2017–18 Israeli Basketball State Cup

The 2017–18 Israeli Basketball State Cup was the 58th edition of the Israeli Basketball State Cup, organized by the Israel Basketball Association.

Israeli Basketball State Cup
Season	2017–18
Dates	October 18, 2017 - February 15, 2018
Games played	25
Teams	26
Finals
Champions	Hapoel Holon (2nd title)
Runners-up	Maccabi Tel Aviv
Finals MVP	Glen Rice Jr.
← 2016–17 2018–19 →

The Final Four of the tournament was held from February 12–15 in the Menora Mivtachim Arena in Tel Aviv.

Hapoel Holon won its second State Cup title after an 86–84 win over Maccabi Tel Aviv in the Final. Glen Rice Jr. was named Final MVP^[1]

First round

Maccabi Tel Aviv, Hapoel Jerusalem, Hapoel Holon, Maccabi Ashdod, Maccabi Haifa and Hapoel Be'er Sheva B.C. were pre-qualified for the Round of 16 and did not have to play in the first round.

Date	Home team	Score	Away team	Top performers	Ref
October 18, 2017	Hapoel Galil Elyon	83-93	Ironi Nahariya	Galil Elyon: Courtney Fells 19 pts, 5 ast, 4 stl Nahariya: Alex Young 25 pts, 6 reb	[2]
	Hapoel Afula/Gilboa	67-101	Hapoel Tel Aviv	Afula: Wayne Langston 21 pts, 9 reb H. Tel Aviv: Tomer Ginat 18 pts, 6 reb
	Elitzur Kiryat Ata	72-80	Maccabi Rishon LeZion	Kiryat Ata: Rodney Alexander 20 pts, 7 reb Rishon LeZion: Mark Tollefsen 20 pts, 7 reb
	Hapoel Migdal HaEmek	110-112	Maccabi Hod HaSharon	Migdal Haemek: Taylor Jones 26 pts, 11 reb, 6 ast Hod Hasharon: Yotam Shiran 28 pts, 9 reb
October 19, 2017	Elitzur Yavne	72-89	Hapoel Eilat	Yavne: Germain Jordan 30 pts, 14 reb Eilat: Mike Rosario 24 pts, 5 reb, 6 ast	[3]
	Maccabi Kiryat Motzkin	67-80	Ironi Nes Ziona	Kiryat Motzkin: Folarin Campbell 15 pts, 6 ast Nes Ziona: Talib Zanna 14 pts, 7 reb, 3 stl
	Hapoel Ramat Gan/Givatayim	96-59	Hapoel Haifa	Ramat Gan: Robert Glenn 25 pts, 7 reb H. Haifa: Ismael Romero 19 pts, 7 reb
	Maccabi Rehovot	82-56	Hapoel Kfar Saba	Rehovot: Marcus Relphorde 23 pts, 4 reb, 3 stl Kfar Saba: Byron Wesley 24 pts, 4 reb, 3 stl
October 25, 2017	Maccabi Ra'anana	81-80	Hapoel Gilboa Galil	Ra'anana: Samme Givens 20 pts, 6 reb, 7 ast Gilboa Galil: Zach LeDay 29 pts, 14 reb, 3 blk	[4]
November 30, 2017	Maccabi Kiryat Gat	72-95	Bnei Herzliya	Kiryat Gat: Robert Rothbart 23 pts, 5 reb Herzliya: Jeff Adrien 23 pts, 11 reb	[5]

Round of 16

Date	Home team	Score	Away team	Top performers	Ref
December 23, 2017	Bnei Herzliya	60-74	Hapoel Tel Aviv	Herzliya: Jeff Adrien 19 pts, 6 reb H. Tel Aviv: Matt Howard 14 pts, 13 reb	[6]
	Maccabi Rehovot	67-95	Hapoel Eilat	Rehovot: Al'lonzo Coleman 21 pts, 9 reb Eilat: Demetrius Treadwell 15 pts, 13 reb, 4 stl
	Ironi Nahariya	74-90	Hapoel Jerusalem	Nahariya: Corey Webster 18 pts, 6 ast Jerusalem: Yotam Halperin 20 pts, 6 reb	[7]
December 24, 2017	Maccabi Hod HaSharon	77-91	Hapoel Holon	H. Hasharon: Vernon Teel 24 pts, 16 reb, 8 ast Holon: Tashawn Thomas 21 pts, 10 reb	[8]
	Maccabi Haifa	70-77	Maccabi Ashdod	M. Haifa: Reginald Buckner 17 pts, 9 reb Ashdod: Cameron Long 21 pts, 4 stl
	Maccabi Rishon LeZion	92-87	Ironi Nes Ziona	Rishon LeZion: Drew Crawford 24 pts Nes Ziona: Jaron Johnson 15 pts, 6 reb
	Hapoel Be'er Sheva	81-69	Hapoel Ramat Gan/Givatayim	Be'er Sheva: Storm Warren 35 pts, 9 reb Ramat Gan: Noam Laish 25 pts, 4 ast
	Maccabi Ra'anana	73-97	Maccabi Tel Aviv	Ra'anana: Samme Givens 12 pts, 11 reb, 4 ast M. Tel Aviv: Jonah Bolden 15 pts, 7 reb

