The 2020–21 Latvian–Estonian Basketball League, known as Paf Latvian–Estonian Basketball League for sponsorship reasons, was the 3rd season of the Latvian–Estonian Basketball League, the combined top basketball division of Latvia and Estonia.
The season began on 3 October 2020 and ended in 11 April 2021. The Final 6 was played at the Elektrum Olimpiskais Sporta centrs in Riga, Latvia, with Kalev/Cramo winning its first title.
Competition format It was planned, that the competition format would follow the usual double round-robin format: all the teams would play each other twice, once at home and once away, for a total of 24 games; teams would have been ranked by total points, with the eight highest-ranked teams advancing to the quarter-finals; the quarterfinal series would have been played to two wins (best-of-three); the winning teams would determine the champion in a Final Four tournament. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic risks, it was planned, that from October till 6 December teams would play only within the respective country.
It was announced in 11 November, that after 6 December due to the increasing spread of coronavirus in the region teams will continue competing within their respective country (thefore, playing 3rd and 4th lap), and so no international games will be played in the Regular season. Discussions on the play-off format are still ongoing.
Teams
13 teams, 7 from Estonia and 6 from Latvia, are contesting the league in the 2020–21 season.
Venues and locations TeamHome cityArenaCapacity Avis Utilitas RaplaRaplaSadolin Sports Hall1000 Kalev/CramoTallinnKalev Sports Hall / Saku Suurhall1780 / 7200 Latvijas UniversitāteRīgaElektrum Olympic Sports Center830 LiepājaLiepājaLiepāja Olympic Center2542 OgreOgreOgre 1st Secondary School500 Pärnu SadamPärnuPärnu Sports Hall1820 Rakvere TarvasRakvereRakvere Sports Hall2747 Tallinna Kalev/TLÜTallinnSõle Sports Centre TalTechTallinnTalTech Sports Hall1000 Tartu ÜlikoolTartuUniversity of Tartu Sports Hall2600 Valmiera Glass VIAValmieraVidzeme Olympic Center1500 VEF RīgaRīgaElektrum Olympic Sports Center / Arena Riga830 / 11 200 VentspilsVentspilsVentspils Olympic Center3085
Personnel and kits Team Head coach Captain Kit manufacturer Main sponsor Avis Utilitas Rapla Toomas Annuk Roberts Freimanis Spalding Kalev/Cramo Roberts Štelmahers Martin Dorbek Nike Latvijas Universitāte Guntis Endzels Kārlis Žunda Nike Liepāja Artūrs Visockis-Rubenis Roberts Krastiņš Erreà Ogre Nikolajs Mazurs Rinalds Sirsniņš Erreà Pärnu Sadam Heiko Rannula Lauris Blaus Joma Rakvere Tarvas Juris Umbraško Renato Lindmets Spalding Tallinna Kalev/TLÜ Valdo Lips Mario Paiste Nike TalTech Kris Killing Oliver Metsalu Nike Tartu Ülikool Toomas Kandimaa Robin Kivi Spalding Valmiera Glass VIA Roberts Zeile Edmunds Elksnis Spalding VEF Rīga Jānis Gailītis Artis Ate Adidas Ventspils Gints Fogels Māris Gulbis Joma
Estonia League table
Results
Latvia League table
Results
Final 6 Final 6, which featured 3 of the highest ranked teams from each country, with highest ranked team from each country receiving a bye to semifinals, was held in Riga, Latvia from April 8 to April 11
Individual awards Tournament MVP Maurice Kemp (Kalev/Cramo) All-Star Five Maurice Kemp (Kalev/Cramo) Janari Jõesaar (Kalev/Cramo) Brandon Childress (Avis Utilitas Rapla) Kyle Allman (VEF Rīga) Rihards Kuksiks (Ogre)
References
External links Official website Estonian Basketball Association Latvian Basketball Association