2019–20 Israeli Basketball State Cup

Israeli Basketball State Cup
Israeli Basketball State Cup
Season	2019–20
Dates	October 16, 2019 -; February 13, 2020
Games played	25
Teams	26
Finals
Champions	Hapoel Jerusalem (6th title)
Runners-up	Ironi Nahariya
Finals MVP	J'Covan Brown
	← 2018–19 2020–21 →

The 2019–20 Israeli Basketball State Cup was the 60th edition of the Israeli Basketball State Cup, organized by the Israel Basketball Association.

The Final Four of the tournament was held from February 10–13 in the Menora Mivtachim Arena in Tel Aviv.

On February 13, 2020, Hapoel Jerusalem won its sixth State Cup title after a 92–89 win over Ironi Nahariya in the Final. J'Covan Brown was named the Final MVP.^[1]

First round

Hapoel Jerusalem, Maccabi Rishon LeZion, Hapoel Holon, Hapoel Tel Aviv, Maccabi Tel Aviv and Hapoel Be'er Sheva were pre-qualified for the Round of 16 and did not have to play in the first round.^[2]^[3]

On October 22, 2019, Kevin Capers made an Israeli State Cup-record by scoring 57 points for Hapoel Ramat Gan Givatayim in a 94–104 loss to Hapoel Haifa, passing Tony Dawson’s previous record of 55 points in 1992.^[4]

H. Hevel Modi'in vs. I. Nes Ziona

October 16, 2019	Hapoel Hevel Modi'in	67–97	Ironi Nes Ziona	Ramla
19:30	Scoring by quarter: 11–32, 21–23, 18–23, 17–19
Sport5.co.il	Pts: Aska 20 Rebs: Bier-Katz 10 Asts: Parks 7 PIR: Parks 16	Box Score	Pts: Hollowell & Alber 15 Rebs: Carreira 11 Asts: Limonad 7 PIR: Carreira 21	Arena: Kiriat Menahem Arena Referees: David Ismarili, David Colangi, Arnon Lavie

A.S. Ramat HaSharon vs. E. Yavne

October 22, 2019	A.S. Ramat HaSharon	85–93	Elitzur Yavne	Ramat HaSharon
19:05	Scoring by quarter: 21–35, 27–19, 17–14, 20–25
Sport 5	Pts: Nelson 26 Rebs: Jackson 11 Asts: Gilinski & Simin 3 PIR: Jackson 26	Box Score	Pts: Mullings 21 Rebs: Mullings 11 Asts: Three players 4 PIR: Hoffman 25	Arena: Oranim Hall Attendance: 250 Referees: Eli Meron, Yaron Chechik, Rave Sherf

B. Herzliya vs. M. Ra'anana

October 22, 2019	Bnei Herzliya	107–70	Maccabi Ra'anana	Herzliya
19:05	Scoring by quarter: 22–21, 27–8, 29–19, 29–22
Sport 5	Pts: Levin 20 Rebs: Donaldson 13 Asts: Leumi 6 PIR: Levin 28	Box Score	Pts: Anderson 17 Rebs: Anderson & Clamage 6 Asts: Three players 3 PIR: Anderson 19	Arena: HaYovel Herzliya Referees: Adar Pe'er, Shai Meron, Osher Benita

M. Kiryat Motzkin vs. H. Galil Elyon

October 22, 2019	Maccabi Kiryat Motzkin	73–83	Hapoel Galil Elyon	Kiryat Motzkin
19:10	Scoring by quarter: 22–18, 13–22, 20–24, 18–19
Sport 5	Pts: Stevens 20 Rebs: Stevens 8 Asts: Uzan 6 PIR: Stevens 20	Box Score	Pts: Langston 18 Rebs: O'Brien 6 Asts: Israeli 12 PIR: Langston 23	Arena: Goshen Hall Referees: Lior Beinish, Dvir Ranish, Dror Galpaz

E. Ashkelon vs. H. Gilboa Galil

October 22, 2019	Elitzur Eito Ashkelon	68–101	Hapoel Gilboa Galil	Ashkelon
19:10	Scoring by quarter: 18–31, 16–31, 16–28, 18–11
Sport 5	Pts: Delaney 17 Rebs: Lev 8 Asts: Drucker 4 PIR: Lev 15	Box Score	Pts: Tillman 26 Rebs: Flaisher 10 Asts: Gulley 7 PIR: Tillman 31	Arena: Ashkelon Sports Arena Attendance: 100 Referees: Kfir Mualem, Ziv Radomsky, Tommy Weber

