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2024 LBL Play-offs

LBL Playoffs
Dates8 April – 22 May
Teams6
TV partner(s)
Regular season
Season MVPPuerto Rico Arnaldo Toro
Finals
ChampionsVEF Rīga
  Runners-upRīgas Zeļļi
Third placeBK Ventspils
Fourth placeBK Liepāja
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The 2024 LBL Playoffs is the tournament to determine the Latvian Basketball League champions for the 2023–24 season. All participating teams spent the regular season in Latvian-Estonian Basketball League, with the top six Latvian teams advancing to the LBL playoffs. The playoffs began on 8 April and concluded on 22 May, with VEF Rīga winnings its record-breaking 11th Latvian title.[1]

Format

Six best Latvian teams that participated in 2023–24 Latvian–Estonian Basketball League regular season qualified for the playoffs. Top two teams qualified for semifinals, but other four teams started the playoff with quarterfinal series. Ouarterfinal, semifinal and bronze medal series are played in the best-of-five format, but final is played in the best-of-seven series.

Teams

Venues and locations

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Location of teams in 2022 LBL Play-offs
Team Home city Arena Capacity
BK Ogre Ogre Sporta arēna Ogre 1700
Latvijas Universitāte Rīga OSC 830
Liepāja Liepāja Liepāja Olympic Center 2542
Valmiera Glass ViA Valmiera Vidzeme Olympic Center 1500
VEF Rīga Rīga Arena Riga 11 200
OSC 830
Ventspils Ventspils Ventspils Olympic Center 3085
Rīgas Zeļļi Rīga Daugava Sports Hall 400

Personnel and sponsorship

Team Head coach Captain Kit manufacturer
BK Ogre Latvia Uldis Švēde Latvia Kristaps Dārgais Nike
Latvijas Universitāte Latvia Gunārs Gailītis Latvia Edvards Lucis Nike
Liepāja Latvia Artūrs Visockis-Rubenis Latvia Roberts Freimanis Nike
Valmiera Glass ViA Latvia Nikolajs Mazurs Latvia Edmunds Elksnis Nike
VEF Rīga Latvia Jānis Gailītis Latvia Dairis Bertāns Adidas
Ventspils Latvia Gints Fogels Latvia Artūrs Ausējs Joma
Rīgas Zeļļi Latvia Juris Umbraško Latvia Uģis Pinete Nike

Seeding

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD PCT Qualification or relegation
1 Latvia VEF Rīga 30 24 6 2569 2161 +408 .800 Advance to semifinals
2 Latvia Ventspils 30 20 10 2737 2543 +194 .667
3 Latvia Rīgas Zeļļi 30 18 12 2372 2214 +158 .600 Advance to quarterfinals
4 Latvia Ogre 30 17 13 2407 2314 +93 .567
5 Latvia Liepāja 30 11 19 2347 2446 −99 .367
6 Latvia Valmiera Glass VIA 30 9 21 2232 2484 −252 .300
7 Latvia Latvijas Universitāte 30 6 24 2059 2504 −445 .200
Updated to match(es) played on 22 March 2024. Source: estlatbl.com


Playoff bracket

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Finals
1 VEF Rīga 3
4 BK Ogre 2 5 BK Liepāja 0
5 BK Liepāja 3 1 VEF Rīga 4
3 Rīgas Zeļļi 1
2 BK Ventspils 1
3 Rīgas Zeļļi 3 3 Rīgas Zeļļi 3
6 Valmiera Glass VIA 1 Third place
2 BK Ventspils 3
5 BK Liepāja 0

Quarterfinals

The quarterfinals are best-of-five series.

