2021 Israeli Basketball National League Cup

2021 Israeli Basketball National League Cup

Tournament details
Country	Israel
Dates	22 October – 30 December 2021
Teams	15
Final positions
Champions	Hapoel Afula
Runner-up	Elitzur Eito Ashkelon
Semifinalists	Ironi Nahariya Maccabi Haifa
Tournament statistics
Matches played	14
MVP	Vander Blue
All statistics correct as of 30 December 2021 (2021-12-30).
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The 2021 Israeli Basketball National League Cup was the first edition of the Israeli Basketball National League Cup, organized by the Israel Basketball Association.

On 10 May 2021, the Israel Basketball Association announced a change in the State Cup tournament format. Only the first 8 teams at the end of the first rotation of the Israeli Basketball Premier League will compete in the State Cup and not all the teams participate in the Premier League and the Israeli Basketball National League. ^[1]

On 11 August, 2021, the Israel Basketball Association held the draw for the tournament. The tournament format consists of one-game elimination match. ^[2]

bracket

	Round of 16 22–24 October				Quarterfinals 5, 9 & 20 November				Semifinals 8-9 December				Final 30 December
	Maccabi Haifa	77
	Hapoel Migdal/Jezreel	62
					Maccabi Haifa	92
					Hapoel Ramat Gan Givatayim	67
	Hapoel Ramat Gan Givatayim	80
	Maccabi Hod HaSharon	66
									Maccabi Haifa	80
									Hapoel Afula	84
	Hapoel Afula	99
	A.S. Ramat HaSharon	95
					Hapoel Afula	82
					Maccabi Ironi Ramat Gan	80
	Maccabi Ironi Ramat Gan	79
	Maccabi Ashdod	65
													Hapoel Afula	96
													Elitzur Eito Ashkelon	78
	Ironi Ra'anana	82
	Elitzur Eito Ashkelon	98
					Elitzur Eito Ashkelon	84
					Elitzur Kiryat Ata	71
									Elitzur Eito Ashkelon	95
									Ironi Nahariya	91
	Maccabi Ma'ale Adumim	90
	Elitzur Netanya	100
					Elitzur Netanya	78
					Ironi Nahariya	89
	Ironi Nahariya	106
	Hapoel Hevel Modi'in	89

Round of 16

The round of 16 took place on 22-24 October, 2021. Ironi Kiryat Ata automatically advanced to the quarterfinals.

Maccabi Ma'ale Adumim v Elitzur Netanya

23 October 2021	Maccabi Ma'ale Adumim	90–100	Elitzur Netanya	Jerusalem
20:30	Scoring by quarter: 25–28, 20–32, 23–17, 22–23
	Pts: Orion 23 Rebs: Braxton 11 Asts: Navon 6 PIR: Braxton, Orion 25	Boxscore	Pts: Parsons 19 Rebs: Parsons 12 Asts: Parsons 8 PIR: Parsons 31	Arena: Cosell Center Attendance: 40

Maccabi Haifa v Hapoel Migdal/Jezreel

23 October 2021	Maccabi Haifa	77–62	Hapoel Migdal/Jezreel	Haifa
21:00	Scoring by quarter:21-14, 23-15, 15-20, 18-13
	Pts: Putney 19 Rebs: Koperberg 16 Asts: Kozahinof 6 PIR: Koperberg 30	Boxscore	Pts: Parselany 17 Rebs: Parselany 8 Asts: Asayag 9 PIR: Asayag 19	Arena: Romema Arena Attendance: 200

Hapoel Ramat Gan Givatayim v Maccabi Hod HaSharon

22 October 2021	Hapoel Ramat Gan Givatayim	80–66	Maccabi Hod HaSharon	Ramat Gan
14:30	Scoring by quarter:18-15, 21–19, 21–19, 20–13
	Pts: Combs 16 Rebs: Treadwell 11 Asts: Noyovitch 5 PIR: Treadwell 25	Boxscore	Pts: Dawson 21 Rebs: Dawson 9 Asts: Berkowitz 10 PIR: Dawson 28	Arena: Zisman Hall Attendance: 100

