2024–25 Women's Baltic Basketball League

{{Short description|European women's basketball tournament}}

{{Infobox basketball league season

| updated =

| prevseason = 2023–24

| nextseason = 2025–26

| title = Women's Baltic Basketball League

| extra information =

| image = 250px

| caption = The final four was held at the Rimi Olympic Centre in Riga, Latvia.

| season = 2024–25

| champions = {{flagicon|LTU}} Kibirkštis (2nd title)

| runners_up = {{flagicon|LTU}} BC Neptunas-Amberton

| third_place = {{flagicon|LAT}} TTT Riga

| fourth_place = {{flagicon|LTU}} LCC International University

| teams = Total: 8 (from 3 countries)

| games =

| dates = Regular season:
29 September 2024 – 16 March 2025
Quarterfinals:
19–29 March 2025
Final four:
5–6 April 2025

| top_scorer = {{flagicon|USA}} Mia Loyd (362 points){{Cite web|url=https://womenbbl.com/leagues/165-women-bbl/statistics.html?fgroup=players&fseason=2024&fmonth=0&stage=0&fpos=pts&sort=total&games_type=all|title=Statistics / Women BBL / Leagues|website=womenbbl.com}}

| reSEPnds_leader =

| finals_MVP =

| PIR_leader =

| rebounds_leader = {{flagicon|USA}} Mia Loyd (138 rebounds){{Cite web|url=https://womenbbl.com/leagues/165-women-bbl/statistics.html?fgroup=players&fseason=2024&fmonth=0&stage=0&fpos=reb&sort=total&games_type=all|title=Statistics / Women BBL / Leagues|website=womenbbl.com}}

| assists_leader = {{flagicon|EST}} Katlin Kangur (92 assists){{Cite web|url=https://womenbbl.com/leagues/165-women-bbl/statistics.html?fgroup=players&fseason=2024&fmonth=0&stage=0&fpos=as&sort=total&games_type=all|title=Statistics / Women BBL / Leagues|website=womenbbl.com}}

| highest_scoring = LCC International University 88–101 Kibirkštis
(27 October 2024)

| biggest_home_win = Kibirkštis 111–44 RSU Riga
(13 November 2024)

| biggest_away_win = TSA/CITYTEED Tallinn 48–113 Kibirkštis
(19 February 2025)

| highest_attendance =

| lowest_attendance =

| attendancecalc =

}}

The 2024–25 Women's Baltic Basketball League (or the Biosil Women's Baltic Basketball League for sponsorship reasons) is the 31st season of this competition for the top women's teams in the Baltic region.{{Cite web|url=https://womenbbl.com/news-211992-biosil-wbbl-season-tips-off-with-new-divisions-and-estonian-comeback.html|title=Biosil-WBBL Season Tips Off with New Divisions and Estonian Comeback|website=womenbbl.com}}

TTT Riga are the four-time defending champions.{{Cite web|url=https://womenbbl.com/news-204010-from-behind-to-back-to-back-ttt-riga-rallies-to-clinch-biosil-wbbl-title.html|title=From Behind to Back-to-Back: TTT-Riga Rallies to Clinch Biosil-WBBL Title|website=womenbbl.com}}

The winners were Kibirkštis who defeated Lithuanian rivals, BC Neptunas-Amberton, in the final to secure their second title.{{Cite web|url=https://womenbbl.com/news-222470-kibirkstis-crowned-biosil-wbbl-champions.html|title=Kibirkstis Crowned BioSil-WBBL Champions!|website=womenbbl.com}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.respublika.lt/lt/naujienos/sportas/krepsinis/baltijos-lygoje-triumfavo-kibirkstis/|title=Baltijos lygoje triumfavo „Kibirkštis“|date=April 7, 2025|website=Respublika}}

Format

  • Regular season

The eight teams all played in a double round robin system. Every team qualifies for the quarterfinals.

  • Quarterfinals

All eight teams advanced to the quarterfinals which were played in a home and away format where the four aggregate winners advance to the final four.

  • Final four

The four remaining teams advanced to the Final four to decide the champions. The Final four consisted of two semifinals, a third place game and the final.

