2021 Israeli Basketball League Cup

2021 Israeli Basketball League Cup

Tournament details
Country	Israel
Venue(s)	Drive in Arena
Dates	13–26 September 2021
Teams	12
Defending champions	Maccabi Tel Aviv
Final positions
Champions	Maccabi Tel Aviv
Runner-up	Hapoel Eilat
Semifinalists	Hapoel Holon Hapoel Jerusalem
Tournament statistics
Matches played	11
MVP	James Nunnally
All statistics correct as of 26 September 2021 (2021-09-26).

The 2021 Israeli Basketball League Cup, for sponsorships reasons the Winner League Cup, is the 16th edition of the pre-season tournament of the Israeli Basketball Premier League. Twelve Israeli Premier League team's participated except from Elitzur Netanya which chose not to take part in light of the short preparation time available.

Bracket

First round 13-14 September

Quarterfinals 19-22 September

Semifinals 23-24 September

Final 26 September

19 September, 21:00

Hapoel Holon

89

13 September, 21:00

Hapoel Tel Aviv

80

Ironi Ness Ziona

79

23 September, 21:00

Hapoel Tel Aviv

105

Hapoel Holon

77

Hapoel Eilat

79

21 September, 21:00

Hapoel Eilat

94

14 September, 19:00

Hapoel Haifa

79

Hapoel Haifa

96

26 September, 20:45

Hapoel Galil Elyon

71

Maccabi Tel Aviv

92

Hapoel Eilat

62

19 September, 18:00

Hapoel Gilboa Galil

60

14 September, 20:00

Hapoel Jerusalem

73

Hapoel Jerusalem

98

24 September, 14:30

Bnei Herzliya

75

Maccabi Tel Aviv

81

Hapoel Jerusalem

65

22 September, 21:00

Maccabi Tel Aviv

87

13 September, 19:00

Maccabi Rishon LeZion

68

Hapoel Be'er Sheva

75

Maccabi Rishon LeZion

80

First round

Hapoel Be'er Sheva v Maccabi Rishon LeZion

13 September	Hapoel Be'er Sheva	75–80	Maccabi Rishon LeZion	Be'er Sheva
19:00	Scoring by quarter: 25–25, 10–27, 26–13, 14–15
5 STARS	Pts: Pardon 19 Rebs: Pardon 12 Asts: Demps 5 PIR: Pardon 28	Boxscore	Pts: Clyburn 31 Rebs: Clyburn 9 Asts: Williams 6 PIR: Clyburn 39	Arena: Conch Arena Attendance: 750 Referees: Kfir Mualem, Pini Rimon, David Kolongi

Ironi Ness Ziona v Hapoel Tel Aviv

13 September	Ironi Ness Ziona	79–105	Hapoel Tel Aviv	Ness Ziona
21:00	Scoring by quarter: 11–30, 20–26, 22–27, 26–22
5 PLUS	Pts: Farrell & Soares 15 Rebs: Soares 11 Asts: Gutt 6 PIR: Soares 24	Boxscore	Pts: Zalmanson 17 Rebs: Tokoto 6 Asts: Timor 9 PIR: Timor 27	Arena: Lev Hamoshava Attendance: 800 Referees: Nir Meirson, Ori Shalhavi, Harel Kidron

Hapoel Haifa v Hapoel Galil Elyon

14 September	Hapoel Haifa	96–71	Hapoel Galil Elyon	Haifa
19:00	Scoring by quarter: 23–8, 26–15, 18–22, 29–26
5 STARS	Pts: James 21 Rebs: Weisz 8 Asts: Vargas 13 PIR: James 26	Boxscore	Pts: Eisendorf 16 Rebs: Eisendorf & Moshkovitz 6 Asts: Tal 5 PIR: Eisendorf 18	Arena: Romema Arena Attendance: 550 Referees: Ofer Manheim, Lior Beynish, Nir Keren

Hapoel Jerusalem v Bnei Herzliya

14 September	Hapoel Jerusalem	98–75	Bnei Herzliya	Jerusalem
20:00	Scoring by quarter: 28–28, 27–12, 26–18, 17–17
5 PLUS	Pts: Obasohan 17 Rebs: Maker 9 Asts: Maker 5 PIR: Segev 22	Boxscore	Pts: Onuaku 18 Rebs: Onuaku 12 Asts: Kravitz 4 PIR: Onuaku 22	Arena: Pais Arena Attendance: 2,250 Referees: Erez Gurion, Zahi Habdali, Or Zrur

Quarterfinals

Hapoel Gilboa Galil v Hapoel Jerusalem

19 September	Hapoel Gilboa Galil	60–73	Hapoel Jerusalem	Tel Aviv
18:00	Scoring by quarter: 20–22, 17–25, 11–13, 12–13
5 STARS	Pts: Perrantes 15 Rebs: Srur 8 Asts: Harrell 4 PIR: Srur 16	Boxscore	Pts: Adams & Obasohan 22 Rebs: Segev 9 Asts: Adams 5 PIR: Obasohan 23	Arena: Drive in Arena Attendance: 1,200 Referees: David Romano, Elad Leibovich, Noam Gordon

