2013–14 Baltic Basketball League
2013–14 Baltic Basketball League | ||||||||||
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Season | 2013–14 | |||||||||
Duration | October 6, 2013 – April 13, 2014 | |||||||||
Number of games | 157 | |||||||||
Number of teams | 21 | |||||||||
TV partner(s) | Viasat Sport Baltic | |||||||||
Regular season | ||||||||||
Top seed | Pieno žvaigždės | |||||||||
Season MVP | ![]() | |||||||||
Finals | ||||||||||
Champions | ![]() | |||||||||
Runners-up | ![]() | |||||||||
Third place | ![]() | |||||||||
Fourth place | ![]() | |||||||||
Finals MVP | ![]() | |||||||||
Statistical leaders | ||||||||||
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← 2012–13 2014–15 →
All statistics correct as of September 17, 2014. |
The 2013–14 Baltic Basketball League was the 10th anniversary season of the Baltic Basketball League.
This time the format featured 21 teams – 6 from Lithuania, 6 from Estonia, 5 from Latvia, 2 from Kazakhstan and 1 from Sweden and Finland. For the regular season the teams were divided into three groups of seven teams and competed in a round-robin competition system, with each team facing their opponent twice. Top five teams of each group and the best sixth placed team qualified for the eight-finals. All play-off games were played in home-and-away series.[1]
The Finals were a Lithuanian clash as Šiauliai took the 2014 title by beating TonyBet 140–123 on aggregate score. Estonian team Tartu Ülikool/Rock won their second Baltic League bronze by beating Tampereen Pyrintö of Finland with aggregate score of 149–127.
Teams
[edit]Champion | Runner-up | Third place | Fourth place | Quarterfinalist | Eightfinalist | Regular season |
Country (League) | Teams | Teams (rankings in 2012–13 national championships) | |||||
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6 | TonyBet (4) | Pieno žvaigždės (5) | Šiauliai (6) | Juventus (7) | Nevėžis (8) | Lietkabelis (9) |
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6 | TÜ/Rock (2) | Rakvere Tarvas (3) | TYCO Rapla (4) | Pärnu (6) | Valga/Maks & Moorits (7) | Tallinna Kalev (8) |
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5 | Ventspils (2) | Valmiera (3) | Barons kvartāls (4) | Jēkabpils (5) | Liepāja/Triobet (9) | |
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2 | Barsy Atyrau (2) | Caspiy Aktau (3) | ||||
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1 | Norrköping Dolphins (4) | |||||
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1 | Tampereen Pyrintö (4) |
Regular season
[edit]If teams are level on record at the end of the Regular season, tiebreakers are applied in the following order:
- Points.
- Points counting the games between tied teams only.
- Point difference between tied teams.
- League-wide point difference.
The criteria for determination of the best team placed 6th:
– Total number of points in each group.
– Total point average in each group
Top five places in each group and the best sixth placed team advance to eightfinals | |
Eliminated |
Group A
[edit]Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | Diff | Pts | Tie-break | |
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12 | 10 | 2 | 1070 | 815 | +255 | 22 | |
2. | ![]() |
12 | 9 | 3 | 949 | 798 | +151 | 21 | |
3. | ![]() |
12 | 7 | 5 | 956 | 856 | +100 | 19 | |
4. | ![]() |
12 | 6 | 6 | 862 | 907 | –45 | 18 | |
5. | ![]() |
12 | 4 | 8 | 879 | 1031 | –152 | 16 | |
6. | ![]() |
12 | 3 | 9 | 779 | 958 | –179 | 15 | 1–1 (+4) |
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12 | 3 | 9 | 840 | 970 | –130 | 15 | 1–1 (–4) |
Group B
[edit]Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | Diff | Pts | Tie-break | |
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12 | 10 | 2 | 919 | 748 | +171 | 22 | |
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12 | 9 | 3 | 1002 | 917 | +85 | 21 | 1–1 (+3) |
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12 | 9 | 3 | 976 | 851 | +125 | 21 | 1–1 (–3) |
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12 | 5 | 7 | 870 | 920 | –50 | 17 | |
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12 | 4 | 8 | 884 | 906 | –22 | 16 | 2–0 |
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12 | 4 | 8 | 853 | 923 | –70 | 16 | 0–2 |
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12 | 1 | 11 | 774 | 1013 | –239 | 13 |
Group C
[edit]Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | Diff | Pts | Tie-break | |
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1. | ![]() |
12 | 11 | 1 | 976 | 756 | +220 | 23 | |
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12 | 10 | 2 | 1024 | 825 | +199 | 22 | |
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12 | 8 | 4 | 959 | 813 | +146 | 20 | |
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12 | 5 | 7 | 885 | 968 | –83 | 17 | 2–0 |
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12 | 5 | 7 | 910 | 878 | +32 | 17 | 0–2 |
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12 | 3 | 9 | 744 | 997 | –253 | 15 | |
7. | ![]() |
12 | 0 | 12 | 688 | 949 | –261 | 12 |
Play-offs
[edit]In the knockout phase rounds will be played in a home-and-away format, with the overall cumulative score determining the winner of a round. Thus, the score of one single game can be tied.[2][3]
All qualified teams for the BBL Eighth-finals will be classified from 1st place to 16th place according to their win–loss records:
- Place in the group.
- Points.
- Points average.