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Teams

{{Location map+ |Baltic states |float=right |width=250 |caption=Location of teams in the 2024–25 Women's Baltic Basketball League |places=

{{Location map~ |Baltic states |lat=59.4212916667 |long=24.73205 |label={{Nowrap|Tallinn}}|position=bottom}}

{{Location map~ |Baltic states |lat=56.946250|long=24.104250 |label={{nowrap|Riga}}|position=top}}

{{Location map~ |Baltic states |lat=56.516667|long=21 |label={{Nowrap|SBK Liepāja}}|position=right}}

{{Location map~ |Baltic states |lat=55.9205 |long=23.282 |label={{Nowrap|Šiauliai}}|position=bottom}}

{{Location map~|Baltic states |lat=55.6873 |long=21.152|label={{nowrap|Klaipėda}}|position=top}}

{{Location map~|Baltic states |lat=54.716 |long=25.279|label={{nowrap|Kibirkštis}}|position=top}}

{{Location map~ |Baltic states |mark=TransparentPlaceholder.png |marksize=1 |lat=60.132394 |long=20.509207 |label=

{{nowrap|Klaipėda teams}}

{{nowrap|8px LCC International University

8px BC Neptunas-Amberton}}

{{nowrap|Riga teams}}
8px TTT Riga

{{nowrap|8px RSU Riga}}

|position=right}}

}}

The labels in the parentheses show how each team qualified for the place of its starting round:

  • 1st, 2nd, 3rd, etc.: League position of the previous season

class="wikitable" style="white-space: nowrap;"
colspan=1 | Regular season
width=170 | {{flagicon|EST}} TSA/CITYTEED Tallinn (3rd)
width=170 | {{flagicon|LAT}} TTT Riga (1st)
width=170 | {{flagicon|LAT}} RSU Riga (2nd)
width=170 | {{flagicon|LAT}} SBK Liepāja/LSSS (3rd)
width=170 | {{flagicon|LTU}} Kibirkštis (1st)
width=170 | {{flagicon|LTU}} LCC International University (2nd)
width=170 | {{flagicon|LTU}} BC Neptunas-Amberton (3rd)
width=170 | {{flagicon|LTU}} Šiauliai–Vilmers (4th)

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Regular season

{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=WL

|for_against_style=points

|ranking_style=points

|section=

|show_matches=true

|source=[https://womenbbl.com/leagues/165-women-bbl/standings.html?fstage=2576 WBBL]

