2019 Israeli Basketball League Cup

The 2019 Israeli Basketball League Cup, for sponsorships reasons the Winner League Cup, is the 14th edition of the pre-season tournament of the Israeli Basketball Premier League.^[1]

2019 Israeli Basketball League Cup

Tournament details
Arena	Drive in Arena, Tel Aviv Toto Hall, Holon
Dates	19–28 October 2019
Final positions
Champions	Hapoel Jerusalem (5th title)
Runners-up	Maccabi Tel Aviv
Awards and statistics
MVP	Suleiman Braimoh
← 2018 2020 →

On September 28, 2019, Hapoel Jerusalem have won the title for the fifth time after an 84–83 dramatic win over Maccabi Tel Aviv in the Final. Suleiman Braimoh was named the Tournament MVP.^[2]

Bracket

	First Round 19-20 September				Quarterfinals 23-24 September				Semifinals 26 September				Final 28 September
					Maccabi Tel Aviv	87
					Hapoel Tel Aviv	67
	Hapoel Tel Aviv	111
	Maccabi Ashdod	92
									Maccabi Tel Aviv	76
									Ironi Nahariya	65
					Hapoel Holon	77
					Ironi Nahariya	88
	Maccabi Rishon LeZion	70
	Ironi Nahariya	73
													Maccabi Tel Aviv	83
													Hapoel Jerusalem	84
					Hapoel Jerusalem	95
					Hapoel Be'er Sheva	70
	Hapoel Be'er Sheva	91
	Hapoel Gilboa Galil	72
									Hapoel Jerusalem	94
									Ironi Nes Ziona	88
					Hapoel Eilat	76
					Ironi Nes Ziona	86
	Ironi Nes Ziona	90
	Maccabi Haifa	68

First round

I. Nes Ziona vs. M.Haifa

19 September 2019	Ironi Nes Ziona	90–68	Maccabi Haifa	Ness Ziona
20:00	Scoring by quarter: 17–18, 24–12, 26–17, 23–21
Sport 5	Pts: Gutt 26 Rebs: Withey 11 Asts: Gutt 6 PIR: Gutt 28	Box Score	Pts: Anderson 17 Rebs: Workman 13 Asts: Cohn 6 PIR: Workman 21	Arena: Lev Hamoshava Attendance: 700 Referees: Dan Yalon, Ori Shalhavi, Alex Naftali

Ironi Nes Ziona v Maccabi Haifa

M. Rishon LeZion vs. I. Nahariya

19 September 2019	Maccabi Rishon LeZion	70–73	Ironi Nahariya	Rishon LeZion
20:15	Scoring by quarter: 25–23, 19–24, 15–15, 11–11
Sport 5	Pts: Swing 14 Rebs: Williams 9 Asts: Tishman 5 PIR: Blayzer 13	Box Score	Pts: Koulechov 17 Rebs: Segev 10 Asts: Waters 7 PIR: Adrien 21	Arena: Beit Maccabi Attendance: 1500 Referees: Gili Cohen, Lior Beinish, Noam Gordon

Maccabi Rishon LeZion v Ironi Nahariya

H. Be'er Sheva vs. H. Gilboa Galil

19 September 2019	Hapoel Be'er Sheva	91–72	Hapoel Gilboa Galil	Be'er Sheva
20:30	Scoring by quarter: 26–19, 19–17, 25–21, 21–15
Sport 5	Pts: Weisz 22 Rebs: Zack 12 Asts: Williams & Cohen-Saban 6 PIR: Weisz 25	Box Score	Pts: Tillman 16 Rebs: Flaisher 10 Asts: Flaisher 6 PIR: Tillman 25	Arena: Conch Arena Attendance: 600 Referees: David Romano, David Kolangi, Or Zarur

Hapoel Be'er Sheva v Hapoel Gilboa Galil

H. Tel Aviv vs. M. Ashdod

20 September 2019	Hapoel Tel Aviv	111–92	Maccabi Ashdod	Tel Aviv
15:00	Scoring by quarter: 24–25, 33–21, 25–25, 29–21
Sport 5	Pts: Ginat 28 Rebs: Treadwell 9 Asts: Szuchman 12 PIR: Ginat 31	Box Score	Pts: Henton 20 Rebs: Henton 8 Asts: Johnson 6 PIR: Henton 26	Arena: Drive in Arena Attendance: 2400 Referees: Omer Esteron, David Eizmirli, Hadar Pe'er

Hapoel Tel Aviv v Maccabi Ashdod

Quarterfinals

H. Eilat vs. I. Nes Ziona

23 September 2019	Hapoel Eilat	76–86	Ironi Nes Ziona	Tel Aviv
18:45	Scoring by quarter: 19–24, 17–31, 30–20, 10–11
Sport 5	Pts: Thompson 14 Rebs: Menco 12 Asts: Ben-Chimol 6 PIR: Menco 15	Box Score	Pts: Limonad 19 Rebs: Hollowell 10 Asts: Gutt 5 PIR: Hollowell 23	Arena: Drive in Arena Attendance: 600 Referees: Ofer Manheim, Rotem Koza, Yoav Lubovich

Hapoel Eilat v Ironi Nes Ziona

H. Jerusalem vs. H. Be'er Sheva

23 September 2019	Hapoel Jerusalem	95–70	Hapoel Be'er Sheva	Tel Aviv
21:00	Scoring by quarter: 25–16, 23–17, 21–18, 26–19
Sport 5	Pts: Brown 18 Rebs: Braimoh 9 Asts: Feldeine 6 PIR: Braimoh 23	Box Score	Pts: Williams 24 Rebs: Zack 10 Asts: Williams 5 PIR: Weisz 17	Arena: Drive in Arena Attendance: 800 Referees: Zachi Havdali, Pini Rimon, Eran Shmuel

