2017–18 Latvian Basketball League

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Olybet LBL1
Season2017–18
Teams10
TV LTV7
Final positions
Champions Ventspils (10th title)
Runners-up VEF Rīga
Semifinalists Jūrmala
Ogre
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.

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Competition format

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

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Location of teams in 2017–18 Latvian Basketball League

Barons withdrew from the competition.

TeamHome cityArena
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

Table

PosTeamPldWLPFPAPDPCTQualification
1 Ventspils 2926325032005+498.897Qualified for the semifinals
2 VEF Rīga 2319419631534+429.826
3 Jūrmala 2922723742128+246.759Qualified for the quarterfinals
4 Ogre 2920924192203+216.690
5 Valka/Valga 1661011261241115.375
6 Latvijas Universitāte 2982121322339207.276
7 Jēkabpils 2982120052246241.276
8 Betsafe/Liepāja 2982121092454345.276
9 Valmiera/ORDO 2942520672548481.138
Source: LBL

Playoffs

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.

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
                            
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Ventspils 987710581
 
 
 
Ogre 77849379
 
Ogre 949385
 
 
 
Valka/Valga 798151
 
Ventspils 947166899681
 
 
VEF Rīga 878176837378
 
 
 
 
 
VEF Rīga 919980
 
 
 
Jūrmala 746962
 
Jūrmala 777693
 
 
Latvijas Universitāte 756749
 
 
Third place
 
      
 
 
 
 
Jūrmala 779980
 
 
Ogre 718367
 

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