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30th season of the top-tier level professional basketball league of Lithuania

Basketball league season

Betsafe-LKL

Season

2022–23

Duration

24 September 2022 – 9 May 2023
(Regular season)
12 May 2023 – 10 June 2023 (Playoffs)

Games played

224

Teams

Regular season

Season MVP

Ahmad Caver

Finals

Champions

Žalgiris (24th title)

Runners-up

Third place

Fourth place

Finals MVP

Statistical leaders

Points	Ahmad Caver	17.09
Rebounds	Austin Wiley	8.91
Assists	Donatas Sabeckis	7.00
Index Rating	Ahmad Caver	20.33

Records

Biggest home win

Rytas 118–73 Pieno žvaigždės
(29 March 2023)

Biggest away win

Labas Gas 57–94 Žalgiris
(3 April 2023)

Highest scoring

Nevėžis–Optibet 143–134 Uniclub Casino – Juventus
(22 April 2023)

Winning streak

10 games
Žalgiris

Losing streak

16 games
Labas Gas

Highest attendance

14,077
Žalgiris 97–87 Rytas
(10 June 2023)

Lowest attendance

100
Pieno žvaigždės 78–87 Neptūnas
(22 April 2023)

Average attendance

1,667

Seasons

← 2021–22 2023–24 →

The 2022–23 Lietuvos krepšinio lyga, also called Betsafe-LKL for sponsorship reasons, was the 30th season of the top-tier level professional basketball league of Lithuania, the Lietuvos krepšinio lyga (LKL). Rytas were defending champions, however, they finished as a runners-up, losing finals series to eventual champions Žalgiris.

Teams

Location and arenas

On 20 May 2022, during 2021–22 LKL season LKL board decided to expand the number of participating teams in tournament. The number of teams has been expanded to 12 teams. 2021-22 NKL season champions Gargždai and new team Wolves will join the other 10 existing LKL teams.

Wolves class=notpageimage| Location of teams in 2022–23 LKL

Team	Location	Arena	Capacity
Cbet Jonava	Jonava	Jonava Arena	2,200
Gargždai	Palanga	Palanga Arena	1,200
Labas Gas	Prienai	Prienai Arena	1,500
7bet-Lietkabelis	Panevėžys	Cido/Kalnapilio Arena	5,950
Neptūnas	Klaipėda	Švyturys Arena	6,200
Nevėžis-OPTIBET	Kėdainiai	Kėdainiai Arena	2,200
Pieno žvaigždės	Pasvalys	Pieno žvaigždės Arena	1,500
Rytas	Vilnius	Jeep Arena	2,500
Šiauliai	Šiauliai	Šiauliai Arena	5,700
Uniclub Casino – Juventus	Utena	Utena Arena	2,000
Wolves	Alytus	Alytus Arena	5,500
Žalgiris	Kaunas	Žalgiris Arena	15,415
	Prienai	Prienai Arena	1,500
	Garliava	Garliava Sports and Culture Center [lt]	1,300

Regular season

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Qualification or relegation
1	Žalgiris	33	28	5	2875	2406	+469	Advance to playoffs
2	Rytas	33	27	6	3070	2731	+339
3	Wolves	33	23	10	2851	2599	+252
4	7Bet–Lietkabelis	33	23	10	2834	2689	+145
5	Uniclub Casino – Juventus	33	18	15	2859	2853	+6
6	Cbet	33	18	15	2657	2663	−6
7	Neptūnas	33	16	17	2652	2722	−70
8	Nevėžis–Optibet	33	14	19	2860	2912	−52
9	Šiauliai	33	13	20	2744	2852	−108
10	Pieno žvaigždės	33	8	25	2632	2963	−331
11	Gargždai	33	6	27	2501	2785	−284
12	Labas Gas (R)	33	4	29	2613	2973	−360	Relegation to NKL

