2023–24 LKL season

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Season	2023–24
Duration	16 September 2023 – 9 May 2024; (Regular season); 12 May – 12 June 2024; (Playoffs)
Games played	191
Teams	12
Regular season
Season MVP	Ąžuolas Tubelis
Finals
Champions	Rytas (7th title)
Runners-up	Žalgiris
Third place	7Bet–Lietkabelis
Fourth place	Wolves Twinsbet
Finals MVP	Marcus Foster
Statistical leaders
Points
Points	Nick Ward
Rebounds	Giedrius Staniulis
Assists	Amit Ebo
Index Rating	Nick Ward
Records
Biggest home win	Rytas 113–64 Nevėžis–Optibet; (10 February 2024)
Biggest away win	Pieno žvaigždės 72–115 Šiauliai; (8 January 2024)
Highest scoring	Neptūnas 114–112 Žalgiris; (17 April 2024)
Winning streak	14 games; Žalgiris
Losing streak	14 games; Pieno žvaigždės
Highest attendance	13,791 ; Žalgiris 92–78 Rytas; (14 April 2024)
Lowest attendance	139 ; Pieno žvaigždės 77–116 Cbet; (1 May 2024)
Average attendance	2,176
Seasons
	← 2022–23 2024–25 →

The 2023–24 Lietuvos krepšinio lyga season, also called Betsafe–LKL for sponsorship reasons, was the 31st season of the top-tier level professional basketball league of Lithuania, the Lietuvos krepšinio lyga (LKL). Rytas won their seventh championship after defeating defending champions Žalgiris in the finals 3–1.

Season2023–24

Duration16 September 2023 – 9 May 2024
(Regular season)
12 May – 12 June 2024
(Playoffs)

Games played191

Teams12

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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
Rytas	Vilnius	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

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Qualification or relegation
1	Žalgiris	30	26	4	2647	2228	+419	Advance to playoffs
2	Rytas	30	24	6	2791	2410	+381
3	Wolves Twinsbet	30	22	8	2613	2397	+216
4	Uniclub Casino – Juventus	30	18	12	2624	2464	+160
5	7Bet–Lietkabelis	30	16	14	2538	2533	+5
6	Neptūnas	30	14	16	2541	2605	−64
7	Cbet	30	11^[a]	19	2454	2590	−136
8	M Basket-Delamode	30	11^[a]	19	2335	2530	−195
9	Nevėžis–Optibet	30	10	20	2525	2746	−221
10	Šiauliai	30	8	22	2456	2622	−166
11	Pieno žvaigždės	30	5	25	2469	2868	−399
12	Gargždai	0	0	0	0	0	0	Excluded

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	—	88–82	—	92–93	90–63	—	—	78–91	—	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	—	—	85–98	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	—	—	—	81–93	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	—	—	—	85–86	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
—	77–116	—	—	—	74–76	—	89–124	—	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
79–87	—	—	91–94	104–98	—	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
—	88–85	—	—	83–96	—	—	88–78	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	—	97–93
Žalgiris	69–63	86–69	—	103–75	76–88	102–98	78–68	97–94	89–74	101–63	79–55	—
83–77	101–57	—	95–68	112–114	102–78	97–77	92–78	92–69	92–62	93–97	—

Quarterfinals				Semifinals						Finals



Žalgiris	97	76	–

M Basket-Delamode	61	58	–
				Žalgiris	93	90	88	–	–

				7Bet–Lietkabelis	72	89	79	–	–
Uniclub Casino – Juventus	77	89	99

7Bet–Lietkabelis	84	88	100
										Žalgiris	88	94	91	87	–

										Rytas	89	104	81	88	–
Rytas	110	96	–

Cbet	77	90	–
				Rytas	85	113	86	86	92

				Wolves Twinsbet	96	75	78	97	86	Third place
Wolves Twinsbet	91	76	91

Neptūnas	84	95	80
										7Bet–Lietkabelis	86	73	91	98	–

										Wolves Twinsbet	84	81	84	87	–

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	Qualification or relegation
1	Rytas (C)	41	32	9	Qualification to Champions League regular season
2	Žalgiris	39	32	7	Already qualified to EuroLeague
3	7Bet–Lietkabelis	40	21	19	Qualification to EuroCup
4	Wolves Twinsbet	42	27	15	Qualification to EuroCup
5	Uniclub Casino – Juventus	33	19	14	Qualification to Champions League qualifying rounds
6	Neptūnas	33	15	18
7	Cbet	32	11	21
8	M Basket-Delamode	32	11	21
9	Nevėžis–Optibet	30	10	20
10	Šiauliai	30	8	22
11	Pieno žvaigždės	30	5	25
12	Gargždai	0	0	0	Excluded