M. Hod HaSharon vs. M. Haifa

October 22, 2019	Maccabi Hod HaSharon	74–102	Maccabi Haifa	Hod HaSharon
19:15	Scoring by quarter: 27–26, 19–29, 18–26, 10–21
Sport 5	Pts: Rabinowitz 19 Rebs: Three players 5 Asts: Rabinowitz & Paz 3 PIR: Rabinowitz & Amir 19	Box Score	Pts: Suggs 32 Rebs: Sorkin 10 Asts: Cohn 10 PIR: Suggs 36	Arena: Atidim Hall Attendance: 300 Referees: Nir Meirson, Or Zarur, Ido Ma'aravi

H. Ramat Gan Givatayim vs. H. Haifa

October 22, 2019	Hapoel Ramat Gan Givatayim	94–104	Hapoel Haifa	Ramat Gan
19:20	Scoring by quarter: 25–15, 22–29, 28–29, 19–31
Sport 5	Pts: Capers 57 Rebs: Solomon 17 Asts: Halamish 6 PIR: Capers 41	Box Score	Pts: Hurtt 29 Rebs: Nesterenko 10 Asts: Buckles 5 PIR: Hurtt & Buckles 31	Arena: Zisman Hall Referees: Barak Liberman, Assaf Engelberg, Ofir Weistoch

E. Netanya vs. I. Nahariya

October 23, 2019	Elitzur Netanya	63–70	Ironi Nahariya	Netanya
19:00	Scoring by quarter: 17–25, 12–12, 20–22, 14–11
Sport 5	Pts: Washington 19 Rebs: Naylor 15 Asts: Naylor 5 PIR: Washington 21	Box Score	Pts: Gaffney 16 Rebs: Adrien & Gaffney 9 Asts: Waters 10 PIR: Gaffney 25	Arena: Yeshurun Hall Attendance: 360 Referees: Pini Rimon, Eran Shmuel, Natalie Galliok

I. Kiryat Ata vs. M. Ashdod

October 24, 2019	Ironi Kiryat Ata	73–76	Maccabi Ashdod	Kiryat Ata
19:00	Scoring by quarter: 10–22, 19–18, 23–15, 21–21
iBasketball.co.il	Pts: Relphorde 17 Rebs: Thomas 18 Asts: David 4 PIR: Thomas 21	Box Score	Pts: Douglass 19 Rebs: Eliyahu 13 Asts: Eliyahu 7 PIR: Eliyahu 19	Arena: Ramaz Hall Referees: Zahi Havdali, Nir Keren, Elias Abu Arav

H. Afula vs. H. Eilat

October 24, 2019	Hapoel Afula	76–103	Hapoel Eilat	Afula
19:00	Scoring by quarter: 15–20, 23–26, 19–31, 19–26
Sport5.co.il	Pts: Drapic 15 Rebs: Rosenberg 6 Asts: Coleman 5 PIR: Drapic 17	Box Score	Pts: Terrell 22 Rebs: Skjöldebrand 7 Asts: Ben-Zvi 10 PIR: Terrell 26	Arena: Nir Ha'emak Hall Referees: Rotem Kuza, Alex Naftali, Sagi Sade

Round of 16

H. Galil Elyon vs. I. Nahariya

November 9, 2019	Hapoel Galil Elyon	68–78	Ironi Nahariya	Kfar Blum
18:00	Scoring by quarter: 18–14, 21–20, 14–21, 15–23
Sport 5+	Pts: Three players 14 Rebs: Langston 9 Asts: Huber & Yerushalmi 4 PIR: Langston 13	Box Score	Pts: Warech 15 Rebs: Gaffney 8 Asts: Waters 6 PIR: Gaffney 18	Arena: Heihal HaPais Referees: Elad Leibowitz, Lior Beinisch, Rave Sharf

