2016–17 ABL season

The 2016–17 ABL season was the seventh season of competition of the ASEAN Basketball League. The regular season started on 25 November 2016 and will end on 26 March 2017.[1]

This article is about the basketball competition. For the baseball competition, see 2016–17 Australian Baseball League season.
2016–17 ABL season
LeagueASEAN Basketball League
SportBasketball
Duration25 November 2016 – 26 March 2017 (Regular season)
Number of games60 (regular season)
Number of teams6
TV partner(s)Hong Kong Cable TV
Indonesia Skynindo
Philippines ABS-CBN Sports and Action
Singapore StarHub
Taiwan Sportcast
Vietnam HTV
Regular season
Top seedEastern
2017 ABL Finals
ChampionsEastern
  Runners-upSingapore Slingers

Teams

Venues
Locations of 2016–17 ABL teams. Red pogs are primary locations, while blue pogs are alternates. Alab Pilipinas played twice in every town where they were the designated home team.
TeamLocationArena
Philippines Alab PilipinasLagunaAlonte Sports Arena, Biňan
City of Santa Rosa Multi-Purpose Complex, Santa Rosa
BulacanBaliuag Star Arena, Baliuag
Davao CityDavao City Recreation Center, Davao City
University of Southeastern Philippines Gym, Davao City
Metro ManilaOlivarez College Gym, Parañaque
Hong Kong EasternWan ChaiSouthorn Stadium, Wan Chai
Chinese Taipei Kaohsiung TruthKaohsiungKaohsiung Municipal Kaohsiung Senior High School Gym, Kaohsiung
Vietnam Saigon HeatHo Chi Minh CityCIS Arena, Ho Chi Minh City
Singapore Singapore SlingersSingaporeOCBC Arena, Kallang
Malaysia Westports Malaysia DragonsKuala LumpurMABA Stadium, Kuala Lumpur
SelangorHouse of Champions, Gem-In Mall, Cyberjaya

Personnel
TeamHead coach
Alab PilipinasPhilippines Mac Cuan
EasternSpain Edu Torres
Kaohsiung TruthChinese Taipei Sabatino Chen
Saigon HeatUnited Kingdom Anthony Garbelotto
Singapore SlingersSingapore Neo Beng Siang
Westports Malaysia DragonsUnited States Chris Thomas

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.

TeamWorld import(s)ASEAN/Heritage import(s) Former import(s)
Alab PilipinasUnited States Sampson Carter
United States James Hughes		United States Philippines Igee King
United States Philippines Lawrence Domingo		 South Korea Lee Dong-jun
South Korea Lee Seung-jun
EasternUnited States Marcus Elliott
United States Josh Boone		France Chinese Taipei Steven Guinchard
United States Thailand Tyler Lamb		 United States Patrick Sullivan
Kaohsiung TruthUnited States Chris Oliver
United States Hungary Derek Hall		Philippines Raymar Jose
Philippines Achie Inigo		 Philippines Mikee Reyes
Saigon HeatUnited States Lenny Daniel
United States Jordan Henriquez		United States Vietnam David Arnold
United States Thailand Moses Morgan		 United States Christien Charles
United States Germany Herbert Hill
United States Haminn Quaintance
United States Philippines Joshua Munzon
Singapore SlingersUnited States Xavier Alexander
United States Justin Howard		United States Philippines Josh Urbiztondo Australia Luke Schenscher
United States Philippines Alli Austria
United States Philippines Rolando Gardner
Westports Malaysia DragonsUnited States Skylar Spencer
United States Kiwi Gardner		United States Philippines Joshua Munzon United States Marcus Melvin

United StatesIsraelThailand Freddie Goldstein

Regular season

Standings
Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD PCT GB Qualification
1 Hong Kong Eastern 20 16 4 1810 1610 +200 .800 — Semifinals
2 Singapore Singapore Slingers 20 13 7 1592 1482 +110 .650 3
3 Philippines Alab Pilipinas 20 11 9 1591 1568 +23 .550 5
4 Vietnam Saigon Heat 20 8 12 1580 1676 −96 .400 8
5 Malaysia Westports Malaysia Dragons 20 7 13 1684 1743 −59 .350 9 Eliminated
6 Chinese Taipei Kaohsiung Truth 20 5 15 1614 1792 −178 .250 11
Source: ASEANBasketballLeague.com

