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2021–22 Latvian–Estonian Basketball League

The 2021–22 Latvian–Estonian Basketball League, known as Paf Latvian–Estonian Basketball League for sponsorship reasons, was the 4th season of the Latvian–Estonian Basketball League, the combined top basketball division of Latvia and Estonia.

Latvian–Estonian Basketball League
Award ceremony after final
Season2021–22
Duration1 October 2021 – 10 April 2022
Number of teams14
TV partner(s)TV4 (Previously Sportacentrs.com TV, all games to semi-final), LTV7 (Only final), Delfi TV
Regular season
Season MVPLatvia Kristaps Dārgais
Finals
ChampionsLatvia VEF Rīga
  Runners-upEstonia Viimsi/Sportland
Third placeEstonia PärnuSadam
Fourth placeLatvia Ogre
Finals MVPUnited States Jalen Riley
Statistical leaders
PointsUnited States Brandon Childress23,9
ReboundsUnited States Demajeo Wiggins10,6
AssistsUnited States Jaron Martin7,3
Index RatingUnited States Brandon Childress+23,4
Records
Biggest home winKalev/Cramo 113–55 Tallinna Kalev
(19 January 2022)
Biggest away winRakvere Tarvas 58–110 VEF Rīga
(11 February 2022)
Highest scoringLiepāja 105–100 Rakvere Tarvas
(2 October 2021)
Winning streak17 games
VEF Rīga
Losing streak17 games
Tallinna Kalev

The season began on 1 October 2021. Regular season ended on 26 March 2022. The play-off quarterfinal series were being played after the regular season but the champion was crowned in a Final Four tournament.[1]

Competition format

The regular season includes two rounds, followed by the quarter-finals and Final 4. The league’s management followed the development of the epidemiological situation in both countries and if necessary, the playoff system may be changed.[2] However, no changes were applied, except for some rescheduled regular season games.

Teams

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Location of the 2021–22 Latvian–Estonian Basketball League teams

14 teams, 8 from Estonia and 6 from Latvia, contested the league in the 2021–22 season.

Venues and locations

TeamHome cityArenaCapacity
Avis Utilitas RaplaRaplaSadolin Sports Hall1000
Kalev/CramoTallinnKalev Sports Hall1870
Saku Suurhall7200
Latvijas UniversitāteRīgaRimi Olympic Sports Center830
LiepājaLiepājaLiepāja Olympic Center2542
OgreOgreOgre 1st Secondary School500
Pärnu SadamPärnuPärnu Sports Hall1820
Rakvere TarvasRakvereRakvere Sports Hall2747
Tallinna KalevTallinnSõle Sports Centre
Nord Cramo Sports Hall980
TalTechTallinnTalTech Sports Hall1000
Tartu Ülikool Maks & MooritsTartuUniversity of Tartu Sports Hall2600
Viimsi/SportlandViimsiKarulaugu Spordikeskus500
Valmiera Glass VIAValmieraVidzeme Olympic Center1500
VEF RīgaRīgaRimi Olympic Sports Center830
Arena Riga11 200
VentspilsVentspilsVentspils Olympic Center3085

Personnel and kits

TeamHead coachCaptainKit manufacturer
Avis Utilitas Rapla Lluis Riera Sven KaldreSpalding
Kalev/Cramo Roberts Štelmahers Martin DorbekNike
Latvijas Universitāte Guntis Endzels Edvards MežulisNike
Liepāja Artūrs Visockis-Rubenis Roberts KrastiņšNike
Ogre Uldis Švēde Rinalds SirsniņšErreà
Pärnu Sadam Heiko Rannula Mihkel KirvesNike
Rakvere Tarvas Martin Müürsepp Sten SaaremäelSpalding
Tallinna Kalev Brett Nõmm Mario PaisteNike
TalTech Alar Varrak Oliver MetsaluNike
Tartu Ülikool Maks & Moorits Nikolajs Mazurs Adomas DrungilasSpalding
KK Viimsi Valdo Lips Rain VeidemanNike
Valmiera Glass VIA Edmunds Valeiko Ervīns JonātsSpalding
VEF Rīga Jānis Gailītis Artis Ate
Ventspils Gints Fogels Andrejs ŠeļakovsJoma

