2017–18 ABL season
The 2017–18 ABL season is the eighth season of competition of the ASEAN Basketball League. The regular season started on 17 November 2017 and ended on 28 March 2018.[1]
| 2017–18 ABL season | |
|---|---|
| League | ASEAN Basketball League |
| Sport | Basketball |
| Duration | Regular season: 17 November 2017 – 28 March 2018 Playoffs: 1 April – 2 May 2018 |
| Number of games | 103 (90 regular season, 13 playoffs) |
| Number of teams | 9 |
| TV partner(s) |        |
| Regular season | |
| Top seed | Chong Son Kung Fu |
| Season MVP | Local: Bobby Ray Parks Jr. (Alab) Heritage import: Mikh McKinney (Chong Son) World import: Anthony Tucker (Chong Son) |
| ABL Finals | |
| Champions | |
| Runners-up | |
| Finals MVP | Bobby Ray Parks Jr. |
Teams
Five teams from the 2016–17 ABL season returned for this season. One team, the Kaohsiung Truth, disbanded prior to the season. One team, Mono Vampire, returned after skipping last season, having played in the 2015–16 ABL season. The team plans to concurrently play in the ABL and in the Thailand Basketball League for the upcoming season. Three teams were accepted as new members: Nanhai Long-Lions, Formosa Dreamers and CLS Knights Surabaya. The Long-Lions are the developmental team of the Guangzhou Long-Lions, the Dreamers are an expansion team from Taiwan, and the Knights left the Indonesian Basketball League to play in the ABL.
Prior their first game, the Nanhai Long-Lions renamed themselves as the Nanhai Kung Fu. After partnering with Macau's Grupo Desportivo Chong Son they changed their name once again to Chong Son Kung Fu days before the season started.[2]
Alab Pilipinas renamed their team as the Tanduay Alab Pilipinas after securing a sponsorship deal with Asia Brewery, prior the season started.[3]
CLS Knights Surabaya renamed their team as "CLS Knights Indonesia" prior the season started.
Tanduay Alab Pilipinas was renamed as "San Miguel Alab Pilipinas" by 1 February 2018, when the primary sponsor was changed from Tanduay to San Miguel Beer Pale Pilsen.[4]
Venues and locations
| Team | City / Region | Arena | Capacity |
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Nanhai District, Foshan | Nanhai Gymnasium | 4,000 |
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Surabaya | GOR Kertajaya Surabaya | 3,000 |
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Changhua | Changhua Stadium | 8,000 |
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Wan Chai, Hong Kong | Southorn Stadium | 2,000 |
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Bangkok Metropolitan Region | Stadium 29, Nonthaburi | 5,000 |
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Ho Chi Minh City | Canadian International School Vietnam Arena | 2,500 |
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Metro Manila | Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay | 25,000 |
| Filoil Flying V Centre, San Juan | 5,500 | ||
| Caloocan Sports Complex, Caloocan | 3,000 | ||
| Baliuag, Bulacan | Baliwag Star Arena | ||
| Santa Rosa | City of Santa Rosa Multi-Purpose Complex | 5,700 | |
| Antipolo | Ynares Center | 7,400 | |
| Davao City | University of Southeastern Philippines Gymnasium | 7,000 | |
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Singapore | OCBC Arena, Kallang | 3,000 |
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Kuala Lumpur | MABA Stadium | 2,500 |
Personnel
| Team | Head coach |
|---|---|
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| CLS Knights Indonesia | |
| Formosa Dreamers | |
| Hong Kong Eastern |  |
| Mono Vampire |  |
| Saigon Heat | |
| San Miguel Alab Pilipinas | |
| Singapore Slingers | |
| Westports Malaysia Dragons | |
Imports
The following is the list of imports, which had played for their respective teams at least once. In the left are the World Imports, and in the right are the ASEAN/Heritage Imports. Flags indicate the citizenship/s the player holds.
Each team is allowed to sign two types of imports at most on its roster.
| Team | World import(s) | ASEAN/Heritage import(s) | Former import(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chong Son Kung Fu | | | |
| CLS Knights Indonesia | |  | |
| Formosa Dreamers |  |  |  |
| Hong Kong Eastern |  |  | |
| Mono Vampire |   | | |
| Saigon Heat |  | | |
| San Miguel Alab Pilipinas |  | | |
| Singapore Slingers | | | |
| Westports Malaysia Dragons | | | |
Regular season
Each team will play 20 games throughout the season, 10 at home and 10 away. Each team will play 8 other teams twice, home and away, for a total of 16 games, plus 4 more games against two teams, also home and away, taking the total to 20 games. This is how the teams were grouped on which teams will play each other four times:
- Chong Son, Eastern, Formosa
- CLS, Alab, Singapore
- Malaysia, Mono, Saigon
Standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | PCT | GB | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | |
20 | 15 | 5 | 1864 | 1638 | +226 | .750 | — | Bye to semi-finals |
| 2 | |
20 | 14 | 6 | 1949 | 1856 | +93 | .700[lower-alpha 1] | 1 | |
| 3 | |
20 | 14 | 6 | 1844 | 1681 | +163 | .700[lower-alpha 1] | 1 | Qualification to quarter-finals |
| 4 | |
20 | 14 | 6 | 2024 | 1957 | +67 | .700[lower-alpha 1] | 1 | |
| 5 | |
20 | 12 | 8 | 1651 | 1598 | +53 | .600 | 3 | |
| 6 | |
20 | 10 | 10 | 1963 | 1956 | +7 | .500 | 5 | |
| 7 | |
20 | 5 | 15 | 1614 | 1733 | −119 | .250[lower-alpha 2] | 10 | Eliminated |
| 8 | |
20 | 5 | 15 | 1802 | 1974 | −172 | .250[lower-alpha 2] | 10 | |
| 9 | |
20 | 1 | 19 | 1593 | 1901 | −308 | .050 | 14 |
Notes:
- Head-to-head record: Hong Kong Eastern 3–1; San Miguel Alab Pilipinas 2–2; Mono Vampire 1–3
- Head-to-head record: CLS Knights Indonesia 2–0; Westports Malaysia Dragons 0–2
Results
First and second rounds
Third and fourth rounds
Playoffs
Bracket
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||
1 | 0 | |||||||||
4 | 2 | |||||||||
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5 | 0 | |||||||||
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3 | 3 | |||||||||
2 | 0 | |||||||||
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6 | 0 | |||||||||
Quarterfinals
The quarterfinals is a best-of-three series, with the higher seeded team hosting Game 1, and 3, if necessary.
