2022–23 Latvian–Estonian Basketball League
The 2022–23 Latvian–Estonian Basketball League, known as the Paf Latvian–Estonian Basketball League for sponsorship reasons, was the fifth season of the Latvian–Estonian Basketball League, the premier basketball competition for men's teams in Latvia and Estonia. Nine Estonian and six Latvian teams were joined by Ukrainian team BC Prometey, who went on to win the league.[2][3]
Latvian–Estonian Basketball League | ||||||||||
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Season | 2022–23 | |||||||||
Duration | 30 September 2022 – 8 April 2023 | |||||||||
Number of games | 254 | |||||||||
Number of teams | 16 | |||||||||
TV partner(s) | Delfi, Inspira, LTV7, Sportacentrs.com, TV4[1] | |||||||||
Finals | ||||||||||
Champions | BC Prometey | |||||||||
Runners-up | VEF Rīga | |||||||||
Third place | Tartu Ülikool Maks & Moorits | |||||||||
Fourth place | BC Kalev/Cramo | |||||||||
Finals MVP | Gian Clavell | |||||||||
Statistical leaders | ||||||||||
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Records | ||||||||||
Biggest home win | BC Prometey 106–50 BC Tarvas (16 October 2022) | |||||||||
Biggest away win | Valmiera GLASS VIA 58–115 BC Prometey (7 October 2022) | |||||||||
Winning streak | 19 games BC Prometey | |||||||||
Losing streak | 12 games BC Tarvas | |||||||||
Highest attendance | 5,050 VEF Rīga 73–92 BC Prometey (11 February 2023) | |||||||||
← 2021–22 2023–24 → |
Competition format
The regular season consisted of two rounds, followed by the quarter-finals and the Final Four.
Teams
Following the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, teams from Ukraine started looking for opportunities to join leagues abroad. On 17 June 2022, it was announced that the 2020–21 Ukrainian Basketball SuperLeague champions BC Prometey will join Latvian-Estonian Basketball League for the 2022–23 season. The team will play its home games in Riga.[4]
On 21 July 2022, Keila KK joined the league after finishing third in the second division of the Estonian league system.[5]
16 teams was the highest number of teams participating in the league since its establishment.
Venues and locations
Team | Home city | Arena | Capacity |
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AVIS UTILITAS Rapla | Rapla | Sadolin Sports Hall | 958[6] |
BC Kalev/Cramo | Tallinn | Kalev Sports Hall | 1,700[7] |
Nord Cramo Sports Hall | 980[8] | ||
BC Prometey | Riga | Rimi Olympic Sports Center | 830 |
BC Tarvas | Rakvere | Rakvere Sports Hall | 2,747[9] |
BK Liepāja | Liepāja | Liepāja Olympic Center | 2,542 |
BK Ogre | Ogre | Ogre 1st Secondary School | 500 |
BK Ventspils | Ventspils | Ventspils Olympic Center | 3,085 |
Keila KK | Keila | Keila Health Center | 800[10] |
Latvijas Universitāte | Riga | Rimi Olympic Sports Center | 830 |
Pärnu Sadam | Pärnu | Pärnu Sports Hall | 1,820[11] |
Tallinna Kalev/Audentes | Tallinn | Audentes Sports Center | 1,030[12] |
TalTech/OPTIBET | Tallinn | TalTech Sports Hall | 1,000[13] |
Tartu Ülikool Maks & Moorits | Tartu | University of Tartu Sports Hall | 2,600[14] |
