2023–24 LKL season
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Season | 2023–24 | ||||||||||||
Duration | 16 September 2023 – 9 May 2024 (Regular season) 12 May – 12 June 2024 (Playoffs) | ||||||||||||
Number of games | 191 | ||||||||||||
Number of teams | 12 | ||||||||||||
Regular season | |||||||||||||
Season MVP | ![]() | ||||||||||||
Finals | |||||||||||||
Champions | Rytas (7th title) | ||||||||||||
Runners-up | Žalgiris | ||||||||||||
Third place | 7Bet–Lietkabelis | ||||||||||||
Fourth place | Wolves Twinsbet | ||||||||||||
Finals MVP | ![]() | ||||||||||||
Statistical leaders | |||||||||||||
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Records | |||||||||||||
Biggest home win | Rytas 113–64 Nevėžis–Optibet (10 February 2024) | ||||||||||||
Biggest away win | Pieno žvaigždės 72–115 Šiauliai (8 January 2024) | ||||||||||||
Highest scoring | Neptūnas 114–112 Žalgiris (17 April 2024) | ||||||||||||
Winning streak | 14 games Žalgiris | ||||||||||||
Losing streak | 14 games Pieno žvaigždės | ||||||||||||
Highest attendance | 13,791 Žalgiris 92–78 Rytas (14 April 2024) | ||||||||||||
Lowest attendance | 139 Pieno žvaigždės 77–116 Cbet (1 May 2024) | ||||||||||||
Average attendance | 2,176 |
The 2023–24 Lietuvos krepšinio lyga season, also called Betsafe–LKL for sponsorship reasons, was the 31st season of the top-tier level professional basketball league of Lithuania, the Lietuvos krepšinio lyga (LKL). Rytas won their seventh championship after defeating defending champions Žalgiris in the finals 3–1.
Teams
[edit]12 teams participated in the 2023–24 season. On 22 May 2023, league's license was granted to M Basket.[1] On 25 January 2024, Gargždai decleared bankruptcty and during the meeting on 29 January, it was officially confirmed that the team would not play the remaining games of the season.[2][3]
Location and arenas
[edit]Wolves Twinsbet played in the Avia Solutions Group Arena after spending their inaugural season playing in Alytus, during the reconstruction of the venue. On August 26, Rytas agreed to also return to the venue for a limited amount of matches.
Two newest members of the league played home games out of town, due to a lack of suitable venues. Gargždai shared the Švyturys Arena with Neptūnas after failing to agree terms to extend the lease of the Palanga Arena. M Basket-Delamode played in Telšiai, after the final refurbishments of the Telšiai Sports Arena managed to satisfy minimum LKL requirements.
Team | Location | Arena | Capacity |
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7Bet–Lietkabelis | Panevėžys | Kalnapilio Arena | 5,950 |
Cbet | Jonava | Jonava Arena | 2,200 |
Gargždai | Klaipėda | Švyturys Arena | 6,200 |
M Basket-Delamode | Telšiai | Telšiai sports arena | 1,000 |
Neptūnas | Klaipėda | Švyturys Arena | 6,200 |
Nevėžis–Optibet | Kėdainiai | Kėdainiai Arena | 2,200 |
Pieno žvaigždės | Pasvalys | Pieno žvaigždės Arena | 1,500 |
Rytas | Vilnius | Avia Solutions Group Arena | 10,000 |
Jeep Arena | 2,500 | ||
Šiauliai | Šiauliai | Šiauliai Arena | 5,700 |
Uniclub Casino – Juventus | Utena | Utena Arena | 2,000 |
Wolves Twinsbet | Vilnius | Avia Solutions Group Arena | 10,000 |
Žalgiris | Kaunas | Žalgiris Arena | 15,415 |
Regular season
[edit]League table
[edit]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Žalgiris | 30 | 26 | 4 | 2647 | 2228 | +419 | Advance to playoffs |
2 | Rytas | 30 | 24 | 6 | 2791 | 2410 | +381 | |
3 | Wolves Twinsbet | 30 | 22 | 8 | 2613 | 2397 | +216 | |
4 | Uniclub Casino – Juventus | 30 | 18 | 12 | 2624 | 2464 | +160 | |
5 | 7Bet–Lietkabelis | 30 | 16 | 14 | 2538 | 2533 | +5 | |
6 | Neptūnas | 30 | 14 | 16 | 2541 | 2605 | −64 | |
7 | Cbet | 30 | 11[a] | 19 | 2454 | 2590 | −136 | |
8 | M Basket-Delamode | 30 | 11[a] | 19 | 2335 | 2530 | −195 | |
9 | Nevėžis–Optibet | 30 | 10 | 20 | 2525 | 2746 | −221 | |
10 | Šiauliai | 30 | 8 | 22 | 2456 | 2622 | −166 | |
11 | Pieno žvaigždės | 30 | 5 | 25 | 2469 | 2868 | −399 | |
12 | Gargždai | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Excluded |
Notes:
Results
[edit]Playoffs
[edit]Quarterfinals will be played in a best–of–three format, while the semifinals, third place game and final in a best-of-five format.
