2023–24 Latvian–Estonian Basketball League

Paf Latvian–Estonian Basketball League1
Final game between Kalev and Prometey
Season2023–24
Duration21 September 2023 – 20 April 2024
Games played240 + playoffs
Teams16
TV partner(s)Delfi, Inspira, Sportacentrs.com, TV4, Best4Sport TV, LTV7[1]
Finals
Champions BC Prometey
Runners-up BC Kalev/Cramo
Third place VEF Rīga
Fourth place BK Ventspils
Finals MVP Gian Clavell
Statistical leaders
Points Ishmael El-Amin 19.97
Rebounds Arnaldo Toro 12.12
Assists Siim-Markus Post 8.00
Index Rating Artem Kovalov +24.16
Records
Biggest home winBC Kalev/Cramo 106–51 BK Ogre
(10 November 2023)
Biggest away winTallinn Kalev/SNABB 52–110 BC Prometey
(5 January 2024)
Highest scoringBK Ventspils 116–87 Keila Coolbet
(12 January 2024)
Winning streak24 games
BC Kalev/Cramo
Losing streak17 games
Tallinn Kalev/SNABB
Highest attendance5,908 BC Kalev/Cramo 80-65 BC Prometey
(6 January 2024)
1 Sponsored league name, referring to Paf.

The 2023–24 Latvian–Estonian Basketball League, known as Paf Latvian–Estonian Basketball League for sponsorship reasons, was the sixth season of the Latvian–Estonian Basketball League, the premier basketball competition for men's teams in Latvia and Estonia.

Change of play-off format

For the first time in league history play-off format changed. Quarterfinals are still to be played in the best-of-three series, however there will be no Final Four tournament anymore. Instead, semifinals are to be played in the best-of-three format. Bronze and gold medals will be played out in one game, host team being the one that was higher in the final standings of the regular season.

Teams

A total of 16 teams are participating in the 2023–24 edition of the league, including the newly established Rīgas Zeļļi. However Rakvere Tarvas left the league. For the second consecutive season, the league is also joined by Ukrainian team BC Prometey, who are the defending champions.[2][3] Estonian teams with games against each other started the season one week earlier, because of Latvian national team participated in the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup, and coaches from many Latvian teams were involved in the national team coaching staff.

Venues and locations

Location of teams in 2023–24 Latvian–Estonian Basketball League
Team Home city Arena Capacity
AVIS UTILITAS Rapla Rapla Sadolin Sports Hall 958[4]
BC Kalev/Cramo Tallinn Unibet Arena 7,200[5]
Kalev Sports Hall 1,700[6]
BC Prometey Riga Arena Riga 11,200
Rimi Olympic Sports Center 830
BK Liepāja Liepāja Liepāja Olympic Center 2,542
BK Ogre Ogre Arēna Ogre 1,700
BK Ventspils Ventspils Ventspils Olympic Center 3,085
Keila Coolbet Keila Keila Health Center 800[7]
Latvijas Universitāte Riga Rimi Olympic Sports Center 830
Pärnu Sadam Pärnu Pärnu Sports Hall 1,820[8]
Rīgas Zeļļi Riga Arena Riga 11,200
Daugava Sports Hall
Salaspils Sporta nams
Mārupes Sporta centrs
Sporta komplekss Cēsis 1,080
Tallinn Kalev/SNABB Tallinn Nord Cramo Sports Hall 980[9]
TalTech/OPTIBET TalTech Sports Hall 1,000[10]
Tartu Ülikool Maks & Moorits Tartu University of Tartu Sports Hall 2,600[11]
Valmiera GLASS VIA Valmiera Vidzeme Olympic Center 1,500
VEF Rīga Riga Rimi Olympic Sports Center 830
Viimsi Haabneeme Forus Sports Center 500[12]