Valmiera GLASS VIA | Valmiera | Valmiera Olympic Center | 1,500 |
VEF Rīga | Riga | Arena Riga | 11,200 |
Rimi Olympic Sports Center | 830 | ||
Viimsi/Sportland | Haabneeme | Forus Sports Center | 500[15] |
Personnel and sponsorship
Team | Head coach | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
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AVIS UTILITAS Rapla | Arnel Dedić | Sven Kaldre | Spalding | Hepa |
BC Kalev/Cramo | Heiko Rannula | Martin Dorbek | Nike | Unibet |
BC Prometey | Ronen Ginzburg | Denys Lukashov | Nike | Budinvest |
BC Tarvas | Vaido Rego | Renato Lindmets | Spalding | Spadematron |
BK Liepāja | Artūrs Visockis-Rubenis | Renārs Birkāns | Nike | Cleanr Grupa |
BK Ogre | Uldis Švēde | Kristaps Dārgais | Nike | Ogre |
BK Ventspils | Gints Fogels | Andrejs Šeļakovs | Joma | Ventspils |
Keila KK | Peep Pahv | Mārcis Vītols | Nike | Utilitas |
Latvijas Universitāte | Gunārs Gailītis | Edvards Mežulis | Nike | University of Latvia |
Pärnu Sadam | Gert Kullamäe | Mihkel Kirves | Nike | Betsafe |
Tallinna Kalev/Audentes | Rauno Pehka | Kristjan Kangur | Spalding | Tallinn |
TalTech/Optibet | Alar Varrak | Erik Keedus | Nike | Optibet |
Tartu Ülikool Maks & Moorits | Nikolajs Mazurs | Märt Rosenthal | Spalding | Maks & Moorits |
Valmiera GLASS VIA | Oskars Virsis | Valters Vēveris | Spalding | Valmiera Glass |
VEF Rīga | Jānis Gailītis | Artis Ate | Balta | |
Viimsi/Sportland | Valdo Lips | Karl Johan Lips | Nike | Sportland |
Regular season
League table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | PCT | Qualification |
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1 | BC Prometey | 30 | 29 | 1 | 2860 | 2154 | +706 | .967 | Qualification to playoffs |
2 | BC Kalev/Cramo | 30 | 25 | 5 | 2622 | 2191 | +431 | .833 | |
3 | VEF Rīga | 30 | 24 | 6 | 2520 | 2084 | +436 | .800 | |
4 | Tartu Ülikool Maks & Moorits | 30 | 20 | 10 | 2447 | 2278 | +169 | .667 | |
5 | BK Ventspils | 30 | 19 | 11 | 2601 | 2427 | +174 | .633 | |
6 | AVIS UTILITAS Rapla | 30 | 18 | 12 | 2364 | 2238 | +126 | .600 | |
7 | BK Ogre | 30 | 17 | 13 | 2371 | 2324 | +47 | .567 | |
8 | Viimsi/Sportland | 30 | 15 | 15 | 2423 | 2455 | −32 | .500 | |
9 | TalTech/OPTIBET | 30 | 12 | 18 | 2342 | 2414 | −72 | .400 | |
10 | BK Liepāja | 30 | 12 | 18 | 2348 | 2541 | −193 | .400 | |
11 | Pärnu Sadam | 30 | 12 | 18 | 2364 | 2383 | −19 | .400 | |
12 | Keila KK | 30 | 11 | 19 | 2368 | 2631 | −263 | .367 | |
13 | Latvijas Universitāte | 30 | 10 | 20 | 2184 | 2308 | −124 | .333 | |
14 | Tallinna Kalev/Audentes | 30 | 7 | 23 | 2297 | 2447 | −150 | .233 | |
15 | Valmiera GLASS VIA | 30 | 6 | 24 | 2209 | 2787 | −578 | .200 | |
16 | BC Tarvas | 30 | 3 | 27 | 2180 | 2838 | −658 | .100 |
Results
Playoffs
Playoffs started on 24 March 2023. On 9 March, it was announced that the Final Four tournament will take place in Tallinn on 7 and 8 April.[16]
Quarterfinals
Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg | 3rd leg |
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BC Prometey | 2–1 | Viimsi/Sportland | 91–69 | 105–107 | 59–57 |
BC Kalev/Cramo | 2–0 | BK Ogre | 76–70 | 83–66 | |
