The 2018
Israeli Basketball League Cup
The Israeli Basketball League Cup is a pre-season professional basketball tournament that is contested between clubs. It has been held in Israel since 2006. It is held during the week before the start of the Israeli Premier League season. The Isra ...
, for sponsorships reasons the Winner League Cup, is the 13th edition of the pre-season tournament of the
Israeli Basketball Premier League.
On October 4, 2018,
Maccabi Rishon LeZion won the title for the first time after a 78–66 win over
Hapoel Be'er Sheva
Hapoel Be'er Sheva Football Club ( he, מועדון הכדורגל הפועל באר שבע, ''Moadon HaKaduregel Hapoel Be'er Sheva'') is an Israeli football club from the city of Be'er Sheva, that competes in the Israeli Premier League. The c ...
in the Final.
Cameron Long
Cameron Scott "Cam" Long (born December 30, 1988) is an American professional basketball player who last played for Maccabi Rishon LeZion of the Israeli Premier League. A combo guard, he played college basketball for the George Mason University ...
was named tournament MVP.
Bracket
Qualifying round
I. Nahariya vs. H. Be'er Sheva
M. Rishon LeZion vs. B. Herzliya
Quarterfinals
M. Ashdod vs. H. Gilboa Galil
H. Holon vs. H. Be'er Sheva
H. Jerusalem vs. H. Eilat
M. Tel Aviv vs. M. Rishon LeZion
Semifinals
H. Be'er Sheva vs. M. Ashdod
M. Rishon LeZion vs. H. Jerusalem
Final
M. Rishon LeZion vs. H. Be'er Sheva
References
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League Cup
In several sports, most prominently association football, a league cup or secondary cup generally signifies a cup competition for which entry is restricted only to teams in a particular league. The first national association football tournament t ...