Source: LKL.lT
(R) Relegated

Results

Home \ Away	LIE	JSK	GAR	PRI	NEP	NEV	PZV	RYT	SIA	JUV	WOL	ZAL
7Bet–Lietkabelis	—	86–84	82–73	74–86	80–73	111–108	86–74	79–70	94–103	91–71	92–96	66–74
—	85–72	—	81–75	73–81	—	95–90	—	—	—	—	87–85
Cbet	88–91	—	92–85	74–85	83–66	71–64	84–77	62–75	74–82	82–84	80–62	75–80
—	—	67–65	—	—	89–78	—	81–106	—	76–88	74–85	82–89
Gargždai	71–91	68–69	—	74–71	54–73	71–73	79–69	81–99	76–78	68–85	68–73	71–89
65–86	—	—	—	—	73–87	—	—	56–60	77–76	85–82	—
Labas Gas	77–96	74–80	68–95	—	92–99	86–98	89–92	66–89	63–81	68–92	78–88	66–91
—	69–72	90–77	—	84–94	—	85–91	86–97	—	—	—	57–94
Neptūnas	73–86	77–93	94–69	80–75	—	86–79	91–92	70–82	93–79	98–97	100–80	71–79
—	76–70	91–86	—	—	97–91	—	86–90	—	—	75–104	80–91
Nevėžis–Optibet	73–78	91–83	99–92	89–81	67–71	—	83–65	84–86	81–92	71–74	76–81	69–97
77–90	—	—	112–105	—	—	—	—	91–81	143–134	81–88	—
Pieno žvaigždės	71–77	90–92	97–92	115–110	91–85	84–93	—	72–107	75–76	80–87	71–90	59–92
—	98–100	89–78	—	78–87	98–88	—	75–104	—	—	—	61–88
Rytas	109–104	71–78	102–72	98–77	93–67	88–92	118–73	—	107–101	77–88	76–88	89–85
92–91	—	91–65	—	—	99–93	—	—	109–84	103–101	102–98	—
Šiauliai	85–88	85–89	92–99	97–89	61–60	95–107	81–65	80–85	—	85–92	107–102	75–93
80–89	73–84	—	114–87	87–89	—	95–89	—	—	—	—	—
Uniclub Casino – Juventus	87–84	88–78	92–90	94–76	95–77	84–85	93–77	88–90	85–84	—	81–86	67–78
91–93	—	—	86–90	85–83	—	84–81	—	89–80	—	—	—
Wolves	80–86	94–99	96–82	79–70	79–63	94–73	76–69	89–91	89–78	95–68	—	80–75
70–65	—	—	94–58	—	—	94–63	—	83–73	106–79	—	—
Žalgiris	85–77	76–80	86–74	86–80	77–46	93–75	84–61	94–100	96–60	109–76	90–85	—
—	—	96–70	—	—	95–89	—	81–75	84–60	92–78	71–65	—

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

Playoffs

Main article: 2023 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	90	92	–

Nevėžis–Optibet	71	86	–
				Žalgiris	69	86	66	95	–

				7Bet–Lietkabelis	58	83	67	66	–
7Bet–Lietkabelis	85	77	101

Uniclub Casino – Juventus	73	86	99
										Žalgiris	108	71	95	68	97

										Rytas	93	94	80	69	87
Rytas	107	95	–

Neptūnas	99	91	–
				Rytas	82	82	90	–	–

				Cbet	74	67	85	–	–	Third place
Wolves	76	75	–

Cbet	80	80	–
										7Bet–Lietkabelis	80	88	63	75	84

										Cbet	89	87	82	55	72

2022–23 LKL champions
Žalgiris (24th title)

Final standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	Qualification or relegation
1	Žalgiris (C)	44	36	8	Already qualified to EuroLeague
2	Rytas	43	34	9	Qualification to Champions League regular season
3	7Bet–Lietkabelis	45	29	16	Qualification to EuroCup
4	Cbet	43	22	21	Qualification to Champions League qualifying rounds
5	Wolves	35	23	12	Qualification to EuroCup
6	Uniclub Casino – Juventus	36	19	17
7	Neptūnas	35	16	19
8	Nevėžis–Optibet	35	14	21
9	Šiauliai	33	13	20
10	Pieno žvaigždės	33	8	25
11	Gargždai	33	6	27
12	Labas Gas (R)	33	4	29	Relegation to NKL