VEF Rīga | 2–0 | AVIS UTILITAS Rapla | 77–54 | 94–89 | |
Tartu Ülikool Maks & Moorits | 2–1 | BK Ventspils | 80–90 | 88–79 | 92–69 |
BC Prometey vs. Viimsi/Sportland
25 March 2023 | BC Prometey | 91–69 (Series: 1–0) |
Viimsi/Sportland | Riga |
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17:00 (GMT) | Scoring by quarter: 30–16, 18–20, 21–18, 22–15 | |||
Pts: Sydorov 15 Rebs: Lypovyy 9 Asts: Agada 6 |
Box Score | Pts: Harris 19 Rebs: Harris 8 Asts: Harris, Post 6 |
Arena: Rimi Olympic Center Attendance: 168 Referees: K. Konstantinovs, H. Laas, E. Tiidor |
1 April 2023 | Viimsi/Sportland | 107–105 (OT) (Series: 1–1) |
BC Prometey | Haabneeme |
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17:00 (GMT) | Scoring by quarter: 27–25, 21–18, 24–23, 16–22, Overtime: 19–17 | |||
Pts: Lips 24 Rebs: Toppin 14 Asts: Harris 9 |
Box Score | Pts: Clavell 33 Rebs: Balvín 17 Asts: Clavell 10 |
Arena: Forus Sports Center Attendance: 593 Referees: A. Halliko, M. Rozenfelds, R. Misirovs |
3 April 2023 | BC Prometey | 59–57 (Series: 2–1) |
Viimsi/Sportland | Riga |
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18:30 (GMT) | Scoring by quarter: 17–10, 10-20, 14-18, 18-9 | |||
Pts: Balvín 18 Rebs: Balvín 12 Asts: Clavell 4 |
Box Score | Pts: Lips 15 Rebs: Harris 9 Asts: Harris 5 |
Arena: Rimi Olympic Center Attendance: 129 Referees: O. Lucis, M. Männiste, R. Värv |
BC Kalev/Cramo vs. BK Ogre
24 March 2023 | BC Kalev/Cramo | 76–70 (Series: 1–0) |
BK Ogre | Tallinn |
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19:00 (GMT) | Scoring by quarter: 19–16, 18–21, 24–10, 15–23 | |||
Pts: Toom 25 Rebs: Toom 8 Asts: Gilbert 4 |
Box Score | Pts: Lasenbergs 17 Rebs: Dārgais 13 Asts: Lasenbergs 6 |
Arena: Kalev Sports Hall Attendance: 374 Referees: R. Peerandi, E. Tukišs, J. Brūveris |
1 April 2023 | BK Ogre | 66–83 (Series: 0–2) |
BC Kalev/Cramo | Ogre |
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17:00 (GMT) | Scoring by quarter: 15–27, 26–24, 13–18, 12–24 | |||
Pts: Talton 19 Rebs: Dārgais 9 Asts: Talton 8 |
Box Score | Pts: Hermet 23 Rebs: Kurbas, Toom 5 Asts: Dorbek, Van Beck 6 |
Arena: Ogre 1st Secondary School Referees: O. Lucis, M. Männiste, R. Värv |
VEF Rīga vs. AVIS UTILITAS Rapla
24 March 2023 | VEF Rīga | 77–54 (Series: 1–0) |
AVIS UTILITAS Rapla | Riga |
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19:30 (GMT) | Scoring by quarter: 26–9, 13–13, 23–18, 15–14 | |||
Pts: Clarence 14 Rebs: Brooks 9 Asts: Cosey 4 |
Box Score | Pts: Cheese 21 Rebs: Cheese 9 Asts: Kaldre, Laane 3 |
Arena: Rimi Olympic Center Attendance: 800 Referees: A. Aunkrogers, R. Värv, R. Kobin |
28 March 2023 | AVIS UTILITAS Rapla | 89–94 (Series: 0–2) |
VEF Rīga | Rapla |
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19:00 (GMT) | Scoring by quarter: 14–30, 23–17, 26–19, 26–28 | |||
Pts: Laane 23 Rebs: Niits 7 Asts: Laane 8 |
Box Score | Pts: Gulbis, Zoriks 19 Rebs: Brooks 7 Asts: Zoriks 7 |
Arena: Sadolin Sports Hall Attendance: 413 Referees: M. Uuehendrik, J. Rozenbergs, E. Kājiņš |
Tartu Ülikool Maks & Moorits vs. BK Ventspils
