galil	16	^[31]
November
4	Curtis Jerrells	Hapoel Jerusalem	34	^[32]
5	James Bell (1/4)	Hapoel Holon	33	^[33]
6	Karam Mashour	Bnei Herzliya	28	^[34]
7	D. J. Seeley	Maccabi Tel Aviv	23	^[35]
8	Stephen Dennis	Bnei Herzliya	29	^[36]
December
9	Khalif Wyatt (1/2)	Hapoel Holon	44	^[37]
10	Murphy Holloway	Hapoel Gilboa Galil	37	^[38]
11	John DiBartolomeo	Maccabi Haifa	45	^[39]
12	James Bell (2/4)	Hapoel Holon	34	^[40]
January
13	Landon Milbourne	Hapoel Eilat	39	^[41]
14	Gal Mekel	Maccabi Tel Aviv	32	^[42]
15	Oz Blayzer (1/2)	Maccabi Haifa	39	^[43]
15	Amit Simhon	Maccabi Haifa	32	^[43]
16	Khalif Wyatt (2/2)	Hapoel Holon	24	^[44]
February
17	Shawn Dawson	Maccabi Rishon LeZion	23	^[45]
18	Amar'e Stoudemire	Hapoel Jerusalem	29	^[46]
19	Mark Lyons	Hapoel Tel Aviv	37	^[47]
20	Preston Knowles	Maccabi Ashdod	24	^[48]
March
21	Oz Blayzer (2/2)	Maccabi Haifa	24	^[49]
22	Tomer Ginat	Hapoel Tel Aviv	29	^[50]
23	Rafi Menco	Hapoel Eilat	29	^[51]
24	James Bell (3/4)	Hapoel Holon	30	^[52]
April
25	Jeff Adrien	Bnei Herzliya	36	^[53]
26	Tyrone Nash	Ironi Nahariya	40	^[54]
27	Chase Simon	Maccabi Ashdod	24	^[55]
28	Gregory Vargas	Maccabi Haifa	26	^[56]
29	James Bell (4/4)	Hapoel Holon	27	^[57]
May
30	Orr Leumi	Bnei Herzliya	25	^[58]
31	Jason Siggers (2/3)	Hapoel Gilboa Galil	46	^[59]
32	Jason Siggers (3/3)	Hapoel Gilboa Galil	28	^[60]
33	Kevinn Pinkney	Maccabi Haifa	35	^[61]

Playoffs

Round	Player	Team	Efficiency (basketball)	Ref.
1	Tu Holloway	Hapoel Holon	31	^[62]
2	John DiBartolomeo	Maccabi Haifa	31	^[63]
3	Willy Workman	Maccabi Haifa	26	^[64]
4	Pierriá Henry	Hapoel Eilat	37	^[65]

Attendance

Included playoffs games.

Pos	Team	Total	High	Low	Average	Change
	Final Four matches	30,860	11,060	10,287	9,900	n/a^†
1	Hapoel Jerusalem	129,440	10,547	3,637	6,472	n/a^†
2	Maccabi Tel Aviv	100,500	10,500	1,650	5,025	n/a^†
3	Hapoel Holon	65,300	4,800	1,800	3,265	n/a^†
4	Hapoel Tel Aviv	47,400	3,400	1,000	2,963	n/a^†
5	Maccabi Haifa	37,630	4,200	1,300	2,091	n/a^†
6	Ironi Nahariya	34,250	2,500	1,500	1,903	n/a^†
7	Maccabi Rishon LeZion	32,450	2,500	900	1,803	n/a^†
8	Bnei Herzliya	21,200	1,500	900	1,178	n/a^†
9	Hapoel Eilat	21,450	1,250	800	1,073	n/a^†
10	Hapoel Gilboa Galil	15,970	1,500	550	1,065	n/a^†
11	Maccabi Ashdod	13,850	1,700	400	866	n/a^†
12	Maccabi Kiryat Gat	11,270	1,700	70	704	n/a^†
	League total	561,570	11,060	70	2,576	n/a^†

