2018–19 Latvian–Estonian Basketball League

The 2018–19 Latvian–Estonian Basketball League, known as OlyBet Latvian–Estonian Basketball League for sponsorship reasons, was the inaugural season of the newly formed Latvian–Estonian Basketball League, the combined top basketball division of Latvia and Estonia.

Estonian-Latvian Basketball League
Saku Suurhall in Tallinn hosted the Final Four
Season2018–19
Teams15
Games played222
Dates28 September 2018 – 6 April 2019
TVBest4Sport TV, TTV, Delfi TV
Final positions
Champions Ventspils (1st title)
Runners-up VEF Rīga
Third place Kalev/Cramo
Fourth place Ogre
Awards
MVP Rihards Lomažs
Statistical leaders
Points Justin Johnson 21.4
Rebounds Jurijs Aleksejevs 9.3
Assists Tony Wroten 7.6

The season began on 28 September 2018, with the 2018 Estonian champions Kalev/Cramo hosting a game against the 2018 Latvian champions Ventspils. The Final Four was played at the Saku Suurhall in Tallinn, Estonia, with Ventspils winning the inaugural title.

Competition format

The competition format follows the usual double round-robin format. During the course of the regular season, which lasts from 28 September 2018 to 24 March 2018, all the teams play each other twice, once at home and once away, for a total of 28 games. Teams receive two points for a win and one point for a loss. Teams are ranked by total points, with the eight highest-ranked teams advancing to the double-legged quarter-finals. The winning teams will determine the champion in a Final Four tournament.[1][2][3]

Teams
Location of the 2018–19 Latvian–Estonian Basketball League teams

15 teams, 7 from Estonia and 8 from Latvia, are contesting the league in the 2018–19 season.

Venues and locations
Team Home city Arena
Avis Utilitas Rapla Rapla Sadolin Sports Hall
Jūrmala Betsafe Jūrmala Jurmala State Gymnasium Sports Hall
Jēkabpils/SMScredit.lv Jēkabpils Jēkabpils Sports Hall
Kalev/Cramo Tallinn Kalev Sports Hall
Latvijas Universitāte Rīga Elektrum Olympic Sports Center
Liepāja Liepāja Liepāja Olympic Center
Ogre Ogre Ogre 1st Secondary School
Pärnu Sadam Pärnu Pärnu Sports Hall
Tallinna Kalev/TLÜ Tallinn Sõle Sports Center
TalTech Tallinn TalTech Sports Hall
Tartu Ülikool Tartu University of Tartu Sports Hall
Valga-Valka/Maks & Moorits Valga Valga Sports Hall
Valmiera Glass VIA Valmiera Vidzeme Olympic Center
VEF Rīga Rīga Elektrum Olympic Sports Center
Ventspils Ventspils Ventspils Olympic Center

Personnel and sponsorship
Team Head coach Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
Avis Utilitas Rapla Toomas Annuk Indrek KajupankSpaldingFenikss Casino
Jūrmala Betsafe Mārtiņš Gulbis Uģis PineteSpaldingBetsafe
Jēkabpils/SMScredit.lv Marko Žarković Rodrigo BūmeistersJomaPATA
Kalev/Cramo Donaldas Kairys Kristjan KangurNikeCramo
Latvijas Universitāte Guntis Endzels Linards JaunzemsNikeUniversity of Latvia
Liepāja Artūrs Štālbergs Mareks JurevičusErreà
Ogre Artūrs Visockis-Rubenis Kristaps DārgaisErreàKronus
Pärnu Sadam Heiko Rannula Rannar RaapNikePort of Pärnu
Tallinna Kalev/TLÜ Martin Müürsepp Mario PaisteNikeCity of Tallinn
TalTech Rait Käbin Jaan PuidetNikeTallinn University of Technology
Tartu Ülikool Priit Vene Julius KazakauskasNikeUniversity of Tartu
Valga-Valka/Maks & Moorits Mikhail Karpenko Timo EichfussTeamshieldSynotTip
Valmiera Glass ViA Roberts Zeile Jānis KaufmanisSpaldingValmiera Glass
VEF Rīga Jānis Gailītis Mareks MejerisAdidasMākslai vajag telpu
Ventspils Roberts Štelmahers Māris GulbisJomaPort of Ventspils

