Premier L. Standings 1. Macc.T-A 25-2 2. Jerusalem 20-7 3. Bnei Hash. 17-10 4. Hap.G.Elyon 15-12 5. Nahariya 14-13 6. Gilboa/Afula 11-16 7. Rishon Le-Zion 9-18 8. Ramat Gan 9-18 9. Ashkelon 8-19 10. Givat Shmuel 7-20 Israeli men teams in Euro cups 2006-2007 Euroleague: Maccabi Elite Tel-Aviv: took 2nd place (8-6) in Group B, then took 2nd place (4-2) in Group D of Top 16, lost to CSKA Moscow (RUS) in the Quarterfinals FIBA EuroCup: Hapoel Ironi Nahariya: took 3rd place (3-3) in Group A Maccabi Rishon Le-Zion: took 4th place (2-4) in Group D ULEB Cup: Hapoel Jerusalem: took 3rd place (5-5) in Group C, lost to FMP (SRB) in the Quarterfinals !!! EuroCup Challenge: Hapoel Galil Elyon: took 4th place (1-5) in Group A

Maccabi Tel-Aviv won Israeli Championship 2007 (Photo: One.co.il)

Premier League Stats Leaders Points Per Game 1 Marsh, Ashkelon 20.9 2 Nailon, Bnei H. 20.6 3 Hatten, Ashkelon 20.0 4 Simmons, G.Ely.19.2 5 Austin, H.Jerus.19.0 Rebounds Per Game 1 Adeleke, G.Elyon 9.3 2 Cisse, Bnei H. 7.3 3 Morris, H.Jerus. 7.0 4 Marsh, Ashkelon 6.8 5 Austin, H.Jerus. 6.7 Assists Per Game 1 Izraeli, Gilboa/A. 6.4 2 Sukar, Gilboa/A. 5.8 3 Bynum, MTA 5.1 4 Limond, I.Nahar. 5.0 5 Katz, Bnei Has. 4.7 Steals Per Game 1 Hatten, Ashkelon 2.7 2 Awujobi, Gilboa/A.2.4 3 Sukar, Gilboa/A.2.2 Blocks Per Game 1 Wallace, G.Shm.2.4 2 Morris, H.Jerusal.2.1 3 Cisse, Bnei Has.1.8 Field Goal Percentage 1 Morris, H.Jerus. 73.5 2 Jenkins, H.Jerus.71.7 3 Bynum, MTA 68.9 3-point % 1 Burstein, MTA 53.7 2 Limond, I.Nahar. 53.1 3 Vukusic, I.Nahar.50.0 FreeThrows 1 Simmons, G.El. 90.1 2 Neimi, G.Shm. 87.9 3 Halperin, MTA 87.3

Maccabi Elite Tel-Aviv 2006-07
Spahija	Sharp	Bynum	Jasaitis	Vujcic	Eliyahu

All-League 1st Team 06-07
Nailon	Simmons	Austin	Limonad	Williams

Player of the Year - Lee Nailon (204-F-75) of Bnei Hasharon
Guard of the Year - Chester Simmons (198-G-82) of Hapoel Galil Elyon
Forward of the Year - Lee Nailon of Bnei Hasharon
Center of the Year - Mario Austin (206-F/C-82) of Hapoel Jerusalem
Newcomer of the Year - Guni Izraeli (185-G-84) of Gilboa/Afula
Most Improved Co-Player of the Year - Raviv Limonad (192-G-84) of Hapoel Ironi Nahariya & Omri Caspi (204-F/G-88) of Hapoel Galil Elyon
Bosman Player of the Year - Sasa Bratic (203-F/G-81) of Hapoel Galil Elyon
Import Player of the Year - Lee Nailon of Bnei Hasharon
Domestic Player of the Year - Meir Tapiro (194-G-75) of Hapoel Jerusalem
Defensive Player of the Year - Ousmane Cisse (206-C-82) of Bnei Hasharon
Coach of the Year - Effi Birnbaum of Bnei Hasharon

