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2023 ABL Invitational

This article is about the basketball competition. For the baseball competition, see 2022–23 Australian Baseball League season.

The 2023 ABL Invitational was an invitational tournament held by the ASEAN Basketball League. The elimination round tipped off on 2 January in Singapore, before moving to 3 other host countries. The tournament ended with the finals played from 3 to 15 March.[1] The 2023 Invitational featured eight teams from the region.

2023 ABL Invitational
LeagueASEAN Basketball League
SportBasketball
Duration2 January – 15 March 2023
Number of teams8
Invitational
Top seedSaigon Heat
ABL Finals
ChampionsHong Kong Hong Kong Eastern
  Runners-upVietnam Saigon Heat
Finals MVPColombia Tonny Trocha-Morelos
Seasons

Intended to signify the return of the ABL, it ended up being the last tournament the league held before FIBA dropped support for the league, leaving its future uncertain.[2]

Teams

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Changes from 2019–20 season

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Personnel

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Team Head coach
  Cooly Bangkok Tigers   Jakkraphan Chupthaisong
  Hong Kong Eastern   Željko Pavličević
  Louvre Surabaya   Jomar Tierra
  Macau Black Bears   Charles Dubé-Brais
  NS Matrix Deers   Jeff Viernes
  Saigon Heat   Matthew Van Pelt
  Singapore Slingers   Neo Beng Siang
  Zamboanga Valientes   Expedito De Los Santos

Imports

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All teams can register a maximum of 3 foreigners and 1 heritage player. The salary cap for the foreign players is set at US$ 20,000 per month.

Club Import 1 Import 2 Import 3 Heritage player Former imports
  Cooly Bangkok Tigers   William Vedder Freeman   Augustus Stone   Jose Nouchanthavong   Arizona Reid
  Jermale Jones
  Lloyd Burgess
  Alexander Osmand Smith
  Hong Kong Eastern   O'Darien Bassett   Chris McLaughlin   Tonny Trocha-Morelos     Dominic Gilbert
  Louvre Surabaya   Marcus Hammonds   Alioune Tew     Jamarr Johnson     Ebrahim Enguio Lopez   Sameen Swint
  Macau Black Bears   Isaiah Wade   D'Angelo Hamilton   Dequan Abrom   Winston Shepard
  NS Matrix Deers   Amir Williams   Tevin Glass   Isaiah Williams     Wong Zhong Han   Henry Iloka
  Saigon Heat   Jeremy Combs   Evan Gilyard   Jairus Holder     Hassan Thomas
  Singapore Slingers   Xavier Alexander[3]   CJ Gettys[4]   Kentrell Barkley[5]
  Zamboanga Valientes   Mohamed Sesay   Mario Chalmers   Renaldo Balkman     Jeremy Arthur   Will Deng
  Ryan Smith
  Antonio Hester

Elimination round

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The invitational tournament had a new format compared to previous seasons. There will be four rolling tournaments before the lead up to best-of-three semi-finals and finals. At the end of the four tournaments, each team would have played one another twice, and a total of 14 matches. The top four teams would advance to the semi-finals.[1] The second leg will be in Batam, Indonesia, third leg in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia and the fourth leg in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. The semi final and final will be held also in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.[6][7]

Tournaments

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Leg Venue Date
Location Arena Capacity
1 Kallang, Singapore OCBC Arena 3,000 2–8 January
2 Batam, Indonesia Hi-Test Arena 1,200 12–18 January
3 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia MABA Stadium 2,500 3–8 February
4 Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam Nguyễn Du Indoor Stadium 2,100 12–17 February
Playoffs and final 6–14 March

