2012–13 Baltic Basketball League
Season2012–13
DurationOctober 1, 2012 – April 6, 2013
Number of games174
Number of teams23
TV partner(s)Viasat Sport Baltic
Regular season
Season MVPLithuania Gediminas Orelik
Finals
ChampionsLatvia Ventspils (1st title)
  Runners-upLithuania Prienai
Third placeEstonia Kalev/Cramo
Fourth placeLatvia Barons kvartāls
Finals MVPLatvia Jānis Timma
Statistical leaders
Points Latvia Māris Gulbis 18.73
Rebounds United States Tyler Cain 11.25
Assists Lithuania Augustas Pečiukevičius 5.71
All statistics correct as of September 17, 2014.

The 2012–13 Baltic Basketball League was the 9th season of the Baltic Basketball League.

The Challenge Cup tournament was discontinued and the new format featured 23 teams – 9 from Lithuania, 8 from Estonia, 5 from Latvia and 1 from Kazakhstan. For the Regular season the teams were divided into three groups of six and one group of five.[1] Top four teams of each group advanced to Last 16 where they were divided into four groups. Two best teams of each group advanced to the play-offs. All play-off games were played in home-and-away series.[2]

Ventspils became the first ever Latvian team to win the tournament by beating Lithuanian side Prienai 161–142 on aggregate score in the finals.[3] Kalev/Cramo from Estonia won their first Baltic League medal by downing Latvian side Barons kvartāls 144–137 in the bronze medal playoffs.

Teams

Key to colors
ChampionRunner-upThird placeFourth placeQuarterfinalistLast 16Regular season
Country (League)TeamsTeams (rankings in 2011–12 national championships)
Lithuania Lithuania (LKL) 9 Prienai (3) Šiauliai (4) Pieno žvaigždės (5) Nevėžis (7) LSU/Baltai (8) Juventus (9) Sakalai (10) Lietkabelis (11) Palanga/Triobet (12)
Estonia Estonia (KML) 8 Kalev/Cramo (1) Tartu Ülikool/Rock (2) Rakvere Tarvas (3) TYCO Rapla (4) TTÜ KK (5) Tallinna Kalev (6) KK Pärnu (7) Valga/Maks & Moorits (8)
Latvia Latvia (LBL) 5 Ventspils (2) Liepāja/Triobet (3) Valmiera (5) Jelgava (6) Barons kvartāls (LBL2 1)
Kazakhstan Kazakhstan (D1) 1 Barsy Atyrau (2)

Regular season

Location of teams of the Regular season in 2012–13 Baltic Basketball League.

The Regular season ran from October 1, 2012 to December 18, 2012.

If teams are level on record at the end of the Regular season, tiebreakers are applied in the following order:

  1. Head-to-head record.
  2. Head-to-head point differential.
  3. Point differential during the Regular season.
  4. Points scored during the Regular season.
  5. Sum of quotients of points scored and points allowed in each Regular season match.
Key to colors
     Top four places in each group advance to Last 16
     Eliminated

Group A

Team Pld W L PF PA Diff Pts Tie-break
1.Latvia Ventspils 10100811595+21620
2.Lithuania Šiauliai 1082881660+22118
3.Lithuania Palanga/Triobet 1055673790–11715
4.Kazakhstan Barsy Atyrau 1046763795–3214
5.Estonia TTÜ KK 1028665773–10812
6.Estonia TYCO Rapla 1019692872–18011

Group B

Team Pld W L PF PA Diff Pts Tie-break
1.Estonia Tartu Ülikool/Rock 1091919696+22319
2.Lithuania Lietkabelis 1082811727+8418
3.Lithuania Juventus 1055845830+1515
4.Latvia Jelgava 1046791864–7314
5.Latvia Liepāja/Triobet 1028695790–95121–1 (+27)
6.Estonia Valga/Maks & Moorits 1028666820–154121–1 (–27)

