2017–18 Latvian Basketball League
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Basketball league season
| Olybet LBL1 | |
|---|---|
| Season | 2017–18 |
| Teams | 10 |
| TV partner(s) | LTV7 |
| Finals | |
| Champions | Ventspils (10th title) |
| Runners-up | VEF Rīga |
| Semifinalists | Jūrmala Ogre |
← 2016–17 2018–19 →
1 Sponsored league name, referring to Olybet. | |
The 2017–18 Latvian Basketball League was the 27th and last season of the top basketball league of Latvia. VEF Rīga was the defending champions. Eventually, Rīga lost the final to Ventspils by 2–4.
Competition format
[edit ]The same ten teams from the previous season will join the league. The two first qualified teams will join directly the semifinals while teams between third and sixth will qualify to the quarterfinals.
Teams
[edit ]2017–18 Latvian Basketball League is located in Latvia
Ventspils
VEF Rīga
LU
Liepāja/Triobet
Jūrmala/Fēnikss
Ogre
Valmiera
Jēkabpils
Valka/Valga
Location of teams in 2017–18 Latvian Basketball League
Barons withdrew from the competition.
| Team | Home city | Arena |
|---|---|---|
| Betsafe/Liepāja | Liepāja | Liepāja Olympic Center |
| Jēkabpils | Jēkabpils | Jēkabpils Sporta nams |
| Jūrmala/Fēnikss | Jūrmala | Taurenītis |
| Latvijas Universitāte | Rīga | OSC |
| Ogre | Ogre | Ogre's Secondary School No.1 |
| Valka/Valga | Valga, Estonia | Valga Sports Hall |
| Valmiera | Valmiera | Vidzeme Olympic Center |
| VEF Rīga | Rīga | Arena Riga |
| Ventspils | Ventspils | Ventspils Olympic Center |
Regular season
[edit ]Table
[edit ]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | PCT | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ventspils | 29 | 26 | 3 | 2503 | 2005 | +498 | .897 | Qualified for the semifinals |
| 2 | VEF Rīga | 23 | 19 | 4 | 1963 | 1534 | +429 | .826 | |
| 3 | Jūrmala | 29 | 22 | 7 | 2374 | 2128 | +246 | .759 | Qualified for the quarterfinals |
| 4 | Ogre | 29 | 20 | 9 | 2419 | 2203 | +216 | .690 | |
| 5 | Valka/Valga | 16 | 6 | 10 | 1126 | 1241 | −115 | .375 | |
| 6 | Latvijas Universitāte | 29 | 8 | 21 | 2132 | 2339 | −207 | .276 | |
| 7 | Jēkabpils | 29 | 8 | 21 | 2005 | 2246 | −241 | .276 | |
| 8 | Betsafe/Liepāja | 29 | 8 | 21 | 2109 | 2454 | −345 | .276 | |
| 9 | Valmiera/ORDO | 29 | 4 | 25 | 2067 | 2548 | −481 | .138 |
Source: LBL
Playoffs
[edit ]The playoffs were played with a best-of-five games format, except for the finals, that were played in seven games. Seeded teams played games 1, 3 and 5 at home, except in the finals where the seeded team played at home games 1, 2, 5 and 7.