Quarterfinals

Date	Home team	Score	Away team	Top performers	Ref
December 30, 2017	Maccabi Ashdod	89-56	Hapoel Eilat	Ashdod: Sek Henry 15 pts, 8 reb, 9 ast Eilat: Jordan Loyd 14 pts, 4 reb	[9]
	Hapoel Holon	100-98	Maccabi Rishon LeZion	Holon: Glen Rice Jr. 33 pts, 7 reb, 7 ast, 4 stl Rishon LeZion: Avi Ben-Chimol 20 pts, 9 ast	[10]
December 31, 2017	Hapoel Be'er Sheva	62-79	Hapoel Jerusalem	Be'er Sheva: Storm Warren 23 pts, 6 reb, 5 blk Jerusalem: Ronald Roberts 16 pts, 7 reb, 3 blk	[11]
	Hapoel Tel Aviv	85-96	Maccabi Tel Aviv	H. Tel Aviv: Adrian Banks 28 pts M. Tel Aviv: Alex Tyus 20 pts, 12 reb	[12]

Final Four

Bracket

	Semifinals February 12				Final February 15
	Maccabi Tel Aviv	76
	Maccabi Ashdod	73
					Maccabi Tel Aviv	84
					Hapoel Holon	86
	Hapoel Jerusalem	67
	Hapoel Holon	76

Semifinals

Maccabi Tel Aviv v Maccabi Ashdod

February 12, 2018	Maccabi Tel Aviv	76–73	Maccabi Ashdod	Tel Aviv
18:45	Scoring by quarter: 16-19, 17-16, 19-18, 24-20
Sport 5	Pts: DiBartolomeo 18 Rebs: Parakhouski 8 Asts: Roll 6 PIR: DiBartolomeo 19	Box Score Report	Pts: Chubrevich 18 Rebs: Chubrevich 18 Asts: Henry, Long 4 PIR: Chubrevich 29	Arena: Menora Mivtachim Arena Attendance: 9,000 Referees: Gili Cohen, Erez Gurion, Nir Meirson

Hapoel Jerusalem v Hapoel Holon

February 12, 2018	Hapoel Jerusalem	67–76	Hapoel Holon	Tel Aviv
21:15	Scoring by quarter: 19-26, 18-10, 11-20, 19-20
Sport 5	Pts: Lucas 18 Rebs: Howell 10 Asts: Howell 4 PIR: Lucas 16	Box Score Report	Pts: Rice Jr. 23 Rebs: Rice Jr. 10 Asts: Rice Jr. 6 PIR: Rice Jr. 25	Arena: Menora Mivtachim Arena Attendance: 10,136 Referees: Omer Esteron, Amit Ballack, Tzachi Havdali

Final

Maccabi Tel Aviv v Hapoel Holon

February 15, 2018	Maccabi Tel Aviv	84–86	Hapoel Holon	Tel Aviv
21:00	Scoring by quarter: 18-20, 22-24, 22-17, 22-25
Sport 5	Pts: Tyus 17 Rebs: Tyus 9 Asts: Jackson 7 PIR: Tyus 27	Box Score Report	Pts: Rice Jr. 28 Rebs: Alexander, Rice Jr. 8 Asts: Rice Jr. 7 PIR: Rice Jr. 29	Arena: Menora Mivtachim Arena Attendance: 10,444 Referees: Sefi Shemesh, Kfir Mualem, Ofer Manheim

Starters: Pts Reb Ast G 55 Pierre Jackson 11 5 7 G 12 John DiBartolomeo 10 2 4 G/F 7 DeAndre Kane 8 6 1 F 1 Deshaun Thomas 12 6 2 C 9 Alex Tyus 17 9 0 Reserves: G 30 Norris Cole 12 2 2 G/F 5 Michael Roll 10 5 1 F/C 15 Jake Cohen 4 1 1 F/C 18 Itay Segev 0 2 0 F 4 Karam Mashour DNP G/F 50 Yovel Zoosman DNP Head coach: Neven Spahija

Maccabi FOX Tel Aviv Hapoel UNET Holon

Starters: Pts Reb Ast G 0 Tu Holloway 18 1 4 G 5 Chanan Colman 3 0 1 G/F 41 Glen Rice Jr. 28 8 7 F 10 Guy Pnini 15 2 2 F/C 11 Joe Alexander 13 8 1 Reserves: F/C 35 TaShawn Thomas 9 5 1 G 12 Shlomi Harush 0 1 0 G 6 Tamir Blatt 0 0 0 F/C 1 T. J. Cline 0 0 0 G 8 Harel Dadon DNP F/C 14 Tal Zach DNP Head coach: Dan Shamir

2018 Israeli State Cup Winners Hapoel Holon (2nd title)

See also

• 2017–18 Israeli Basketball Premier League