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2005–06 Israeli Basketball Super League
The 2005–2006 Israeli Basketball Super League season was the 52nd season of top division basketball in Israel.
| 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 |
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
| 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
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
Rising star
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