Updated to games played on 15 June 2017
Source: Israeli Basketball Super League

External links

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^ "Round 5 MVP: James Bell" (in Hebrew). November 8, 2016.
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^ "Round 7 MVP: D. J. Seeley" (in Hebrew). November 22, 2016.
^ "Round 8 MVP: Stephen Dennis" (in Hebrew). November 29, 2016.
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^ "Round 10 MVP: Murphy Holloway" (in Hebrew). December 13, 2016.
^ "Round 11 MVP: John DiBartolomeo" (in Hebrew). December 27, 2016.
^ "Round 12 MVP: James Bell" (in Hebrew). December 30, 2016.
^ "Round 13 MVP: Landon Milbourne" (in Hebrew). January 10, 2017.
^ "Round 14 MVP: Gal Mekel" (in Hebrew). January 17, 2017.
^ "Round 15 MVP: Oz Blayzer & Amit Simhon" (in Hebrew). January 24, 2017.
^ "Round 16 MVP: Khalif Wyatt" (in Hebrew). January 30, 2017.
^ "Round 17 MVP: Shawn Dawson" (in Hebrew). February 2, 2017.
^ "Round 18 MVP: Amar'e Stoudemire" (in Hebrew). February 7, 2017.
^ "Round 19 MVP: Mark Lyons" (in Hebrew). February 20, 2017.
^ "Round 20 MVP: Preston Knowles" (in Hebrew). February 28, 2017.
^ "Round 21 MVP: Oz Blayzer" (in Hebrew). March 7, 2017.
^ "Round 22 MVP: Tomer Ginat" (in Hebrew). March 14, 2017.
^ "Round 23 MVP: Rafi Menco" (in Hebrew). March 21, 2017.
^ "Round 24 MVP: James Bell" (in Hebrew). March 28, 2017.
^ "Round 24 MVP: Jeff Adrien" (in Hebrew). April 4, 2017.
^ "Round 26 MVP: Tyrone Nash" (in Hebrew). April 10, 2017.
^ "Round 27 MVP: Chase Simon" (in Hebrew). April 16, 2017.
^ "Round 28 MVP: Gregory Vargas" (in Hebrew). April 23, 2017.
^ "Round 29 MVP: James Bell" (in Hebrew). April 29, 2017.
^ "Round 30 MVP: Orr Leumi" (in Hebrew). May 5, 2017.
^ "Round 31 MVP: Jason Siggers" (in Hebrew). May 9, 2017.
^ "Round 32 MVP: Jason Siggers" (in Hebrew). May 12, 2017.
^ "Round 33 MVP: Kevinn Pinkney" (in Hebrew). May 16, 2017.
^ "Playoffs Round 1 MVP: Tu Holloway" (in Hebrew). May 24, 2017.
^ "Playoffs Round 2 MVP: John DiBartolomeo" (in Hebrew). May 30, 2017.
^ "Playoffs Round 3 MVP: Willy Workman" (in Hebrew). June 2, 2017.
^ "Playoffs Round 4 MVP: Pierriá Henry" (in Hebrew). June 6, 2017.

[table_note_MTA0.16500448350096-8] Maccabi Tel Aviv was automatically qualified for the EuroLeague, as the club was an A-licence holder which guarantees its participation for each season.

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[2] "Jerusalem appoints Pianigiani as head coach". eurocupbasketball.com. 20 June 2016. Retrieved 20 June 2016.

[3] "Maccabi Fox Tel-Aviv officially part ways with Zan Tabak". Eurobasket.com. 8 June 2016. Retrieved 8 June 2016.

[4] "Maccabi FOX names Edelstein as new head coach". Euroleague. 9 June 2016. Retrieved 9 June 2016.

[5] "Maccabi Haifa promote Ofer Rahimi". Eurobasket.com. 7 June 2016. Retrieved 7 June 2016.

[6] Arik Shivek new coach Maccabi Tel Aviv

[7] Eurobasket.com

[9] "October's Player of the Month: Darion Atkins" (in Hebrew). November 3, 2016.

[10] "November's Player of the Month: Richard Howell" (in Hebrew). December 1, 2016.

[11] "December's Player of the Month: Khalif Wyatt" (in Hebrew). January 1, 2017.

[12] "January's Player of the Month: Landon Milbourne" (in Hebrew). February 1, 2017.

[13] "February's Player of the Month: Darion Atkins" (in Hebrew). March 2, 2017.

[14] "March's Player of the Month: James Bell" (in Hebrew). March 29, 2017.

[15] "April's Player of the Month: James Bell" (in Hebrew). May 4, 2017.

[16] "October's Israeli Player of the Month: Guy Pnini" (in Hebrew). November 3, 2016.

[17] "November's Israeli Player of the Month: Karam Mashour" (in Hebrew). December 1, 2016.

[18] "December's Israeli Player of the Month: Karam Mashour" (in Hebrew). January 1, 2017.

[19] "January's Israeli Player of the Month: Oz Blayzer" (in Hebrew). February 1, 2017.

[20] "February's Israeli Player of the Month: Gal Mekel" (in Hebrew). March 2, 2017.

