Maccabi Rishon Lezion

Rishon Lezion earns promotion as Leumit League champion

Rishon will return to the Premier League after three years in the Leumit League, and many of the players will follow the club up to the top division, while Drucker is expected to be back as well.

 MACCABI RISHON LEZION celebrates after defeating Hapoel Eilat in Game 5 of the Leumit League final to capture the title.
 MACCABI RISHON LEZION forward DJ Burns had a game-high 26 points in the 92-87 win over Hapoel Eilat.

Rishon-vs-Eilat Leumit League finals heads to decisive Game 5

 AS HE has done time and again, Scottie Wilbekin powered Maccabi Tel Aviv to a tough victory, this time a 71-64 result over Hapoel Beersheba.

Wilbekin and Maccabi Tel Aviv fend off Beersheba

HAPOEL TEL AVIV forward Justin Tillman dunks for two of his 37 points in the Reds’ 95-89 road victory over Hapoel Jerusalem in Winner League action in the capital.

Tillman, Hapoel Tel Aviv top host Jerusalem


Yellow-and-blue starting to build momentum

After beating Barca, Maccabi hosts Pana in Euroleague • Jerusalem into State Cup quarterfinals

MACCABI TEL AVIV guard John DiBartolomeo is working his way back into form as the club is also playing much better with its captain in the lineup.

Maccabi Tel Aviv advances to State Cup quarters

Wilbekin powers yellow-and-blue past Hap Haifa • Jerusalem maintains perfect league record

Jerusalem mayor Moshe Lion lights the Hanukkah candles at Pais Arena before Hapoel Jerusalem’s 96-86 Winner League victory over Hapoel Holon.

Holon grabs maiden win by edging Maccabi Tel Aviv

Captain Brown returns to help Jerusalem topple Eilat • Hapoel Haifa nips Rishon on late three

Hapoel Holon forward Willy Workman hangs from the rim after a dunk in the second half of his team’s 79-76 victory over Maccabi Tel Aviv in Winner League action

Mac TA downs Rishon, earns spot in final

Wilbekin and Zizic lead yellow-and-blue in Winner Cup semi • Hapoel Eilat beats Ness Ziona in league opener.

MACCABI TEL AVIV guard Scottie Wilbekin led the yellow-and-blue to a 20-point conquest of Maccabi Rishon Lezion in their Winner Cup semifinal duel.

Maccabi Tel Aviv downs Hapoel Haifa in Winner Cup

Holon edges Gilboa/Galil to set up final four that also includes Maccabi Rishon Lezion and Hapoel Jerusalem

MACCABI TEL AVIV forward Oz Blayzer (left) scored a team-high 19 points in the team’s 83-74 Winner Cup victory over Hapoel Haifa.

Mac Tel Aviv nips Hapoel in playoff opener

Jerusalem drills Ness Ziona in Game 1 of quarterfinals • Holon rallies past Gilboa • Rishon tops Ma Haifa

Hapoel Jerusalem big man Emmanuel Terry in the Reds’ 104-79 home win over Ness Ziona in Game 1 of their best-of-3 quarterfinal.

Rishon’s Adam Ariel shooting for the stars

Veteran Israeli forward reflects on Jerusalem origins and his maturation as a basketball player.

AFTER STARTING his hoops career with Hapoel Jerusalem, small forward Adam Ariel has blossomed into a valuable player with Maccabi Rishon Lezion.

Michael Jordan, from an Israeli hoopster perspective

Rishon Lezion icon Gene Banks talks Holy Land career and being a teammate of a young MJ.

A young Gene Banks (left) poses with Michael Jordan (right) while both were in the NBA with the Chicago Bulls in the mid-1980s

Maccabi Tel Aviv tops Rishon for BSL title

On Thursday, each squad looked to take an upper hand early on. Monroe hit the first bucket for Rishon and Kane drilled a triple to get things going.

Yovel Zoosman and DeAndre Kane of Maccabi Tel Aviv in a game against Maccabi Rishon Lezion, June 13, 2019

Rishon victorious in first game under Sherf

Sherf replaced Shmulik Brenner on Tuesday, with Rishon losing four of its previous five games.

Maccabi Rishon Lezion guard Keith Langford (5) shoots over Hapoel Eilat’s Jordan Loyd during a 73-66 win for Rishon over Eilat in BSL action.

Haifa, Rishon get off the mark in BSL

Haifa looked to be heading to another defeat when Golan Got gave Ness Ziona the lead with 1.2 seconds to play in regulation.

Maccabi Haifa guard Moran Roth drives to the basket