2018 Israeli Basketball League Cup

2018 Israeli Basketball League Cup
Tournament details
Arena	Beit Maccabi Rishon LeZion
Dates	September 25 – October 4, 2018
Final positions
Champions	Maccabi Rishon LeZion (1st title)
Runners-up	Hapoel Be'er Sheva
Awards and statistics
MVP	Cameron Long
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The 2018 Israeli Basketball League Cup, for sponsorships reasons the Winner League Cup, is the 13th edition of the pre-season tournament of the Israeli Basketball Premier League.

On October 4, 2018, Maccabi Rishon LeZion won the title for the first time after a 78–66 win over Hapoel Be'er Sheva in the Final. Cameron Long was named tournament MVP.

Bracket

Qualifying Round 25–26 September		Quarterfinals 27 September-1 October		Semifinals 2 October		Final 4 October






		Maccabi Tel Aviv	77

		Maccabi Rishon LeZion	86
Maccabi Rishon LeZion	91

Bnei Herzliya	76
				Maccabi Rishon LeZion	92

				Hapoel Jerusalem	81



		Hapoel Jerusalem	78

		Hapoel Eilat	74



						Maccabi Rishon LeZion	78

						Hapoel Be'er Sheva	66



		Hapoel Holon	73

		Hapoel Be'er Sheva	77
Ironi Nahariya	83

Hapoel Be'er Sheva	88
				Hapoel Be'er Sheva	97

				Maccabi Ashdod	95



		Maccabi Ashdod	65

		Hapoel Gilboa Galil	62

Qualifying round

I. Nahariya vs. H. Be'er Sheva

Ironi Nahariya v Hapoel Be'er Sheva

September 25, 2018	Ironi Nahariya	83–880(OT)	Hapoel Be'er Sheva	Nahariya
19:45	Scoring by quarter: 16–22, 29–17, 17–19, 9–13, Overtime: 12–17
Sport 5	Pts: Ziv 25 Rebs: Henry 9 Asts: Four players 4 PIR: Ziv 32	Box Score	Pts: Braun 26 Rebs: Donaldson 7 Asts: Christon & Colman 4 PIR: Braun 28	Arena: Ein Sarah Attendance: 1500 Referees: Zahi Habdali, Uri Shalhavi, Eran Shmuel

M. Rishon LeZion vs. B. Herzliya

Maccabi Rishon LeZion v Bnei Herzliya

September 26, 2018	Maccabi Rishon LeZion	91–76	Bnei Herzliya	Rishon LeZion
20:45	Scoring by quarter: 24–15, 19–16, 21–21, 27–24
Sport 5	Pts: Blayzer & Long 17 Rebs: Segev 10 Asts: Long 13 PIR: Long & Segev 25	Box Score	Pts: Adrien 19 Rebs: Adrien & Hanochi 6 Asts: Robinson 7 PIR: Adrien 27	Arena: Beit Maccabi Attendance: 700 Referees: David Romano, Nir Meirson, Gil Gordon

Quarterfinals

M. Ashdod vs. H. Gilboa Galil

Maccabi Ashdod v Hapoel Gilboa Galil

September 27, 2018	Maccabi Ashdod	65–62	Hapoel Gilboa Galil	Rishon LeZion
18:00	Scoring by quarter: 20–16, 20–23, 10–10, 15–13
Sport 5	Pts: Milbourne 16 Rebs: Shoshi 12 Asts: Stoll 5 PIR: Flaisher 20	Box Score	Pts: Miller & Kelly 13 Rebs: Kelly 9 Asts: Miller 5 PIR: Kelly 20	Arena: Beit Maccabi Attendance: 700 Referees: Elad Leibovich, Pini Rimon, Guy Simani

H. Holon vs. H. Be'er Sheva

Hapoel Holon v Hapoel Be'er Sheva

September 27, 2018	Hapoel Holon	73–77	Hapoel Be'er Sheva	Rishon LeZion
21:00	Scoring by quarter: 21–18, 18–24, 19–16, 15–19
Sport 5	Pts: Simhon 15 Rebs: Atkins & Harush 5 Asts: Walden 5 PIR: Walden 20	Box Score	Pts: Christon 15 Rebs: Donaldson 15 Asts: Braun 5 PIR: Donaldson 25	Arena: Beit Maccabi Attendance: 1300 Referees: Gili Cohen, Eyal Pohoryles, David Colangi

H. Jerusalem vs. H. Eilat

Hapoel Jerusalem v Hapoel Eilat

September 29, 2018	Hapoel Jerusalem	78–74	Hapoel Eilat	Rishon LeZion
20:30	Scoring by quarter: 17–20, 25–18, 20–13, 16–23
Sport 5	Pts: Brown 15 Rebs: Butler 8 Asts: Blatt 7 PIR: Timor 19	Box Score	Pts: Smith Jr. 28 Rebs: Bryant & Smith Jr. 8 Asts: Tokoto 7 PIR: Smith Jr. 38	Arena: Beit Maccabi Attendance: 1700 Referees: Dan Yalon, Guy Shmueli, Alex Naftali