|update=complete

|name_KIB={{flagicon|LTU}} Kibirkštis

|name_NEP={{flagicon|LTU}} BC Neptunas-Amberton

|name_LCC={{flagicon|LTU}} LCC International University

|name_TTT={{flagicon|LAT}} TTT Riga

|name_TAL={{flagicon|EST}} TSA/CITYTEED Tallinn

|name_SIA={{flagicon|LTU}} Šiauliai–Vilmers

|name_LIE={{flagicon|LAT}} SBK Liepāja/LSSS

|name_RSU={{flagicon|LAT}} RSU Riga

|short_KIB=KIB

|short_NEP=NEP

|short_LCC=LCC

|short_TTT=TTT

|short_TAL=TAL

|short_SIA=SIA

|short_LIE=LIE

|short_RSU=RSU

|team_order=KIB, NEP, LCC, TTT, TAL, SIA, LIE, RSU

|win_KIB=14 |loss_KIB=0 |gf_KIB=1257 |ga_KIB=859

|win_NEP=12 |loss_NEP=2 |gf_NEP=1082 |ga_NEP=818

|win_LCC=9 |loss_LCC=5 |gf_LCC=1095 |ga_LCC=857

|win_TTT=8 |loss_TTT=6 |gf_TTT=1022 |ga_TTT=986

|win_TAL=6 |loss_TAL=8 |gf_TAL=871 |ga_TAL=1087

|win_SIA=4 |loss_SIA=10 |gf_SIA=991 |ga_SIA=1037

|win_LIE=2 |loss_LIE=12 |gf_LIE=794 |ga_LIE=1104

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|match_KIB_NEP=78–65

|match_KIB_LCC=79–69

|match_KIB_TTT=80–65

|match_KIB_TAL=92–45

|match_KIB_SIA=81–64

|match_KIB_LIE=85–64

|match_KIB_RSU=111–44

|match_NEP_KIB=63–78

|match_NEP_LCC=75–69

|match_NEP_TTT=80–64

|match_NEP_TAL=97–52

|match_NEP_SIA=91–76

|match_NEP_LIE=79–33

|match_NEP_RSU=91–47

|match_LCC_KIB=88–101

|match_LCC_NEP=50–58

|match_LCC_TTT=84–68

|match_LCC_TAL=96–52

|match_LCC_SIA=78–68

|match_LCC_LIE=107–51

|match_LCC_RSU=89–47

|match_TTT_KIB=67–87

|match_TTT_NEP=75–85

|match_TTT_LCC=81–69

|match_TTT_TAL=88–74

|match_TTT_SIA=86–72

|match_TTT_LIE=78–73

|match_TTT_RSU=72–60

|match_TAL_KIB=48–113

|match_TAL_NEP=63–83

|match_TAL_LCC=55–95

|match_TAL_TTT=61–57

|match_TAL_SIA=83–69

|match_TAL_LIE=80–54

|match_TAL_RSU=48–44

|match_SIA_KIB=47–86

|match_SIA_NEP=59–64

|match_SIA_LCC=71–77

|match_SIA_TTT=64–75

|match_SIA_TAL=66–80

|match_SIA_LIE=88–54

|match_SIA_RSU=78–35

|match_LIE_KIB=74–91

|match_LIE_NEP=41–71

|match_LIE_LCC=51–104

|match_LIE_TTT=49–72

|match_LIE_TAL=62–69

|match_LIE_SIA=82–84

|match_LIE_RSU=61–54

|match_RSU_KIB=56–95

|match_RSU_NEP=33–80

|match_RSU_LCC=0–20{{efn|LCC International University were awarded a forfeit win over RSU Riga.}}

|match_RSU_TTT=48–74

|match_RSU_TAL=71–61

|match_RSU_SIA=65–85

|match_RSU_LIE=42–45

|matches_style=BSR

|class_rules=1) Points; 2) Points difference; 3) Points scored.

}}

{{noteslist}}

Quarterfinals

{{TwoLegStart}}

{{TwoLegResult|RSU Riga|LAT|96–205|Kibirkštis|LTU|44–98|52–107}}

{{TwoLegResult|SBK Liepāja/LSSS|LAT|101–156|BC Neptunas-Amberton|LTU|43–73|58–83}}

{{TwoLegResult|Šiauliai–Vilmers|LTU|108–174|LCC International University|LTU|48–97|60–77}}

{{TwoLegResult|TSA/CITYTEED Tallinn|EST|118–166|TTT Riga|LAT|63–78|55–88}}

|}

==Matches==

{{basketballbox

| id = 17.1

| date = 19 March 2025

| time = 19:00

| report = [https://womenbbl.com/games/view/120402-rsu-riga-kibirkstis-vilnius.html Boxscore]

| teamA = RSU Riga {{flagicon|LAT}}

| scoreA = 44

| teamB = {{flagicon|LTU}} Kibirkštis

| scoreB = 98

| Q1 = 13–25

| Q2 = 7–26

| Q3 = 10–19

| Q4 = 14–18

| OT =

| points1 = Pētersone 11

| rebounds1 = Tomina 8

| assist1 = Šteinharde 4

| points2 = Ūsė 20

| rebounds2 = Ūsė 9

| assist2 = Miknaitė 9

| place = Rimi Olympic Centre, Riga

| attendance =

| referee =

}}

{{basketballbox

| id = 17.2

| date = 29 March 2025

| time = 15:00

| report = [https://womenbbl.com/games/view/120403-kibirkstis-vilnius-rsu-riga.html Boxscore]

| teamA = Kibirkštis {{flagicon|LTU}}

| scoreA = 107

| teamB = {{flagicon|LAT}} RSU Riga

| scoreB = 52

| Q1 = 34–12

| Q2 = 26–12

| Q3 = 27–14

| Q4 = 20–14

| OT =

| points1 = Taylor 20

| rebounds1 = Grigaliūnaitė 11

| assist1 = Aukštikalnytė 5

| points2 = Tomina 20

| rebounds2 = Pētersone 8

| assist2 = Šteinharde 3

| place = Active Vilnius Arena, Vilnius

| attendance = 33

| referee =

}}

Kibirkštis won 205–96 on aggregate

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{{basketballbox

| id = 17.1

| date = 20 March 2025

| time = 18:30

| report = [https://womenbbl.com/games/view/120404-sbk-liepajalsss-neptunas-amberton-klaipeda.html Boxscore]

| teamA = SBK Liepāja/LSSS {{flagicon|LAT}}

| scoreA = 43

| teamB = {{flagicon|LTU}} BC Neptunas-Amberton

| scoreB = 73

| Q1 = 13–15

| Q2 = 8–15

| Q3 = 11–18

| Q4 = 11–25

| OT =

| points1 = Šmite 18

| rebounds1 = Šmite 7

| assist1 = Trankale 1

| points2 = Čižauskaitė 15

| rebounds2 = Sinickaitė 10

| assist2 = Murray 5

| place = Liepāja Olympic Center, Liepāja

| attendance = 150

| referee =

}}

{{basketballbox

| id = 17.2

| date = 22 March 2025

| time =

| report = [https://womenbbl.com/games/view/120405-neptunas-amberton-klaipeda-sbk-liepajalsss.html Boxscore]

