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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
Season2022–23
Duration30 September 2022 – 8 April 2023
Number of games254
Number of teams16
TV partner(s)Delfi, Inspira, LTV7, Sportacentrs.com, TV4[1]
Finals
ChampionsUkraine BC Prometey
  Runners-upLatvia VEF Rīga
Third placeEstonia Tartu Ülikool Maks & Moorits
Fourth placeEstonia BC Kalev/Cramo
Finals MVPPuerto Rico Gian Clavell
Statistical leaders
Points Croatia Matej Radunić 21.4
Rebounds Latvia Kristaps Dārgais 9.7
Assists Latvia Renārs Birkāns 7.1
Records
Biggest home winBC Prometey 106–50 BC Tarvas
(16 October 2022)
Biggest away winValmiera GLASS VIA 58–115 BC Prometey
(7 October 2022)
Winning streak19 games
BC Prometey
Losing streak12 games
BC Tarvas
Highest attendance5,050
VEF Rīga 73–92 BC Prometey
(11 February 2023)

Competition format edit

The regular season consisted of two rounds, followed by the quarter-finals and the Final Four.

Teams edit

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 edit

Team Home city Arena Capacity
  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 edit

Team Head coach Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
  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 edit

League table edit

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD PCT Qualification
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
Source: estlatbl.com

Results edit

Home \ Away RAP KAL BCP TRV BKL OGR BKV KEI LAT PAR TLK TCH TRT VIA VEF VMS
AVIS UTILITAS Rapla — 67–79 73–95 98–64 75–71 81–71 78–87 67–59 77–62 73–76 74–63 83–70 71–78 96–64 71–74 103–84
BC Kalev/Cramo 77–83 — 94–80 111–65 90–94 99–68 91–72 83–56 77–68 81–70 101–64 105–69 75–71 101–73 78–66 87–74
BC Prometey 89–81 83–79 — 106–50 96–91 109–56 101–94 107–68 94–76 94–59 94–65 89–67 101–64 104–75 81–71 107–72
BC Tarvas 59–102 73–85 66–95 — 96–90 81–75 69–88 85–102 76–78 84–114 83–106 72–88 87–99 102–83 71–97 77–80
BK Liepāja 69–71 92–93 67–88 70–69 — 68–99 72–60 89–84 88–91 102–98 86–83 77–76 65–84 83–69 98–93 97–79
BK Ogre 92–75 78–100 79–86 93–66 81–68 — 88–94 97–76 85–71 81–68 72–68 80–64 75–86 88–55 80–90 88–74
BK Ventspils 82–74 76–86 83–90 98–59 102–55 78–79 — 93–86 83–71 91–84 90–76 84–71 84–99 108–63 99–92 100–90
Keila KK 71–85 66–108 69–117 96–71 75–85 81–87 75–86 — 78–80 90–92 103–100 87–71 80–75 104–96 76–88 91–87
Latvijas Universitāte 61–66 66–73 57–83 99–56 86–78 61–63 70–78 89–84 — 73–59 87–82 53–73 59–81 100–60 56–79 64–82
Pärnu Sadam 66–81 78–83 71–77 103–80 90–58 85–71 81–75 89–66 81–65 — 77–93 78–83 86–91 72–60 63–71 87–86
Tallinna Kalev/Audentes 90–73 68–78 74–83 92–59 81–83 56–63 92–96 78–82 76–75 62–97 — 79–62 72–78 76–87 61–67 81–92
TalTech/OPTIBET 83–89 84–102 82–115 107–86 84–58 79–80 91–84 85–62 84–67 85–79 78–83 — 69–81 87–60 60–73 91–77
Tartu Ülikool Maks & Moorits 73–51 67–73 73–91 98–76 89–62 65–80 65–78 69–89 82–68 79–68 72–70 83–53 — 110–79 70–77 106–86
Valmiera GLASS VIA 76–107 56–96 58–115 87–79 86–89 87–85 98–86 88–94 72–88 83–82 91–77 72–102 88–95 — 60–102 71–83
VEF Rīga 81–62 91–67 73–92 104–47 81–76 75–67 100–81 95–48 82–70 85–41 93–60 75–69 89–77 89–53 — 65–72
Viimsi/Sportland 72–77 73–70 67–98 94–72 82–67 78–70 81–91 89–60 76–73 80–70 71–69 101–75 76–87 87–59 78–102 —
Source: estlatbl.com
Legend: Blue = home team win; Red = away team win.
Matches with lighter background shading were decided after overtime.