Regular season

League table
Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD PCT Qualification
1 Ventspils 28 27 1 2516 1996 +520 .964 Advanced to play-offs and national championships
2 VEF Rīga 28 26 2 2567 1931 +636 .929
3 Kalev/Cramo 28 25 3 2583 2046 +537 .893
4 Ogre 28 18 10 2533 2307 +226 .643
5 TalTech 28 16 12 2306 2297 +9 .571
6 Tartu Ülikool 28 14 14 2202 2249 −47 .500
7 Avis Utilitas Rapla 28 13 15 2242 2284 −42 .464[lower-alpha 1]
8 Pärnu Sadam 28 13 15 2156 2222 −66 .464[lower-alpha 1]
9 Jūrmala Betsafe 28 13 15 2175 2232 −57 .464[lower-alpha 1] Qualification for Latvian championship
10 Tallinna Kalev/TLÜ 28 12 16 2276 2250 +26 .429 Qualification for Estonian championship
11 Latvijas Universitāte 28 9 19 1972 2193 −221 .321 Qualification for Latvian championship
12 Valmiera Glass/ViA 28 8 20 2214 2414 −200 .286
13 Liepāja 28 7 21 2151 2500 −349 .250[lower-alpha 2]
14 Valga-Valka/Maks & Moorits 28 7 21 1976 2286 −310 .250[lower-alpha 2]
15 Jēkabpils/SMScredit.lv 28 2 26 1884 2546 −662 .071
Source: estlatbl.com
Notes:
  1. Rapla 2–2 (+10); Pärnu 2–2 (-1); Jūrmala 2–2 (-9)
  2. Liepāja 2–0 Valga-Valka

Results
Home \ Away RAP JUR JEK KAL LAT LIE OGR PAR TLU TCH TRT VLG VIA VEF VEN
Avis Utilitas Rapla — 68–71 104–80 77–84 77–74 99–96 83–95 94–85 69–87 71–89 97–71 81–83 100–88 71–77 72–93
Jūrmala Betsafe 67–60 — 79–61 66–78 80–62 101–96 90–84 89–93 71–74 82–85 89–95 66–85 81–69 73–96 62–72
Jēkabpils/SMScredit.lv 69–79 72–77 — 64–102 57–90 71–63 68–113 78–85 54–88 65–76 74–93 61–79 49–71 68–123 58–115
Kalev/Cramo 81–68 103–84 104–56 — 94–69 97–57 118–92 88–77 93–92 107–68 104–71 97–59 88–79 82–91 97–85
Latvijas Universitāte 75–97 55–62 89–76 71–97 — 78–70 60–86 75–70 53–66 78–76 72–77 76–84 80–71 64–91 61–89
Liepāja 82–89 81–87 81–65 80–107 70–78 — 75–93 62–93 94–88 91–98 89–78 85–76 73–71 70–106 66–110
Ogre 84–77 104–83 106–72 78–93 62–67 95–68 — 99–74 94–77 97–102 99–89 86–73 92–71 75–90 92–94
Pärnu Sadam 62–73 87–72 76–67 66–93 82–64 96–83 79–86 — 70–65 48–70 76–82 91–79 87–82 72–76 72–82
Tallinna Kalev/TLÜ 83–86 96–99 85–82 72–79 84–88 73–60 83–81 85–91 — 76–81 82–84 87–61 120–109 83–93 65–84
TalTech 82–78 80–75 110–71 66–100 84–78 99–82 84–92 91–84 83–99 — 86–94 78–66 99–73 72–95 78–92
Tartu Ülikool 85–76 79–59 101–55 58–77 82–64 86–68 91–94 52–68 75–66 79–68 — 71–72 70–76 75–81 59–85
Valga-Valka/Maks & Moorits 70–85 67–90 59–70 54–88 62–58 80–102 65–81 70–79 78–90 64–87 79–83 — 74–69 54–82 65–82
Valmiera Glass ViA 69–82 77–103 84–82 71–84 87–63 87–93 71–86 77–75 63–86 86–75 106–98 88–84 — 76–95 97–108
VEF Rīga 102–68 81–59 102–63 84–66 82–70 102–47 111–108 91–56 95–56 86–72 99–41 96–78 92–61 — 89–90
Ventspils 100–61 72–58 112–76 91–82 78–60 97–67 99–79 97–62 80–68 88–67 88–83 77–56 95–85 61–59 —
Source: estlatbl.com
Legend: Blue = home team win; Red = away team win.

