2024–25 Latvian–Estonian Basketball League
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Optibet Latvian–Estonian Basketball League1 | |||||||||||||
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Season | 2024–25 | ||||||||||||
Duration | 20 September 2024 – 13 April 2025 | ||||||||||||
Games played | 213 | ||||||||||||
Teams | 15 | ||||||||||||
TV partner(s) | Delfi TV, Inspira, TV4, Best4Sport TV | ||||||||||||
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Champions | ![]() | ||||||||||||
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Statistical leaders | |||||||||||||
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Biggest home win | BC Kalev/Cramo 122–48 Keila KK (21 December 2024) | ||||||||||||
Biggest away win | Keila Coolbet 60–111 BC Kalev/Cramo (2 February 2025) | ||||||||||||
Highest scoring | Utilitas Rapla 110–104 BK Ventspils (5 November 2024) | ||||||||||||
Winning streak | 14 games BC Kalev/Cramo | ||||||||||||
Losing streak | 11 games Keila KK Latvijas Universitāte | ||||||||||||
Highest attendance | 5,972 VEF Rīga 88–82 Rīgas Zeļļi (13 April 2025) | ||||||||||||
Lowest attendance | 50 BK Ogre 76–87 Pärnu Sadam (17 November 2024) | ||||||||||||
← 2023–24 2025–26 → |
The 2024–25 Latvian–Estonian Basketball League, known as Optibet Latvian-Estonian Basketball League for sponsorship reasons, was the seventh season of the Latvian–Estonian Basketball League, the premier basketball competition for men's teams in Latvia and Estonia. VEF Rīga won its second championship.
Teams
[edit]The number of participating teams was reduced from 16 to 15, due to BC Prometey and Tallinn Kalev/SNABB leaving the league. However, another team from Keila joined.[1] There was also some interest from different Ukrainian and Israeli teams to participate.[2]
Venues and locations
[edit]Team | Home city | Arena | Capacity |
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Tallinn | Kalev Sports Hall | 1,700[3] |
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Liepāja | Liepāja Olympic Center | 2,542 |
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Ogre | Arēna Ogre | 1,700 |
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Ventspils | Ventspils Olympic Center | 3,085 |
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Keila | Keila Health Center | 800[4] |
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Riga | Rimi Olympic Sports Center | 830 |
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Pärnu | Pärnu Sports Hall | 1,820[5] |
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Riga | Xiaomi Arena | 11,200 |
Daugava Sports Hall | |||
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Tallinn | TalTech Sports Hall | 1,000[6] |
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Tartu | University of Tartu Sports Hall | 2,600[7] |
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Rapla | Sadolin Sports Hall | 958[8] |
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Valmiera | Valmiera Olympic Center | 1,500 |
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Riga | Rimi Olympic Sports Center | 830 |
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Haabneeme | Forus Sports Center | 500[9] |
Personnel and sponsorship
[edit]Team | Head coach | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
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Nike | Cramo |
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Nike | Cleanr Grupa |
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Joma | Kurekss |
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Nike | Utilitas |
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Nike | Transcom |
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Nike | LVBet |
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Nike | Alexela |
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Ballzy | Maks & Moorits |
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Ballzy | Hepa |
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Nike | Vaks |
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Adidas | Rīga |
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Nike | Viimsi Keevitus |
Coaching changes
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Team | Outgoing coach | Incoming coach |
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Team | Outgoing coach | Incoming coach |
