2021–22 LKL season
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Season | 2021–22 | ||||||||||||
Duration | 18 September 2021 – 28 April 2022 (Regular season) 1 May 2022 – 12 June 2022 (Playoffs) | ||||||||||||
Number of games | 198 | ||||||||||||
Number of teams | 11 | ||||||||||||
Regular season | |||||||||||||
Season MVP | ![]() | ||||||||||||
Finals | |||||||||||||
Champions | Rytas (6th title) | ||||||||||||
Runners-up | Lietkabelis | ||||||||||||
Third place | Žalgiris | ||||||||||||
Fourth place | Šiauliai–7bet | ||||||||||||
Finals MVP | ![]() | ||||||||||||
Statistical leaders | |||||||||||||
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Records | |||||||||||||
Biggest home win | Rytas 108–68 Nevėžis–OPTIBET (13 February 2022) | ||||||||||||
Biggest away win | Šiauliai–7bet 64–97 Žalgiris (17 October 2021) | ||||||||||||
Highest scoring | Pieno žvaigždės 106–102 Labas Gas (27 March 2022) | ||||||||||||
Winning streak | 14 games Žalgiris | ||||||||||||
Losing streak | 11 games Labas Gas | ||||||||||||
Highest attendance | 9,006 Rytas 67–72 Žalgiris (23 January 2022) | ||||||||||||
Lowest attendance | 130 Labas Gas 63–73 Neptūnas (7 February 2022) | ||||||||||||
Average attendance | 1,239 per match |
The 2021–22 Lietuvos krepšinio lyga, also called Betsafe-LKL for sponsorship reasons, was the 29th season of the top-tier level professional basketball league of Lithuania, the Lietuvos krepšinio lyga (LKL). Žalgiris was defending champions.
For the first time since league's inception, Žalgiris failed to reach finals, after losing semifinal series to Lietkabelis 3–1[1]
Rytas after 12 years break won Betsafe–LKL championship and achieved their 6th title overall.[2]
Teams
[edit]Location and arenas
[edit]On 27 April 2021, during 2020–21 LKL season LKL board decided to expand the number of participating teams in tournament. The number of teams has been expanded to 11 teams. 2020-21 NKL season champions Cbet Jonava will join the other 10 LKL teams.[3]
Team | Location | Arena | Capacity |
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Cbet Jonava | Jonava | Jonava Arena | 2,200 |
Dzūkija | Alytus | Alytus Arena | 5,500 |
Labas Gas | Prienai | Prienai Arena | 1,500 |
Lietkabelis | Panevėžys | Cido Arena | 5,950 |
Neptūnas | Klaipėda | Švyturys Arena | 6,200 |
Nevėžis-OPTIBET | Kėdainiai | Kėdainiai Arena | 2,200 |
Pieno žvaigždės | Pasvalys | Pieno žvaigždės Arena | 1,500 |
Rytas | Vilnius | Jeep Arena | 2,500 |
Avia Solutions Group Arena | 10,000 | ||
Šiauliai-7bet | Šiauliai | Šiauliai Arena | 5,700 |
Uniclub Casino – Juventus | Utena | Utena Arena | 2,000 |
Žalgiris | Kaunas | Žalgiris Arena | 15,415 |
Managerial changes
[edit]Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Replaced with | Date of appointment |
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Nevėžis–OPTIBET | ![]() |
Signed by Sūduva-Mantinga | 21 June 2021[4] | Pre-season | ![]() |
21 June 2021[5] |
Pieno žvaigždės | ![]() |
Signed by Nevėžis–OPTIBET | 21 June 2021[6] | ![]() |
22 June 2021[7] | |
Labas Gas | ![]() |
Signed by Pieno žvaigždės | 22 June 2021[8] | ![]() |
16 August 2021[9] | |
Dzūkija | ![]() |
Mutual consent | 15 August 2021 | ![]() |
15 August 2021[10] | |
Žalgiris | ![]() |
Sacked | 08 October 2021[11] | 1st (4–0) | ![]() |
08 October 2021[12] |
Neptūnas | ![]() |
Mutual consent | 11 December 2021[13] | 9th (2–7) | ![]() |
18 December 2021[14] |
Uniclub Casino – Juventus | ![]() |
Resigned | 30 March 2022[15] | 6th (11–12) | ||
Žalgiris | ![]() |
Mutual consent | 11 April 2022[16] | 2nd (22–3) | ![]() |
11 April 2022[17] |
Regular season
[edit]League table
[edit]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Rytas | 30 | 26 | 4 | 2685 | 2257 | +428 | Advance to playoffs |
2 | Žalgiris | 30 | 26 | 4 | 2578 | 2247 | +331 | |
3 | Lietkabelis | 30 | 23 | 7 | 2522 | 2233 | +289 | |
4 | Cbet Jonava | 30 | 16 | 14 | 2373 | 2451 | −78 | |
5 | Šiauliai–7bet | 30 | 15 | 15 | 2459 | 2464 | −5 | |
6 | Uniclub Casino – Juventus | 30 | 15 | 15 | 2526 | 2485 | +41 | |
7 | Neptūnas | 30 | 14 | 16 | 2332 | 2390 | −58 | |
8 | Dzūkija | 30 | 11 | 19 | 2291 | 2427 | −136 | |
9 | Pieno žvaigždės | 30 | 9 | 21 | 2423 | 2615 | −192 | |
10 | Nevėžis-OPTIBET | 30 | 7 | 23 | 2349 | 2635 | −286 | |
11 | Labas GAS | 30 | 3 | 27 | 2310 | 2644 | −334 |
Results
[edit]Playoffs
[edit]Quarterfinals and semifinals will be played in a best–of–five games format, while the finals and third place in a best–of–seven format.
