2020–21 Israeli Basketball State Cup

Israeli Basketball State Cup
Season	2020–21
Dates	4 November 2020 – 27 May 2021
Games played	27
Teams	28
Finals
Champions	Maccabi Tel Aviv
Runners-up	Maccabi Rishon LeZion
Finals MVP	Yovel Zoosman
← 2019–20 2022 →

The 2020–21 Israeli Basketball State Cup was the 61st edition of the Israeli Basketball State Cup, organized by the Israel Basketball Association.

On 5 August, 2020, the Israel Basketball Association announced that the draw for the tournament would be held on 20 August at 2 p.m. local time. Maccabi Rishon LeZion, Hapoel Jerusalem, Ironi Nes Ziona and Ironi Nahariya automatically advanced to the Round of 16 and did not have to play in the first round.^[1]

First round

The first round draw took place on 20 August, 2020.^[2]

Maccabi Kiryat Motzkin v Elitzur Netanya

4 November 2020	Maccabi Kiryat Motzkin	70–75	Elitzur Netanya	Kiryat Motzkin
18:50	Scoring by quarter: 19-17, 16-22, 13-20, 22-16
		Boxscore (Hebrew)		Arena: Goshen Hall Attendance: 0

Elitzur Eito Ashkelon v Hapoel Eilat

4 November 2020	Elitzur Eito Ashkelon	75–83	Hapoel Eilat	Ashkelon
18:50	Scoring by quarter: 22-22, 15-23, 22-18, 16-20
		Boxscore		Arena: Ashkelon Sports Arena Attendance: 0

A.S. Ramat HaSharon v Hapoel Hevel Modi'in

4 November 2020	A.S. Ramat HaSharon	80–67	Hapoel Hevel Modi'in	Ramat HaSharon
18:55	Scoring by quarter: 18-21, 25-16, 18-13, 19-17
		Boxscore (Hebrew)		Arena: Oranim Hall Attendance: 0

Ironi Kiryat Ata v Hapoel Be'er Sheva

4 November 2020	Ironi Kiryat Ata	59–89	Hapoel Be'er Sheva	Kiryat Ata
18:55	Scoring by quarter: 16-25, 24-16, 10-20, 9-28
		Boxscore (Hebrew)		Arena: Ramaz Hall Attendance: 0

Hapoel Afula v Maccabi Haifa

4 November 2020	Hapoel Afula	76–78	Maccabi Haifa	Afula
19:00	Scoring by quarter: 19-22, 21-16, 16-15, 20-25
	Pts: Jimmy Hall 22 Rebs: Jimmy Hall 17 Asts: Moriel Lutati 7 PIR: Jimmy Hall 28	Boxscore	Pts: Dowe 25 Rebs: Sorkin 12 Asts: Ben-Chimol 7 PIR: Dowe 36	Arena: Nir Ha'emak Hall Attendance: 0 Referees: Ofer Manhaim, Yoav Lubhosihch, Itzik Toledo;

Ironi Ramat Gan v Hapoel Acre/Mateh Asher

4 November 2020	Ironi Ramat Gan	70–89	Hapoel Acre/Mateh Asher	Ramat Gan
19:05	Scoring by quarter: 17-13, 18-32, 16-21, 19-23
		Boxscore (Hebrew)		Arena: Zisman Hall Attendance: 0

Hapoel Galil Elyon v Hapoel Haifa

5 November 2020	Hapoel Galil Elyon	64–84	Hapoel Haifa	Upper Galilee
18:55	Scoring by quarter: 13-29, 15-24, 18-22, 18-9
		Boxscore (Hebrew)		Arena: HaPais Kfar Blum Attendance: 0

Hapoel Ramat Gan Givatayim v Hapoel Tel Aviv

5 November 2020	Hapoel Ramat Gan Givatayim	74–75	Hapoel Tel Aviv	Ramat Gan
19:05	Scoring by quarter: 21-20, 23-19, 11-12, 19-24
		Boxscore		Arena: Zisman Hall Attendance: 0

Maccabi Ra'anana v Bnei Herzliya

5 November 2020	Maccabi Ra'anana	58–83	Bnei Herzliya	Ra'anana
19:10	Scoring by quarter: 16-23, 14-22, 15-15, 13-23
		Boxscore (Hebrew)		Arena: Metro West Attendance: 0