Group C

Team Pld W L PF PA Diff Pts Tie-break
1.Lithuania Prienai 10100915672+24320
2.Estonia Rakvere Tarvas 1055792819–27153–1
3.Latvia Barons kvartāls 1055759814–55152–2
4.Lithuania Sakalai 1055779764+15151–3
5.Lithuania Nevėžis 1046768732+3614
6.Estonia Tallinna Kalev 1019664876–21211

Group D

Team Pld W L PF PA Diff Pts Tie-break
1.Lithuania Pieno žvaigždės 880693551+14216
2.Estonia Kalev/Cramo 862616556+6014
3.Latvia Valmiera 835595636–4111
4.Estonia KK Pärnu 826573630–5710
5.Lithuania LSU/Baltai 817542646–1049

Last 16

The Last 16 phase ran from January 8, 2013 to February 26, 2013.

If teams are level on record at the end of the Last 16 phase, tiebreakers are applied in the following order:

  1. Head-to-head record.
  2. Head-to-head point differential.
  3. Point differential during the Last 16 phase.
  4. Points scored during the Last 16 phase.
  5. Sum of quotients of points scored and points allowed in each Last 16 phase match.
Key to colors
     Top two teams in each group advance to quarterfinals.
     Eliminated

Group E

Team Pld W L PF PA Diff Pts Tie-break
1.Latvia Ventspils 651480386+94111–1 (+20)
2.Latvia Barons kvartāls 651443436+7111–1 (–20)
3.Estonia KK Pärnu 615474506–3271–1 (+21)
4.Lithuania Lietkabelis 615443512–6971–1 (–21)

Group F

Team Pld W L PF PA Diff Pts Tie-break
1.Estonia Tartu Ülikool/Rock 642485410+75101–1 (0) [lower-alpha 1]
2.Lithuania Šiauliai 642500469+31101–1 (0) [lower-alpha 1]
3.Latvia Valmiera 633416419–39
4.Lithuania Sakalai 615380483–1037
  1. 1 2 Head-to-head record and head-to-head point differential were equal, therefore overall point differential in Last 16 phase was used to determine the group winner

Group G

Team Pld W L PF PA Diff Pts Tie-break
1.Lithuania Prienai 651535443+92111–1 (+9)
2.Estonia Kalev/Cramo 651495421+74111–1 (–9)
3.Latvia Jelgava 624508588–808
4.Lithuania Palanga/Triobet 606477563–866

Group H

Team Pld W L PF PA Diff Pts Tie-break
1.Lithuania Pieno žvaigždės 642509451+58102–2 (+7)
2.Estonia Rakvere Tarvas 642533489+44102–2 (+4)
3.Lithuania Juventus 642547505+42102–2 (–11)
4.Kazakhstan Barsy Atyrau 606432576–1446

Play-offs

In the knockout phase rounds will be played in a home-and-away format, with the overall cumulative score determining the winner of a round. Thus, the score of one single game can be tied.

Bracket

Quarterfinals
March 5, 2013 – March 12, 2013
Semifinals
March 18, 2013 - March 22, 2013
Finals
April 2, 2013 – April 6, 2013
               
E1 Latvia Ventspils 78 87 165
F2 Lithuania Šiauliai 81 80 161
E1 Latvia Ventspils 61 78 139
G2 Estonia Kalev/Cramo 64 65 129
G2 Estonia Kalev/Cramo 71 79 150
H1 Lithuania Pieno žvaigždės 54 82 136
E1 Latvia Ventspils 91 70 161
G1 Lithuania Prienai 69 73 142
E2 Latvia Barons kvartāls 63 89 152
F1 Estonia Tartu Ülikool/Rock 49 100 149
E2 Latvia Barons kvartāls 73 80 153 Third place
G1 Lithuania Prienai 76 110 186
G1 Lithuania Prienai 108 110 218 E2 Latvia Barons kvartāls 79 58 137
H2 Estonia Rakvere Tarvas 72 89 161 G2 Estonia Kalev/Cramo 71 73 144