Personnel and sponsorship

Team Head coach Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
AVIS UTILITAS Rapla Brett Nõmm Martin Paasoja Spalding Avis, Utilitas, Hepa
BC Kalev/Cramo Heiko Rannula Martin Dorbek Nike Unibet, Cramo
BC Prometey Ronen Ginzburg Illia Sydorov Nike DMart.
BK Liepāja Artūrs Visockis-Rubenis Kristaps Miglinieks Nike CleanR Grupa
BK Ogre Uldis Švēde Kristaps Dārgais Nike Steel
BK Ventspils Gints Fogels Artūrs Ausējs Joma Kurekss Ltd.
Keila Coolbet Peep Pahv Denis Krestinin Nike Coolbet[13]
Latvijas Universitāte Gunārs Gailītis Edvards Lucis Nike Evolution, University of Latvia
Pärnu Sadam Gert Kullamäe Troy Barnies Nike Betsafe, Port of Pärnu
Rīgas Zeļļi Juris Umbraško Uģis Pinete Nike Betsafe
Tallinn Kalev/SNABB Kalle Klandorf Mario Paiste Nike SNABB
TalTech/OPTIBET Alar Varrak Oliver Metsalu Nike Optibet
Tartu Ülikool Maks & Moorits Gundars Vētra Rain Veideman Ballzy Maks & Moorits
Valmiera Glass VIA Nikolajs Mazurs Edmunds Elksnis Nike Valmiera Glass
VEF Rīga Jānis Gailītis Dairis Bertāns Adidas LVBET
Viimsi Valdo Lips Oliver Suurorg Nike Viimsi

Regular season

League table

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD PCT Qualification
1 BC Kalev/Cramo 30 29 1 2597 2079 +518 .967 Qualification to playoffs
2 BC Prometey 30 26 4 2688 2032 +656 .867
3 VEF Rīga 30 24 6 2569 2161 +408 .800
4 BK Ventspils 30 20 10 2737 2543 +194 .667
5 Tartu Ülikool Maks & Moorits 30 19 11 2262 2082 +180 .633
6 Rīgas Zeļļi 30 18 12 2372 2214 +158 .600
7 BK Ogre 30 17 13 2407 2314 +93 .567
8 Pärnu Sadam 30 15 15 2324 2314 +10 .500
9 TalTech/OPTIBET 30 14 16 2378 2422 −44 .467
10 AVIS UTILITAS Rapla 30 12 18 2239 2337 −98 .400
11 BK Liepāja 30 11 19 2347 2446 −99 .367
12 Keila Coolbet 30 10 20 2373 2584 −211 .333
13 Valmiera GLASS VIA 30 9 21 2232 2484 −252 .300
14 Latvijas Universitāte 30 6 24 2059 2504 −445 .200
15 Viimsi 30 6 24 2048 2551 −503 .200
16 Tallinn Kalev/SNABB 30 4 26 2103 2668 −565 .133
Source: EstLatBL.com

Results

Home \ Away RAP KAL BCP BKL OGR BKV KEI LAT PAR ZEL TKL TCH TRT VIA VEF VMS
AVIS UTILITAS Rapla — 67–71 61–102 98–89 72–61 72–76 86–94 71–63 81–89 68–89 72–78 80–79 79–78 76–83 71–85 85–64
BC Kalev/Cramo 82–54 — 80–65 91–69 106–51 81–60 92–79 89–78 78–77 73–65 98–51 81–63 74–71 108–68 73–66 82–61
BC Prometey 90–66 103–72 — 103–70 76–85 86–77 113–59 81–47 101–74 92–79 107–62 101–71 93–71 91–77 70–66 106–61
BK Liepāja 72–65 90–93 70–83 — 75–61 70–90 99–88 92–70 75–65 84–81 87–63 68–81 78–84 83–74 78–85 73–76
BK Ogre 75–77 67–78 68–91 86–62 — 105–99 89–65 78–65 93–72 75–87 101–73 89–56 65–80 76–66 74–94 88–71
BK Ventspils 88–78 88–110 94–96 96–102 84–78 — 116–87 103–81 91–84 100–92 93–66 101–90 92–63 106–64 68–107 97–90
Keila Coolbet 75–86 71–115 74–89 97–89 80–71 93–103 — 95–72 88–93 71–78 83–74 81–86 80–73 77–80 72–77 82–80
Latvijas Universitāte 54–72 56–104 60–106 68–69 64–78 71–97 79–74 — 56–77 59–88 87–60 60–86 68–98 87–82 72–85 84–71
Pärnu Sadam 66–61 70–100 49–80 83–79 73–82 77–80 83–66 93–63 — 69–64 104–63 92–70 84–82 68–70 78–88 79–63
Rīgas Zeļļi 77–78 71–75 65–91 81–79 75–83 89–86 77–56 87–62 85–81 — 78–50 81–51 59–56 87–78 93–86 81–64
Tallinn Kalev/SNABB 76–82 66–84 52–110 85–77 88–100 80–94 91–101 75–83 75–82 64–89 — 73–82 63–77 87–79 66–92 56–69
TalTech/OPTIBET 86–79 64–67 24 Mar 89–68 90–93 100–98 83–72 73–81 75–77 72–89 105–74 — 83–87 99–81 80–78 96–59
Tartu Ülikool Maks & Moorits 71–61 63–77 20–0 78–63 82–76 83–88 77–73 90–71 88–78 63–56 87–71 65–73 — 93–71 74–72 76–24
Valmiera GLASS VIA 77–75 79–86 71–91 65–88 73–94 74–92 80–90 67–53 61–56 71–78 96–62 78–67 61–69 — 85–105 68–60
VEF Rīga 80–78 76–82 83–76 86–76 81–74 99–76 81–60 79–74 80–64 98–77 94–64 95–59 88–73 84–71 — 96–46
Viimsi 67–88 70–95 67–91 78–73 59–91 75–104 72–90 84–71 76–87 79–74 75–95 70–88 61–90 96–82 57–83 —
Source: EstLatBL.com
Legend: Blue = home team win; Red = away team win.
Matches with lighter background shading were decided after overtime.

