2017–18 Latvian Basketball League
The 2017–18 Latvian Basketball League was the 27th and last season of the top basketball league of Latvia. VEF Rīga was the defending champions. Eventually, Rīga lost the final to Ventspils by 2–4.
| Olybet LBL1 | |
|---|---|
| Season | 2017–18 |
| Number of teams | 10 |
| TV partner(s) | LTV7 |
| Finals | |
| Champions | Ventspils (10th title) |
| Runners-up | VEF Rīga |
| Semifinalists | Jūrmala Ogre |
← 2016–17 2018–19 →
1 Sponsored league name, referring to Olybet. | |
Competition format
The same ten teams from the previous season will join the league. The two first qualified teams will join directly the semifinals while teams between third and sixth will qualify to the quarterfinals.
Teams
Location of teams in 2017–18 Latvian Basketball League
Barons withdrew from the competition.
| Team | Home city | Arena |
|---|---|---|
| Betsafe/Liepāja | Liepāja | Liepāja Olympic Center |
| Jēkabpils | Jēkabpils | Jēkabpils Sporta nams |
| Jūrmala/Fēnikss | Jūrmala | Taurenītis |
| Latvijas Universitāte | Rīga | OSC |
| Ogre | Ogre | Ogre's Secondary School No.1 |
| Valka/Valga | Valga, Estonia | Valga Sports Hall |
| Valmiera | Valmiera | Vidzeme Olympic Center |
| VEF Rīga | Rīga | Arena Riga |
| Ventspils | Ventspils | Ventspils Olympic Center |
Regular season
Table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | PCT | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ventspils | 29 | 26 | 3 | 2503 | 2005 | +498 | .897 | Qualified for the semifinals |
| 2 | VEF Rīga | 23 | 19 | 4 | 1963 | 1534 | +429 | .826 | |
| 3 | Jūrmala | 29 | 22 | 7 | 2374 | 2128 | +246 | .759 | Qualified for the quarterfinals |
| 4 | Ogre | 29 | 20 | 9 | 2419 | 2203 | +216 | .690 | |
| 5 | Valka/Valga | 16 | 6 | 10 | 1126 | 1241 | −115 | .375 | |
| 6 | Latvijas Universitāte | 29 | 8 | 21 | 2132 | 2339 | −207 | .276 | |
| 7 | Jēkabpils | 29 | 8 | 21 | 2005 | 2246 | −241 | .276 | |
| 8 | Betsafe/Liepāja | 29 | 8 | 21 | 2109 | 2454 | −345 | .276 | |
| 9 | Valmiera/ORDO | 29 | 4 | 25 | 2067 | 2548 | −481 | .138 |
Source: LBL
Playoffs
The playoffs were played with a best-of-five games format, except for the finals, that were played in seven games. Seeded teams played games 1, 3 and 5 at home, except in the finals where the seeded team played at home games 1, 2, 5 and 7.
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ventspils | 98 | 77 | 105 | 81 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ogre | 77 | 84 | 93 | 79 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ogre | 94 | 93 | 85 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Valka/Valga | 79 | 81 | 51 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ventspils | 94 | 71 | 66 | 89 | 96 | 81 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| VEF Rīga | 87 | 81 | 76 | 83 | 73 | 78 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| VEF Rīga | 91 | 99 | 80 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jūrmala | 74 | 69 | 62 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jūrmala | 77 | 76 | 93 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Latvijas Universitāte | 75 | 67 | 49 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Third place | ||||||
| Jūrmala | 77 | 99 | 80 | |||
| Ogre | 71 | 83 | 67 | |||
References
External links
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.