2021–22 Latvian–Estonian Basketball League

Latvian–Estonian Basketball League
Award ceremony after final
Season2021–22
Duration1 October 2021 – 10 April 2022
Teams14
TV partner(s)TV4 (Previously Sportacentrs.com TV, all games to semi-final), LTV7 (Only final), Delfi TV
Regular season
Season MVP Kristaps Dārgais
Finals
Champions VEF Rīga
Runners-up Viimsi/Sportland
Third place PärnuSadam
Fourth place Ogre
Finals MVP Jalen Riley
Statistical leaders
Points Brandon Childress 23,9
Rebounds Demajeo Wiggins 10,6
Assists Jaron Martin 7,3
Index Rating Brandon Childress +23,4
Records
Biggest home winKalev/Cramo 113–55 Tallinna Kalev
(19 January 2022)
Biggest away winRakvere Tarvas 58–110 VEF Rīga
(11 February 2022)
Highest scoringLiepāja 105–100 Rakvere Tarvas
(2 October 2021)
Winning streak17 games
VEF Rīga
Losing streak17 games
Tallinna Kalev

The 2021–22 Latvian–Estonian Basketball League, known as Paf Latvian–Estonian Basketball League for sponsorship reasons, was the 4th season of the Latvian–Estonian Basketball League, the combined top basketball division of Latvia and Estonia.

The season began on 1 October 2021. Regular season ended on 26 March 2022. The play-off quarterfinal series were being played after the regular season but the champion was crowned in a Final Four tournament.[1]

Competition format

The regular season includes two rounds, followed by the quarter-finals and Final 4. The league’s management followed the development of the epidemiological situation in both countries and if necessary, the playoff system may be changed.[2] However, no changes were applied, except for some rescheduled regular season games.

Teams

14 teams, 8 from Estonia and 6 from Latvia, contested the league in the 2021–22 season.

Venues and locations

Location of the 2021–22 Latvian–Estonian Basketball League teams
Team Home city Arena Capacity
Avis Utilitas Rapla Rapla Sadolin Sports Hall 1000
Kalev/Cramo Tallinn Kalev Sports Hall 1870
Saku Suurhall 7200
Latvijas Universitāte Rīga Rimi Olympic Sports Center 830
Liepāja Liepāja Liepāja Olympic Center 2542
Ogre Ogre Ogre 1st Secondary School 500
Pärnu Sadam Pärnu Pärnu Sports Hall 1820
Rakvere Tarvas Rakvere Rakvere Sports Hall 2747
Tallinna Kalev Tallinn Sõle Sports Centre
Nord Cramo Sports Hall 980
TalTech Tallinn TalTech Sports Hall 1000
Tartu Ülikool Maks & Moorits Tartu University of Tartu Sports Hall 2600
Viimsi/Sportland Viimsi Karulaugu Spordikeskus 500
Valmiera Glass VIA Valmiera Vidzeme Olympic Center 1500
VEF Rīga Rīga Rimi Olympic Sports Center 830
Arena Riga 11 200
Ventspils Ventspils Ventspils Olympic Center 3085

Personnel and kits

Team Head coach Captain Kit manufacturer
Avis Utilitas Rapla Lluis Riera Sven Kaldre Spalding
Kalev/Cramo Roberts Štelmahers Martin Dorbek Nike
Latvijas Universitāte Guntis Endzels Edvards Mežulis Nike
Liepāja Artūrs Visockis-Rubenis Roberts Krastiņš Nike
Ogre Uldis Švēde Rinalds Sirsniņš Erreà
Pärnu Sadam Heiko Rannula Mihkel Kirves Nike
Rakvere Tarvas Martin Müürsepp Sten Saaremäel Spalding
Tallinna Kalev Brett Nõmm Mario Paiste Nike
TalTech Alar Varrak Oliver Metsalu Nike
Tartu Ülikool Maks & Moorits Nikolajs Mazurs Adomas Drungilas Spalding
KK Viimsi Valdo Lips Rain Veideman Nike
Valmiera Glass VIA Edmunds Valeiko Ervīns Jonāts Spalding
VEF Rīga Jānis Gailītis Artis Ate
Ventspils Gints Fogels Andrejs Šeļakovs Joma