24 March 2023 | Tartu Ülikool Maks & Moorits | 80–90 (Series: 0–1) |
BK Ventspils | Tartu |
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19:00 (GMT) | Scoring by quarter: 20–25, 19–22, 22–25, 19–18 | |||
Pts: Rosenthal 24 Rebs: Pavelka 14 Asts: Rosenthal 4 |
Box Score | Pts: Ausējs 27 Rebs: Wembi 10 Asts: Jaunzems 7 |
Arena: University of Tartu Sports Hall Attendance: 1,028 Referees: G. Saliņš, R. Konks, R. Helmšteins |
29 March 2023 | BK Ventspils | 79–88 (Series: 1–1) |
Tartu Ülikool Maks & Moorits | Ventspils |
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19:00 (GMT) | Scoring by quarter: 23–24, 20–26, 15–15, 21–23 | |||
Pts: Sīpoliņš 19 Rebs: Sīpoliņš 14 Asts: Jaunzems 5 |
Box Score | Pts: Voinalovych 21 Rebs: three players 5 Asts: Rosenthal 5 |
Arena: Ventspils Olympic Center Attendance: 1,050 Referees: O. Lucis, R. Värv, H. Laas |
1 April 2023 | Tartu Ülikool Maks & Moorits | 92–69 (Series: 2–1) |
BK Ventspils | Tartu |
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17:00 (GMT) | Scoring by quarter: 31–25, 13–12, 17–17, 31–17 | |||
Pts: Gordon 23 Rebs: Pavelka 16 Asts: Böckler 7 |
Box Score | Pts: Sīpoliņš 15 Rebs: Jaunzems, Gandia-Rosa 7 Asts: Jaunzems, Gandia-Rosa 3 |
Arena: University of Tartu Sports Hall Attendance: 1,341 Referees: R. Peerandi, A. Aunkrogers, E. Tukišs |
Final Four
Final Four was held from 7 to 8 April at Unibet Arena in Tallinn, Estonia.
Semifinals | Final | ||||||||
1 | BC Prometey | 89 | |||||||
4 | Tartu Ülikool Maks & Moorits | 67 | |||||||
1 | BC Prometey | 77 | |||||||
3 | VEF Rīga | 62 | |||||||
2 | BC Kalev/Cramo | 65 | |||||||
3 | VEF Rīga | 83 | Third place | ||||||
4 | Tartu Ülikool Maks & Moorits | 63 | |||||||
2 | BC Kalev/Cramo | 60 |
Semifinals
7 April 2023 | BC Prometey | 89–69 | Tartu Ülikool Maks & Moorits | Tallinn |
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16:00 (GMT) | Scoring by quarter: 18–12, 27–11, 22–18, 22–26 | |||
Pts: Sydorov 20 Rebs: Balvín 13 Asts: Balvín 5 |
Box Score | Pts: Gordon 24 Rebs: Pavelka 9 Asts: Suurorg 5 |
Arena: Unibet Arena Attendance: 631 Referees: K. Konstantinovs, M. Kozlovskis, M. Männiste |
7 April 2023 | BC Kalev/Cramo | 65–83 | VEF Rīga | Tallinn |
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19:00 (GMT) | Scoring by quarter: 11–14, 22–20, 13–25, 19–24 | |||
Pts: Kovliar 18 Rebs: Konontšuk 7 Asts: Van Beck 3 |
Box Score | Pts: Clarance 25 Rebs: Brooks 10 Asts: three players 3 |
Arena: Unibet Arena Attendance: 1,246 Referees: A. Halliko, O. Lucis, H. Laas |
Third place game
8 April 2023 | Tartu Ülikool Maks & Moorits | 63–60 | BC Kalev/Cramo | Tallinn |
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14:00 (GMT) | Scoring by quarter: 14–8, 20–16, 10–21, 19–15 | |||
Pts: Gordon 26 Rebs: Eelmäe 12 Asts: Gordon 5 |
Box Score | Pts: Meiers 20 Rebs: Kitsing 13 Asts: Kovliar 5 |
Arena: Unibet Arena Attendance: 707 Referees: M. Kozlovskis, K. Konstantinovs, H. Laas |
Statistics
As of 9 April 2023.[17]
Points
Rank | Name | Team | PPG |
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1. | Matej Radunić | Keila KK | 21.4 |
