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 | |
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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
H. Be'er Sheva vs. I. Nes Ziona
M. Haifa vs. H. Gilboa Galil
December 23, 2018 | Maccabi Haifa | 58–87 | Hapoel Gilboa Galil | Haifa |
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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
December 24, 2018 | Maccabi Rishon LeZion | 98–66 | Ironi Nahariya | Rishon LeZion |
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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
Quarterfinals
H. Eilat vs. H. Holon
December 29, 2018 | Hapoel Eilat | 71–97 | Hapoel Holon | Eilat |
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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
December 29, 2018 | Hapoel Be'er Sheva | 94–95 (OT) | Hapoel Tel Aviv | Be'er Sheva |
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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
December 30, 2018 | Hapoel Gilboa Galil | 83–89 | Hapoel Jerusalem | Gilboa |
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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
December 30, 2018 | Maccabi Rishon LeZion | 88–77 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | Rishon LeZion |
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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.
M. Rishon LeZion vs. H. Tel Aviv
February 11, 2018 | Maccabi Rishon LeZion | 86–70 | Hapoel Tel Aviv | Jerusalem |
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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 |
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H. Jerusalem vs. H. Holon
February 11, 2018 | Hapoel Jerusalem | 91–77 | Hapoel Holon | Jerusalem |
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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 |
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H. Jerusalem vs. M. Rishon LeZion
February 14, 2018 | Hapoel Jerusalem | 82–67 | Maccabi Rishon LeZion | Jerusalem |
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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 |
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2019 Israeli State Cup Winners |
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Hapoel Jerusalem (5th title) |
References
- "הארון מתמלא: גביע חמישי להפועל י-ם!" (in Hebrew). February 14, 2019.
- "גביע: אשדוד תארח את הפועל ת"א". basket.co.il (in Hebrew). November 7, 2018. Retrieved November 7, 2018.
- "איגוד הכדורסל ביטל את משחקי הסיבוב הראשון בגביע המדינה". ibasketball.co.il (in Hebrew). October 15, 2018. Retrieved October 15, 2018.