Bracket
[edit]Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||||||||||||||
Žalgiris | 97 | 76 | – | |||||||||||||||||||
M Basket-Delamode | 61 | 58 | – | |||||||||||||||||||
Žalgiris | 93 | 90 | 88 | – | – | |||||||||||||||||
7Bet–Lietkabelis | 72 | 89 | 79 | – | – | |||||||||||||||||
Uniclub Casino – Juventus | 77 | 89 | 99 | |||||||||||||||||||
7Bet–Lietkabelis | 84 | 88 | 100 | |||||||||||||||||||
Žalgiris | 88 | 94 | 91 | 87 | – | |||||||||||||||||
Rytas | 89 | 104 | 81 | 88 | – | |||||||||||||||||
Rytas | 110 | 96 | – | |||||||||||||||||||
Cbet | 77 | 90 | – | |||||||||||||||||||
Rytas | 85 | 113 | 86 | 86 | 92 | |||||||||||||||||
Wolves Twinsbet | 96 | 75 | 78 | 97 | 86 | Third place | ||||||||||||||||
Wolves Twinsbet | 91 | 76 | 91 | |||||||||||||||||||
Neptūnas | 84 | 95 | 80 | |||||||||||||||||||
7Bet–Lietkabelis | 86 | 73 | 91 | 98 | – | |||||||||||||||||
Wolves Twinsbet | 84 | 81 | 84 | 87 | – | |||||||||||||||||
2023–24 LKL champions |
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Rytas (7th title) |
Final standings
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Rytas (C) | 41 | 32 | 9 | Qualification to Champions League regular season |
2 | Žalgiris | 39 | 32 | 7 | Already qualified to EuroLeague |
3 | 7Bet–Lietkabelis | 40 | 21 | 19 | Qualification to EuroCup |
4 | Wolves Twinsbet | 42 | 27 | 15 | |
5 | Uniclub Casino – Juventus | 33 | 19 | 14 | Qualification to Champions League qualifying rounds |
6 | Neptūnas | 33 | 15 | 18 | |
7 | Cbet | 32 | 11 | 21 | |
8 | M Basket-Delamode | 32 | 11 | 21 | |
9 | Nevėžis–Optibet | 30 | 10 | 20 | |
10 | Šiauliai | 30 | 8 | 22 | |
11 | Pieno žvaigždės | 30 | 5 | 25 | |
12 | Gargždai | 0 | 0 | 0 | Excluded |
Statistics
[edit]Average attendances
[edit]Pos | Team | Total | High | Low | Average | Change |
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1 | Žalgiris | 104,303 | 13,791 | 909 | 4,966 | +8.4% |
2 | Rytas | 75,282 | 9,149 | 1,597 | 3,764 | +111.7% |
3 | Wolves Twinsbet | 70,863 | 8,522 | 386 | 3,221 | +63.4% |
4 | 7Bet–Lietkabelis | 45,242 | 5,251 | 959 | 2,262 | +2.3% |
5 | Neptūnas | 35,491 | 4,736 | 1,029 | 2,087 | +31.7% |
6 | Šiauliai | 29,419 | 5,507 | 898 | 1,838 | +5.0% |
7 | Uniclub Casino – Juventus | 22,797 | 2,496 | 663 | 1,424 | +12.0% |
8 | Nevėžis–Optibet | 15,295 | 2,279 | 639 | 1,092 | +22.8% |
9 | Cbet | 15,125 | 2,200 | 659 | 1,008 | −21.1% |
10 | M Basket-Delamode | 11,500 | 1,098 | 451 | 766 | n/a1 |
11 | Gargždai | 6,033 | 2,056 | 323 | 754 | +12.7% |
12 | Pieno žvaigždės | 5,795 | 1,200 | 139 | 413 | +20.1% |
League total | 428,719 | 13,791 | 139 | 2,176 | +30.5% |
Individual statistics
[edit]Rating
[edit]Rank | Name | Team | Games | Rating | PIR |
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1. | ![]() | Gargždai | 13 | 276 | 21.23 |
2. | ![]() | Neptūnas | 26 | 529 | 20.35 |
3. | ![]() | Pieno žvaigždės | 20 | 379 | 18.95 |
Source: LKL.lt
Points
[edit]Rank | Name | Team | Games | Points | PPG |
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1. | ![]() | Gargždai | 13 | 263 | 20.23 |
2. | ![]() | Pieno žvaigždės | 16 | 309 | 19.31 |
3. | ![]() | Neptūnas | 26 | 448 | 17.23 |
Source: LKL.lt
Rebounds
[edit]Rank | Name | Team | Games | Rebounds | RPG |
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1. | ![]() | M Basket-Delamode | 34 | 286 | 8.41 |
2. | ![]() | Nevėžis–Optibet | 22 | 175 | 7.95 |
3. | ![]() | Neptūnas | 26 | 187 | 7.19 |
Source: LKL.lt
Assists
[edit]Rank | Name | Team | Games | Assists | APG |
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1. | ![]() | Nevėžis–Optibet | 16 | 122 | 7.63 |
2. | ![]() | Neptūnas | 34 | 214 | 6.29 |
3. | ![]() | Šiauliai | 31 | 195 | 6.29 |
Source: LKL.lt
Other statistics
[edit]Category | Player | Team | Games | Average |
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Steals | ![]() | Pieno žvaigždės | 16 | 2.75 |
