2021–22 Latvian–Estonian Basketball League

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

The season began on 1 October, 2021. Regular season will end on 26 March, 2022. The play-offs will be held after the regular season.

Competition format[]

The regular season includes two rounds, followed by the quarter-finals and Final 4. The league’s management follows the development of the epidemiological situation in both countries and if necessary, the playoff system may be changed.^[1]

Teams[]

Kalev
Kalev/TLÜ
TalTech

Pärnu

Rapla

Tartu Ülikool

Ventspils

LU
VEF Rīga

Liepāja

Ogre

Valmiera

Rakvere

Viimsi

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

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

Venues and locations[]

Team	Home city	Arena	Capacity
Avis Utilitas Rapla	Rapla	Sadolin Sports Hall	1000
Kalev/Cramo	Tallinn	Kalev Sports Hall	1870
		Saku Suurhall	7200
Latvijas Universitāte	Rīga	Rimi Olympic Sports Center	830
Liepāja	Liepāja		2542
Ogre	Ogre		500
Pärnu Sadam	Pärnu	Pärnu Sports Hall	1820
Rakvere Tarvas	Rakvere	Rakvere Sports Hall	2747
Tallinna Kalev	Tallinn	Kalev Sports Hall	1870
TalTech	Tallinn	TalTech Sports Hall	1000
Tartu Ülikool Maks & Moorits	Tartu	University of Tartu Sports Hall	2600
Viimsi/Sportland	Viimsi		500
Valmiera Glass VIA	Valmiera		1500
VEF Rīga	Rīga	Rimi Olympic Sports Center	830
		Arena Riga	11 200
Ventspils	Ventspils	Ventspils Olympic Center	3085

Personnel and kits[]

Team	Head coach	Captain	Kit manufacturer
Avis Utilitas Rapla		Sven Kaldre	Spalding
Kalev/Cramo	Roberts Štelmahers	Martin Dorbek	Nike
Latvijas Universitāte	Guntis Endzels		Nike
Liepāja	Artūrs Visockis-Rubenis		Nike
Ogre		Rinalds Sirsniņš	Erreà
Pärnu Sadam		Mihkel Kirves	Nike
Rakvere Tarvas	Martin Müürsepp		Spalding
Tallinna Kalev			Nike
TalTech	Alar Varrak		Nike
Tartu Ülikool Maks & Moorits		Adomas Drungilas	Spalding
KK Viimsi		Rain Veideman	Nike
Valmiera Glass VIA			Spalding
VEF Rīga	Jānis Gailītis	Artis Ate
Ventspils		Andrejs Šeļakovs	Joma

Regular season[]

League table[]

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	PCT	Qualification or relegation
1	VEF Rīga	24	22	2	2161	1663	+498	.917	Advance to playoffs
2	Ventspils	23	20	3	1917	1670	+247	.870
3	Kalev/Cramo	24	20	4	2040	1551	+489	.833
4	TalTech	25	17	8	2046	1880	+166	.680
5	Viimsi	25	16	9	1938	1942	−4	.640
6	Ogre	22	13	9	1783	1709	+74	.591
7	Pärnu Sadam	23	12	11	1871	1744	+127	.522
8	Avis Utilitas Rapla	22	10	12	1889	1878	+11	.455
9	Tartu Ülikool Maks & Moorits	23	9	14	1694	1825	−131	.391
10	Valmiera Glass VIA	23	7	16	1696	1861	−165	.304
11	Latvijas Universitāte	23	6	17	1577	1773	−196	.261
12	Liepāja	24	5	19	1818	2016	−198	.208
13	Rakvere Tarvas	24	4	20	1734	2141	−407	.167
14	Tallinna Kalev	23	3	20	1565	2076	−511	.130

Results[]