H. Eilat vs. M. Tel Aviv

November 10, 2019	Hapoel Eilat	76–97	Maccabi Tel Aviv	Eilat
17:55	Scoring by quarter: 17–23, 18–17, 17–23, 24–34
Sport 5	Pts: Skjöldebrand & Menco 17 Rebs: Davenport & Thompson 8 Asts: Ben-Chimol & Terrell 6 PIR: Davenport 19	Box Score	Pts: Hunter 17 Rebs: Hunter 6 Asts: Avdija 7 PIR: Hunter 28	Arena: Begin Arena Attendance: 1000 Referees: Omer Esteron, Uri Shalhavi, Or Zarur

E. Yavne vs. M. Rishon LeZion

November 10, 2019	Elitzur Yavne	80–82	Maccabi Rishon LeZion	Yavne
20:10	Scoring by quarter: 26–25, 18–20, 19–21, 17–16
Sport 5	Pts: Mullings 22 Rebs: McShepard 11 Asts: Nissim & Segal 4 PIR: McShepard 20	Box Score	Pts: Monroe & Dovrat 15 Rebs: Swing & Williams 7 Asts: Bourdillon & Dovrat 4 PIR: Blayzer 19	Arena: Ralf Klain Hall Attendance: 700 Referees: David Romano, Noam Gordon, Ehud Ehrenberg

I. Nes Ziona vs. M. Ashdod

November 10, 2019	Ironi Nes Ziona	81–69	Maccabi Ashdod	Nes Ziona
20:30	Scoring by quarter: 19–14, 14–13, 26–23, 22–19
Sport 5+	Pts: Withey 23 Rebs: Withey 15 Asts: Limonad 8 PIR: Withey 39	Box Score	Pts: Douglass 18 Rebs: Eliyahu 12 Asts: Eliyahu 8 PIR: Eliyahu 16	Arena: Lev Hamoshava Referees: Sefi Shemesh, Ofer Mannheim, Adar Peer

B. Herzliya vs. M. Haifa

November 11, 2019	Bnei Herzliya	80–76	Maccabi Haifa	Herzliya
19:35	Scoring by quarter: 16–21, 20–15, 26–22, 18–18
Sport 5+	Pts: Levin 23 Rebs: Donaldson 12 Asts: Anthony & Leumi 4 PIR: Levin 30	Box Score	Pts: Young 30 Rebs: Vargas 8 Asts: Vargas 10 PIR: Young 21	Arena: HaYovel Referees: Kfir Mualem, Guy Shmueli, Shai Meron

H. Haifa. vs. H. Gilboa Galil

November 11, 2019	Hapoel Haifa	69–87	Hapoel Gilboa Galil	Haifa
19:40	Scoring by quarter: 15–17, 21–19, 15–30, 18–21
Sport 5+	Pts: Siggers 14 Rebs: Nesterenko 9 Asts: Tal 4 PIR: Nesterenko 16	Box Score	Pts: Artzi 17 Rebs: Varnado 10 Asts: Ziv 8 PIR: Artzi 25	Arena: Romema Arena Referees: Dan Yalon, Yoav Luboshitz, Elias Abu Arab

H. Be'er Sheva vs. H. Holon

November 16, 2019	Hapoel Be'er Sheva	90–103	Hapoel Holon	Be'er Sheva
19:15	Scoring by quarter: 21–31, 27–25, 22–19, 20–28
Sport 5+	Pts: Williams 36 Rebs: Zack 8 Asts: Williams 9 PIR: Williams 39	Box Score	Pts: Foster 29 Rebs: Caupain & Howell 8 Asts: Caupain & Cline 5 PIR: Caupain 29	Arena: Conch Arena Referees: Gili Cohen, Zahi Havdali, Gil Gordon

H. Jerusalem vs. H. Tel Aviv

November 17, 2019	Hapoel Jerusalem	85–80	Hapoel Tel Aviv	Jerusalem
21:00	Scoring by quarter: 17–32, 25–14, 23–14, 20–20
Sport 5	Pts: Feldeine 24 Rebs: Thomas & Braimoh 8 Asts: Brown & Feldeine 5 PIR: Feldeine 24	Box Score	Pts: Three players 17 Rebs: Hamilton 9 Asts: Lyons 7 PIR: Smith 21	Arena: Pais Arena Referees: Amit Balack, Dan Yalon, Rotem Kuza