Bracket
[edit]Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rytas | 76 | 73 | 87 | 92 | – | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Dzūkija | 63 | 80 | 59 | 66 | – | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Rytas | 97 | 72 | 94 | 87 | – | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Šiauliai–7bet | 75 | 84 | 79 | 77 | – | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Cbet Jonava | 82 | 66 | 70 | 65 | – | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Šiauliai–7bet | 79 | 88 | 72 | 79 | – | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Rytas | 68 | 88 | 85 | 78 | 79 | – | – | |||||||||||||||||||||
Lietkabelis | 77 | 66 | 63 | 77 | 76 | – | – | |||||||||||||||||||||
Žalgiris | 92 | 68 | 87 | 78 | 89 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Neptūnas | 88 | 70 | 71 | 87 | 60 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Žalgiris | 71 | 55 | 69 | 75 | – | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Lietkabelis | 70 | 79 | 73 | 86 | – | Third place | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Lietkabelis | 102 | 95 | 92 | – | – | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Uniclub Casino — Juventus | 101 | 73 | 87 | – | – | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Žalgiris | 92 | 90 | 85 | 89 | – | – | – | |||||||||||||||||||||
Šiauliai–7bet | 75 | 85 | 70 | 76 | – | – | – | |||||||||||||||||||||
Final standings
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Qualification or relegation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Rytas (C) | 43 | 36 | 7 | Qualification to Champions League regular season |
2 | Lietkabelis | 42 | 30 | 12 | Qualification to EuroCup |
3 | Žalgiris | 43 | 34 | 9 | Already qualified to EuroLeague |
4 | Šiauliai–7bet | 42 | 19 | 23 | Qualification to Champions League qualifying rounds |
5 | Cbet Jonava | 34 | 17 | 17 | |
6 | Uniclub Casino – Juventus | 33 | 15 | 18 | |
7 | Neptūnas | 35 | 16 | 19 | |
8 | Dzūkija | 34 | 12 | 22 | |
9 | Pieno žvaigždės | 30 | 9 | 21 | |
10 | Nevėžis-OPTIBET | 30 | 7 | 23 | |
11 | Labas GAS | 30 | 3 | 27 |
Attendance
[edit]Average attendances
[edit]Pos | Team | Total | High | Low | Average |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Žalgiris | 39,091 | 5,603 | 1,000 | 2,299 |
2 | Rytas | 49,141 | 9,006 | 806 | 2,137 |
3 | Šiauliai–7bet | 44,412 | 4,867 | 720 | 2,115 |
4 | Lietkabelis | 42,048 | 6,480 | 510 | 1,911 |
5 | Neptūnas | 17,228 | 2,578 | 355 | 957 |
6 | Uniclub Casino – Juventus | 14,131 | 1,957 | 378 | 883 |
7 | Cbet Jonava | 14,098 | 1,700 | 382 | 783 |
8 | Nevėžis-OPTIBET | 8,810 | 1,322 | 305 | 551 |
9 | Dzūkija | 6,310 | 780 | 180 | 371 |
10 | Pieno žvaigždės | 5,180 | 1,000 | 150 | 345 |
11 | Labas GAS | 4,733 | 1,100 | 130 | 316 |
League total | 245,182 | 9,006 | 130 | 1,239 |
Source: LKL.LT
Awards
[edit]All official awards of the 2021-22 LKL season.