2023–24 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

Breakthrough of the Year

Coach of the Year

All-LKL Team

Player of the month

LKL clubs in international competitions

Lithuanian clubs in regional competitions

References

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Pos	Team	Total	High	Low	Average	Change
1	Žalgiris	104,303	13,791	909	4,966	+8.4%^†
2	Rytas	75,282	9,149	1,597	3,764	+111.7%^†
3	Wolves Twinsbet	70,863	8,522	386	3,221	+63.4%^†
4	7Bet–Lietkabelis	45,242	5,251	959	2,262	+2.3%^†
5	Neptūnas	35,491	4,736	1,029	2,087	+31.7%^†
6	Šiauliai	29,419	5,507	898	1,838	+5.0%^†
7	Uniclub Casino – Juventus	22,797	2,496	663	1,424	+12.0%^†
8	Nevėžis–Optibet	15,295	2,279	639	1,092	+22.8%^†
9	Cbet	15,125	2,200	659	1,008	−21.1%^†
10	M Basket-Delamode	11,500	1,098	451	766	n/a¹
11	Gargždai	6,033	2,056	323	754	+12.7%^†
12	Pieno žvaigždės	5,795	1,200	139	413	+20.1%^†
	League total	428,719	13,791	139	2,176	+30.5%^†

Rank	Name	Team	Games	Rating	PIR
1.	Nick Ward	Gargždai	13	276	21.23
2.	Ąžuolas Tubelis	Neptūnas	26	529	20.35
3.	Kadeem Jack	Pieno žvaigždės	20	379	18.95

Rank	Name	Team	Games	Points	PPG
1.	Nick Ward	Gargždai	13	263	20.23
2.	Brandon Tabb	Pieno žvaigždės	16	309	19.31
3.	Ąžuolas Tubelis	Neptūnas	26	448	17.23

Rank	Name	Team	Games	Rebounds	RPG
1.	Giedrius Staniulis	M Basket-Delamode	34	286	8.41
2.	Francis Okoro	Nevėžis–Optibet	22	175	7.95
3.	Ąžuolas Tubelis	Neptūnas	26	187	7.19

Rank	Name	Team	Games	Assists	APG
1.	Amit Ebo	Nevėžis–Optibet	16	122	7.63
2.	Žygimantas Janavičius	Neptūnas	34	214	6.29
3.	L.J. Thorpe	Šiauliai	31	195	6.29

Category	Player	Team	Games	Average
Steals	Brandon Tabb	Pieno žvaigždės	16	2.75
Blocks	Tomaš Pavelka	Šiauliai	32	1.78
Turnovers	Amit Ebo	Nevėžis–Optibet	16	3.63
Fouls drawn	Nick Ward	Gargždai	13	6.54
Minutes	Strahinja Mićović	Cbet	29	32:20
FT %	Evaldas Šaulys	Uniclub Casino – Juventus	33	92.11%
2-Point %	Šarūnas Beniušis	Uniclub Casino – Juventus	34	76.19%
3-Point %	Deante Johnson	Pieno žvaigždės	29	62.50%

Category	Team	Average
Rating	Rytas	108.80
Points	Rytas	93.20
Rebounds	Rytas	40.05
Assists	Neptūnas	21.76
Steals	Uniclub Casino – Juventus	8.73
Blocks	Šiauliai	3.80
Turnovers	Pieno žvaigždės	14.80
FT %	Žalgiris	77.83%
2-Point %	Rytas	60.08%
3-Point %	Wolves Twinsbet	37.62%

Pos.	Player	Team	Source
PG	Scoochie Smith	Uniclub Casino – Juventus	^[8]
SG	Rasheed Sulaimon	Wolves Twinsbet
SF	Deividas Sirvydis	7Bet–Lietkabelis
PF	Ąžuolas Tubelis	Neptūnas
C	Laurynas Birutis	Žalgiris

Month	Player	Team	PIR	Source
2023
September	Gytis Masiulis	Rytas	24.5	^[9]
October	Nick Ward	Gargždai	27.7	^[10]
November	Brandon Tabb	Pieno žvaigždės	26.7	^[11]
December	Zane Waterman	Nevėžis–Optibet	24.5	^[12]
2024
January–February	Marcus Foster	Rytas	21.8	^[13]
March	Zane Waterman	Nevėžis–Optibet	27.4	^[14]
April	Amit Ebo	Nevėžis–Optibet	27.3	^[15]

Team	Competition	Progress	Result	W–L
Žalgiris	EuroLeague	Regular season	14th place out of 18 teams	14–20
7Bet–Lietkabelis	EuroCup	Regular season Group B	9th place out of 10 teams	7–11
Wolves Twinsbet	EuroCup	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
Rytas		Play-ins	Loss vs. Peristeri bwin	0–2
Cbet		Qualifying tournament 3	Loss vs. 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

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