Maccabi Ironi Ramat Gan v Maccabi Ashdod

22 October 2021	Maccabi Ironi Ramat Gan	79–65	Maccabi Ashdod	Ramat Gan
12:00	Scoring by quarter:17–16, 22–18, 19–16, 21–15
	Pts: Hirsh 22 Rebs: Altit & Trant 6 Asts: Delaney 8 PIR: Hirsh 22	Boxscore	Pts: Cohen 26 Rebs: Aji 12 Asts: Cohen 7 PIR: Cohen 27	Arena: Zisman Hall Attendance: 50

Hapoel Afula v A.S. Ramat HaSharon

23 October 2021	Hapoel Afula	99–95	A.S. Ramat HaSharon	Afula
20:30	Scoring by quarter:31–20, 27–20, 29–27, 12–28
	Pts: Porat 21 Rebs: Porat, Danino 6 Asts: Ben Zvi 6 PIR: Porat 24	Boxscore	Pts: Shimoni, Dadon 18 Rebs: Yam 8 Asts: Capers 7 PIR: Capers 26	Arena: Nir Ha'emak Hall Attendance: 120

Ironi Nahariya v Hapoel Hevel Modi'in

23 October 2021	Ironi Nahariya	106–89	Hapoel Hevel Modi'in	Nahariya
20:30	Scoring by quarter:26–19, 25–19, 30–22, 25–29
	Pts: Yakov 20 Rebs: Thomas 7 Asts: Uzan 6 PIR: Thomas 24	Boxscore	Pts: Hall, Levi 21 Rebs: Hall 6 Asts: Gat 11 PIR: Levy 27	Arena: Ein Sara Sport Hall Attendance: 100

Ironi Ra'anana v Elitzur Eito Ashkelon

24 October 2021	Ironi Ra'anana	81–98	Elitzur Eito Ashkelon	Ra'anana
18:00	Scoring by quarter: 18–19, 25–33, 20–27, 18–19
	Pts: Siggers 16 Rebs: Siggers 7 Asts: Siggers 6 PIR: Siggers 26	Boxscore	Pts: Holder 22 Rebs: Warren 11 Asts: Holder 7 PIR: Warren 32	Arena: Metro West Attendance: 130

Quarterfinals

Elitzur Eito Ashkelon v Elitzur Kiryat Ata

9 November 2021	Elitzur Eito Ashkelon	84–71	Elitzur Kiryat Ata	Ashkelon
19:00	Scoring by quarter: 17–27, 25–14, 22–20, 20–10
	Pts: Kadir 18 Rebs: Kadir 17 Asts: Kadir 7 PIR: Kadir 41	Boxscore	Pts: Funderburke, Reuven 15 Rebs: Stevens 8 Asts: Reuven 5 PIR: Lavy 19	Arena: Ashkelon Sports Arena Attendance: 80

Maccabi Haifa v Hapoel Ramat Gan Givatayim

9 November 2021	Maccabi Haifa	92–67	Hapoel Ramat Gan Givatayim	Haifa
19:00	Scoring by quarter: 20–11, 16–15, 29–16, 27–25
	Pts: Putney 16 Rebs: Putney 7 Asts: Smith 5 PIR: Putney 22	Boxscore	Pts: Combs 18 Rebs: Tyomkin, Treadwell 7 Asts: Tyomkin 4 PIR: Tyomkin 17	Arena: Romema Arena Attendance: 150

Hapoel Afula v Maccabi Ironi Ramat Gan

5 November 2021	Hapoel Afula	82–80	Maccabi Ironi Ramat Gan	Afula
13:30	Scoring by quarter: 19–21, 23–22, 19–16, 21–21
	Pts: Nazia 19 Rebs: Holyfield 12 Asts: Holyfield 6 PIR: Danino, Holyfield 21	Boxscore	Pts: Amir 23 Rebs: Delaney 6 Asts: Delaney 5 PIR: Amir 24	Arena: Nir Ha'emak Hall Attendance: 30