1st Team
Chester Simmons of Hapoel Galil Elyon
Raviv Limonad of Hapoel Ironi Nahariya
Jason Williams (196-G/F-83) of Bnei Hasharon
Lee Nailon of Bnei Hasharon
Mario Austin of Hapoel Jerusalem

2nd Team
Marcus Hatten (186-G-80) of Elitzur Ashkelon
Cookie Belcher (191-G-78) of Bnei Hasharon
Sasa Bratic of Hapoel Galil Elyon
Juan Mendez (202-F-81) of Ironi Nahariya
Nikola Vujcic (211-C-78) of Maccabi T-A

All-Domestic Players Team
Meir Tapiro of Hapoel Jerusalem
Raviv Limonad of Ironi Nahariya
Tal Burstein (198-G-80) of Maccabi T-A
Omri Caspi of Hapoel Galil Elyon
Yaniv Green (206-F-80) of Maccabi T-A

All-Imports Team
Marcus Hatten of Elitzur Ashkelon
Chester Simmons of Hapoel Galil Elyon
Jason Williams of Bnei Hasharon
Lee Nailon of Bnei Hasharon
Mario Austin of Hapoel Jerusalem

All-Defensive Team
Erez Katz (191-G-80) of Bnei Hasharon
Cookie Belcher of Bnei Hasharon
Jeff Greer (195-G/F-79) of Ironi Nahariya
Terence Morris (206-F-79) of Hapoel Jerusalem
Ousmane Cisse of Bnei Hasharon


   Maccabi won the title ...as usually

There can be many surprises in Israeli Premier League, but Maccabi wins the title every year anyway. So that was not a rurprise when they beat Hapoel Jerusalem in the final game 80-78. And here is a surprise - just two (!!!) points difference. So that was not as obvious as it looked like after all.
Hapoel lost last season the final game to Maccabi by 30 points. Not a lot of fans believed they could challenge the best Israeli team for last few generations, but ...
Maccabi Tel-Aviv - Hapoel Jerusalem 80-78


   Jerusalem Shines in State Cup Final Beating Bnei Hasharon 103-85

Hapoel Jerusalem blew out Bnei Hasharon in the State Cup Final 103-85 and lifted the trophy high in the air as the Reds fans sang and danced all night long.
mario Austin was the star for Hapoel putting down 27 points as guard Dror Hagag added 18 and Terence Morris had 15 points and 9 rebounds in the big win. Lee Nailon scored 19 and Moshe Mizrahi had 16 points for Bnei Hasharon. It seemded after an emotional win 2 days earlier versus Maccabi Tel Aviv, Bnei Hasharon had very little in the tank as Jerusalem outscored, outclassed and outhustled a drained team.Mario Austin  (206-F/C-82, college: Mississippi St.)

Maccabi lost in the Israeli-Cup semi-finals!
After almost a decade of winning the Israeli-Cup, Maccabi Tel-Aviv won't join anothet trophy to their collection, after losing yesterday in the semi-finals to Bney-Hasharon, 94-87.
Bney-Hasharon played very well, ant took the lead right from the start. Lee Nailon (204-F-75, college: TCU), who declared befor the game that his team is goingto win, kept his word, while producing a terrific game, which he finished with 31 points. Cookie Beltzer helped him with 20, as Bney-Hasharon was able to pull the biggest upset in Israeli-basketball in the last few years.
Maccabi, on the other hand, was in a horrible shooting day, with only 7-25 from the three point range. there was a sign of a comeback in the last quarter, but the hole was too deep, and Bney-Hasharon got their well-deserved win.
Bney-Hasharon will try to complete their history-making week with a win in the Cup final on thursday, against Hapoel Jerusalem, who ease past Ramat-Gan in the second Semi-final, 117-78. Erez Markovic scored 25 points for Jerusalem, who gave their best game in the season.