2019 Israeli Basketball Premier League Final Four

2019 Israeli Basketball Premier League Final Four
Tournament details
The Menora Mivtachim Arena hosted the Final Four
Season	2018–19 Israeli Premier League
Arena	Menora Mivtachim Arena Tel Aviv
Dates	10–13 June 2019
Final positions
Champions	Maccabi Tel Aviv (53rd title)
Runners-up	Maccabi Rishon LeZion
Awards and statistics
MVP	John DiBartolomeo
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The 2019 Israeli Basketball Premier League Final Four, for sponsorship reasons the Winner League Final Four, the concluding tournament of the 2018–19 Israeli Basketball Premier League. The event was hosted at the Menora Mivtachim Arena, Tel Aviv from June 10 until June 13, 2019.^[1]

Maccabi Tel Aviv have won the title for the 53rd time after defeating Maccabi Rishon LeZion 89–75 in the Final.^[2] John DiBartolomeo was named the Final Four MVP.^[3]

Results

Bracket

Semifinals		Final

June 10

Maccabi Tel Aviv	85
		June 13
Hapoel Eilat	83
		Maccabi Tel Aviv	89
June 10
		Maccabi Rishon LeZion	75
Hapoel Jerusalem	86

Maccabi Rishon LeZion	92

Semifinals

Maccabi Tel Aviv v Hapoel Eilat

June 10, 2019	Maccabi Tel Aviv	85–83	Hapoel Eilat	Tel Aviv
19:00	Scoring by quarter: 22–20, 20–17, 18–19, 25–27
Sport 5	Pts: Wilbekin 21 Rebs: Black 11 Asts: Roll 5 PIR: Wilbekin 31	Box Score	Pts: Tokoto 22 Rebs: Braimoh 7 Asts: Bryant 5 PIR: Tokoto 29	Arena: Menora Mivtachim Arena Attendance: 9000 Referees: David Romano, Kfir Mualem, Dan Yalon

Starters:			Pts	Reb	Ast

G	1	Scottie Wilbekin	21	5	4
G	7	DeAndre Kane	3	0	0
G/F	50	Yovel Zoosman	8	2	1
F/C	15	Jake Cohen	6	1	0
C	28	Tarik Black	5	11	2
Reserves:
F/C	3	Johnny O'Bryant III	15	2	0
G/F	5	Michael Roll	12	2	5
G	12	John DiBartolomeo	8	0	2
C	9	Alex Tyus	7	8	0
F	4	Angelo Caloiaro	0	3	0
G/F	8	Deni Avdija	0	1	0
G	18	Dori Sahar	DNP
Head coach:
Ioannis Sfairopoulos

M. Tel Aviv

H. Eilat

Tel Aviv	Statistics	Eilat
	Statistics
22/37 (59%)	2 point field goals	23/39 (59%)
8/26 (31%)	3 point field goals	4/16 (25%)
17/22 (77%)	Free throws	25/30 (83%)
35	Rebounds	30
14	Assists	18
6	Steals	10
13	Turnovers	13
1	Blocks	3

Starters:			Pts	Reb	Ast

G	11	Avi Ben-Chimol	5	3	1
G	3	Elijah Bryant	13	5	5
F	12	Rafi Menco	10	2	4
F	1	JP Tokoto	22	4	3
C	20	Idan Zalmanson	4	1	2
Reserves:
F/C	17	Suleiman Braimoh	16	7	2
F	83	Jonathan Skjöldebrand	11	2	1
G/F	8	Frédéric Bourdillon	2	0	0
G	34	David Cohn	DNP
F	6	Noam Edri	DNP
G	9	Itay Shriki	DNP
G	24	Roy Indik	DNP
Head coach:
Sharon Drucker

Hapoel Jerusalem v Maccabi Rishon LeZion

June 10, 2019	Hapoel Jerusalem	86–92	Maccabi Rishon LeZion	Tel Aviv
21:50	Scoring by quarter: 25–24, 25–23, 19–23, 17–22
Sport 5	Pts: Brown 19 Rebs: Thomas 14 Asts: Thomas 4 PIR: Thomas 25	Box Score	Pts: Simpson 28 Rebs: Simpson 20 Asts: Tishman 7 PIR: Simpson 42	Arena: Menora Mivtachim Arena Attendance: 9755 Referees: Gili Cohen, Ofer Manheim, Nir Meirson