Blocks | ![]() | Šiauliai | 32 | 1.78 |
Turnovers | ![]() | Nevėžis–Optibet | 16 | 3.63 |
Fouls drawn | ![]() | Gargždai | 13 | 6.54 |
Minutes | ![]() | Cbet | 29 | 32:20 |
FT % | ![]() | Uniclub Casino – Juventus | 33 | 92.11% |
2-Point % | ![]() | Uniclub Casino – Juventus | 34 | 76.19% |
3-Point % | ![]() | Pieno žvaigždės | 29 | 62.50% |
Source: LKL.lt
Individual game highs
[edit]Category | Player | Team | Opponent | Statistic |
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Rating | ![]() | Neptūnas | Cbet (Apr 8, 2024) | 49 |
Points | ![]() | Nevėžis–Optibet | Uniclub Casino – Juventus (Mar 18, 2024) | 35 |
Rebounds | ![]() | Wolves Twinsbet | Šiauliai (Dec 3, 2023) | 19 |
Assists | ![]() | Nevėžis–Optibet | Cbet (Apr 18, 2023) | 21 |
Steals | ![]() | Žalgiris | M Basket-Delamode (Oct 9, 2023) | 8 |
Blocks | ![]() | Gargždai | Šiauliai (Oct 22, 2023) | 7 |
Source: LKL.lt
Team statistics
[edit]Category | Team | Average |
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Rating | Rytas | 108.80 |
Points | Rytas | 93.20 |
Rebounds | Rytas | 40.05 |
Assists | Neptūnas | 21.76 |
Steals | Uniclub Casino – Juventus | 8.73 |
Blocks | Šiauliai | 3.80 |
Turnovers | Pieno žvaigždės | 14.80 |
FT % | Žalgiris | 77.83% |
2-Point % | Rytas | 60.08% |
3-Point % | Wolves Twinsbet | 37.62% |
Source: LKL.lt
Awards
[edit]All official awards of the 2023–24 LKL season.
Pos. | Player | Team | Source |
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PF | ![]() | Neptūnas | [4] |
Pos. | Player | Team | Source |
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SG | ![]() | Rytas | [5] |
Breakthrough of the Year
[edit]Player | Team | Source |
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![]() | Neptūnas | [6] |
Coach of the Year
[edit]Coach | Team | Source |
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![]() | Uniclub Casino – Juventus | [7] |
All-LKL Team
[edit]Player of the month
[edit]Month | Player | Team | PIR | Source |
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2023 | ||||
September | ![]() | Rytas | 24.5 | [9] |
October | ![]() | Gargždai | 27.7 | [10] |
November | ![]() | Pieno žvaigždės | 26.7 | [11] |
December | ![]() | Nevėžis–Optibet | 24.5 | [12] |
2024 | ||||
January–February | ![]() | Rytas | 21.8 | [13] |
March | ![]() | Nevėžis–Optibet | 27.4 | [14] |
April | ![]() | Nevėžis–Optibet | 27.3 | [15] |
LKL clubs in international competitions
[edit]Team | Competition | Progress | Result | W–L |
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Žalgiris | EuroLeague | Regular season | 14th place out of 18 teams | 14–20 |
7Bet–Lietkabelis | EuroCup | Regular season Group B | 9th place out of 10 teams | 7–11 |
Wolves Twinsbet | Regular season Group A | 7th place out of 10 teams | 8–10 |
Team | Competition | Progress | Result | W–L |
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Rytas | Champions League | Regular season Group B | 2nd place out of 4 teams | 4–2 |
Play-ins | Loss vs. ![]() | 0–2 | ||
Cbet | Qualifying tournament 3 | Loss vs. ![]() | 0–1 | |
FIBA Europe Cup | Regular season Group C | 1st place out of 4 teams | 4–2 | |
Second round Group L | 4th place out of 4 teams | 0–6 | ||
Nevėžis–Optibet | Qualifying tournament B | 3rd place out of 3 teams | 0–2 |
Lithuanian clubs in regional competitions
[edit]Team | Competition | Progress | Result | W–L |
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Uniclub Casino – Juventus | European North Basketball League | Regular season Group A | 1st place out of 8 teams | 6–1 |
Quarterfinals | Loss vs. ![]() | 1–1 | ||
Šiauliai | Regular season Group B | 1st place out of 8 teams | 6–1 | |
Quarterfinals | Win vs. ![]() | 2–0 | ||
Semifinals | Loss vs. ![]() | 0–1 | ||
Third place | Loss vs. ![]() | 0–1 |
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