Source: LKL.lT
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

Statistics

Average attendances

Pos	Team	Total	High	Low	Average	Change
1	Žalgiris	105,346	14,077	461	4,580	+99.2%
2	Lietkabelis	50,865	3,970	1,099	2,211	+15.7%
3	Wolves	33,513	3,957	1,145	1,971	n/a
4	Rytas	39,120	2,579	1,015	1,778	−16.8%
5	Šiauliai	28,007	5,037	991	1,750	−17.3%
6	Neptūnas	28,543	4,422	511	1,585	+65.6%
7	Cbet Jonava	26,844	2,200	631	1,278	+63.2%
8	Uniclub Casino – Juventus	21,618	2,632	723	1,271	+43.9%
9	Nevėžis-OPTIBET	15,126	2,195	450	889	+61.3%
10	Gargždai	10,719	1,313	294	669	+604.2%
11	Labas GAS	8,030	1,100	155	472	+49.4%
12	Pieno žvaigždės	5,860	1,250	100	344	−0.3%
	League total	373,591	14,077	100	1,667	+34.5%

Source: LKL.LT
Notes:
1: Team will make its debut.
2: Team played last season in NKL.

Individual statistics

Rating

Rank	Name	Team	Games	Rating	PIR
1.	Ahmad Caver	Wolves	33	671	20.33
2.	Jeff Garrett	Cbet Jonava	43	822	19.12
3.	Martynas Echodas	Rytas	23	439	19.09

Source: LKL.LT

Points

Rank	Name	Team	Games	Points	PPG
1.	Ahmad Caver	Wolves	33	564	17.09
2.	Deshawn Freeman	Nevėžis–OPTIBET	21	351	16.71
3.	Marcus Foster	Rytas	37	612	16.54

Source: LKL.LT

Rebounds

Rank	Name	Team	Games	Rebounds	RPG
1.	Austin Wiley	Neptūnas	23	205	8.91
2.	Giedrius Staniulis	Gargždai	26	198	7.62
3.	Tim Lambrecht	Nevėžis–OPTIBET	35	264	7.54

Source: LKL.LT

Assists

Rank	Name	Team	Games	Assists	APG
1.	Donatas Sabeckis	Šiauliai	31	217	7.00
2.	Žygimantas Janavičius	Neptūnas	32	192	6.03
3.	Ahmad Caver	Wolves	33	191	5.79

Source: LKL.LT

Other statistics

Category	Player	Team	Games	Average
Steals	Alex Hamilton	Uniclub Casino – Juventus	21	2.52
Blocks	Reggie Lynch	Uniclub Casino – Juventus	21	2.24
Turnovers	Joshua Newkirk	Gargždai	33	3.18
Fouls drawn	Artūrs Žagars	Nevėžis–OPTIBET	22	5.50
Minutes	Joshua Newkirk	Gargždai	33	32:41
FT %	Stefan Peno	Lietkabelis	24	94.12%
2-Point %	Laurynas Birutis	Žalgiris	42	75.46%
3-Point %	Kevarrius Hayes	Žalgiris	42	50.00%
3-Point %	Julius Jucikas	Pieno žvaigždės	20	50.00%

Source: LKL.LT

Individual game highs

Category	Player	Team	Opponent	Statistic
Rating	Tim Lambrecht	Nevėžis–OPTIBET	Labas Gas (Mar 25, 2023)	45
Points	Mindaugas Girdžiūnas	Neptūnas	Nevėžis–OPTIBET (Dec 12, 2022)	40
Rebounds	Austin Wiley	Neptūnas	Labas Gas (Dec 21, 2022)	24
Assists	Donatas Sabeckis	Šiauliai	Nevėžis–OPTIBET (May 8, 2023)	14
Steals	Evaldas Šaulys	Pieno žvaigždės	Uniclub Casino – Juventus (Dec 22, 2022)	7
Steals	Alex Hamilton	Uniclub Casino – Juventus	Žalgiris (Feb 15, 2023)	7
Blocks	Reggie Lynch	Uniclub Casino – Juventus	Labas Gas (Mar 18, 2023)	9

Source: LKL.LT

Team statistics

Category	Team	Average
Rating	Rytas	105.98
Points	Rytas	91.84
Rebounds	Rytas	37.88
Assists	Žalgiris	20.70
Steals	Cbet Jonava	8.93
Blocks	Neptūnas	3.23
Turnovers	Uniclub Casino – Juventus	15.78
FT %	Žalgiris	78.55%
2-Point %	Žalgiris	60.32%
3-Point %	Wolves	38.08%

Source: LKL.LT

Awards

All official awards of the 2022-23 LKL season.