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Regular season
[edit]League table
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | PCT | Qualification |
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28 | 25 | 3 | 2370 | 1956 | +414 | .893 | Qualification to playoffs |
2 | ![]() |
28 | 24 | 4 | 2478 | 2079 | +399 | .857 | |
3 | ![]() |
28 | 22 | 6 | 2347 | 1977 | +370 | .786 | |
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28 | 17 | 11 | 2294 | 2163 | +131 | .607 | |
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28 | 17 | 11 | 2319 | 2159 | +160 | .607 | |
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28 | 17 | 11 | 2301 | 2270 | +31 | .607 | |
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28 | 15 | 13 | 2345 | 2290 | +55 | .536 | |
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28 | 14 | 14 | 2492 | 2375 | +117 | .500 | |
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28 | 14 | 14 | 2259 | 2326 | −67 | .500 | |
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28 | 14 | 14 | 2312 | 2288 | +24 | .500 | |
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28 | 11 | 17 | 2273 | 2385 | −112 | .393 | |
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28 | 8 | 20 | 2149 | 2378 | −229 | .286 | |
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28 | 5 | 23 | 2019 | 2407 | −388 | .179 | |
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28 | 4 | 24 | 2068 | 2533 | −465 | .143 | |
15 | ![]() |
28 | 3 | 25 | 1954 | 2394 | −440 | .107 |
Source: EstLatBL.com
Results
[edit]Playoffs
[edit]Quarterfinals
[edit]Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg | 3rd leg |
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VEF Rīga ![]() |
2–1 | ![]() |
97–84 | 78–85 | 87–74 |
BC Kalev/Cramo ![]() |
2–0 | ![]() |
86–76 | 82–81 | |
Rīgas Zeļļi ![]() |
2–1 | ![]() |
86–58 | 84–92 | 78–72 |
BK Ogre ![]() |
2–0 | ![]() |
83–75 | 77–76 |
VEF Rīga vs. BK Ventspils
[edit]25 March 2025 | VEF Rīga ![]() |
97–84 (Series: 1–0) |
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Riga |
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18:30 (GMT) | Scoring by quarter: 20–28, 31–18, 21–20, 25–18 | |||
Pts: Bertāns 24 Rebs: three players 5 Asts: Cleary 6 PIR: Bertāns, Bobrov 27 |
Boxscore | Pts: Randolph 13 Rebs: Mežulis 7 Asts: Randolph 6 PIR: Randolph 19 |
Arena: Rimi Olympic Center Attendance: 712 Referees: R. Helmsteins, H. Laas, R. Repelis |
28 March 2025 | BK Ventspils ![]() |
85–78 (Series: 1–1) |
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Ventspils |
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19:00 (GMT) | Scoring by quarter: 22–17, 21–22, 22–18, 20–21 | |||
Pts: Randolph Jr 23 Rebs: Randolph Jr 7 Asts: Randolph Jr 4 |
Box Score | Pts: Sanon 23 Rebs: Lawrence 8 Asts: Sanon 4 |
Arena: Ventspils Olympic Center Attendance: 1574 Referees: G. Saliņš, M. Uuehendrik, I. Kitsing |
30 March 2025 | VEF Rīga ![]() |
87–74 (Series: 2–1) |
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Riga |
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16:00 (GMT) | Scoring by quarter: 23–17, 24–26, 22–16, 18–15 | |||
Pts: Sanon 22 Rebs: Bobrov 7 Asts: Sydorov 7 |
Box Score | Pts: Randolph Jr, Lekūnas 15 Rebs: Zaķis 10 Asts: Blomgren 4 |
Arena: Rimi Olympic Center Attendance: 834 Referees: M. Kozlovskis, G. Salins, M. Männiste |
BC Kalev/Cramo vs. BK Liepāja
[edit]21 March 2025 | BC Kalev/Cramo ![]() |
86–76 (Series: 1–0) |
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Tallinn |
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19:00 (GMT) | Scoring by quarter: 27–18, 15–21, 20–17, 24–20 | |||
Pts: Vaaks 21 Rebs: Vaaks, Kuuba 6 Asts: Vaaks 5 |
Box Score | Pts: Ķilps 17 Rebs: Dubults 9 Asts: Lasenbergs 4 |
Arena: Kalev Sports Hall Attendance: 827 Referees: R. Peerandi, E. Tukiss, J. Bruveris |
25 March 2025 | BK Liepāja ![]() |
81–82 (Series: 0–2) |
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Liepāja |
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19:00 (GMT) | Scoring by quarter: 15–23, 24–17, 24–16, 18–26 | |||
Pts: Ķilps 28 Rebs: Mačoha 8 Asts: Ķilps 4 |
Box Score | Pts: Vaaks 24 Rebs: Tapé 7 Asts: Kaukiainen 8 |
Arena: Liepāja Olympic Center Attendance: 825 Referees: R. Varv, E. Binders-Coders, E. Tserr |
Rīgas Zeļļi vs. Tartu Ülikool Maks & Moorits
