2022–23 LKL season

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Season	2022–23
Duration	24 September 2022 – 9 May 2023; (Regular season); 12 May 2023 – 10 June 2023 (Playoffs)
Games played	224
Teams	12
Regular season
Season MVP	Ahmad Caver
Finals
Champions	Žalgiris (24th title)
Runners-up	Rytas
Third place	7Bet–Lietkabelis
Fourth place	Cbet
Finals MVP	Isaiah Taylor
Statistical leaders
Points
Points	Ahmad Caver
Rebounds	Austin Wiley
Assists	Donatas Sabeckis
Index Rating	Ahmad Caver
Records
Biggest home win	Rytas 118–73 Pieno žvaigždės; (29 March 2023)
Biggest away win	Labas Gas 57–94 Žalgiris; (3 April 2023)
Highest scoring	Nevėžis–Optibet 143–134 Uniclub Casino – Juventus; (22 April 2023)
Winning streak	10 games; Žalgiris
Losing streak	16 games; Labas Gas
Highest attendance	14,077 ; Žalgiris 97–87 Rytas; (10 June 2023)
Lowest attendance	100 ; Pieno žvaigždės 78–87 Neptūnas; (22 April 2023)
Average attendance	1,667
Seasons
	← 2021–22 2023–24 →

The 2022–23 Lietuvos krepšinio lyga, also called Betsafe-LKL for sponsorship reasons, was the 30th season of the top-tier level professional basketball league of Lithuania, the Lietuvos krepšinio lyga (LKL). Rytas were defending champions, however, they finished as a runners-up, losing finals series to eventual champions Žalgiris.

Season2022–23

Duration24 September 2022 – 9 May 2023
(Regular season)
12 May 2023 – 10 June 2023 (Playoffs)

Games played224

Teams12

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Team	Location	Arena	Capacity
Cbet Jonava	Jonava	Jonava Arena	2,200
Gargždai	Palanga	Palanga Arena	1,200
Labas Gas	Prienai	Prienai Arena	1,500
7bet-Lietkabelis	Panevėžys	Cido/Kalnapilio Arena	5,950
Neptūnas	Klaipėda	Švyturys Arena	6,200
Nevėžis-OPTIBET	Kėdainiai	Kėdainiai Arena	2,200
Pieno žvaigždės	Pasvalys	Pieno žvaigždės Arena	1,500
Rytas	Vilnius	Jeep Arena	2,500
Šiauliai	Šiauliai	Šiauliai Arena	5,700
Uniclub Casino – Juventus	Utena	Utena Arena	2,000
Wolves	Alytus	Alytus Arena	5,500
Žalgiris	Kaunas	Žalgiris Arena	15,415
	Prienai	Prienai Arena	1,500
	Garliava	Garliava Sports and Culture Center [lt]	1,300

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Qualification or relegation
1	Žalgiris	33	28	5	2875	2406	+469	Advance to playoffs
2	Rytas	33	27	6	3070	2731	+339
3	Wolves	33	23	10	2851	2599	+252
4	7Bet–Lietkabelis	33	23	10	2834	2689	+145
5	Uniclub Casino – Juventus	33	18	15	2859	2853	+6
6	Cbet	33	18	15	2657	2663	−6
7	Neptūnas	33	16	17	2652	2722	−70
8	Nevėžis–Optibet	33	14	19	2860	2912	−52
9	Šiauliai	33	13	20	2744	2852	−108
10	Pieno žvaigždės	33	8	25	2632	2963	−331
11	Gargždai	33	6	27	2501	2785	−284
12	Labas Gas (R)	33	4	29	2613	2973	−360	Relegation to NKL