Elitzur Yavne v Hapoel Gilboa Galil

5 November 2020	Elitzur Yavne	66–87	Hapoel Gilboa Galil	Yavne
19:15	Scoring by quarter: 11-23, 18-25, 16-18, 21-21
		Boxscore		Arena: Ralf Klain Hall Attendance: 0

Maccabi Ashdod v Maccabi Tel Aviv

9 November 2020	Maccabi Ashdod	69–75	Maccabi Tel Aviv	Ashdod
21:00	Scoring by quarter: 19-20, 13-21, 23-16, 14-18
				Arena: HaKiriya Arena Attendance: 0

Maccabi Hod HaSharon v Hapoel Holon

26 November 2020	Maccabi Hod HaSharon	50–90	Hapoel Holon	Ra'anana
20:45	Scoring by quarter: 12-25, 10-19, 9-32, 19-14
		Boxscore (Hebrew)		Arena: Aviv Hall Attendance: 0

Round of 16

The Round of 16 draw took place on 10 November, 2020.^[3]

Hapoel Haifa v Maccabi Tel Aviv

13 December 2020	Hapoel Haifa	73–98	Maccabi Tel Aviv	Haifa
20:15	Scoring by quarter: 19-22, 21-21, 15-31, 18-24
Sport 5	Pts: Evans & Nesterenko 16 Rebs: Buckles & Freeman 6 Asts: Evans 6 PIR: Nesterenko 18	Boxscore	Pts: Wilbekin 21 Rebs: Žižić 11 Asts: Wilbekin 8 PIR: Wilbekin & Žižić 27	Arena: Romema Arena Attendance: 0 Referees: Dan Yalon, Guy Shmueli, Rotem Koza

Hapoel Acre/Mateh Asher v Hapoel Holon

19 December 2020	Hapoel Acre/Mateh Asher	67–87	Hapoel Holon	Kiryat Ata
18:00	Scoring by quarter: 13-17, 17-28, 21-28, 16-14
	Pts: Moran 26 Rebs: Moran & Williams 7 Asts: Uzan 8 PIR: Moran 26	Boxscore (Hebrew)	Pts: McGee 14 Rebs: Workman & De Zeeuw 7 Asts: McGee 8 PIR: Workman & Pnini 17	Arena: Ramaz Hall Attendance: 0 Referees: Ofer Manheim, Lior Beynish, Elias Abu-Arab

Hapoel Jerusalem v Hapoel Eilat

19 December 2020	Hapoel Jerusalem	90–81	Hapoel Eilat	Jerusalem
20:00	Scoring by quarter: 20-20, 28-19, 18-19, 24-23
	Pts: Kramer 19 Rebs: Zalmanson 7 Asts: Blatt 10 PIR: Kramer 23	Boxscore	Pts: Nebo 22 Rebs: Nebo 9 Asts: Ragland 6 PIR: Nebo 32	Arena: Pais Arena Attendance: 0 Referees: Gili Cohen, Adar Peer, David Izmirli

Maccabi Rishon LeZion v Hapoel Be'er Sheva

20 December 2020	Maccabi Rishon LeZion	87–80	Hapoel Be'er Sheva	Rishon LeZion
19:50	Scoring by quarter: 26-27, 22-20, 21-12, 18-21
	Pts: Mitchell 24 Rebs: Mitchell 13 Asts: Monroe 7 PIR: Mitchell 45	Boxscore	Pts: Bell 25 Rebs: Griffin & Weisz 9 Asts: Weisz 5 PIR: Bell 27	Arena: Beit Maccabi Attendance: 0 Referees: Sefi Shemesh, Nir Meirson, David Kolangi

A.S. Ramat HaSharon v Maccabi Haifa

20 December 2020	A.S. Ramat HaSharon	80–101	Maccabi Haifa	A.S. Ramat HaSharon
20:10	Scoring by quarter: 24-27, 24-24, 15-26, 17-24
	Pts: Lewis 24 Rebs: Moscovitz 4 Asts: Yam & Stutz 3 PIR: Lewis 31	Boxscore	Pts: Sorkin 27 Rebs: Sorkin 10 Asts: Sharon 12 PIR: Sorkin 39	Arena: Oranim Hall Attendance: 0 Referees: Guy Shmueli, Noam Gordon, Tommy Weber