Finals

Team #1 Agg. Team #2 1st leg 2nd leg
Ventspils Latvia161–142Lithuania Prienai91–6970–73
Game 1
2 April 2013
Prienai Lithuania 6991 Latvia Ventspils
Scoring by quarter: 17–23, 20–29, 17–15, 15–24
Pts: Orelik 15
Rebs: Urbutis 4
Asts: Kadžiulis 4
Pts: Campbell 23
Rebs: Campbell 8
Asts: Campbell 5

Game 2
6 April 2013
Ventspils Latvia 7073 Lithuania Prienai
Pts: Timma 15
Rebs: Sims 5
Asts: Campbell 5
Pts: Vene, Kadžiulis 15
Rebs: Valeika 9
Asts: Three players, 3


Baltic Basketball League 2013 Champions
Latvia
Ventspils
1st title

Individual statistics

Players qualify to this category by having at least 50% games played. Statistics include only Regular Season games.
Source: Baltic Basketball League player statistics

Efficiency

Rank Name Team Games Efficiency EFF
1.Estonia Rain RaadikEstonia KK Pärnu1430721.93
2.Lithuania Gediminas OrelikLithuania Prienai1633320.81
3.United States Tyler CainLatvia Barons kvartāls816520.63
4.United States Emmanuel OkoyeEstonia Tallinna Kalev1020620.60
5.Latvia Jānis BērziņšLatvia Valmiera1428020.00

Points

Rank Name Team Games Points PPG
1.Latvia Māris GulbisLatvia Barons kvartāls1528118.73
2.Estonia Reimo TammEstonia Rakvere Tarvas1627917.44
3.Estonia Rain RaadikEstonia KK Pärnu1424417.43
4.United States Emmanuel OkoyeEstonia Tallinna Kalev1017417.40
5.Lithuania Gediminas OrelikLithuania Prienai1627617.25

Rebounds

Rank Name Team Games Rebounds RPG
1.United States Tyler CainLatvia Barons kvartāls89011.25
2.Estonia Rain RaadikEstonia KK Pärnu1415110.79
3.United States Emmanuel OkoyeEstonia Tallinna Kalev1010010.00
4.United States Virgin Islands Frank ElegarEstonia Kalev/Cramo10989.80
5.Latvia Jānis BērziņšLatvia Valmiera141107.86

Assists

Rank Name Team Games Assists APG
1.Lithuania Augustas PečiukevičiusEstonia KK Pärnu14805.71
2.Lithuania Žygimantas JanavičiusLithuania Prienai9515.67
3.United States Marc CampbellEstonia Tallinna Kalev10505.00
4.Lithuania Mindaugas StasysLithuania LSU/Baltai7324.57
5.Lithuania Jokūbas GintvainisLithuania Sakalai16724.50

Awards

BBL 2012–13 Season MVP

BBL 2013 Finals MVP

Top Scorer

MVP of the Month

Month Player Team Ref.
October 2012United States Darrick LeonardLithuania Juventus
November 2012Estonia Reimo TammEstonia Rakvere Tarvas
December 2012Latvia Māris GulbisLatvia Barons kvartāls
January 2013Latvia Jānis BērziņšLatvia Valmiera
February 2013United States Brandis Raley-RossEstonia Rakvere Tarvas

Last updated: March 5, 2013.
Source: BBL Homepage

References

  1. "The grouping of BBL Regular season 2012/2013". BBL Homepage (2012-09-19). Retrieved on 2013-02-28
  2. "Competition system Archived 2013-02-12 at the Wayback Machine". BBL Homepage. Retrieved on 2013-02-28
  3. "Ventspils lift BBL trophy Archived 2013-09-16 at the Wayback Machine". BBL Homepage (2012-04-06). Retrieved on 2013-04-06
  4. 1 2 "BBL 2012/13 Awards". BBL Homepage (2013-03-03). Retrieved on 2013-03-05
  5. "Timma: "The MVP award made the victory even sweeter" Archived 2013-09-16 at the Wayback Machine". BBL Homepage (2012-04-21). Retrieved on 2013-05-02
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