Home \ Away	LIE	JSK	GAR	PRI	NEP	NEV	PZV	RYT	SIA	JUV	WOL	ZAL
7Bet–Lietkabelis	—	86–84	82–73	74–86	80–73	111–108	86–74	79–70	94–103	91–71	92–96	66–74
—	85–72	—	81–75	73–81	—	95–90	—	—	—	—	87–85
Cbet	88–91	—	92–85	74–85	83–66	71–64	84–77	62–75	74–82	82–84	80–62	75–80
—	—	67–65	—	—	89–78	—	81–106	—	76–88	74–85	82–89
Gargždai	71–91	68–69	—	74–71	54–73	71–73	79–69	81–99	76–78	68–85	68–73	71–89
65–86	—	—	—	—	73–87	—	—	56–60	77–76	85–82	—
Labas Gas	77–96	74–80	68–95	—	92–99	86–98	89–92	66–89	63–81	68–92	78–88	66–91
—	69–72	90–77	—	84–94	—	85–91	86–97	—	—	—	57–94
Neptūnas	73–86	77–93	94–69	80–75	—	86–79	91–92	70–82	93–79	98–97	100–80	71–79
—	76–70	91–86	—	—	97–91	—	86–90	—	—	75–104	80–91
Nevėžis–Optibet	73–78	91–83	99–92	89–81	67–71	—	83–65	84–86	81–92	71–74	76–81	69–97
77–90	—	—	112–105	—	—	—	—	91–81	143–134	81–88	—
Pieno žvaigždės	71–77	90–92	97–92	115–110	91–85	84–93	—	72–107	75–76	80–87	71–90	59–92
—	98–100	89–78	—	78–87	98–88	—	75–104	—	—	—	61–88
Rytas	109–104	71–78	102–72	98–77	93–67	88–92	118–73	—	107–101	77–88	76–88	89–85
92–91	—	91–65	—	—	99–93	—	—	109–84	103–101	102–98	—
Šiauliai	85–88	85–89	92–99	97–89	61–60	95–107	81–65	80–85	—	85–92	107–102	75–93
80–89	73–84	—	114–87	87–89	—	95–89	—	—	—	—	—
Uniclub Casino – Juventus	87–84	88–78	92–90	94–76	95–77	84–85	93–77	88–90	85–84	—	81–86	67–78
91–93	—	—	86–90	85–83	—	84–81	—	89–80	—	—	—
Wolves	80–86	94–99	96–82	79–70	79–63	94–73	76–69	89–91	89–78	95–68	—	80–75
70–65	—	—	94–58	—	—	94–63	—	83–73	106–79	—	—
Žalgiris	85–77	76–80	86–74	86–80	77–46	93–75	84–61	94–100	96–60	109–76	90–85	—
—	—	96–70	—	—	95–89	—	81–75	84–60	92–78	71–65	—

Quarterfinals				Semifinals						Finals



Žalgiris	90	92	–

Nevėžis–Optibet	71	86	–
				Žalgiris	69	86	66	95	–

				7Bet–Lietkabelis	58	83	67	66	–
7Bet–Lietkabelis	85	77	101

Uniclub Casino – Juventus	73	86	99
										Žalgiris	108	71	95	68	97

										Rytas	93	94	80	69	87
Rytas	107	95	–

Neptūnas	99	91	–
				Rytas	82	82	90	–	–

				Cbet	74	67	85	–	–	Third place
Wolves	76	75	–

Cbet	80	80	–
										7Bet–Lietkabelis	80	88	63	75	84

										Cbet	89	87	82	55	72

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	Qualification or relegation
1	Žalgiris (C)	44	36	8	Already qualified to EuroLeague
2	Rytas	43	34	9	Qualification to Champions League regular season
3	7Bet–Lietkabelis	45	29	16	Qualification to EuroCup
4	Cbet	43	22	21	Qualification to Champions League qualifying rounds
5	Wolves	35	23	12	Qualification to EuroCup
6	Uniclub Casino – Juventus	36	19	17
7	Neptūnas	35	16	19
8	Nevėžis–Optibet	35	14	21
9	Šiauliai	33	13	20
10	Pieno žvaigždės	33	8	25
11	Gargždai	33	6	27
12	Labas Gas (R)	33	4	29	Relegation to NKL