2. | Ty Gordon | Tartu Ülikool Maks & Moorits | 19.8 |
3. | Malik Toppin | Viimsi/Sportland | 18.5 |
4. | Tervell Beck | Valmiera GLASS VIA | 18.3 |
5. | Kārlis Šiliņš | BK Liepāja | 18.0 |
Rebounds
Rank | Name | Team | RPG |
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1. | Kristaps Dārgais | BK Ogre | 9.7 |
2. | Tomáš Pavelka | Tartu Ülikool Maks & Moorits | 9.4 |
3. | Kristjan Kangur | Tallinna Kalev/Audentes | 9.3 |
4. | Rokas Gadiliauskas | Tallinna Kalev/Audentes | 9.0 |
5. | Kārlis Šiliņš | BK Liepāja | 8.7 |
Assists
Rank | Name | Team | APG |
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1. | Renārs Birkāns | BK Liepāja | 7.1 |
2. | Rait-Riivo Laane | AVIS UTILITAS Rapla | 6.3 |
3. | Märt Rosenthal | Tartu Ülikool Maks & Moorits | 6.1 |
4. | Devin Harris | Viimsi/Sportland | 6.0 |
5. | Siim-Markus Post | Viimsi/Sportland | 5.9 |
Awards
MVP of the Month
Month | Player | Team | Ref. | |
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2022 | ||||
October | Kārlis Šiliņš | BK Liepāja | [18] | |
November | Andrii Voinalovych | Tartu Ülikool Maks & Moorits | [19] | |
December | Tadas Pažėra | Pärnu Sadam | [20] | |
2023 | ||||
January | Kārlis Šiliņš | BK Liepāja | [21] | |
February | Matej Radunic | Keila KK | [22] | |
All-Final Four Team
- Gian Clavell ( BC Prometey)
- Kristers Zoriks ( VEF Rīga)
- Ty Gordon ( Tartu Ülikool Maks & Moorits)
- Oleksandr Kovliar ( BC Kalev/Cramo)
- Ondřej Balvín ( BC Prometey)
Clubs in European competitions
Team | Competition | Progress |
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BC Prometey | EuroCup | Semifinals |
VEF Rīga | Champions League | Regular season |
Pärnu Sadam | Qualifying rounds | |
FIBA Europe Cup | Regular season | |
BC Kalev/Cramo | Semifinals |
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- 𝗢𝗙𝗙𝗜𝗖𝗜𝗔𝗟: 𝗣𝗮𝗳 𝗟𝗮𝘁𝘃𝗶𝗮𝗻-𝗘𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗻𝗶𝗮𝗻 𝗕𝗮𝘀𝗸𝗲𝘁𝗯𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗴𝘂𝗲 𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗙𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗧𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗻
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- "Kārlis Šiliņš – MVP of October 2022". Latvian-Estonian Basketball League. 3 November 2022.
- "Tartu Ülikooli korvpallur valiti Paf Eesti-Läti liiga kuu parimaks". Delfi. 6 December 2022.
- "𝗠𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗩𝗮𝗹𝘂𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝘆𝗲𝗿 in December '22 comes from Pärnu Sadam – Tadas Pazera". Latvian-Estonian Basketball League. 11 January 2023.
- "Kārlis Šiliņš from Liepājas Basketbols- Most Valuable Player in January 2023!". Latvian-Estonian Basketball League. 8 February 2023.
- "𝗠𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗩𝗮𝗹𝘂𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝘆𝗲𝗿 𝗶𝗻 𝗙𝗲𝗯𝗿𝘂𝗮𝗿𝘆 '𝟮𝟯 – 𝗠𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗷 𝗥𝗮𝗱𝘂𝗻𝗶𝗰! !". Latvian-Estonian Basketball League. 10 March 2023.
External links
- Official website
- Estonian Basketball Association (in Estonian)
- Latvian Basketball Association (in Latvian)