Rīgas Zeļļi vs. Valmiera Glass ViA

8 April Rīgas Zeļļi 87–65
(Series: 1–0) 		Valmiera Glass VIA Rīga
19:30 Scoring by quarter: 23-14, 29–16, 20-19, 15-16
Pts: Vītols 23
Rebs: Osborne 7
Asts: Osborne 5
PIR: Vītols 25 		Boxscore Pts: Novitskyi 20
Rebs: Zeliznak 9
Asts: Knight 4
PIR: Novitskyi 17 		Arena: Daugava Sports Hall
Attendance: 450
Referees: Kristaps Konstantinovs, Gatis Saliņš, Andris Petrovs
12 April Valmiera Glass VIA 96–95
(Series: 1–1) 		Rīgas Zeļļi Valmiera
19:00 Scoring by quarter: 25-27, 24-18, 25-28, 22-22
Pts: Knight 28
Rebs: Knight 9
Asts: Karlsons, Huntsberry 4
PIR: Knight 28 		Boxscore Pts: Hunter 30
Rebs: Hunter 8
Asts: Skuja 5
PIR: Hunter 36 		Arena: Vidzeme Olympic Center
Attendance: 1377
Referees: A.Aunkrogers, J.Rozenbergs, J.Vārna
15 April Rīgas Zeļļi 90–67
(Series: 2-1) 		Valmiera Glass VIA Rīga
19:30 Scoring by quarter: 24-10, 31-23, 14-15, 21-19
Pts: Meiers 16
Rebs: Meiers, Vītols 9
Asts: Osborne 8
PIR: Meiers 23 		Boxscore Pts: Knight 17
Rebs: Novitskyi, Zeliznak 8
Asts: Elksnis 4
PIR: Knight 19 		Arena: Daugava Sports Hall
Attendance: 400
Referees: O.Latiševs, R.Helmšteins, M.Senkēvičs
18 April Valmiera Glass VIA 74–81
(Series: 1-3) 		Rīgas Zeļļi Valmiera
19:00 Scoring by quarter: 25-19, 21-20, 16-21, 12-21
Pts: Knight 15
Rebs: Knight 9
Asts: Huntsberry 6
PIR: Knight 15 		Boxscore Pts: Hepa 15
Rebs: Hepa 9
Asts: Skuja, Hunter 5
PIR: Hunter 21 		Arena: Vidzeme Olympic Center
Attendance: 1125
Referees: A.Aunkrogers, M.Rozenfelds, J.Rozenbergs

BK Ogre vs. BK Liepāja

10 April BK Ogre 89–81
(Series: 1–0) 		BK Liepāja Ogre
19:00 Scoring by quarter: 22-18, 19-25, 24-21, 24-17
Pts: Day 24
Rebs: Corum 7
Asts: Day 5
PIR: Day 26 		Boxscore Pts: Ķilps 23
Rebs: Ķilps 7
Asts: Ķilps 5
PIR: Ķilps 22 		Arena: Sports Arena Ogre
Attendance: 561
Referees: R.Hemšteins, J.Rozenbergs, R.Misirovs
13 April BK Liepāja 83–72
(Series: 1-1) 		BK Ogre Liepāja
17:00 Scoring by quarter: 25-23, 12-26, 20-11, 26-12
Pts: Ķilps 25
Rebs: Dubults, Freimanis 7
Asts: Ķilps 5
PIR: Ķilps 27 		Boxscore Pts: Apsītis 14
Rebs: Dārgais 16
Asts: Day 4
PIR: Dārgais 20 		Arena: Liepāja Olympic Center
Referees: M.Kozlovskis, M.Rozenfelds, E.Kājiņš
16 April BK Ogre 94–79
(Series: 2-1) 		BK Liepāja Ogre
19:00 Scoring by quarter: 23-18, 27-20, 28-21, 16-20
Pts: Apsītis, Jucikas 16
Rebs: Dārgais 12
Asts: Kampuss 6
PIR: Dārgais 21 		Boxscore Pts: Ķilps 30
Rebs: Avotiņš 5
Asts: Ķilps 5
PIR: Ķilps 27 		Arena: Sports Arena Ogre
Attendance: 619
Referees: O.Latiševs, K.Konstantinovs, M.Visočanskis
19 April BK Liepāja 99–73
(Series: 2-2) 		BK Ogre Liepāja
19:00 Scoring by quarter: 29-18, 31-24, 20-16, 19-15
Pts: Ķilps 26
Rebs: Ķilps 8
Asts: Ķilps 7
PIR: Ķilps 29 		Boxscore Pts: Misters 13
Rebs: Dārgais 10
Asts: Dārgais 5
PIR: Dārgais 15 		Arena: Liepāja Olympic Center
Referees: K.Konstantinovs, A.Petrovs, M.Senkēvičs
22 April BK Ogre 81–85(OT)
(Series: 2-3) 		BK Liepāja Ogre
19:00 Scoring by quarter: 18-17, 21-18, 13-20, 17-14, Overtime: 12-16
Pts: Jucikas 26
Rebs: Dārgais 14
Asts: Dārgais 8
PIR: Jucikas 31 		Boxscore Pts: Ķilps 38
Rebs: Dubults 9
Asts: Ķilps 5
PIR: Ķilps 26 		Arena: Sports Arena Ogre
Attendance: 1185
Referees: G.Saliņš, M.Kozlovskis, R.Helmšteins

Semifinals

The semifinals are best-of-five series.