2022–23 LKL season

Teams

Location and arenas

Regular season

League table

Results

Playoffs

Bracket

Final standings

Statistics

Average attendances

Individual statistics

Rating

Points

Rebounds

Assists

Other statistics

Individual game highs

Team statistics

Awards

Regular Season MVP

LKL Finals MVP

All-LKL Team

Coach of the Year

Breakthrough of the Year

Referee of the year

"Fair play" award for gentlemanliness in sport and life

Player of the month

Lithuanian clubs in European competitions

Lithuanian clubs in Regional competitions

References

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Pos	Team	Total	High	Low	Average	Change
1	Žalgiris	105,346	14,077	461	4,580	+99.2%^†
2	Lietkabelis	50,865	3,970	1,099	2,211	+15.7%^†
3	Wolves	33,513	3,957	1,145	1,971	n/a¹
4	Rytas	39,120	2,579	1,015	1,778	−16.8%^†
5	Šiauliai	28,007	5,037	991	1,750	−17.3%^†
6	Neptūnas	28,543	4,422	511	1,585	+65.6%^†
7	Cbet Jonava	26,844	2,200	631	1,278	+63.2%^†
8	Uniclub Casino – Juventus	21,618	2,632	723	1,271	+43.9%^†
9	Nevėžis-OPTIBET	15,126	2,195	450	889	+61.3%^†
10	Gargždai	10,719	1,313	294	669	+604.2%²
11	Labas GAS	8,030	1,100	155	472	+49.4%^†
12	Pieno žvaigždės	5,860	1,250	100	344	−0.3%^†
	League total	373,591	14,077	100	1,667	+34.5%^†

Rank	Name	Team	Games	Rating	PIR
1.	Ahmad Caver	Wolves	33	671	20.33
2.	Jeff Garrett	Cbet Jonava	43	822	19.12
3.	Martynas Echodas	Rytas	23	439	19.09

Rank	Name	Team	Games	Points	PPG
1.	Ahmad Caver	Wolves	33	564	17.09
2.	Deshawn Freeman	Nevėžis–OPTIBET	21	351	16.71
3.	Marcus Foster	Rytas	37	612	16.54

Rank	Name	Team	Games	Rebounds	RPG
1.	Austin Wiley	Neptūnas	23	205	8.91
2.	Giedrius Staniulis	Gargždai	26	198	7.62
3.	Tim Lambrecht	Nevėžis–OPTIBET	35	264	7.54

Rank	Name	Team	Games	Assists	APG
1.	Donatas Sabeckis	Šiauliai	31	217	7.00
2.	Žygimantas Janavičius	Neptūnas	32	192	6.03
3.	Ahmad Caver	Wolves	33	191	5.79

Category	Player	Team	Games	Average
Steals	Alex Hamilton	Uniclub Casino – Juventus	21	2.52
Blocks	Reggie Lynch	Uniclub Casino – Juventus	21	2.24
Turnovers	Joshua Newkirk	Gargždai	33	3.18
Fouls drawn	Artūrs Žagars	Nevėžis–OPTIBET	22	5.50
Minutes	Joshua Newkirk	Gargždai	33	32:41
FT %	Stefan Peno	Lietkabelis	24	94.12%
2-Point %	Laurynas Birutis	Žalgiris	42	75.46%
3-Point %	Kevarrius Hayes	Žalgiris	42	50.00%
3-Point %	Julius Jucikas	Pieno žvaigždės	20	50.00%

Category	Team	Average
Rating	Rytas	105.98
Points	Rytas	91.84
Rebounds	Rytas	37.88
Assists	Žalgiris	20.70
Steals	Cbet Jonava	8.93
Blocks	Neptūnas	3.23
Turnovers	Uniclub Casino – Juventus	15.78
FT %	Žalgiris	78.55%
2-Point %	Žalgiris	60.32%
3-Point %	Wolves	38.08%

Pos.	Player	Team	Source
PG	Ahmad Caver	Wolves	^[4]
SG	Marcus Foster	Rytas
SF	Jeffery Garrett	Cbet Jonava
PF	Martynas Echodas	Rytas
C	Laurynas Birutis	Žalgiris

Month	Player	Team	PIR	Source
2022
October	Jeff Garrett	Cbet Jonava	19.8	^[5]
November	Giedrius Staniulis	Gargždai	23.5	^[6]
December	Gytis Radzevičius	Rytas	25.7	^[7]
2023
January	Martynas Echodas	Rytas	27	^[8]
February	Deshawn Freeman	Nevėžis–OPTIBET	28	^[9]
March	Tim Lambrecht	Nevėžis–OPTIBET	31.5	^[10]
April	Tim Lambrecht	Nevėžis–OPTIBET	22.9	^[11]

Team	Competition	Progress
Žalgiris	EuroLeague	Playoffs
Lietkabelis	EuroCup	Eighthfinals
Rytas	Champions League	Round of 16
Šiauliai	Champions League	Qualifying rounds
Cbet Jonava	FIBA Europe Cup	Qualifying rounds
Wolves		Qualifying rounds

Team	Competition	Progress
Wolves	European North Basketball League	Runners-up
Šiauliai		Regular Season