# 2012–13 Baltic Basketball League

The 2012–13 Baltic Basketball League was the 9th season of the Baltic Basketball League.
The Challenge Cup tournament was discontinued and the new format featured 23 teams – 9 from Lithuania, 8 from Estonia, 5 from Latvia and 1 from Kazakhstan. For the Regular season the teams were divided into three groups of six and one group of five. Top four teams of each group advanced to Last 16 where they were divided into four groups. Two best teams of each group advanced to the play-offs. All play-off games were played in home-and-away series.
Ventspils became the first ever Latvian team to win the tournament by beating Lithuanian side Prienai 161–142 on aggregate score in the finals. Kalev/Cramo from Estonia won their first Baltic League medal by downing Latvian side Barons kvartāls 144–137 in the bronze medal playoffs.

## Teams

| Country (League) | Teams | Teams (rankings in 2011–12 national championships) | Teams (rankings in 2011–12 national championships) | Teams (rankings in 2011–12 national championships) | Teams (rankings in 2011–12 national championships) | Teams (rankings in 2011–12 national championships) | Teams (rankings in 2011–12 national championships) | Teams (rankings in 2011–12 national championships) | Teams (rankings in 2011–12 national championships) | Teams (rankings in 2011–12 national championships) |
| Lithuania (LKL) | 9 | Prienai (3) | Šiauliai (4) | Pieno žvaigždės (5) | Nevėžis (7) | LSU/Baltai (8) | Juventus (9) | Sakalai (10) | Lietkabelis (11) | Palanga/Triobet (12) |
| Estonia (KML) | 8 | Kalev/Cramo (1) | Tartu Ülikool/Rock (2) | Rakvere Tarvas (3) | TYCO Rapla (4) | TTÜ KK (5) | Tallinna Kalev (6) | KK Pärnu (7) | Valga/Maks & Moorits (8) | |
| Latvia (LBL) | 5 | Ventspils (2) | Liepāja/Triobet (3) | Valmiera (5) | Jelgava (6) | Barons kvartāls (LBL2 1) | | | | |
| Kazakhstan (D1) | 1 | Barsy Atyrau (2) | | | | | | | | |

## Regular season

The Regular season ran from October 1, 2012 to December 18, 2012.
If teams are level on record at the end of the Regular season, tiebreakers are applied in the following order:
* Head-to-head record.
* Head-to-head point differential.
* Point differential during the Regular season.
* Points scored during the Regular season.
* Sum of quotients of points scored and points allowed in each Regular season match.
Key to colors :
* Top four places in each group advance to Last 16
* Eliminated

### Group A

| | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | Diff | Pts |
| 1. | Ventspils | 10 | 10 | 0 | 811 | 595 | +216 | 20 |
| 2. | Šiauliai | 10 | 8 | 2 | 881 | 660 | +221 | 18 |
| 3. | Palanga/Triobet | 10 | 5 | 5 | 673 | 790 | –117 | 15 |
| 4. | Barsy Atyrau | 10 | 4 | 6 | 763 | 795 | –32 | 14 |
| 5. | TTÜ KK | 10 | 2 | 8 | 665 | 773 | –108 | 12 |
| 6. | TYCO Rapla | 10 | 1 | 9 | 692 | 872 | –180 | 11 |

### Group B

| | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | Diff | Pts | Tie-break |
| 1. | Tartu Ülikool/Rock | 10 | 9 | 1 | 919 | 696 | +223 | 19 | |
| 2. | Lietkabelis | 10 | 8 | 2 | 811 | 727 | +84 | 18 | |
| 3. | Juventus | 10 | 5 | 5 | 845 | 830 | +15 | 15 | |
| 4. | Jelgava | 10 | 4 | 6 | 791 | 864 | –73 | 14 | |
| 5. | Liepāja/Triobet | 10 | 2 | 8 | 695 | 790 | –95 | 12 | 1–1 (+27) |
| 6. | Valga/Maks & Moorits | 10 | 2 | 8 | 666 | 820 | –154 | 12 | 1–1 (–27) |

### Group C

| | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | Diff | Pts | Tie-break |
| 1. | Prienai | 10 | 10 | 0 | 915 | 672 | +243 | 20 | |
| 2. | Rakvere Tarvas | 10 | 5 | 5 | 792 | 819 | –27 | 15 | 3–1 |
| 3. | Barons kvartāls | 10 | 5 | 5 | 759 | 814 | –55 | 15 | 2–2 |
| 4. | Sakalai | 10 | 5 | 5 | 779 | 764 | +15 | 15 | 1–3 |
| 5. | Nevėžis | 10 | 4 | 6 | 768 | 732 | +36 | 14 | |
| 6. | Tallinna Kalev | 10 | 1 | 9 | 664 | 876 | –212 | 11 | |

