2006 Israeli Basketball League Cup

Winner Cup 2006 is the 1st edition of the Israeli basketball pre-season tournament - Winner Cup. It was played on 15 October-19 October in Jerusalem at the Malha Arena, during the jewish holiday of Sukkot. Ironi Ashkelon has won the cup after beating Maccabi Rishon LeZion 79-73 in the final.

2006 Israeli Basketball League Cup
Tournament details
ArenaMalha Arena
Jerusalem
Dates15–19 October 2006
Final positions
ChampionsIroni Ashkelon (1st title)
Runners-upMaccabi Rishon LeZion
Awards and statistics
MVPIsrael Guy Kantor
2007

Withdrawals

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The teams that finished at the top eight places on Basketball Super League 2005–06 were supposed to compete in the tournament.

Maccabi Tel Aviv that finished 1st in the 2005-06 season has withdrawn from the tournament due to schedule problems.

Hapoel Tel Aviv that finished on the 8th place was relegated to the 2nd division due to financial problems and was not eligible to compete in the tournament.

The both teams were replaced by the 9th and 10th ranked teams - Bnei HaSharon and Ironi Ramat Gan, respectively.

Tournament Bracket

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The teams were matched by their last season standings (2nd VS 10th, 3rd VS 9th, etc...).

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
         
Ironi Nahariya 77
Maccabi Giv'at Shmuel 87
Maccabi Giv'at Shmuel 102
Maccabi Rishon LeZion 109
Maccabi Rishon LeZion 77
Bnei HaSharon 76
Maccabi Rishon LeZion 73
Ironi Ashkelon 79
Ironi Ashkelon 101
Hapoel Galil Elyon 85
Ironi Ashkelon 65 Third place
Hapoel Jerusalem 60
Ironi Ramat Gan 72 Maccabi Giv'at Shmuel 89
Hapoel Jerusalem 83 Hapoel Jerusalem 93

Results

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Quarter-finals

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15 October
17:30
Ironi Nahariya 77–87 Maccabi Giv'at Shmuel
Scoring by quarter: 20-21, 23-19, 13-23, 21-24
Pts: Ben David 18
Rebs: Kozikaro 8
Asts: Limonad 6
Pts: Davis 26
Rebs: Wallace 10
Asts: Straight 8
15 October
20:00
Ironi Ramat Gan 72–83 Hapoel Jerusalem
Scoring by quarter: 21-28, 16-25, 15-14, 20-16
Pts: Allen 30
Rebs: Louis, Allen 6
Asts: McCants 12
Pts: Austin 18
Rebs: Golemac, Austin 7
Asts: Austin 5

16 October
17:30
Ironi Ashkelon 101–85 Hapoel Galil Elyon
Scoring by quarter: 10-22, 33-15, 19-26, 39-22
Pts: Eitan 31
Rebs: Miles 15
Asts: Hatten,Miles 7
Pts: Casspi 24
Rebs: Blloberk, Stockman 6
Asts: Rot 7
16 October
20:00
Maccabi Rishon LeZion 77–76 Bnei HaSharon
Scoring by quarter: 21-16, 19-17, 23-13, 14-30
Pts: Shimonovich 19
Rebs: Shimonovich 12
Asts: Kantor,Tolbert,Shimonovich 4
Pts: Williams, Cisse 15
Rebs: Cisse 13
Asts: Katz 5

Semi-finals

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18 October
Maccabi Rishon LeZion 109–102 (90-90) Maccabi Giv'at Shmuel
Scoring by quarter: 17-27, 29-19, 22-23, 22-21, Overtime: 19-12
Pts: Kantor,Moore 21
Rebs: Moore 12
Asts: Sidney 8
Pts: Straight 29
Rebs: Wallace 16
Asts: Davis 5
18 October
Hapoel Jerusalem 60–65 Ironi Ashkelon
Scoring by quarter: 22-14, 19-19, 9-17, 10-15
Pts: Bowers 19
Rebs: Golemac, Bowers 9
Asts: Golemac 8
Pts: Hatten 20
Rebs: Miles 8
Asts: Colman 5

Third-place game

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19 October
Hapoel Jerusalem 93–89 Maccabi Giv'at Shmuel
Scoring by quarter: 18-22, 24-15, 29-21, 22-30
Pts: Bowers 20 Pts: Davis 35

Final

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19 October
Maccabi Rishon LeZion 73–79 Ironi Ashkelon
Scoring by quarter: 27-18, 12-26, 17-15, 17-20
Pts: Tolbert 27
Rebs: Moore 10
Asts: Moore 3
Pts: Eitan 17
Rebs: Hatten 13
Asts: Hatten 5
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