Betsafe-LKL
Season2023–24
Duration16 September 2023 – 9 May 2024
(Regular season)
Number of teams12
Records
Biggest home winWolves 104–68 Gargždai
(23 September 2023)
Rytas 90–54 M Basket–Delamode
(14 October 2023)
Biggest away winGargždai 55–107 Žalgiris
(17 September 2023)
Highest scoringUniclub Casino – Juventus 112–102 Neptūnas
(2 October 2023)
Winning streak8 games
Žalgiris
Losing streak10 games
Šiauliai
Highest attendance8,820
Rytas 67–81 Žalgiris
(5 November 2023)
Lowest attendance200
Pieno žvaigždės 103–76 Gargždai
(30 October 2023)
Pieno žvaigždės 72–115 Šiauliai
(8 January 2024)
All statistics correct as of 9 January 2024.

The 2023–24 Lietuvos krepšinio lyga, also called Betsafe-LKL for sponsorship reasons, will be 31st season of the top-tier level professional basketball league of Lithuania, the Lietuvos krepšinio lyga (LKL). Žalgiris is the defending champions.

Teams

12 teams will participate in the 2023–24 LKL season. On 22 May 2023, Betsafe-LKL license was granted to M Basket.[1]

Location and arenas

Wolves will be playing 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 will be playing home fixtures out of town, due to a lack of suitable venues. Gargždai will share the Švyturys Arena with Neptūnas after failing to agree terms to extend the lease of the Palanga Arena. M Basket will be playing in Telšiai, after the final refurbishments of the Telšiai Sports Arena managed to satisfy minimum LKL requirements.

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 Vilnius Avia Solutions Group Arena 10,000
Žalgiris Kaunas Žalgiris Arena 15,415

Regular season

League table

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Qualification or relegation
1 Rytas 16 14 2 1468 1245 +223 Advance to playoffs
2 Žalgiris 15 13 2 1214 1055 +159
3 Uniclub Casino – Juventus 17 12 5 1516 1312 +204
4 Wolves 17 12 5 1411 1321 +90
5 7Bet–Lietkabelis 15 9 6 1261 1233 +28
6 Neptūnas 16 7 9 1337 1344 −7
7 Cbet 17 7 10 1383 1416 −33
8 M Basket-Delamode 15 6 9 1140 1216 −76
9 Pieno žvaigždės 15 5 10 1309 1391 −82
10 Šiauliai 16 4 12 1299 1385 −86
11 Nevėžis–Optibet 17 4 13 1407 1571 −164
12 Gargždai 16 3 13 1243 1499 −256 Relegation to NKL
Updated to match(es) played on 13 January 2024. Source: LKL.lT

