2026 Israeli Basketball State Cup

2026 Israeli Basketball State Cup
Tournament details
CountryIsrael
Dates31 January – February 2026
Teams8
Defending championsMaccabi Tel Aviv
Final positions
ChampionsMaccabi Tel Aviv
Runners-upBnei Herzliya
Semifinalists
Tournament statistics
Matches played7
Awards
MVP Roman Sorkin

All statistics correct as of January 14, 2026.

The 2026 Israeli Basketball State Cup is the 66th edition of the Israeli Basketball State Cup, organized by the Israeli Basketball Association.

Qualified teams

The top eight ranking teams after the first rotation (13 rounds) of the 2025–26 Israeli Basketball Premier League regular season qualified to the tournament.

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Hapoel Tel Aviv 13 12 1 1193 974 +219 25 Seeded at Quarterfinals
2 Maccabi Tel Aviv 13 12 1 1251 1035 +216 25
3 Bnei Herzliya 13 9 4 1246 1167 +79 22
4 Hapoel HaEmek 13 9 4 1036 993 +43 22
5 Hapoel Jerusalem 13 8 5 1107 1045 +62 21 Unseeded at Quarterfinals
6 Hapoel Holon 13 8 5 1046 1097 −51 21
7 Ironi Kiryat Ata 13 6 7 1163 1182 −19 19
8 Hapoel Be'er Sheva/Dimona 13 6 7 1098 1132 −34 19
9 Maccabi Ironi Ramat Gan 13 5 8 1078 1104 −26 18
10 Maccabi Rishon LeZion 13 5 8 1042 1092 −50 18
11 Ironi Ness Ziona 13 4 9 1022 1104 −82 17
12 Maccabi Ironi Ra'anana 13 3 10 1060 1120 −60 16
13 Elitzur Netanya 13 2 11 1013 1140 −127 15
14 Hapoel Galil Elyon 13 2 11 916 1086 −170 15
Source: [1]
Rules for classification: [2]

Bracket

On 14 January 2026, the Israel Basketball Association held the draw for the Quarterfinals.[3] The draw for the Semifinals was held on 3 February 2026.[4]

 
QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
 
          
 
1 February, 21:00
 
 
7
Ironi Kiryat Ata		86
 
15 February, 20:45
 
2
Maccabi Tel Aviv		108
 
2
Maccabi Tel Aviv		94
 
31 January, 21:20
 
5
Hapoel Jerusalem		85
 
1
Hapoel Tel Aviv		83
 
19 February, 21:00
 
5
Hapoel Jerusalem		93
 
2
Maccabi Tel Aviv		109
 
1 February, 18:30
 
3
Bnei Herzliya		90
 
4
Hapoel HaEmek		96
 
16 February, 19:00
 
6
Hapoel Holon		78
 
4
Hapoel HaEmek		90
 
2 February, 20:10
 
3
Bnei Herzliya		92
 
8
Hapoel Be'er Sheva/Dimona		105
 
 
3
Bnei Herzliya		110
 

Source: [5]

Quarterfinals

1 February Ironi Kiryat Ata 86–108 Maccabi Tel Aviv Kiryat Ata
21:00 Scoring by quarter: 22–25, 29–27, 23–25, 12–31
Pts: Hall 21
Rebs: Hall 11
Asts: Asayag 6
PIR: Hall 23 		Boxscore Pts: Hoard 21
Rebs: Santos, Brissett 8
Asts: Blatt 11
PIR: Hoard 27 		Arena: Ramaz Hall
Referees: Nir Meirson, Guy Shmueli, Tzur Tuval
2 February Hapoel Be'er Sheva/Dimona 105–110 Bnei Herzliya Be'er Sheva
20:10 Scoring by quarter: 37–32, 18–32, 24–25, 26–21
Pts: Elleby 31
Rebs: Elleby 10
Asts: Elleby 7
PIR: Elleby 47 		Boxscore Pts: Heidegger 31
Rebs: Francis 7
Asts: Five Players 4
PIR: Heidegger 28 		Arena: Conch Arena
Referees: Ofer Manheim, Ori Shalhavi, Omer Wasserman
1 February Hapoel HaEmek 96–78 Hapoel Holon Gan Ner
18:30 Scoring by quarter: 23–16, 16–18, 32–22, 25–22
Pts: Misgav 22
Rebs: Childs 6
Asts: three players 4
PIR: Misgav 25 		Boxscore Pts: Sanogo 18
Rebs: Sanogo 8
Asts: Munford 8
PIR: Munford 19 		Arena: Gan Ner Sports Hall
Referees: Sefi Shemesh, Kfir Mualem, Nir Keren
31 January Hapoel Tel Aviv 83–93 Hapoel Jerusalem Tel Aviv
21:20 Scoring by quarter: 22–21, 20–23, 18–22, 23–27
Pts: Blakeney 22
Rebs: Oturu 8
Asts: Blakeney 5
PIR: Blakeney 23 		Boxscore Pts: Harper 24
Rebs: Wiley 12
Asts: Winston 7
PIR: Harper 27 		Arena: Menora Mivtachim Arena
Referees: Amit Balak, Dan Yalon, Elad Leibovich