Regular Season MVP

Pos.	Player	Team	Source
PG	Ahmad Caver	Wolves

LKL Finals MVP

Pos.	Player	Team	Source
PG	Isaiah Taylor	Žalgiris

All-LKL Team

Pos.	Player	Team
PG	Ahmad Caver	Wolves
SG	Marcus Foster	Rytas
SF	Jeffery Garrett	Cbet Jonava
PF	Martynas Echodas	Rytas
C	Laurynas Birutis	Žalgiris

Coach of the Year

Coach	Team	Source
Virginijus Šeškus	Cbet Jonava

Breakthrough of the Year

Player	Team	Source
Matas Jogėla	Neptūnas

Referee of the year

Referee	Source
Gytis Vilius

"Fair play" award for gentlemanliness in sport and life

Team	Source
Žalgiris

Player of the month

Month	Player	Team	PIR
2022
October	Jeff Garrett	Cbet Jonava	19.8
November	Giedrius Staniulis	Gargždai	23.5
December	Gytis Radzevičius	Rytas	25.7
2023
January	Martynas Echodas	Rytas	27
February	Deshawn Freeman	Nevėžis–OPTIBET	28
March	Tim Lambrecht	Nevėžis–OPTIBET	31.5
April	Tim Lambrecht	Nevėžis–OPTIBET	22.9

Lithuanian clubs in European competitions

Team	Competition	Progress
Žalgiris	EuroLeague	Playoffs
Lietkabelis	EuroCup	Eighthfinals
Rytas	Champions League	Round of 16
Šiauliai	Champions League	Qualifying rounds
Cbet Jonava	FIBA Europe Cup	Qualifying rounds
Wolves		Qualifying rounds

Lithuanian clubs in Regional competitions

Team	Competition	Progress
Wolves	European North Basketball League	Runners-up
Šiauliai		Regular Season

References

"LKL Valdyba nubalsavo – kitais metais „Betsafe-LKL" čempionate rungtyniaus 12 komandų". lkl.lt (in Lithuanian). 20 May 2022. Retrieved 9 July 2022.
"„Betsafe-LKL" atkrintamosios prasidės gegužės 12 d." lkl.lt (in Lithuanian). 4 May 2023. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
"„Betsafe-LKL" reguliariojo sezono MVP – „Wolves" vedlys A. Caveris". lkl.lt (in Lithuanian). 10 May 2023. Retrieved 10 May 2023.
^ "Išdalinti jubiliejinio „Betsafe-LKL" sezono apdovanojimai: finalo serijos MVP tapo I. Tayloras, metų treneris – V. Šeškus". lkl.lt (in Lithuanian). 11 June 2023. Retrieved 11 June 2023.
"Iš spalio MVP tapusio J. Garretto lūpų – liaupsės V. Šeškui bei Jonavai: „Man tai tobula situacija"". lkl.lt (in Lithuanian). 4 November 2022. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
"Lapkričio MVP tapęs G. Staniulis prie asmeninės sėkmės trokšta pridėti ir komandinę: „Nepagauname fortūnos"". lkl.lt (in Lithuanian). 5 December 2022. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
"Gruodžio MVP – su išaugusiu vaidmeniu puikiai susitvarkęs G. Radzevičius: „Nuo sezono pradžios buvau tam pasiruošęs"". lkl.lt (in Lithuanian). 2 January 2023. Retrieved 6 January 2023.
"Mėnesio MVP tapęs M. Echodas – apie dėkingumą E. Fridrikssonui, dviprasmišką „Ryto" sausį ir NBA bokštų patarimus". lkl.lt (in Lithuanian). 3 February 2023. Retrieved 3 February 2023.
"„Betsafe-LKL" vasario MVP – vos pusantro mėnesio Kėdainiuose praleidęs D. Freemanas". lkl.lt (in Lithuanian). 24 February 2023. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
"Kovo MVP – T. Lambrechtas: „Jutau, kad svarbi rolė kris ir ant manęs"". lkl.lt (in Lithuanian). 2 April 2023. Retrieved 4 April 2023.
"Antrą mėnesį paeiliui MVP tapęs T. Lambrechtas rengiasi mūšiui dėl atkrintamųjų: „Žaidimas namuose – mūsų pranašumas"". lkl.lt (in Lithuanian). 3 May 2023. Retrieved 3 May 2023.

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