Bracket
[edit]Eightfinals February 20, 2014 – March 3, 2014 | Quarterfinals March 7, 2014 – March 21, 2014 | Semifinals March 24, 2014 – April 8, 2014 | Finals April 10, 2014 – April 12, 2014 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
1 | ![]() | 92 | 93 | 185 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
16 | ![]() | 79 | 67 | 146 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
1 | ![]() | 64 | 50 | 114 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
8 | ![]() | 77 | 52 | 129 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
8 | ![]() | 84 | 84 | 168 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
9 | ![]() | 53 | 63 | 116 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
8 | ![]() | 66 | 71 | 137 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
4 | ![]() | 68 | 82 | 150 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
4 | ![]() | 67 | 84 | 151 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
13 | ![]() | 70 | 76 | 146 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
4 | ![]() | 83 | 69 | 152 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | ![]() | 69 | 59 | 128 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | ![]() | 87 | 84 | 171 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
12 | ![]() | 75 | 71 | 146 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
4 | ![]() | 57 | 66 | 123 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
6 | ![]() | 62 | 78 | 140 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
3 | ![]() | 66 | 84 | 150 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
14 | ![]() | 67 | 55 | 122 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
3 | ![]() | 60 | 71 | 131 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
6 | ![]() | 66 | 68 | 134 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
6 | ![]() | 107 | 91 | 198 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
11 | ![]() | 79 | 78 | 157 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
6 | ![]() | 82 | 85 | 167 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
2 | ![]() | 81 | 75 | 156 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
2 | ![]() | 99 | 102 | 201 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
15 | ![]() | 80 | 94 | 174 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
2 | ![]() | 91 | 97 | 188 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
7 | ![]() | 61 | 95 | 156 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
7 | ![]() | 70 | 96 | 166 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
10 | ![]() | 89 | 70 | 159 |
- Bronze medal playoff
Team #1 | Agg. | Team #2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Tartu Ülikool/Rock ![]() |
149–127 | ![]() |
75–62 | 74–65 |
Finals
[edit]Team #1 | Agg. | Team #2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Šiauliai ![]() |
140–123 | ![]() |
62–57 | 78–66 |
- Game 1
10 April 2014
18:00 |
Šiauliai ![]() |
62–57 | ![]() |
Scoring by quarter: 19–12, 11–11, 14–17, 18–17 | ||
Pts: Leslie 16 Rebs: Leslie 7 Asts: Leslie 3 |
Pts: Lukauskis 18 Rebs: Šikšnius 7 Asts: Lukauskis 4 |
Šiauliai Arena, Šiauliai
Attendance: 1,490 Referees: Oskars Lucis (LAT), Arnis Ozols (LAT), Juris Kokainis (LAT) |
- Game 2
12 April 2014
17:00 |
TonyBet ![]() |
66–78 | ![]() |
Scoring by quarter: 17–18, 19–21, 16–20, 14–19 | ||
Pts: Lukauskis 15 Rebs: Linkevičius 8 Asts: Janavičius 4 |
Pts: Giedraitis 17 Rebs: Leslie 10 Asts: Needham 6 |
Prienai Arena, Prienai
Attendance: 1,000 Referees: Olegs Latisevs (LAT), Arnis Ozols (LAT), Juris Kokainis (LAT) |
Baltic Basketball League 2014 Champions |
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![]() Šiauliai 1st title |
Individual statistics
[edit]Players qualify to this category by having at least 50% games played. Statistics include only Regular Season games.
Source: Baltic Basketball League player statistics
Efficiency
[edit]Rank | Name | Team | Games | Efficiency | EFF |
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1. | ![]() |
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16 | 377 | 23.56 |
2. | ![]() |
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12 | 241 | 20.08 |
3. | ![]() |
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11 | 208 | 18.91 |
4. | ![]() |
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14 | 247 | 17.64 |
5. | ![]() |
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13 | 227 | 17.46 |
Points
[edit]Rank | Name | Team | Games | Points | PPG |
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14 | 273 | 19.50 |
2. | ![]() |
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14 | 244 | 17.43 |
3. | ![]() |
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11 | 190 | 17.27 |
4. | ![]() |
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7 | 113 | 16.14 |
5. | ![]() |
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15 | 240 | 16.00 |
Rebounds
[edit]Rank | Name | Team | Games | Rebounds | RPG |
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1. | ![]() |
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16 | 155 | 9.69 |
2. | ![]() |
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11 | 98 | 8.91 |
3. | ![]() |
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7 | 59 | 8.43 |
4. | ![]() |
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12 | 90 | 7.50 |
5. | ![]() |
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20 | 148 | 7.40 |
Assists
[edit]Rank | Name | Team | Games | Assists | APG |
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12 | 58 | 4.83 |
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6 | 27 | 4.50 |
3. | ![]() |
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12 | 53 | 4.42 |
4. | ![]() |
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15 | 66 | 4.40 |
5. | ![]() |
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16 | 70 | 4.38 |
Awards
[edit]BBL 2013–14 Season MVP
[edit]BBL 2014 Finals MVP
[edit]Top scorer
[edit]MVP of the Month
[edit]Month | Player | Team | Ref. |
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October 2013 | ![]() |
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November 2013 | ![]() |
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[2] |
December 2013 | ![]() |
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[3] |
January 2014 | ![]() |
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February 2014 | ![]() |
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[5] |
Last updated: September 16, 2014.
Source: BBL Homepage
References
[edit]- ^ "The field is set for 2013/14 BBL season". BBL Homepage (2013-09-04). Retrieved on 2013-09-05
- ^ "Competition system". BBL Homepage. Retrieved on 2014-02-17
- ^ "Regular season concludes, playoff pairs clear". BBL Homepage (2014-02-16). Retrieved on 2014-02-17
- ^ "BBL Season 2013-2014. Eurobasket.com. Retrieved on 2014-09-19
- ^ "Leslie: "My dream is to be back in the NBA"". BBL Homepage (2014-04-24). Retrieved on 2014-09-16
- ^ "BBL hands out individual awards"". BBL Homepage (2014-02-20). Retrieved on 2014-02-20