Quarterfinals

H. Holon vs. I. Nahariya

November 23, 2019	Hapoel Holon	67–90	Ironi Nahariya	Holon
20:30	Scoring by quarter: 14–20, 14–20, 20–30, 19–20
Sport 5	Pts: Foster 14 Rebs: Caupain 8 Asts: Caupain 10 PIR: Caupain 19	Box Score	Pts: Waters 18 Rebs: Adrien 8 Asts: Waters 6 PIR: Waters 26	Arena: Holon Toto Hall Referees: Amit Balak, Kfir Mualem, Dan Yalon

I. Nes Ziona vs. H. Gilboa Galil

November 24, 2019	Ironi Nes Ziona	97–86	Hapoel Gilboa Galil	Nes Ziona
19:00	Scoring by quarter: 33–22, 25–29, 21–18, 18–17
Sport 5	Pts: Withey 20 Rebs: Withey 17 Asts: Limonad 8 PIR: Withey 33	Box Score	Pts: Sosa 21 Rebs: Tillman & Sosa 6 Asts: Ziv 6 PIR: Varnado 21	Arena: Lev Hamoshava Referees: Sefi Shemesh, Lior Beinish, Gil Gordon

B. Herzliya vs. M. Rishon LeZion

November 24, 2019	Bnei Herzliya	85–86	Maccabi Rishon LeZion	Herzliya
19:45	Scoring by quarter: 24–25, 15–24, 26–18, 19–18
Sport 5	Pts: Anthony 23 Rebs: Eisendorf 9 Asts: Anthony 8 PIR: Anthony 26	Box Score	Pts: Hamilton 21 Rebs: Williams 12 Asts: Hamilton 7 PIR: Blayzer 22	Arena: HaYovel Referees: Ofer Manheim, Ori Shalhavi, Noam Gordon

M. Tel Aviv vs. H. Jerusalem

November 25, 2019	Maccabi Tel Aviv	90–92	Hapoel Jerusalem	Tel Aviv
21:00	Scoring by quarter: 24–22, 19–27, 23–15, 24–28
Sport 5	Pts: Wilbekin 22 Rebs: Hunter 11 Asts: Wilbekin 6 PIR: Hunter 22	Box Score	Pts: Lockett & Brown 19 Rebs: Thomas 8 Asts: Blatt 8 PIR: Thomas 27	Arena: Menora Mivtachim Arena Referees: Omer Esteron, Erez Gurion, David Romano

Final Four

Bracket

Semifinals February 10, 2020		Final February 13, 2020



Maccabi Rishon LeZion	78

Hapoel Jerusalem	90
		Hapoel Jerusalem	92

		Ironi Nahariya	89
Ironi Nes Ziona	86

Ironi Nahariya	91

Semifinals

February 10, 2020	Ironi Nes Ziona	86–91	Ironi Nahariya	Tel Aviv
18:30	Scoring by quarter: 19–27, 22–20, 13–22, 32–22
Sport 5	Pts: Cook 35 Rebs: Three players 6 Asts: Fisher 8 PIR: Cook 33	Box Score	Pts: Waters 28 Rebs: Simpson 9 Asts: Waters 6 PIR: Waters 28	Arena: Menora Mivtachim Arena Referees: Amit Ballak, Erez Gurion, Lior Beinish

Starters:			Pts	Reb	Ast

G	10	Corey Fisher	15	1	8
G	28	Raviv Limonad	2	2	0
G/F	31	Daequan Cook	35	3	4
F	6	Tal Dunne	8	6	6
C	5	Jeff Withey	8	6	1
Reserves:
F	2	JP Tokoto	11	6	2
G	14	Golan Gutt	5	1	2
F/C	7	Raviv Pitshon	2	2	0
G	24	Eidan Alber	0	0	0
G	17	Tomer Abramovitch	DNP
G	21	Tamir Saban	DNP
F	88	Ofir Goldsztejn	DNP
Head coach:
Nadav Zilberstein

I. Nes Ziona

I. Nahariya

Nes Ziona	Statistics	Nahariya
	Statistics
19/39 (48%)	2 point field goals	18/34 (52%)
11/25 (44%)	3 point field goals	11/23 (47%)
15/23 (65%)	Free throws	22/31 (70%)
31	Rebounds	34
23	Assists	18
9	Steals	7
14	Turnovers	14
4	Blocks	4

