2023–24 Latvian–Estonian Basketball League

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The 2023–24 Latvian–Estonian Basketball League, known as Paf Latvian–Estonian Basketball League for sponsorship reasons, will be the sixth season of the Latvian–Estonian Basketball League, the premier basketball competition for men's teams in Latvia and Estonia. For the second consecutive season, the league will also be joined by Ukrainian team BC Prometey, who will be the defending champions.

Paf Latvian–Estonian Basketball League1
Season2023–24
Duration21 September 2023 –
Number of games240 + playoffs
Number of teams16
Records
Biggest home winBC Kalev/Cramo 106–51 BK Ogre
(10 November 2023)
Biggest away winLatvijas Universitāte 56–104 BC Kalev/Cramo
(4 October 2023)
Highest scoringBK Ventspils 96–102 BK Liepāja
(6 October 2023)
TalTech/OPTIBET 100–98 BK Ventspils
(14 October 2023)
Winning streak8 games
BC Kalev/Cramo
Losing streak7 games
Tallinn Kalev/SNABB
2024–25
1 Sponsored league name, referring to Paf.

Teams

A total of 16 teams will participate in the 2023–24 edition of the league.[1][2] 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

Team Home city Arena Capacity
  AVIS UTILITAS Rapla Rapla Sadolin Sports Hall 958[3]
  BC Kalev/Cramo Tallinn Tondiraba Sports Center 7,700[4]
Kalev Sports Hall 1,700[5]
  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[6]
  Latvijas Universitāte Riga Rimi Olympic Sports Center 830
  Pärnu Sadam Pärnu Pärnu Sports Hall 1,820[7]
  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[8]
  TalTech/OPTIBET TalTech Sports Hall 1,000[9]
  Tartu Ülikool Maks & Moorits Tartu University of Tartu Sports Hall 2,600[10]
  Valmiera GLASS VIA Valmiera Vidzeme Olympic Center 1,500
  VEF Rīga Riga Rimi Olympic Sports Center 830
  Viimsi Haabneeme Forus Sports Center 500[11]

