The 2026–27 Lietuvos krepšinio lyga season, also called Betsson–LKL for sponsorship reasons, is 34th season of the top-tier level professional basketball league of Lithuania, the Lietuvos krepšinio lyga (LKL). Žalgiris are the defending champions.
Teams 10 teams will participate in 2026–27 season. On 30 April 2026, league's license was granted to Tauragė team.
Team Location Arena Capacity Last season Gargždai Gargždai Gargždų Arena1,4007th Jonava Hipocredit Jonava Jonava Arena2,2008th Juventus Utena Utena Arena2,500 Lietkabelis Panevėžys Kalnapilio Arena5,9504th Neptūnas Klaipėda Švyturys Arena6,200 Nevėžis-Paskolų klubas Kėdainiai Kėdainiai Arena2,2009thRytasVilniusArena Vilnius10,0005th Active Vilnius Arena2,500 Šiauliai Šiauliai Šiauliai Arena5,7006th Tauragė Tauragė Tauragė Arena1,800—Žalgiris Kaunas Žalgiris Arena15,415
Personnel and kits
Team Head coach Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor (chest) Gargždai Paulius Malašauskas Evaldas Šaulys Hustle Point 7bet Jonava Hipocredit Steponas Babrauskas Donatas Sabeckis AGO Dafta, Rizgonys, Jonava, Hipocredit, Casino Admiral Juventus Laimonas Eglinskas Šarūnas Beniušis Hustle Point Umaras, Norfa, Utenos mėsa, Uniclub Casino Lietkabelis Nenad Čanak Gabrielius Maldūnas AGO Norfa, 7bet Neptūnas Gediminas Petrauskas Mindaugas Girdžiūnas Nike Klaipėdos miesto savivaldybė, 7bet, Klaipėdos konteinerių terminalas (KKT), Amberton Hotel Group Nevėžis–Paskolų klubas Evaldas Beržininkaitis Paulius Petrilevičius AGO Optibet, Autotoja, Paskolų klubas Rytas Nedas Pacevičius Artūras Gudaitis AGO Olybet, Utenos nealkoholinis, Norfa Šiauliai Darius Songaila Martynas Pacevičius AGO Šiaulių miesto savivaldybė, Norfa, Casino Admiral Tauragė Tomas Rinkevičius Vaidas Kariniauskas Hustle Point 7bet Žalgiris Tomas Masiulis Edgaras Ulanovas Puma Topsport, PayPal, Volkswagen, Go3
Managerial changes Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Replaced with Date of appointmentNevėžis-Paskolų klubas Matas Juzeliūnas (interim) End of caretaker spell 17 May 2026 Pre-season Evaldas Beržininkaitis 22 June 2026Tauragė Kęstutis Naruševičius End of contract 23 June 2026 Tomas Rinkevičius 23 June 2026Gargždai Tomas Rinkevičius Terminated the contract 22 June 2026 Paulius Malašauskas 24 June 2026Rytas Giedrius Žibėnas Fired 25 May 2026 Nedas Pacevičius 24 June 2026
Regular season League table
Results
Attendances to arenas Average attendances
Statistics
Source: LKL.lt
Performance Index Rating RankPlayerClubGamesRatingPIR1. Nick Johnson Jonava Hipocredit 2 61 30.52. Jaquan Carlos Gargždai 4 102 25.53. Artūras Gudaitis Rytas 1 25 25.0 4. Vaidas Kariniauskas Tauragė 2 46 23.0 Augustas Marčiulionis Rytas 1 23
Points RankPlayerClubGamesPoints1. Nick Johnson Jonava Hipocredit 2 49 24.52. Jaquan Carlos Gargždai 4 84 21.03. Artūras Gudaitis Rytas 1 20 20.0 Matas Jogėla Rytas 1 20 Augustas Marčiulionis Rytas 1 20
Rebounds RankPlayerClubGamesRebounds1. Martynas Echodas Neptūnas 4 28 7.0 Langston Wilson Gargždai 4 28 Haris Bratanovic Tauragė 1 7 2. Tim Lambrecht Jonava Hipocredit 2 13 6.53. Paulius Petrilevičius Nevėžis-Paskolų klubas 3 19 6.3
Assists RankPlayerClubGamesAssists1. Jaquan Carlos Gargždai 4 31 7.82. Vaidas Kariniauskas Tauragė 2 14 7.0 Nigel Williams-Goss Žalgiris 2 14 3. Donatas Sabeckis Jonava Hipocredit 2 13 6.54. Dayvion McKnight Šiauliai 3 16 5.3
Individual game highs CategoryPlayerClub OpponentStatistic PIR Jaquan Carlos Gargždai Rytas (Oct 3, 2026) 36 Points Jaquan Carlos Gargždai Rytas (Oct 3, 2026) 31 Rebounds Einaras Tubutis Neptūnas Gargždai (Sep 26, 2026) 9 Martynas Echodas Neptūnas Gargždai (Sep 26, 2026) Assists Elvar Már Friðriksson Neptūnas Nevėžis-Paskolų klubas (Oct 3, 2026) 10 Steals Jaquan Carlos Gargždai Šiauliai (Sep 20, 2026) 5 Elvar Már Friðriksson Neptūnas Nevėžis-Paskolų klubas (Oct 3, 2026) Blocks Kaodirichi Akobundu-Ehiogu Žalgiris Šiauliai (Sep 27, 2026) 3 Clevon Brown Jonava Hipocredit Nevėžis-Paskolų klubas (Sep 22, 2026)
Other statistics CategoryPlayerClubGamesAverage Steals Cam Hayes Tauragė 2 3.0 Blocks Artūras Gudaitis Rytas 1 2.0 Clevon Brown Jonava Hipocredit 2 Turnovers Martynas Pacevičius Šiauliai 3 4.0 Fouls drawn Nick Johnson Jonava Hipocredit 2 8.5 Minutes Nick Johnson Jonava Hipocredit 2 33:34 FT % 17 players 100% 2-Point % 13 players 100% 3-Point % 3 players 100%
Club statistics CategoryClub GamesAverage PIR Žalgiris 3 121.3 Points Rytas 1 102.0 Rebounds Rytas 1 43.0 Assists Žalgiris 3 24.3 Steals Jonava Hipocredit 2 8.5 Blocks Neptūnas 4 4.8 Turnovers Nevėžis-Paskolų klubas 3 17.0 FT % Tauragė 2 79% 2-Point % Rytas 1 71.4% 3-Point % Žalgiris 3 45%
Awards All official awards of the 2026–27 LKL season.
MVP of the Month Month Player Team PIR Source 2026 September–October November December 2027 January February March April May
LKL clubs in international and regional competitions + Euroleague Basketball competitions Team Competition Progress Result Žalgiris EuroLeague Regular season 1–2 Lietkabelis EuroCup Regular season Group D 1–0 Neptūnas Regular season Group C 0–1 Šiauliai Regular season Group B 1–0
+ FIBA competitions Team Competition Progress Result Rytas Champions League Regular season Group A Juventus Regular season Group E
+ Regional competitions Team Competition Progress Result Jonava Hipocredit European North Basketball League Regular season Group A 0–1
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