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.
Betsafe-LKL | |||||||||||||
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Season | 2022–23 | ||||||||||||
Duration | 24 September 2022 – 9 May 2023 (Regular season) 12 May 2023 – 10 June 2023 (Playoffs) | ||||||||||||
Number of games | 224 | ||||||||||||
Number of 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 | |||||||||||||
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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 |
Teams edit
Location and arenas edit
On 20 May 2022, during 2021–22 LKL season LKL board decided to expand the number of participating teams in tournament. The number of teams has been expanded to 12 teams. 2021-22 NKL season champions Gargždai and new team Wolves will join the other 10 existing LKL teams.[1]
Team | Location | Arena | Capacity |
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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 | 1,300 |
Regular season edit
League table edit
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Qualification or relegation |
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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 |
Results edit
Playoffs edit
Quarterfinals will be played in a best–of–three format, while the semifinals, third place game and final in a best-of-five format. [2]
Bracket edit
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 | |||||||||||||||||
2022–23 LKL champions |
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Žalgiris (24th title) |
Final standings edit
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Qualification or relegation |
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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 |
Statistics edit
Average attendances edit
Pos | Team | Total | High | Low | Average | Change |
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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% |
Individual statistics edit
Rating edit
Rank | Name | Team | Games | Rating | PIR |
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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 |
Source: LKL.LT
Points edit
Rank | Name | Team | Games | Points | PPG |
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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 |
Source: LKL.LT
Rebounds edit
Rank | Name | Team | Games | Rebounds | RPG |
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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 |
Source: LKL.LT
Assists edit
Rank | Name | Team | Games | Assists | APG |
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1. | Donatas Sabeckis | Šiauliai | 31 | 217 | 7.00 |
2. | Žygimantas Janavičius | Neptūnas | 32 | 192 | 6.03 |
3. | Ahmad Caver | Wolves | 33 | 191 | 5.79 |
Source: LKL.LT
Other statistics edit
Category | Player | Team | Games | Average |
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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% |
Julius Jucikas | Pieno žvaigždės | 20 |
Source: LKL.LT
Individual game highs edit
Category | Player | Team | Opponent | Statistic |
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Rating | Tim Lambrecht | Nevėžis–OPTIBET | Labas Gas (Mar 25, 2023) | 45 |
Points | Mindaugas Girdžiūnas | Neptūnas | Nevėžis–OPTIBET (Dec 12, 2022) | 40 |
Rebounds | Austin Wiley | Neptūnas | Labas Gas (Dec 21, 2022) | 24 |
Assists | Donatas Sabeckis | Šiauliai | Nevėžis–OPTIBET (May 8, 2023) | 14 |
Steals | Evaldas Šaulys | Pieno žvaigždės | Uniclub Casino – Juventus (Dec 22, 2022) | 7 |
Alex Hamilton | Uniclub Casino – Juventus | Žalgiris (Feb 15, 2023) | ||
Blocks | Reggie Lynch | Uniclub Casino – Juventus | Labas Gas (Mar 18, 2023) | 9 |
Source: LKL.LT
Team statistics edit
Category | Team | Average |
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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% |
Source: LKL.LT
Awards edit
All official awards of the 2022-23 LKL season.
Regular Season MVP edit
Pos. | Player | Team | Source |
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PG | Ahmad Caver | Wolves | [3] |
LKL Finals MVP edit
Pos. | Player | Team | Source |
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PG | Isaiah Taylor | Žalgiris | [4] |
All-LKL Team edit
Pos. | Player | Team | Source |
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PG | Ahmad Caver | Wolves | [4] |
SG | Marcus Foster | Rytas | |
PF | Jeffery Garrett | Cbet Jonava | |
C | Laurynas Birutis | Žalgiris | |
PF/C | Martynas Echodas | Rytas |
Coach of the Year edit
Coach | Team | Source |
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Virginijus Šeškus | Cbet Jonava | [4] |
Breakthrough of the Year edit
Player | Team | Source |
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Matas Jogėla | Neptūnas | [4] |
Referee of the year edit
Referee | Source |
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Gytis Vilius | [4] |
"Fair play" award for gentlemanliness in sport and life edit
Team | Source |
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Žalgiris | [4] |
Player of the month edit
Month | Player | Team | PIR | Source |
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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] |
Lithuanian clubs in European competitions edit
Team | Competition | Progress |
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Žalgiris | EuroLeague | Playoffs |
Lietkabelis | EuroCup | Eighthfinals |
Rytas | Champions League | Round of 16 |
Šiauliai | Qualifying rounds | |
Cbet Jonava | FIBA Europe Cup | Qualifying rounds |
Wolves | Qualifying rounds |
Lithuanian clubs in Regional competitions edit
Team | Competition | Progress |
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Wolves | European North Basketball League | Runners-up |
Šiauliai | Regular Season |
References edit
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- ^ "„Betsafe-LKL" atkrintamosios prasidės gegužės 12 d." lkl.lt (in Lithuanian). 4 May 2023. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
- ^ "„Betsafe-LKL" reguliariojo sezono MVP – „Wolves" vedlys A. Caveris". lkl.lt (in Lithuanian). 10 May 2023. Retrieved 10 May 2023.
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- ^ "Gruodžio MVP – su išaugusiu vaidmeniu puikiai susitvarkęs G. Radzevičius: „Nuo sezono pradžios buvau tam pasiruošęs"". lkl.lt (in Lithuanian). 2 January 2023. Retrieved 6 January 2023.
- ^ "Mėnesio MVP tapęs M. Echodas – apie dėkingumą E. Fridrikssonui, dviprasmišką „Ryto" sausį ir NBA bokštų patarimus". lkl.lt (in Lithuanian). 3 February 2023. Retrieved 3 February 2023.
- ^ "„Betsafe-LKL" vasario MVP – vos pusantro mėnesio Kėdainiuose praleidęs D. Freemanas". lkl.lt (in Lithuanian). 24 February 2023. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
- ^ "Kovo MVP – T. Lambrechtas: „Jutau, kad svarbi rolė kris ir ant manęs"". lkl.lt (in Lithuanian). 2 April 2023. Retrieved 4 April 2023.
- ^ "Antrą mėnesį paeiliui MVP tapęs T. Lambrechtas rengiasi mūšiui dėl atkrintamųjų: „Žaidimas namuose – mūsų pranašumas"". lkl.lt (in Lithuanian). 3 May 2023. Retrieved 3 May 2023.