Personnel and sponsorship

Team Head coach Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
  AVIS UTILITAS Rapla   Arnel Dedić   Rait-Riivo Laane 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   Roberts Freimanis Nike CleanR Grupa
  BK Ogre   Uldis Švēde   Kristaps Dārgais Nike Steel
  BK Ventspils   Gints Fogels   Artūrs Ausējs Joma Kurekss Ltd.
  Keila Coolbet   Peep Pahv   Kārlis Žunda Nike Coolbet[12]
  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   Märt Rosenthal Ballzy Maks & Moorits
  Valmiera Glass VIA   Oskars Virsis   Jānis Kaufmanis Nike Valmiera Glass
  VEF Rīga   Jānis Gailītis   Māris Gulbis 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 8 8 0 754 524 +230 1.000 Qualification to playoffs
2   BC Prometey 7 6 1 626 501 +125 .857
3   Rīgas Zeļļi 9 7 2 713 590 +123 .778
4   Tartu Ülikool Maks & Moorits 10 7 3 794 701 +93 .700
5   VEF Rīga 10 7 3 848 697 +151 .700
6   TalTech/OPTIBET 9 6 3 729 707 +22 .667
7   Pärnu Sadam 8 5 3 607 591 +16 .625
8   BK Liepāja 9 5 4 752 749 +3 .556
9   BK Ventspils 9 5 4 813 774 +39 .556
10   BK Ogre 11 6 5 858 842 +16 .545
11   Keila Coolbet 10 5 5 800 802 −2 .500
12   AVIS UTILITAS Rapla 12 3 9 890 941 −51 .250
13   Tallinn Kalev/SNABB 9 2 7 587 735 −148 .222
14   Valmiera GLASS VIA 10 2 8 745 872 −127 .200
15   Latvijas Universitāte 12 2 10 813 1022 −209 .167
16   Viimsi 11 1 10 703 984 −281 .091
Updated to match(es) played on 17 November 2023. 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 30 Jan 6 Feb 5 Mar 20 Jan 71–63 81–89 5 Dec 72–78 22 Dec 12 Mar 16 Mar 18 Nov 6 Jan
BC Kalev/Cramo 3 Feb 6 Jan 8 Mar 106–51 4 Feb 28 Dec 2 Dec 98–51 27 Jan 74–71 108–68 16 Dec
BC Prometey 90–66 25 Nov 103–70 76–85 10 Feb 17 Mar 14 Jan 23 Mar 92–79 16 Dec 20 Jan 2 Dec 18 Feb 70–66 106–61
BK Liepāja 72–65 90–93 28 Feb 10 Jan 24 Jan 99–88 92–70 9 Dec 12 Dec 87–63 3 Mar 14 Jan 13 Mar 78–85 16 Mar
BK Ogre 75–77 13 Jan 14 Feb 86–62 13 Mar 2 Mar 17 Jan 20 Dec 29 Dec 25 Nov 17 Mar 65–80 24 Jan 74–94 15 Nov
BK Ventspils 88–78 30 Dec 96–102 8 Dec 12 Jan 9 Jan 19 Dec 7 Feb 93–66 1 Mar 30 Jan 13 Feb 68–107 15 Mar
Keila Coolbet 15 Dec 8 Dec 74–89 9 Feb 80–71 19 Nov 95–72 26 Jan 24 Jan 22 Mar 81–86 15 Nov 24 Mar 6 Mar 22 Dec
Latvijas Universitāte 2 Mar 56–104 10 Dec 13 Feb 64–78 25 Nov 9 Mar 56–77 15 Nov 13 Mar 16 Mar 10 Feb 87–82 72–85 23 Mar
Pärnu Sadam 17 Jan 70–100 18 Nov 10 Feb 9 Mar 2 Dec 83–66 20 Mar 2 Mar 23 Dec 3 Feb 68–70 13 Jan 79–63
Rīgas Zeļļi 9 Mar 23 Dec 13 Jan 23 Mar 27 Jan 89–86 77–56 87–62 25 Nov 78–50 81–51 16 Mar 18 Nov 27 Dec 10 Feb
Tallinn Kalev/SNABB 28 Nov 24 Mar 5 Jan 9 Mar 11 Feb 6 Mar 3 Dec 19 Nov 17 Mar 10 Jan 73–82 63–77 87–79 21 Jan 56–69
TalTech/OPTIBET 86–79 30 Dec 10 Mar 18 Nov 2 Dec 100–98 6 Jan 73–81 75–77 17 Jan 7 Feb 20 Mar 8 Mar 80–78 96–59
Tartu Ülikool Maks & Moorits 9 Dec 22 Mar 9 Mar 22 Dec 5 Mar 83–88 12 Dec 90–71 29 Dec 63–56 2 Feb 24 Nov 93–71 74–72 18 Jan
Valmiera GLASS VIA 77–75 12 Jan 23 Dec 24 Nov 73–94 74–92 80–90 19 Dec 5 Mar 71–78 1 Mar 6 Dec 6 Feb 1 Dec 20 Mar
VEF Rīga 24 Mar 16 Mar 2 Mar 29 Dec 20 Mar 9 Mar 25 Nov 30 Jan 80–64 14 Feb 10 Dec 15 Dec 6 Jan 10 Feb 96–46
Viimsi 67–88 3 Mar 4 Feb 19 Nov 59–91 75–104 72–90 3 Dec 21 Jan 22 Nov 28 Jan 10 Jan 12 Nov 10 Dec 14 Jan
Updated to match(es) played on 14 November 2023. Source: EstLatBL.com
Legend: Blue = home team win; Red = away team win.
Matches with lighter background shading were decided after overtime.

Playoffs

Clubs in European competitions

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

References

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