Semifinals

15 February Maccabi Tel Aviv 94–85 Hapoel Jerusalem Tel Aviv
20:45 Scoring by quarter: 19–24, 26–23, 21–21, 28–17
Pts: Sorkin 20
Rebs: Hoard, Brissett 7
Asts: Clark 5
PIR: Dowtin 26 		Boxscore Pts: Carrington 22
Rebs: Wiley 13
Asts: Harper 8
PIR: Wiley 29 		Arena: Menora Mivtachim Arena
Referees: Sefi Shemesh, Amit Balak, Nir Meirson
16 February Hapoel HaEmek 90–92 Bnei Herzliya Tel Aviv
19:00 Scoring by quarter: 25–18, 17–19, 26–22, 22–33
Pts: Edwards 28
Rebs: Menco 7
Asts: Misgav 7
PIR: Misgav 28 		Boxscore Pts: Onuaku, Heidegger 27
Rebs: Onuaku 10
Asts: Stewart 5
PIR: Onuaku 35 		Arena: Menora Mivtachim Arena
Referees: Omer Esteron, Ofer Manheim, Kfir Mualem

Final

19 February Maccabi Tel Aviv 109–90 Bnei Herzliya Tel Aviv
21:00 Scoring by quarter: 30–23, 29–16, 24–24, 26–27
Pts: Sorkin 25
Rebs: Hoard 5
Asts: Three Players 8
PIR: Hoard 27 		Boxscore Pts: Onuaku 16
Rebs: Onuaku 8
Asts: Stewart 7
PIR: Onuaku 22 		Arena: Menora Mivtachim Arena
Referees: Dan Yalon, Elad Leibovich, Omer Wasserman


Starters: Pts Reb Ast
F/C 9 Roman Sorkin 25 4 2
PF 1 Jaylen Hoard 20 5 2
G 2 Jimmy Clark III 11 4 8
PG 21 Jeff Dowtin Jr. 7 1 8
F 11 Will Rayman 3 1 0
Reserves:
PG 45 Tamir Blatt 14 2 8
C 3 Márcio Santos 11 3 0
F 10 Oshae Brissett 8 4 0
SF 4 Gur Lavy 4 2 0
G 12 John DiBartolomeo 3 4 2
G 7 Oren Sahar 3 0 0
F/C 13 Tamir Gold 0 0 0
Head coach:
Oded Kattash
M. Tel Aviv
B. Herzliya


M. Tel Aviv Statistics B. Herzliya
19/31 (61.3%) 2 point field goals 23/41 (56.1%)
17/31 (54.8%) 3 point field goals 13/32 (40.6%)
20/26 (76.9%) Free throws 5/6 (83.3%)
33 Rebounds 30
30 Assists 27
9 Steals 8
12 Turnovers 13
2 Blocks 3
Starters: Pts Reb Ast
SF 44 Elijah Stewart 10 1 7
F/C 32 Chinanu Onuaku 16 8 6
F 35 Noah Carter 15 2 0
F 2 Denver Jones 9 3 5
G 8 Frédéric Bourdillon 6 1 2
Reserves:
SG 15 Shalev Lugashi 13 6 2
F/C 30 D.J. Burns 12 4 2
PG 21 Max Heidegger 9 3 3
G 11 Omer Sadeh DNP
G 13 Kai Obziler DNP
PG 26 Jordan Lazar DNP
SG 34 Nitay Shalem DNP
Head coach:
Yehu Orland
2026 Israeli State Cup Winners
Maccabi Tel Aviv
(47th title)

References

  1. ^ "League Standings". basket.co.il. Retrieved 14 January 2026.
  2. ^ "תקנון חישוב טבלה" [Table Rules]. Israeli Basketball Premier League (in Hebrew). Archived from the original on 27 April 2023. Retrieved 12 October 2024.
  3. ^ Basketball Premier League Manager (14 January 2026). "גביע המדינה בזק: מפגש ענק ברבע הגמר" [Bezeq State Cup: A huge encounter in the quarterfinals] (in Hebrew). Retrieved 14 January 2026.
  4. ^ Basketball Premier League Manager (3 February 2026). "גביע המדינה "בזק": קלאסיקו בחצי הגמר" [Bezeq State Cup: Classico in the semifinals] (in Hebrew). Retrieved 4 February 2026.
  5. ^ "Israeli Cup". basket.co.il. Retrieved 14 January 2026.
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