First and second rounds
Home \ Away ALP HKL KAT SGH SGS WMD
Alab Pilipinas — 61–83 91–82 99–77 66–71 87–79
Eastern 93–80 — 95–67 92–96 97–95* 87–70
Kaohsiung Truth 77–86 79–90 — 83–82 66–84 94–86
Saigon Heat 78–74 74–84 99–85 — 65–90 65–72
Singapore Slingers 71–68 82–72 84–76 73–75 — 80–62
Westports Malaysia Dragons 54–65 85–88 79–97 82–67 76–81 —
Source: ASEANBasketballLeague.com
Legend: Blue = home team win; Red = away team win.

*Overtime

Third and fourth rounds
Home \ Away ALP HKL KAT SGH SGS WMD
Alab Pilipinas — 82–75 93–87 65–72 74–72 91–101*
Eastern 100–87 — 103–83 110–97* 71–77 96–87
Kaohsiung Truth 85–107 75–89 — 85–71 79–75 108–114
Saigon Heat 70–74 72–97 85–76 — 71–86 81–94
Singapore Slingers 62–64* 71–73 76–52 71–88 — 78–77**
Westports Malaysia Dragons 79–77 90–115 103–78 84–95 110–112* —
Source: ASEANBasketballLeague.com
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

*Overtime

Playoffs
Main article: 2017 ABL Playoffs
Semifinals Finals
      
1 Hong Kong Eastern 2
4 Vietnam Saigon Heat 0
1 Hong Kong Eastern 3
2 Singapore Singapore Slingers 1
2 Singapore Singapore Slingers 2
3 Philippines Alab Pilipinas 0

Semi-finals

The semi-finals is a best-of-three series, with the higher seeded team hosting Game 1, and 3, if necessary.

Team 1 Series Team 2 Game 1 Game 2 Game 3
Eastern Hong Kong 2–0 Vietnam Saigon Heat 114–74 86–79 —
Singapore Slingers Singapore 2–0 Philippines Alab Pilipinas 77–67 82–64 —

Finals

The finals is a best-of-five series, with the higher seeded team hosting Game 1, 2, and 5, if necessary. The winner will provisionally represent the Southeast Asia Basketball Association (SEABA) at the 2017 FIBA Asia Champions Cup, unless a team outside SEABA wins; in that case, the best-performing SEABA team will be the provisional representative.

Semi-final 1 winner Series Semi-final 2 winner Game 1 Game 2 Game 3Game 4Game 5
Eastern Hong Kong 3–1 Singapore Singapore Slingers 76–92 92–84 76–7282–80 (2OT)—

Final rankings
Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD PCT Qualification or relegation
1 Eastern 26 21 5 2336 2091 +245 .808
2 Singapore Slingers 26 16 10 2079 1939 +140 .615 Qualification to FIBA Asia Champions Cup[lower-alpha 1]
3 Alab Pilipinas 22 11 11 1722 1727 −5 .500
4 Saigon Heat 22 8 14 1733 1876 −143 .364
5 Westports Malaysia Dragons 20 7 13 1684 1743 −59 .350
6 Kaohsiung Truth 20 5 15 1614 1792 −178 .250
Updated to match(es) played on 2017-04-16. Source: ASEANBasketballLeague.com
Notes:
  1. Eastern and Kaohsiung Truth cannot qualify to the Champions Cup via the ABL.

Awards
2016–17 ABL Champions
Eastern
(1st title)

The awarding ceremony was held before the Game 4 of the ABL Finals on April 23, 2017 held at the OCBC Arena in Kallang, Singapore.[2]

References
  1. "Dragons-Slingers Rematch Headline new ABL Season". aseanbasketballleague.com. 1 November 2016. Retrieved 25 November 2016.
  2. "Long Lions Take Home Three Awards, Parks Named ABL Local MVP". ASEANBasketballLeague.com. 23 April 2017. Archived from the original on 17 May 2017. Retrieved 25 April 2017.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.