Regular season

League table

PosTeamPldWLPFPAPDPCTQualification or relegation
1 VEF Rīga2623323461808+538.885Advance to playoffs
2 Kalev/Cramo2621521891688+501.808
3 Ventspils2621521631909+254.808
4 TalTech2618821481970+178.692
5 Ogre26161021252011+114.615
6 Viimsi26161020202025−5.615
7 Pärnu Sadam26151121371986+151.577
8 Tartu Ülikool Maks & Moorits26121419452035−90.462
9 Avis Utilitas Rapla26121421642200−36.462
10 Valmiera Glass VIA2681819252101−176.308
11 Latvijas Universitāte2662018092047−238.231
12 Liepāja2652119732186−213.192
13 Rakvere Tarvas2652119002315−415.192
14 Tallinna Kalev2642217632326−563.154
Updated to match(es) played on 26 March 2022. Source: estlatbl.com


Results

Home \ Away KAL LIE LUN OGR PAR RAK RAP TCH TLU TRT VEF VEN VII VLM
Kalev/Cramo—87–6269–6794–6966–7994–6592–6693–63113–5586–3676–9381–5580–6797–66
Liepāja59–78—72–7794–8384–70105–10061–6380–8179–8083–8677–8373–9866–7480–82
Latvijas Universitāte58–6889–68—63–8279–9964–6161–9279–8992–6480–7772–9471–9457–6768–60
Ogre76–6490–7693–79—74–7195–75107–8477–65106–8085–6659–8369–78100–7781–87
Pärnu Sadam78–7979–6880–5683–78—105–7478–8360–6198–7276–6677–8094–7974–8294–71
Rakvere Tarvas65–9379–8691–7957–7261–95—88–9162–9291–8391–8958–11067–9969–8986–81
Avis Utilitas Rapla61–85105–6984–7486–88107–7990–85—95–7887–9678–8352–9982–9495–9793–77
TalTech53–7187–8194–62103–7391–73106–6082–73—92–6792–7688–102102–9070–8878–76
Tallinna Kalev62–9074–9774–6752–9757–8480–8164–7853–84—73–8166–9364–10375–9789–69
Tartu Ülikool Maks & Moorits64–9278–7167–5375–8182–7770–6794–9868–8177–62—64–9583–6365–8275–61
VEF Rīga86–84102–7179–5996–8492–9594–5296–6983–7597–5186–93—93–5794–6073–55
Ventspils75–6894–7168–5977–5781–7289–6791–8186–7193–5469–6287–81—100–7083–80
Viimsi49–9781–6985–7467–7482–8384–7391–8471–7687–6288–7564–8767–80—73–70
Valmiera Glass VIA59–9286–7176–7079–7581–8480–7591–8771–9493–5465–9363–7570–8076–81—
Updated to match(es) played on 26 March 2022. Source: estlatbl.com
Legend: Blue = home team win; Red = away team win.
Matches with lighter background shading were decided after overtime.

Play-offs

In quarter-finals teams play against each other must win two games to win the series. Quarter-finals started on 29 March and ended on 4 April, with three of four winners being teams without home-court advantage. Semi-finals and final in a Final Four format was held on 9–10 April at the Arēna Rīga in Rīga, Latvia.

Quarter-finals

Team 1Agg.Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
VEF Rīga 2–0 Tartu Ülikool Maks & Moorits91–5788–85 OT
Kalev/Cramo 0–2 Pärnu Sadam60–6757–76
BK Ventspils 0–2 KK Viimsi63–7077–79 OT
TalTech/Optibet 0–2 BK Ogre77–8969–85

