2018–19 Israeli Basketball State Cup

The 2018–19 Israeli Basketball State Cup was the 59th edition of the Israeli Basketball State Cup, organized by the Israel Basketball Association.

Israeli Basketball State Cup
Season	2018–19
Dates	23 December 2018 – 14 February 2019
Number of games	12
Number of teams	13
Finals
Champions	Hapoel Jerusalem (5th title)
Runners-up	Maccabi Rishon LeZion
Finals MVP	TaShawn Thomas
← 2017–18 2019–20 →

The Final Four of the tournament was held from February 11–14 in the Pais Arena in Jerusalem.

On February 14, 2019, Hapoel Jerusalem won its fifth State Cup title after an 82–67 win over Maccabi Rishon LeZion in the Final. TaShawn Thomas was named the Final MVP.^[1]

Bracket

	First Round 23–25 December				Quarterfinals 29–30 December				Semifinals 11 February				Final 14 February
	Maccabi Rishon LeZion	98
	Ironi Nahariya	66
					Maccabi Rishon LeZion	88
					Maccabi Tel Aviv	77
									Maccabi Rishon LeZion	86
									Hapoel Tel Aviv	70
	Hapoel Be'er Sheva	93
	Ironi Nes Ziona	83
					Hapoel Be'er Sheva	94
					Hapoel Tel Aviv	95
	Maccabi Ashdod	73
	Hapoel Tel Aviv	101
													Maccabi Rishon LeZion	67
													Hapoel Jerusalem	82
	Maccabi Haifa	58
	Hapoel Gilboa Galil	87
					Hapoel Gilboa Galil	83
					Hapoel Jerusalem	89
									Hapoel Jerusalem	91
									Hapoel Holon	77
	Bnei Herzliya	88
	Hapoel Eilat	97
					Hapoel Eilat	91
					Hapoel Holon	97

First round

Ten teams participated in the First Round. Maccabi Tel Aviv, Hapoel Holon and Hapoel Jerusalem were pre-qualified for the quarterfinals and didn't play in the First Round.^[2]

On October 15, 2018, The Israel Basketball Association (IBBA) disqualified all the teams from the Liga Leumit, aside from Maccabi Haifa, due to the league's lockout.^[3]

B. Herzliya vs. H. Eilat

Bnei Herzliya v Hapoel Eilat

December 23, 2018	Bnei Herzliya	88–97	Hapoel Eilat	Herzliya
20:10	Scoring by quarter: 20–19, 21–29, 21–30, 26–20
Sport 5	Pts: Leumi 18 Rebs: Armstrong & Adrien 7 Asts: Michael Dixon 4 PIR: Armstrong 19	Box Score	Pts: Braimoh 24 Rebs: Tokoto 9 Asts: Bryant 7 PIR: Braimoh 26	Arena: HaYovel

H. Be'er Sheva vs. I. Nes Ziona

Hapoel Be'er Sheva v Ironi Nes Ziona

December 23, 2018	Hapoel Be'er Sheva	93–83	Ironi Nes Ziona	Be'er Sheva
20:20	Scoring by quarter: 17–24, 34–19, 26–20, 16–20
Sport 5	Pts: Swing 31 Rebs: Donaldson & Rothbart 9 Asts: Braun 8 PIR: Swing 32	Box Score	Pts: Dunne 16 Rebs: Dunne 10 Asts: Dowe 11 PIR: Dunne 22	Arena: Conch

M. Haifa vs. H. Gilboa Galil

Maccabi Haifa v Hapoel Gilboa Galil

December 23, 2018	Maccabi Haifa	58–87	Hapoel Gilboa Galil	Haifa
20:30	Scoring by quarter: 13–14, 15–31, 12–23, 18–19
Sport 5	Pts: Sorkin 14 Rebs: Koperberg 9 Asts: three players 3 PIR: Sorkin 19	Box Score	Pts: Whittington 18 Rebs: Kelly 8 Asts: Miller 5 PIR: Whittington 23	Arena: Romema

M. Rishon LeZion vs. I. Nahariya

Maccabi Rishon LeZion v Ironi Nahariya

December 24, 2018	Maccabi Rishon LeZion	98–66	Ironi Nahariya	Rishon LeZion
20:30	Scoring by quarter: 20–15, 25–15, 30–19, 23–17
Sport 5	Pts: Hamilton 21 Rebs: Segev 9 Asts: Hamilton 9 PIR: Hamilton 31	Box Score	Pts: Nesterenko 14 Rebs: Foulland & Allen 5 Asts: Ziv 7 PIR: Foulland 14	Arena: Beit Maccabi

M. Ashdod vs. H. Tel Aviv

Maccabi Ashdod v Hapoel Tel Aviv

December 25, 2018	Maccabi Ashdod	73–101	Hapoel Tel Aviv	Ashdod
20:30	Scoring by quarter: 15–28, 14–28, 26–26, 19–18
Sport 5	Pts: Milbourne 18 Rebs: Shoshi 8 Asts: Stoll 7 PIR: Tollefsen & Milbourne 13	Box Score	Pts: Akoon-Purcell 20 Rebs: Aminu 11 Asts: McNeal 6 PIR: Akoon-Purcell 21	Arena: HaKiriya