Starters:			Pts	Reb	Ast

G	12	Yogev Ohayon	0	1	0
G	6	Tamir Blatt	11	1	3
G	14	James Feldeine	14	4	1
F/C	35	TaShawn Thomas	11	14	4
C	22	Josh Owens	6	5	1
Reserves:
G	69	J'Covan Brown	19	1	3
C	1	Amar'e Stoudemire	12	6	3
F	17	Da'Sean Butler	8	3	0
G	11	Bar Timor	3	2	0
F	8	Lior Eliyahu	2	0	0
C	23	Alex Chubrevich	0	0	0
F	87	Tomer Levinson	DNP
Head coach:
Oded Kattash

H. Jerusalem

M. Rishon LeZion

Jerusalem	Statistics	Rishon LeZion
	Statistics
22/49 (45%)	2 point field goals	28/46 (61%)
10/30 (33%)	3 point field goals	8/21 (38%)
12/19 (63%)	Free throws	12/26 (46%)
43	Rebounds	48
15	Assists	21
11	Steals	6
9	Turnovers	15
2	Blocks	2

Starters:			Pts	Reb	Ast

G	30	Nimrod Tishman	16	2	7
G	20	Cameron Long	19	4	4
F	14	Oz Blayzer	8	4	2
F/C	86	Darryl Monroe	14	9	3
C	15	Diamon Simpson	28	20	2
Reserves:
G/F	11	Adam Ariel	6	0	0
G	1	Alex Hamilton	1	3	3
C	9	Itay Segev	0	0	0
F	6	Guy Netzer	DNP
G	13	Gregory Kolomoisky	DNP
G	41	Noam Dovrat	DNP
G	99	Tal Peled	DNP
Head coach:
Guy Goodes

Final

Maccabi Tel Aviv v Maccabi Rishon LeZion

June 13, 2019	Maccabi Tel Aviv	89–75	Maccabi Rishon LeZion	Tel Aviv
21:00	Scoring by quarter: 20–13, 24–29, 20–15, 25–18
Sport 5	Pts: DiBartolomeo 15 Rebs: Three players 6 Asts: Three players 3 PIR: Black & Kane 14	Box Score	Pts: Monroe 22 Rebs: Simpson & Tishman 6 Asts: Tishman 4 PIR: Hamilton 22	Arena: Menora Mivtachim Arena Attendance: 10383 Referees: Sefi Shemesh, Amit Balak, Ori Shalhavi

Starters:			Pts	Reb	Ast

G	1	Scottie Wilbekin	14	2	1
G	7	DeAndre Kane	14	4	2
G/F	50	Yovel Zoosman	8	6	3
F/C	15	Jake Cohen	3	5	3
C	28	Tarik Black	11	3	2
Reserves:
G	12	John DiBartolomeo	15	0	1
G/F	5	Michael Roll	10	4	3
F/C	3	Johnny O'Bryant III	7	6	1
C	9	Alex Tyus	7	6	0
F	4	Angelo Caloiaro	0	1	1
G/F	8	Deni Avdija	0	0	0
G	18	Dori Sahar	0	0	0
Head coach:
Ioannis Sfairopoulos

M. Tel Aviv

M. Rishon LeZion

Tel Aviv	Statistics	Rishon LeZion
	Statistics
20/35 (57%)	2 point field goals	20/39 (51%)
10/28 (36%)	3 point field goals	5/16 (31%)
19/22 (86%)	Free throws	20/30 (67%)
39	Rebounds	28
17	Assists	13
7	Steals	3
11	Turnovers	11
3	Blocks	1

Starters:			Pts	Reb	Ast

G	30	Nimrod Tishman	2	6	4
G	20	Cameron Long	12	0	3
F	14	Oz Blayzer	6	3	2
F/C	86	Darryl Monroe	22	3	1
C	15	Diamon Simpson	13	6	0
Reserves:
G	1	Alex Hamilton	18	3	3
C	9	Itay Segev	2	4	0
G/F	11	Adam Ariel	0	0	0
F	6	Guy Netzer	0	0	0
G	13	Gregory Kolomoisky	0	0	0
G	41	Noam Dovrat	0	0	0
G	99	Tal Peled	0	0	0
Head coach:
Guy Goodes

2018–19 Israeli Premier League champions
Maccabi Tel Aviv 53rd title

References

^ "אילת השלימה את תמונת הפיינל פור". basket.co.il (in Hebrew). June 3, 2019. Retrieved June 3, 2019.
^ "בק טו בק: מכבי ת"א שוב אלופה!". basket.co.il. June 13, 2019. Retrieved June 13, 2019.
^ "מצטיין הפיינל פור: ג'ון דיברתולומיאו". basket.co.il (in Hebrew). June 13, 2019. Retrieved June 13, 2019.