| teamA = BC Neptunas-Amberton {{flagicon|LTU}}

| scoreA = 83

| teamB = {{flagicon|LAT}} SBK Liepāja/LSSS

| scoreB = 58

| Q1 = 26–19

| Q2 = 20–13

| Q3 = 24–11

| Q4 = 13–15

| OT =

| points1 = Murray, Stipra 12

| rebounds1 = Balaban, Čižauskaitė 7

| assist1 = Vilka 5

| points2 = Šmite 20

| rebounds2 = three players 6

| assist2 = Petrus 4

| place = Klaipėdos Sporto Rūmai, Klaipeda

| attendance = 87

| referee =

}}

BC Neptunas-Amberton won 156–101 on aggregate

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{{basketballbox

| id = 17.1

| date = 22 March 2025

| time = 19:30

| report = [https://womenbbl.com/games/view/120412-siauliai-vilmers-lcc-international-university-klaipeda.html Boxscore]

| teamA = Šiauliai–Vilmers {{flagicon|LTU}}

| scoreA = 48

| teamB = {{flagicon|LTU}} LCC International University

| scoreB = 97

| Q1 = 13–31

| Q2 = 15–17

| Q3 = 14–32

| Q4 = 6–17

| OT =

| points1 = Černeckytė 10

| rebounds1 = Anderson 6

| assist1 = Aleksieva 3

| points2 = Loceniece 23

| rebounds2 = Dias 8

| assist2 = four players 4

| place = Šiauliu Arena, Šiauliai

| attendance = 80

| referee =

}}

{{basketballbox

| id = 17.2

| date = 27 March 2025

| time = 19:00

| report = [https://womenbbl.com/games/view/120413-lcc-international-university-klaipeda-siauliai-vilmers.html Boxscore]

| teamA = LCC International University {{flagicon|LTU}}

| scoreA = 77

| teamB = {{flagicon|LTU}} Šiauliai–Vilmers

| scoreB = 60

| Q1 = 21–19

| Q2 = 20–16

| Q3 = 12–14

| Q4 = 24–11

| OT =

| points1 = Paliulytė 21

| rebounds1 = Paliulytė 9

| assist1 = Paliulytė 5

| points2 = Černeckytė 10

| rebounds2 = Černeckytė, Sederevičiūtė 6

| assist2 = Černeckytė 6

| place = Michealsen Centras, Klaipeda

| attendance = 150

| referee =

}}

LCC International University won 174–108 on aggregate

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{{basketballbox

| id = 17.1

| date = 22 March 2025

| time = 15:00

| report = [https://womenbbl.com/games/view/120410-tsacityteed-tallinn-ttt-riga.html Boxscore]

| teamA = TSA/CITYTEED Tallinn {{flagicon|EST}}

| scoreA = 63

| teamB = {{flagicon|LAT}} TTT Riga

| scoreB = 78

| Q1 = 16–22

| Q2 = 18

| Q3 = 19–19

| Q4 = 10–21

| OT =

| points1 = Kosareva 30

| rebounds1 = Antonio 9

| assist1 = Kangur 7

| points2 = Loyd 21

| rebounds2 = Loyd 8

| assist2 = Wilson 5

| place = Ring Sports Center, Tallinn

| attendance = 92

| referee =

}}

{{basketballbox

| id = 17.2

| date = 28 March 2025

| time = 18:00

| report = [https://womenbbl.com/games/view/120411-ttt-riga-tsacityteed-tallinn.html Boxscore]

| teamA = TTT Riga {{flagicon|LAT}}

| scoreA = 88

| teamB = {{flagicon|EST}} TSA/CITYTEED Tallinn

| scoreB = 55

| Q1 = 27–11

| Q2 = 19–16

| Q3 = 23–10

| Q4 = 19–18

| OT =

| points1 = Loyd 17

| rebounds1 = Loyd 7

| assist1 = Loyd, Vihmane 5

| points2 = Kosareva 22

| rebounds2 = Antonio 8

| assist2 = Kangur 6

| place = Rimi Olympic Centre, Riga

| attendance =

| referee =

}}

TTT Riga won 166–118 on aggregate

Final four

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On 21 March 2025, Riga, Latvia was awarded the hosting rights of the Final four{{Cite web|url=https://womenbbl.com/news-221557-riga-and-daugavpils-to-host-biosil-wbbl-final-four-tournaments.html|title=Riga and Daugavpils to Host BioSil-WBBL Final Four Tournaments|website=womenbbl.com}} The Rimi Olympic Centre is the venue.

