2023–24 LKL season

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Betsafe-LKL
Season2023–24
Duration16 September 2023 – 9 May 2024
(regular season)
Number of teams12
Records
Biggest home winRytas 113–64 Nevėžis–Optibet
(10 February 2024)
Biggest away winGargždai 55–107 Žalgiris
(17 September 2023)
Highest scoringNeptūnas 114–112 Žalgiris
(17 April 2024)
Winning streak14 games
Žalgiris
Losing streak14 games
Pieno žvaigždės
Highest attendance13,791
Žalgiris 92–78 Rytas
(14 April 2024)
Lowest attendance167
Pieno žvaigždės 83–89 Uniclub Casino – Juventus
(13 April 2024)
Seasons
All statistics correct as of 20 April 2024.

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.

Teams[edit]

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[edit]

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.

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Location of teams in 2023–24 LKL
Team Location Arena Capacity
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
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
Updated to match(es) played on 27 April 2024. Source: LKL.lt
(A) Advance to a further round; (E) Eliminated


Results[edit]

Home \ Away LIE JSK GAR MAZ NEP NEV PZV RYT SIA JUV WOL ZAL
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 — —
Updated to match(es) played on 27 April 2024. Source: LKL.lt
Legend: Blue = home team win; Red = away team win.
Matches with lighter background shading were decided after overtime.

Statistics[edit]

Average attendances[edit]

Pos Team Total High Low Average Change
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%†

Source: LKL.lt
Notes:
1: Team played last season in NKL.

Individual statistics[edit]

Rating[edit]

Rank Name Team Games Rating PIR
1. United States Zane Waterman Nevėžis-OPTIBET 23 449 19.52
2. Lithuania Ąžuolas Tubelis Neptūnas 14 273 19.50
3. United States Kadeem Jack Pieno žvaigždės 12 221 18.42

Source: LKL.lt

Points[edit]

Rank Name Team Games Points PPG
1. United States Brandon Tabb Pieno žvaigždės 16 309 19.31
2. United States Zane Waterman Nevėžis-OPTIBET 23 391 17.00
3. United StatesNigeria Rasheed Sulaimon Wolves Twinsbet 13 210 16.15

Source: LKL.lt

Rebounds[edit]

Rank Name Team Games Rebounds RPG
1. United States Kadeem Jack Pieno žvaigždės 12 95 7.92
2. Lithuania Giedrius Staniulis M Basket-Delamode 22 174 7.91
3. Nigeria Francis Okoro Nevėžis-OPTIBET 13 98 7.54

Source: LKL.lt

Assists[edit]

Rank Name Team Games Assists APG
1. United States L.J. Thorpe Šiauliai 23 151 6.57
2. United States Scoochie Smith Uniclub Casino – Juventus 22 136 6.18
3. Lithuania Žygimantas Janavičius Neptūnas 23 142 6.17

Source: LKL.lt

Other statistics[edit]

Category Player Team Games Average
Steals United States Brandon Tabb Pieno žvaigždės 16 2.75
Blocks Slovakia Tomaš Pavelka Šiauliai 23 1.65
Turnovers Lithuania Arnas Velička Rytas 20 3.10
Fouls drawn United States Zane Waterman Nevėžis-OPTIBET 23 5.17
Minutes Serbia Strahinja Mićović Cbet Jonava 21 33:46
FT % Lithuania Martynas Varnas 7Bet–Lietkabelis 18 95.12%
2-Point % Lithuania Šarūnas Beniušis Uniclub Casino – Juventus 22 77.78%
3-Point % United States Deante Johnson Pieno žvaigždės 21 66.67%

Source: LKL.lt

Individual game highs[edit]