Standings

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Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1   Saigon Heat 14 11 3 1225 1024 +201 25 Advances to playoffs
2   Hong Kong Eastern 14 10 4 1131 953 +178 24[a]
3   NS Matrix Deers 14 10 4 1215 1061 +154 24[a]
4   Singapore Slingers 14 9 5 1320 1129 +191 23
5   Macau Black Bears 14 7 7 1139 1078 +61 21[b]
6   Zamboanga Valientes 14 7 7 1183 1172 +11 21[b]
7   Louvre Surabaya 14 1 13 990 1449 −459 15[c]
8   Cooly Bangkok Tigers 14 1 13 1077 1414 −337 15[c]
Source: ABL
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Head-to-head: Eastern 1–1 (+6) NS Matrix
  2. ^ a b Head-to-head: Macau 1–1 (+2) Zamboanga
  3. ^ a b Head-to-head: Louvre 1–1 (+23) Bangkok

Results

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Team   BKT   HKE   LOU   MBB   NSM   SGH   SGS   ZAV
  Cooly Bangkok Tigers — 66–75 88–84 64–94 86–96 73–89 74–121 80–84
  Hong Kong Eastern 94–63 — 109–64 67–71 70–75 71–84 85–83 65–71
  Louvre Surabaya 124–97 50–101 — 59–93 67–104 35–97 83–138 69–83
  Macau Black Bears 109–85 75–81 87–74 — 75–65 70–79 81–88 90–78
  NS Matrix Deers 117–78 62–73 89–51 73–54 — 84–88 88–79 98–88
  Saigon Heat 98–81 82–89 108–47 84–76 86–96 — 71–68 75–71
  Singapore Slingers 111–69 52–68 147–89 89–82 84–82 84–83 — 79–87
  Zamboanga Valientes 118–73 55–83 108–94 92–82 82–86 79–101 87–97 —
Updated to match(es) played on 14 February 2023. Source: ABL
Legend: Blue = left column team win; Red = top row team win.
Matches with lighter background shading were decided after overtime.

Bracket

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Semi-finals

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The semi-final is a best-of-three series with game 3 being played if necessary.

(1) Saigon Heat vs. (4) Singapore Slingers

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6 March 2023
8:00 p.m.
Saigon Heat   82–94   Singapore Slingers
Scoring by quarter: 20–18, 24–29, 20–19, 18–28
Pts: Gilyard 24
Rebs: Thomas 9
Asts: Combs 7		 Pts: Gettys 24
Rebs: Gettys 12
Asts: Alexander 5
Nguyễn Du Indoor Stadium
Referees: Yong Sern Tee (MAS), Joenard Garcia (PHI), Mok Ho Yuen (HKG)
8 March 2023
8:00 p.m.
Singapore Slingers   79–81 (OT)   Saigon Heat
Scoring by quarter: 19–20, 25–19, 12–15, 16–18, Overtime: 7–9
Pts: Gettys 31
Rebs: Gettys 20
Asts: Alexander 6		 Pts: Gilyard, Holder 20 each
Rebs: Combs 13
Asts: Combs, Gilyard 5 each
Nguyễn Du Indoor Stadium
Referees: Chan Owe Shiong (MAS), Joenard Garcia (PHI), Mok Ho Yuen (HKG)
9 March 2023
7:30 p.m.
Saigon Heat   86–85   Singapore Slingers
Scoring by quarter: 18–21, 24–15, 22–26, 22–23
Pts: Combs 25
Rebs: Thomas 12
Asts: Gilyard 9		 Pts: Gettys 25
Rebs: Barkley 13
Asts: Alexander, Goh 5
Heat wins series 2–1
Nguyễn Du Indoor Stadium
Referees: Chan Owe Shiong (MAS), Jontapa Nattapong (THA), Harry Santos (PHI)

(2) Hong Kong Eastern vs. (3) NS Matrix Deers

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6 March 2023
6:00 p.m.
Hong Kong Eastern   76–51   NS Matrix Deers
Scoring by quarter: 14–13, 21–9, 17–16, 24–13
Pts: Bassett 17
Rebs: Mclaughlin 16
Asts: Bassett 7		 Pts: Glass 14
Rebs: Amir 16
Asts: Williams 3
Nguyễn Du Indoor Stadium
Referees: Rendra Lesmana (INA), Harry Santos (PHI), Neo Kai Chong (SIN)
8 March 2023
6:00 p.m.
NS Matrix Deers   70–76   Hong Kong Eastern
Scoring by quarter: 18–12, 14–19, 19–22, 19–23
Pts: Amir 26
Rebs: Glass 15
Asts: Glass 6		 Pts: Gilbert 26
Rebs: Mclaughlin 20
Asts: Bassett, Morelos 4
Eastern wins series 2–0
Nguyễn Du Indoor Stadium
Referees: Jontapa Nattapong (THA), Rendra Lesmana (INA), Neo Kai Chong (SIN)

Final: (1) Saigon Heat vs. (2) Hong Kong Eastern

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The final is a best-of-three series with game 3 being played if necessary.

