# 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.
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

## 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 |
| 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 |
| October 18, 2017 | Hapoel Afula/Gilboa | 67-101 | Hapoel Tel Aviv | Afula: Wayne Langston 21 pts, 9 reb H. Tel Aviv: Tomer Ginat 18 pts, 6 reb |
| October 18, 2017 | Elitzur Kiryat Ata | 72-80 | Maccabi Rishon LeZion | Kiryat Ata: Rodney Alexander 20 pts, 7 reb Rishon LeZion: Mark Tollefsen 20 pts, 7 reb |
| October 18, 2017 | 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 |
| October 19, 2017 | 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 |
| October 19, 2017 | Hapoel Ramat Gan/Givatayim | 96-59 | Hapoel Haifa | Ramat Gan: Robert Glenn 25 pts, 7 reb H. Haifa: Ismael Romero 19 pts, 7 reb |
| October 19, 2017 | 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 |
| 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 |

## Round of 16

| Date | Home team | Score | Away team | Top performers |
| 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 |
| December 23, 2017 | Maccabi Rehovot | 67-95 | Hapoel Eilat | Rehovot: Al'lonzo Coleman 21 pts, 9 reb Eilat: Demetrius Treadwell 15 pts, 13 reb, 4 stl |
| December 23, 2017 | Ironi Nahariya | 74-90 | Hapoel Jerusalem | Nahariya: Corey Webster 18 pts, 6 ast Jerusalem: Yotam Halperin 20 pts, 6 reb |
| 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 |
| December 24, 2017 | Maccabi Haifa | 70-77 | Maccabi Ashdod | M. Haifa: Reginald Buckner 17 pts, 9 reb Ashdod: Cameron Long 21 pts, 4 stl |
| December 24, 2017 | Maccabi Rishon LeZion | 92-87 | Ironi Nes Ziona | Rishon LeZion: Drew Crawford 24 pts Nes Ziona: Jaron Johnson 15 pts, 6 reb |
| December 24, 2017 | 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 |
| December 24, 2017 | 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 |
| 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 |
| December 30, 2017 | 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 |
| 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 |
| December 31, 2017 | Hapoel Tel Aviv | 85-96 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | H. Tel Aviv: Adrian Banks 28 pts M. Tel Aviv: Alex Tyus 20 pts, 12 reb |

## Final Four
### Bracket

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

### Final

| Starters: | Starters: | 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: | Reserves: | 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 | DNP | DNP |
| G/F | 50 | Yovel Zoosman | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| Head coach: ||||||
| Neven Spahija ||||||
| Maccabi FOX Tel Aviv | Hapoel UNET Holon |
| Starters: | Starters: | 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: | Reserves: | 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 | DNP | DNP |
| F/C | 14 | Tal Zach | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| Head coach: ||||||
| Dan Shamir ||||||
* 2018 Israeli State Cup Winners
* Hapoel Holon (2nd title)