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31st season of the top-tier level professional basketball league of Lithuania

Basketball league season

Betsafe-LKL

Season

2023–24

Duration

16 September 2023 – 9 May 2024
(Regular season)
12 May – 12 June 2024
(Playoffs)

Games played

191

Teams

Regular season

Season MVP

Ąžuolas Tubelis

Finals

Champions

Rytas (7th title)

Runners-up

Third place

Fourth place

Finals MVP

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

Seasons

← 2022–23 2024–25 →

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 bankruptcty 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 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.

M Basket class=notpageimage| 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
Rytas	Vilnius	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	19	2454	2590	−136
8	M Basket-Delamode	30	11	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:

^ 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	Qualification to EuroCup
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/a
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

LKL Finals MVP

Pos.	Player	Team	Source
SG	Marcus Foster	Rytas

Breakthrough of the Year

Player	Team	Source
Ignas Sargiūnas	Neptūnas

Coach of the Year

Coach	Team	Source
Oliver Kostić	Uniclub Casino – Juventus

All-LKL Team

Pos.	Player	Team
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
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	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	EuroCup	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
Rytas		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
Uniclub Casino – Juventus		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

References

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"Oficialu: "Gargždų" komanda traukiasi iš Lietuvos krepšinio čempionato". 15min.lt (in Lithuanian). 30 January 2024. Retrieved 30 January 2024.
"Su trenksmu į Lietuvą grįžęs Ą. Tubelis – reguliariojo sezono MVP". lkl.lt (in Lithuanian). 14 May 2024. Retrieved 15 May 2024.
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"Metų proveržiu pripažintas „Neptūne" sužibėjęs I. Sargiūnas". lkl.lt (in Lithuanian). 3 June 2024. Retrieved 4 June 2024.
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"Sausio–vasario MVP tapęs M. Fosteris apie artėjantį savaitgalį: „Kaip nugalėtojai galime išeiti tik tokiu atveju, jei išliksime kartu"". lkl.lt (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 16 February 2024.
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"Balandžio MVP – rekordinį pasirodymą surengęs ir lietuviškas šaknis atradęs A. Ebo". lkl.lt (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 2 May 2024.

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