=Bracket=

{{#invoke:RoundN|main|columns=2|bold_winner=high|3rdplace=yes|widescore=yes

|RD1=Semifinals

|RD2=Final

|RD3=Third place

||{{flagicon|LTU}} Kibirkštis|91|{{flagicon|LAT}} TTT Riga|75

||{{nowrap|{{flagicon|LTU}} BC Neptunas-Amberton}}|88|{{nowrap|{{flagicon|LTU}} LCC International University}}|64

||{{flagicon|LTU}} Kibirkštis|76|{{nowrap|{{flagicon|LTU}} BC Neptunas-Amberton}}|61

||{{flagicon|LAT}} TTT Riga|78|{{nowrap|{{flagicon|LTU}} LCC International University}}|71

}}

=Semifinals=

{{basketballbox

| date = 5 April 2025

| time = 15:00

| report = [https://womenbbl.com/games/view/120465-kibirkstis-vilnius-ttt-riga.html Boxscore]

| teamA = Kibirkštis {{flagicon|LTU}}

| scoreA = 91

| teamB = {{flagicon|LAT}} TTT Riga

| scoreB = 75

| Q1 = 27–15

| Q2 = 27–23

| Q3 = 10–26

| Q4 = 27–11

| OT =

| points1 = Taylor, Zabotkaitė 18

| rebounds1 = Clouden, Ūsė 7

| assist1 = Clouden 7

| points2 = Vihmane 22

| rebounds2 = Pilabere 9

| assist2 = Jasa 7

| place = Rimi Olympic Centre, Riga

| attendance =

| referee =

}}

{{basketballbox

| date = 5 April 2025

| time = 18:00

| report = [https://womenbbl.com/games/view/120466-neptunas-amberton-klaipeda-lcc-international-university-klaipeda.html Boxscore]

| teamA = BC Neptunas-Amberton {{flagicon|LTU}}

| scoreA = 88

| teamB = {{flagicon|LTU}} LCC International University

| scoreB = 64

| Q1 = 12–13

| Q2 = 26–22

| Q3 = 30–10

| Q4 = 20–19

| OT =

| points1 = Šventoraitė 16

| rebounds1 = Šventoraitė 8

| assist1 = Vilka 9

| points2 = Dias 16

| rebounds2 = Dias 10

| assist2 = Dias 5

| place = Rimi Olympic Centre, Riga

| attendance =

| referee =

}}

=Third place game=

{{basketballbox

| date = 6 April 2025

| time = 12:30

| report = [https://womenbbl.com/games/view/120467-ttt-riga-lcc-international-university-klaipeda.html Boxscore]

| teamA = TTT Riga {{flagicon|LAT}}

| scoreA = 78

| teamB = {{flagicon|LTU}} LCC International University

| scoreB = 71

| Q1 = 23–22

| Q2 = 22–15

| Q3 = 25–12

| Q4 = 8–22

| OT =

| points1 = Vihmane 19

| rebounds1 = Otto, Vihmane 7

| assist1 = Jasa 9

| points2 = Raulušaitytė 21

| rebounds2 = Raulušaitytė 9

| assist2 = Loceniece 5

| place = Rimi Olympic Centre, Riga

| attendance =

| referee =

}}

=Final=

{{basketballbox

| date = 6 April 2025

| time = 15:30

| report = [https://womenbbl.com/games/view/120468-kibirkstis-vilnius-neptunas-amberton-klaipeda.html Boxscore]

| teamA = Kibirkštis {{flagicon|LTU}}

| scoreA = 76

| teamB = {{flagicon|LTU}} BC Neptunas-Amberton

| scoreB = 61

| Q1 = 29–16

| Q2 = 13–18

| Q3 = 16–15

| Q4 = 18–12

| OT =

| points1 = Taylor 18

| rebounds1 = Ūsė 11

| assist1 = Taylor 5

| points2 = Sinickaitė 14

| rebounds2 = Sinickaitė 5

| assist2 = Sinickaitė 5

| place = Rimi Olympic Centre, Riga

| attendance =

| referee =

}}

class=wikitable style="text-align:center; margin:auto"
2024–25 Women's Baltic Basketball League Champions
{{flagicon|LTU|size=100px}}
Kibirkštis
Second title

See also

References

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