Playoffs

Quarterfinals

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg 3rd leg
BC Kalev/Cramo 2–0 Pärnu Sadam 83–77 77-63
BC Prometey 2–0 BK Ogre 97–82 90-82
VEF Rīga 2–0 Rīgas Zeļļi 87–72 94–87
BK Ventspils 2–1 Tartu Ülikool Maks & Moorits 103–69 69–82 103–83

BC Kalev/Cramo vs. Pärnu Sadam

29 March 2024 BC Kalev/Cramo 83–77
(Series: 1–0) 		Pärnu Sadam Tallinn
19:00 (GMT) Scoring by quarter: 13–30, 25–12, 25–18, 20–17
Pts: Suarez 17
Rebs: Hermet 11
Asts: Böckler 3 		Box Score Pts: Valge 21
Rebs: Tamm 7
Asts: Post 9 		Arena: Kalev Sports Hall
Attendance: 827
Referees: A. Halliko, M. Männiste, I. Kelement
1 April 2024 Pärnu Sadam 63–77
(Series: 0–2) 		BC Kalev/Cramo Pärnu
19:00 (GMT) Scoring by quarter: 16–18, 19–18, 13–17, 15–24
Pts: Valge 17
Rebs: Dijkstra 9
Asts: Post 10 		Box Score Pts: Suarez 20
Rebs: Suarez 11
Asts: 3 players 4 		Arena: Pärnu Sports Hall
Attendance: 1,047
Referees: R. Peerandi, H. Laas, R. Kobin

BC Prometey vs. BK Ogre

30 March 2024 BC Prometey 97–82
(Series: 1–0) 		BK Ogre Riga
17:00 (GMT) Scoring by quarter: 20–20, 27–19, 28–21, 22–22
Pts: March 18
Rebs: Balvín, March 9
Asts: Sydorov 5 		Box Score Pts: Misters 17
Rebs: Misters 7
Asts: Dārgais 6 		Arena: Rimi Olympic Sports Center
Attendance: 316
3 April 2024 BK Ogre 82–90
(Series: 0-2) 		BC Prometey Ogre
19:00 (GMT) Scoring by quarter: 23–25, 19–22, 21–20, 19–23
Pts: Dārgais 19
Rebs: Dārgais 13
Asts: Dārgais 6 		Box Score Pts: Balvín 16
Rebs: Balvín 8
Asts: March 4 		Arena: Arēna Ogre
Attendance: 948
Referees: R.Helmšteins, A.Petrovs, M.Visočanskis