Regular season

League table

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD PCT Qualification or relegation
1 VEF Rīga 26 23 3 2346 1808 +538 .885 Advance to playoffs
2 Kalev/Cramo 26 21 5 2189 1688 +501 .808
3 Ventspils 26 21 5 2163 1909 +254 .808
4 TalTech 26 18 8 2148 1970 +178 .692
5 Ogre 26 16 10 2125 2011 +114 .615
6 Viimsi 26 16 10 2020 2025 −5 .615
7 Pärnu Sadam 26 15 11 2137 1986 +151 .577
8 Tartu Ülikool Maks & Moorits 26 12 14 1945 2035 −90 .462
9 Avis Utilitas Rapla 26 12 14 2164 2200 −36 .462
10 Valmiera Glass VIA 26 8 18 1925 2101 −176 .308
11 Latvijas Universitāte 26 6 20 1809 2047 −238 .231
12 Liepāja 26 5 21 1973 2186 −213 .192
13 Rakvere Tarvas 26 5 21 1900 2315 −415 .192
14 Tallinna Kalev 26 4 22 1763 2326 −563 .154
Updated to match(es) played on 26 March 2022. Source: estlatbl.com


Results

Home \ Away KAL LIE LUN OGR PAR RAK RAP TCH TLU TRT VEF VEN VII VLM
Kalev/Cramo — 87–62 69–67 94–69 66–79 94–65 92–66 93–63 113–55 86–36 76–93 81–55 80–67 97–66
Liepāja 59–78 — 72–77 94–83 84–70 105–100 61–63 80–81 79–80 83–86 77–83 73–98 66–74 80–82
Latvijas Universitāte 58–68 89–68 — 63–82 79–99 64–61 61–92 79–89 92–64 80–77 72–94 71–94 57–67 68–60
Ogre 76–64 90–76 93–79 — 74–71 95–75 107–84 77–65 106–80 85–66 59–83 69–78 100–77 81–87
Pärnu Sadam 78–79 79–68 80–56 83–78 — 105–74 78–83 60–61 98–72 76–66 77–80 94–79 74–82 94–71
Rakvere Tarvas 65–93 79–86 91–79 57–72 61–95 — 88–91 62–92 91–83 91–89 58–110 67–99 69–89 86–81
Avis Utilitas Rapla 61–85 105–69 84–74 86–88 107–79 90–85 — 95–78 87–96 78–83 52–99 82–94 95–97 93–77
TalTech 53–71 87–81 94–62 103–73 91–73 106–60 82–73 — 92–67 92–76 88–102 102–90 70–88 78–76
Tallinna Kalev 62–90 74–97 74–67 52–97 57–84 80–81 64–78 53–84 — 73–81 66–93 64–103 75–97 89–69
Tartu Ülikool Maks & Moorits 64–92 78–71 67–53 75–81 82–77 70–67 94–98 68–81 77–62 — 64–95 83–63 65–82 75–61
VEF Rīga 86–84 102–71 79–59 96–84 92–95 94–52 96–69 83–75 97–51 86–93 — 93–57 94–60 73–55
Ventspils 75–68 94–71 68–59 77–57 81–72 89–67 91–81 86–71 93–54 69–62 87–81 — 100–70 83–80
Viimsi 49–97 81–69 85–74 67–74 82–83 84–73 91–84 71–76 87–62 88–75 64–87 67–80 — 73–70
Valmiera Glass VIA 59–92 86–71 76–70 79–75 81–84 80–75 91–87 71–94 93–54 65–93 63–75 70–80 76–81 —
Updated to match(es) played on 26 March 2022. Source: estlatbl.com
Legend: Blue = home team win; Red = away team win.
Matches with lighter background shading were decided after overtime.