| Team 1 | Series | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg | 3rd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Miguel Alab Pilipinas |
2–0 | |
110–100 | 96–85 | — |
| Mono Vampire |
2–0 | |
85–82 | 85–82 | — |
Semifinals
The semifinals is a best-of-three series, with the higher seeded team hosting Game 1, and 3, if necessary.
| Team 1 | Series | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg | 3rd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chong Son Kung Fu |
0–2 | |
94–103 | 80–83 | — |
| Hong Kong Eastern |
0–2 | |
94–98 | 72–79 | — |
Finals
The finals is a best-of-five series, with the higher seeded team hosting Game 1, 2, and 5, if necessary.
| Team 1 | Series | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg | 3rd leg | 4th leg | 5th leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Miguel Alab Pilipinas |
3–2 | |
143–130 (OT) | 100–103 | 99–93 | 83–88 | 102–92 |
Awards
Finals awards
| 2017–18 ABL Champions |
|---|
| San Miguel Alab Pilipinas (1st title) |
| Finals MVP |
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| Bobby Ray Parks Jr. |
End of season awards
The winners were announced before Game 2 of the 2018 ABL Finals at the City of Santa Rosa Multi-Purpose Complex in Santa Rosa, Laguna, Philippines.[5]
- Most Valuable Players:
- Local: Bobby Ray Parks Jr. (San Miguel Alab Pilipinas)
- Heritage Import: Mikh McKinney (Chong Son Kung Fu)
- World Import: Anthony Tucker (Chong Son Kung Fu)
- Defensive Player of the Year: Renaldo Balkman (San Miguel Alab Pilipinas) and Chris Charles (Singapore Slingers)
- Coach of the Year: Charles Dube-Brais (Chong Son Kung Fu)
Players of the Week
Local players
| Week | Player | Club |
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| 17–19 November | |
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| 20–26 November | |
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| 27 November–3 December | |
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| 4–10 December | |
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| 11–17 December | |
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| 18–24 December | |
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| 2–8 January | |
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| 9–15 January | |
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| 16–22 January | |
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| 23–29 January | |
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| 30 January–5 February | |
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| 6–12 February | |
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| 13–19 February | |
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| 20–26 February | |
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| 27 February–4 March | |
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| 5–12 March | |
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| 13–19 March | |
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| 20–28 March | |
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Heritage imports
| Week | Player | Club |
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| 17–19 November | |
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| 20–26 November | |
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| 27 November–3 December | |
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| 4–10 December | |
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| 11–17 December | |
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| 18–24 December | |
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| 2–8 January | |
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| 9–15 January | |
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| 16–22 January | |
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| 23–29 January | |
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| 30 January–5 February | |
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| 6–12 February | |
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| 13–19 February | |
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| 20–26 February | |
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| 27 February–4 March | |
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| 5–12 March | |
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| 13–19 March | |
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| 20–28 March | |
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World imports
| Week | Player | Club |
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| 17–19 November | |
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| 20–26 November | |
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| 27 November–3 December | |
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| 4–10 December | |
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| 11–17 December | |
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| 18–24 December | |
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| 2–8 January | |
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| 9–15 January | |
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| 16–22 January | |
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| 23–29 January | |
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| 30 January–5 February | |
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| 6–12 February | |
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| 13–19 February | |
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| 20–26 February | |
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| 27 February–4 March | |
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| 20–28 March | |
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Statistical leaders
Individual season leaders
| Category | Player | Club | Average |
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| Points | | | 34.00 |
| Rebounds | | | 16.27 |
| Assists | | | 10.43 |
| Steals | | | 3.33 |
| Blocks | | | 2.93 |
| Field-goal percentage | | | 67% |
| Free-throw percentage | Multiple players | Multiple teams | 100% |
| Three-point field-goal percentage | | | 100% |
| Minutes | | | 39.60 |
| Fouls | | | 4.14 |
References
- ABL 2017–18 Season Schedule
- "Kung Fu Partners with Macau Sports Club". ASEAN Basketball League. 21 November 2017. Retrieved 22 November 2017.
- Sykioco, Leif (17 October 2017). "Alab eyes better finish in bigger ABL". The Philippine Star. Retrieved 17 October 2017.
- Riego, Norman Lee Benjamin (1 February 2018). "Former champion returns to ABL as Alab Pilipinas backer". ABS-CBN Sports. Retrieved 1 February 2018.
- "Tucker, McKinney, Parks, headline ABL awardees | ABL". aseanbasketballleague.com. Archived from the original on 26 April 2018. Retrieved 26 April 2018.
External links
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| Former teams | |
| Seasons | |
| Playoffs | |
| Finals | |
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