2008–09 Israeli Basketball Super League
The Israeli Basketball Super League (BSL) 2008-2009 season was the 55th season of the top basketball league in Israel. The season began on 26 October 2008 and ended on 21 May 2009. Maccabi Tel Aviv won its 48th league title, defeating Maccabi Haifa Heat 85–72 in the final. The defending champion was Hapoel Holon.
| 2008-2009 Israeli Basketball Super League season | |
|---|---|
| League | Israeli Basketball Super League |
| Sport | Basketball |
| Duration | 26 October 2008 - 21 May 2009 |
| Number of games | 158 |
| Number of teams | 12 |
| TV partner(s) | Sport 5, Israel 10 |
| Regular Season | |
| League champions | Maccabi Tel Aviv |
| Runners-up | Hapoel Jerusalem |
| Top scorer | Luis Flores (Hapoel Holon) |
| Relegated to Ligat Leumit | Elitzur Kiryat Ata Maccabi Giv'at Shmuel |
| Final four | |
| Champions | Maccabi Tel Aviv |
| Runners-up | Maccabi Haifa Heat |
| Finals MVP | Carlos Arroyo (Maccabi Tel Aviv) |
Each out of the 12 participating teams played 22 regular league games, one home game and one away game against each other team. The top eight teams qualified to the playoff, where they played best-of-5 series decided by the rankings at the end of the regular season (first against eighth, second against seventh and so on).
The four last ranked team competed in a best-of-5 series relegation playoff, where Elitzur Kiryat Ata and Maccabi Giv'at Shmuel lost and were relegated to Liga Leumit. They will be replaced by Maccabi Elitzur Netanya and Hapoel Afula, who qualified from Liga Leumit.