Ironi Nahariya v Hapoel Gilboa Galil

20 December 2020	Ironi Nahariya	75–83	Hapoel Gilboa Galil	Nahariya
20:35	Scoring by quarter: 20-18, 22-21, 22-23, 11-21
	Pts: Young 21 Rebs: Blossomgame 8 Asts: Blossomgame 3 PIR: Young 22	Boxscore (Hebrew)	Pts: Thomasson 18 Rebs: Blackshear 8 Asts: Three players 3 PIR: Thomasson & Cousins 15	Arena: Ein Sara Sport Hall Attendance: 0 Referees: Omer Esteron, Dan Yalon, Alex Naftali

Elitzur Netanya v Hapoel Tel Aviv

20 December 2020	Elitzur Netanya	70–77	Hapoel Tel Aviv	Netanya
21:00	Scoring by quarter: 23-12, 17-16, 16-24, 14-25
	Pts: Moskovits 24 Rebs: Goya 15 Asts: Aharoni 6 PIR: Goya 29	Boxscore	Pts: York 18 Rebs: Tokoto & Upshaw 8 Asts: York & Madar 5 PIR: York 22	Arena: Yeshurun Hall Attendance: 0 Referees: Tzaci Hevdali, Eran Shmuel, Assaf Engelberg

Ironi Nes Ziona v Bnei Herzliya

21 December 2020	Ironi Nes Ziona	98–91	Bnei Herzliya	Ness Ziona
19:40	Scoring by quarter: 24-31, 17-18, 31-20, 26-22
	Pts: Angola 23 Rebs: Angola 10 Asts: Angola 7 PIR: Angola 37	Boxscore (Hebrew)	Pts: Clarke 22 Rebs: Clarke 13 Asts: Clarke & Gaddy 3 PIR: Clarke 32	Arena: Lev Hamoshava Attendance: 0 Referees: Kfir Mualem, Ori Shalhavi, Yoav Luboshitz

Quarterfinals

The draw for the quarter-finals took place on 22 December, 2020.^[4]

Maccabi Haifa v Hapoel Holon

2 January 2020	Maccabi Haifa	88–96	Hapoel Holon	Haifa
20:00	Scoring by quarter: 27-30, 15-21, 24-25, 22-20
	Pts: Brisker 22 Rebs: Sorkin 10 Asts: Smith 6 PIR: Smith 28	Boxscore (Hebrew)	Pts: McGee & Pnini 19 Rebs: Workman 7 Asts: McGee 5 PIR: Pnini 22	Arena: Romema Arena Attendance: 0 Referees: Omer Esteron, Nir Meirson, Adar Peer

Maccabi Rishon LeZion v Ironi Nes Ziona

3 January 2020	Maccabi Rishon LeZion	88–83	Ironi Nes Ziona	Rishon LeZion
18:00	Scoring by quarter: 29-18, 15-21, 20-20, 24-24
	Pts: Taylor 23 Rebs: Mitchell & Monroe 10 Asts: Dovrat 6 PIR: Mitchell 27	Boxscore	Pts: Meyinsse 24 Rebs: Meyinsse 9 Asts: Miller 5 PIR: Meyinsse 31	Arena: Beit Maccabi Attendance: 0 Referees: Amit Balak, Kfir Mualem, David Izmirli

Maccabi Tel Aviv v Hapoel Tel Aviv

3 January 2020	Maccabi Tel Aviv	83–66	Hapoel Tel Aviv	Tel Aviv
20:00	Scoring by quarter: 25-13, 22-19, 18-22, 18-12
	Pts: Žižić 26 Rebs: Žižić 13 Asts: Bryant 6 PIR: Žižić 46	Boxscore	Pts: Tokoto 18 Rebs: Tokoto 6 Asts: Madar 9 PIR: Tokoto 23	Arena: Menora Mivtachim Arena Attendance: 0 Referees: Erez Gurion, David Romano, Elad Leibowitz