Play-offs

In quarter-finals teams play against each other must win two games to win the series. Quarter-finals started on 29 March and ended on 4 April, with three of four winners being teams without home-court advantage. Semi-finals and final in a Final Four format was held on 9–10 April at the Arēna Rīga in Rīga, Latvia.

Quarter-finals

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
VEF Rīga 2–0 Tartu Ülikool Maks & Moorits 91–57 88–85 OT
Kalev/Cramo 0–2 Pärnu Sadam 60–67 57–76
BK Ventspils 0–2 KK Viimsi 63–70 77–79 OT
TalTech/Optibet 0–2 BK Ogre 77–89 69–85

Games

29 March 2022 Kalev/Cramo 60–67 Pärnu Sadam Tallinn
19:00 (EET) Scoring by quarter: 24–20, 13–18, 13–14, 10–13
Pts: Siliņš 25
Rebs: Murphy 9
Asts: Jackson 6 		Box Score Pts: Barnies 18
Rebs: Kirves 13
Asts: Post 2 		Arena: Kalev Sports Hall
Attendance: 354
Referees: Tanel Suslov, Mihkel Männiste, Rainis Värv
29 March 2022 VEF Rīga 91–57 Tartu Ülikool Maks & Moorits Rīga
19:30 (EET) Scoring by quarter: 23–19, 19–11, 23–16, 26–11
Pts: Madsen 23
Rebs: Gromovs 9
Asts: Zoriks 7 		Box Score Pts: Drungilas 14
Rebs: Drungilas 6
Asts: Rosenthal 4 		Arena: Rimi Olympic Center
Attendance: 600
Referees: Oskars Lucis, Andris Aunkrogers, Gatis Saliņš
30 March 2022 TalTech/Optibet 77–89 BK Ogre Tallinn
19:00 (EET) Scoring by quarter: 19–26, 27–21, 15–19, 16–23
Pts: Childress 18
Rebs: Metsalu 9
Asts: Childress, Sokk, Ilves 3 		Box Score Pts: Sirsniņš 22
Rebs: Dārgais 13
Asts: Sirsniņš 7 		Arena: TalTech Sports Hall
Attendance: 461
Referees: Mihkel Männiste, Mart Uuehendrik, Hendrik Laas
31 March 2022 BK Ventspils 63–70 Viimsi/Sportland Ventspils
19:00 (EET) Scoring by quarter: 16–18, 16–15, 23–22, 8–15
Pts: Majauskas 19
Rebs: Sīpoliņš 11
Asts: Thomas 6 		Box Score Pts: Robersons 15
Rebs: Zaķis 11
Asts: Harris 5 		Arena: Ventspils Olympic Center
Attendance: 1100
Referees: Mārtiņš Kozlovskis, Einārs Tukišs, Elvis Binders-Čoders
1 April 2022 Tartu Ülikool Maks & Moorits 85–88(OT) VEF Rīga Tartu
18:00 (EET) Scoring by quarter: 36–19, 7–19, 19–20, 18–22, Overtime: 5–8
Pts: Huggins 19
Rebs: Wembi 8
Asts: Wembi, Elksnis 5 		Box Score Pts: Madsen 24
Rebs: Gromovs 9
Asts: Curry 6 		Arena: University of Tartu Sports Hall
Attendance: 721
Referees: Aare Halliko, Rain Peerandi, Aleksei Mohov
2 April 2022 Pärnu Sadam 76–57 Kalev/Cramo Pärnu
17:00 (EET) Scoring by quarter: 13–15, 23–16, 18–6, 22–17
Pts: Gilbert 18
Rebs: Kirves 12
Asts: Gilbert 6 		Box Score Pts: Hermet 13
Rebs: Nurger 7
Asts: Dorbek 7 		Arena: Pärnu Sports Hall
Attendance: 850
Referees: Aare Halliko, Alex Talisainen, Ivo Kitsing
2 April 2022 BK Ogre 85–69 TalTech/Optibet Ogre
17:00 (EET) Scoring by quarter: 19–20, 25–13, 22–12, 19–24
Pts: Jucikas, Zēbergs 13
Rebs: Jucikas 10
Asts: Sirsniņš 9 		Box Score Pts: Metsalu 17
Rebs: Keedus, Metsalu, Kajupank 5
Asts: Ilves 5 		Arena: Ogres 1. vidusskola
Referees: Kristaps Konstantinovs, Ritvars Helmšteins, Mārcis Senkēvičs
3 April 2022 Viimsi/Sportland 79–77(OT) BK Ventspils Viimsi
17:00 (EET) Scoring by quarter: 19–19, 133–18, 21–15, 17–18, Overtime: 9–7
Pts: Zaķis 20
Rebs: Lips 9
Asts: Harris, Veideman 4 		Box Score Pts: Ausējs 18
Rebs: Sīpoliņš 8
Asts: Thomas, Ķilps 3 		Arena: Karulaugu Spordikeskus
Attendance: 700
Referees: Tanel Suslov, Mart Uuehendrik, Ranno Konks

