The 2024–25 Latvian–Estonian Basketball League, known as Optibet Latvian-Estonian Basketball League for sponsorship reasons, is the seventh season of the Latvian–Estonian Basketball League, the premier basketball competition for men's teams in Latvia and Estonia.

Teams

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

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Location of teams in 2024–25 Latvian–Estonian Basketball League
Team Home city Arena Capacity
Estonia BC Kalev/Cramo Tallinn Kalev Sports Hall 1,700[3]
Latvia BK Liepāja Liepāja Liepāja Olympic Center 2,542
Latvia BK Ogre Ogre Arēna Ogre 1,700
Latvia BK Ventspils Ventspils Ventspils Olympic Center 3,085
Estonia Keila Coolbet Keila Keila Health Center 800[4]
Estonia Keila KK
Latvia Latvijas Universitāte Riga Rimi Olympic Sports Center 830
Estonia Pärnu Sadam Pärnu Pärnu Sports Hall 1,820[5]
Latvia Rīgas Zeļļi Riga Arena Riga 11,200
Daugava Sports Hall
Estonia TalTech/ALEXELA Tallinn TalTech Sports Hall 1,000[6]
Estonia Tartu Ülikool Maks & Moorits Tartu University of Tartu Sports Hall 2,600[7]
Estonia Utilitas Rapla Rapla Sadolin Sports Hall 958[8]
Latvia Valmiera GLASS VIA Valmiera Valmiera Olympic Center 1,500
Latvia VEF Rīga Riga Rimi Olympic Sports Center 830
Estonia Viimsi Haabneeme Forus Sports Center 500[9]

Personnel and sponsorship

Team Head coach Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
Estonia BC Kalev/Cramo Estonia Heiko Rannula Estonia Martin Dorbek Nike Cramo
Latvia BK Liepāja Latvia Artūrs Visockis-Rubenis Latvia Roberts Freimanis Nike Cleanr Grupa
Latvia BK Ogre Latvia Uldis Švēde Latvia Kristaps Dārgais Nike
Latvia BK Ventspils Latvia Gints Fogels Latvia Artūrs Ausējs Joma Kurekss
Estonia Keila Coolbet Estonia Peep Pahv Estonia Kaido Saks Nike Utilitas
Estonia Keila KK Estonia Andres Sõber Estonia Sven Kaldre Nike
Latvia Latvijas Universitāte Latvia Gunārs Gailītis Latvia Edvards Lucis Nike
Estonia Pärnu Sadam Estonia Kristjan Evart Estonia Ivo Van Tamm Nike Transcom
Latvia Rīgas Zeļļi Latvia Juris Umbraško Latvia Uģis Pinete Nike LVBet
Estonia TalTech/ALEXELA Estonia Alar Varrak Estonia Oliver Metsalu Nike Alexela
Estonia Tartu Ülikool Maks & Moorits Estonia Aivar Kuusmaa Estonia Martin Paasoja Ballzy Maks & Moorits
Estonia Utilitas Rapla Estonia Brett Nõmm Estonia Hendrik Eelmäe Ballzy Hepa
Latvia Valmiera GLASS VIA Latvia Nikolajs Mazurs Latvia Edmunds Elksnis Nike Vaks
Latvia VEF Rīga Latvia Mārtiņš Gulbis Latvia Dairis Bertāns Adidas Riga
Estonia Viimsi Estonia Valdo Lips Estonia Aleksander Oliver Hint Nike Viimsi Keevitus

Regular season

League table

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD PCT Qualification
1 Latvia VEF Rīga (A) 20 18 2 1653 1343 +310 .900 Qualification to playoffs
2 Estonia BC Kalev/Cramo (A) 22 18 4 1923 1612 +311 .818
3 Latvia Rīgas Zeļļi (A) 23 18 5 1926 1587 +339 .783
4 Estonia Tartu Ülikool Maks & Moorits 23 15 8 1894 1859 +35 .652
5 Latvia Valmiera GLASS VIA 22 14 8 1816 1674 +142 .636
6 Latvia BK Ogre 22 13 9 1777 1715 +62 .591
7 Latvia BK Liepāja 23 12 11 1897 1871 +26 .522
8 Estonia Utilitas Rapla 23 11 12 1901 1902 −1 .478
9 Estonia Pärnu Sadam 23 11 12 1892 1894 −2 .478
10 Latvia BK Ventspils 21 10 11 1878 1814 +64 .476
11 Estonia TalTech/ALEXELA 23 10 13 1830 1926 −96 .435
12 Estonia Keila Coolbet 22 7 15 1708 1865 −157 .318
13 Estonia Viimsi (E) 23 5 18 1632 1959 −327 .217
14 Estonia Keila KK (E) 21 3 18 1539 1905 −366 .143
15 Latvia Latvijas Universitāte (E) 23 2 21 1599 1939 −340 .087
Updated to match(es) played on 9 February 2025. Source: EstLatBL.com
(A) Advance to a further round; (E) Eliminated