Pos. | Player | Team | Source |
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C | ![]() |
Rytas | [18] |
LKL Finals MVP
[edit]Pos. | Player | Team | Source |
---|---|---|---|
SF\PF | ![]() |
Rytas | [19] |
All-LKL Team
[edit]Player | Team | Source |
---|---|---|
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Žalgiris | [19] |
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Šiauliai-7bet | |
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Rytas | |
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Lietkabelis | |
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Rytas |
Coach of the Year
[edit]Player | Team | Source |
---|---|---|
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Rytas | [19] |
Best Defender
[edit]Player | Team | Source |
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Lietkabelis | [19] |
Breakthrough of the Year
[edit]Player | Team | Source |
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Lietkabelis | [19] |
Player of the month
[edit]Month | Player | Team | PIR | Source |
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2021 | ||||
September | ![]() |
Šiauliai–7bet | 19.7 | [20] |
October | ![]() |
Uniclub Casino – Juventus | 28 | [21] |
November | ![]() |
Šiauliai-7bet | 26 | [22] |
December | ![]() |
Lietkabelis | 26.3 | [23] |
2022 | ||||
January | ![]() |
Cbet Jonava | 28 | [24] |
February | ![]() |
Cbet Jonava | 32.5 | [25] |
March | ![]() |
Rytas | 21 | [26] |
April | ![]() |
Cbet Jonava | 27.6 | [27] |
Statistics
[edit]Individual statistics
[edit]Rating
[edit]Rank | Name | Team | Games | Rating | PIR |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1. | ![]() |
Rytas | 34 | 626 | 18.41 |
2. | ![]() |
Uniclub Casino – Juventus | 29 | 531 | 18.31 |
3. | ![]() |
Nevėžis–OPTIBET | 29 | 498 | 17.17 |
Source: LKL.LT
Points
[edit]Rank | Name | Team | Games | Points | PPG |
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1. | ![]() |
Uniclub Casino – Juventus | 29 | 520 | 17.93 |
2. | ![]() |
Rytas | 34 | 560 | 16.47 |
3. | ![]() |
Neptūnas | 31 | 500 | 16.13 |
Source: LKL.LT
Rebounds
[edit]Rank | Name | Team | Games | Rebounds | RPG |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1. | ![]() |
Nevėžis-OPTIBET | 29 | 221 | 7.62 |
2. | ![]() |
Cbet Jonava | 24 | 182 | 7.58 |
3. | ![]() |
Neptūnas | 34 | 229 | 6.74 |
Source: LKL.LT
Assists
[edit]Rank | Name | Team | Games | Assists | APG |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1. | ![]() |
Neptūnas | 32 | 219 | 6.84 |
2. | ![]() |
Rytas | 40 | 229 | 5.73 |
3. | ![]() |
Šiauliai–7bet | 30 | 165 | 5.50 |
Source: LKL.LT
Other statistics
[edit]Category | Player | Team | Games | Average |
---|---|---|---|---|
Steals | ![]() |
Pieno žvaigždės | 18 | 2.50 |
Blocks | ![]() |
Nevėžis–OPTIBET | 29 | 2.17 |
Turnovers | ![]() |
Labas Gas | 30 | 2.87 |
Fouls drawn | ![]() |
Uniclub Casino – Juventus | 29 | 5.24 |
Minutes | ![]() |
Pieno žvaigždės | 31 | 33:23 |
FT % | ![]() |
Rytas | 24 | 90.24% |
2-Point % | ![]() |
Neptūnas | 32 | 71.32% |
3-Point % | ![]() |
Žalgiris | 36 | 47.46% |
Source: LKL.LT
Individual game highs
[edit]Category | Player | Team | Opponent | Statistic |
---|---|---|---|---|
Rating | ![]() |
Rytas | Cbet Jonava (Jan 13, 2022) | 49 |
Points | ![]() |
Cbet Jonava | Labas Gas (Apr 27, 2022) | 36 |
Rebounds | ![]() |
Cbet Jonava | Šiauliai–7bet (Mar 6, 2022) | 18 |
Assists | ![]() |
Rytas | Nevėžis–OPTIBET (Feb 13, 2022) | 15 |
Steals | ![]() |
Pieno žvaigždės | Nevėžis–OPTIBET (Nov 20, 2021) | 6 |
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Pieno žvaigždės | Labas Gas (Mar 27, 2022) | ||
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Cbet Jonava | Šiauliai–7bet (May 6, 2022) | ||
Blocks | ![]() |
Nevėžis–OPTIBET | Žalgiris (Apr 14, 2022) | 6 |
Source: LKL.LT
Team statistics
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Category | Team | Average |
---|---|---|
Rating | Rytas | 102.58 |
Points | Rytas | 87.47 |
Rebounds | Neptūnas | 36.63 |
Assists | Žalgiris | 20.96 |
Steals | Lietkabelis | 8.49 |
Blocks | Labas Gas | 3.55 |
Turnovers | Neptūnas | 15.77 |
FT % | Žalgiris | 79.09% |
2-Point % | Neptūnas | 57.52% |
3-Point % | Žalgiris | 39.36% |
Source: LKL.LT
Lithuanian clubs in European competitions
[edit]Team | Competition | Progress |
---|---|---|
Žalgiris | EuroLeague | Regular Season |
Lietkabelis | EuroCup | Eighthfinals |
Rytas | Champions League | Round of 16 |
Juventus | Qualifying rounds |
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