Hapoel Gilboa Galil v Hapoel Jerusalem

4 January 2020	Hapoel Gilboa Galil	65–80	Hapoel Jerusalem	Gan Ner
21:00	Scoring by quarter: 17-15, 16-21, 20-23, 12-21
	Pts: Cousins 13 Rebs: Floyd 8 Asts: Cousins 4 PIR: Floyd 18		Pts: Thomas 24 Rebs: Thomas 9 Asts: Brown 8 PIR: Thomas 35	Arena: Gan Ner Sports Hall Attendance: 0 Referees: Sefi Shemesh, Lior Beynish, Noam Gordon

Final Four

The draw for the semi-finals took place on 7 January, 2021.^[5]

Bracket

Semifinals February 11, 2021		Final May 27, 2021

18:30

Maccabi Rishon LeZion	90

Hapoel Jerusalem	84
		Maccabi Rishon LeZion	69
21:10
		Maccabi Tel Aviv	86
Hapoel Holon	85

Maccabi Tel Aviv	87

Semifinals

Maccabi Rishon LeZion v Hapoel Jerusalem

11 February 2021	Maccabi Rishon LeZion	90–84	Hapoel Jerusalem	Tel Aviv
18:30	Scoring by quarter: 22-20, 17-21, 21-19, 30-24
	Pts: Gutt 22 Rebs: Monroe 11 Asts: Taylor & Lewis 5 PIR: Mitchell 25		Pts: Braimoh 27 Rebs: Braimoh & Hill 9 Asts: Brown 10 PIR: Braimoh 34	Arena: Drive in Arena Attendance: 9

Starters:			Pts	Reb	Ast

G/F	7	Golan Gutt	22	1	3
G	11	Isaiah Taylor	17	3	5
F/C	25	Akil Mitchell	16	8	3
F/C	86	Darryl Monroe	8	11	3
PF	10	Noam Avivi	3	2	1
Reserves:
PG	3	Trey Lewis	15	2	5
PG	30	Nimrod Tishman	4	1	1
SG	14	Noam Dovrat	3	0	0
C	33	Ido Flaisher	2	1	0
G	6	Gal Tesler	DNP
G/F	8	Guy Altman	DNP
F	32	Beni Elazar	DNP
Head coach:
Guy Goodes

M. Rishon LeZion

H. Jerusalem

M. Rishon LeZion	Statistics	H. Jerusalem
	Statistics
21/37 (56.8%)	2 point field goals	23/36 (63.9%)
10/22 (45.5%)	3 point field goals	9/33 (27.3%)
18/31 (58.1%)	Free throws	11/14 (78.6%)
35	Rebounds	36
21	Assists	23
8	Steals	2
11	Turnovers	11
0	Blocks	4

Starters:			Pts	Reb	Ast

F/C	17	Suleiman Braimoh	27	9	1
SF	21	Malcolm Hill	23	9	1
G	69	J'Covan Brown	11	4	10
F/C	35	TaShawn Thomas	7	4	2
PG	6	Tamir Blatt	5	3	7
Reserves:
C	20	Idan Zalmanson	6	2	0
PF	99	Jamil Wilson	3	0	2
PG	12	Adi Cohen Saban	2	0	0
G/F	11	Adam Ariel	0	3	0
PG	15	Yuval Sznaiderman	DNP
PF	25	Niv Baloul	DNP
G	33	Eylon Sason	DNP
Head coach:
Dainius Adomaitis

Hapoel Holon v Maccabi Tel Aviv

11 February 2021	Hapoel Holon	85–870(OT)	Maccabi Tel Aviv	Tel Aviv
21:10	Scoring by quarter: 18-20, 18-15, 25-15, 11-22, Overtime: 13-15
	Pts: McGee 21 Rebs: Johnson 9 Asts: Harris 4 PIR: McGee 18		Pts: Blayzer 19 Rebs: Zoosman & Hunter 8 Asts: Zoosman & DiBartolomeo 4 PIR: Blayzer 21	Arena: Drive in Arena Attendance: 9

Starters:			Pts	Reb	Ast

SG	25	Tyrus McGee	21	1	2
PF	32	Isaiah Miles	14	6	0
SF	4	Chris Johnson	8	9	3
C	14	Maxime De Zeeuw	4	6	0
SF	2	Willy Workman	3	2	1
Reserves:
G	11	C. J. Harris	18	2	4
F	10	Guy Pnini	17	2	2
SG	8	Frédéric Bourdillon	0	0	0
PG	9	Oded Brandwein	0	0	0
PG	24	Yogev Ohayon	DNP
PG	44	Niv Misgav	DNP
Head coach:
Stefanos Dedas