VEF Rīga vs. Rīgas Zeļļi

29 March 2024 VEF Rīga 87–72
(Series: 1–0) 		Rīgas Zeļļi Riga
19:00 (GMT) Scoring by quarter: 21–15, 14–18, 20–20, 32–19
Pts: Whittington 26
Rebs: Toro Barea, Whittington 11
Asts: Lottie 5 		Box Score Pts: Hunter 17
Rebs: Hunter 8
Asts: Viksne 5 		Arena: Rimi Olympic Center
Attendance: 796
1 April Rīgas Zeļļi 87–94
(Series: 0–2) 		VEF Rīga Riga
18:00 (GMT) Scoring by quarter: 24–20, 19–25, 19–25, 25–24
Pts: Skuja 32
Rebs: Kamaka Hepa 7
Asts: Skuja 9 		Box Score Pts: Pipes 26
Rebs: Toro Barea 7
Asts: Lottie, Whittington 4 		Arena: Daugava Sports Hall
Attendance: 665

BK Ventspils vs. Tartu Ülikool Maks & Moorits

29 March 2024 BK Ventspils 103–69
(Series: 1–0) 		Tartu Ülikool Maks & Moorits Ventspils
17:00 (GMT) Scoring by quarter: 27–12, 26–19, 17–20, 33–18
Pts: Vasiljević 18
Rebs: Jaunzems 10
Asts: Birkāns 6 		Box Score Pts: Rosenthal 15
Rebs: Eelmäe 6
Asts: Rosenthal, Harris 4 		Arena: Ventspils Olympic Center
Attendance: 810
3 April 2024 Tartu Ülikool Maks & Moorits 82–69
(Series: 1-1) 		BK Ventspils Tartu
19:00 (GMT) Scoring by quarter: 18–19, 23–18, 24–18, 17–14
Pts: Rosenthal 24
Rebs: Rozītis 10
Asts: Rosenthal 4 		Box Score Pts: El-Amin 17
Rebs: Francis 10
Asts: Birkāns 5 		Arena: University of Tartu Sports Hall
Attendance: 756
Referees: O. Latisevs, I. Kitsing, M. Senkevics
5 April 2024 BK Ventspils 103–83
(Series: 2–1) 		Tartu Ülikool Maks & Moorits Ventspils
19:00 (GMT) Scoring by quarter: 21–18, 25–14, 30–18, 27–23
Pts: Jaunzems 35
Rebs: Vasiljević 10 		Box Score Pts: Kitsing 15
Rebs: Mālmanis 7
Asts: Rosenthal, Harris 6 		Arena: Ventspils Olympic Center
Attendance: 1,230

Semifinals

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg 3rd leg
BC Kalev/Cramo 2–1 BK Ventspils 91–65 70–85 84–73
BC Prometey 2–0 VEF Rīga 76–66 87–66

BC Kalev/Cramo vs. BK Ventspils

9 April 2024 BC Kalev/Cramo 91–65
(Series: 1–0) 		BK Ventspils Tallinn
19:30 (GMT) Scoring by quarter: 30–21, 19–22, 17–7, 25-15
Pts: Suarez, Shungu 20
Rebs: Suarez 10
Asts: Kaukiainen 5 		Box Score Pts: Jaunzems, Zaķis 15
Rebs: Jaunzems 12
Asts: Jaunzems 5 		Arena: Kalev Sports Hall
Attendance: 1,003
Referees: A. Aunkrogers, M. Männiste, E. Tukiss
12 April 2024 BK Ventspils 85–70
(Series: 1-1) 		BC Kalev/Cramo Ventspils
19:00 (GMT) Scoring by quarter: 21-15, 28-18, 15-18, 21-19
Pts: Ausējs 21
Rebs: Vasiljevic 11
Asts: Birkāns 6 		Box Score Pts: Hermet 17
Rebs: Suarez 14
Asts: 4 players 2 		Arena: Ventspils Olympic Center
Attendance: 1,080
Referees: R. Vark, R. Helmšteins, H. Laas
16 April 2024 BC Kalev/Cramo 84–73
(Series: 2–1) 		BK Ventspils Tallinn
19:30 (GMT) Scoring by quarter: 13–16, 19–18, 26–18, 26–19
Pts: Shungu 26
Rebs: Nurger, Suarez 7
Asts: Dorbek 7 		Box Score Pts: El-Amin 18
Rebs: Jaunzems 7
Asts: Jaunzems 5 		Arena: Kalev Sports Hall
Attendance: 1,213
Referees: A. Halliko, R. Helmsteins, E. Tukiss

