2005–2006 Israeli Final Four
The 2005–2006 Israeli Final Four [1], the first Israeli Final Four was held at Yad Eliyahu Arena, Tel Aviv, Israel on 6 and 8 June 2006 to determine the winner of the 2005–06 Israeli Basketball Super League. The contestants were Maccabi Tel Aviv, the 2004–2005 Israeli League champion and the 2005–2006 Israeli State Cup winner, Hapoel Jerusalem, the 2005–2006 Israeli State Cup runner-up, Maccabi Rishon Lezion and Ironi Naharia. Maccabi Tel Aviv won their 46th Israeli League crown, beating Hapoel Jerusalem 96-66 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 and the 2003–2004 Euroleague Final Four.
Bracket
| Semifinals 6 June | Final 8 June | |||||
| Maccabi Rishon Lezion | 65 | |||||
| Hapoel Jerusalem | 66 | |||||
| Maccabi Tel Aviv | 96 | |||||
| Hapoel Jerusalem | 66 | |||||
| Maccabi Tel Aviv | 85 | |||||
| Ironi Naharia | 72 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| Maccabi Rishon Lezion | 87 | |||||
| Ironi Naharia | 84 | |||||
Semifinals
All times are in Israel Summer Time.
Semifinal 1
6 June 2006 18:00 |
| Maccabi Rishon Lezion | 65–66 | Hapoel Jerusalem |
| Scoring by quarter: 14–17, 11–15, 19–17, 21–17 | ||
| Pts: Matthews 14 Rebs: Sidney, Sneed 9 Asts: Sidney 5 | Pts: Slay 18 Rebs: Slay 14 Asts: Jenkins, Mason 3 | |
Semifinal 2
6 June 2006 20:55 |
| Maccabi Tel Aviv | 85–72 | Ironi Naharia |
| Scoring by quarter: 19–17, 27–22, 21–20, 18–13 | ||
| Pts: Baston 18 Rebs: Baston 11 Asts: Vujčić, Parker 7 | Pts: Young 16 Rebs: Hill, Wells 6 Asts: Sukar 2 | |
Third-place playoff
8 June 2006 18:00 |
| Maccabi Rishon Lezion | 87–84 | Ironi Naharia |
| Scoring by quarter: 14-21, 25-20, 22-23, 26-20 | ||
| Pts: John 23 Rebs: Sneed 8 Asts: John 4 | Pts: Young 23 Rebs: Wells 11 Asts: Sukar 5 | |
Final
8 June 2006 20:55 |
| Maccabi Tel Aviv | 96–66 | Hapoel Jerusalem |
| Scoring by quarter: 23–16, 22–19, 19–19, 32–12 | ||
| Pts: Vujčić 20 Rebs: Shason 9 Asts: Parker 8 | Pts: Slay 20 Rebs: Austin 7 Asts: Jenkins 4 | |
Awards
- Anthony Parker – Final MVP