The 2008–09 Israeli Basketball State Cup was the 49th edition of the

Israeli Basketball State Cup The Israeli Basketball State Cup () is the second most important professional basketball competition in Israel, after the Israeli Super League. It is the national federation cup of Israel. The tournament began in the 1955–56 season, and is run ...

, organized by the

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Hapoel Holon Hapoel Holon Basketball Club (), is a professional basketball club based in Holon, Israel. The team plays in the Israeli Basketball Premier League (the top tier of Israeli basketball), and internationally in the Basketball Champions League. The ...

defeated

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69-68 in the final,

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hitting a three point

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to win the match. It was Hapoel Holon's 1st Israeli State Cup, after losing 5 finals.

Preliminary round

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teams have been drawn to play a preliminary round to earn a spot in the main draw.

Main draw

Following IBA's rules, the current champions,

, and the cup holders,

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, have been drawn straight into the quarterfinals, into different halves of the draw. Two other random teams,

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and Hapoel Afula, have been drawn straight into the second round.

Preliminary round

Main draw

Semifinals

Final

See also