2023–24_LKL_season
2023–24 LKL season
31st season of the top-tier level professional basketball league of Lithuania
The 2023–24 Lietuvos krepšinio lyga season, also called Betsafe–LKL for sponsorship reasons, is the 31st season of the top-tier level professional basketball league of Lithuania, the Lietuvos krepšinio lyga (LKL). Žalgiris is the defending champions.
Betsafe-LKL | |
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Season | 2023–24 |
Duration | 16 September 2023 – 9 May 2024 (regular season) |
Number of teams | 12 |
Records | |
Biggest home win | Rytas 113–64 Nevėžis–Optibet (10 February 2024) |
Biggest away win | Gargždai 55–107 Žalgiris (17 September 2023) |
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 | 167 Pieno žvaigždės 83–89 Uniclub Casino – Juventus (13 April 2024) |
Seasons | |
← 2022–23 2024–25 → | |
All statistics correct as of 20 April 2024. |
12 teams participate 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
Wolves play 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 play 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 play 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 |
League table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Žalgiris (A) | 26 | 23 | 3 | 2265 | 1923 | +342 | Advance to playoffs |
2 | Rytas (A) | 27 | 22 | 5 | 2491 | 2148 | +343 | |
3 | Wolves Twinsbet (A) | 28 | 20 | 8 | 2430 | 2219 | +211 | |
4 | Uniclub Casino – Juventus (A) | 26 | 15 | 11 | 2295 | 2131 | +164 | |
5 | 7Bet–Lietkabelis (A) | 26 | 14 | 12 | 2193 | 2188 | +5 | |
6 | Neptūnas (A) | 28 | 14 | 14 | 2358 | 2415 | −57 | |
7 | M Basket-Delamode (A) | 27 | 11 | 16 | 2104 | 2254 | −150 | |
8 | Cbet | 27 | 10 | 17 | 2168 | 2327 | −159 | |
9 | Nevėžis–Optibet | 27 | 8 | 19 | 2261 | 2471 | −210 | |
10 | Šiauliai (E) | 28 | 7 | 21 | 2273 | 2437 | −164 | |
11 | Pieno žvaigždės (E) | 28 | 5 | 23 | 2303 | 2628 | −325 | |
12 | Gargždai | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Excluded |
(A) Advance to a further round; (E) Eliminated
Results
Home \ Away | LIE | JSK | GAR | MAZ | NEP | NEV | PZV | RYT | SIA | JUV | WOL | ZAL |
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7Bet–Lietkabelis | — | 84–79 | 84–66 | 82–81 | 76–78 | 100–79 | 95–92 | 77–89 | 92–85 | 72–73 | 108–105 | 68–80 |
— | 90–80 | — | 2 May | — | 6 May | 90–63 | — | — | 28 Apr | — | 77–83 | |
Cbet | 74–92 | — | 105–73 | 87–96 | 88–77 | 94–77 | 84–89 | 89–101 | 85–84 | 84–73 | 71–83 | 67–75 |
— | — | — | — | 78–81 | — | — | 28 Apr | 81–80 | — | 81–68 | — | |
Gargždai | — | 86–80 | — | 82–93 | 73–92 | 97–84 | — | 82–98 | 89–94 | 74–97 | — | 55–107 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
M Basket–Delamode | 64–82 | 79–82 | 77–66 | — | 70–68 | 88–81 | 100–74 | 60–77 | 73–78 | 88–86 | 73–84 | 69–73 |
— | 62–79 | — | — | — | 9 May | 79–73 | 63–89 | — | 73–71 | — | — | |
Neptūnas | 91–81 | 69–64 | 100–81 | 84–87 | — | 97–74 | 112–87 | 70–77 | 85–76 | 78–91 | 66–98 | 75–95 |
88–84 | — | — | 91–89 | — | 79–92 | 77–88 | — | — | — | 1 May | 114–112 | |
Nevėžis–Optibet | 106–94 | 92–86 | 92–80 | 72–83 | 96–92 | — | 90–91 | 85–97 | 89–84 | 64–90 | 78–99 | 70–76 |
— | 116–83 | — | — | — | — | — | 79–88 | 86–94 | 88–93 | — | — | |