[edit]22 March 2025 | Rīgas Zeļļi ![]() |
86–58 (Series: 1-0) |
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Riga |
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20:00 (GMT) | Scoring by quarter: 16-10, 27-6, 24-23, 19-19 | |||
Pts: Lācis 14 Rebs: Ford III 10 Asts: Skuja 7 |
Box Score | Pts: Henry 15 Rebs: Henry 10 Asts: Flood 4 |
Arena: Daugava Sports Hall Attendance: 523 Referees: A.Aunkrogers, M.Manniste, R.Konks |
26 March 2025 | Tartu Ülikool Maks & Moorits ![]() |
92–84 (Series: 1–1) |
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Tartu |
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19:00 (GMT) | Scoring by quarter: 23–21, 29–29, 16–17, 24–17 | |||
Pts: Henry 24 Rebs: El-Sheikh 10 Asts: Paasoja 5 |
Box Score | Pts: Helmanis 22 Rebs: Helmanis,Ford III 6 Asts: Skuja 5 |
Arena: University of Tartu Sports Hall Referees: A. Halliko, R. Misirovs, V. Voskis |
29 March 2025 | Rīgas Zeļļi ![]() |
78–73 (Series: 2–1) |
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Riga |
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18:00 (GMT) | Scoring by quarter: 21–19, 22–19, 12–14, 23–21 | |||
Pts: Skuja 19 Rebs: Helmanis, Freimanis 9 Asts: Skuja 5 |
Box Score | Pts: Flood 28 Rebs: El-Sheikh 13 Asts: Paasoja 5 |
Arena: Daugava Sports Hall Attendance: 414 Referees: O. Latiševs, M. Männiste, R. Värv |
BK Ogre vs. Valmiera GLASS VIA
[edit]22 March 2025 | BK Ogre ![]() |
83–75 (Series: 1–0) |
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Ogre |
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Pts: Mediss, Žunda 18 Rebs: Dārgais 13 Asts: Dārgais 8 |
Box Score | Pts: Spear 26 Rebs: Spear 9 Asts: Smith 4 |
Arena: Arēna Ogre Attendance: 1,231 Referees: O. Latiševs, M. Kozlovskis, E. Tiidor |
26 March 2025 | Valmiera GLASS VIA ![]() |
76–77 (Series: 0–2) |
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Valmiera |
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Pts: Smith 22 Rebs: Spear 8 Asts: Spear 5 |
Box Score | Arena: Vidzeme Olympic Center Attendance: 815 Referees: R. Värv, J. Rozenbergs, H. Laas |
Semifinals
[edit]Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg | 3rd leg |
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2–0 | ![]() |
80–63 | 89–82 | |
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87–80 | 83–97 | 71–78 |
VEF Rīga vs. BK Ogre
[edit]3 April 2025 | VEF Rīga ![]() |
80–63 (Series: 1–0) |
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Riga |
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20:00 (GMT) | Scoring by quarter: 24–13, 20–27, 14–14, 22–9 | |||
Pts: Cleary 20 Rebs: Lawrence 9 Asts: Sydorov 7 |
Box Score | Pts: Rasnick 14 Rebs: Dārgais 13 Asts: Rasnick 5 |
Arena: Rimi Olympic Center Attendance: 654 Referees: E. Tukiss, I. Kitsing, R. Misirovs |
6 April 2025 | BK Ogre ![]() |
82–89 (Series: 0–2) |
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Ogre |
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17:00 (GMT) | Scoring by quarter: 21–21, 20–25, 19–18, 22–25 | |||
Pts: Dārgais 14 Rebs: Dārgais 6 Asts: Dārgais 7 |
Box Score | Pts: Sanon 23 Rebs: Lawrence 7 Asts: Bertāns 4 |
Arena: Arēna Ogre Attendance: 1500 Referees: M.Manniste, J.Rozenbergs, H.Laas |
BC Kalev/Cramo vs. Rīgas Zeļļi
[edit]2 April 2025 | BC Kalev/Cramo ![]() |
87–80 (Series: 1–0) |
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Tallinn |
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19:00 (GMT) | Scoring by quarter: 19–16, 19–22, 28–23, 21–19 | |||
Pts: Vaaks 23 Rebs: Vaaks, Kuuba 5 Asts: Kaukiainen 7 |
Box Score | Pts: Helmanis 20 Rebs: Helmanis 8 Asts: Ford III 8 |
Arena: Nord Sports Hall Attendance: 914 Referees: A. Halliko, R. Helmsteins, M. Senkevics |
5 April 2025 | Rīgas Zeļļi ![]() |
vs. (Series: 1–1) |
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Riga |
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19:00 (GMT) | Scoring by quarter: 18–17, 24–22, 29–15, 26–29 | |||
Box Score | Arena: Daugava Sports Hall Attendance: 707 Referees: A. Aunkrogers, M. Männiste, H. Laas |
8 April 2025 | BC Kalev/Cramo ![]() |
71–78 (Series: 1–2) |
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Tallinn |
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19:00 (GMT) | Scoring by quarter: 24–21, 27–16, 10–20, 10–21 | |||
Pts: Kaukiainen 18 Rebs: Vaaks 7 Asts: Dorbek 7 |
Box Score | Pts: Helmanis 17 Rebs: Helmanis 8 Asts: Skuja 9 |
