2009–10 ABL season

ASEAN Basketball League
Season2009–10
Dates10 October 2009 – 24 January 2010 (regular season)
31 January 2010 – 21 February 2010 (playoffs)
Games played45 (regular season)
8 (playoffs)
Teams6
Finals
ChampionsPhilippines Philippine Patriots
  Runners-upIndonesia Satria Muda
SemifinalistsSingapore Singapore Slingers
Malaysia Kuala Lumpur Dragons
Awards
MVPAttaporn Lertmalaiporn
Best ImportJason Dixon
Finals MVPWarren Ybañez
Records
Biggest home winSatria Muda BritAma 97–62 Brunei Barracudas
(8 November 2009)
Biggest away winKuala Lumpur Dragons 76–94 Brunei Barracudas
(14 October 2009)
Highest scoringBrunei Barracudas 89–95 Singapore Slingers
(20 January 2010)
Winning streak6 games
Philippine Patriots
Losing streak6 games
Thailand Tigers

The 2009–10 ASEAN Basketball League season was the first season of competition since its establishment. A total of six teams competed in the league. The regular season began on 10 October 2009 and ended on 24 January 2010, which was followed by a post-season involving the top four teams.

The Philippine Patriots of Philippines had the #1 seed at the conclusion of the regular season.

Teams

Team City/Area Arena / Capacity Founded Joined Team Owners Head Coach
Kuala Lumpur Dragons Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia MABA Stadium (2,500)
Putra Stadium (16,000)
2009 2009 Datuk Wira Dani Daim & Westport and Partners Malaysia 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 Philippines Louie Alas
Satria Muda Jakarta, Indonesia The BritAma Arena (4,000) 1994 2009 Erick Thohir and Mahaka Foundation Indonesia Fictor Roring
Singapore Slingers Singapore Singapore Indoor Stadium (8,126) 2006 2009 Basketball Enterprises Pte. Ltd. Australia Frank Arsego
Thailand Tigers Bangkok, Thailand Nimibutr National Stadium (6,051) 2009 2009 Wim Reijnen/Entertainment Asia and partners Thailand Soontornpong Mawintorn
Brunei Barracudas Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei Darussalam Brunei Indoor Stadium (5,500) 2009 2009 Nadzaty Azma Azeez and Everwide SC Philippines Geraldo Ramos

Regular season

Standings

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD PCT GB Qualification
1 Philippines Philippine Patriots 15 11 4 1106 1023 +83 .733 Playoffs
2 Singapore Singapore Slingers 15 10 5 1133 1081 +52 .667 1
3 Indonesia Satria Muda 15 8 7 1119 1075 +44 .533 3
4 Malaysia Kuala Lumpur Dragons 15 7 8 1093 1154 −61 .467 4
5 Brunei Brunei Barracudas 15 6 9 1183 1234 −51 .400 5
6 Thailand Thailand Tigers 15 3 12 1111 1178 −67 .200 8
Source: Unknown
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored;

Results

Home \ Away BRU KLD PHI SAT SGP THA BRU KLD PHI SAT SGP THA
Brunei Barracudas 73–76 95–70 85–81 80–82 91–86 80–63 89–95
Kuala Lumpur Dragons 76–94 63–73 57–69 78–71 79–78 77–59 88–69
Philippine Patriots 70–56 76–70 74–56 70–53 74–61 87–65 81–69 77–61
Satria Muda 97–62 91–67 69–76 59–61 77–71 98–84 67–70 67–58
Singapore Slingers 87–69 74–86 74–69 91–67 62–65 92–74 67–59 69–66
Thailand Tigers 77–66 88–71 87–91 75–78 80–92 89–94 58–69
Source: [citation needed]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Red = away team win.

Matches

October

10 October 2009 Satria Muda Indonesia 69–76 Philippines Philippine Patriots Jakarta
Scoring by quarter: 17–16, 15–17, 14–23, 23–20
Boxscore Arena: The BritAma Arena

November

14 November 2009 Brunei Barracudas Brunei 91–86 Thailand Thailand Tigers Bandar Seri Begawan
Boxscore Arena: Brunei Indoor Stadium

December

January

16 January 2010 Brunei Barracudas Brunei 85–81 Indonesia Satria Muda Bandar Seri Begawan
Boxscore Arena: Brunei Indoor Stadium
20 January 2010 Brunei Barracudas Brunei 89–95 Singapore Singapore Slingers Bandar Seri Begawan
Arena: Brunei Indoor Stadium

Playoffs

Semifinals
best-of-three series
Finals
best-of-five championship series
      
1 Philippine Patriots 2
4 Kuala Lumpur Dragons 0
1 Philippine Patriots 3
3 Satria Muda 0
2 Singapore Slingers 1
3 Satria Muda 2

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 Game 1 Game 2 Game 3
Philippine Patriots Philippines 2–0 Malaysia Kuala Lumpur Dragons 77–43 70–65
Singapore Slingers Singapore 1–2 Indonesia Satria Muda 88–67 45–74 76–86

Finals

The finals is a best-of-five series, with the higher seeded team hosting games 1 and 2, and 5 if necessary.

Semifinal 1 winner Series Semifinal 2 winner Game 1 Game 2 Game 3 Game 4 Game 5
Philippine Patriots Philippines 3–0 Indonesia Satria Muda 78–68 72–53 75–67

Statistics

Season leaders

Last update: End of Round 11

Category Player Team Stat
Points per game Reggie Larry Brunei Barracudas 21.0
Rebounds per game Nakiea Miller SM BritAma 15.3
Assists per game Reggie Larry Brunei Barracudas 4.0
Steals per game Reggie Larry Brunei Barracudas 2.0
Blocks per game Nakiea Miller SM BritAma 5.0

Season highs

Last update: End of Round 11

Category Player Team Stat
Points Alex Hartman SM BritAma 33
Rebounds Nakiea Miller SM BritAma 22
Assists Jamal Brown Kuala Lumpur Dragons 10
Steals Reggie Larry Brunei Barracudas 6
Blocks Lonnie Jones
Nakiea Miller
Brunei Barracudas
SM BritAma
7
Field goals made Reggie Larry
Rudy Lingganay
Michael LeBlanc
Chaz Briggs
Brunei Barracudas
Kuala Lumpur Dragons
Singapore Slingers
Thailand Tigers
11
Three-point field goals made Alex Hartman SM BritAma 6
Free throws made Alex Hartman SM BritAma 12

Teams

See 2009–2010 ABL team rosters.

References