Playoffs edit

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 edit

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg 3rd leg
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 edit

25 March 2023 BC Prometey   91–69
(Series: 1–0) 		  Viimsi/Sportland Riga
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   107–1050(OT)
(Series: 1–1) 		  BC Prometey Haabneeme
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
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 edit

24 March 2023 BC Kalev/Cramo   76–70
(Series: 1–0) 		  BK Ogre Tallinn
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
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 edit

24 March 2023 VEF Rīga   77–54
(Series: 1–0) 		  AVIS UTILITAS Rapla Riga
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
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 edit

24 March 2023 Tartu Ülikool Maks & Moorits   80–90
(Series: 0–1) 		  BK Ventspils Tartu
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
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
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 edit

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 edit

7 April 2023 BC Prometey   89–69   Tartu Ülikool Maks & Moorits Tallinn
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
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 edit

8 April 2023 Tartu Ülikool Maks & Moorits   63–60   BC Kalev/Cramo Tallinn
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

Final edit

8 April 2023 BC Prometey   77–62   VEF Rīga Tallinn
17:00 (GMT) Scoring by quarter: 20–21, 24–16, 22–14, 11–11
Pts: Clavell 21
Rebs: Balvín 10
Asts: Sanon 7 		Box Score Pts: Zoriks 21
Rebs: three players 5
Asts: Zoriks 3 		Arena: Unibet Arena
Attendance: 423
Referees: A. Halliko, O. Lucis, M. Männiste

Statistics edit

As of 9 April 2023.[17]

Points edit

Rank Name Team PPG
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 edit

Rank Name Team RPG
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 edit

Rank Name Team APG
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 edit

MVP of the Month edit

Month Player Team Ref.
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]

Final Four MVP edit

  Gian Clavell (  BC Prometey)

All-Final Four Team edit

Clubs in European competitions edit

Team Competition Progress
  BC Prometey EuroCup Semifinals
  VEF Rīga Champions League Regular season
  Pärnu Sadam Qualifying rounds
FIBA Europe Cup Regular season
  BC Kalev/Cramo Semifinals

References edit

  1. ^ "Results". estlatbl.com.
  2. ^ "Pafbet Latvijas – Igaunijas Basketbola līgas piektajam čempionātam pieteikušās 16 komandas". basket.lv.
  3. ^ "Eesti – Läti korvpalliliigas osaleb uuel hooajal rekordarv meeskondi". Delfi Sport. 21 July 2022.
  4. ^ League announcement on Twitter
  5. ^ DELFI VIDEO | Keila liitub korvpalli kõrgliigaga. Peep Pahv: sellist võimalust ei saanud kasutamata jätta
  6. ^ "Sadolin Spordihoone". spordiregister.ee (in Estonian). Retrieved 1 March 2022.
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  9. ^ "Rakvere Spordihall". spordiregister.ee (in Estonian). Retrieved 1 March 2022.
  10. ^ "Keila Tervisekeskus". spordiregister.ee (in Estonian). Retrieved 1 March 2022.
  11. ^ "Pärnu Spordihall". spordiregister.ee (in Estonian). Retrieved 1 March 2022.
  12. ^ "Audentese Spordikeskuse spordihoone". spordiregister.ee (in Estonian). Retrieved 1 March 2022.
  13. ^ "Tallinna Tehnikaülikooli spordihoone". spordiregister.ee (in Estonian). Retrieved 1 March 2022.
  14. ^ "Tartu Ülikooli Spordihoone". spordiregister.ee (in Estonian). Retrieved 1 March 2022.
  15. ^ "FORUS Spordikeskus Viimsi". spordiregister.ee (in Estonian). Retrieved 1 March 2022.
  16. ^ 𝗢𝗙𝗙𝗜𝗖𝗜𝗔𝗟: 𝗣𝗮𝗳 𝗟𝗮𝘁𝘃𝗶𝗮𝗻-𝗘𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗻𝗶𝗮𝗻 𝗕𝗮𝘀𝗸𝗲𝘁𝗯𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗴𝘂𝗲 𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗙𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗧𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗻
  17. ^ "Stats Players". www.estlatbl.com.
  18. ^ "Kārlis Šiliņš – MVP of October 2022". Latvian-Estonian Basketball League. 3 November 2022.
  19. ^ "Tartu Ülikooli korvpallur valiti Paf Eesti-Läti liiga kuu parimaks". Delfi. 6 December 2022.
  20. ^ "𝗠𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗩𝗮𝗹𝘂𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝘆𝗲𝗿 in December '22 comes from Pärnu Sadam – Tadas Pazera". Latvian-Estonian Basketball League. 11 January 2023.
  21. ^ "Kārlis Šiliņš from Liepājas Basketbols- Most Valuable Player in January 2023!". Latvian-Estonian Basketball League. 8 February 2023.
  22. ^ "𝗠𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗩𝗮𝗹𝘂𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝘆𝗲𝗿 𝗶𝗻 𝗙𝗲𝗯𝗿𝘂𝗮𝗿𝘆 '𝟮𝟯 – 𝗠𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗷 𝗥𝗮𝗱𝘂𝗻𝗶𝗰! !". Latvian-Estonian Basketball League. 10 March 2023.

External links edit

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