The 2023–24 Lietuvos krepšinio lyga season, also called Betsafe–LKL for sponsorship reasons, was the 31st season of the top-tier level professional basketball league of Lithuania, the Lietuvos krepšinio lyga (LKL). Rytas won their seventh championship after defeating defending champions Žalgiris in the finals 3–1.
Teams 12 teams participated in the 2023–24 season. On 22 May 2023, league's license was granted to M Basket. On 25 January 2024, Gargždai declared bankruptcy and during the meeting on 29 January, it was officially confirmed that the team would not play the remaining games of the season.
Location and arenas Wolves Twinsbet played in the Avia Solutions Group Arena after spending their inaugural season playing in Alytus, during the reconstruction of the venue. On August 26, Rytas agreed to also return to the venue for a limited number of matches.
Two newest members of the league played home games out of town, due to a lack of suitable venues. Gargždai shared the Švyturys Arena with Neptūnas after failing to agree terms to extend the lease of the Palanga Arena. M Basket-Delamode played in Telšiai, after the final refurbishments of the Telšiai Sports Arena managed to satisfy minimum LKL requirements.
Team Location Arena Capacity 7Bet–Lietkabelis Panevėžys Kalnapilio Arena5,950 Cbet Jonava Jonava Arena2,200 Gargždai Klaipėda Švyturys Arena6,200 M Basket-Delamode Telšiai Telšiai sports arena1,000 Neptūnas Klaipėda Švyturys Arena6,200 Nevėžis–Optibet Kėdainiai Kėdainiai Arena2,200 Pieno žvaigždės Pasvalys Pieno žvaigždės Arena1,500 Rytas Vilnius Avia Solutions Group Arena10,000 Jeep Arena2,500 Šiauliai Šiauliai Šiauliai Arena5,700 Uniclub Casino – Juventus Utena Utena Arena2,000 Wolves Twinsbet Vilnius Avia Solutions Group Arena10,000Žalgiris Kaunas Žalgiris Arena15,415
Regular season League table
Results
Playoffs
Quarterfinals will be played in a best–of–three format, while the semifinals, third place game and final in a best-of-five format.
Bracket
2023–24 LKL champions Rytas(7th title)
Final standings
Statistics Average attendances
Individual statistics Rating RankNameTeamGamesRatingPIR1. Nick Ward Gargždai 13 276 21.232. Ąžuolas Tubelis Neptūnas 26 529 20.353. Kadeem Jack Pieno žvaigždės 20 379 18.95 Source: LKL.lt
Points RankNameTeamGamesPointsPPG1. Nick Ward Gargždai 13 263 20.232. Brandon Tabb Pieno žvaigždės 16 309 19.313. Ąžuolas Tubelis Neptūnas 26 448 17.23 Source: LKL.lt
Rebounds RankNameTeamGamesReboundsRPG1. Giedrius Staniulis M Basket-Delamode 34 286 8.412. Francis Okoro Nevėžis–Optibet 22 175 7.953. Ąžuolas Tubelis Neptūnas 26 187 7.19 Source: LKL.lt
Assists RankNameTeamGamesAssistsAPG1. Amit Ebo Nevėžis–Optibet 16 122 7.632. Žygimantas Janavičius Neptūnas 34 214 6.293. L.J. Thorpe Šiauliai 31 195 6.29 Source: LKL.lt
Other statistics CategoryPlayerTeamGamesAverage Steals Brandon Tabb Pieno žvaigždės 16 2.75 Blocks Tomaš Pavelka Šiauliai 32 1.78 Turnovers Amit Ebo Nevėžis–Optibet 16 3.63 Fouls drawn Nick Ward Gargždai 13 6.54 Minutes Strahinja Mićović Cbet 29 32:20 FT % Evaldas Šaulys Uniclub Casino – Juventus 33 92.11% 2-Point % Šarūnas Beniušis Uniclub Casino – Juventus 34 76.19% 3-Point % Deante Johnson Pieno žvaigždės 29 62.50% Source: LKL.lt
Individual game highs CategoryPlayerTeam OpponentStatistic Rating Ąžuolas Tubelis Neptūnas Cbet (Apr 8, 2024) 49 Points Zane Waterman Nevėžis–Optibet Uniclub Casino – Juventus (Mar 18, 2024) 35 Rebounds Regimantas Miniotas Wolves Twinsbet Šiauliai (Dec 3, 2023) 19 Assists Amit Ebo Nevėžis–Optibet Cbet (Apr 18, 2023) 21 Steals Arnas Butkevičius Žalgiris M Basket-Delamode (Oct 9, 2023) 8 Blocks Justas Furmanavičius Gargždai Šiauliai (Oct 22, 2023) 7 Source: LKL.lt
Team statistics CategoryTeamAverage Rating Rytas 108.80 Points Rytas 93.20 Rebounds Rytas 40.05 Assists Neptūnas 21.76 Steals Uniclub Casino – Juventus 8.73 Blocks Šiauliai 3.80 Turnovers Pieno žvaigždės 14.80 FT % Žalgiris 77.83% 2-Point % Rytas 60.08% 3-Point % Wolves Twinsbet 37.62% Source: LKL.lt
Awards All official awards of the 2023–24 LKL season.
Regular Season MVP PlayerTeamSource PF Ąžuolas Tubelis Neptūnas
LKL Finals MVP PlayerTeamSource SG Marcus Foster Rytas
Breakthrough of the Year PlayerTeamSource Ignas Sargiūnas Neptūnas
Coach of the Year CoachTeamSource Oliver Kostić Uniclub Casino – Juventus
All-LKL Team PlayerTeamSource PG Scoochie Smith Uniclub Casino – Juventus SG Rasheed Sulaimon Wolves Twinsbet SF Deividas Sirvydis 7Bet–Lietkabelis PF Ąžuolas Tubelis Neptūnas C Laurynas Birutis Žalgiris
Player of the month Month Player Team PIR Source 2023 September Gytis Masiulis Rytas 24.5 October Nick Ward Gargždai 27.7 November Brandon Tabb Pieno žvaigždės 26.7 December Zane Waterman Nevėžis–Optibet 24.5 2024 January–February Marcus Foster Rytas 21.8 March Zane Waterman Nevėžis–Optibet 27.4 April Amit Ebo Nevėžis–Optibet 27.3
LKL clubs in international competitions + Euroleague Basketball competitions Team Competition Progress Result Žalgiris EuroLeague Regular season 14th place out of 18 teams 14–20 7Bet–Lietkabelis EuroCup Regular season Group B 9th place out of 10 teams 7–11 Wolves Twinsbet Regular season Group A 7th place out of 10 teams 8–10
+ FIBA competitions Team Competition Progress Result Rytas Champions League Regular season Group B 2nd place out of 4 teams 4–2 Play-ins Loss vs. Peristeri bwin 0–2CbetQualifying tournament 3 Loss vs. SIG Strasbourg 0–1FIBA Europe Cup Regular season Group C 1st place out of 4 teams 4–2 Second round Group L 4th place out of 4 teams 0–6Nevėžis–Optibet Qualifying tournament B 3rd place out of 3 teams 0–2
Lithuanian clubs in regional competitions Team Competition Progress Result Uniclub Casino – JuventusEuropean North Basketball League Regular season Group A1st place out of 8 teams6–1QuarterfinalsLoss vs. Royal Liege Basket (180–182) 1–1 Šiauliai Regular season Group B1st place out of 8 teams6–1QuarterfinalsWin vs. Bristol Flyers (174–155) 2–0SemifinalsLoss vs. Bakken Bears 0–1Third placeLoss vs. Royal Liege Basket 0–1
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