### Group D

| | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | Diff | Pts |
| 1. | Pieno žvaigždės | 8 | 8 | 0 | 693 | 551 | +142 | 16 |
| 2. | Kalev/Cramo | 8 | 6 | 2 | 616 | 556 | +60 | 14 |
| 3. | Valmiera | 8 | 3 | 5 | 595 | 636 | –41 | 11 |
| 4. | KK Pärnu | 8 | 2 | 6 | 573 | 630 | –57 | 10 |
| 5. | LSU/Baltai | 8 | 1 | 7 | 542 | 646 | –104 | 9 |

## Last 16

The Last 16 phase ran from January 8, 2013 to February 26, 2013.
If teams are level on record at the end of the Last 16 phase, tiebreakers are applied in the following order:
* Head-to-head record.
* Head-to-head point differential.
* Point differential during the Last 16 phase.
* Points scored during the Last 16 phase.
* Sum of quotients of points scored and points allowed in each Last 16 phase match.
Key to colors :
* Top two teams in each group advance to quarterfinals.
* Eliminated

### Group E

| | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | Diff | Pts | Tie-break |
| 1. | Ventspils | 6 | 5 | 1 | 480 | 386 | +94 | 11 | 1–1 (+20) |
| 2. | Barons kvartāls | 6 | 5 | 1 | 443 | 436 | +7 | 11 | 1–1 (–20) |
| 3. | KK Pärnu | 6 | 1 | 5 | 474 | 506 | –32 | 7 | 1–1 (+21) |
| 4. | Lietkabelis | 6 | 1 | 5 | 443 | 512 | –69 | 7 | 1–1 (–21) |

### Group F

| | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | Diff | Pts | Tie-break |
| 1. | Tartu Ülikool/Rock | 6 | 4 | 2 | 485 | 410 | +75 | 10 | 1–1 (0) |
| 2. | Šiauliai | 6 | 4 | 2 | 500 | 469 | +31 | 10 | 1–1 (0) |
| 3. | Valmiera | 6 | 3 | 3 | 416 | 419 | –3 | 9 | |
| 4. | Sakalai | 6 | 1 | 5 | 380 | 483 | –103 | 7 | |
* 1 2 Head-to-head record and head-to-head point differential were equal, therefore overall point differential in Last 16 phase was used to determine the group winner

### Group G

| | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | Diff | Pts | Tie-break |
| 1. | Prienai | 6 | 5 | 1 | 535 | 443 | +92 | 11 | 1–1 (+9) |
| 2. | Kalev/Cramo | 6 | 5 | 1 | 495 | 421 | +74 | 11 | 1–1 (–9) |
| 3. | Jelgava | 6 | 2 | 4 | 508 | 588 | –80 | 8 | |
| 4. | Palanga/Triobet | 6 | 0 | 6 | 477 | 563 | –86 | 6 | |

### Group H

| | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | Diff | Pts | Tie-break |
| 1. | Pieno žvaigždės | 6 | 4 | 2 | 509 | 451 | +58 | 10 | 2–2 (+7) |
| 2. | Rakvere Tarvas | 6 | 4 | 2 | 533 | 489 | +44 | 10 | 2–2 (+4) |
| 3. | Juventus | 6 | 4 | 2 | 547 | 505 | +42 | 10 | 2–2 (–11) |
| 4. | Barsy Atyrau | 6 | 0 | 6 | 432 | 576 | –144 | 6 | |

## Play-offs

In the knockout phase rounds will be played in a home-and-away format, with the overall cumulative score determining the winner of a round. Thus, the score of one single game can be tied.

### Bracket

| Quarterfinals March 5, 2013 – March 12, 2013 | Quarterfinals March 5, 2013 – March 12, 2013 | Quarterfinals March 5, 2013 – March 12, 2013 | Quarterfinals March 5, 2013 – March 12, 2013 | Quarterfinals March 5, 2013 – March 12, 2013 | Semifinals March 18, 2013 - March 22, 2013 | Semifinals March 18, 2013 - March 22, 2013 | Semifinals March 18, 2013 - March 22, 2013 | Semifinals March 18, 2013 - March 22, 2013 | Semifinals March 18, 2013 - March 22, 2013 | Finals April 2, 2013 – April 6, 2013 | Finals April 2, 2013 – April 6, 2013 | Finals April 2, 2013 – April 6, 2013 | Finals April 2, 2013 – April 6, 2013 | Finals April 2, 2013 – April 6, 2013 |
| E1 | Ventspils | 78 | 87 | 165 | | | | | | | | | | |
| F2 | Šiauliai | 81 | 80 | 161 | | | | | | | | | | |
| F2 | Šiauliai | 81 | 80 | 161 | E1 | Ventspils | 61 | 78 | 139 | | | | | |
| | | | | | G2 | Kalev/Cramo | 64 | 65 | 129 | | | | | |
| G2 | Kalev/Cramo | 71 | 79 | 150 | G2 | Kalev/Cramo | 64 | 65 | 129 | | | | | |
| H1 | Pieno žvaigždės | 54 | 82 | 136 | | | | | | | | | | |
| H1 | Pieno žvaigždės | 54 | 82 | 136 | | | | | | E1 | Ventspils | 91 | 70 | 161 |
| | | | | | | | | | | G1 | Prienai | 69 | 73 | 142 |
| E2 | Barons kvartāls | 63 | 89 | 152 | | | | | | | | | | | G1 | Prienai | 69 | 73 | 142 |
| F1 | Tartu Ülikool/Rock | 49 | 100 | 149 | | | | | |
| F1 | Tartu Ülikool/Rock | 49 | 100 | 149 | E2 | Barons kvartāls | 73 | 80 | 153 | Third place | Third place | Third place | Third place | Third place |
| | | | | | G1 | Prienai | 76 | 110 | 186 |
| G1 | Prienai | 108 | 110 | 218 | G1 | Prienai | 76 | 110 | 186 | E2 | Barons kvartāls | 79 | 58 | 137 |
| H2 | Rakvere Tarvas | 72 | 89 | 161 | | | | | | G2 | Kalev/Cramo | 71 | 73 | 144 |

