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) Cable TV
Skynindo
ABS-CBN Sports and Action
StarHub
Sportcast
HTV
Regular season
Top seedEastern
2017 ABL Finals
ChampionsEastern
  Runners-upSingapore Slingers

Teams

Venues
Dragons
Eastern
Alab
Alab
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
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
EasternWan ChaiSouthorn Stadium, Wan Chai
Kaohsiung TruthKaohsiungKaohsiung Municipal Kaohsiung Senior High School Gym, Kaohsiung
Saigon HeatHo Chi Minh CityCIS Arena, Ho Chi Minh City
Singapore SlingersSingaporeOCBC Arena, Kallang
Westports Malaysia DragonsKuala LumpurMABA Stadium, Kuala Lumpur
SelangorHouse of Champions, Gem-In Mall, Cyberjaya

Personnel
TeamHead coach
Alab Pilipinas Mac Cuan
Eastern Edu Torres
Kaohsiung Truth Sabatino Chen
Saigon Heat Anthony Garbelotto
Singapore Slingers Neo Beng Siang
Westports Malaysia Dragons 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 Pilipinas Sampson Carter
James Hughes		 Igee King
Lawrence Domingo		 Lee Dong-jun
Lee Seung-jun
Eastern Marcus Elliott
Josh Boone		 Steven Guinchard
Tyler Lamb		 Patrick Sullivan
Kaohsiung Truth Chris Oliver
Derek Hall		 Raymar Jose
Achie Inigo		 Mikee Reyes
Saigon Heat Lenny Daniel
Jordan Henriquez		 David Arnold
Moses Morgan		 Christien Charles
Herbert Hill
Haminn Quaintance
Joshua Munzon
Singapore Slingers Xavier Alexander
Justin Howard		 Josh Urbiztondo Luke Schenscher
Alli Austria
Rolando Gardner
Westports Malaysia Dragons Skylar Spencer
Kiwi Gardner		 Joshua Munzon Marcus Melvin

Freddie Goldstein

Regular season

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

Results

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
Colours: 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
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

*Overtime

Playoffs
Main article: 2017 ABL Playoffs
Semifinals Finals
      
1 Eastern 2
4 Saigon 0
1 Eastern 3
2 Singapore 1
2 Singapore 2
3 Alab 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 1st leg 2nd leg 3rd leg
Eastern 2–0 Saigon Heat 114–74 86–79 —
Alab Pilipinas 0–2 Singapore Slingers 67–77 64–82 —

Finals: Eastern vs. Singapore

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 1st leg 2nd leg 3rd leg4th leg5th leg
Eastern 3–1 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. Retrieved 25 April 2017.
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