The 2023–24 Lietuvos krepšinio lyga season, also called Betsafe–LKL for sponsorship reasons, was the 31st season of the top-tier level professional

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(LKL).

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won their seventh championship after defeating defending champions Žalgiris in the finals 3–1.

Teams

12 teams participated in the 2023–24 season. On 22 May 2023, league's license was granted to M Basket. On 25 January 2024,

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declared bankruptcy and during the meeting on 29 January, it was officially confirmed that the team would not play the remaining games of the season.

Location and arenas

Wolves Twinsbet played in the Avia Solutions Group Arena after spending their inaugural season playing in

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, during the reconstruction of the venue. On August 26,

agreed to also return to the venue for a limited amount of matches. Two newest members of the league played home games out of town, due to a lack of suitable venues.

shared the Švyturys Arena with Neptūnas after failing to agree terms to extend the lease of the Palanga Arena. M Basket-Delamode played in

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, after the final refurbishments of the Telšiai Sports Arena managed to satisfy minimum LKL requirements.

Regular season

League table

Results

Playoffs

Quarterfinals will be played in a best–of–three format, while the semifinals, third place game and final in a best-of-five format.

Bracket

Final standings

Statistics

Average attendances

Individual statistics

Rating

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Points

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Rebounds

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Assists

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Other statistics

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Individual game highs

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Team statistics

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Awards

All official awards of the 2023–24 LKL season.

Regular Season MVP

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Breakthrough of the Year

Coach of the Year

All-LKL Team

Player of the month

LKL clubs in international competitions

Lithuanian clubs in regional competitions

References

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