H. Holon

M. Tel Aviv

H. Holon	Statistics	M. Tel Aviv
	Statistics
10/29 (34.5%)	2 point field goals	22/41 (53.7%)
14/36 (38.9%)	3 point field goals	8/25 (32%)
23/26 (88.5%)	Free throws	19/25 (73.1%)
39	Rebounds	39
12	Assists	20
7	Steals	13
17	Turnovers	15
1	Blocks	2

Starters:			Pts	Reb	Ast

G	1	Scottie Wilbekin	15	1	2
SF	50	Yovel Zoosman	13	8	4
C	23	Ante Žižić	11	4	2
SG	0	Elijah Bryant	10	1	3
F	4	Angelo Caloiaro	2	4	1
Reserves:
F	14	Oz Blayzer	19	3	0
C	5	Othello Hunter	11	8	3
PG	12	John DiBartolomeo	5	2	4
G/F	6	Sandy Cohen	1	3	1
F/C	2	T. J. Cline	DNP
PG	3	Chris Jones	DNP
SG	24	Eidan Alber	DNP
Head coach:
Ioannis Sfairopoulos

Final

Maccabi Tel Aviv v Maccabi Rishon LeZion

27 May 2021	Maccabi Tel Aviv	86–69	Maccabi Rishon LeZion	Holon
20:45	Scoring by quarter: 19-17, 25-21, 21-17, 21-14
	Pts: Three players 16 Rebs: Žižić & Casspi 8 Asts: Wilbekin 7 PIR: Žižić 26		Pts: Koulechov 18 Rebs: Koulechov 7 Asts: Tishman 5 PIR: Koulechov 24	Arena: Holon Toto Hall

Starters:			Pts	Reb	Ast

C	23	Ante Žižić	16	8	2
SF	50	Yovel Zoosman	16	6	5
G	1	Scottie Wilbekin	16	1	7
F	4	Angelo Caloiaro	8	7	1
F	7	Omri Casspi	7	8	2
Reserves:
PG	12	John DiBartolomeo	9	3	3
F	14	Oz Blayzer	7	3	3
PG	3	Chris Jones	5	2	1
G/F	6	Sandy Cohen	0	0	1
C	5	Othello Hunter	2	2	0
F/C	2	T. J. Cline	0	0	0
G/F	18	Dori Sahar	0	0	0
Head coach:
Ioannis Sfairopoulos

M. Tel Aviv

M. Rishon LeZion

M. Tel Aviv	Statistics	M. Rishon LeZion
	Statistics
18/31 (58.1%)	2 point field goals	17/33 (51.5%)
15/36 (41.7%)	3 point field goals	9/29 (31%)
5/9 (55.6%)	Free throws	8/13 (61.5%)
42	Rebounds	32
25	Assists	20
5	Steals	3
8	Turnovers	8
3	Blocks	3

Starters:			Pts	Reb	Ast

G	9	Tal Peled	11	3	1
PF	10	Noam Avivi	5	6	0
	12	Yogev Ovadia	2	0	0
C	33	Ido Flaisher	1	0	1
	18	Omar Hamama	0	0	1
Reserves:
G/F	77	Egor Koulechov	18	7	3
F/C	25	Akil Mitchell	17	4	4
G/F	7	Golan Gutt	10	1	4
PG	30	Nimrod Tishman	5	5	5
G	6	Gal Tesler	0	1	1
	15	Tomer Bardugo	DNP
F	32	Beni Elazar	DNP
Head coach:
Guy Goodes

2021 Israeli State Cup Winners
Maccabi Tel Aviv (45th title)

References

"Israel state cup format announcement" (PDF). ibasketball.co.il (in Hebrew). 5 August 2020. Retrieved 9 November 2020.
"First round draw". basket.co.il (in Hebrew). 20 August 2020. Retrieved 10 November 2020.
"Round of 16 draw". basket.co.il (in Hebrew). 10 November 2020. Retrieved 10 November 2020.
"Quarter finals draw". basket.co.il (in Hebrew). 22 December 2020. Retrieved 22 December 2020.
"Semi finals draw". basket.co.il (in Hebrew). 7 January 2021. Retrieved 7 January 2021.