2023–24 LKL season

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.

Betsafe-LKL
Season	2023–24
Duration	16 September 2023 – 9 May 2024 (Regular season) 12 May – 12 June 2024 (Playoffs)
Games played	191
Teams	12
Regular season
Season MVP	Ąžuolas Tubelis
Finals
Champions	Rytas (7th title)
Runners-up	Žalgiris
Third place	7Bet–Lietkabelis
Fourth place	Wolves Twinsbet
Finals MVP	Marcus Foster
Statistical leaders
Points Nick Ward 20.23 Rebounds Giedrius Staniulis 8.41 Assists Amit Ebo 7.63 Index Rating Nick Ward 21.23
Records
Biggest home win	Rytas 113–64 Nevėžis–Optibet (10 February 2024)
Biggest away win	Pieno žvaigždės 72–115 Šiauliai (8 January 2024)
Highest scoring	Neptūnas 114–112 Žalgiris (17 April 2024)
Winning streak	14 games Žalgiris
Losing streak	14 games Pieno žvaigždės
Highest attendance	13,791 Žalgiris 92–78 Rytas (14 April 2024)
Lowest attendance	139 Pieno žvaigždės 77–116 Cbet (1 May 2024)
Average attendance	2,176

Teams

12 teams participated in the 2023–24 season. On 22 May 2023, league's license was granted to M Basket.^[1] 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.^[2][3]

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 amount 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.

Jonava

Juventus

Lietkabelis

Neptūnas

Nevėžis

Pieno žvaigždės

Rytas

Šiauliai

Žalgiris

Gargždai

Wolves Twinsbet

M Basket

Location of teams in 2023–24 LKL

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

Regular season

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Qualification or relegation
1	Žalgiris	30	26	4	2647	2228	+419	Advance to playoffs
2	Rytas	30	24	6	2791	2410	+381
3	Wolves Twinsbet	30	22	8	2613	2397	+216
4	Uniclub Casino – Juventus	30	18	12	2624	2464	+160
5	7Bet–Lietkabelis	30	16	14	2538	2533	+5
6	Neptūnas	30	14	16	2541	2605	−64
7	Cbet	30	11[a]	19	2454	2590	−136
8	M Basket-Delamode	30	11[a]	19	2335	2530	−195
9	Nevėžis–Optibet	30	10	20	2525	2746	−221
10	Šiauliai	30	8	22	2456	2622	−166
11	Pieno žvaigždės	30	5	25	2469	2868	−399
12	Gargždai	0	0	0	0	0	0	Excluded

Source: LKL.lt
Notes:

1. Cbet are ahead of M Basket-Delamode on head-to-head record: Cbet 2–1 M Basket-Delamode.

Results

Home \ Away	LIE	JSK	GAR	MAZ	NEP	NEV	PZV	RYT	SIA	JUV	WOL	ZAL
7Bet–Lietkabelis	—	84–79	84–66	82–81	76–78	100–79	95–92	77–89	92–85	72–73	108–105	68–80
—	90–80	—	88–82	—	92–93	90–63	—	—	78–91	—	77–83
Cbet	74–92	—	105–73	87–96	88–77	94–77	84–89	89–101	85–84	84–73	71–83	67–75
—	—	—	—	78–81	—	—	85–98	81–80	—	81–68	—
Gargždai	—	86–80	—	82–93	73–92	97–84	—	82–98	89–94	74–97	—	55–107
—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
M Basket–Delamode	64–82	79–82	77–66	—	70–68	88–81	100–74	60–77	73–78	88–86	73–84	69–73
—	62–79	—	—	—	81–93	79–73	63–89	—	73–71	—	—
Neptūnas	91–81	69–64	100–81	84–87	—	97–74	112–87	70–77	85–76	78–91	66–98	75–95
88–84	—	—	91–89	—	79–92	77–88	—	—	—	85–86	114–112
Nevėžis–Optibet	106–94	92–86	92–80	72–83	96–92	—	90–91	85–97	89–84	64–90	78–99	70–76
—	116–83	—	—	—	—	—	79–88	86–94	88–93	—	—
Pieno žvaigždės	78–84	92–93	103–76	107–88	83–86	91–101	—	77–101	72–115	75–85	88–91	71–98
—	77–116	—	—	—	74–76	—	89–124	—	83–89	—	—
Rytas	94–73	110–88	110–79	90–54	93–75	113–64	106–90	—	91–78	93–88	74–84	67–81
113–100	—	—	—	83–84	—	—	—	83–74	—	99–83	—
Šiauliai	74–88	89–86	79–97	81–90	90–82	85–77	91–95	75–99	—	66–103	66–68	73–87
79–87	—	—	91–94	104–98	—	98–89	—	—	—	65–91	69–92
Uniclub Casino – Juventus	88–91	96–63	—	81–74	112–102	106–74	119–78	96–103	88–68	—	96–68	69–79
—	88–85	—	—	83–96	—	—	88–78	96–93	—	—	—
Wolves Twinsbet	73–78	85–96	104–68	84–74	92–73	89–74	94–79	72–89	86–77	77–71	—	75–64
109–72	—	—	104–78	—	102–83	111–79	—	—	100–88	—	97–93
Žalgiris	69–63	86–69	—	103–75	76–88	102–98	78–68	97–94	89–74	101–63	79–55	—
83–77	101–57	—	95–68	112–114	102–78	97–77	92–78	92–69	92–62	93–97	—

Source: LKL.lt
Legend: Blue = home team win; Red = away team win.
Matches with lighter background shading were decided after overtime.

Playoffs

Main article: 2024 LKL 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

	Quarterfinals								Semifinals								Finals
	Žalgiris			97	76	–
	M Basket-Delamode			61	58	–
									Žalgiris	93	90	88	–	–
									7Bet–Lietkabelis	72	89	79	–	–
	Uniclub Casino – Juventus			77	89	99
	7Bet–Lietkabelis			84	88	100
																	Žalgiris	88	94	91	87	–
																	Rytas	89	104	81	88	–
	Rytas			110	96	–
	Cbet			77	90	–
									Rytas	85	113	86	86	92
									Wolves Twinsbet	96	75	78	97	86			Third place
	Wolves Twinsbet			91	76	91
	Neptūnas			84	95	80
																	7Bet–Lietkabelis	86	73	91	98	–
																	Wolves Twinsbet	84	81	84	87	–

2023–24 LKL champions
Rytas (7th title)

Final standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	Qualification or relegation
1	Rytas (C)	41	32	9	Qualification to Champions League regular season
2	Žalgiris	39	32	7	Already qualified to EuroLeague
3	7Bet–Lietkabelis	40	21	19	Qualification to EuroCup
4	Wolves Twinsbet	42	27	15
5	Uniclub Casino – Juventus	33	19	14	Qualification to Champions League qualifying rounds
6	Neptūnas	33	15	18
7	Cbet	32	11	21
8	M Basket-Delamode	32	11	21
9	Nevėžis–Optibet	30	10	20
10	Šiauliai	30	8	22
11	Pieno žvaigždės	30	5	25
12	Gargždai	0	0	0	Excluded

Source: LKL.lt
(C) Champions

Statistics

Average attendances

Pos	Team	Total	High	Low	Average	Change
1	Žalgiris	104,303	13,791	909	4,966	+8.4%†
2	Rytas	75,282	9,149	1,597	3,764	+111.7%†
3	Wolves Twinsbet	70,863	8,522	386	3,221	+63.4%†
4	7Bet–Lietkabelis	45,242	5,251	959	2,262	+2.3%†
5	Neptūnas	35,491	4,736	1,029	2,087	+31.7%†
6	Šiauliai	29,419	5,507	898	1,838	+5.0%†
7	Uniclub Casino – Juventus	22,797	2,496	663	1,424	+12.0%†
8	Nevėžis–Optibet	15,295	2,279	639	1,092	+22.8%†
9	Cbet	15,125	2,200	659	1,008	−21.1%†
10	M Basket-Delamode	11,500	1,098	451	766	n/a1
11	Gargždai	6,033	2,056	323	754	+12.7%†
12	Pieno žvaigždės	5,795	1,200	139	413	+20.1%†
	League total	428,719	13,791	139	2,176	+30.5%†

Source: LKL.lt
Notes:
1: Team played last season in NKL.

