# 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.

## 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.
| 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 | Advance to playoffs |
| 3 | Wolves Twinsbet | 30 | 22 | 8 | 2613 | 2397 | +216 | Advance to playoffs |
| 4 | Uniclub Casino – Juventus | 30 | 18 | 12 | 2624 | 2464 | +160 | Advance to playoffs |
| 5 | 7Bet–Lietkabelis | 30 | 16 | 14 | 2538 | 2533 | +5 | Advance to playoffs |
| 6 | Neptūnas | 30 | 14 | 16 | 2541 | 2605 | −64 | Advance to playoffs |
| 7 | Cbet | 30 | 11 | 19 | 2454 | 2590 | −136 | Advance to playoffs |
| 8 | M Basket-Delamode | 30 | 11 | 19 | 2335 | 2530 | −195 | Advance to playoffs |
| 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 |
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### 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 | — |

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

## 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$^1$ |
| 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 | Champions League | Play-ins | Loss vs. Peristeri bwin | 0–2 |
| Cbet | Champions League | Qualifying tournament 3 | Loss vs. SIG Strasbourg | 0–1 |
| Cbet | FIBA Europe Cup | Regular season Group C | 1st place out of 4 teams | 4–2 |
| Cbet | FIBA Europe Cup | Second round Group L | 4th place out of 4 teams | 0–6 |
| Nevėžis–Optibet | FIBA Europe Cup | 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 | European North Basketball League | Quarterfinals | Loss vs. Royal Liege Basket (180–182) | 1–1 |
| Šiauliai | European North Basketball League | Regular season Group B | 1st place out of 8 teams | 6–1 |
| Šiauliai | European North Basketball League | Quarterfinals | Win vs. Bristol Flyers (174–155) | 2–0 |
| Šiauliai | European North Basketball League | Semifinals | Loss vs. Bakken Bears | 0–1 |
| Šiauliai | European North Basketball League | Third place | Loss vs. Royal Liege Basket | 0–1 |