# 2018–19 Israeli Basketball State Cup

The 2018–19 Israeli Basketball State Cup was the 59th edition of the Israeli Basketball State Cup, organized by the Israel Basketball Association.
The Final Four of the tournament was held from February 11–14 in the Pais Arena in Jerusalem.
On February 14, 2019, Hapoel Jerusalem won its fifth State Cup title after an 82–67 win over Maccabi Rishon LeZion in the Final. TaShawn Thomas was named the Final MVP.

## Bracket

| First Round 23–25 December | First Round 23–25 December | Quarterfinals 29–30 December | Quarterfinals 29–30 December | Semifinals 11 February | Semifinals 11 February | Final 14 February | Final 14 February |
| Maccabi Rishon LeZion | 98 | | | | |
| Ironi Nahariya | 66 | | | | |
| Ironi Nahariya | 66 | Maccabi Rishon LeZion | 88 | | |
| | | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 77 | | |
| | | | | Maccabi Rishon LeZion | 86 |
| | | | | Hapoel Tel Aviv | 70 |
| Hapoel Be'er Sheva | 93 | | | Hapoel Tel Aviv | 70 |
| Ironi Nes Ziona | 83 | | | | |
| Ironi Nes Ziona | 83 | Hapoel Be'er Sheva | 94 | | |
| | | Hapoel Tel Aviv | 95 | | |
| Maccabi Ashdod | 73 | Hapoel Tel Aviv | 95 | | |
| Hapoel Tel Aviv | 101 | | | | | | |
| Hapoel Tel Aviv | 101 | | | | | Maccabi Rishon LeZion | 67 |
| | | | | | | Hapoel Jerusalem | 82 |
| Maccabi Haifa | 58 | | | | | Hapoel Jerusalem | 82 |
| Hapoel Gilboa Galil | 87 | | | | | | |
| Hapoel Gilboa Galil | 87 | Hapoel Gilboa Galil | 83 | | | | |
| | | Hapoel Jerusalem | 89 | | | | |
| | | | | Hapoel Jerusalem | 91 | | |
| | | | | Hapoel Holon | 77 |
| Bnei Herzliya | 88 | | | Hapoel Holon | 77 |
| Hapoel Eilat | 97 | | | | |
| Hapoel Eilat | 97 | Hapoel Eilat | 91 | | |
| | | Hapoel Holon | 97 | | |

## First round

Ten teams participated in the First Round. Maccabi Tel Aviv, Hapoel Holon and Hapoel Jerusalem were pre-qualified for the quarterfinals and didn't play in the First Round.
On October 15, 2018, The Israel Basketball Association (IBBA) disqualified all the teams from the Liga Leumit, aside from Maccabi Haifa, due to the league's lockout.

### M. Ashdod vs. H. Tel Aviv
## Quarterfinals
### M. Rishon LeZion vs. M. Tel Aviv
## Final four

The Final Four of the tournament was held from February 11–14 in the Pais Arena in Jerusalem.

### Semifinals
#### M. Rishon LeZion vs. H. Tel Aviv

| Starters: | Starters: | Starters: | Pts | Reb | Ast |
| G | 1 | Alex Hamilton | 23 | 2 | 6 |
| G | 20 | Cameron Long | 17 | 6 | 7 |
| G/F | 4 | Egor Koulechov | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| F/C | 23 | Deshawn Stephens | 8 | 6 | 1 |
| C | 9 | Itay Segev | 2 | 4 | 2 |
| Reserves: | Reserves: | Reserves: | | | |
| C | 15 | Diamon Simpson | 22 | 13 | 1 |
| G/F | 11 | Adam Ariel | 8 | 5 | 1 |
| F | 14 | Oz Blayzer | 3 | 4 | 2 |
| G | 30 | Nimrod Tishman | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| G | 3 | Amit Ebo | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| G | 2 | Yair Bauman | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| F | 6 | Guy Netzer | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| Head coach: ||||||
| Guy Goodes ||||||
| M. Rishon LeZion | H. Tel Aviv |
| Rishon LeZion | Statistics | Tel Aviv |
| 22/43 (51%) | 2 point field goals | 15/37 (41%) |
| 7/28 (25%) | 3 point field goals | 7/27 (26%) |
| 21/30 (70%) | Free throws | 19/25 (76%) |
| 47 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 20 | Assists | 14 |
| 9 | Steals | 12 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 3 | Blocks | 2 |
| Starters: | Starters: | Starters: | Pts | Reb | Ast |
| G | 22 | Jerel McNeal | 18 | 4 | 4 |
| G | 14 | Raviv Limonad | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| F | 5 | DeVaughn Akoon-Purcell | 8 | 5 | 3 |
| PF | 41 | Tomer Ginat | 17 | 6 | 0 |
| C | 97 | Richard Howell | 4 | 7 | 1 |
| Reserves: | Reserves: | Reserves: | | | |
| G | 1 | Jamal Shuler | 13 | 3 | 1 |
| C | 4 | Alade Aminu | 6 | 4 | 1 |
| F | 31 | Stu Douglass | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| G | 11 | Yam Madar | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| F/C | 7 | Daniel Sasson | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| G | 15 | Tzuf Ben-Moshe | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| F | 30 | Guy Aloush | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| Head coach: ||||||
| Danny Franco ||||||

