2021–22 LKL season
29th season of the top-tier level professional basketball league of Lithuania
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
Location and arenas
Location of teams in
2021-22 LKL
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
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
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Utena
Utena Arena
2,000
Žalgiris
Kaunas
Žalgiris Arena
15,415
Managerial changes
Regular season
League table
Results
Source:
LKL.LT Legend: Blue = home team win; Red = away team win.
Matches with lighter background shading were decided after overtime.
Playoffs
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
Final standings
Attendance
Average attendances
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†
Awards
All official awards of the 2021-22 LKL season .
LKL Finals MVP
All-LKL Team
Coach of the Year
Best Defender
Breakthrough of the Year
Player of the month
Statistics
Individual statistics
Rating
Source: LKL.LT
Points
Source: LKL.LT
Rebounds
Source: LKL.LT
Assists
Source: LKL.LT
Other statistics
Source: LKL.LT
Individual game highs
Source: LKL.LT
Team statistics
Speedy Smith during Game 5 of the 2022 LKL Finals
Source: LKL.LT
Lithuanian clubs in European competitions
References
2021 –
22 in European men's basketball
Domestic leagues Regional leagues Domestic cups Supercups Continental competitions International competitions