Hapoel Holon v Hapoel Tel Aviv

19 September	Hapoel Holon	89–80	Hapoel Tel Aviv	Tel Aviv
21:00	Scoring by quarter: 26–21, 19–12, 26–25, 18–22
5 PLUS	Pts: Ragland 25 Rebs: Johnson & Kyser 6 Asts: Ragland 8 PIR: Ragland 34	Boxscore	Pts: Zalmanson 18 Rebs: Tokoto 6 Asts: Brown 5 PIR: Zalmanson 21	Arena: Drive in Arena Attendance: 2,600 Referees: Amit Balak, Adar Pe'er, Rotem Koza

Hapoel Eilat v Hapoel Haifa

21 September	Hapoel Eilat	94–79	Hapoel Haifa	Tel Aviv
21:00	Scoring by quarter: 29–16, 19–24, 19–11, 27–28
5 SPORT	Pts: Carter 19 Rebs: Patton 8 Asts: Huber 8 PIR: Carter 25	Boxscore	Pts: Allen 30 Rebs: Thompson 8 Asts: Vargas 7 PIR: Allen 33	Arena: Drive in Arena Attendance: 600 Referees: Dan Yalon, Guy Shmueli, David Izmirli

Maccabi Tel Aviv v Maccabi Rishon LeZion

22 September	Maccabi Tel Aviv	87–68	Maccabi Rishon LeZion	Tel Aviv
21:00	Scoring by quarter: 25–28, 19–9, 22–8, 21–23
5 LIVE	Pts: Žižić 14 Rebs: Žižić 7 Asts: Evans & Ziv 6 PIR: Žižić 22	Boxscore	Pts: Williams 16 Rebs: Clyburn 8 Asts: Palatin & Artzi 3 PIR: Dime 12	Arena: Drive in Arena Attendance: 2,800 Referees: Erez Gurion, Nir Meirson, Alex Naftali

Semifinals

Hapoel Holon v Hapoel Eilat

23 September	Hapoel Holon	77–79	Hapoel Eilat	Tel Aviv
21:00	Scoring by quarter: 30–20, 16–28, 18–17, 13–14
5 SPORT	Pts: Ragland 17 Rebs: Menco 6 Asts: Ragland 6 PIR: Kyser 20	Boxscore	Pts: Allen 22 Rebs: Szuchman 7 Asts: Huber 7 PIR: Allen 26	Arena: Drive in Arena Attendance: 1,200 Referees: Omer Esteron, Kfir Mualem, Ori Shalhavi

Maccabi Tel Aviv v Hapoel Jerusalem

24 September	Maccabi Tel Aviv	81–65	Hapoel Jerusalem	Tel Aviv
14:30	Scoring by quarter: 16–24, 19–16, 21–16, 25–9
5 SPORT	Pts: Reynolds 22 Rebs: Reynolds 6 Asts: Nunnally 6 PIR: Reynolds 24	Boxscore	Pts: Kilpatrick 16 Rebs: Segev 7 Asts: Obasohan 3 PIR: Obasohan 11	Arena: Drive in Arena Attendance: 3,492 Referees: Amit Balak, Ofer Manheim, Elad Leibovich

Final

Maccabi Tel Aviv v Hapoel Eilat

26 September	Maccabi Tel Aviv	92–62	Hapoel Eilat	Tel Aviv
20:45	Scoring by quarter: 28–18, 17–15, 19–21, 28–8
5 SPORT	Pts: Nunnally 19 Rebs: Sorkin 10 Asts: Nunnally 5 PIR: Nunnally 28	Boxscore	Pts: Patton 11 Rebs: Patton 7 Asts: Allen 7 PIR: Ben-Moshe 10	Arena: Drive in Arena Attendance: 3,497 Referees: Omer Esteron, David Romano, Pini Rimon

Starters: Pts Reb Ast G 1 Scottie Wilbekin 6 1 0 G 2 Keenan Evans 11 2 3 C 8 Jalen Reynolds 9 5 3 C 9 Roman Sorkin 16 10 1 F 21 James Nunnally 19 6 5 Reserves: G 3 Ido Menchel 0 0 0 F 4 Angelo Caloiaro 8 3 2 G 12 John DiBartolomeo 8 3 3 F 14 Oz Blayzer 6 0 0 C 15 Jake Cohen 7 3 0 PG 88 Oded Brandwein 2 0 1 G 99 Yiftach Ziv DNP Head coach: Ioannis Sfairopoulos

M. Tel Aviv H. Eilat M. Tel Aviv Statistics H. Eilat 23/37 (62%) 2 point field goals 17/40 (43%) 10/26 (38%) 3 point field goals 6/24 (25%) 16/20 (80%) Free throws 10/17 (59%) 36 Rebounds 43 18 Assists 14 9 Steals 4 8 Turnovers 17 7 Blocks 0

Starters: Pts Reb Ast G 2 Bryon Allen 10 2 7 C 7 Miron Ruina 4 4 1 PG 10 Roi Huber 6 4 3 G/F 18 Zuf Ben-Moshe 10 6 1 C 23 Justin Patton 11 7 1 Reserves: PF 0 Romello White 7 3 0 G 6 Yarden Ashkenazi 0 0 0 SG 8 Joaquin Szuchman 2 2 1 PG 11 Ido Harel 2 0 0 PF 13 Ben Carter 10 5 0 G 24 Or Ashkenazi 0 0 0 Head coach: Ariel Beit-Halahmy

2021 League Cup Winners
Maccabi Tel Aviv 9th title