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2024–25 LKL season

The 2024–25 Lietuvos krepšinio lyga season, also called Betsafe–LKL for sponsorship reasons, is the 32nd season of the top-tier level professional basketball league of Lithuania, the Lietuvos krepšinio lyga (LKL). Rytas are defending champions.

Betsafe-LKL
Season2024–25
Duration21 September 2024 – 21 May 2025
(Regular season)
Teams10
Records
Biggest home winNeptūnas 89–74 Wolves Twinsbet
(12 October 2024)
Biggest away winM Basket-Delamode 46–91 Uniclub Bet – Juventus
(13 October 2024)
Highest scoringCbet 104–93 Šiauliai–Casino Admiral
(5 October 2024)
Winning streak4 games
Neptūnas
Losing streak5 games
M Basket-Delamode
Highest attendance8,491
Rytas 91–88 Žalgiris
(6 October 2024)
Lowest attendance593
M Basket-Delamode 46–91 Uniclub Bet – Juventus
(13 October 2024)
Seasons
2025–26 →

Teams

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10 teams will participate in the 2024–25 season. Despite the announcement that no team will be relegated after 2023–24 due to Gargždai bankruptcy, last place finishers Pieno žvaigždės decided to withdraw from the league due to struggles to meet league's budget requirements.[1] Due to decreased number of teams, the league's format was changed, with the format being same as 2020–21 season, where 10 teams will face-off each other 4 times with top 8 teams advancing into Playoffs.[2]

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Location of teams in 2024–25 LKL
Team Location Arena Capacity
7Bet–Lietkabelis Panevėžys Kalnapilio Arena 5,950
Cbet Jonava Jonava Arena 2,200
M Basket-Delamode Telšiai Telšiai sports arena 1,000
Neptūnas Klaipėda Švyturys Arena 6,200
Nevėžis–Optibet Kėdainiai Kėdainiai Arena 2,200
Rytas Vilnius Avia Solutions Group Arena 10,000
Jeep Arena 2,500
Šiauliai–Casino Admiral Šiauliai Šiauliai Arena 5,700
Uniclub Bet – Juventus Utena Utena Arena 2,000
Wolves Twinsbet Vilnius Avia Solutions Group Arena 10,000
Žalgiris Kaunas Žalgiris Arena 15,415

Personnel and kits

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Team Head coach Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor (chest)
7Bet–Lietkabelis   Nenad Čanak   Vytenis Lipkevičius AGO Lietkabelis, Norfa
Cbet   Mantas Šernius   Aurimas Majauskas AGO Litas, Talga
M Basket-Delamode   Virginijus Šeškus   Donatas Sabeckis Adikopas Delamode Baltics, Saurida
Neptūnas   Georgios Vovoras   Deividas Gailius AGO Amberton Hotel Group, Solorina
Nevėžis–Optibet   Gediminas Petrauskas   Ignas Vaitkus AGO Autotoja, Optibet
Rytas   Giedrius Žibėnas   Margiris Normantas AGO Norfa, Švyturys
Šiauliai–Casino Admiral   Žydrūnas Urbonas   Saulius Kulvietis AGO AdmiralBet, Norfa
Uniclub Bet – Juventus   Vytautas Buzas   Žygimantas Skučas Hustle Point Umaras, Uniclub Bet, Utenos mėsa, Utenos nealkoholinis
Wolves Twinsbet   Alessandro Magro   Regimantas Miniotas Adikopas Twinsbet
Žalgiris   Andrea Trinchieri   Edgaras Ulanovas Puma Go3, Topsport

Managerial changes

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Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Replaced with Date of appointment
Wolves Twinsbet   Nedas Pacevičius End of contract 11 June 2024 Pre-season   Alessandro Magro 1 July 2024[3]
Uniclub Bet – Juventus   Oliver Kostić Mutual agreement 28 May 2024[4]   Vytautas Buzas 28 May 2024[5]
Cbet   Virginijus Šeškus Mutual agreement 15 July 2024[6]   Mantas Šernius 15 July 2024[7]
M Basket-Delamode   Nikola Vasilev Mutual agreement 12 August 2024[8]   Virginijus Šeškus 12 August 2024[9]

Regular season

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League table

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Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Qualification or relegation
1 Neptūnas 5 4 1 471 445 +26 Advance to playoffs
2 Žalgiris 4 3 1 361 302 +59
3 Rytas 4 3 1 345 323 +22
4 7Bet–Lietkabelis 4 3 1 317 321 −4
5 Uniclub Bet – Juventus 5 3 2 411 372 +39
6 Šiauliai–Casino Admiral 5 3 2 454 482 −28
7 Wolves Twinsbet 5 2 3 420 420 0
8 Cbet 5 2 3 456 462 −6
9 Nevėžis–Optibet 4 0 4 319 347 −28
10 M Basket-Delamode 5 0 5 386 466 −80
Updated to match(es) played on 19 October 2024. Source: LKL.lt