Results

Home \ Away LIE JSK GAR MAZ NEP NEV PZV RYT SIA JUV WOL ZAL
7Bet–Lietkabelis — 84–79 84–66 28 Mar 2 Mar 100–79 95–92 6 Jan 11 Feb 72–73 108–105 68–80
— 24 Mar — 2 May — 6 May 16 Apr — — 28 Apr — 1 Apr
Cbet 9 Mar — 105–73 3 Feb 88–77 94–77 84–89 89–101 85–84 84–73 71–83 67–75
— — 16 Mar — 8 Apr — — 28 Apr 2 Apr — 8 May —
Gargždai 3 Feb 86–80 — 82–93 73–92 97–84 11 Feb 82–98 89–94 74–97 10 Mar 55–107
20 Apr — — 25 Mar 8 May — — — 30 Apr — 14 Apr 7 Apr
M Basket–Delamode 64–82 79–82 77–66 — 70–68 88–81 15 Jan 60–77 73–78 10 Feb 2 Mar 69–73
— 13 Apr — — — 9 May 6 May 21 Apr — 6 Apr — —
Neptūnas 91–81 69–64 14 Jan 84–87 — 97–74 112–87 70–77 11 Mar 78–91 66–98 12 Feb
13 Apr — — 1 Apr — 22 Apr 27 Apr — — — 1 May 17 Apr
Nevėžis–Optibet 106–94 92–86 92–80 9 Mar 4 Feb — 90–91 85–97 89–84 64–90 78–99 70–76
— 18 Apr 27 Apr — — — — 30 Mar 15 Apr 18 Mar — —
Pieno žvaigždės 27 Jan 92–93 103–76 107–88 83–86 3 Mar — 77–101 72–115 75–85 88–91 23 Jan
— 1 May 30 Mar — — 23 Mar — 9 May — 13 Apr — —
Rytas 94–73 27 Jan 110–79 90–54 93–75 10 Feb 106–90 — 91–78 2 Mar 74–84 67–81
7 Apr — 4 May — 16 Mar — — — 18 Apr — 24 Mar —
Šiauliai 74–88 3 Mar 79–97 81–90 90–82 28 Jan 91–95 4 Feb — 66–103 66–68 14 Jan
9 May — — 17 Mar 5 May — 7 Apr — — — 27 Apr 24 Mar
Uniclub Casino – Juventus 88–91 96–63 29 Jan 81–74 112–102 106–74 12 Mar 96–103 88–68 — 96–68 69–79
— 4 May 17 Apr — 23 Mar — — 1 May 21 Apr — — —
Wolves 73–78 11 Feb 104–68 84–74 27 Jan 89–74 3 Feb 72–89 86–77 77–71 — 75–64
17 Mar — — 17 Apr — 6 Apr 22 Apr — — 30 Mar — 5 May
Žalgiris 69–63 86–69 4 Mar 28 Jan 76–88 102–98 78–68 10 Mar 89–74 5 Feb 79–55 —
— 21 Apr — 29 Apr — 2 May 17 Mar 14 Apr — 8 May — —
Updated to match(es) played on 13 January 2024. Source: LKL.LT
Legend: Blue = home team win; Red = away team win.
Matches with lighter background shading were decided after overtime.

Statistics

Average attendances

Pos Team Total High Low AverageChange
1 Žalgiris 27,908 5,980 2,651 3,986 −13.0%†
2 Wolves 23,965 8,522 1,288 3,423 +73.7%†
3 Rytas 27,191 8,820 1,597 3,398 +91.1%†
4 7Bet–Lietkabelis 13,897 5,251 1,175 2,316 +4.7%†
5 Neptūnas 13,375 3,521 1,029 1,671 +5.4%†
6 Šiauliai 9,372 2,573 898 1,338 −23.5%†
7 Uniclub Casino – Juventus 11,975 2,342 784 1,330 +4.6%†
8 Cbet Jonava 9,864 2,200 776 1,096 −14.2%†
9 Nevėžis-OPTIBET 7,700 2,279 527 962 +8.2%†
10 M Basket-Delamode 6,135 1,098 457 766 n/a1
11 Gargždai 6,033 2,056 323 754 +12.7%†
12 Pieno žvaigždės 3,246 905 200 405 +17.7%†
League total 160,661 8,820 200 1,727 +3.6%†

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

Individual statistics

Rating

Rank Name Team Games Rating PIR
1.United States Brandon TabbPieno žvaigždės1122920.82
2.United States Nick WardGargždai1224620.50
3.United States Kadeem JackPieno žvaigždės918120.11

Source: LKL.LT

Points

Rank Name Team Games Points PPG
1.United States Brandon TabbPieno žvaigždės1123821.64
2.United States Nick WardGargždai1223619.67
3.United StatesNigeria Rasheed SulaimonWolves815018.75

Source: LKL.LT

Rebounds

Rank Name Team Games Rebounds RPG
1.United States Kadeem JackPieno žvaigždės9788.67
2.Slovakia Tomaš PavelkaŠiauliai161298.06
3.Lithuania Giedrius StaniulisM Basket-Delamode151157.67

Source: LKL.LT

Assists

Rank Name Team Games Assists APG
1.United States L.J. ThorpeŠiauliai161066.63
2.United States Ryan LarsonGargždai12746.17
3.Lithuania Žygimantas JanavičiusNeptūnas16945.88

