# 2024–25 LKL season

The 2024–25 Lietuvos krepšinio lyga season, also called Betsafe–LKL for sponsorship reasons, is the 32nd season of the top-tier level professional basketball league of Lithuania, the Lietuvos krepšinio lyga (LKL). Rytas are defending champions.

## Teams

10 teams will participate in the 2024–25 season. Despite the announcement that no team will be relegated after 2023–24 due to Gargždai bankruptcy, last place finishers Pieno žvaigždės decided to withdraw from the league due to struggles to meet league's budget requirements. Due to decreased number of teams, the league's format was changed, with the format being same as 2020–21 season, where 10 teams will face-off each other 4 times with top 8 teams advancing into Playoffs.
| Team | Location | Arena | Capacity |
| 7Bet–Lietkabelis | Panevėžys | Kalnapilio Arena | 5,950 |
| Cbet | Jonava | Jonava Arena | 2,200 |
| M Basket-Delamode | Telšiai | Telšiai sports arena | 1,000 |
| Neptūnas | Klaipėda | Švyturys Arena | 6,200 |
| Nevėžis–Optibet | Kėdainiai | Kėdainiai Arena | 2,200 |
| Rytas | Vilnius | Twinsbet Arena | 10,000 |
| Rytas | Vilnius | Active Vilnius Arena | 2,500 |
| Šiauliai–Casino Admiral | Šiauliai | Šiauliai Arena | 5,700 |
| Uniclub Bet – Juventus | Utena | Utena Arena | 2,000 |
| Wolves Twinsbet | Vilnius | Twinsbet Arena | 10,000 |
| Žalgiris | Kaunas | Žalgiris Arena | 15,415 |

### Personnel and kits

| Team | Head coach | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor (chest) |
| 7Bet–Lietkabelis | Nenad Čanak | Vytenis Lipkevičius | AGO | Lietkabelis, Norfa |
| Cbet | Mantas Šernius | Aurimas Majauskas | AGO | Litas, Talga |
| M Basket-Delamode | Marius Kiltinavičius | Donatas Sabeckis | Adikopas | Delamode Baltics, Saurida |
| Neptūnas | Georgios Vovoras | Deividas Gailius | AGO | Amberton Hotel Group, Solorina |
| Nevėžis–Optibet | Gediminas Petrauskas | Ignas Vaitkus | AGO | Autotoja, Optibet |
| Rytas | Giedrius Žibėnas | Margiris Normantas | AGO | Norfa, Švyturys |
| Šiauliai–Casino Admiral | Žydrūnas Urbonas | Saulius Kulvietis | AGO | AdmiralBet, Norfa |
| Uniclub Bet – Juventus | Kęstutis Kemzūra | Žygimantas Skučas | Hustle Point | Umaras, Uniclub Bet, Utenos mėsa, Utenos nealkoholinis |
| Wolves Twinsbet | Alessandro Magro | Regimantas Miniotas | Adikopas | Twinsbet |
| Žalgiris | Andrea Trinchieri | Edgaras Ulanovas | Puma | Go3, Topsport |

### Managerial changes

| Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Replaced with | Date of appointment |
| Wolves Twinsbet | Nedas Pacevičius | End of contract | 11 June 2024 | Pre-season | Alessandro Magro | 1 July 2024 |
| Uniclub Bet – Juventus | Oliver Kostić | Mutual agreement | 28 May 2024 | Pre-season | Vytautas Buzas | 28 May 2024 |
| Cbet | Virginijus Šeškus | Mutual agreement | 15 July 2024 | Pre-season | Mantas Šernius | 15 July 2024 |
| M Basket-Delamode | Nikola Vasilev | Mutual agreement | 12 August 2024 | Pre-season | Virginijus Šeškus | 12 August 2024 |
| Uniclub Bet – Juventus | Vytautas Buzas | Appointed as assistant | 10 November 2024 | 8th (3–5) | Kęstutis Kemzūra | 10 November 2024 |
| M Basket-Delamode | Virginijus Šeškus | Mutual agreement | 22 November 2024 | 10th (1–8) | Marius Kiltinavičius | 22 November 2024 |