Quarterfinals

H. Eilat vs. H. Holon

Hapoel Eilat v Hapoel Holon

December 29, 2018	Hapoel Eilat	71–97	Hapoel Holon	Eilat
20:00	Scoring by quarter: 20–21, 16–26, 14–26, 21–24
Sport 5	Pts: Bryant 19 Rebs: Braimoh 10 Asts: Ben-Chimol 7 PIR: Braimoh 26	Box Score	Pts: Jones 19 Rebs: Jones 11 Asts: Cline 5 PIR: Jones 32	Arena: Begin

H. Be'er Sheva vs. H. Tel Aviv

Hapoel Be'er Sheva v Hapoel Tel Aviv

December 29, 2018	Hapoel Be'er Sheva	94–950(OT)	Hapoel Tel Aviv	Be'er Sheva
20:30	Scoring by quarter: 14–27, 21–17, 20–20, 26–17, Overtime: 13–14
Sport 5	Pts: Swing 26 Rebs: Donaldson 9 Asts: Cohen-Saban 6 PIR: Swing 27	Box Score	Pts: McNeal 30 Rebs: Ginat 13 Asts: Limonad 7 PIR: McNeal 30	Arena: Conch

H. Gilboa Galil vs. H. Jerusalem

Hapoel Gilboa Galil v Hapoel Jerusalem

December 30, 2018	Hapoel Gilboa Galil	83–89	Hapoel Jerusalem	Gilboa
19:20	Scoring by quarter: 18–19, 23–29, 24–17, 19–25
Sport 5	Pts: Miller 24 Rebs: Kelly 11 Asts: Whittington & Skverer 4 PIR: Whittington 28	Box Score	Pts: Feldeine 22 Rebs: Thomas & Feldeine 8 Asts: Thomas 5 PIR: Feldeine 23	Arena: Gan Ner

M. Rishon LeZion vs. M. Tel Aviv

Maccabi Rishon LeZion v Maccabi Tel Aviv

December 30, 2018	Maccabi Rishon LeZion	88–77	Maccabi Tel Aviv	Rishon LeZion
21:15	Scoring by quarter: 20–16, 31–13, 14–22, 23–26
Sport 5	Pts: Koulechov 18 Rebs: Hamilton 7 Asts: Hamilton 5 PIR: Long 24	Box Score	Pts: Wilbekin 17 Rebs: Tyus 11 Asts: Wilbekin 6 PIR: Tyus 18	Arena: Beit Maccabi

Final four

The Final Four of the tournament was held from February 11–14 in the Pais Arena in Jerusalem.

Semifinals

M. Rishon LeZion vs. H. Tel Aviv

Maccabi Rishon LeZion v Hapoel Tel Aviv

February 11, 2018	Maccabi Rishon LeZion	86–70	Hapoel Tel Aviv	Jerusalem
18:30	Scoring by quarter: 13–14, 24–24, 24–20, 25–12
Sport 5	Pts: Hamilton 23 Rebs: Simpson 13 Asts: Long 7 PIR: Simpson 28	Box Score Report	Pts: McNeal 18 Rebs: Howell 7 Asts: Limonad & McNeal 4 PIR: Ginat 19	Arena: Pais Arena Attendance: 8,000

Starters: Pts Reb Ast G 1   Alex Hamilton 23 2 6 G 20   Cameron Long 17 6 7 G/F 4   Egor Koulechov 3 3 0 F/C 23   Deshawn Stephens 8 6 1 C 9   Itay Segev 2 4 2 Reserves: C 15   Diamon Simpson 22 13 1 G/F 11   Adam Ariel 8 5 1 F 14   Oz Blayzer 3 4 2 G 30   Nimrod Tishman 0 0 0 G 3   Amit Ebo 0 0 0 G 2   Yair Bauman DNP F 6   Guy Netzer DNP Head coach:   Guy Goodes

M. Rishon LeZion         H. Tel Aviv Rishon LeZion Statistics Tel Aviv 22/43 (51%) 2 point field goals 15/37 (41%) 7/28 (25%) 3 point field goals 7/27 (26%) 21/30 (70%) Free throws 19/25 (76%) 47 Rebounds 41 20 Assists 14 9 Steals 12 16 Turnovers 19 3 Blocks 2

Starters: Pts Reb Ast G 22   Jerel McNeal 18 4 4 G 14   Raviv Limonad 4 4 4 F 5   DeVaughn Akoon-Purcell 8 5 3 PF 41   Tomer Ginat 17 6 0 C 97   Richard Howell 4 7 1 Reserves: G 1   Jamal Shuler 13 3 1 C 4   Alade Aminu 6 4 1 F 31   Stu Douglass 0 1 0 G 11   Yam Madar 0 0 0 F/C 7   Daniel Sasson DNP G 15   Tzuf Ben-Moshe DNP F 30   Guy Aloush DNP Head coach:   Danny Franco