### Finals

| Team #1 | Agg. | Team #2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Ventspils | 161–142 | Prienai | 91–69 | 70–73 |

#### Game 1

* 2 April 2013
* Boxscore
| Prienai | 69–91 | Ventspils |
| Scoring by quarter: 17–23, 20–29, 17–15, 15–24 |||
| Pts: Orelik 15 Rebs: Urbutis 4 Asts: Kadžiulis 4 | | Pts: Campbell 23 Rebs: Campbell 8 Asts: Campbell 5 |
* Prienai Arena, Prienai

#### Game 2

* 6 April 2013
* Boxscore
| Ventspils | 70–73 | Prienai |
| Pts: Timma 15 Rebs: Sims 5 Asts: Campbell 5 | | Pts: Vene, Kadžiulis 15 Rebs: Valeika 9 Asts: Three players, 3 |
* Ventspils Olympic Center, Ventspils
* Baltic Basketball League 2013 Champions
* Ventspils 1st title

## Individual statistics

Players qualify to this category by having at least 50% games played. Statistics include only Regular Season games. Source: Baltic Basketball League player statistics

### Efficiency

| Rank | Name | Team | Games | Efficiency | EFF |
| 1. | Rain Raadik | KK Pärnu | 14 | 307 | 21.93 |
| 2. | Gediminas Orelik | Prienai | 16 | 333 | 20.81 |
| 3. | Tyler Cain | Barons kvartāls | 8 | 165 | 20.63 |
| 4. | Emmanuel Okoye | Tallinna Kalev | 10 | 206 | 20.60 |
| 5. | Jānis Bērziņš | Valmiera | 14 | 280 | 20.00 |

### Points

| Rank | Name | Team | Games | Points | PPG |
| 1. | Māris Gulbis | Barons kvartāls | 15 | 281 | 18.73 |
| 2. | Reimo Tamm | Rakvere Tarvas | 16 | 279 | 17.44 |
| 3. | Rain Raadik | KK Pärnu | 14 | 244 | 17.43 |
| 4. | Emmanuel Okoye | Tallinna Kalev | 10 | 174 | 17.40 |
| 5. | Gediminas Orelik | Prienai | 16 | 276 | 17.25 |

### Rebounds

| Rank | Name | Team | Games | Rebounds | RPG |
| 1. | Tyler Cain | Barons kvartāls | 8 | 90 | 11.25 |
| 2. | Rain Raadik | KK Pärnu | 14 | 151 | 10.79 |
| 3. | Emmanuel Okoye | Tallinna Kalev | 10 | 100 | 10.00 |
| 4. | Frank Elegar | Kalev/Cramo | 10 | 98 | 9.80 |
| 5. | Jānis Bērziņš | Valmiera | 14 | 110 | 7.86 |

### Assists

| Rank | Name | Team | Games | Assists | APG |
| 1. | Augustas Pečiukevičius | KK Pärnu | 14 | 80 | 5.71 |
| 2. | Žygimantas Janavičius | Prienai | 9 | 51 | 5.67 |
| 3. | Marc Campbell | Tallinna Kalev | 10 | 50 | 5.00 |
| 4. | Mindaugas Stasys | LSU/Baltai | 7 | 32 | 4.57 |
| 5. | Jokūbas Gintvainis | Sakalai | 16 | 72 | 4.50 |

## Awards
### BBL 2012–13 Season MVP

* Gediminas Orelik (Prienai)

### BBL 2013 Finals MVP

* Jānis Timma (Ventspils)

### Top Scorer

* Māris Gulbis (Barons kvartāls)

### MVP of the Month

| Month | Player | Team |
| October 2012 | Darrick Leonard | Juventus |
| November 2012 | Reimo Tamm | Rakvere Tarvas |
| December 2012 | Māris Gulbis | Barons kvartāls |
| January 2013 | Jānis Bērziņš | Valmiera |
| February 2013 | Brandis Raley-Ross | Rakvere Tarvas |
Last updated: March 5, 2013. Source: BBL Homepage