Results

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Home \ Away LIE JON MAZ NEP NEV RYT SIA JUV WOL ZAL
7Bet–Lietkabelis — 8 Feb 82–78 2 Nov 1 Dec 67–84 7 Dec 1 Feb 83–81 5 Jan
— 13 May 19 Apr 30 Apr 22 Apr 15 Mar 12 Apr 20 May 30 Mar 3 May
Cbet 17 Nov — 103–83 28 Dec 2 Feb 3 Nov 104–93 8 Dec 11 Jan 72–93
22 Mar — 16 Apr 20 May 29 Mar 21 Apr 4 May 23 Apr 2 Mar 11 May
M Basket–Delamode 14 Dec 5 Jan — 27 Oct 3 Nov 30 Nov 93–95 46–91 86–95 26 Jan
17 May 6 May — 15 Mar 5 Apr 26 Apr 1 Mar 3 May 8 Mar 13 Apr
Neptūnas 11 Jan 90–87 1 Feb — 17 Nov 4 Jan 25 Jan 30 Nov 89–74 10 Nov
2 Mar 5 Apr 14 May — 4 May 12 Apr 27 Apr 17 May 15 Apr 30 Mar
Nevėžis–Optibet 78–85 28 Oct 7 Dec 9 Feb — 20 Oct 29 Dec 74–78 9 Nov 76–89
15 Apr 26 Apr 11 May 9 Mar — 21 May 17 May 16 Mar 7 May 23 Mar
Rytas 28 Dec 26 Jan 9 Nov 84–90 14 Dec — 26 Oct 12 Jan 16 Nov 91–88
10 May 29 Apr 22 Mar 24 Apr 1 Mar — 13 May 16 Apr 6 Apr 9 Mar
Šiauliai–Casino Admiral 9 Nov 16 Dec 11 Jan 108–103 95–91 1 Feb — 4 Jan 5 Mar 63–91
6 May 9 Mar 30 Apr 22 Mar 19 Apr 29 Mar — 5 Apr 22 Apr 21 May
Uniclub Bet – Juventus 26 Oct 10 Nov 10 Feb 92–99 26 Jan 78–86 16 Nov — 15 Dec 29 Dec
8 Mar 13 Apr 29 Mar 21 Apr 14 May 7 May 10 May — 30 Apr 26 Apr
Wolves Twinsbet 25 Jan 103–90 29 Dec 7 Dec 5 Jan 8 Feb 2 Nov 67–72 — 27 Oct
27 Apr 18 May 21 May 11 May 12 Apr 4 May 17 Mar 23 Mar — 19 Apr
Žalgiris 20 Oct 1 Dec 17 Nov 15 Dec 12 Jan 8 Dec 9 Feb 3 Nov 2 Feb —
6 Apr 16 Mar 24 Apr 7 May 29 Apr 18 May 16 Apr 2 Mar 14 May —
Updated to match(es) played on 19 October 2024. Source: LKL.lt
Legend: Blue = home team win; Red = away team win.
Matches with lighter background shading were decided after overtime.

Attendances to arenas

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Average attendances

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Pos Team Total High Low Average Change
1 Žalgiris 4,966 0.0%†
2 Rytas 3,764 0.0%†
3 Wolves Twinsbet 3,221 0.0%†
4 7Bet–Lietkabelis 2,262 0.0%†
5 Neptūnas 2,087 0.0%†
6 Šiauliai–Casino Admiral 1,838 0.0%†
7 Uniclub Bet – Juventus 1,424 0.0%†
8 Nevėžis–Optibet 1,092 0.0%†
9 Cbet 1,008 0.0%†
10 M Basket-Delamode 766 0.0%†
League total 2,176 0.0%†

Source: LKL.lt

Statistics

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Source: LKL.lt

Performance Index Rating

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Rank Player Club Games Rating PIR
1   Mindaugas Kupšas Šiauliai–Casino Admiral 4 98 24.5
2   Anthony Cowan Wolves Twinsbet 4 87 21.8
3   A. J. English M Basket–Delamode 3 63 21
4   Desure Buie Neptūnas 4 81 20.3
5   Donatas Sabeckis M Basket–Delamode 3 60 20

Points

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Rank Player Club Games Points PPG
1   A. J. English M Basket–Delamode 3 72 24
2   Joseph Girard III Nevėžis–Optibet 4 74 18.5
3   Anthony Cowan Wolves Twinsbet 4 69 17.3
4   Koby McEwen Cbet 4 69 17.3
5   Nate Johnson Neptūnas 4 68 17

Rebounds

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Rank Player Club Games Rebounds RPG
1   Martynas Pacevičius Neptūnas 4 44 11
2   Giedrius Staniulis M Basket–Delamode 4 39 9.8
3   Mindaugas Kupšas Šiauliai–Casino Admiral 4 31 7.8
4   Arnaldo Toro Uniclub Bet–Juventus 4 30 7.5
5   Lukas Uleckas Šiauliai–Casino Admiral 4 28 7

