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
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
Points United States Brandon Childress 23,9
Rebounds United States Demajeo Wiggins 10,6
Assists United States Jaron Martin 7,3
Index Rating United 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

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

Venues and locations

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Location of the 2021–22 Latvian–Estonian Basketball League teams
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 Liepāja Olympic Center 2542
  Ogre Ogre Ogre 1st Secondary School 500
  Pärnu Sadam Pärnu Pärnu Sports Hall 1820
  Rakvere Tarvas Rakvere Rakvere Sports Hall 2747
  Tallinna Kalev Tallinn Sõle Sports Centre
Nord Cramo Sports Hall 980
  TalTech Tallinn TalTech Sports Hall 1000
  Tartu Ülikool Maks & Moorits Tartu University of Tartu Sports Hall 2600
  Viimsi/Sportland Viimsi Karulaugu Spordikeskus 500
  Valmiera Glass VIA Valmiera Vidzeme Olympic Center 1500
  VEF Rīga Rīga Rimi Olympic Sports Center 830
Arena Riga 11 200
  Ventspils Ventspils Ventspils Olympic Center 3085

Personnel and kits

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Team Head coach Captain Kit manufacturer
  Avis Utilitas Rapla   Lluis Riera   Sven Kaldre Spalding
  Kalev/Cramo   Roberts Štelmahers   Martin Dorbek Nike
  Latvijas Universitāte   Guntis Endzels   Edvards Mežulis Nike
  Liepāja   Artūrs Visockis-Rubenis   Roberts Krastiņš Nike
  Ogre   Uldis Švēde   Rinalds Sirsniņš Erreà
  Pärnu Sadam   Heiko Rannula   Mihkel Kirves Nike
  Rakvere Tarvas   Martin Müürsepp   Sten Saaremäel Spalding
  Tallinna Kalev   Brett Nõmm   Mario Paiste Nike
  TalTech   Alar Varrak   Oliver Metsalu Nike
  Tartu Ülikool Maks & Moorits   Nikolajs Mazurs   Adomas Drungilas Spalding
  KK Viimsi   Valdo Lips   Rain Veideman Nike
  Valmiera Glass VIA   Edmunds Valeiko   Ervīns Jonāts Spalding
  VEF Rīga   Jānis Gailītis   Artis Ate
  Ventspils   Gints Fogels   Andrejs Šeļakovs Joma

Regular season

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League table

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Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD PCT Qualification or relegation
1   VEF Rīga 26 23 3 2346 1808 +538 .885 Advance to playoffs
2   Kalev/Cramo 26 21 5 2189 1688 +501 .808
3   Ventspils 26 21 5 2163 1909 +254 .808
4   TalTech 26 18 8 2148 1970 +178 .692
5   Ogre 26 16 10 2125 2011 +114 .615
6   Viimsi 26 16 10 2020 2025 −5 .615
7   Pärnu Sadam 26 15 11 2137 1986 +151 .577
8   Tartu Ülikool Maks & Moorits 26 12 14 1945 2035 −90 .462
9   Avis Utilitas Rapla 26 12 14 2164 2200 −36 .462
10   Valmiera Glass VIA 26 8 18 1925 2101 −176 .308
11   Latvijas Universitāte 26 6 20 1809 2047 −238 .231
12   Liepāja 26 5 21 1973 2186 −213 .192
13   Rakvere Tarvas 26 5 21 1900 2315 −415 .192
14   Tallinna Kalev 26 4 22 1763 2326 −563 .154
Updated to match(es) played on 26 March 2022. Source: estlatbl.com


Results

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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 79–80 83–86 77–83 73–98 66–74 80–82
  Latvijas Universitāte 58–68 89–68 63–82 79–99 64–61 61–92 79–89 92–64 80–77 72–94 71–94 57–67 68–60
  Ogre 76–64 90–76 93–79 74–71 95–75 107–84 77–65 106–80 85–66 59–83 69–78 100–77 81–87
  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 91–79 57–72 61–95 88–91 62–92 91–83 91–89 58–110 67–99 69–89 86–81
  Avis Utilitas Rapla 61–85 105–69 84–74 86–88 107–79 90–85 95–78 87–96 78–83 52–99 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 88–102 102–90 70–88 78–76
  Tallinna Kalev 62–90 74–97 74–67 52–97 57–84 80–81 64–78 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 83–63 65–82 75–61
  VEF Rīga 86–84 102–71 79–59 96–84 92–95 94–52 96–69 83–75 97–51 86–93 93–57 94–60 73–55
  Ventspils 75–68 94–71 68–59 77–57 81–72 89–67 91–81 86–71 93–54 69–62 87–81 100–70 83–80
  Viimsi 49–97 81–69 85–74 67–74 82–83 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 81–84 80–75 91–87 71–94 93–54 65–93 63–75 70–80 76–81
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