Pieno žvaigždės | 78–84 | 92–93 | 103–76 | 107–88 | 83–86 | 91–101 | — | 77–101 | 72–115 | 75–85 | 88–91 | 71–98 |
— | 1 May | — | — | — | 74–76 | — | 9 May | — | 83–89 | — | — | |
Rytas | 94–73 | 110–88 | 110–79 | 90–54 | 93–75 | 113–64 | 106–90 | — | 91–78 | 93–88 | 74–84 | 67–81 |
113–100 | — | — | — | 83–84 | — | — | — | 83–74 | — | 99–83 | — | |
Šiauliai | 74–88 | 89–86 | 79–97 | 81–90 | 90–82 | 85–77 | 91–95 | 75–99 | — | 66–103 | 66–68 | 73–87 |
9 May | — | — | 91–94 | 5 May | — | 98–89 | — | — | — | 65–91 | 69–92 | |
Uniclub Casino – Juventus | 88–91 | 96–63 | — | 81–74 | 112–102 | 106–74 | 119–78 | 96–103 | 88–68 | — | 96–68 | 69–79 |
— | 4 May | — | — | 83–96 | — | — | 1 May | 96–93 | — | — | — | |
Wolves Twinsbet | 73–78 | 85–96 | 104–68 | 84–74 | 92–73 | 89–74 | 94–79 | 72–89 | 86–77 | 77–71 | — | 75–64 |
109–72 | — | — | 104–78 | — | 102–83 | 111–79 | — | — | 100–88 | — | 5 May | |
Žalgiris | 69–63 | 86–69 | — | 103–75 | 76–88 | 102–98 | 78–68 | 97–94 | 89–74 | 101–63 | 79–55 | — |
— | 101–57 | — | 29 Apr | — | 2 May | 97–77 | 92–78 | — | 8 May | — | — |
Legend: Blue = home team win; Red = away team win.
Matches with lighter background shading were decided after overtime.
Average attendances
Pos | Team | Total | High | Low | Average | Change |
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1 | Žalgiris | 63,691 | 13,791 | 2,515 | 5,307 | +15.9%† |
2 | Wolves Twinsbet | 49,777 | 8,522 | 1,288 | 3,318 | +68.3%† |
3 | Rytas | 43,548 | 8,820 | 1,597 | 3,110 | +74.9%† |
4 | 7Bet–Lietkabelis | 30,606 | 5,251 | 1,175 | 2,186 | −1.1%† |
5 | Neptūnas | 25,132 | 4,736 | 1,029 | 1,933 | +22.0%† |
6 | Šiauliai | 26,891 | 5,507 | 898 | 1,920 | +9.7%† |
7 | Uniclub Casino – Juventus | 14,446 | 2,342 | 784 | 1,313 | +3.3%† |
8 | Nevėžis-OPTIBET | 14,699 | 2,279 | 527 | 1,049 | +18.0%† |
9 | Cbet Jonava | 14,037 | 2,200 | 659 | 1,002 | −21.6%† |
10 | Gargždai | 6,033 | 2,056 | 323 | 754 | +12.7%† |
11 | M Basket-Delamode | 10,557 | 1,098 | 451 | 754 | n/a1 |
12 | Pieno žvaigždės | 5,659 | 1,200 | 167 | 435 | +26.5%† |
League total | 305,076 | 13,791 | 167 | 1,955 | +17.3%† |
Individual statistics
Rating
Rank | Name | Team | Games | Rating | PIR |
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1. | Zane Waterman | Nevėžis-OPTIBET | 23 | 449 | 19.52 |
2. | Ąžuolas Tubelis | Neptūnas | 14 | 273 | 19.50 |
3. | Kadeem Jack | Pieno žvaigždės | 12 | 221 | 18.42 |
Source: LKL.lt
Points
Rank | Name | Team | Games | Points | PPG |
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1. | Brandon Tabb | Pieno žvaigždės | 16 | 309 | 19.31 |
2. | Zane Waterman | Nevėžis-OPTIBET | 23 | 391 | 17.00 |
3. | Rasheed Sulaimon | Wolves Twinsbet | 13 | 210 | 16.15 |
Source: LKL.lt
Rebounds
Rank | Name | Team | Games | Rebounds | RPG |
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1. | Kadeem Jack | Pieno žvaigždės | 12 | 95 | 7.92 |
2. | Giedrius Staniulis | M Basket-Delamode | 22 | 174 | 7.91 |
3. | Francis Okoro | Nevėžis-OPTIBET | 13 | 98 | 7.54 |
Source: LKL.lt
Assists
Rank | Name | Team | Games | Assists | APG |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1. | L.J. Thorpe | Šiauliai | 23 | 151 | 6.57 |