Starters:			Pts	Reb	Ast

G	7	Dominic Waters	28	4	6
G	22	Jerel McNeal	12	3	4
G/F	77	Egor Koulechov	12	4	1
F/C	13	Tony Gaffney	10	4	0
C	9	Itay Segev	6	7	1
Reserves:
C	3	Diamon Simpson	14	9	3
G	8	Niv Misgav	5	0	1
G	11	Eyal Shulman	4	0	2
G	15	Shalev Logashi	DNP
F	20	Noam Akrish	DNP
G	21	Travis Warech	DNP
G	23	Tomer Cohen	DNP
Head coach:
Danny Franco

February 10, 2020	Maccabi Rishon LeZion	78–90	Hapoel Jerusalem	Tel Aviv
21:00	Scoring by quarter: 19–31, 21–17, 20–27, 18–15
Sport 5	Pts: Monroe 27 Rebs: Kelly 10 Asts: Ariel & Bourdillon 4 PIR: Monroe 30	Box Score	Pts: Holland 15 Rebs: Thomas 9 Asts: Blatt 6 PIR: Feldeine 20	Arena: Menora Mivtachim Arena Referees: Sefi Shemesh, Nir Meirson, Zahi Havdali

Starters:			Pts	Reb	Ast

G	42	Alex Hamilton	15	3	3
G	8	Frédéric Bourdillon	0	1	4
F	7	Jordan Swing	0	3	1
F/C	86	Darryl Monroe	27	6	2
C	24	James Kelly	7	10	1
Reserves:
F	14	Oz Blayzer	13	3	0
G	11	Adam Ariel	9	5	4
G	41	Noam Dovrat	5	1	1
G	30	Nimrod Tishman	2	0	0
F	1	Liad Mishan	DNP
G	9	Tal Peled	DNP
C	25	Niv Baloul	DNP
Head coach:
Guy Goodes

M. Rishon LeZion

H. Jerusalem

Rishon LeZion	Statistics	Jerusalem
	Statistics
17/39 (43%)	2 point field goals	23/37 (62%)
5/20 (25%)	3 point field goals	12/36 (33%)
29/33 (87%)	Free throws	8/11 (72%)
37	Rebounds	40
16	Assists	23
11	Steals	11
17	Turnovers	16
1	Blocks	2

Starters:			Pts	Reb	Ast

G	6	Tamir Blatt	11	2	6
G	14	James Feldeine	14	6	5
F	23	John Holland	15	4	4
F/C	35	TaShawn Thomas	14	9	4
C	20	Idan Zalmanson	8	6	2
Reserves:
G	69	J'Covan Brown	11	2	1
F/C	17	Suleiman Braimoh	8	2	1
F	15	Nimrod Levi	7	5	0
G	11	Bar Timor	2	2	2
G	5	Daniel Rosenbaum	0	0	0
G	3	Chris Smith	DNP
G	22	Dvir Ringvald	DNP
Head coach:
Oded Kattash

Final

February 13, 2020	Hapoel Jerusalem	92–89	Ironi Nahariya	Tel Aviv
	Scoring by quarter: 25–22, 20–21, 22–26, 21–24
Sport 5	Pts: Brown 26 Rebs: Thomas 13 Asts: Brown 5 PIR: Brown 27	Box Score	Pts: Waters 26 Rebs: Segev 9 Asts: McNeal 7 PIR: Waters 25	Arena: Menora Mivtachim Arena Referees: Omer Esteron, David Romano, Elad Leibovich

Starters:			Pts	Reb	Ast

G	6	Tamir Blatt	5	0	5
G	14	James Feldeine	12	5	1
F	23	John Holland	7	3	1
F/C	35	TaShawn Thomas	11	13	0
C	17	Suleiman Braimoh	9	7	3
Reserves:
G	69	J'Covan Brown	26	6	5
F	15	Nimrod Levi	6	1	1
G	11	Bar Timor	3	0	1
C	20	Idan Zalmanson	2	3	0
G	3	Chris Smith	DNP
G	5	Daniel Rosenbaum	DNP
G	22	Dvir Ringvald	DNP
Head coach:
Oded Kattash