2019 Israeli Basketball Premier League Final Four

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]

2019 Israeli Basketball Premier League Final Four

The Menora Mivtachim Arena hosted the Final Four
Season	2018–19 Israeli Premier League
Tournament details
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
← 2018 2020 →

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

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

Maccabi Tel Aviv v Hapoel Eilat

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 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

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

Hapoel Jerusalem v Maccabi Rishon LeZion

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 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

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

Maccabi Tel Aviv v Maccabi Rishon LeZion

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 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

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

External links

• IBA's official website (Hebrew)