#### H. Jerusalem vs. H. Holon

| Starters: | Starters: | Starters: | Pts | Reb | Ast |
| G | 12 | Yogev Ohayon | 6 | 1 | 3 |
| G | 6 | Tamir Blatt | 11 | 2 | 1 |
| F | 17 | Da'Sean Butler | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| F/C | 35 | TaShawn Thomas | 14 | 9 | 1 |
| C | 22 | Josh Owens | 8 | 5 | 1 |
| Reserves: | Reserves: | Reserves: | | | |
| G | 69 | J'Covan Brown | 22 | 7 | 6 |
| G | 14 | James Feldeine | 21 | 3 | 2 |
| G | 11 | Bar Timor | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| F | 8 | Lior Eliyahu | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| C | 23 | Alex Chubrevich | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| Head coach: ||||||
| Oded Kattash ||||||
| H. Jerusalem | H. Holon |
| Jerusalem | Statistics | Holon |
| 24/38 (63%) | 2 point field goals | 19/40 (48%) |
| 9/28 (32%) | 3 point field goals | 9/29 (31%) |
| 16/24 (67%) | Free throws | 12/13 (92%) |
| 35 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 15 | Assists | 14 |
| 10 | Steals | 7 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 7 | Blocks | 3 |
| Starters: | Starters: | Starters: | Pts | Reb | Ast |
| G | 2 | Corey Walden | 15 | 9 | 2 |
| F | 7 | DeQuan Jones | 8 | 3 | 0 |
| F | 10 | Guy Pnini | 13 | 3 | 3 |
| F/C | 6 | T. J. Cline | 8 | 7 | 2 |
| C | 21 | Shawn Jones | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| Reserves: | Reserves: | Reserves: | | | |
| G | 12 | Shlomi Harush | 11 | 2 | 2 |
| F/C | 5 | Darion Atkins | 10 | 2 | 1 |
| F | 8 | Amit Simhon | 6 | 3 | 0 |
| G | 3 | Scottie Reynolds | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| G | 13 | Roi Huber | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| G | 9 | Guy Palatin | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| G | 31 | Amit Arbeli | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| Head coach: ||||||
| Dan Shamir ||||||

### Final
#### H. Jerusalem vs. M. Rishon LeZion

| Starters: | Starters: | Starters: | Pts | Reb | Ast |
| G | 12 | Yogev Ohayon | 4 | 5 | 2 |
| G | 6 | Tamir Blatt | 5 | 2 | 5 |
| F | 17 | Da'Sean Butler | 7 | 2 | 1 |
| F/C | 35 | TaShawn Thomas | 15 | 10 | 1 |
| C | 22 | Josh Owens | 2 | 7 | 1 |
| Reserves: | Reserves: | Reserves: | | | |
| G | 69 | J'Covan Brown | 19 | 4 | 2 |
| G | 14 | James Feldeine | 15 | 6 | 2 |
| F | 8 | Lior Eliyahu | 8 | 3 | 6 |
| G | 11 | Bar Timor | 7 | 2 | 1 |
| C | 23 | Alex Chubrevich | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Head coach: ||||||
| Oded Kattash ||||||
| H. Jerusalem | M. Rishon LeZion |
| Jerusalem | Statistics | Rishon LeZion |
| 18/36 (50%) | 2 point field goals | 16/48 (33%) |
| 10/33 (30%) | 3 point field goals | 7/22 (32%) |
| 16/20 (80%) | Free throws | 14/26 (54%) |
| 50 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 21 | Assists | 9 |
| 6 | Steals | 5 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 8 |
| 7 | Blocks | 7 |
| Starters: | Starters: | Starters: | Pts | Reb | Ast |
| G | 1 | Alex Hamilton | 16 | 6 | 4 |
| G | 20 | Cameron Long | 13 | 2 | 1 |
| G/F | 4 | Egor Koulechov | 7 | 6 | 0 |
| F/C | 23 | Deshawn Stephens | 13 | 2 | 0 |
| C | 9 | Itay Segev | 6 | 10 | 1 |
| Reserves: | Reserves: | Reserves: | | | |
| C | 15 | Diamon Simpson | 7 | 11 | 1 |
| G/F | 11 | Adam Ariel | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| G | 30 | Nimrod Tishman | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| F | 14 | Oz Blayzer | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| G | 3 | Amit Ebo | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| G | 2 | Yair Bauman | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| F | 6 | Guy Netzer | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| Head coach: ||||||
| Guy Goodes ||||||
* 2019 Israeli State Cup Winners
* Hapoel Jerusalem (5th title)