## Regular season
### League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Žalgiris | 21 | 19 | 2 | 1925 | 1561 | +364 | Advance to playoffs |
| 2 | Rytas | 21 | 16 | 5 | 1864 | 1735 | +129 | Advance to playoffs |
| 3 | Wolves Twinsbet | 20 | 13 | 7 | 1832 | 1757 | +75 | Advance to playoffs |
| 4 | 7Bet–Lietkabelis | 21 | 11 | 10 | 1737 | 1708 | +29 | Advance to playoffs |
| 5 | Uniclub Bet – Juventus | 21 | 10 | 11 | 1753 | 1795 | −42 | Advance to playoffs |
| 6 | Cbet | 21 | 10 | 11 | 1801 | 1896 | −95 | Advance to playoffs |
| 7 | Neptūnas | 21 | 9 | 12 | 1771 | 1823 | −52 | Advance to playoffs |
| 8 | Šiauliai–Casino Admiral | 20 | 7 | 13 | 1836 | 1943 | −107 | Advance to playoffs |
| 9 | Nevėžis–Optibet | 21 | 6 | 15 | 1875 | 1873 | +2 | |
| 10 | M Basket-Delamode | 21 | 3 | 18 | 1704 | 2007 | −303 | |

### Results

| Home \ Away | LIE | JON | MAZ | NEP | NEV | RYT | SIA | JUV | WOL | ZAL |
| 7Bet–Lietkabelis | — | 86–88 | 82–78 | 81–89 | 93–82 | 67–84 | 93–76 | 90–98 | 83–81 | 85–89 |
| — | 13 May | 19 Apr | 30 Apr | 22 Apr | 82–75 | 12 Apr | 20 May | 30 Mar | 3 May |
| Cbet | 84–82 | — | 103–83 | 86–82 | 87–110 | 74–94 | 104–93 | 93–98 | 91–94 | 72–93 |
| 22 Mar | — | 16 Apr | 20 May | 29 Mar | 21 Apr | 4 May | 23 Apr | 81–77 | 11 May |
| M Basket–Delamode | 93–87 | 72–83 | — | 107–96 | 77–98 | 83–93 | 93–95 | 46–91 | 86–95 | 82–88 |
| 17 May | 6 May | — | 77–96 | 5 Apr | 26 Apr | 74–102 | 3 May | 86–106 | 13 Apr |
| Neptūnas | 56–63 | 90–87 | 99–63 | — | 94–107 | 76–94 | 80–90 | 63–74 | 89–74 | 70–97 |
| 72–91 | 5 Apr | 14 May | — | 4 May | 12 Apr | 27 Apr | 17 May | 15 Apr | 30 Mar |
| Nevėžis–Optibet | 78–85 | 93–105 | 93–87 | 74–83 | — | 83–93 | 106–90 | 74–78 | 85–90 | 76–89 |
| 15 Apr | 26 Apr | 11 May | 81–83 | — | 21 May | 17 May | 105–74 | 7 May | 23 Mar |
| Rytas | 90–78 | 84–80 | 109–98 | 84–90 | 89–69 | — | 118–109 | 90–76 | 71–82 | 91–88 |
| 10 May | 29 Apr | 22 Mar | 24 Apr | 99–98 | — | 13 May | 16 Apr | 6 Apr | 76–83 |
| Šiauliai–Casino Admiral | 96–92 | 103–93 | 103–107 | 108–103 | 95–91 | 79–89 | — | 98–100 | 26 Mar | 63–91 |
| 6 May | 90–94 | 30 Apr | 22 Mar | 19 Apr | 29 Mar | — | 5 Apr | 22 Apr | 21 May |
| Uniclub Bet – Juventus | 70–79 | 79–80 | 92–72 | 92–99 | 91–84 | 78–86 | 101–88 | — | 100–110 | 67–128 |
| 74–75 | 13 Apr | 29 Mar | 21 Apr | 14 May | 7 May | 10 May | — | 30 Apr | 26 Apr |
| Wolves Twinsbet | 82–97 | 103–90 | 95–94 | 102–86 | 103–102 | 84–88 | 103–93 | 67–72 | — | 100–82 |
| 27 Apr | 18 May | 21 May | 11 May | 12 Apr | 4 May | 100–84 | 23 Mar | — | 19 Apr |
| Žalgiris | 73–66 | 101–64 | 101–46 | 91–75 | 88–86 | 78–67 | 111–81 | 84–67 | 97–84 | — |
| 6 Apr | 89–62 | 24 Apr | 7 May | 29 Apr | 18 May | 16 Apr | 84–81 | 14 May | — |