VEF Rīga vs. BK Liepāja

25 April VEF Rīga 77–56
(Series: 1-0) 		BK Liepāja Rīga
19:00 Scoring by quarter: 28-19, 21-18, 16-4, 12-15
Pts: Whittington 15
Rebs: Toro 10
Asts: Pipes 7
PIR: Toro 21 		Boxscore Pts: Ķilps 22
Rebs: Ķilps 9
Asts: Soldatenoks 3
PIR: Ķilps 23 		Arena: Riga Olympic Sports Center
Attendance: 550
Referees: R.Helmšteins, M.Voļskis, J.Vārna
29 April BK Liepāja 64–86
(Series: 0-2) 		VEF Rīga Liepāja
17:00 Scoring by quarter: 14-20, 16-22, 17-23, 17-21
Pts: Ķilps 18
Rebs: Dubults 12
Asts: Ķilps 3
PIR: Dubults 20 		Boxscore Pts: Pipes 27
Rebs: Pipes 7
Asts: Pipes 5
PIR: Pipes 32 		Arena: Liepāja Olympic Center
Referees: K.Konstantinovs, A.Petrovs, M.Visočanskis
1 May VEF Rīga 73–48
(Series: 3-0) 		BK Liepāja Rīga
16:00 Scoring by quarter: 17-9, 21-13, 20-9, 15-17
Pts: Blūms 19
Rebs: Toro 16
Asts: Pipes 7
PIR: Toro 25 		Boxscore Pts: Ķilps 12
Rebs: Freimanis 6
Asts: Ķilps 5
PIR: Ķilps 13 		Arena: Riga Olympic Sports Center
Attendance: 448
Referees: O.Latiševs, M.Senkēvičs, M.Rozenfelds

BK Ventspils vs. Rīgas Zeļļi

26 April BK Ventspils 97–100
(Series: 0-1) 		Rīgas Zeļļi Ventspils
19:00 Scoring by quarter: 25-25, 24-29, 22-20, 26-26
Pts: Jaunzems 25
Rebs: Jaunzems 8
Asts: Ausējs 7
PIR: Jaunzems 24 		Boxscore Pts: Osborne 27
Rebs: Hunter 13
Asts: Skuja 6
PIR: Hunter 33 		Arena: Ventspils Olympic Sports Center
Attendance: 1190
Referees: K.Konstantinovs, R.Misirovs, E.Binders-Čoders
29 April Rīgas Zeļļi 82–103
(Series: 1-1) 		BK Ventspils Rīga
19:30 Scoring by quarter: 21-25, 19-24, 22-21, 20-33
Pts: Osborne 20
Rebs: Hunter 8
Asts: Vītols 5
PIR: Osborne 19 		Boxscore Pts: Ausējs 26
Rebs: Jaunzems 8
Asts: Jaunzems 8
PIR: Jaunzems 34 		Arena: Daugava Sports Hall
Attendance: 500
Referees: E.Tukišs, J.Brūveris, J.Rozenbergs
2 May BK Ventspils 81–111
(Series: 1-2) 		Rīgas Zeļļi Ventspils
19:00 Scoring by quarter: 11-32, 26-24, 20-24, 24-31
Pts: Ausējs 24
Rebs: Ausējs, Salnājs 7
Asts: Francis 3
PIR: Ausējs 21 		Boxscore Pts: Osborne 30
Rebs: Vīksne 7
Asts: Skuja 7
PIR: Osborne 31 		Arena: Ventspils Olympic Sports Center
Attendance: 890
Referees: O.Latiševs, E.Kājiņš, G.Saliņš
4 May Rīgas Zeļļi 65–61
(Series: 3-1) 		BK Ventspils Rīga
19:30 Scoring by quarter: 14-18, 14-20, 16-10, 21-13
Pts: Hepa 19
Rebs: Hepa 10
Asts: Skuja, Pinete 3
PIR: Hepa 22 		Boxscore Pts: El-Amin 18
Rebs: Jaunzems, Francis 9
Asts: Francis 4
PIR: Francis 13 		Arena: Daugava Sports Hall
Referees: G.Saliņš, M.Kozlovskis, R.Misirovs