Final Four

Final Four was held on 9–10 April at the Arēna Rīga in Rīga, Latvia.

Semifinals
9 April 		Final
April 10
      
1 VEF Rīga 116
5 BK Ogre 55
1 VEF Rīga 95
6 Viimsi/Sportland 64
7 Pärnu Sadam 81
6 Viimsi/Sportland 83 Bronze medal game
April 10
5 BK Ogre 77
7 Pärnu Sadam 84

Semi-finals

9 April 2022 VEF Rīga 116–55 Ogre Rīga, Latvia
16:00 (EET) Scoring by quarter: 26–9, 31–19, 31–4, 28–23
Pts: Riley 23
Rebs: Hammonds 6
Asts: Zotov 8 		Box Score Pts: Antrops 9
Rebs: Blaus 5
Asts: Sirsniņš, Zēbergs, Blaus 2 		Arena: Arēna Rīga
Attendance: 1257
Referees: Aare Halliko, Tanel Suslov, Ritvars Helmšteins
9 April 2022 Viimsi 83–81 Pärnu Sadam Rīga, Latvia
19:00 (EET) Scoring by quarter: 17–18, 24–24, 13–16, 29–23
Pts: Roberson 19
Rebs: Lips 13
Asts: Veideman 7 		Pts: Barnies 19
Rebs: Barnies 8
Asts: Alterique Gilbert 6 		Arena: Arēna Rīga
Attendance: 1056
Referees: Andris Aunkrogers, Kristaps Konstantinovs, Einārs Tukišs

Third place game

10 April 2022 Ogre 77–84 Pärnu Sadam Rīga, Latvia
14:00 (EET) Scoring by quarter: 16–21, 18–27, 20–14, 23–22
Pts: Nixon 20
Rebs: Zēbergs, Dārgais 6
Asts: Sirsniņš 8 		Box Score Pts: Valge 30
Rebs: Valeika 7
Asts: Post 6 		Arena: Arēna Rīga
Attendance: 1698
Referees: Aare Halliko, Mārtiņš Kozlovskis, Tanel Suslov

Final

10 April 2022 VEF Rīga 95–64 Viimsi/Sportland Rīga, Latvia
17:00 (EET) Scoring by quarter: 27–12, 23–20, 17–20, 28–12
Pts: Riley 20
Rebs: Madsen 9
Asts: Zoriks 6 		Pts: Jurkatamm, Roberson 17
Rebs: Roberson 11
Asts: Laane, Harris 4 		Arena: Arēna Rīga
Attendance: 3972
Referees: Oļegs Latiševs, Rauno Peerandi, Kristaps Konstantinovs

Statistics

As of April 10, 2022.[3]

Points

Rank Name Team PPG
1. Brandon Childress TalTech/Optibet 23.9
2. Jaron Martin Avis Utilitas Rapla 20.6
3. Demajeo Wiggins Avis Utilitas Rapla 15.9
4. Darryl Tucker Avis Utilitas Rapla 15.9
5. Jānis Kaufmanis Valmiera Glass ViA 15.6

