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2017 Israeli Final Four

Season	2016–17 Israeli Super League
Tournament details
Arena	Menora Mivtachim Arena Tel Aviv
Dates	12–15 June 2017
Final positions
Champions	Hapoel Jerusalem (2nd title)
Runners-up	Maccabi Haifa
Awards and statistics
MVP	Jerome Dyson
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The 2017 Israeli Final Four was the concluding tournament of the 2016–17 Israeli Basketball Super League. It was the eight Israeli Final Four. The Event was held in the Menora Mivtachim Arena in Tel Aviv, Israel between 12 and 15 June.

Results

Bracket

Semi-finals

Starters: Pts Reb Ast G 11 Avi Ben Chimol 9 2 8 G 4 Cameron Long 16 1 3 F 3 Patrick Richard 4 2 1 F 87 Elishay Kadir 10 3 1 C 21 Charles Thomas 14 8 4 Reserves: G 6 Nitzan Hanochi 0 1 1 F 8 Shawn Dawson 5 3 1 G 10 Oded Brandwein 7 1 2 F 14 Ron Nekrashevich 2 0 0 C 20 Idan Zalmanson 9 7 0 G 24 Or Cornelius 0 0 0 F 44 J.J. Moore 0 1 0 Head coach: Shmulik Brenner

Rishon LeZion Jerusalem

Starters: Pts Reb Ast G 55 Curtis Jerrells 15 2 8 G 2 Jerome Dyson 23 1 2 F 21 Tarence Kinsey 18 5 1 F 8 Lior Eliyahu 6 12 2 C 14 Richard Howell 18 7 1 Reserves: C 1 Amar'e Stoudemire 8 3 1 G 10 Yotam Halperin 2 2 7 G 11 Bar Timor 3 1 2 G 12 Aviram Zelekovits 0 0 0 G 34 Bar Shefa 0 0 0 F 42 Travis Peterson 0 0 0 C 91 Isaac Rosefelt DNP Head coach: Simone Pianigiani

Starters: Pts Reb Ast G 12 Yogev Ohayon 4 0 0 G 0 Andrew Goudelock 24 1 3 F 3 Victor Rudd 10 2 2 F 30 Quincy Miller 2 3 0 C 23 Joe Alexander 8 4 0 Reserves: G 4 D.J. Seeley 10 3 4 F 6 Devin Smith 0 3 0 G 9 Gal Mekel 12 2 3 F 10 Guy Pnini 0 0 1 C 11 Itay Segev 4 9 1 F 8 Nimrod Levi DNP F 15 Sylven Landesberg DNP Head coach: Arik Shivek

Tel Aviv Haifa

Starters: Pts Reb Ast G 16 Gregory Vargas 14 8 8 G 33 Orlando Mendez 4 2 3 F 8 Amit Simhon 10 5 3 F 14 Oz Blayzer 9 1 2 C 21 Kevinn Pinkney 20 9 1 Reserves: F 1 Willy Workman 9 7 0 C 7 Rashaun Freeman 0 1 0 G 12 John DiBartolomeo 19 3 2 F 4 Netanel Artzi DNP C 5 Anton Shoutvin DNP G 6 Nir Sarid DNP C 10 Daniel Koperberg DNP Head coach: Offer Rahimi

Final

Starters: Pts Reb Ast G 55 Curtis Jerrells 21 1 5 G 2 Jerome Dyson 30 6 5 F 21 Tarence Kinsey 19 5 2 F 8 Lior Eliyahu 1 8 2 C 14 Richard Howell 6 5 0 Reserves: C 1 Amar'e Stoudemire 6 7 0 G 10 Yotam Halperin 0 0 1 G 11 Bar Timor 0 0 0 F 42 Travis Peterson 0 0 0 G 12 Aviram Zelekovits DNP G 34 Bar Shefa DNP C 91 Isaac Rosefelt DNP Head coach: Simone Pianigiani

Jerusalem Haifa

Starters: Pts Reb Ast G 16 Gregory Vargas 30 4 6 G 33 Orlando Mendez 14 4 2 F 8 Amit Simhon 1 4 2 F 14 Oz Blayzer 4 1 0 C 21 Kevinn Pinkney 14 4 1 Reserves: F 1 Willy Workman 8 8 1 C 7 Rashaun Freeman 0 1 1 G 12 John DiBartolomeo 6 3 1 F 4 Netanel Artzi DNP C 5 Anton Shoutvin DNP G 6 Nir Sarid DNP C 10 Daniel Koperberg DNP Head coach: Offer Rahimi

Winning roster

Hapoel Jerusalem roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. C 1 Stoudemire, Amar'e 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) G 2 Dyson, Jerome 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) G 7 Ron, Or 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) PF 8 Eliyahu, Lior 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) SG 10 Halperin, Yotam (C) 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) PG 11 Timor, Bar 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) G 12 Zelekovits, Aviram 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) G 13 Moshkovitz, Michael 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) C 14 Howell, Richard 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) SF 21 Kinsey, Tarence 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) G 34 Shefa, Bar 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) PF 42 Peterson, Travis 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) PG 55 Jerrells, Curtis 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) C 91 Rosefelt, Isaac 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in)	Head coach Simone Pianigiani Assistant coach(es) Marcelo Nicola Modi Maor Ryan Pannone Legend (C) Team captain Injured Roster Updated: April 21, 2017

References

Specific

General

• IBA's official website (Hebrew)

• Israeli Basketball Premier League seasons