Ligat HaAl (basketball) 2007-08

The 2007-08 Ligat HaAl season was the 54th season of top division basketball in Israel.

Regular Season

tandings

Source: [http://www.bsl.org.il/defaultE.asp?lang=en Official Ligat HaAl website] Pts=Points, P=Matches played, W=Matches won, L=Matches lost, F=Points for, A=Points against, D=Points difference. 1.Due to a firecracker thrown into the court during the match between Hapoel Holon and Hapoel Jerusalem, Holon lost technically 20-0 and was not awarded with any points.

Final Four

Round4-with third|RD2=Final|Consol=Third place
May 27, Nokia Arena, Tel Aviv |Hapoel Holon| 100 |Ironi Nahariya"'|89
May 27, Nokia Arena, Tel Aviv |Bnei HaSharon| 55 |Maccabi Tel Aviv|57
May 29, Nokia Arena, Tel Aviv |'Hapoel Holon |73|Maccabi Tel Aviv"' |72
May 29, Nokia Arena, Tel Aviv |Bnei HaSharon |79|Ironi Nahariya |69

Awards

Regular season MVP

*flagicon|USA P. J. Tucker (Hapoel Holon)

First team

*flagicon|ISR Meir Tapiro (Bnei HaSharon)
*flagicon|USA P. J. Tucker (Hapoel Holon)
*flagicon|USA Otis Hill (Ironi Nahariya)
*flagicon|USA Terence Morris (Maccabi Tel Aviv)
*flagicon|USAflagicon|ISR Jamie Arnold (Hapoel Jerusalem)

Coach of the season

*flagicon|ISR Miki Dorsman (Hapoel Holon)

ixth player of the season

*flagicon|ISR Omri Casspi (Maccabi Tel Aviv)

Rising star

*flagicon|ISR Nir Cohen (Ironi Ramat Gan)

Individual statistical awards

*Top scorer - flagicon|USA Steve Burtt (Elitzur Ashkelon)
*Top Rebounder - flagicon|NGR Ndudi Ebi (Bnei HaSharon)
*Top Assists - flagicon|USA Lamont Jones ((Hapoel Gilboa/Afula)
*Top Steals - flagicon|ISR Yogev Ohayon (Hapoel Galil Elyon)

Final MVP

* Terence Morris (Maccabi Tel Aviv)

Promoted to Ligat HaAl for 2008-09

The following teams were promoted to Ligat HaAl for 2008-09, after finishing in the top 3 in Liga Leumit:

*Maccabi Haifa
*Maccabi Giv'at Shmuel
*Elitzur Kiryat Ata