Source: LKL.LT

Other statistics

Category Player Team Games Average
Steals United States Brandon TabbPieno žvaigždės113.18
Blocks Slovakia Tomaš PavelkaŠiauliai161.75
Turnovers United States Jon DavisŠiauliai83.50
Fouls drawn United States Nick WardGargždai126.25
Minutes Serbia Strahinja MićovićCbet Jonava1632:54
FT % Lithuania Liutauras Lelevičius7Bet–Lietkabelis12100.00%
Lithuania Gediminas LeščiauskasGargždai9
2-Point % Lithuania Matas RepšysNeptūnas10100.00%
3-Point % Lithuania Šarūnas BeniušisUniclub Casino – Juventus16100.00%

Source: LKL.LT

Individual game highs

Category Player Team Opponent Statistic
Rating Slovakia Tomaš PavelkaŠiauliaiPieno žvaigždės (Nov 12, 2023)41
Points United States Brandon TabbPieno žvaigždėsŠiauliai (Nov 12, 2023)34
Rebounds Lithuania Regimantas MiniotasWolvesŠiauliai (Dec 3, 2023)19
Assists United States Ryan LarsonGargždaiŠiauliai (Oct 22, 2023)12
United States Scoochie SmithUniclub Casino – JuventusWolves (Dec 9, 2023)
Steals Lithuania Arnas ButkevičiusŽalgirisM Basket-Delamode (Oct 9, 2023)8
Blocks Lithuania Justas FurmanavičiusGargždaiŠiauliai (Oct 22, 2023)7

Source: LKL.LT

Team statistics

Category Team Average
Rating Rytas109.60
Points Rytas91.93
Rebounds Rytas41.27
Assists Neptūnas21.31
Steals Uniclub Casino – Juventus9.38
Blocks Šiauliai3.94
Turnovers Cbet Jonava14.94
FT % Uniclub Casino – Juventus77.18%
2-Point % Žalgiris59.47%
3-Point % Wolves40.66%

Source: LKL.LT

Awards

All official awards of the 2023-24 LKL season.

Player of the month

Month Player Team PIR Source
2023
SeptemberLithuania Gytis MasiulisRytas24.5[2]
OctoberUnited States Nick WardGargždai27.7[3]
NovemberUnited States Brandon TabbPieno žvaigždės26.7[4]
DecemberUnited States Zane WatermanNevėžis24.5[5]
2024
January
February
March
April

LKL clubs in international competitions

Euroleague Basketball competitions
TeamCompetitionProgressResultW–L
ŽalgirisEuroLeagueRegular season7–14
LietkabelisEuroCupRegular season Group B5–9
Wolves Regular season Group A5–9
FIBA competitions
TeamCompetitionProgressResultW–L
RytasChampions LeagueRegular season Group B2nd of 4 teams (4–2)4–2
Play-insLoss vs. Greece Peristeri bwin0–2
Cbet Qualifying tournament 3Loss vs. France SIG Strasbourg0–1
FIBA Europe CupRegular season Group C1st of 4 teams (4–2)4–2
Second round Group L0–3
Nevėžis–OptibetQualifying tournament B3rd of 3 teams (0–2)0–2

Lithuanian clubs in Regional competitions

TeamCompetitionProgress
JuventusEuropean North Basketball LeagueRegular season
ŠiauliaiRegular Season

Sponsors

Title sponsor

General sponsor

Main sponsors

Sponsors

Technical partners

Broadcasting partners

  • BTV
  • Dimedia
  • Go3

Medical research partner

  • ANTĖJA laboratory

Source: LKL.LT

References

  1. ↑ "Mažeikių komandai suteikta "Betsafe-LKL" licencija". lkl.lt (in Lithuanian). 22 May 2023. Retrieved 19 August 2023.
  2. ↑ "Rugsėjo MVP – susiklosčiusias aplinkybes puikiai išnaudojantis G. Masiulis: "Žaisdamas "centru" jaučiuosi natūraliau"". lkl.lt (in Lithuanian). 6 October 2023. Retrieved 3 October 2023.
  3. ↑ "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.
  4. ↑ "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.
  5. ↑ "Gruodžio MVP tapęs Z. Watermanas negailėjo gražių žodžių Kėdainių klubui: „Tai geriausia patirtis mano karjeroje" - LKL.LT". lkl.lt. Retrieved 3 January 2024.
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