Elitzur Netanya v Ironi Nahariya

20 November 2021	Elitzur Netanya	78–89	Ironi Nahariya	Netanya
20:30	Scoring by quarter: 23–23, 10–21, 13–24, 32–21
	Pts: Borg 21 Rebs: Skeens 9 Asts: Parsons 4 PIR: Skeens 18	Boxscore	Pts: Branch 28 Rebs: Thomas 11 Asts: Ohayon 7 PIR: Branch 34	Arena: Yeshurun Hall Attendance: 600

Semifinals

Elitzur Eito Ashkelon v Ironi Nahariya

8 December 2021	Elitzur Eito Ashkelon	95–91	Ironi Nahariya	Ashkelon
19:30	Scoring by quarter: 21–18, 24–19, 25–31, 25–23
	Pts: Warren 26 Rebs: Warren 7 Asts: Rozenfeld, Lewis 5 PIR: Warren 27	Boxscore	Pts: Ohayon 23 Rebs: Chubrevich 8 Asts: Ohayon 8 PIR: Ohayon 22	Arena: Ashkelon Sports Arena Attendance: 100

Maccabi Haifa v Hapoel Afula

9 December 2021	Maccabi Haifa	80–84	Hapoel Afula	Haifa
21:00	Scoring by quarter: 22–21, 23–28, 19–19, 16–16
	Pts: Koperberg 25 Rebs: Smith & Freund 9 Asts: Koperberg 12 PIR: Koperberg 24	Boxscore	Pts: Porat 16 Rebs: Holyfield 13 Asts: Dotan 6 PIR: Holyfield 21	Arena: Romema Arena Attendance: 150

Final

Hapoel Afula v Elitzur Eito Ashkelon

30 December 2021	Hapoel Afula	96–78	Elitzur Eito Ashkelon	Afula
19:40	Scoring by quarter: 27–25, 14–17, 28–8, 27–28
	Pts: Blue 31 Rebs: Holyfield 13 Asts: Ben-Zvi 6 PIR: Blue 25	Boxscore	Pts: Warren 21 Rebs: Warren 9 Asts: Holder 4 PIR: Warren 19	Arena: Nir Ha'emak Hall Attendance: 500

Starters: Pts Reb Ast SG 8 Vander Blue 31 8 1 PF 17 Tomer Porat 16 2 1 PG 10 Guy Dotan 13 4 4 F 14 Roey Netzia 11 4 2 C 55 Michael Holyfield 10 13 0 Reserves: PG 6 Ziv Ben-Zvi 7 1 6 F 5 Anton Shoutvin 6 3 1 PG 12 Omer El-Al 2 1 1 G/F 25 Eliad Tal 0 0 0 F 32 Benny Elazar 0 0 0 F 9 Ido Avitan DNP Head coach: Nir Kaplan

H. Afula E. Ashkelon H. Afula Statistics E. Ashkelon 31/50 (62%) 2 point field goals 16/33 (48%) 8/24 (33%) 3 point field goals 9/29 (31%) 10/15 (66%) Free throws 19/28 (67%) 40 Rebounds 37 16 Assists 15 4 Steals 7 11 Turnovers 13 0 Blocks 1

Starters: Pts Reb Ast PF 10 Storm Warren 21 9 2 G 20 Daniel Rosenbaum 13 7 0 SG 23 J.R. Holder 12 3 4 PG 4 Arthur Rozenfeld 5 2 2 G 22 Omer Ben David 0 1 2 Reserves: G 66 D.J. Sharp 12 1 0 F 5 Jordan Lewis 8 4 3 G 27 Alon Druker 7 5 2 G/F 6 Guy Netzer 0 0 0 F 13 Shir Moraidi 0 0 0 G 14 Idan Galbetg DNP G 9 Gal Evers DNP PG 55 Or Cohen DNP Head coach: Amit Tamir

2021 National League Cup Winners
Hapoel Afula 1st title

References

1. The Israeli Basketball Super League Administration (10 May 2021). "המנהלת מברכת על השינוי בשיטת הגביע" [The Super League Administration greet the change in the Cup format] (in Hebrew). Retrieved 29 May 2021.
2. Israel Basketball Association (11 August 2021). "גביע הליגה הלאומית" [National League Cup](PDF). ibasketball.co.il (in Hebrew). Retrieved 11 August 2021.