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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
ABL seasons

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]

Teams

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Venues

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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.
Team Location Arena
Philippines Alab Pilipinas Laguna Alonte Sports Arena, Biňan
City of Santa Rosa Multi-Purpose Complex, Santa Rosa
Bulacan Baliuag Star Arena, Baliuag
Davao City Davao City Recreation Center, Davao City
University of Southeastern Philippines Gym, Davao City
Metro Manila Olivarez College Gym, Parañaque
Hong Kong Eastern Wan Chai Southorn Stadium, Wan Chai
Chinese Taipei Kaohsiung Truth Kaohsiung Kaohsiung Municipal Kaohsiung Senior High School Gym, Kaohsiung
Vietnam Saigon Heat Ho Chi Minh City CIS Arena, Ho Chi Minh City
Singapore Singapore Slingers Singapore OCBC Arena, Kallang
Malaysia Westports Malaysia Dragons Kuala Lumpur MABA Stadium, Kuala Lumpur
Selangor House of Champions, Gem-In Mall, Cyberjaya

Personnel

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Team Head coach
Alab Pilipinas Philippines Mac Cuan
Eastern Spain Edu Torres
Kaohsiung Truth Chinese Taipei Sabatino Chen
Saigon Heat United Kingdom Anthony Garbelotto
Singapore Slingers Singapore Neo Beng Siang
Westports Malaysia Dragons United States Chris Thomas

Imports

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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.

Team World import(s) ASEAN/Heritage import(s) Former import(s)
Alab Pilipinas United 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
Eastern United States Marcus Elliott
United States Josh Boone
France Chinese Taipei Steven Guinchard
United States Thailand Tyler Lamb
United States Patrick Sullivan
Kaohsiung Truth United States Chris Oliver
United States Hungary Derek Hall
Philippines Raymar Jose
Philippines Achie Inigo
Philippines Mikee Reyes
Saigon Heat United 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 Slingers United 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 Dragons United States Skylar Spencer
United States Kiwi Gardner
United States Philippines Joshua Munzon United States Marcus Melvin

United StatesIsraelThailand Freddie Goldstein

Regular season

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Standings

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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

Results

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First and second rounds

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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 3 Game 4 Game 5
Eastern Hong Kong 3–1 Singapore Singapore Slingers 76–92 92–84 76–72 82–80 (2OT)

Final rankings

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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[a]
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

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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

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  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.
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