2017–18 Latvian Basketball League

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.

Olybet LBL1
Season	2017–18
Teams	10
TV partner(s)	LTV7
Finals
Champions	Ventspils (10th title)
Runners-up	VEF Rīga
Semifinalists	Jūrmala Ogre
← 2016–17 2018–19 → 1 Sponsored league name, referring to Olybet.

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

Ventspils

VEF Rīga

LU

Liepāja/Triobet

Jūrmala/Fēnikss

Ogre

Valmiera

Jēkabpils

Valka/Valga

Location of teams in 2017–18 Latvian Basketball League

Barons withdrew from the competition.

Team	Home city	Arena
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

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	PCT	Qualification
1	Ventspils	29	26	3	2503	2005	+498	.897	Qualified for the semifinals
2	VEF Rīga	23	19	4	1963	1534	+429	.826
3	Jūrmala	29	22	7	2374	2128	+246	.759	Qualified for the quarterfinals
4	Ogre	29	20	9	2419	2203	+216	.690
5	Valka/Valga	16	6	10	1126	1241	−115	.375
6	Latvijas Universitāte	29	8	21	2132	2339	−207	.276
7	Jēkabpils	29	8	21	2005	2246	−241	.276
8	Betsafe/Liepāja	29	8	21	2109	2454	−345	.276
9	Valmiera/ORDO	29	4	25	2067	2548	−481	.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-finals										Semi-finals										Final
											Ventspils				98	77	105	81
											Ogre				77	84	93	79
	Ogre					94	93	85
	Valka/Valga					79	81	51
																					Ventspils		94	71	66	89	96	81
																					VEF Rīga		87	81	76	83	73	78
											VEF Rīga					91	99	80
											Jūrmala					74	69	62
	Jūrmala					77	76	93
	Latvijas Universitāte					75	67	49

	Third place
	Jūrmala			77	99	80
	Ogre			71	83	67