Hapoel Jerusalem v Hapoel Be'er Sheva

H. Holon vs. I.Nahariya

24 September 2019	Hapoel Holon	77–88	Ironi Nahariya	Tel Aviv
18:45	Scoring by quarter: 19–17, 19–30, 24–20, 15–21
Sport 5	Pts: Williams 14 Rebs: Johnson 7 Asts: Ohayon & Thompson 6 PIR: Thompson 18	Box Score	Pts: McNeal 20 Rebs: Adrien & Koulechov 7 Asts: Waters 7 PIR: McNeal 25	Arena: Drive in Arena Attendance: 1200 Referees: Kfir Mualem, Nir Meirson, Gil Gordon

Hapoel Holon v Ironi Nahariya

M. Tel Aviv vs. H. Tel Aviv

24 September 2019	Maccabi Tel Aviv	87–67	Hapoel Tel Aviv	Tel Aviv
21:00	Scoring by quarter: 25–19, 22–17, 15–13, 25–18
Sport 5	Pts: Casspi 18 Rebs: Avdija 11 Asts: Zoosman 5 PIR: Casspi 33	Box Score	Pts: Ginat 17 Rebs: Treadwell 7 Asts: Ginat 4 PIR: Ginat 21	Arena: Drive in Arena Attendance: 3500 Referees: Amit Ballack, Erez Gurion, Elad Leibovich

Maccabi Tel Aviv v Hapoel Tel Aviv

Semifinals

H. Jerusalem vs. I. Nes Ziona

26 September 2019	Hapoel Jerusalem	94–88	Ironi Nes Ziona	Holon
18:45	Scoring by quarter: 30–28, 22–21, 21–15, 21–24
Sport 5	Pts: Braimoh 19 Rebs: Lockett 11 Asts: Brown 5 PIR: Lockett 27	Box Score	Pts: Cook 17 Rebs: Withey 9 Asts: Fisher 5 PIR: Fisher 20	Arena: Holon Toto Hall Attendance: 2500 Referees: Gili Cohen, David Romano, David Eizmirli

Hapoel Jerusalem v Ironi Nes Ziona

M. Tel Aviv vs. I. Nahariya

26 September 2019	Maccabi Tel Aviv	76–65	Ironi Nahariya	Holon
21:00	Scoring by quarter: 22–16, 12–15, 21–21, 21–13
Sport 5	Pts: Wilbekin 14 Rebs: Avdija 5 Asts: Wolters 4 PIR: Wilbekin 20	Box Score	Pts: Adrien 17 Rebs: Adrien 7 Asts: Waters & Gaffney 4 PIR: Adrien 22	Arena: Holon Toto Hall Attendance: 3000 Referees: Sefi Shemesh, Dan Yalon, Alex Nafatali

Maccabi Tel Aviv v Ironi Nahariya

Final

M. Tel Aviv vs. H. Jerusalem

28 September 2019	Maccabi Tel Aviv	83–84	Hapoel Jerusalem	Holon
20:45	Scoring by quarter: 20–28, 26–18, 19–17, 18–21
Sport 5	Pts: Bryant 18 Rebs: Bryant 7 Asts: Wilbekin 7 PIR: Casspi 21	Box Score	Pts: Feldeine 21 Rebs: Levi 8 Asts: Blatt 8 PIR: Feldeine 23	Arena: Holon Toto Hall Attendance: 5400 Referees: Omer Esteron, Kfir Mualem, Lior Beynish

Maccabi Tel Aviv v Hapoel Jerusalem

Starters: Pts Reb Ast G 14 Nate Wolters 6 1 5 G 1 Scottie Wilbekin 11 2 7 G 0 Elijah Bryant 18 7 1 F 7 Omri Casspi 14 5 2 C 28 Tarik Black 10 5 0 Reserves: G 50 Yovel Zoosman 9 1 1 F 15 Jake Cohen 8 0 2 F 2 Quincy Acy 5 2 1 G 8 Deni Avdija 2 2 0 G 12 John DiBartolomeo 0 2 3 G 18 Dori Sahar DNP Head coach: Ioannis Sfairopoulos

M. Tel Aviv H. Jerusalem Tel Aviv Statistics H. Jerusalem 23/40 (57%) 2 point field goals 19/43 (44%) 23/40 (36%) 3 point field goals 9/24 (38%) 13/16 (81%) Free throws 19/22 (86%) 34 Rebounds 38 22 Assists 19 6 Steals 8 12 Turnovers 9 3 Blocks 5

Starters: Pts Reb Ast G 6 Tamir Blatt 7 0 8 G 14 James Feldeine 21 3 2 F 24 Trent Lockett 10 2 1 F 17 Suleiman Braimoh 16 5 1 C 20 Idan Zalmanson 4 4 0 Reserves: G 69 J'Covan Brown 12 2 3 C 49 Mindaugas Kupšas 9 6 1 F 15 Nimrod Levi 3 8 2 G 11 Bar Timor 2 1 1 G 5 Daniel Rosenbaum DNP G 22 Dvir Ringvald DNP Head coach: Oded Kattash

2019 League Cup Winners
Hapoel Jerusalem 5th title