2017–18 Baltic Basketball League
2017–18 Baltic Basketball League | ||||||||||
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Season | 2017–18 | |||||||||
Duration | 24 October 2017 – 5 April 2018 | |||||||||
Number of teams | 13 (14) | |||||||||
TV partner(s) | University of Tartu | |||||||||
Fourth place | Šiauliai | |||||||||
Finals MVP | Jahenns Manigat | |||||||||
Statistical leaders | ||||||||||
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← 2016–17 |
The 2017–18 Triobet Baltic Basketball League was the 14th and the last season of the
sponsorship of Triobet. The season began on 24 October 2017 and concluded on 5 April 2018. Last year's finalist Pieno žvaigždės defeated Jūrmala in the finals to win their first Baltic Basketball League title.[1]
Competition format
In this edition 14 teams took part. They were divided into two groups of seven teams where, after a double-legged round-robin, the best four of each group will qualify to the quarterfinals. Kazakh team
Tsmoki-Minsk II played all their matches abroad.[2]
Midway through the season
Vytautas withdrew from the league due to them forfeiting two different games in this league for different reasons. As a result, they would participate in a series of friendly matches dubbed the Big Baller Brand Challenge Games; it was created for the purpose of promoting their newest acquisitions at the time in LiAngelo Ball and LaMelo Ball.[3]
Team information
Group | Team | City, Country | Arena | Head coach |
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Group A | AVIS Rapla | Rapla, Estonia | Sadolin Sports Hall | Aivar Kuusmaa |
Port of Pärnu
|
Pärnu, Estonia | Pärnu Sports Hall | Heiko Rannula | |
Betsafe/Liepāja
|
Liepāja, Latvia | Liepāja Olympic Center | Agris Galvanovskis | |
Jūrmala | Jūrmala, Latvia | Jūrmala State Gymnasium | Mārtiņš Gulbis | |
Šiauliai | Šiauliai, Lithuania | Šiauliai Arena | Antanas Sireika | |
Vytautas | Prienai/Birštonas, Lithuania | Prienai Arena | Virginijus Šeškus | |
Tsmoki-Minsk II
|
Minsk, Belarus | The team will play away | Rostislav Vergun | |
Group B | University of Tartu
|
Tartu, Estonia | University of Tartu Sports Hall | Priit Vene |
TLÜ/Kalev | Tallinn, Estonia | Kalev Sports Hall
|
Gert Kullamäe | |
TTÜ
|
Tallinn, Estonia | TTÜ Sports Hall
|
Rait Käbin | |
Valmiera/ORDO
|
Valmiera, Latvia | Vidzeme Olympic Center | Kristaps Valters | |
Ogre | Ogre, Latvia | Ogre 1st Secondary School | Arturs Visockis-Rubenis
| |
Pieno žvaigždės | Pasvalys, Lithuania | Pieno žvaigždės Arena
|
Gediminas Petrauskas | |
Barsy Atyrau | Atyrau, Kazakhstan | The team will play away | Aleksandar Vrzina |
Regular season
Group A
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Qualification |
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1 | Jūrmala | 10 | 9 | 1 | 823 | 689 | +134 | Qualification to playoffs |
2 | Šiauliai | 10 | 9 | 1 | 898 | 713 | +185 | |
3 | AVIS Utilitas Rapla | 10 | 5 | 5 | 788 | 786 | +2 | |
4 | Port of Pärnu
|
10 | 3 | 7 | 757 | 788 | −31 | |
5 | Betsafe Liepāja
|
10 | 3 | 7 | 612 | 765 | −153 | |
6 | Tsmoki-Minsk II
|
10 | 1 | 9 | 686 | 823 | −137 | |
7 | Vytautas[a] (D) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Disqualified |
Group B
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Qualification |
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1 | Pieno žvaigždės | 12 | 11 | 1 | 1188 | 832 | +356 | Qualification to playoffs |
2 | University of Tartu
|
12 | 8 | 4 | 1027 | 905 | +122 | |
3 | Ogre Kumho Tyre | 12 | 8 | 4 | 1073 | 910 | +163 | |
4 | TLÜ Kalev | 12 | 7 | 5 | 978 | 922 | +56 | |
5 | Valmiera ORDO | 12 | 3 | 9 | 877 | 1109 | −232 | |
6 | TTÜ
|
12 | 3 | 9 | 857 | 998 | −141 | |
7 | Barsy Atyrau | 12 | 2 | 10 | 765 | 1089 | −324 |
Source: BBL.net
Playoffs
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.[5]
Bracket
Quarterfinals 27 February 2018 – 7 March 2018 | Semifinals 14 March 2018 – 21 March 2018 | Finals 28 March 2018 – 5 April 2018 | ||||||||||||||||||
B4 | TLÜ Kalev | 81 | 68 | 149 | ||||||||||||||||
A1 | Jūrmala | 89 | 77 | 166 | ||||||||||||||||
A1 | Jūrmala | 81 | 81 | 162 | ||||||||||||||||
B2 | University of Tartu
| 69 | 83 | 152 | ||||||||||||||||
A3 | AVIS Utilitas Rapla | 67 | 47 | 114 | ||||||||||||||||
B2 | University of Tartu
| 73 | 76 | 149 | ||||||||||||||||
