2015–16 ABL season
| 2015 ABL Regular Season | |
|---|---|
| League | ASEAN Basketball League |
| Sport | Basketball |
| Duration | 27 October 2015 – 21 February 2016 |
| Number of games | 60 |
| Number of teams | 6 |
| TV partner(s) |
 JakTV  TV1  Basketball TV  SuperSports  True Sport, Mono 29 TV  HTV pan-Asia: Fox Sports Asia |
| ABL season | |
| Season MVP |
Local MVP: Wong Wei Long (Singapore Slingers) ASEAN/Heritage Import MVP: Matthew Wright (Westports Malaysia Dragons) World Import MVP: Reggie Johnson (Westports Malaysia Dragons) |
| 2015 ABL Finals | |
| Champions | Westports Malaysia Dragons |
| Runners-up | Singapore Slingers |
The 2015–16 ASEAN Basketball League season was the sixth season of competition of the ASEAN Basketball League (ABL). The regular season started on 27 October 2015 and ended on 21 February 2016.[1][2] Two Indonesian teams, the Indonesia Warriors and Laskar Dreya South Sumatra did not return to the league.
The Westports Malaysia Dragons defeated first-time finalist Singapore Slingers in the finals, earning the Dragons its first ever championship in franchise history since joining the league in 2009.
Teams
| Team | Location | Arena |
|---|---|---|
| Hi-Tech Bangkok City | Bangkok | Thai-Japanese Stadium Gym 1 Hi-Tech Gym |
| Mono Vampire Basketball Club | Bangkok | Mono Vampire Gym Chulalongkorn University Gymnasium Sripatum University Stadium |
| Pilipinas MX3 Kings | San Juan, Metro Manila | USEP Gymnasium (former arena) San Juan Gym Malolos Convention Center |
| Saigon Heat | Ho Chi Minh City | CIS Arena |
| Singapore Slingers | Singapore | OCBC Arena |
| Westports Malaysia Dragons | Kuala Lumpur | MABA Stadium |
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.
| Team | World Import(s) | ASEAN/Heritage Import(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Hi-Tech Bangkok City |  Christien Charles Steven Thomas | Tyler Lamb  Freddie Goldstein |
| Mono Vampire Basketball Club | Anthony McClain Cleveland Melvin Michael Fey Quincy Okolie Paul Butorac | Froilan Baguion Leo Avenido |
| Pilipinas MX3 Kings | Will Creekmore Michael Fey Arizona Reid Nakiea Miller  Charles Mammie | Jerramy King Alli Austria |
| Saigon Heat | Lenny Daniel Paul Williams Will Creekmore | David Arnold Moses Morgan |
| Singapore Slingers | Xavier Alexander Justin Aronel Howard | Kris Rosales |
| Westports Malaysia Dragons | Reggie Johnson Calvin Godfrey | Jason Brickman  Matthew Wright |
Standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | PCT | GB | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Westports Malaysia Dragons (Y) | 20 | 16 | 4 | 1878 | 1612 | +266 | .800 | — | Qualified for the playoffs |
| 2 | Singapore Slingers (Y) | 20 | 16 | 4 | 1607 | 1434 | +173 | .800 | — | |
| 3 | Hi-Tech Bangkok City (Y) | 20 | 14 | 6 | 1666 | 1601 | +65 | .700 | 2 | |
| 4 | Saigon Heat (Y) | 20 | 9 | 11 | 1593 | 1705 | −112 | .450 | 7 | |
| 5 | Mono Vampire Basketball Club (E) | 20 | 3 | 17 | 1561 | 1722 | −161 | .150 | 13 | Eliminated |
| 6 | Pilipinas MX3 Kings (E) | 20 | 2 | 18 | 1514 | 1745 | −231 | .100 | 14 |
Updated to match(es) played on January 17, 2016. Source: ASEANBasketballLeague.com
(E) Eliminated; (Y) Qualified to the semifinals.
(E) Eliminated; (Y) Qualified to the semifinals.
Results
- Score of the home team is listed first.
- In case where a game went into overtime, the number of asterisks denotes the number of overtime periods played.
