4 Liga Leumit teams have been drawn to play a preliminary round to earn a spot in the main draw.
Home team
Score
Away team
Hapoel Yokneam\Megido
68–85
Eliztur Kokhav Ya'ir
Hapoel Lev HaSharon
55–78
Maccabi Hod HaSharon
Main draw
Following IBA's rules, the current champions, Hapoel Holon, and the cup holders, Hapoel Jerusalem, have been drawn straight into the quarterfinals, into different halves of the draw. Two other random teams, Maccabi Tel Aviv and Hapoel Afula, have been drawn straight into the second round.