Rebounds

Rank Name Team RPG
1. Demajeo Wiggins Avis Utilitas Rapla 10.6
2. Darryl Tucker Avis Utilitas Rapla 9.5
3. Kristaps Dārgais BK Ogre 9.4
4. Emmanuel Wembi Tartu Ülikool Maks & Moorits 8.9
5. Zigmārs Raimo Liepāja 8.7

Assists

Rank Name Team APG
1. Jaron Martin Avis Utilitas Rapla 7.3
2. Brandon Childress TalTech/Optibet 6.6
3. Aleksa Nikolić Rakvere Tarvas 6.2
4. Rinalds Sirsniņš BK Ogre 6.0
5. Kristers Zoriks VEF Rīga 5.7

Awards

Regular season MVP

Player Team Ref.
Kristaps Dārgais BK Ogre [4]

Final Four MVP

Player Team Ref.
Jalen Riley VEF Rīga [5]

Final Four All Star Five

Pos. Player Team
PG Jalen Riley VEF Rīga
PG Vitaliy Zotov VEF Rīga
SG Robert Valge Pärnu Sadam
PF Alexander Madsen VEF Rīga
C Tyler Roberson Viimsi/Sportland

MVP of the Month

Month Player Team Ref.
2021
October Mikk Jurkatamm TalTech/Optibet [6]
November Ronalds Zaķis Viimsi/Sportland [7]
December Jaron Martin Avis Utilitas Rapla [8]
2022
January Jānis Kaufmanis Valmiera Glass ViA [9]
February Brandon Childress TalTech/Optibet [10]
March Kristaps Dārgais BK Ogre [11]

Estonian and Latvian clubs in European competitions

Team Competition Progress
VEF Rīga Champions League Regular season (2–4) & Play-in (0–2)
Kalev/Cramo Champions League Regular season (2–4)
Pärnu Sadam FIBA Europe Cup Qualifying Round (1–1)

Local Leagues

After the conclusion of season, each country played its own national championship play-offs. On May 19, VEF Rīga won its 9th Latvian championship. On May 26, Pärnu Sadam won their first ever Estonian championship

See also

References

  1. ^ "Ziņas – Final 4 turnīrs notiks 9. un 10. aprīlī "Arēnā Rīga"; basket.lv sākas biļešu tirdzniecība". www.estlatbl.com.
  2. ^ "14 teams have applied for the 4th Pafbet Latvian-Estonian Basketball League Championship". estlatbl.com. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
  3. ^ "Players TOP". www.estlatbl.com.
  4. ^ "Paf League – 🔵⚪️ Kristaps Dārgais – your fans got you! We asked our fans to vote for the regular season MVP and BK Ogre leader had the majority out of three more candidates!👑 Dārgais averaged 10.8 points, 9.8 rebounds, 4.6 assists with efficiency 20! | Facebook". www.facebook.com.
  5. ^ "VEF pārliecinoši uzveic "Viimsi", ar trešo piegājienu triumfējot LAT-EST līgā". 10 April 2022.
  6. ^ "MIKK JURKATAMM – MVP of October 2021". Latvian-Estonian Basketball League. 4 November 2021.
  7. ^ "RONALDS ZAKIS – MVP of November 2021". Latvian-Estonian Basketball League. 7 December 2021.
  8. ^ "JARON MARTIN – MVP of December 2021". Latvian-Estonian Basketball League. 10 January 2022.
  9. ^ "Most Valuable Player in January – VALMIERA GLASS VIA Basketbols leader Janis Kaufmanis!". Latvian-Estonian Basketball League. 8 February 2022.
  10. ^ "BRANDON CHILDRESS – MVP of February 2022". Latvian-Estonian Basketball League. 10 March 2022.
  11. ^ "MVP of March – Mr. Slam-dunk King Kristaps Dārgais himself". Latvian-Estonian Basketball League. 1 April 2022.
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