Maccabi Rishon Lezion

Hapoel Tel Aviv evens basketball quarterfinals, Hapoel Jerusalem reaches semifinals

Vasilije Micic and Oz Blayzer lead Hapoel Tel Aviv past Maccabi Rishon 95-69, forcing a decisive third game, while Hapoel Jerusalem sweeps Hapoel HaEmek to reach the semifinals.

|ByJOSHUA HALICKMAN
VASILIJE MICIC (22) and Yam Madar helped Hapoel Tel Aviv force a decisive Game 3 against Maccabi Rishon Lezion in their quarterfinals series
HAPOEL JERUSALEM forward goes up to the hoops against Maccabi Rishon Lezion defender Amin Stevens (3) during the capital city Reds’ 100-93 overtime victory.

Hapoel Jerusalem pulls out thriller against Maccabi Rishon Lezion

In the extra session, it was all Jerusalem as Smith put in a pair of baskets while Harper hit his shots from the line to seal the win.

|ByJOSHUA HALICKMAN
MACCABI RISHON LEZION celebrates after defeating Hapoel Eilat in Game 5 of the Leumit League final to capture the title.

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.

|ByJOSHUA HALICKMAN
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

Maccabi Rishon Lezion defeated Hapoel Eilat 92-87 to knot up the Leumit Final series at 2-2 and send it to a winner-take-all fifth game down south by the Red Sea.

|ByJOSHUA HALICKMAN

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.

JUNE 14, 2019ByJOSHUA HALICKMAN
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.

APRIL 13, 2018ByALLON SINAI
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.

OCTOBER 24, 2017ByALLON SINAI
Maccabi Haifa guard Moran Roth drives to the basket

Eilat standing in the way of Rishon back-to-back dream

MAY 21, 2017ByALLON SINAI
Maccabi Rishon Lezion guard Shawn Dawson will be looking to build on his breakthrough in last season’s post-season when the 2017 BSL playoffs begin on Sunday.

Israel’s Dawson has high hopes for training camp with New Orleans

Dawson, who has repeatedly turned down offers to join local powerhouses Maccabi Tel Aviv and Hapoel Jerusalem will soon leave for the US once more to prepare for the training camp.

AUGUST 12, 2016ByALLON SINAI
Shawn Dawson will take part in the New Orleans Pelicans’ training camp next month, with the Israeli guard hoping to receive a guaranteed contract in the NBA.

Hapoel relishes home court in final vs Rishon

Without a loss in the capital since January, Jerusalem hopes to capture back-to-back championships.

JUNE 8, 2016ByALLON SINAI
Hapoel Jerusalem forward Lior Eliyahu (L) faces his old team, Maccabi Tel Aviv

Plzen crushes Maccabi Tel Aviv’s hopes

Yellow-and-blue’s dream of reaching group stage almost over following 2-1 home defeat

JULY 29, 2015ByALLON SINAI
Maccabi Tel Aviv striker Eden Ben-Basat

Basketball: Hapoel Jerusalem escapes Rishon with win

Reds withstand last-gasp rally from hosts to notch one-point triumph, take 2-0 lead in semifinals.

JUNE 9, 2015ByALLON SINAI
Hapoel Jerusalem forward Dion Thompson

Rishon Lezion, Eilat have BSL semifinal berths within grasp

Holon is hoping to force a Game 5 at home with the aim of becoming just the second team to come back from a 0-2 deficit in a playoff series.

MAY 28, 2015ByALLON SINAI
Shawn Dowson