BC Prometey vs. VEF Rīga

10 April 2024 BC Prometey 76–66
(Series: 1–0) 		VEF Rīga Riga
19:00 (GMT) Scoring by quarter: 19–17, 22–18, 20–14, 15–17
Pts: Sydorov, Odiase 15
Rebs: Kennedy 8
Asts: Clavell 6 		Box Score Pts: Pipes 23
Rebs: Toro Barea 10
Asts: Pipes 8 		Arena: Rimi Olympic Sports Center
Attendance: 543
14 April 2024 VEF Rīga 66–87
(Series: 0–2) 		BC Prometey Riga
19:00 (GMT) Scoring by quarter: 19–15, 16-17, 7–25, 24–30
Pts: Whittington 24
Rebs: Toro Barea 11
Asts: Pipes 4 		Box Score Pts: Tkachenko 15
Rebs: Odiase 7
Asts: Sanon 4 		Arena: Rimi Olympic Sports Center
Attendance: 1,038

Third place game

19 April 2024 VEF Rīga 84–76 BK Ventspils Riga
19:00 (GMT) Scoring by quarter: 25–22, 18–17, 19–17, 22–20
Pts: Pipes 25
Rebs: Toro Barea 17
Asts: Blūms 6 		Box Score Pts: Ausējs 26
Rebs: 3 players, 5
Asts: El-Amin 5 		Arena: Rimi Olympic Sports Center
Attendance: 917

Final

20 April 2024 BC Kalev/Cramo 83–91 BC Prometey Tallinn
19:30 (GMT) Scoring by quarter: 25-29, 26-14, 9-23, 23-25
Pts: Hermet 27
Rebs: Hermet 9
Asts: Shungu 8 		Box Score Pts: Clavell 26
Rebs: Kennedy 12
Asts: Sanon 6 		Arena: Unibet Arena
Attendance: 3,847
Referees: R.Peerandi, K.Konstantinovs, G.Saliņš

Bracket

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Finals
         
1 Kalev/Cramo 2
8 Pärnu Sadam 0
1 Kalev/Cramo 2
4 BK Ventspils 1
4 BK Ventspils 2
5 Tartu Ülikool Maks & Moorits 1
1 Kalev/Cramo 83
2 BC Prometey 91
2 BC Prometey 2
7 BK Ogre 0
2 BC Prometey 2 Third place
3 VEF Rīga 0
3 VEF Rīga 2 3 VEF Rīga 84
6 Rīgas Zeļļi 0 4 BK Ventspils 76

Awards

MVP of the Month

Month Player Team Ref.
2023
October Kasper Suurorg TalTech/OPTIBET [14]
November Linards Jaunzems BK Ventspils [15]
December Märt Rosenthal Tartu Ülikool Maks & Moorits
2024
January
 Ishmael El-Amin BK Ventspils
February
 Siim-Markus Post Pärnu Sadam
March
 Arnaldo Toro Barea VEF Rīga

Final MVP

Gian Clavell ( BC Prometey)

All-Finals Team

Statistics

As of 20 April 2024.[16]

Points

Rank Name Team PPG
1. Ishmael El-Amin BK Ventspils 20.0
2. Artem Kovalov KK Viimsi 18.3
3. Märt Rosenthal Tartu Ülikool Maks & Moorits 18.1
4. Kasper Suurorg TalTech/Optibet 17.8
5. Linards Jaunzems BK Ventspils 16.1

Rebounds

Rank Name Team RPG
1. Arnaldo Toro VEF Rīga 12.1
2. Kristaps Dārgais BK Ogre 9.8
3. Artem Kovalov KK Viimsi 9.3
4. Guntis Sīpoliņš Valmiera Glass VIA 8.6
5. James Moore Kalev/SNABB 8.3

Assists

Rank Name Team APG
1. Siim-Markus Post Pärnu Sadam 8.0
2. Oliver Suurorg KK Viimsi 5.8
3. Valters Briedis Latvijas Universitāte 5.4
4. Jaizec Lottie VEF Rīga 5.3
5. Rait-Riivo Laane AVIS Utilitas Rapla 5.2

Clubs in European competitions

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

See also

References

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