2016 Israeli Final Four

2016 Israeli Final Four

Tournament details
Host	Jerusalem
Arena	Payis Arena
Final positions
Champions	Maccabi Rishon LeZion (1st title)
Runners-up	Hapoel Jerusalem
Awards and statistics
MVP	Darryl Monroe

The 2016 Israeli Final Four was the concluding tournament of the 2015–16 Israeli Basketball Super League. It was the seventh Israeli Final Four, and the event is held for the first time since the 2011–12 season. Unlike previous Final Four, there would not be a third placed game.

The Event was held in the Payis Arena, in Jerusalem, Israel between 6 and 9 May 2016. The participating teams are Hapoel Jerusalem, Maccabi Tel Aviv, Hapoel Eilat, and Maccabi Rishon LeZion.

Venue

Jerusalem Arena

The Payis Arena is an indoor sports arena in Jerusalem. Opened in 2014 as an open-air venue with a capacity of 11,600.

Results

Bracket

	Semi-finals 6 June				Final 9 June
	Hapoel Jerusalem	82
	Hapoel Eilat	78
					Hapoel Jerusalem	77
					Maccabi Rishon LeZion	83
	Maccabi Tel Aviv	69
	Maccabi Rishon LeZion	71

Semi-finals

All times are in Israel Summer Time.

Semi-final 2

Hapoel Jerusalem v Hapoel Eilat

6 June 2016	Hapoel Jerusalem	82–78	Hapoel Eilat	Payis Arena, Jerusalem
21:05	Scoring by quarter: 26-21, 19-20, 18-21, 19-16
	Pts: Eliyahu 16 Rebs: Eliyahu 12 Asts: Smith 8	Boxscore	Pts: Kane 22 Rebs: Aminu 16 Asts: Aminu, Wyatt 4

Semi-final 1

Maccabi Tel Aviv v Maccabi Rishon LeZion

6 June 2016	Maccabi Tel Aviv	69–71	Maccabi Rishon LeZion	Payis Arena, Jerusalem
18:10	Scoring by quarter: 16-14, 20-20, 21-21, 12-16
	Pts: Rochestie 20 Rebs: Mbakwe 14 Asts: Ohayon 4	Boxscore	Pts: Monroe 20 Rebs: Monroe 8 Asts: Lyons, Ben Chimol 4

Final

Hapoel Jerusalem v Maccabi Rishon LeZion

9 June 2016	Hapoel Jerusalem	77–83	Maccabi Rishon LeZion	Payis Arena, Jerusalem
21:00	Scoring by quarter: 28–17, 15–21, 18–26, 16–19
	Pts: Gaffney 20 Rebs: Holman 7 Asts: Rowland 6	Boxscore	Pts: Monroe 29 Rebs: Wright 9 Asts: Lyons 7	Attendance: 11,600 Referees: Sefi Shemesh, Gili Cohen, Amit Balak

Starters Pts Reb Ast PG 4 E.J. Rowland 16 4 6 SG 10 Yotam Halperin 0 1 2 SF 15 Donta Smith 14 4 3 PF 3 Tony Gaffney 20 3 3 C 8 Lior Eliyahu 9 6 4 Reserves: PG 11 Bar Timor 8 2 3 SF 12 Rafi Menco 2 2 1 C 32 Eli Holman 8 7 2 Head coach: Danny Franco

Jerusalem Rishon LeZion

Starters Pts Reb Ast PG 10 Mark Lyons 11 3 5 SG 6 Nizan Hanochi 2 4 1 SF 8 Shawn Dawson 21 5 3 PF 33 Chris Wright 13 9 1 C 86 Darryl Monroe 29 6 2 Reserves: SF 9 Tony Younger 10 2 1 PG 11 Avi Ben Chimol 4 3 5 F/C 12 Idan Zalmanson 0 0 0 PF 14 Kevin Palmer 3 0 0 PG 7 Golan Gutt DNP Head coach: Arik Shivek

Winning roster

Head coach Arik Shivek

Final Four MVP Darryl Monroe

2015–16 Maccabi Rishon LeZion roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Nat. Name Ht. Age G 6 Hanochi, Nitzan 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 30 – 10 June 1986 SG 7 Gutt, Golan 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 22 – 11 July 1994 G/F 8 Dawson, Shawn 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 22 – 12 December 1993 SF 9 Younger, Tony (DC) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 36 – 1 April 1980 PG 10 Lyons, Mark 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 27 – 4 July 1989 SG 11 Ben Chimol, Avi 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 31 – 22 May 1985 F/C 12 Zalmanson, Idan 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 21 – 18 April 1995 SF 14 Palmer, Kevin 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 29 – 21 June 1987 SG 18 Dawson, Tyler 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) 19 – 15 April 1997 SG 21 Hakmon, Ofek 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 19 – 7 September 1997 F 33 Wright, Chris 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 28 – 30 September 1988 C 86 Monroe, Darryl 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 30 – 30 January 1986	Head coach Arik Shivek Athletic trainer(s) Yigal Mirovski Avraham Meidan Team manager Ziv Cohen Legend (C) Team captain (DC) Dual citizenship Injured Roster

References

Specific

General

• IBA's official website (Hebrew)