Home \ Away	KAL	LIE	LUN	OGR	PAR	RAK	RAP	TCH	TLU	TRT	VEF	VEN	VII	VLM
Kalev/Cramo	—	87–62	69–67	94–69	66–79	94–65	92–66	93–63	113–55	86–36	76–93	81–55	80–67	97–66
Liepāja	59–78	—	72–77	94–83	84–70	105–100	61–63	80–81	19 Mar	83–86	77–83	73–98	66–74	80–82
Latvijas Universitāte	58–68	89–68	—	63–82	16 Mar	64–61	61–92	79–89	92–64	80–77	72–94	71–94	57–67	68–60
Ogre	19 Mar	23 Mar	93–79	—	74–71	26 Mar	107–84	77–65	106–80	85–66	59–83	69–78	100–77	16 Mar
Pärnu Sadam	78–79	79–68	80–56	83–78	—	105–74	78–83	60–61	98–72	76–66	77–80	94–79	74–82	94–71
Rakvere Tarvas	65–93	79–86	23 Mar	57–72	61–95	—	88–91	62–92	91–83	91–89	58–110	67–99	69–89	86–81
Avis Utilitas Rapla	22 Mar	105–69	19 Mar	86–88	107–79	90–85	—	95–78	87–96	78–83	16 Mar	82–94	95–97	93–77
TalTech	53–71	87–81	94–62	103–73	91–73	106–60	82–73	—	92–67	92–76	88–102	25 Mar	70–88	78–76
Tallinna Kalev	62–90	74–97	74–67	52–97	57–84	80–81	26 Mar	53–84	—	73–81	66–93	64–103	75–97	89–69
Tartu Ülikool Maks & Moorits	64–92	78–71	67–53	75–81	82–77	70–67	94–98	68–81	77–62	—	64–95	24 Mar	65–82	22 Mar
VEF Rīga	86–84	102–71	79–59	96–84	92–95	94–52	96–69	83–75	97–51	19 Mar	—	93–57	94–60	73–55
Ventspils	75–68	94–71	68–59	77–57	81–72	89–67	91–81	86–71	18 Mar	69–62	87–81	—	100–70	83–80
Viimsi	49–97	81–69	85–74	67–74	20 Mar	84–73	91–84	71–76	87–62	88–75	64–87	67–80	—	73–70
Valmiera Glass VIA	59–92	86–71	76–70	79–75	26 Mar	80–75	91–87	71��94	93–54	65–93	63–75	70–80	76–81	—

Updated to match(es) played on 15 March 2022. Source: estlatbl.com
Legend: Blue = home team win; Red = away team win.
Matches with lighter background shading were decided after overtime.

Statistics[]

As of March 15, 2022

Individual statistics[]

Points[]

Rank	Name	Team	PPG
1.	Brandon Childress	TalTech/Optibet	23.5
2.		Avis Utilitas Rapla	20.6
3.		Avis Utilitas Rapla	16.7
4.	Mihkel Kirves	Pärnu Sadam	15.7
5.	Jalen Riley	VEF Rīga	15.7

Rebounds[]

Rank	Name	Team	RPG
1.		Avis Utilitas Rapla	10.2
2.		BK Ogre	10.1
3.		Avis Utilitas Rapla	9.5
4.		Tartu Ülikool Maks & Moorits	9.1
5.		BK Liepāja	8.7

Assists[]

Rank	Name	Team	APG
1.		Avis Utilitas Rapla	7.3
2.	Brandon Childress	TalTech/Optibet	7.2
3.	Aleksa Nikolić	Rakvere Tarvas	6.2
4.	Kristers Zoriks	VEF Rīga	5.8
5.	Siim-Markus Post	Pärnu Sadam	5.7

Estonian and Latvian clubs in European competitions[]

Team	Competition	Progress
VEF Rīga	Champions League	Regular season
Kalev/Cramo	Champions League	Regular season
Pärnu Sadam	FIBA Europe Cup	Qualifying Round

References[]

External links[]

• Official website
• Estonian Basketball Association (in Estonian)
• Latvian Basketball Association (in Latvian)