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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

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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
VEF Rīga   2–0   Tartu Ülikool Maks & Moorits 91–57 88–85 OT
Kalev/Cramo   0–2   Pärnu Sadam 60–67 57–76
BK Ventspils   0–2   KK Viimsi 63–70 77–79 OT
TalTech/Optibet   0–2   BK Ogre 77–89 69–85

Games

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29 March 2022 Kalev/Cramo 60–67 Pärnu Sadam Tallinn
19:00 (EET) Scoring by quarter: 24–20, 13–18, 13–14, 10–13
Pts: Siliņš 25
Rebs: Murphy 9
Asts: Jackson 6
Box Score Pts: Barnies 18
Rebs: Kirves 13
Asts: Post 2
Arena: Kalev Sports Hall
Attendance: 354
Referees: Tanel Suslov, Mihkel Männiste, Rainis Värv
29 March 2022 VEF Rīga 91–57 Tartu Ülikool Maks & Moorits Rīga
19:30 (EET) Scoring by quarter: 23–19, 19–11, 23–16, 26–11
Pts: Madsen 23
Rebs: Gromovs 9
Asts: Zoriks 7
Box Score Pts: Drungilas 14
Rebs: Drungilas 6
Asts: Rosenthal 4
Arena: Rimi Olympic Center
Attendance: 600
Referees: Oskars Lucis, Andris Aunkrogers, Gatis Saliņš
30 March 2022 TalTech/Optibet 77–89 BK Ogre Tallinn
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 Score Pts: Sirsniņš 22
Rebs: Dārgais 13
Asts: Sirsniņš 7
Arena: TalTech Sports Hall
Attendance: 461
Referees: Mihkel Männiste, Mart Uuehendrik, Hendrik Laas
31 March 2022 BK Ventspils 63–70 Viimsi/Sportland Ventspils
19:00 (EET) Scoring by quarter: 16–18, 16–15, 23–22, 8–15
Pts: Majauskas 19
Rebs: Sīpoliņš 11
Asts: Thomas 6
Box Score Pts: Robersons 15
Rebs: Zaķis 11
Asts: Harris 5
Arena: Ventspils Olympic Center
Attendance: 1100
Referees: Mārtiņš Kozlovskis, Einārs Tukišs, Elvis Binders-Čoders
1 April 2022 Tartu Ülikool Maks & Moorits 85–880(OT) VEF Rīga Tartu
18:00 (EET) Scoring by quarter: 36–19, 7–19, 19–20, 18–22Overtime: 5–8
Pts: Huggins 19
Rebs: Wembi 8
Asts: Wembi, Elksnis 5
Box Score Pts: 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 2022 Pärnu Sadam 76–57 Kalev/Cramo Pärnu
17:00 (EET) Scoring by quarter: 13–15, 23–16, 18–6, 22–17
Pts: Gilbert 18
Rebs: Kirves 12
Asts: Gilbert 6
Box Score Pts: Hermet 13
Rebs: Nurger 7
Asts: Dorbek 7
Arena: Pärnu Sports Hall
Attendance: 850
Referees: Aare Halliko, Alex Talisainen, Ivo Kitsing
2 April 2022 BK Ogre 85–69 TalTech/Optibet Ogre
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 Score Pts: Metsalu 17
Rebs: Keedus, Metsalu, Kajupank 5
Asts: Ilves 5
Arena: Ogres 1. vidusskola
Referees: Kristaps Konstantinovs, Ritvars Helmšteins, Mārcis Senkēvičs
3 April 2022 Viimsi/Sportland 79–770(OT) BK Ventspils Viimsi
17:00 (EET) Scoring by quarter: 19–19, 133–18, 21–15, 17–18Overtime: 9–7
Pts: Zaķis 20
Rebs: Lips 9
Asts: Harris, Veideman 4
Box Score Pts: Ausējs 18
Rebs: Sīpoliņš 8
Asts: Thomas, Ķilps 3
Arena: Karulaugu Spordikeskus
Attendance: 700
Referees: Tanel Suslov, Mart Uuehendrik, Ranno Konks

Final Four

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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 Rīga 116
5   BK Ogre 55
1   VEF Rīga 95
6   Viimsi/Sportland 64
7   Pärnu Sadam 81
6   Viimsi/Sportland 83 Bronze medal game
April 10
5   BK Ogre 77
7   Pärnu Sadam 84