H. Jerusalem vs. H. Holon

Hapoel Jerusalem v Hapoel Holon

February 11, 2018	Hapoel Jerusalem	91–77	Hapoel Holon	Jerusalem
21:00	Scoring by quarter: 25–20, 23–18, 27–20, 16–19
Sport 5	Pts: Brown 22 Rebs: Thomas 9 Asts: Brown 6 PIR: Brown 26	Box Score Report	Pts: Walden 15 Rebs: Walden 9 Asts: Reynolds 4 PIR: Walden 15	Arena: Pais Arena Attendance: 8,000

Starters: Pts Reb Ast G 12   Yogev Ohayon 6 1 3 G 6   Tamir Blatt 11 2 1 F 17   Da'Sean Butler 3 2 0 F/C 35   TaShawn Thomas 14 9 1 C 22   Josh Owens 8 5 1 Reserves: G 69   J'Covan Brown 22 7 6 G 14   James Feldeine 21 3 2 G 11   Bar Timor 4 1 0 F 8   Lior Eliyahu 2 1 1 C 23   Alex Chubrevich DNP Head coach:   Oded Kattash

H. Jerusalem         H. Holon Jerusalem Statistics Holon 24/38 (63%) 2 point field goals 19/40 (48%) 9/28 (32%) 3 point field goals 9/29 (31%) 16/24 (67%) Free throws 12/13 (92%) 35 Rebounds 42 15 Assists 14 10 Steals 7 10 Turnovers 17 7 Blocks 3

Starters: Pts Reb Ast G 2   Corey Walden 15 9 2 F 7   DeQuan Jones 8 3 0 F 10   Guy Pnini 13 3 3 F/C 6   T. J. Cline 8 7 2 C 21   Shawn Jones 2 5 0 Reserves: G 12   Shlomi Harush 11 2 2 F/C 5   Darion Atkins 10 2 1 F 8   Amit Simhon 6 3 0 G 3   Scottie Reynolds 4 4 4 G 13   Roi Huber DNP G 9   Guy Palatin DNP G 31   Amit Arbeli DNP Head coach:   Dan Shamir

Final

H. Jerusalem vs. M. Rishon LeZion

Hapoel Jerusalem v Maccabi Rishon LeZion

February 14, 2018	Hapoel Jerusalem	82–67	Maccabi Rishon LeZion	Jerusalem
21:00	Scoring by quarter: 23–18, 19–22, 29–8, 11–19
Sport 5	Pts: Brown 19 Rebs: Thomas 10 Asts: Eliyahu 6 PIR: Brown 20	Box Score Report	Pts: Hamilton 16 Rebs: Simpson 11 Asts: Hamilton 4 PIR: Segev 19	Arena: Pais Arena Attendance: 11,120

Starters: Pts Reb Ast G 12   Yogev Ohayon 4 5 2 G 6   Tamir Blatt 5 2 5 F 17   Da'Sean Butler 7 2 1 F/C 35   TaShawn Thomas 15 10 1 C 22   Josh Owens 2 7 1 Reserves: G 69   J'Covan Brown 19 4 2 G 14   James Feldeine 15 6 2 F 8   Lior Eliyahu 8 3 6 G 11   Bar Timor 7 2 1 C 23   Alex Chubrevich 0 2 0 Head coach:   Oded Kattash

H. Jerusalem         M. Rishon LeZion Jerusalem Statistics Rishon LeZion 18/36 (50%) 2 point field goals 16/48 (33%) 10/33 (30%) 3 point field goals 7/22 (32%) 16/20 (80%) Free throws 14/26 (54%) 50 Rebounds 45 21 Assists 9 6 Steals 5 12 Turnovers 8 7 Blocks 7

Starters: Pts Reb Ast G 1   Alex Hamilton 16 6 4 G 20   Cameron Long 13 2 1 G/F 4   Egor Koulechov 7 6 0 F/C 23   Deshawn Stephens 13 2 0 C 9   Itay Segev 6 10 1 Reserves: C 15   Diamon Simpson 7 11 1 G/F 11   Adam Ariel 2 1 1 G 30   Nimrod Tishman 2 1 1 F 14   Oz Blayzer 1 2 0 G 3   Amit Ebo DNP G 2   Yair Bauman DNP F 6   Guy Netzer DNP Head coach:   Guy Goodes

2019 Israeli State Cup Winners
Hapoel Jerusalem (5th title)

See also

• 2018–19 Israeli Basketball Premier League
• Liga Leumit

References

1. "הארון מתמלא: גביע חמישי להפועל י-ם!" (in Hebrew). February 14, 2019.
2. "גביע: אשדוד תארח את הפועל ת"א". basket.co.il (in Hebrew). November 7, 2018. Retrieved November 7, 2018.
3. "איגוד הכדורסל ביטל את משחקי הסיבוב הראשון בגביע המדינה". ibasketball.co.il (in Hebrew). October 15, 2018. Retrieved October 15, 2018.