Play-offs

The quarter-finals were played with a double-legged format while the semi-finals and final in a Final Four format was hosted at the Saku Suurhall in Tallinn, Estonia.

Bracket
 
Quarter-finals
27 March – 2 April		Semi-finals
5 April		Final
6 April
 
                
 
 
 
 
 Pärnu Sadam 8080160
 
 
 
 Ventspils 8394 177
 
 Ventspils 84
 
 
 
 Ogre80
 
 TalTech 8759146
 
 
 
 Ogre 8185 166
 
 Ventspils102
 
 
 
 VEF Rīga80
 
 Avis Utilitas Rapla 6571136
 
 
 
 VEF Rīga 90121 211
 
 VEF Rīga 90
 
 
 
 Kalev/Cramo 80Third place
 
 Tartu Ülikool 5959118
 
 
 
 Kalev/Cramo 8496 180
 
 Ogre 85
 
 
 Kalev/Cramo 87
 

Quarter-finals
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Pärnu Sadam 160–177 Ventspils 80–83 80–94
Avis Utilitas Rapla 136–211 VEF Rīga 65–90 71–121
Tartu Ülikool 118–180 Kalev/Cramo 59–84 59–96
TalTech 146–166 Ogre 87–81 59–85

Semi-finals
Team 1  Score  Team 2
Ventspils 84–80 Ogre
VEF Rīga 90–80 Kalev/Cramo

Third place game
Team 1  Score  Team 2
Ogre 85–87 Kalev/Cramo

Final
Team 1  Score  Team 2
Ventspils 102–80 VEF Rīga

Individual statistics

Players qualify to this category by having at least 50% games played.

Points
Rank Name Team Games Points PPG
1 Justin Johnson Liepāja2757921.44
2 Jānis Kaufmanis Valmiera Glass ViA2855419.79
3 Arnas Velička Tartu Ülikool2955119.00
4 Linards Jaunzems Latvijas Universitāte2546318.52
5 Toomas Raadik TalTech3053117.70

Rebounds
Rank Name Team Games Rebounds RPG
1 Jurijs Aleksejevs Jēkabpils/SMScredit.lv / Jūrmala Betsafe272509.26
2 Julius Kazakauskas Tartu Ülikool272308.52
3 Kristaps Dārgais Ogre322688.38
4 Mihkel Kirves Pärnu Sadam292418.31
5 Guntis Sīpoliņš Valga-Valka/Maks & Moorits / Liepāja282288.14

Assists
Rank Name Team Games Assists APG
1 Tony Wroten Kalev/Cramo181377.61
2 Aaron Johnson Ventspils302026.73
3 Jabril Durham VEF Rīga281806.43
4 Rinalds Sirsniņš Ogre322046.38
5 Norman Käbin TalTech281635.82