Individual statistics

Rating

Rank	Name	Team	Games	Rating	PIR
1.	Nick Ward	Gargždai	13	276	21.23
2.	Ąžuolas Tubelis	Neptūnas	26	529	20.35
3.	Kadeem Jack	Pieno žvaigždės	20	379	18.95

Source: LKL.lt

Points

Rank	Name	Team	Games	Points	PPG
1.	Nick Ward	Gargždai	13	263	20.23
2.	Brandon Tabb	Pieno žvaigždės	16	309	19.31
3.	Ąžuolas Tubelis	Neptūnas	26	448	17.23

Source: LKL.lt

Rebounds

Rank	Name	Team	Games	Rebounds	RPG
1.	Giedrius Staniulis	M Basket-Delamode	34	286	8.41
2.	Francis Okoro	Nevėžis–Optibet	22	175	7.95
3.	Ąžuolas Tubelis	Neptūnas	26	187	7.19

Source: LKL.lt

Assists

Rank	Name	Team	Games	Assists	APG
1.	Amit Ebo	Nevėžis–Optibet	16	122	7.63
2.	Žygimantas Janavičius	Neptūnas	34	214	6.29
3.	L.J. Thorpe	Šiauliai	31	195	6.29

Source: LKL.lt

Other statistics

Category	Player	Team	Games	Average
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

Category	Player	Team	Opponent	Statistic
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

Category	Team	Average
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

Pos.	Player	Team	Source
PF	Ąžuolas Tubelis	Neptūnas	[4]

LKL Finals MVP

Pos.	Player	Team	Source
SG	Marcus Foster	Rytas	[5]

Breakthrough of the Year

Player	Team	Source
Ignas Sargiūnas	Neptūnas	[6]

Coach of the Year

Coach	Team	Source
Oliver Kostić	Uniclub Casino – Juventus	[7]

All-LKL Team

Pos.	Player	Team	Source
PG	Scoochie Smith	Uniclub Casino – Juventus	[8]
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	[9]
October	Nick Ward	Gargždai	27.7	[10]
November	Brandon Tabb	Pieno žvaigždės	26.7	[11]
December	Zane Waterman	Nevėžis–Optibet	24.5	[12]
2024
January–February	Marcus Foster	Rytas	21.8	[13]
March	Zane Waterman	Nevėžis–Optibet	27.4	[14]
April	Amit Ebo	Nevėžis–Optibet	27.3	[15]

LKL clubs in international competitions

Euroleague Basketball competitions

Team	Competition	Progress	Result	W–L
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	W–L
Rytas	Champions League	Regular season Group B	2nd place out of 4 teams	4–2
		Play-ins	Loss vs. Peristeri bwin	0–2
Cbet		Qualifying tournament 3	Loss vs. SIG Strasbourg	0–1
	FIBA Europe Cup	Regular season Group C	1st place out of 4 teams	4–2
		Second round Group L	4th place out of 4 teams	0–6
Nevėžis–Optibet		Qualifying tournament B	3rd place out of 3 teams	0–2

Lithuanian clubs in regional competitions

Team	Competition	Progress	Result	W–L
Uniclub Casino – Juventus	European North Basketball League	Regular season Group A	1st place out of 8 teams	6–1
		Quarterfinals	Loss vs. Royal Liege Basket (180–182)	1–1
Šiauliai		Regular season Group B	1st place out of 8 teams	6–1
		Quarterfinals	Win vs. Bristol Flyers (174–155)	2–0
		Semifinals	Loss vs. Bakken Bears	0–1
		Third place	Loss vs. Royal Liege Basket	0–1