| Estonian-Latvian Basketball League | |
| Season: | 2018–19 |
| Champions: | Ventspils (1st title) |
| Runners Up: | VEF Rīga |
| Third Place: |  Kalev/Cramo |
| Fourth Place: | Ogre |
| Teams: | 15 |
| Games: | 222 |
| Tv: | Best4Sport TV, TTV, Delfi TV |
| Mvp N: | LAT |
| Ppg: | 21.4 |
| Ppg N: | USA |
| Rpg: | 9.3 |
| Rpg N: | LAT |
| Apg: | 7.6 |
| Apg N: | USA |
| Nextseason: | 2019–20 |
The 2018–19 Latvian–Estonian Basketball League, known as OlyBet Latvian–Estonian Basketball League for sponsorship reasons, was the inaugural season of the newly formed Latvian–Estonian Basketball League, the combined top basketball division of Latvia and Estonia.
The season began on 28 September 2018, with the 2018 Estonian champions Kalev/Cramo hosting a game against the 2018 Latvian champions Ventspils. The Final Four was played at the Saku Suurhall in Tallinn, Estonia, with Ventspils winning the inaugural title.
The competition format follows the usual double round-robin format. During the course of the regular season, which lasts from 28 September 2018 to 24 March 2018, all the teams play each other twice, once at home and once away, for a total of 28 games. Teams receive two points for a win and one point for a loss. Teams are ranked by total points, with the eight highest-ranked teams advancing to the double-legged quarter-finals. The winning teams will determine the champion in a Final Four tournament.[1] [2] [3]
15 teams, 7 from Estonia and 8 from Latvia, are contesting the league in the 2018–19 season.
| Team | Home city | Arena | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Avis Utilitas Rapla | Rapla | Sadolin Sports Hall | |
| Jūrmala Betsafe | Jūrmala | Jurmala State Gymnasium Sports Hall | |
| Jēkabpils/SMScredit.lv | Jēkabpils | Jēkabpils Sports Hall | |
| Kalev/Cramo | Tallinn | Kalev Sports Hall | |
| Latvijas Universitāte | Rīga | Elektrum Olympic Sports Center | |
| Liepāja | Liepāja | Liepāja Olympic Center | |
| Ogre | Ogre | Ogre 1st Secondary School | |
| Pärnu Sadam | Pärnu | Pärnu Sports Hall | |
| Tallinna Kalev/TLÜ | Tallinn | Sõle Sports Centre | |
| TalTech | Tallinn | TalTech Sports Hall | |
| Tartu Ülikool | Tartu | University of Tartu Sports Hall | |
| Valga-Valka/Maks & Moorits | Valga | Valga Sports Hall | |
| Valmiera Glass VIA | Valmiera | Vidzeme Olympic Center | |
| VEF Rīga | Rīga | Elektrum Olympic Sports Center | |
| Ventspils | Ventspils Olympic Center |
| Team | Head coach | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avis Utilitas Rapla | Indrek Kajupank | Spalding | Fenikss Casino | ||
| Jūrmala Betsafe | Mārtiņš Gulbis | Uģis Pinete | Spalding | Betsafe | |
| Jēkabpils/SMScredit.lv |  Marko Žarković | Rodrigo Būmeisters | Joma | PATA | |
| Kalev/Cramo |  Donaldas Kairys | Kristjan Kangur | Nike | Cramo | |
| Latvijas Universitāte | Guntis Endzels | Linards Jaunzems | Nike | University of Latvia | |
| Liepāja | Artūrs Štālbergs | Mareks Jurevičus | Erreà | ||
| Ogre | Artūrs Visockis-Rubenis | Kristaps Dārgais | Erreà | Kronus | |
| Pärnu Sadam | Heiko Rannula | Rannar Raap | Nike | Port of Pärnu | |
| Tallinna Kalev/TLÜ | Martin Müürsepp | Mario Paiste | Nike | City of Tallinn | |
| TalTech | Rait Käbin | Jaan Puidet | Nike | Tallinn University of Technology | |
| Tartu Ülikool | Priit Vene | Julius Kazakauskas | Nike | University of Tartu | |
| Valga-Valka/Maks & Moorits | Mikhail Karpenko | Timo Eichfuss | Teamshield | SynotTip | |
| Valmiera Glass ViA | Roberts Zeile | Jānis Kaufmanis | Spalding | Valmiera Glass | |
| VEF Rīga | Jānis Gailītis | Mareks Mejeris | Adidas | Mākslai vajag telpu | |
| Ventspils | Roberts Štelmahers | Māris Gulbis | Joma | Port of Ventspils |
The quarter-finals were played with a double-legged format while the semi-finals and final in a Final Four format was hosted at the Saku Suurhall in Tallinn, Estonia.
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Players qualify to this category by having at least 50% games played.
| Rank | width=180 | Name | width=320 | Team | Games | width=75 | Points | width=40 | PPG |
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| 1 |  Justin Johnson | Liepāja | 27 | 579 | 21.44 | ||||
| 2 | Jānis Kaufmanis | Valmiera Glass ViA | 28 | 554 | 19.79 | ||||
| 3 | Arnas Velička | Tartu Ülikool | 29 | 551 | 19.00 | ||||
| 4 | Linards Jaunzems | Latvijas Universitāte | 25 | 463 | 18.52 | ||||
| 5 | Toomas Raadik | TalTech | 30 | 531 | 17.70 |
| Rank | width=180 | Name | width=320 | Team | Games | width=75 | Rebounds | width=40 | RPG |
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| 1 | Jurijs Aleksejevs | Jēkabpils/SMScredit.lv / Jūrmala Betsafe | 27 | 250 | 9.26 | ||||
| 2 | Julius Kazakauskas | Tartu Ülikool | 27 | 230 | 8.52 | ||||
| 3 | Kristaps Dārgais | Ogre | 32 | 268 | 8.38 | ||||
| 4 | Mihkel Kirves | Pärnu Sadam | 29 | 241 | 8.31 | ||||
| 5 | Guntis Sīpoliņš | Valga-Valka/Maks & Moorits / Liepāja | 28 | 228 | 8.14 |
| Rank | width=180 | Name | width=320 | Team | Games | width=75 | Assists | width=40 | APG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tony Wroten | Kalev/Cramo | 18 | 137 | 7.61 | ||||
| 2 | Aaron Johnson | Ventspils | 30 | 202 | 6.73 | ||||
| 3 | Jabril Durham | VEF Rīga | 28 | 180 | 6.43 | ||||
| 4 | Rinalds Sirsniņš | Ogre | 32 | 204 | 6.38 | ||||
| 5 | Norman Käbin | TalTech | 28 | 163 | 5.82 |
| Month | Player | Team |
|---|---|---|
| October | Julius Kazakauskas | Tartu Ülikool |
| November | Kaspars Bērziņš | Ogre |
| December | Toomas Raadik | TalTech |
| January | Dominique Hawkins | Avis Utilitas Rapla |
| February | Toomas Raadik | TalTech |
See main article: 2019 KML Play-offs.
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The six best Latvian teams qualified for the national play-offs, that started on 10 April 2019.[4]
Quarterfinals and semifinals are played in a best-of-five games format (1-1-1-1-1) while the final in a best of seven one.
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| Team | Competition | Progress |
|---|---|---|
| Champions League | Regular season | |
| FIBA Europe Cup | Round of 16 |