2016 Israeli Basketball Super League Final Four

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 2012 edition. Unlike previous Final Four tournaments, there would not be a third placed game.

2016 Israeli Final Four
Season2015–2016 Israeli Super League
Tournament details
ArenaPais Arena
Jerusalem
Dates6–9 June 2016
Final positions
ChampionsMaccabi Rishon LeZion (1st title)
Runners-upHapoel Jerusalem
Awards and statistics
MVP Darryl Monroe

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

Venue
Jerusalem Arena

The Pais Arena is an indoor sports arena in Jerusalem. Opened in 2014 as an open-air venue with a capacity of 11,000.

Results

Bracket
 
Semi-finals
6 June		Final
9 June
 
      
 
 
 
 
Hapoel Jerusalem82
 
 
 
Hapoel Eilat78
 
Hapoel Jerusalem77
 
 
 
Maccabi Rishon LeZion83
 
Maccabi Tel Aviv69
 
 
Maccabi Rishon LeZion71
 

Semi-finals
All times are in Israel Summer Time.

Hapoel Jerusalem vs. Hapoel Eilat
6 June 2016 Hapoel Jerusalem 82–78 Hapoel Eilat Pais Arena, Jerusalem
21:05 Scoring by quarter: 26-21, 19-20, 18-21, 19-16
Channel 1 Pts: Eliyahu 16
Rebs: Eliyahu 12
Asts: Smith 8		 Boxscore Pts: Kane 22
Rebs: Aminu 16
Asts: Aminu, Wyatt 4		 Attendance: 9,000
Referees: Omer Esteron, Erez Gurion

Maccabi Tel Aviv vs. Maccabi Rishon LeZion
6 June 2016 Maccabi Tel Aviv 69–71 Maccabi Rishon LeZion Pais Arena, Jerusalem
18:10 Scoring by quarter: 16-14, 20-20, 21-21, 12-16
Sport 5 Pts: Rochestie 20
Rebs: Mbakwe 14
Asts: Ohayon 4		 Boxscore Pts: Monroe 20
Rebs: Monroe 8
Asts: Lyons, Ben Chimol 4		 Attendance: 7,000
Referees: David Romano, Kfir Mualem, Lior Beynish

Final
9 June 2016 Hapoel Jerusalem 77–83 Maccabi Rishon LeZion Pais Arena, Jerusalem
21:00 Scoring by quarter: 28–17, 15–21, 18–26, 16–19
Channel 1 Pts: Gaffney 20
Rebs: Holman 7
Asts: Rowland 6		 Boxscore Pts: Monroe 29
Rebs: Wright 9
Asts: Lyons 7		 Attendance: 11,000
Referees: Sefi Shemesh, Gili Cohen, Amit Balak


Starters:PtsRebAst
PG 4 E.J. Rowland 16 4 6
SG 10 Yotam Halperin 0 1 2
SF 15 Donta Smith 14 4 3
PF 8 Lior Eliyahu 9 6 4
F/C 3 Tony Gaffney 20 3 3
Reserves:
C 32 Eli Holman 8 7 2
PG 11 Bar Timor 8 2 3
SF 12 Rafi Menco 2 2 1
PG 14 Édgar Sosa DNP
SG 6 Yochai Zokrman DNP
SG 24 Igor Mayor DNP
Head coach:
Danny Franco
Jerusalem
Rishon LeZion
Starters:PtsRebAst
PG 10 Mark Lyons 11 3 5
SG 6 Nitzan Hanochi 2 4 1
SF 8 Shawn Dawson 21 5 3
PF 33 Chris Wright 13 9 1
F/C 86 Darryl Monroe 29 6 2
Reserves:
SF 9 Tony Younger 10 2 1
PG 11 Avi Ben Chimol 4 3 5
PF 14 Kevin Palmer 3 0 0
F/C 12 Idan Zalmanson 0 0 0
G 7 Golan Gutt DNP
G 18 Tyler Dawson DNP
G 21 Ofek Hakmon DNP
Head coach:
Arik Shivek

Winning roster
Head coach Arik Shivek
Final Four MVP Darryl Monroe
2015–16 Maccabi Rishon LeZion roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.
G 6 Hanochi, Nitzan (C) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
G 7 Gutt, Golan 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
G/F 8 Dawson, Shawn 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
F 9 Younger, Tony (DC) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
PG 10 Lyons, Mark 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
PG 11 Ben Chimol, Avi 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
F/C 12 Zalmanson, Idan 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
F 14 Palmer, Kevin 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
G 18 Dawson, Tyler 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
G 21 Hakmon, Ofek 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
F 33 Wright, Chris 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
F/C 86 Monroe, Darryl 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Shmulik Brener
Athletic trainer(s)
  • Yigal Mirovski
  • Avraham Meidan
Team manager
  • Ziv Cohen
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DC) Dual citizenship
  • Injured

References
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