title: 2017–18 Latvian Basketball League
text: # 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.
  
  ## 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
  
  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 | Qualified for the semifinals |
  | 3 | Jūrmala | 29 | 22 | 7 | 2374 | 2128 | +246 | .759 | Qualified for the quarterfinals |
  | 4 | Ogre | 29 | 20 | 9 | 2419 | 2203 | +216 | .690 | Qualified for the quarterfinals |
  | 5 | Valka/Valga | 16 | 6 | 10 | 1126 | 1241 | −115 | .375 | Qualified for the quarterfinals |
  | 6 | Latvijas Universitāte | 29 | 8 | 21 | 2132 | 2339 | −207 | .276 | Qualified for the quarterfinals |
  | 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 | |
  
  ## 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 | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | | | | | | | | Ventspils | Ventspils | Ventspils | Ventspils | 98 | 77 | 105 | 81 |
  | | | | | | | | | Ogre | Ogre | Ogre | Ogre | 77 | 84 | 93 | 79 |
  | Ogre | Ogre | Ogre | Ogre | Ogre | 94 | 93 | 85 | Ogre | Ogre | Ogre | Ogre | 77 | 84 | 93 | 79 |
  | Valka/Valga | Valka/Valga | Valka/Valga | Valka/Valga | Valka/Valga | 79 | 81 | 51 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Valka/Valga | Valka/Valga | Valka/Valga | Valka/Valga | Valka/Valga | 79 | 81 | 51 | | | | | | | | | Ventspils | Ventspils | 94 | 71 | 66 | 89 | 96 | 81 |
  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | VEF Rīga | VEF Rīga | 87 | 81 | 76 | 83 | 73 | 78 |
  | | | | | | | | | VEF Rīga | VEF Rīga | VEF Rīga | VEF Rīga | VEF Rīga | 91 | 99 | 80 | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | | Jūrmala | Jūrmala | Jūrmala | Jūrmala | Jūrmala | 74 | 69 | 62 |
  | Jūrmala | Jūrmala | Jūrmala | Jūrmala | Jūrmala | 77 | 76 | 93 | Jūrmala | Jūrmala | Jūrmala | Jūrmala | Jūrmala | 74 | 69 | 62 |
  | Latvijas Universitāte | Latvijas Universitāte | Latvijas Universitāte | Latvijas Universitāte | Latvijas Universitāte | 75 | 67 | 49 | | | | | | | | |
  | Third place | Third place | Third place | Third place | Third place | Third place |
  | Jūrmala | Jūrmala | Jūrmala | 77 | 99 | 80 |
  | Ogre | Ogre | Ogre | 71 | 83 | 67 |
  