2. | Scoochie Smith | Uniclub Casino – Juventus | 22 | 136 | 6.18 |
3. | Žygimantas Janavičius | Neptūnas | 23 | 142 | 6.17 |
Source: LKL.lt
Other statistics
Category | Player | Team | Games | Average |
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Steals | Brandon Tabb | Pieno žvaigždės | 16 | 2.75 |
Blocks | Tomaš Pavelka | Šiauliai | 23 | 1.65 |
Turnovers | Arnas Velička | Rytas | 20 | 3.10 |
Fouls drawn | Zane Waterman | Nevėžis-OPTIBET | 23 | 5.17 |
Minutes | Strahinja Mićović | Cbet Jonava | 21 | 33:46 |
FT % | Martynas Varnas | 7Bet–Lietkabelis | 18 | 95.12% |
2-Point % | Šarūnas Beniušis | Uniclub Casino – Juventus | 22 | 77.78% |
3-Point % | Deante Johnson | Pieno žvaigždės | 21 | 66.67% |
Source: LKL.lt
Individual game highs
Category | Player | Team | Opponent | Statistic |
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Rating | Ąžuolas Tubelis | Neptūnas | Cbet Jonava (Apr 8, 2024) | 49 |
Points | Zane Waterman | Nevėžis-OPTIBET | Uniclub Casino – Juventus (Mar 18, 2024) | 35 |
Rebounds | Regimantas Miniotas | Wolves Twinsbet | Šiauliai (Dec 3, 2023) | 19 |
Assists | Amit Ebo | Nevėžis-OPTIBET | Cbet Jonava (Apr 18, 2023) | 21 |
Steals | Arnas Butkevičius | Žalgiris | M Basket-Delamode (Oct 9, 2023) | 8 |
Blocks | Justas Furmanavičius | Gargždai | Šiauliai (Oct 22, 2023) | 7 |
Source: LKL.lt
Team statistics
Category | Team | Average |
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Rating | Rytas | 110.59 |
Points | Rytas | 92.82 |
Rebounds | Rytas | 41.12 |
Assists | Neptūnas | 21.67 |
Steals | Uniclub Casino – Juventus | 9.29 |
Blocks | Šiauliai | 3.94 |
Turnovers | Pieno žvaigždės | 15.50 |
FT % | Uniclub Casino – Juventus | 77.69% |
2-Point % | Žalgiris | 59.63% |
3-Point % | Wolves Twinsbet | 39.39% |
Source: LKL.lt
All official awards of the 2023–24 LKL season.
Player of the month
Month | Player | Team | PIR | Source |
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2023 | ||||
September | Gytis Masiulis | Rytas | 24.5 | [4] |
October | Nick Ward | Gargždai | 27.7 | [5] |
November | Brandon Tabb | Pieno žvaigždės | 26.7 | [6] |
December | Zane Waterman | Nevėžis | 24.5 | [7] |
2024 | ||||
January–February | Marcus Foster | Rytas | 21.8 | [8] |
March | Zane Waterman | Nevėžis | 27.4 | [9] |
April | ||||
Team | Competition | Progress | Result | W–L |
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Žalgiris | EuroLeague | Regular season | 14th place out of 18 teams | 14–20 |
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. Peristeri bwin | 0–2 | ||
Cbet | Qualifying tournament 3 | Loss vs. SIG Strasbourg | 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 | |
Team | Competition | Progress | Result | W–L |
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Juventus | European North Basketball League | Regular season Group A | 1st place out of 8 teams | 6–1 |
Quarterfinals | Loss vs. Royal Liege Basket (180–182) | 1–1 | ||
Šiauliai | Regular season Group B | 1st place out of 8 teams | 6–1 | |
Quarterfinals | Win vs. Bristol Flyers (174–155) | 2–0 | ||
Semifinals | Loss vs. Bakken Bears | 0–1 | ||
Third place | Loss vs. Royal Liege Basket | 0–1 | ||
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