Awards

Most Valuable Player

Player of the Month
Month Player Team
October Julius Kazakauskas Tartu Ülikool
November Kaspars Bērziņš Ogre
December Toomas Raadik TalTech
January Dominique Hawkins Avis Utilitas Rapla
February Toomas Raadik TalTech

Estonian championship
Main article: 2019 KML Play-offs

Bracket
 
QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinals
 
          
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Kalev/Cramo3
 
 
 
Pärnu Sadam0
 
Avis Utilitas Rapla1
 
 
 
Pärnu Sadam3
 
Kalev/Cramo3
 
 
Tallinna Kalev/TLÜ0
 
 
 
 
 
TalTech0
 
 
 
Tallinna Kalev/TLÜ3 Third place
 
Tartu Ülikool1
 
 
 
Tallinna Kalev/TLÜ3
 
Pärnu Sadam3
 
 
TalTech0
 

Quarterfinals
Team 1 Series Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg 3rd leg4th leg5th leg
Tartu Ülikool 1–3 Tallinna Kalev/TLÜ 78–73 70–87 77–8396–970
Avis Utilitas Rapla 1–3 Pärnu Sadam 60–83 57–82 82–8076–880

Semifinals
Team 1 Series Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg 3rd leg4th leg5th leg
Kalev/Cramo 3–0 Pärnu Sadam 91–85 102–62 89–7200
TalTech 0–3 Tallinna Kalev/TLÜ 75–78 86–94 92–9700

Third place series
Team 1 Series Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg 3rd leg4th leg5th leg
Pärnu Sadam 3–0 TalTech 75–68 79–73 89–6300

Finals
Team 1 Series Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg 3rd leg4th leg5th leg
Kalev/Cramo 3–0 Tallinna Kalev/TLÜ 87–78 101–73 105–8300

Latvian championship

The six best Latvian teams qualified for the national play-offs, that started on 10 April 2019.[4]

Quarterfinals and semifinals are played in a best-of-five games format (1-1-1-1-1) while the final in a best of seven one.

Bracket
 
QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinals
 
          
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Ventspils3
 
 
 
Jūrmala Betsafe0
 
Jūrmala Betsafe3
 
 
 
Latvijas Universitāte0
 
Ventspils1
 
 
VEF Rīga4
 
 
 
 
 
VEF Rīga3
 
 
 
Ogre0 Third place
 
Ogre3
 
 
 
Valmiera Glass ViA0
 
Ogre3
 
 
Jūrmala Betsafe0
 

Quarterfinals
Team 1 Series Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg 3rd leg4th leg5th leg
Ogre 3–0 Valmiera Glass ViA 100–81 93–82 73–6700
Jūrmala Betsafe 3–0 Latvijas Universitāte 72–56 60–55 90–5900

Semifinals
Team 1 Series Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg 3rd leg4th leg5th leg
Ventspils 3–0 Jūrmala Betsafe 86–78 91–63 85–7200
VEF Rīga 3–0 Ogre 110–71 104–77 90–8500

Third place series

The team with the higher seed played game one, two, five and seven (if necessary) at home.

Team 1 Series Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg 3rd leg4th leg5th leg
Ogre 3–0 Jūrmala Betsafe 78–60 97–90 83–7800

Finals
Team 1 Series Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg 3rd leg4th leg5th leg6th leg7th leg
Ventspils 1–4 VEF Rīga 75–81 80–71 77–8190–9869–8200

Estonian and Latvian clubs in European competitions
TeamCompetitionProgress
VentspilsChampions LeagueRegular season
FIBA Europe CupRound of 16

References
  1. "15 teams participating in OlyBet Latvian-Estonian Basketball League". estlatbl.com. 25 September 2018.
  2. "BK "Jēkabpils" apstiprina līdzdalību Latvijas – Igaunijas apvienotajā līgā" [BC "Jekabpils" confirms the participation in the Latvian-Estonian league] (in Latvian). Basket.lv. Retrieved 24 August 2018.
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