FINAL

Kalev/Cramo - Prometey 83-91

Prometey defended their LatEstBL title. They overcame Kalev/Cramo in the championship game tonight. The guests trailed by 8 points at the halftime before their 48-32 charge in the second half, which allowed them to win the game. Prometey made 19-of-25 free shots (76.0 percent) during the game. Great defensive blocking was one of the keys in this match when Prometey made 7 blocks. 24 personal fouls committed by Kalev/Cramo helped opponents get some easy free throw opportunities. American forward DJ Kennedy (198-1989, college: St.John's) stepped up with a double-double by scoring 16 points and 12 rebounds for the winners and Puerto Rican point guard Gian Clavell (193-1993, college: Colorado St., agency: Octagon Europe) chipped in 26 points. Four Prometey players scored in double figures. At the losing side Kregor Hermet (205-1997) responded with 27 points and 9 rebounds and American point guard Ben Shungu (188-1997, college: Vermont) scored 11 points and 8 assists. Both coaches used bench players which allowed the starters a little rest for the next games.
Top scorers:
Prometey: G.Clavell 26+2reb+2ast, T.Odiase 18+4reb+1ast, D.Kennedy 16+12reb+2ast, I.Sanon 13+5reb+6ast, O.Balvin 5+9reb, V.Bobrov 5+1ast
Kalev/Cramo: K.Hermet 27+9reb+1ast, S.Kaukiainen 16+2reb+1ast, B.Shungu 11+4reb+8ast, M.Jurkatamm 10+1reb+2ast, R.Nurger 7+4reb+2ast, M.Suarez 5+8reb+2ast

3-4 Place

VEF Riga - Ventspils 84-76

VEF Riga stepped onto the pedetal as they held off Ventspils in the consolation final. VEF Riga made 26-of-31 charity shots (83.9 percent) during the game. VEF Riga outrebounded Ventspils 41-24 including a 16-3 advantage in offensive rebounds. Ventspils were plagued by 28 personal fouls down the stretch. American guard PJ Pipes (188-1999, college: Santa Clara) nailed 25 points (made all of his eleven free throws !!!) for the winning side and Puerto Rican power forward Arnaldo Toro (203-1997, college: St.John's, agency: Octagon Europe) accounted for 13 points and 17 rebounds. Four VEF Riga players scored in double figures. Arturs Ausejs (192-1990) came up with 26 points and 4 assists and American guard Ishmael El-Amin (189-1998, college: URI) added 19 points and 5 assists respectively for Ventspils in the defeat.
Top scorers:
VEF Riga: P.Pipes 25+4reb+2ast, B.Roberts 16+1reb+6ast, A.Toro 13+17reb+1ast, G.Whittington 12+1reb+2ast, M.Gulbis 11+1reb, R.Bumeisters 5+7reb+1ast
Ventspils: A.Ausejs 26+3reb+4ast, I.El-Amin 19+1reb+5ast, L.Jaunzems 12+5reb, D.Francis 8+2reb+2ast, T.Vasiljevic 3+5reb+2ast, R.Birkans 3+2reb+3ast

Final Four MVP: Gian Clavell (193-PG-1993) of Prometey
Player of the Year: Ondrej Balvin (217-C-1992) of Prometey
Guard of the Year: Ben Shungu (188-PG-1997) of Kalev/Cramo
Forward of the Year: Arnaldo Toro (203-F/C-1997) of VEF Riga
Center of the Year: Ondrej Balvin (217-C-1992) of Prometey
Import Player of the Year: Arnaldo Toro (203-F/C-1997) of VEF Riga
European Player of the Year: Ondrej Balvin (217-C-1992) of Prometey
Coach of the Year: Heiko Rannula of Kalev/Cramo

Eurobasket.com All-Latvian-Estonian Basketball League First Team 2024

March

Shungu

Hermet

Toro

Balvin

First Team
Ronald March (196-G/F-1993) of Prometey
Ben Shungu (188-PG-1997) of Kalev/Cramo
Kregor Hermet (205-PF-1997) of Kalev/Cramo
Arnaldo Toro (203-F/C-1997) of VEF Riga
Ondrej Balvin (217-C-1992) of Prometey

Eurobasket.com All-Latvian-Estonian Basketball League Second Team 2024

Rosenthal

El-Amin

Suurorg

Kirves

Jaunzems

Second Team
Mart Rosenthal (196-PG-1999) of Tartu
Ishmael El-Amin (189-G-1998) of Ventspils
Kasper Suurorg (200-G-2002) of TalTech
Mihkel Kirves (200-PF-1996) of Kalev/Cramo
Linards Jaunzems (200-PF-1995) of Ventspils

Eurobasket.com All-Latvian-Estonian Basketball League Honorable Mention 2024

Dargais

Raimo

Dubults

Odiase

Sipolins

Johnson

Jurkatamm

Lottie

Tomic

Kasemets

Honorable Mention
Kristaps Dargais (198-PF-1990) of BK Ogre
Zigmars Raimo (202-PF-1997) of Rigas Z.
Klavs Dubults (205-C-1996) of Liepaja
Tai Odiase (206-C-1995) of Prometey
Guntis Sipolins (207-PF-1993) of Valmiera Glass
Kevin Johnson (183-PG-1999) of Keila
Taavi Jurkatamm (204-PF-1997) of TalTech
Jaizec Lottie (188-G-1998) of VEF Riga
Obrad Tomic (208-C-1993) of Rapla
Kristen Kasemets (191-SG-2002) of Keila