Assists

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Rank Player Club Games Assists APG
1.   Amit Ebo Nevėžis–Optibet 4 36 9
2.   Donatas Sabeckis M Basket–Delamode 3 26 8.7
3.   Anthony Cowan Wolves Twinsbet 4 25 6.3
4.   Desure Buie Neptūnas 4 22 5.5
5.   A. J. English M Basket–Delamode 3 14 4.7

Individual game highs

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Category Player Club Opponent Statistic
PIR   Kay Bruhnke M Basket–Delamode Wolves Twinsbet (Oct 5, 2024) 34
Points   A. J. English M Basket–Delamode Šiauliai–Casino Admiral (Sep 29, 2024) 33
Rebounds   Martynas Pacevičius Neptūnas Wolves Twinsbet (Oct 12, 2024) 17
Assists   Donatas Sabeckis M Basket–Delamode Šiauliai–Casino Admiral (Sep 29, 2024) 13
Steals   Desure Buie Neptūnas Rytas (Sep 21, 2024) 4
Blocks   Abdullah Ahmed Šiauliai–Casino Admiral Žalgiris (Sep 22, 2024) 3

Other statistics

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Category Player Club Games Average
Steals   Dovis Bičkauskis 7bet-Lietkabelis 4 2.3
Blocks   Abdullah Ahmed Šiauliai–Casino Admiral 4 1.5
Turnovers   Amit Ebo Nevėžis–Optibet 4 4.3
Fouls drawn   Anthony Cowan Wolves Twinsbet 4 6
Minutes   Kay Bruhnke M Basket–Delamode 4 33:14
FT %   Edgaras Ulanovas Žalgiris 4 100%
2-Point %   Jonas Zakas Nevėžis–Optibet 4 100%
3-Point %   Vitalii Zotov Cbet 3 75%

Club statistics

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Category Club Average
PIR Wolves Twinsbet 105.8
Points Neptūnas 92
Rebounds Rytas 41.5
Assists Wolves Twinsbet 22.8
Steals Žalgiris 8
Blocks Šiauliai–Casino Admiral 4.3
Turnovers Rytas 16.3
FT % Wolves Twinsbet 81.3%
2-Point % Žalgiris 61.4%
3-Point % Neptūnas 41.3%

Awards

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All official awards of the 2024–25 LKL season.

Player of the month

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Month Player Team PIR Source
2024
September
October
November
December
2025
January
February
March
April

LKL clubs in international competitions

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Euroleague Basketball competitions
Team Competition Progress Result W–L
Žalgiris EuroLeague Regular season 3–1
7Bet–Lietkabelis EuroCup Regular season Group B 0–4
Wolves Twinsbet Regular season Group A 1–3
FIBA competitions
Team Competition Progress Result W–L
Rytas Champions League Regular season Group F 1–1
Uniclub Bet – Juventus Qualifying tournament 4 Quarter–finals Win vs.   Spartak Office Shoes 1–1
Qualifying tournament 4 Semi–finals Loss vs.   Dinamo BDS Sassari
Neptūnas FIBA Europe Cup Qualifying round Loss vs.   Surne Bilbao Basket 0–2

References

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  1. ^ "LKL – dar vienas smūgis: iš lygos traukiasi Pasvalio "Pieno žvaigždės"". 15min.lt (in Lithuanian). 15 July 2024. Retrieved 16 August 2024.
  2. ^ "Oficialu: keičiasi Lietuvos krepšinio lygos formatas". 15min.lt (in Lithuanian). 17 July 2024. Retrieved 16 August 2024.
  3. ^ "Wolves Twinsbet announce Italian Alessandro Magro as new Head Coach". bcwolves.com. 1 July 2024. Retrieved 20 August 2024.
  4. ^ ""Juventus" išsiskyrė su Kostičiumi ir pristatė naują vyr. trenerį". basketnews.lt (in Lithuanian). 28 May 2024. Retrieved 20 August 2024.
  5. ^ ""Juventus" išsiskyrė su Kostičiumi ir pristatė naują vyr. trenerį". basketnews.lt (in Lithuanian). 28 May 2024. Retrieved 20 August 2024.
  6. ^ "Jonavos "CBet" dėkoja treneriui V. Šeškui". bcjonava.lt (in Lithuanian). 15 July 2024. Retrieved 20 August 2024.
  7. ^ "Jonavos "CBet" pasirašė sutartį su treneriu Mantu Šerniumi". bcjonava.lt (in Lithuanian). 15 July 2024. Retrieved 20 August 2024.
  8. ^ "V. Šeškus - naujasis komandos vyriausiasis treneris". mbasket.lt (in Lithuanian). 12 August 2024. Retrieved 20 August 2024.
  9. ^ "V. Šeškus - naujasis komandos vyriausiasis treneris". mbasket.lt (in Lithuanian). 12 August 2024. Retrieved 20 August 2024.
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