Results

Home \ Away KAL BKL OGR BKV KCB KEI LAT PAR ZEL TCH TRT RAP VAL VEF VMS
BC Kalev/Cramo — 90–74 87–80 89–81 16 Mar 122–48 81–76 8 Mar 79–67 28 Feb 79–84 82–77 84–83 63–84 99–61
BK Liepāja 88–92 — 80–75 12 Feb 90–75 83–82 78–71 11 Mar 78–82 97–92 63–66 81–99 76–63 89–80 87–54
BK Ogre 69–95 1 Mar — 95–75 85–82 99–91 90–74 76–87 76–72 86–66 79–86 71–57 87–67 59–81 8 Mar
BK Ventspils 12 Mar 101–81 81–95 — 4 Mar 116–78 90–70 95–92 85–84 96–86 92–93 90–76 91–95 15 Mar 106–57
Keila Coolbet 60–111 77–78 80–75 82–75 — 83–72 83–75 96–98 60–84 9 Mar 81–102 80–77 85–90 28 Feb 14 Mar
Keila KK 60–93 90–77 83–96 22 Feb 84–79 — 1 Mar 68–98 42–89 66–77 26 Feb 4 Mar 71–94 78–90 85–77
Latvijas Universitāte 65–75 8 Mar 65–97 87–89 71–69 77–68 — 80–97 66–83 66–75 15 Mar 12 Mar 72–92 59–78 84–94
Pärnu Sadam 62–75 81–91 26 Feb 100–90 72–87 91–82 77–53 — 51–87 77–74 87–90 78–80 83–78 1 Mar 74–80
Rīgas Zeļļi 84–70 15 Mar 88–71 1 Mar 87–80 8 Mar 87–59 89–76 — 82–62 79–65 73–58 72–61 91–88 100–71
TalTech/ALEXELA 75–109 100–97 5 Mar 93–87 86–82 16 Mar 97–51 71–94 76–113 — 67–84 85–81 12 Mar 80–93 86–66
Tartu Ülikool Maks & Moorits 81–85 81–80 66–68 7 Mar 96–66 89–85 88–74 94–91 77–71 76–103 — 90–84 4 Mar 67–93 12 Mar
Utilitas Rapla 75–87 99–111 15 Mar 110–104 26 Feb 100–73 79–60 113–76 66–96 93–91 92–80 — 91–86 8 Mar 82–64
Valmiera GLASS VIA 78–76 80–63 88–92 91–77 93–89 90–54 16 Feb 15 Mar 26 Feb 78–48 89–87 80–65 — 61–68 79–49
VEF Rīga 5 Mar 74–58 78–73 71–63 94–55 11 Mar 85–67 75–70 12 Feb 82–52 74–71 84–62 92–73 — 89–52
Viimsi 2 Mar 67–97 53–70 89–94 70–77 85–79 87–77 70–80 70–66 70–88 77–81 80–85 89–94 16 Mar —
Updated to match(es) played on 8 February 2025. Source: EstLatBL.com
Legend: Blue = home team win; Red = away team win.
Matches with lighter background shading were decided after overtime.

Attendances to arenas

Average attendances

Pos Team Total High Low Average
1 Rīgas Zeļļi 10,700 3,393 252 972†
2 Valmiera GLASS VIA 10,185 1,354 608 925†
3 Tartu Ülikool Maks & Moorits 9,114 2,113 421 828†
4 BK Ventspils 7,880 983 482 716†
5 Pärnu Sadam 8,212 1,718 304 684†
6 TalTech/ALEXELA 6,827 1,709 282 620†
7 BC Kalev/Cramo 6,476 1,162 331 588†
8 BK Liepāja 5,944 1,050 450 495†
9 BK Ogre 5,440 922 50 494†
10 VEF Rīga 5,537 711 150 461†
11 Utilitas Rapla 3,946 547 296 394†
12 Keila Coolbet 3,601 700 202 327†
13 Viimsi 3,653 406 164 304†
14 Keila KK 2,655 689 128 265†
15 Latvijas Universitāte 2,542 580 111 231†
League total 92,712 3,393 50 555†

Source: EstLatBL.com

Awards

MVP of the Month

Month Player Team Ref.
2024
October Ukraine Artem Kovalov Estonia Keila Coolbet
November United States Kahliel Spiers Latvia Valmiera GLASS VIA
December Latvia Kristaps Dārgais Latvia BK Ogre
2025

Clubs in European competitions

FIBA competitions
Team Competition Progress
Latvia VEF Rīga Champions League Regular season
Estonia BC Kalev/Cramo Qualifying
FIBA Europe Cup Second round
Estonia Pärnu Sadam Regular season
Regional competitions
Team Competition Progress
Estonia Keila Coolbet European North Basketball League Regular season
Estonia Tartu Ülikool Maks & Moorits Regular season
Latvia Valmiera GLASS VIA Regular season

References

  1. ^ "Uudised - Eesti-Läti Korvpalliliigas osaleb 2024/2025 hooajal 15 võistkonda". www.estlatbl.com.
  2. ^ "Apvienotā līga noskaņojas 14 klubu turnīram, bet ir interese no Izraēlas un Ukrainas". Sportacentrs.com. 5 June 2024.
  3. ^ "Kalevi Spordihall". spordiregister.ee (in Estonian). Retrieved 31 August 2023.
  4. ^ "Keila Tervisekeskus". spordiregister.ee (in Estonian). Retrieved 31 August 2023.
  5. ^ "Pärnu Spordihall". spordiregister.ee (in Estonian). Retrieved 31 August 2023.
  6. ^ "Tallinna Tehnikaülikooli spordihoone". spordiregister.ee (in Estonian). Retrieved 31 August 2023.
  7. ^ "Tartu Ülikooli Spordihoone". spordiregister.ee (in Estonian). Retrieved 31 August 2023.
  8. ^ "Sadolin Spordihoone". spordiregister.ee (in Estonian). Retrieved 31 August 2023.
  9. ^ "FORUS Spordikeskus Viimsi". spordiregister.ee (in Estonian). Retrieved 31 August 2023.

Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024%E2%80%9325_Latvian%E2%80%93Estonian_Basketball_League
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