11 March 2023
5:00 p.m.
Saigon Heat   73–89   Hong Kong Eastern
Scoring by quarter: 20–14, 20–27, 14–26, 19–22
Pts: Gilyard 20
Rebs: Thomas 11
Asts: Gilyard 4		 Pts: Gilbert 24
Rebs: Mclaughlin 11
Asts: Gilbert 5
Nguyễn Du Indoor Stadium
Referees: Preeda Muongmee (THA), Chan Owe Shiong (MAS), Rendra Lesmana (INA)
12 March 2023
5:00 p.m.
Hong Kong Eastern   70–88   Saigon Heat
Scoring by quarter: 28–19, 9–19, 20–21, 13–29
Pts: Morelos 20
Rebs: Mclaughlin 13
Asts: Bassett, Chan,
Mclaughlin 4 each		 Pts: Gilyard 41
Rebs: Combs 8
Asts: Combs 8
Nguyễn Du Indoor Stadium
Referees: Preeda Muongmee (THA), Chan Owe Shiong (MAS), Harry Santos (PHI)
14 March 2023
7:30 p.m.
Saigon Heat   60–73   Hong Kong Eastern
Scoring by quarter: 9–24, 17–12, 17–18, 17–19
Pts: Gilyard 23
Rebs: Gilyard 6
Asts: Gilyard 6		 Pts: Morelos 19
Rebs: Mclaughlin 13
Asts: Bassett 4
Eastern wins series 2–1
Nguyễn Du Indoor Stadium
Referees: Preeda Muongmee (THA), Chan Owe Shiong (MAS), Rendra Lesmana (INA)

Awards

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Finals awards

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2023 ABL Champions
Hong Kong Eastern
(2nd title)
Finals MVP
Tonny Trocha-Morelos

End-of-tournament awards

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The winners were announced after Game 3 of the 2023 ABL Finals at the Nguyễn Du Indoor Stadium, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.

Statistical leaders

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Individual leaders

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Category Player Club Average
Points   Kentrell Barkley   Singapore Slingers 26.00
Rebounds   Alioune Tew   Louvre Surabaya 19.00
Assists   Xavier Alexander   Singapore Slingers 6.60
Steals   Mario Chalmers   Zamboanga Valientes 2.40
Blocks   Amir Williams   NS Matrix Deers 1.90

References

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  1. ^ a b Lee, David (26 October 2022). "Asean league to tip off on Jan 2 in Singapore". The Straits Times. SPH Media Limited, Co. Retrieved 30 October 2022.
  2. ^ "Singapore Slingers 'stop playing' amid uncertainty around ASEAN Basketball League's future". CNA. Retrieved 2024-01-20.
  3. ^ "Worlds Import Xavier Alexander returns to the Slingers for ABL 2023". Singapore Slingers. 25 October 2022.
  4. ^ "Slingers announce second World Import signing for ABL 2023". Singapore Slingers. 26 October 2022.
  5. ^ "Slingers announce the signing of their 3rd and final World Import for ABL 2023". Singapore Slingers. 26 October 2022.
  6. ^ "Hong Kong Eastern target ABL success to boost bid to join Chinese competition". South China Morning Post. 28 November 2022. Retrieved 10 December 2022.
  7. ^ "◤东南亚职篮联赛◢ 明年1月"出马" 金群利取代猛龙|中國報". China Press (in Chinese). 3 November 2022. Retrieved 10 December 2022.
  8. ^ "Hong Kong Eastern win second ABL title, sweeps awards of the competition". ABL. Retrieved 1 June 2023.
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