Games

29 March 2022Kalev/Cramo60–67Pärnu SadamTallinn
19:00 (EET)Scoring by quarter: 24–20, 13–18, 13–14, 10–13
Pts: Siliņš 25
Rebs: Murphy 9
Asts: Jackson 6		Box ScorePts: Barnies 18
Rebs: Kirves 13
Asts: Post 2		Arena: Kalev Sports Hall
Attendance: 354
Referees: Tanel Suslov, Mihkel Männiste, Rainis Värv
29 March 2022VEF Rīga91–57Tartu Ülikool Maks & MooritsRīga
19:30 (EET)Scoring by quarter: 23–19, 19–11, 23–16, 26–11
Pts: Madsen 23
Rebs: Gromovs 9
Asts: Zoriks 7		Box ScorePts: Drungilas 14
Rebs: Drungilas 6
Asts: Rosenthal 4		Arena: Rimi Olympic Center
Attendance: 600
Referees: Oskars Lucis, Andris Aunkrogers, Gatis Saliņš
30 March 2022TalTech/Optibet77–89BK OgreTallinn
19:00 (EET)Scoring by quarter: 19–26, 27–21, 15–19, 16–23
Pts: Childress 18
Rebs: Metsalu 9
Asts: Childress, Sokk, Ilves 3		Box ScorePts: Sirsniņš 22
Rebs: Dārgais 13
Asts: Sirsniņš 7		Arena: TalTech Sports Hall
Attendance: 461
Referees: Mihkel Männiste, Mart Uuehendrik, Hendrik Laas
31 March 2022BK Ventspils63–70Viimsi/SportlandVentspils
19:00 (EET)Scoring by quarter: 16–18, 16–15, 23–22, 8–15
Pts: Majauskas 19
Rebs: Sīpoliņš 11
Asts: Thomas 6		Box ScorePts: Robersons 15
Rebs: Zaķis 11
Asts: Harris 5		Arena: Ventspils Olympic Center
Attendance: 1100
Referees: Mārtiņš Kozlovskis, Einārs Tukišs, Elvis Binders-Čoders
1 April 2022Tartu Ülikool Maks & Moorits85–880(OT)VEF RīgaTartu
18:00 (EET)Scoring by quarter: 36–19, 7–19, 19–20, 18–22, Overtime: 5–8
Pts: Huggins 19
Rebs: Wembi 8
Asts: Wembi, Elksnis 5		Box ScorePts: Madsen 24
Rebs: Gromovs 9
Asts: Curry 6		Arena: University of Tartu Sports Hall
Attendance: 721
Referees: Aare Halliko, Rain Peerandi, Aleksei Mohov
2 April 2022Pärnu Sadam76–57Kalev/CramoPärnu
17:00 (EET)Scoring by quarter: 13–15, 23–16, 18–6, 22–17
Pts: Gilbert 18
Rebs: Kirves 12
Asts: Gilbert 6		Box ScorePts: Hermet 13
Rebs: Nurger 7
Asts: Dorbek 7		Arena: Pärnu Sports Hall
Attendance: 850
Referees: Aare Halliko, Alex Talisainen, Ivo Kitsing
2 April 2022BK Ogre85–69TalTech/OptibetOgre
17:00 (EET)Scoring by quarter: 19–20, 25–13, 22–12, 19–24
Pts: Jucikas, Zēbergs 13
Rebs: Jucikas 10
Asts: Sirsniņš 9		Box ScorePts: Metsalu 17
Rebs: Keedus, Metsalu, Kajupank 5
Asts: Ilves 5		Arena: Ogres 1. vidusskola
Referees: Kristaps Konstantinovs, Ritvars Helmšteins, Mārcis Senkēvičs
3 April 2022Viimsi/Sportland79–770(OT)BK VentspilsViimsi
17:00 (EET)Scoring by quarter: 19–19, 133–18, 21–15, 17–18, Overtime: 9–7
Pts: Zaķis 20
Rebs: Lips 9
Asts: Harris, Veideman 4		Box ScorePts: Ausējs 18
Rebs: Sīpoliņš 8
Asts: Thomas, Ķilps 3		Arena: Karulaugu Spordikeskus
Attendance: 700
Referees: Tanel Suslov, Mart Uuehendrik, Ranno Konks

Final Four

Final game between VEF Rīga and Viimsi/Sportland

Final Four was held on 9–10 April at the Arēna Rīga in Rīga, Latvia.

Semifinals
9 April		Final
April 10
      
1 VEF Rīga116
5 BK Ogre55
1 VEF Rīga95
6 Viimsi/Sportland64
7 Pärnu Sadam81
6 Viimsi/Sportland83Bronze medal game
April 10
5 BK Ogre77
7 Pärnu Sadam84