[21] "March's Israeli Player of the Month: Rafi Menco" (in Hebrew). March 29, 2017.

[22] "April's Israeli Player of the Month: Karam Mashour" (in Hebrew). May 4, 2017.

[23] "October's Coach of the Month: Dan Shamir" (in Hebrew). November 3, 2016.

[24] "November's Coach of the Month: Mickey Gorka" (in Hebrew). December 1, 2016.

[25] "December's Coach of the Month: Dan Shamir" (in Hebrew). January 1, 2017.

[26] "January's Coach of the Month: Eric Alfasi" (in Hebrew). February 1, 2017.

[27] "February's Coach of the Month: Oded Kattash" (in Hebrew). March 2, 2017.

[28] "March's Coach of the Month: Dan Shamir" (in Hebrew). March 29, 2017.

[29] "April's Coach of the Month: Oded Kattash" (in Hebrew). May 4, 2017.

[30] "Round 1 MVP: Daniel Ewing" (in Hebrew). October 11, 2016.

[31] "Round 2 MVP: Alando Tucker" (in Hebrew). October 18, 2016.

[32] "Round 3 MVP: Jason Siggers" (in Hebrew). October 26, 2016.

[33] "Round 4 MVP: Curtis Jerrells" (in Hebrew). November 1, 2016.

[34] "Round 5 MVP: James Bell" (in Hebrew). November 8, 2016.

[35] "Round 6 MVP: Karam Mashour" (in Hebrew). November 15, 2016.

[36] "Round 7 MVP: D. J. Seeley" (in Hebrew). November 22, 2016.

[37] "Round 8 MVP: Stephen Dennis" (in Hebrew). November 29, 2016.

[38] "Round 9 MVP: Khalif Wyatt" (in Hebrew). December 6, 2016.

[39] "Round 10 MVP: Murphy Holloway" (in Hebrew). December 13, 2016.

[40] "Round 11 MVP: John DiBartolomeo" (in Hebrew). December 27, 2016.

[41] "Round 12 MVP: James Bell" (in Hebrew). December 30, 2016.

[42] "Round 13 MVP: Landon Milbourne" (in Hebrew). January 10, 2017.

[43] "Round 14 MVP: Gal Mekel" (in Hebrew). January 17, 2017.

[44] "Round 15 MVP: Oz Blayzer & Amit Simhon" (in Hebrew). January 24, 2017.

[45] "Round 16 MVP: Khalif Wyatt" (in Hebrew). January 30, 2017.

[46] "Round 17 MVP: Shawn Dawson" (in Hebrew). February 2, 2017.

[47] "Round 18 MVP: Amar'e Stoudemire" (in Hebrew). February 7, 2017.

[48] "Round 19 MVP: Mark Lyons" (in Hebrew). February 20, 2017.

[49] "Round 20 MVP: Preston Knowles" (in Hebrew). February 28, 2017.

[50] "Round 21 MVP: Oz Blayzer" (in Hebrew). March 7, 2017.

[51] "Round 22 MVP: Tomer Ginat" (in Hebrew). March 14, 2017.

[52] "Round 23 MVP: Rafi Menco" (in Hebrew). March 21, 2017.

[53] "Round 24 MVP: James Bell" (in Hebrew). March 28, 2017.

[54] "Round 24 MVP: Jeff Adrien" (in Hebrew). April 4, 2017.

[55] "Round 26 MVP: Tyrone Nash" (in Hebrew). April 10, 2017.

[56] "Round 27 MVP: Chase Simon" (in Hebrew). April 16, 2017.

[57] "Round 28 MVP: Gregory Vargas" (in Hebrew). April 23, 2017.

[58] "Round 29 MVP: James Bell" (in Hebrew). April 29, 2017.

[59] "Round 30 MVP: Orr Leumi" (in Hebrew). May 5, 2017.

[60] "Round 31 MVP: Jason Siggers" (in Hebrew). May 9, 2017.

[61] "Round 32 MVP: Jason Siggers" (in Hebrew). May 12, 2017.

[62] "Round 33 MVP: Kevinn Pinkney" (in Hebrew). May 16, 2017.

[63] "Playoffs Round 1 MVP: Tu Holloway" (in Hebrew). May 24, 2017.

[64] "Playoffs Round 2 MVP: John DiBartolomeo" (in Hebrew). May 30, 2017.

[65] "Playoffs Round 3 MVP: Willy Workman" (in Hebrew). June 2, 2017.

[66] "Playoffs Round 4 MVP: Pierriá Henry" (in Hebrew). June 6, 2017.

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