ASEAN Basketball League
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Current season, competition or edition: 2009–10 ABL season | |
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Sport | Basketball |
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Founded | 2009 |
No. of teams | 6 |
Country | Indonesia Malaysia Philippines Singapore Thailand Brunei |
Most recent champion(s) | Philippine Patriots |
Most titles | Philippine Patriots (1) |
TV partner(s) | JakTV 8TV TV5 Over Asia ESPN |
Official website | http://www.aseanbasketballleague.com/ |
The ASEAN Basketball League (ABL) is a men's professional basketball league in Southeast Asia that began in October 2009. The inaugural season was competed by six clubs from six different countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).[1] The league was proposed in Kuala Lumpur and launched on October 1, 2009.[1]
History
Formation
Basketball luminaries from 6 ASEAN nations gathered at the Renaissance Hotel, Makati City in Metro Manila, Philippines on September 1, 2009 to officially signal the beginning of a new era in Southeast Asian basketball.
In addition to the local basketball leagues in their respective countries, the Philippines, Thailand, Indonesia, Malaysia, Brunei Darussalam and Singapore have all contributed in setting up a regional league that will, no doubt, pour into a simmering cauldron diverse basketball styles, as well as the passion of country-to-country rivalries.
Teams that participated in the inaugural season were the Philippine Patriots, Thailand Tigers, SM BritAma, Kuala Lumpur Dragons, Brunei Barracudas and former National Basketball League (Australia) team the Singapore Slingers.
Mirroring the Euroleague in the West, the ABL has its own set of rules in terms of its roster makeup and salary caps.
As for player personnel, teams are permitted two imports of non-ASEAN citizenship, two ASEAN imports, one player with one Southeast Asian parent, and seven local players. Teams are allowed to field a team of all local players if they wish so.
2010 Expansion and its Fallout
On February 11, 2010, Erick Thohir, president of Southeast Asia Basketball Association, announced that three new teams will join the Asean Basketball League next season. One each from the Philippines, Indonesia and Vietnam.
However,the expansion did not push through.
ABL Season Two
ASEAN Basketball League announced that the ABL Season two will start on October 2, 2010 in Thailand.
Name Changes
KL Dragons will become KL Westport Dragons,and Thailand Tigers will become Thailand Cobras (now Thailand Slammers) come ABL Season Two.
Champions
Season | ABL Grand Finals | ||
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Champions | Result | Runners-up | |
2009-10 Finals Details |
Philippine Patriots | 3-0 | SM BritAma |
2010–11 Details |
2009/10 Teams
Team | City/Area | Arena / Capacity | Founded | Joined | Team Owners | Head Coach |
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Kuala Lumpur Dragons | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | MABA Stadium (2,500) Putra Stadium (16,000) |
2009 | 2009 | Datuk Wira Dani Daim & Westport and Partners | Goh Cheng Huat |
Philippine Patriots | Metro Manila, Philippines | Filoil Flying V Arena (5,000) Ynares Sports Arena (3,000) |
2009 | 2009 | Mikee Romero and Tony Boy Cojuangco | Louie Alas |
SM BritAma | Jakarta, Indonesia | The BritAma Arena (4,000) | 1994 | 2009 | Erick Thohir and Mahaka Foundation | Fictor Roring |
Singapore Slingers | Singapore | Singapore Indoor Stadium (8,126) | 2006 | 2009 | Basketball Enterprises Pte. Ltd. | Frank Arsego |
Thailand Tigers | Bangkok, Thailand | Nimibutr National Stadium (6,051) | 2009 | 2009 | Wim Reijnen/Entertainment Asia and partners | Mawinporn Soonpornthont |
Brunei Barracudas | Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei Darussalam | Brunei Indoor Stadium (5,500) | 2009 | 2009 | Nadzaty Azma Azeez and Everwide SC | Geraldo Ramos |
2010/11 Teams
Team | City/Area | Arena / Capacity | Founded | Joined | Team Owners | Head Coach |
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KL Westport Dragons | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | MABA Stadium (2,500) Putra Stadium (16,000) |
2009 | 2009 | Datuk Wira Dani Daim & Westport and Partners | Goh Cheng Huat |
Philippine Patriots | Metro Manila, Philippines | Filoil Flying V Arena (5,000) Ynares Sports Arena (3,000) |
2009 | 2009 | Mikee Romero and Tony Boy Cojuangco | Louie Alas |
SM BritAma | Jakarta, Indonesia | The BritAma Arena (4,000) | 1994 | 2009 | Erick Thohir and Mahaka Foundation | Ocky Tamtelahitu |
Singapore Slingers | Singapore | Singapore Indoor Stadium (8,126) | 2006 | 2009 | Basketball Enterprises Pte. Ltd. | Neo Beng Siang |
Chang Thailand Slammers | Bangkok, Thailand | Nimibutr National Stadium (6,051) | 2009 | 2009 | Surasak Chinawongwatana and Nipondh Chawalitmontien | Mawinporn Soonpornthont |
Brunei Barracudas | Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei Darussalam | Brunei Indoor Stadium (5,500) | 2009 | 2009 | Nadzaty Azma Azeez and Everwide SC | Ozell Wells |
Import players
Season 2010-2011
ASEAN
- Kevin White = Brunei Barracudas
- Chester Tolomia = Brunei Barracudas
- Leonides Avenido = Singapore Slingers
- Bryan Faundo = Brunei Barracudas
- Angelus Raymundo = Kuala Lumpur Dragons
- Rudy Lingganay = Kuala Lumpur Dragons
- Al Vergara = Singapore Slingers
- Eric Canlas = Thailand Cobras
- Celedon Camaso = SM BritAma
- Francis Adriano = SM BritAma
- Ronald Capati = SM BritAma
- James Mangahas = Kuala Lumpur Dragons
Non-ASEAN
- Chris Garnett = Brunei Barracudas
- Jason Killeen = Kuala Lumpur Dragons
- Chris Kuete = Thailand Cobras
- Chris Commons = Brunei Barracudas
- Conor Grace = Kuala Lumpur Dragons
- Anthony Johnson = Philippine Patriots
- Donald Little = Philippine Patriots
- Marcus Morrison = SM BritAma
- Jamal Holden = SM BritAma
- Kyle Jeffers = Singapore Slingers
- Marcus Skinner = Singapore Slingers
- Jason Dixon = Thailand Cobras
External links
References
- ^ a b "FIBA Asia - ASEAN Basketball League takes off". FIBA. Retrieved 2008-02-08.