A1 | Jūrmala | 80 | 68 | 148 | ||||||||||||||||
B1 | Pieno žvaigždės | 98 | 76 | 174 | ||||||||||||||||
B3 | Ogre Kumho Tyre | 75 | 87 | 162 | ||||||||||||||||
A2 | Šiauliai | 78 | 97 | 175 | ||||||||||||||||
A2 | Šiauliai | 84 | 64 | 148 | Third place | |||||||||||||||
B1 | Pieno žvaigždės | 91 | 68 | 159 | ||||||||||||||||
A4 | Port of Pärnu
| 66 | 84 | 150 | B2 | University of Tartu
| 86 | 78 | 164 | |||||||||||
B1 | Pieno žvaigždės | 96 | 78 | 174 | A2 | Šiauliai | 88 | 70 | 158 |
Finals
Team #1 | Agg. | Team #2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Jūrmala | 148–174 | Pieno žvaigždės | 80–98 | 68–76 |
- Game 1
28 March 2018
19:00 |
Jūrmala | 80–98 | Pieno žvaigždės |
Scoring by quarter: 21–20, 24–23, 17–31, 18–24 | ||
6 | Pts: Trévon Hughes 22 Rebs: Hughes, Manigat 5 each Asts: Jahenns Manigat 8 |
Jūrmala State Gymnasium
Attendance: 700 Referees: Rain Peerandi (EST), Oskars Lucis (LAT), Arturas Sukys (LTU) |
- Game 2
5 April 2018
18:00 |
Pieno žvaigždės | 76–68 | Jūrmala |
Scoring by quarter: 25–18, 18–24, 22–12, 11–14 | ||
7 | Pts: Ervīns Jonāts 15 Rebs: Denis Krestinin 12 Asts: Denis Krestinin 3 |
Pasvalys Pieno žvaigždės Arena Attendance: 1000 Referees: Gintaras Vitkauskas (LTU), Aare Halliko (EST), Martins Kozlovskis (LAT) |
Baltic Basketball League 2017–18 Champions |
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Pieno žvaigždės 1st title |
Awards
MVP of the Month
Month | Player | Team | Ref. |
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November 2017 | Steven Cook | University of Tartu |
[6] |
December 2017 | Laurynas Birutis | Šiauliai | [7] |
January 2018 | Janar Talts | University of Tartu |
[8] |
February 2018 | Ivars Žvīgurs | Jūrmala | [9] |
March 2018 | Laurynas Birutis (2) | Šiauliai | [10] |
Source: BBL Homepage
Finals MVP
Player statistics
Players qualify to this category by having at least 50% games played.
Points
Rank | Name | Team | Games | Points | PPG |
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1 | Yauheni Beliankou | Tsmoki-Minsk II |
10 | 184 | 18.40 |
2 | Jānis Kaufmanis | Valmiera ORDO | 12 | 196 | 16.33 |
3 | Nolan Cressler | AVIS Utilitas Rapla | 12 | 194 | 16.17 |
Assists
Rank | Name | Team | Games | Assists | APG |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Donatas Sabeckis | Šiauliai | 16 | 110 | 6.88 |
2 | Norman Käbin | TTÜ |
12 | 69 | 5.75 |
3 | Rinalds Sirsniņš | Ogre Kumho Tyre | 14 | 75 | 5.36 |
Rebounds
Rank | Name | Team | Games | Rebounds | RPG |
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1 | Viktors Iļjins | Valmiera ORDO | 11 | 121 | 11.00 |
2 | Bamba Fall | TLÜ Kalev | 14 | 119 | 8.50 |
3 | Devonte Upson | AVIS Utilitas Rapla | 12 | 97 | 8.08 |
Efficiency
Rank | Name | Team | Games | Efficiency | PIR |
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1 | Laurynas Birutis | Šiauliai | 15 | 302 | 20.13 |
2 | Bamba Fall | TLÜ Kalev | 14 | 280 | 20.00 |
3 | Viktors Iļjins | Valmiera ORDO | 11 | 209 | 19.00 |
References
- ^ "NPieno Zvaigzdes crowned as BBL champions". Baltic Basketball League. 5 April 2018. Retrieved 6 April 2018.
- ^ "New BBL season ready for tip-off". Baltic Basketball League. 12 October 2017. Retrieved 17 October 2017.
- ^ "Prienu Vytautas to Play in 'Big Baller Brand Challenge Games'". Sports Illustrated. 6 January 2018. Retrieved 6 January 2018.
- ^ "Vytautas forfeits, disqualification looming". Baltic Basketball League. 6 January 2018. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
- ^ "Competition system". Baltic Basketball League. Retrieved 7 February 2018.
- ^ "Steven Cook lands first Player of the Month award". Baltic Basketball League. 1 December 2017. Retrieved 7 February 2018.
- ^ "Birutis claims player of the month honors". Baltic Basketball League. 29 December 2017. Retrieved 7 February 2018.
- ^ "Janar Talts claims January's Player of the Month honors". Baltic Basketball League. 2 February 2018. Retrieved 7 February 2018.
- ^ "Ivars Zvigurs lights up February for Player of the Month award". Baltic Basketball League. 1 March 2018. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
- ^ "Birutis rakes in March MVP honors". Baltic Basketball League. 1 April 2018. Retrieved 2 April 2018.
- ^ "Finals MVP Manigat: "You're only as good as your fans"". Baltic Basketball League. 6 April 2018. Retrieved 12 April 2018.