M. Tel Aviv vs. M. Rishon LeZion

Maccabi Tel Aviv v Maccabi Rishon LeZion

October 1, 2018	Maccabi Tel Aviv	77–86	Maccabi Rishon LeZion	Rishon LeZion
20:30	Scoring by quarter: 18–28, 23–14, 22–20, 14–24
Sport 5	Pts: Roll 14 Rebs: Black 7 Asts: Pargo 5 PIR: Black 15	Box Score	Pts: Stephens 19 Rebs: Three players 7 Asts: Wright 7 PIR: Stephens 26	Arena: Beit Maccabi Attendance: 2200 Referees: Sefi Shemesh, Kfir Mualem, Rotem Koza

Semifinals

H. Be'er Sheva vs. M. Ashdod

Hapoel Be'er Sheva v Maccabi Ashdod

October 2, 2018	Hapoel Be'er Sheva	97–950(2OT)	Maccabi Ashdod	Rishon LeZion
17:00	Scoring by quarter: 27–18, 18–19, 16–19, 16–21, Overtime: 9–9, 11–9
Sport 5	Pts: Christon 30 Rebs: Warech 7 Asts: Christon 11 PIR: Christon 38	Box Score	Pts: Milbourne 34 Rebs: Rosefelt 11 Asts: Pemberton 7 PIR: Milbourne 36	Arena: Beit Maccabi Attendance: 500 Referees: Omer Esteron, Zahi Habdali, Guy Shmueli

M. Rishon LeZion vs. H. Jerusalem

Maccabi Rishon LeZion v Hapoel Jerusalem

October 2, 2018	Maccabi Rishon LeZion	92–81	Hapoel Jerusalem	Rishon LeZion
20:15	Scoring by quarter: 28–14, 22–12, 20–23, 22–32
Sport 5	Pts: Stephens 19 Rebs: Segev 12 Asts: Long 9 PIR: Long 26	Box Score	Pts: Blatt & Feldeine 16 Rebs: Owens 9 Asts: Brown 4 PIR: Owens 24	Arena: Beit Maccabi Attendance: 2100 Referees: Amit Balak, Ofer Manheim, Elad Leibovich

Final

M. Rishon LeZion vs. H. Be'er Sheva

Maccabi Rishon LeZion v Hapoel Be'er Sheva

October 4, 2018	Maccabi Rishon LeZion	78–66	Hapoel Be'er Sheva	Rishon LeZion
21:00	Scoring by quarter: 15–7, 30–14, 11–22, 22–23
Sport 5	Pts: Long 24 Rebs: Koulechov 12 Asts: Wright 5 PIR: Long 39	Box Score	Pts: Braun 21 Rebs: Braun 9 Asts: Christon 4 PIR: Braun 25	Arena: Beit Maccabi Attendance: 2200 Referees: Erez Gurion, Pini Rimon, Nir Meirson

Starters:			Pts	Reb	Ast

G	1	Marquis Wright	8	1	5
G	20	Cameron Long	24	7	4
G/F	4	Egor Koulechov	9	12	4
F	23	Deshawn Stephens	13	6	1
C	9	Itay Segev	6	6	1
Reserves:
F	14	Oz Blayzer	10	8	0
G/F	11	Adam Ariel	6	2	0
C	44	David Weaver	2	0	0
G	30	Nimrod Tishman	0	0	0
G	3	Amit Ebo	0	0	1
G	2	Yair Bauman	DNP
F	6	Guy Netzer	DNP
Head coach:
Zvi Sherf

Rishon LeZion

Be'er Sheva

Starters:			Pts	Reb	Ast

G	6	Semaj Christon	12	2	4
G	55	Chanan Colman	2	3	1
G/F	21	Travis Warech	11	6	0
F	24	Taylor Braun	21	9	2
C	35	Jakim Donaldson	4	5	0
Reserves:
F	7	Jordan Swing	10	4	3
C	2	Ben Eisenhardt	6	3	2
G	0	Amit Gershon	0	0	0
G	3	Yair Kravitz	0	0	0
C	36	Ram Elias-Pour	0	0	0
G/F	5	Ohad Cohen	0	0	0
G	12	Adi Cohen-Saban	DNP
Head coach:
Rami Hadar

2018 League Cup Winners
Maccabi Rishon LeZion 1st title

References

"מועדי ושיטת גביע ווינר סל 2018". basket.co.il (in Hebrew). June 26, 2018. Retrieved August 26, 2018.
"בגלל צה"ל – גמר גביע ווינר עובר להיכל שלמה". basket.co.il (in Hebrew). August 29, 2018. Retrieved August 31, 2018.
"מכבי ראשל"צ מחזיקת גביע ווינר סל!". basket.co.il (in Hebrew). October 4, 2018. Retrieved October 4, 2018.
"מצטיין גביע ווינר סל 2018: קמרון לונג". basket.co.il (in Hebrew). October 4, 2018. Retrieved October 5, 2018.

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