2007–2008 Israeli Final Four

The 2007–2008 Israeli Final Four , the third Israeli Final Four, was held at Yad Eliyahu Arena, Tel Aviv, Israel on 27 and 29 May 2008 to determine the winner of the 2007–2008 Israeli League. The contestants were Maccabi Tel Aviv, the 2006–2007 Israeli League champion and the 2007–2008 Israeli State Cup runner-up, Hapoel Holon, Bnei Hasharon and Ironi Naharia. Hapoel Holon won their 1st Israeli League crown, beating Maccabi Tel Aviv 73-72 in the final. Venue The Yad Eliyahu Arena is an indoor sports arena in Tel Aviv, Israel. Opened in 1963 with its seating capacity varying from 5,000 to 11,700, it had hosted the 1971–1972 FIBA European Champions Cup final, the 1993–1994 FIBA European Championship Final Four, the 2003–2004 Euroleague Final Four, the 2005-2006 Israeli Final Four and the 2006-2007 Israeli Final Four. Bracket Semifinals27 May Final29 May Third place Hapoel Holon 100 Ironi Naharia 89 Maccabi Tel Aviv 57 Bnei Hasharon 55 Hapoel Holon 73 Maccabi Tel Aviv 72 Bnei Hasharon 79 Ironi Naharia 69 Semifinals All times are in Israel Summer Time. Semifinal 1 #eee 27 May 2008 18:00 Hapoel Holon 100 89 19–26 31–17 28–16 22–30 Ironi Naharia Tucker 23 Tucker 13 Izraeli 7 Gilchrist 26 Peleg, Hill 5 Gilchrist, Pledger 6 Yad Eliyahu Arena, Tel Aviv 10,383 Semifinal 2 #eee 27 May 2008 20:55 Maccabi Tel Aviv 57 55 22–9 7–17 15–24 13–5 Bnei Hasharon Vujčić 13 Morris 10 Cummings 4 Williams 25 Ebi 8 Tapiro 8 Yad Eliyahu Arena, Tel Aviv 10,383 Third-place playoff #eee 29 May 2008 18:00 Bnei Hasharon 79 69 20–16 21-21 22–16 16-16 Ironi Naharia Tapiro 17 Tapiro 12 Tapiro 6 Kozikaro 17 Kozikaro 7 Gilchrist 6 Yad Eliyahu Arena, Tel Aviv 10,383 Final #eee 29 May 2008 20:55 Report Hapoel Holon 73 72 23–23 14–15 15–18 21–16 Maccabi Tel Aviv Tucker 18 Tucker 8 Izraeli 4 Morris 20 Morris 7 Halperin 5 Yad Eliyahu Arena, Tel Aviv 10,383 Awards Terence Morris – Final MVP 1