Arena: Nord Sports Hall Attendance: 1,074 Referees: R.Peerandi, R.Helmšteins, R.Misirovs |
Bronze medal game
[edit]BC Kalev/Cramo vs. BK Ogre
[edit]11 April 2025 | BC Kalev/Cramo ![]() |
92–69 | ![]() |
Tallinn |
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19:00 (GMT) | Scoring by quarter: 32–18, 26–17, 16-18, 18–16 | |||
Pts: Vaaks 18 Rebs: Tapé, Hermet 6 Asts: Vaaks 6 |
Box Score | Pts: Žunda 19 Rebs: Dārgais 9 Asts: Rasnick, Kampuss 3 |
Arena: Nord Sports Hall Attendance: 522 Referees: A.Halliko, J.Rozenbergs, E.Bnders-Čoders |
Final
[edit]BK VEF Rīga vs. Rīgas Zeļļi
[edit]13 April 2025 | VEF Rīga ![]() |
88–82 | ![]() |
Rīga |
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17:00 (GMT) | Scoring by quarter: 26-20, 20-19, 27-23, 15-20 | |||
Pts: Sanon 20 Rebs: Lawrence 8 Asts: Sanon 5 |
Box Score | Pts: Helmanis, Ford 18 Rebs: Ford 9 Asts: Ford 8 |
Arena: Xiaomi Arena Attendance: 5972 Referees: M.Kozlovskis, G.Saliņš, R.Varv |
Bracket
[edit]Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Finals | ||||||||||||
1 | ![]() | 2 | ||||||||||||
8 | ![]() | 1 | ||||||||||||
1 | ![]() | 2 | ||||||||||||
4 | ![]() | 0 | ||||||||||||
4 | ![]() | 2 | ||||||||||||
5 | ![]() | 0 | ||||||||||||
1 | ![]() | 88 | ||||||||||||
3 | ![]() | 82 | ||||||||||||
2 | ![]() | 2 | ||||||||||||
7 | ![]() | 0 | ||||||||||||
2 | ![]() | 1 | Third place | |||||||||||
3 | ![]() | 2 | ||||||||||||
3 | ![]() | 2 | 2 | ![]() | 92 | |||||||||
6 | ![]() | 1 | 4 | ![]() | 69 |
Attendances to arenas
[edit]Average attendances
[edit]Pos | Team | Total | High | Low | Average |
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1 | Rīgas Zeļļi | 17,253 | 3,839 | 252 | 1,014 |
2 | Valmiera GLASS VIA | 13,066 | 1,354 | 602 | 871 |
3 | VEF Rīga | 14,969 | 5,972 | 150 | 831 |
4 | BK Ventspils | 11,604 | 1,574 | 482 | 773 |
5 | Tartu Ülikool Maks & Moorits | 11,538 | 2,113 | 421 | 769 |
6 | BC Kalev/Cramo | 12,134 | 1,162 | 331 | 674 |
7 | Pärnu Sadam | 9,279 | 1,718 | 304 | 662 |
8 | BK Ogre | 9,627 | 1,500 | 50 | 601 |
9 | TalTech/ALEXELA | 8,423 | 1,709 | 282 | 601 |
10 | BK Liepāja | 7,250 | 1,050 | 450 | 486 |
11 | Utilitas Rapla | 5,454 | 547 | 296 | 389 |
12 | Keila Coolbet | 4,496 | 700 | 202 | 321 |
13 | Viimsi | 4,288 | 406 | 164 | 306 |
14 | Keila KK | 3,647 | 689 | 128 | 260 |
15 | Latvijas Universitāte | 3,085 | 580 | 103 | 220 |
League total | 136,153 | 5,972 | 50 | 599 |
Source: EstLatBL.com
Awards
[edit]MVP of the Month
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Statistics
[edit]Points
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Clubs in European competitions
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Champions League | Regular season |
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Qualifying | |
FIBA Europe Cup | Second round | |
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Regular season |
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European North Basketball League | Regular season |
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Regular season | |
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See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Uudised - Eesti-Läti Korvpalliliigas osaleb 2024/2025 hooajal 15 võistkonda". www.estlatbl.com.
- ^ "Apvienotā līga noskaņojas 14 klubu turnīram, bet ir interese no Izraēlas un Ukrainas". Sportacentrs.com. 5 June 2024.
- ^ "Kalevi Spordihall". spordiregister.ee (in Estonian). Retrieved 31 August 2023.
- ^ "Keila Tervisekeskus". spordiregister.ee (in Estonian). Retrieved 31 August 2023.
- ^ "Pärnu Spordihall". spordiregister.ee (in Estonian). Retrieved 31 August 2023.
- ^ "Tallinna Tehnikaülikooli spordihoone". spordiregister.ee (in Estonian). Retrieved 31 August 2023.
- ^ "Tartu Ülikooli Spordihoone". spordiregister.ee (in Estonian). Retrieved 31 August 2023.
- ^ "Sadolin Spordihoone". spordiregister.ee (in Estonian). Retrieved 31 August 2023.
- ^ "FORUS Spordikeskus Viimsi". spordiregister.ee (in Estonian). Retrieved 31 August 2023.
- ^ @Lat_Est_League (10 April 2025). "Issuf Sanon is your Optibet Latvian-Estonian basketball league regular season MVP 2024/2025" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
External links
[edit]- Official website
- Estonian Basketball Association (in Estonian)
- Latvian Basketball Association (in Latvian)