First and second round
| Home \ Away | HBC | MNV | MX3 | SGH | SIN | WMD |
| Bangkok City | 80–74 | 100–66 | 88–71 | 83–74 | 79–83 | |
| Mono Vampire | 68–78 | 76–74 | 70–74 | 69-97 | 81–94 | |
| Pilipinas | 64–86 | 79–78 | 88–103 | 62–70 | 74–99 | |
| Saigon | 70–74 | 78–73 | 68–88 | 74–86 | 92–100* | |
| Singapore | 83–80 | 72–66 | 63–57* | 84-69 | 88–85 | |
| Malaysia | 77–71 | 68–64 | 107–82 | 109–60 | 84–79 |
Win
OT Win
Loss
OT Loss
Third and fourth round
| Home \ Away | HBC | MNV | MX3 | SGH | SIN | WMD |
| Bangkok City | 77–65 | 95-89 | 88–82 | 65–84 | 89-108 | |
| Mono Vampire | 104–107* | 101-82 | 99-100 | 74-93 | 98-115 | |
| Pilipinas | 67–71 | 81–85 | 80-84 | 67–86 | 91-105 | |
| Saigon | 94-90 | 90–79 | 84-79 | 60–62 | 91–82 | |
| Singapore | 75-83 | 73–65 | 80-58 | 100-73 | 80-89 | |
| Malaysia | 79-83 | 110–72 | 103-86 | 86–76 | 71–78 |
Win
OT Win
Loss
OT Loss
Playoffs
| Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||
| 1 | Malaysia | 2 | |||||||
| 4 | Saigon | 0 | |||||||
| 1 | Malaysia | 3 | |||||||
| 2 | Singapore | 2 | |||||||
| 2 | Singapore | 2 | |||||||
| 3 | Bangkok City | 1 | |||||||
Awards
The awarding ceremony was held before the Game 2 of the ABL Finals on March 13, 2016 held at the MABA Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.[3]
- ASEAN Heritage MVP: Matthew Wright (Westports Malaysia Dragons)
- World Import MVP: Reggie Johnson (Westports Malaysia Dragons)
- Local MVP: Wong Wei Long (Singapore Slingers)
- Defensive Player of the Year: Christien Charles (Hi-Tech Bangkok City)
- Coach of the Year: Neo Beng Siang (Singapore Slingers)
Players of the week
| Week | Player | Ref. |
|---|---|---|
| 27 Oct. – 3 Nov. | Jason Brickman (Westports Malaysia Dragons) | [4] |
| 4 Nov. – 10 Nov. | Christien Charles (Hi-Tech Bangkok City) | [5] |
| 11 Nov. – 17 Nov. | Calvin Godfrey (Westports Malaysia Dragons) | [6] |
| 18 Nov. – 23 Nov. | Justin Howard (Singapore Slingers) | [7] |
| 24 Nov. – 30 Nov. | Moses Morgan (Saigon Heat) | [8] |
| 1 Dec. – 7 Dec. | Freddie Goldstein (Hi-Tech Bangkok City) | [9] |
| 8 Dec. – 15 Dec. | Anthony McClain (Mono Vampire Basketball Club) | [10] |
| 16 Dec. – 23 Dec. | Will Creekmore (Saigon Heat) | [11] |
| 6 Jan. – 13 Jan. | Wu Qingde (Singapore Slingers) | [12] |
| 14 Jan. – 19 Jan. | Wu Qingde (Singapore Slingers) | [13] |
| 20 Jan. – 26 Jan. | Calvin Godfrey (Westports Malaysia Dragons) | [14] |
| 27 Jan. – 2. Feb. | Kris Rosales (Singapore Slingers) | [15] |
| 3 Feb. – 9. Feb | Christien Charles Hi-Tech Bangkok City | [16] |
| 10. Feb – 16. Feb | Jason Brickman (Westports Malaysia Dragons) | [17] |
| 17 Feb. – 22. Feb | Matthew Wright (Westports Malaysia Dragons) | [18] |
References
- ↑ "Sixth season of ASEAN Basketball League starts October". DZRH. 8 September 2015. Retrieved 30 September 2015.
- ↑ "2015-2016 ABL Regular Season Schedule". ASEANBasketballLeague.com. ASEAN Basketball League. Retrieved 12 October 2015.
- ↑ Giongco, Mark (March 13, 2016). "Fil-Canadian Matthew Wright named ABL Heritage MVP". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved March 14, 2016.
- ↑ Player of the Week: Jason Brickman
- ↑ Player of the Week: Chris Charles
- ↑ Player of the Week: Calvin Godfrey
- ↑ Player of the Week: Justin Howard
- ↑ Player of the Week: Moses Morgan
- ↑ Player of the Week: Fred Goldstein
- ↑ Player of the Week: Anthony McClain
- ↑ Player of the Week: William Creekmore
- ↑ Player of the Week: Qingde Wu
- ↑ Player of the Week: Qingde Wu
- ↑ Player of the Week: Calvin Godfrey
- ↑ Player of the Week: Kris Rosales
- ↑ Player of the Week: Chris Charles
- ↑ Player of the Week: Jason Brickman
- ↑ Player of the Week: Matthew Wright
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