Semi-finals

9 April 2022VEF Rīga116–55OgreRīga, Latvia
16:00 (EET)Scoring by quarter: 26–9, 31–19, 31–4, 28–23
Pts: Riley 23
Rebs: Hammonds 6
Asts: Zotov 8		Box ScorePts: Antrops 9
Rebs: Blaus 5
Asts: Sirsniņš, Zēbergs, Blaus 2		Arena: Arēna Rīga
Attendance: 1257
Referees: Aare Halliko, Tanel Suslov, Ritvars Helmšteins
9 April 2022Viimsi83–81Pärnu SadamRīga, Latvia
19:00 (EET)Scoring by quarter: 17–18, 24–24, 13–16, 29–23
Pts: Roberson 19
Rebs: Lips 13
Asts: Veideman 7		Pts: Barnies 19
Rebs: Barnies 8
Asts: Alterique Gilbert 6		Arena: Arēna Rīga
Attendance: 1056
Referees: Andris Aunkrogers, Kristaps Konstantinovs, Einārs Tukišs

Third place game

10 April 2022Ogre77–84Pärnu SadamRīga, Latvia
14:00 (EET)Scoring by quarter: 16–21, 18–27, 20–14, 23–22
Pts: Nixon 20
Rebs: Zēbergs, Dārgais 6
Asts: Sirsniņš 8		Box ScorePts: Valge 30
Rebs: Valeika 7
Asts: Post 6		Arena: Arēna Rīga
Attendance: 1698
Referees: Aare Halliko, Mārtiņš Kozlovskis, Tanel Suslov

Final

10 April 2022VEF Rīga95–64Viimsi/SportlandRīga, Latvia
17:00 (EET)Scoring by quarter: 27–12, 23–20, 17–20, 28–12
Pts: Riley 20
Rebs: Madsen 9
Asts: Zoriks 6		Pts: Jurkatamm, Roberson 17
Rebs: Roberson 11
Asts: Laane, Harris 4		Arena: Arēna Rīga
Attendance: 3972
Referees: Oļegs Latiševs, Rauno Peerandi, Kristaps Konstantinovs

Statistics

As of April 10, 2022.[3]

Points

RankNameTeamPPG
1. Brandon ChildressTalTech/Optibet23.9
2. Jaron MartinAvis Utilitas Rapla20.6
3. Demajeo WigginsAvis Utilitas Rapla15.9
4. Darryl TuckerAvis Utilitas Rapla15.9
5. Jānis KaufmanisValmiera Glass ViA15.6

Rebounds

RankNameTeamRPG
1. Demajeo WigginsAvis Utilitas Rapla10.6
2. Darryl TuckerAvis Utilitas Rapla9.5
3. Kristaps DārgaisBK Ogre9.4
4. Emmanuel WembiTartu Ülikool Maks & Moorits8.9
5. Zigmārs RaimoLiepāja8.7

Assists

RankNameTeamAPG
1. Jaron MartinAvis Utilitas Rapla7.3
2. Brandon ChildressTalTech/Optibet6.6
3. Aleksa NikolićRakvere Tarvas6.2
4. Rinalds SirsniņšBK Ogre6.0
5. Kristers ZoriksVEF Rīga5.7

Awards

Regular season MVP

PlayerTeamRef.
Kristaps Dārgais BK Ogre[4]

Final Four MVP

PlayerTeamRef.
Jalen Riley VEF Rīga[5]

Final Four All Star Five

Pos.PlayerTeam
PG Jalen Riley VEF Rīga
PG Vitaliy Zotov VEF Rīga
SG Robert Valge Pärnu Sadam
PF Alexander Madsen VEF Rīga
C Tyler Roberson Viimsi/Sportland

MVP of the Month

MonthPlayerTeamRef.
2021
October Mikk Jurkatamm TalTech/Optibet[6]
November Ronalds Zaķis Viimsi/Sportland[7]
December Jaron Martin Avis Utilitas Rapla[8]
2022
January Jānis Kaufmanis Valmiera Glass ViA[9]
February Brandon Childress TalTech/Optibet[10]
March Kristaps Dārgais BK Ogre[11]

Estonian and Latvian clubs in European competitions

TeamCompetitionProgress
VEF RīgaChampions LeagueRegular season (2–4) & Play-in (0–2)
Kalev/CramoChampions LeagueRegular season (2–4)
Pärnu SadamFIBA Europe CupQualifying Round (1–1)

Local Leagues

After the conclusion of season, each country played its own national championship play-offs. On May 19, VEF Rīga won its 9th Latvian championship. On May 26, Pärnu Sadam won their first ever Estonian championship

See also

References

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