## Attendances to arenas
### Average attendances

| Pos | Team | Total | High | Low | Average | Change |
| 1 | Žalgiris | 47,604 | 13,359 | 2,694 | 4,760 | −4.1%$^†$ |
| 2 | Rytas | 37,671 | 8,605 | 1,349 | 3,424 | −9.0%$^†$ |
| 3 | Wolves Twinsbet | 28,479 | 7,139 | 1,409 | 3,164 | −1.8%$^†$ |
| 4 | Neptūnas | 24,702 | 4,889 | 1,573 | 2,470 | +18.4%$^†$ |
| 5 | Šiauliai–Casino Admiral | 21,402 | 4,757 | 1,416 | 2,378 | +29.4%$^†$ |
| 6 | 7Bet–Lietkabelis | 16,994 | 4,096 | 1,126 | 1,888 | −16.5%$^†$ |
| 7 | Uniclub Bet – Juventus | 15,412 | 2,827 | 732 | 1,541 | +8.2%$^†$ |
| 8 | Nevėžis–Optibet | 11,944 | 1,552 | 877 | 1,194 | +9.3%$^†$ |
| 9 | Cbet | 11,218 | 1,988 | 796 | 1,121 | +11.2%$^†$ |
| 10 | M Basket-Delamode | 7,286 | 1,103 | 455 | 662 | −13.6%$^†$ |
| | League total | 222,712 | 13,359 | 455 | 2,249 | +3.4%$^†$ |
Source: LKL.lt

## Statistics

Source: LKL.lt Last updated: 9 March 2025

### Performance Index Rating

| Rank | Player | Club | Games | Rating | PIR |
| 1 | Kay Bruhnke | M Basket–Delamode | 12 | 248 | 20.7 |
| 2 | Anthony Cowan | Wolves Twinsbet | 17 | 349 | 20.5 |
| 3 | Joseph Girard III | Nevėžis–Optibet | 20 | 372 | 18.6 |
| 4 | Gytis Radzevičius | Rytas | 18 | 326 | 18.1 |
| 5 | Amit Ebo | Nevėžis–Optibet | 19 | 340 | 17.9 |

### Points

| Rank | Player | Club | Games | Points | PPG |
| 1 | Joseph Girard III | Nevėžis–Optibet | 20 | 416 | 20.8 |
| 2 | Gerry Blakes | Šiauliai–Casino Admiral | 19 | 379 | 19.9 |
| 3 | Kay Bruhnke | M Basket–Delamode | 12 | 226 | 18.8 |
| 4 | Dominic Green | Uniclub Bet–Juventus | 20 | 347 | 17.4 |
| 5 | Chauncey Collins | M Basket–Delamode | 15 | 257 | 17.1 |

### Rebounds

| Rank | Player | Club | Games | Rebounds | RPG |
| 1 | Arnaldo Toro | Uniclub Bet–Juventus | 20 | 155 | 7.8 |
| 2 | Martynas Pacevičius | Neptūnas | 14 | 100 | 7.1 |
| 3 | Ed Croswell | Nevėžis–Optibet | 10 | 67 | 6.7 |
| 4 | Lukas Uleckas | Šiauliai–Casino Admiral | 11 | 71 | 6.5 |
| 5 | Bohdan Blyzniuk | Cbet | 18 | 112 | 6.2 |

### Assists

| Rank | Player | Club | Games | Assists | APG |
| 1. | Amit Ebo | Nevėžis–Optibet | 19 | 161 | 8.5 |
| 2. | Desure Buie | Neptūnas | 20 | 132 | 6.6 |
| 3. | Anthony Cowan | Wolves Twinsbet | 17 | 98 | 5.8 |
| 4. | Donatas Sabeckis | M Basket–Delamode | 18 | 102 | 5.7 |
| 5. | Sylvain Francisco | Žalgiris | 17 | 91 | 5.4 |

