2018 Israeli Basketball League Cup

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.^[1][2]

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
← 2017 2019 →

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.^[3] Cameron Long was named tournament MVP.^[4]

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

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

Ironi Nahariya v Hapoel Be'er Sheva

M. Rishon LeZion vs. B. 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

Maccabi Rishon LeZion v Bnei Herzliya

Quarterfinals

M. Ashdod vs. H. 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

Maccabi Ashdod v Hapoel Gilboa Galil

H. Holon vs. H. 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

Hapoel Holon v Hapoel Be'er Sheva

H. Jerusalem vs. H. 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

Hapoel Jerusalem v Hapoel Eilat

M. Tel Aviv vs. M. 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

Maccabi Tel Aviv v Maccabi Rishon LeZion

Semifinals

H. Be'er Sheva vs. M. 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

Hapoel Be'er Sheva v Maccabi Ashdod

M. Rishon LeZion vs. H. 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

Maccabi Rishon LeZion v Hapoel Jerusalem

Final

M. Rishon LeZion vs. H. 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

Maccabi Rishon LeZion v Hapoel Be'er Sheva

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