| Betsafe-LKL | |
| Season: | 2022–23 |
| Champions: | Žalgiris (24th title) |
| Runners Up: | Rytas |
| Third Place: | 7Bet–Lietkabelis |
| Fourth Place: | Cbet |
| Teams: | 12 |
| Games: | 224 |
| Duration: | 24 September 2022 – 9 May 2023 (Regular season) 12 May 2023 – 10 June 2023 (Playoffs) |
| Average Attendance: | 1,667 |
| Mvp N: | USA |
| Mvp Link: | LKL MVP |
| Finals Mvp Link: | LKL Finals MVP |
| Finals Mvp N: | USA |
| Pir: | 20.33 |
| Ppg: | 17.09 |
| Rpg: | 8.91 |
| Apg: | 7.00 |
| Winning Streak: | 10 games Žalgiris |
| Losing Streak: | 16 games Labas Gas |
| Highest Scoring: | (22 April 2023) |
| Biggest Home Win: | (29 March 2023) |
| Biggest Away Win: | (3 April 2023) |
| Highest Attendance: | 14,077 Žalgiris 97–87 Rytas (10 June 2023) |
| Lowest Attendance: | 100 Pieno žvaigždės 78–87 Neptūnas (22 April 2023) |
| Nextseason Year: | 2023–24 |
The 2022–23 Lietuvos krepšinio lyga, also called Betsafe-LKL for sponsorship reasons, was the 30th season of the top-tier level professional basketball league of Lithuania, the Lietuvos krepšinio lyga (LKL). Rytas were defending champions, however, they finished as a runners-up, losing finals series to eventual champions Žalgiris.
On 20 May 2022, during 2021–22 LKL season LKL board decided to expand the number of participating teams in tournament. The number of teams has been expanded to 12 teams. 2021-22 NKL season champions Gargždai and new team Wolves will join the other 10 existing LKL teams.[1]
| Team | Location | Arena | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cbet Jonava | Jonava | Jonava Arena | 2,200 |
| Gargždai | Palanga | Palanga Arena | 1,200 |
| Labas Gas | Prienai Arena | 1,500 | |
| 7bet-Lietkabelis | Panevėžys | Cido/Kalnapilio 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 | 2,500 | |
| Šiauliai | Šiauliai | Šiauliai Arena | 5,700 |
| Uniclub Casino – Juventus | Utena | Utena Arena | 2,000 |
| Wolves | Alytus | Alytus Arena | 5,500 |
| Žalgiris | Kaunas | Žalgiris Arena | 15,415 |
| Prienai | Prienai Arena | 1,500 | |
| Garliava | 1,300 |
See main article: 2023 LKL 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. [2]
| Rank | width=200 | Name | width=180 | Team | Games | width=85 | Rating | width=50 | PIR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |  Ahmad Caver | 33 | 671 | 20.33 | |||||
| 2. | 43 | 822 | 19.12 | ||||||
| 3. | 23 | 439 | 19.09 | ||||||
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| Rank | width=200 | Name | width=180 | Team | Games | width=85 | Points | width=50 | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Ahmad Caver | 33 | 564 | 17.09 | |||||
| 2. | 21 | 351 | 16.71 | ||||||
| 3. | 37 | 612 | 16.54 | ||||||
| Rank | width=200 | Name | width=180 | Team | Games | width=85 | Rebounds | width=50 | RPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Austin Wiley | 23 | 205 | 8.91 | |||||
| 2. | 26 | 198 | 7.62 | ||||||
| 3. |  Tim Lambrecht | 35 | 264 | 7.54 | |||||
| Rank | width=200 | Name | width=180 | Team | Games | width=85 | Assists | width=50 | APG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |  Donatas Sabeckis | 31 | 217 | 7.00 | |||||
| 2. | 32 | 192 | 6.03 | ||||||
| 3. | Ahmad Caver | 33 | 191 | 5.79 | |||||
| Category | width=190 | Player | width=180 | Team | width=55 | Games | width=80 | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steals | 21 | 2.52 | ||||||
| Blocks | 21 | 2.24 | ||||||
| Turnovers | Joshua Newkirk | 33 | 3.18 | |||||
| Fouls drawn | 22 | 5.50 | ||||||
| Minutes | Joshua Newkirk | 33 | 32:41 | |||||
| FT % | Stefan Peno | 24 | 94.12% | |||||
| 2-Point % | Laurynas Birutis | 42 | 75.46% | |||||
| 3-Point % | Kevarrius Hayes | 42 | 50.00% | |||||
| Julius Jucikas | 20 |
| width=85 | Category | width=190 | Player | width=230 | Team | Opponent | width=50 | Statistic |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rating | Labas Gas (Mar 25, 2023) | 45 | ||||||
| Points | Nevėžis–OPTIBET (Dec 12, 2022) | 40 | ||||||
| Rebounds | Labas Gas (Dec 21, 2022) | 24 | ||||||
| Assists | Donatas Sabeckis | Nevėžis–OPTIBET (May 8, 2023) | 14 | |||||
| Steals | Uniclub Casino – Juventus (Dec 22, 2022) | 7 | ||||||
| Žalgiris (Feb 15, 2023) | ||||||||
| Blocks | Labas Gas (Mar 18, 2023) | 9 | ||||||
| Category | width=230 | Team | width=70 | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rating | 105.98 | |||
| Points | 91.84 | |||
| Rebounds | 37.88 | |||
| Assists | 20.70 | |||
| Steals | 8.93 | |||
| Blocks | 3.23 | |||
| Turnovers | 15.78 | |||
| FT % | 78.55% | |||
| 2-Point % | 60.32% | |||
| 3-Point % | 38.08% |
All official awards of the 2022-23 LKL season.
| Month | Player | Team | PIR | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | ||||
| October | Jeff Garrett | 19.8 | [5] | |
| November | 23.5 | [6] | ||
| December | 25.7 | [7] | ||
| 2023 | ||||
| January | 27 | [8] | ||
| February | 28 | [9] | ||
| March | 31.5 | [10] | ||
| April | 22.9 | [11] | ||
| Team | Competition | Progress |
|---|---|---|
| EuroLeague | Playoffs | |
| EuroCup | Eighthfinals | |
| Champions League | Round of 16 | |
| Šiauliai | Qualifying rounds | |
| Cbet Jonava | FIBA Europe Cup | Qualifying rounds |
| Qualifying rounds |
| Team | Competition | Progress |
|---|---|---|
| Wolves | European North Basketball League | Runners-up |
| Regular Season |