Semi-finals

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9 April 2022 VEF Rīga 116–55 Ogre Rīga, 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 Score Pts: Antrops 9
Rebs: Blaus 5
Asts: Sirsniņš, Zēbergs, Blaus 2
Arena: Arēna Rīga
Attendance: 1257
Referees: Aare Halliko, Tanel Suslov, Ritvars Helmšteins
9 April 2022 Viimsi 83–81 Pärnu Sadam Rīga, 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

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10 April 2022 Ogre 77–84 Pärnu Sadam Rīga, 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 Score Pts: Valge 30
Rebs: Valeika 7
Asts: Post 6
Arena: Arēna Rīga
Attendance: 1698
Referees: Aare Halliko, Mārtiņš Kozlovskis, Tanel Suslov

Final

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10 April 2022 VEF Rīga 95–64 Viimsi/Sportland Rīga, 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

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As of April 10, 2022.[3]

Points

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Rank Name Team PPG
1.   Brandon Childress TalTech/Optibet 23.9
2.   Jaron Martin Avis Utilitas Rapla 20.6
3.   Demajeo Wiggins Avis Utilitas Rapla 15.9
4.   Darryl Tucker Avis Utilitas Rapla 15.9
5.   Jānis Kaufmanis Valmiera Glass ViA 15.6

Rebounds

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Rank Name Team RPG
1.   Demajeo Wiggins Avis Utilitas Rapla 10.6
2.   Darryl Tucker Avis Utilitas Rapla 9.5
3.   Kristaps Dārgais BK Ogre 9.4
4.   Emmanuel Wembi Tartu Ülikool Maks & Moorits 8.9
5.   Zigmārs Raimo Liepāja 8.7

Assists

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Rank Name Team APG
1.   Jaron Martin Avis Utilitas Rapla 7.3
2.   Brandon Childress TalTech/Optibet 6.6
3.   Aleksa Nikolić Rakvere Tarvas 6.2
4.   Rinalds Sirsniņš BK Ogre 6.0
5.   Kristers Zoriks VEF Rīga 5.7

Awards

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Regular season MVP

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Player Team Ref.
  Kristaps Dārgais   BK Ogre [4]

Final Four MVP

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Player Team Ref.
  Jalen Riley   VEF Rīga [5]

Final Four All Star Five

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Pos. Player Team
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

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Month Player Team Ref.
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

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Team Competition Progress
  VEF Rīga Champions League Regular season (2–4) & Play-in (0–2)
  Kalev/Cramo Champions League Regular season (2–4)
  Pärnu Sadam FIBA Europe Cup Qualifying Round (1–1)

Local Leagues

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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

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References

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  1. ^ "Ziņas – Final 4 turnīrs notiks 9. un 10. aprīlī "Arēnā Rīga"; basket.lv sākas biļešu tirdzniecība". www.estlatbl.com.
  2. ^ "14 teams have applied for the 4th Pafbet Latvian-Estonian Basketball League Championship". estlatbl.com. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
  3. ^ "Players TOP". www.estlatbl.com.
  4. ^ "Paf League – 🔵⚪️ Kristaps Dārgais – your fans got you! We asked our fans to vote for the regular season MVP and BK Ogre leader had the majority out of three more candidates!👑 Dārgais averaged 10.8 points, 9.8 rebounds, 4.6 assists with efficiency 20! | Facebook". www.facebook.com.
  5. ^ "VEF pārliecinoši uzveic "Viimsi", ar trešo piegājienu triumfējot LAT-EST līgā". 10 April 2022.
  6. ^ "MIKK JURKATAMM – MVP of October 2021". Latvian-Estonian Basketball League. 4 November 2021.
  7. ^ "RONALDS ZAKIS – MVP of November 2021". Latvian-Estonian Basketball League. 7 December 2021.
  8. ^ "JARON MARTIN – MVP of December 2021". Latvian-Estonian Basketball League. 10 January 2022.
  9. ^ "Most Valuable Player in January – VALMIERA GLASS VIA Basketbols leader Janis Kaufmanis!". Latvian-Estonian Basketball League. 8 February 2022.
  10. ^ "BRANDON CHILDRESS – MVP of February 2022". Latvian-Estonian Basketball League. 10 March 2022.
  11. ^ "MVP of March – Mr. Slam-dunk King Kristaps Dārgais himself". Latvian-Estonian Basketball League. 1 April 2022.
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