### Individual game highs

| Category | Player | Club | Opponent | Statistic |
| PIR | Bohdan Blyzniuk | Cbet | Šiauliai–Casino Admiral (Dec 16, 2024) | 43 |
| Points | Margiris Normantas | Rytas | Šiauliai–Casino Admiral (Oct 26, 2024) | 34 |
| Points | Chauncey Collins | M Basket–Delamode | Wolves Twinsbet (Dec 29, 2024) | 34 |
| Rebounds | Martynas Pacevičius | Neptūnas | Wolves Twinsbet (Oct 12, 2024) | 17 |
| Assists | Donatas Sabeckis | M Basket–Delamode | Šiauliai–Casino Admiral (Sep 29, 2024) | 13 |
| Steals | 4 players | 4 players | 4 players | 5 |
| Blocks | Steven Enoch | Rytas | Nevėžis–Optibet (Dec 14, 2024) | 4 |
| Blocks | Ed Croswell | Nevėžis–Optibet | Cbet (Feb 2, 2025) | 4 |
| Blocks | Alen Smailagić | Žalgiris | Uniclub Bet–Juventus (Mar 2, 2025) | 4 |

### Other statistics

| Category | Player | Club | Games | Average |
| Steals | Desure Buie | Neptūnas | 20 | 1.6 |
| Blocks | Ed Croswell | Nevėžis–Optibet | 10 | 1.5 |
| Turnovers | Amit Ebo | Nevėžis–Optibet | 19 | 4.1 |
| Fouls drawn | Anthony Cowan | Wolves Twinsbet | 17 | 6.5 |
| Minutes | Kay Bruhnke | M Basket–Delamode | 12 | 32:24 |
| FT % | Radvilas Kneižys | Neptūnas | 12 | 100% |
| FT % | Nojus Mineikis | M Basket–Delamode | 11 | 100% |
| 2-Point % | Alen Smailagić | Žalgiris | 16 | 90.5% |
| 3-Point % | Lonnie Walker IV | Žalgiris | 10 | 54% |

### Club statistics

| Category | Club | Average |
| PIR | Žalgiris | 111.1 |
| Points | Šiauliai–Casino Admiral | 92.2 |
| Rebounds | Rytas | 39.3 |
| Assists | Žalgiris | 21.4 |
| Steals | Cbet | 7.5 |
| Blocks | Žalgiris | 3.3 |
| Turnovers | M Basket–Delamode | 14.9 |
| FT % | Wolves Twinsbet | 82.3% |
| 2-Point % | Žalgiris | 60.4% |
| 3-Point % | Žalgiris | 39.4% |

## Awards

All official awards of the 2024–25 LKL season.

### Player of the month

| Month | Player | Team | PIR |
| 2024 |||||
| September–October | Anthony Cowan Jr. | Wolves Twinsbet | 19.3 |
| November | Kay Bruhnke | M Basket–Delamode | 24 |
| December | Chauncey Collins | M Basket–Delamode | 29 |
| 2025 |||||
| January–February | Amit Ebo | Nevėžis–Optibet | 24.8 |
| March | | | |
| April | | | |

## LKL clubs in international competitions

Euroleague Basketball competitions :
| Team | Competition | Progress | Result | W–L |
| Žalgiris | EuroLeague | Regular season | | 14–15 |
| Wolves Twinsbet | EuroCup | Regular season Group A | 4th place out of 10 teams (11–8) | 11–9 |
| Wolves Twinsbet | EuroCup | Eightfinals | Loss vs. U-BT Cluj-Napoca | 11–9 |
| 7Bet–Lietkabelis | EuroCup | Regular season Group B | 9th place out of 10 teams | 5–13 |
FIBA competitions :
| Team | Competition | Progress | Result | W–L |
| Rytas | Champions League | Regular season Group F | 1st place out of 4 teams (5–1) | 7–3 |
| Rytas | Champions League | Round of 16 Group J | | 7–3 |
| Uniclub Bet – Juventus | Champions League | Qualifying tournament 4 Quarter–finals | Win vs. Spartak Office Shoes | 1–1 |
| Uniclub Bet – Juventus | Champions League | Qualifying tournament 4 Semi–finals | Loss vs. Dinamo BDS Sassari | 1–1 |
| Neptūnas | FIBA Europe Cup | Qualifying round | Loss vs. Surne Bilbao Basket | 0–2 |