2016 Israeli Final Four

2016 Israeli Final Four

Tournament details
Host	Jerusalem
Arena	Payis Arena
Final positions
Champions	Maccabi Rishon LeZion (1st title)
Runners-up	Hapoel Jerusalem
Awards and statistics
MVP	Darryl Monroe

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 2011–12 season. Unlike previous Final Four, there would not be a third placed game.

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

Venue

Jerusalem Arena

The Payis Arena is an indoor sports arena in Jerusalem. Opened in 2014 as an open-air venue with a capacity of 11,600.

Results

Bracket

Semi-finals

All times are in Israel Summer Time.

Semi-final 2

Semi-final 1

Final

Starters Pts Reb Ast 1.0 !PG 4 E.J. Rowland 16 4 6 2.0 !SG 10 Yotam Halperin 0 1 2 3.0 !SF 15 Donta Smith 14 4 3 4.5 !PF 3 Tony Gaffney 20 3 3 6.0 !C 8 Lior Eliyahu 9 6 4 Reserves: 1.0 !PG 11 Bar Timor 8 2 3 3.0 !SF 12 Rafi Menco 2 2 1 6.0 !C 32 Eli Holman 8 7 2 Head coach: Danny Franco

Jerusalem Rishon LeZion

Starters Pts Reb Ast 1.0 !PG 10 Mark Lyons 11 3 5 2.0 !SG 6 Nizan Hanochi 2 4 1 3.0 !SF 8 Shawn Dawson 21 5 3 4.5 !PF 33 Chris Wright 13 9 1 6.0 !C 86 Darryl Monroe 29 6 2 Reserves: 3.0 !SF 9 Tony Younger 10 2 1 1.0 !PG 11 Avi Ben Chimol 4 3 5 5.5 !F/C 12 Idan Zalmanson 0 0 0 4.5 !PF 14 Kevin Palmer 3 0 0 1.0 !PG 7 Golan Gutt DNP Head coach: Arik Shivek

Winning roster

Head coach Arik Shivek

Final Four MVP Darryl Monroe

2015–16 Maccabi Rishon LeZion roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Nat. Name Ht. Age 1.5 !G 7000600000000000000♠6 ISR ! Hanochi, Nitzan 7000193040000000000♠6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 7001300000000000000♠30 – (1986-06-10)10 June 1986 2.0 !SG 7000700000000000000♠7 ISR ! Gutt, Golan 7000187960000000000♠6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 7001220000000000000♠22 – (1994-07-11)11 July 1994 2.5 !G/F 7000800000000000000♠8 ISR ! Dawson, Shawn 7000198120000000000♠6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 7001220000000000000♠22 – (1993-12-12)12 December 1993 3.0 !SF 7000900000000000000♠9 USA ! Younger, Tony (DC) 7000198120000000000♠6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 7001360000000000000♠36 – (1980-04-01)1 April 1980 1.0 !PG 7001100000000000000♠10 USA ! Lyons, Mark 7000185420000000000♠6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 7001270000000000000♠27 – (1989-07-04)4 July 1989 2.0 !SG 7001110000000000000♠11 ISR ! Ben Chimol, Avi 7000190500000000000♠6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 7001310000000000000♠31 – (1985-05-22)22 May 1985 4.5 !F/C 7001120000000000000♠12 ISR ! Zalmanson, Idan 7000208279999999999♠6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 7001210000000000000♠21 – (1995-04-18)18 April 1995 3.0 !SF 7001140000000000000♠14 USA ! Palmer, Kevin 7000198120000000000♠6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 7001290000000000000♠29 – (1987-06-21)21 June 1987 2.0 !SG 7001180000000000000♠18 ISR ! Dawson, Tyler 7000184000000000000♠1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) 7001190000000000000♠19 – (1997-04-15)15 April 1997 2.0 !SG 7001210000000000000♠21 ISR ! Hakmon, Ofek 7000188000000000000♠1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 7001190000000000000♠19 – (1997-09-07)7 September 1997 3.5 !F 7001330000000000000♠33 USA ! Wright, Chris 7000202999999999999♠2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 7001280000000000000♠28 – (1988-09-30)30 September 1988 5.0 !C 7001860000000000000♠86 USA ! Monroe, Darryl 7000198120000000000♠6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 7001300000000000000♠30 – (1986-01-30)30 January 1986	Head coach Arik Shivek Athletic trainer(s) Yigal Mirovski Avraham Meidan Team manager Ziv Cohen Legend (C) Team captain (DC) Dual citizenship Injured Roster

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