Premier League Basketball 1996-1997, News, Teams, Scores, Stats, Standings, Awards

Premier League (1996-1997)

1995-96

1997-98

Premier League 1996-97

Champion: Maccabi Elite Tel-Aviv

League MVP: Tomer Shteinhaur

Players / Stats

League History

In 1996-97 the league decreased number of teams from 12 to 11

Standings 1996-97

Club

W-L

PTS

LOST

Maccabi Elite Tel-Aviv

20-0

1904

1544

Maccabi Raanana↑

12-8

1656

1618

Hapoel Jerusalem

12-8

1692

1668

Hapoel Eilat

12-8

1644

1620

Hapoel Galil Elyon

10-10

1616

1596

Maccabi Rishon Le-Zion

8-12

1654

1694

Bnei Hertzeliya

8-12

1562

1584

Hapoel Holon

7-13

1644

1680

Maccabi Givat Shmuel↑

7-13

1616

1692

Maccabi Ironi Ramat Gan

7-13

1596

1694

Hapoel SP Tel Aviv

7-13

1562

1756

- relegated at the end of season

↑

- newly prompted

League MVP

Tomer Shteinhaur

Israeli teams in Euro-Cups 1996-97

FIBA EuroLeague:

Macc. Tel-Aviv:
Macc. Tel-Aviv: took 3rd place (6-4) in Group A of First Round, then took 4th place (9-7) in Group E of Second Round, lost to Efes Pilsen (Turkey) 1-2 in the 1/8 Finals

Maccabi Elite Tel-Aviv 1996-97

#	XiBR	Cb (oXCH)	OIs	SDR
3	kRlaMIQ eidILaZ	919 (8'6'')	y/G	97
05	eijdF WhaUR	915 (8'6'')	C	92
04	qQaZ GajDIld	906 (4'9'')	C	95
8	gRQQaZV AhiQp	065 (8'1'')	OG	93
4	mQid vRif	028 (8'3'')	y	58
03	CIjsUijUaj OIpi	999 (4'7'')	C	93
7	XidiL HRjRfRld	919 (8'6'')	y	96
4	GuF GIIdRs	021 (8'5'')	OG	93
01	PdRd KiUUish	029 (8'7'')	G	99
00	gIQIj AhRffRQ	028 (8'3'')	G	97
07	qFil AiFiQ	913 (8'2'')	y	95
08	miQiV PJij	910 (8'4'')	y	02
HRid CIiZh: cLa AhRQf CIiZh SssasUijU: YIQiB HiQush

Arrived: Randy White (Festina Joventut Badalona), Velibor Radovic (KK Crvena Zvezda Beograd), Derrick Sharp (Maccabi Afula), Doron Sheffer (University of Connecticut), Eyal Sayar (University of Evansville), Constantin Popa (Elan Bearnais Pau-Orthez)

Left: Ralph Klein (coach Hapoel Holon)

Average Height: 200.8 cm (6'7.1'')

Average Age: 25.3