Category Player Team Opponent Statistic
Rating Lithuania Ąžuolas Tubelis Neptūnas Cbet Jonava (Apr 8, 2024) 49
Points United States Zane Waterman Nevėžis-OPTIBET Uniclub Casino – Juventus (Mar 18, 2024) 35
Rebounds Lithuania Regimantas Miniotas Wolves Twinsbet Šiauliai (Dec 3, 2023) 19
Assists Israel Amit Ebo Nevėžis-OPTIBET Cbet Jonava (Apr 18, 2023) 21
Steals Lithuania Arnas Butkevičius Žalgiris M Basket-Delamode (Oct 9, 2023) 8
Blocks Lithuania Justas Furmanavičius Gargždai Šiauliai (Oct 22, 2023) 7

Source: LKL.lt

Team statistics[edit]

Category Team Average
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

Awards[edit]

All official awards of the 2023–24 LKL season.

Player of the month[edit]

Month Player Team PIR Source
2023
September Lithuania Gytis Masiulis Rytas 24.5 [4]
October United States Nick Ward Gargždai 27.7 [5]
November United States Brandon Tabb Pieno žvaigždės 26.7 [6]
December United States Zane Waterman Nevėžis 24.5 [7]
2024
January–February United States Marcus Foster Rytas 21.8 [8]
March United States Zane Waterman Nevėžis 27.4 [9]
April

LKL clubs in international competitions[edit]

Euroleague Basketball competitions
Team Competition Progress Result W–L
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
FIBA competitions
Team Competition Progress Result W–L
Rytas Champions League Regular season Group B 2nd place out of 4 teams 4–2
Play-ins Loss vs. Greece Peristeri bwin 0–2
Cbet Qualifying tournament 3 Loss vs. France 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

Lithuanian clubs in regional competitions[edit]

Team Competition Progress Result W–L
Juventus European North Basketball League Regular season Group A 1st place out of 8 teams 6–1
Quarterfinals Loss vs. Belgium Royal Liege Basket (180–182) 1–1
Šiauliai Regular season Group B 1st place out of 8 teams 6–1
Quarterfinals Win vs. United Kingdom Bristol Flyers (174–155) 2–0
Semifinals Loss vs. Denmark Bakken Bears 0–1
Third place Loss vs. Belgium Royal Liege Basket 0–1

References[edit]

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  2. ^ "LKL susitraukė: sužinojusi tikrąjį "Gargždų" skolų dydį savivaldybė numynė stabdžio pedalą". delfi.lt (in Lithuanian). 30 January 2024. Retrieved 30 January 2024.
  3. ^ "Oficialu: "Gargždų" komanda traukiasi iš Lietuvos krepšinio čempionato". 15min.lt (in Lithuanian). 30 January 2024. Retrieved 30 January 2024.
  4. ^ "Rugsėjo MVP – susiklosčiusias aplinkybes puikiai išnaudojantis G. Masiulis: "Žaisdamas "centru" jaučiuosi natūraliau"". lkl.lt (in Lithuanian). 6 October 2023. Retrieved 3 October 2023.
  5. ^ "Spalio MVP laurus nuskynęs N. Wardas: "Tikriausiai varžovų skautinge mano pavardė dabar labiau matoma"". lkl.lt (in Lithuanian). 2 November 2023. Retrieved 2 November 2023.
  6. ^ "Lapkričio MVP tapęs B. Tabbas: "Nėra daug trenerių, kurie man leistų išmesti tokius metimus"". lkl.lt (in Lithuanian). 1 December 2023. Retrieved 2 December 2023.
  7. ^ "Gruodžio MVP tapęs Z. Watermanas negailėjo gražių žodžių Kėdainių klubui: "Tai geriausia patirtis mano karjeroje"". lkl.lt. Retrieved 3 January 2024.
  8. ^ "Sausio–vasario MVP tapęs M. Fosteris apie artėjantį savaitgalį: „Kaip nugalėtojai galime išeiti tik tokiu atveju, jei išliksime kartu"". lkl.lt. Retrieved 16 February 2024.
  9. ^ "Kovo mėnesio MVP tapęs Z. Watermanas: „Ateityje noriu pasiekti Eurolygą"". lkl.lt. Retrieved 2 April 2024.
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