Bronze series

BK Ventspils vs. BK Liepāja

11 May BK Ventspils 101–76
(Series: 1-0) 		BK Liepāja Ventspils
14:00 Scoring by quarter: 28-20, 26-19, 26-17, 21-20
Pts: Ausējs 27
Rebs: Jaunzems 6
Asts: Ausējs, El-Amin 6
PIR: Ausējs 31 		Boxscore Pts: Ķilps, Dubults 12
Rebs: Freimanis 6
Asts: Bērziņš 5
PIR: Dubults 17 		Arena: Ventspils Olympic Center
Referees: K.Konstantinovs, J.Rozenbergs, A.Petrovs
14 May BK Liepāja 76–83
(Series: 0-2) 		BK Ventspils Liepāja
20:00 Scoring by quarter: 20-25, 20-21, 22-28, 14-9
Pts: Ķilps 22
Rebs: Dubults 14
Asts: Vitoļskis 5
PIR: Dubults 26 		Boxscore Pts: Ausējs 30
Rebs: Jaunzems 9
Asts: El-Amin 4
PIR: Jaunzems 26 		Arena: Liepāja Olympic Center
Referees: G.Saliņš, R.Misirovs, J.Vārna
17 May BK Ventspils 88–77
(Series: 3-0) 		BK Liepāja Ventspils
19:00 Scoring by quarter: 28-23, 23-17, 21-18, 16-19
Pts: El-Amin 29
Rebs: Jaunzems 6
Asts: Birkāns 6
PIR: El-Amin 30 		Boxscore Pts: Dubults 20
Rebs: Dubults 13
Asts: Vitoļskis 6
PIR: Dubults 27 		Arena: Ventspils Olympic Center
Referees: R.Helmšteins, E.Kājiņš, E.Tukišs

Finals

BK VEF Rīga vs. Rīgas Zeļļi

9 May VEF Rīga 81–78
(Series: 1-0) 		Rīgas Zeļļi Rīga
19:45 Scoring by quarter: 25-20, 21-21, 21-20, 14-17
Pts: Pipes 25
Rebs: Toro 18
Asts: Bertāns, Lottie 4
PIR: Toro 28 		Boxscore Pts: Hunter 22
Rebs: Hunter 8
Asts: 3 players 3
PIR: Hunter 28 		Arena: Riga Olympic Center
Attendance: 905
Referees: O.Latiševs, G.Saliņš, E.Tukišs
13 May Rīgas Zeļļi 66–82
(Series: 0-2) 		VEF Rīga Rīga
20:00 Scoring by quarter: 22-23, 14-21, 18-18, 12-20
Pts: Hepa 20
Rebs: Hunter 8
Asts: Vītols 5
PIR: Hepa 22 		Boxscore Pts: Lottie 21
Rebs: Toro 16
Asts: Lottie 5
PIR: Lottie 25 		Arena: Daugava Sports Hall
Attendance: 550
Referees: M.Kozlovskis, A.Aunkrogers, M.Rozenfelds
16 May VEF Rīga 64–70
(Series: 2-1) 		Rīgas Zeļļi Rīga
20:00 Scoring by quarter: 16-18, 16-14, 11-13, 21-25
Pts: Whittington 18
Rebs: Toro 18
Asts: Lottie 5
PIR: Toro 22 		Boxscore Pts: Osborne 18
Rebs: Hepa 10
Asts: Osborne 5
PIR: Hepa21 		Arena: Riga Olympic Center
Attendance: 914
Referees: G.Saliņš, R.Helmšteins, M.Senkēvičs
19 May Rīgas Zeļļi 79–90
(Series: 1-3) 		VEF Rīga Rīga
15:00 Scoring by quarter: 18-19, 24-19, 20-24, 17=28
Pts: Hepa 28
Rebs: Hunter 7
Asts: Osborne 7
PIR: Hunter 27 		Boxscore Pts: Pipes 28
Rebs: Toro 13
Asts: Pipes 5
PIR: Pipes 28 		Arena: Arēna Rīga
Attendance: 1500
Referees: O.Latiševs, M.Kozlovskis, J.Brūveris
22 May VEF Rīga 80–74
(Series: 4-1) 		Rīgas Zeļļi Rīga
20:00 Scoring by quarter: 16-25, 18-9, 21-19, 25-21
Pts: Bertāns 27
Rebs: Toro 8
Asts: Lottie 6
PIR: Bertāns 25 		Boxscore Pts: Osborne 17
Rebs: Vīksne, Hunter 6
Asts: Vīksne 5
PIR: Hepa 15 		Arena: Riga Olympic Center
Attendance: 935
Referees: A.Aunkrogers, R.Helmšteins, R.Misirovs

Awards

Playoff MVP

All Star Team

References

  1. ^ LBL schedule
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