2013 ABL season

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2013 ABL Regular Season
League ASEAN Basketball League
Sport Basketball
Duration11 January 2013 – 19 May 2013
Number of teams6
ABL season
Season MVP Asi Taulava (San Miguel)
2013 ABL Finals
Champions San Miguel Beermen
  Runners-up Indonesia Warriors
ABL seasons

The 2013 ASEAN Basketball League Regular Season was the fourth season of competition of the ASEAN Basketball League (ABL) since its establishment. A total of six teams competed in the league. The regular season began on 11 January 2013 and ended on 19 May 2013. Two teams from the previous season, inaugural champions AirAsia Philippine Patriots and Bangkok Cobras did not return for the current season. [1]

Contents

Preseason

The ABL underwent contraction after it was announced that the Bangkok Cobras and the AirAsia Philippine Patriots would not be returning for the current season. The Brunei Barracudas, who were on leave for the 2012 season, were not announced to the list of active teams for 2013.

A new format was announced for the regular season, where the teams will play each four times, twice at home and twice away, a deviation from the earlier seasons where teams played each other thrice. Also, the league added Hoops Fest to the regular season schedule. The mid-season tournament was played over two days and the two games played by each team counted towards their regular season records. The playoff format was also changed: both the semifinals and the finals will be best-of-five series, instead of best-of-three in the previous seasons (in the inaugural season, the finals was a best-of-five series).

Arenas

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Locations of the northern ABL teams.
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Locations of the southern ABL teams.
TeamLocationArenaHead Coach
Thailand Slammers Bangkok Nimibutr Stadium Flag of the United States.svg Joe Bryant
Indonesia Warriors North Jakarta The BritAma Arena Flag of the United States.svg John Todd Purves
Saigon Heat Ho Chi Minh City Tân Bình Stadium Flag of the United States.svg Jason Rabedeaux
San Miguel Beermen Pasig Ynares Sports Arena Flag of the Philippines.svg Leo Austria
Singapore Slingers Singapore Singapore Indoor Stadium Flag of Singapore.svg Neo Beng Siang
Westports Malaysia Dragons Kuala Lumpur MABA Stadium Flag of the Philippines.svg Ariel Vanguardia

Standings

TeamGPWL PCT GBPD
Flag of the Philippines.svg San Miguel Beermen 2219386–252
Flag of Indonesia.svg Indonesia Warriors 22166733149
Flag of Malaysia.svg Westports Malaysia Dragons 22121057759
Flag of Thailand.svg Thailand Slammers 228143611−40
Flag of Singapore.svg Singapore Slingers 227153212−175
Flag of Vietnam.svg Saigon Heat 224181815−243

  Qualified to the Playoffs
  Eliminated

Results

First and second round

Home \ Away STS IW SH SMB SIN WMD
Thailand 74–9075–7773–7765–6283–91
Indonesia 69–6083–7453–6461–4868–67
Saigon 58–7677–7292–8972–7670–80
San Miguel 78–6196–98100–7478–5777–66
Singapore 56–5057–6980–6955–6668–67
Malaysia 65–7772–7975–6482–7675–56
Source: [ citation needed ]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Red = away team win.
Matches with lighter background shading were decided after overtime.

Third and fourth round

Home \ Away STS IW SH SMB SIN WMD
Thailand 74–8371–6370–7856–6268–63
Indonesia 83–7282–6852–5764–3985–86
Saigon 75–9063–7749–10162–6389–78
San Miguel 76–6977–6671–6980–6980–62
Singapore 49–7353–6391–7761–6872–82
Malaysia 83–6680–7993–84104–107***93–63
Source: [ citation needed ]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Red = away team win.
Matches with lighter background shading were decided after overtime.

ABL Hoops Fest

The first ever ABL Hoops Fest, an annual mid-season showcase of the league, was added in the 2013 ABL season on 4 March 2013. All six teams will converge on a host city for the three-day contest, which will also include a slam dunk and three point shootout contest. The matchups are made via a random draw during the pre-season. Points obtained during Hoops Fest will count towards the teams’ total points for the regular season. Saigon, Vietnam was chosen as the host for the first edition of the competition, which was held 15 March 2013 to 17 March 2013. [2]

15 March
Indonesia Warriors 74, Thailand Slammers 67
15 March
Singapore Slingers 53, San Miguel Beermen 73
Tân Bình Stadium
15 March
Westports Malaysia Dragons 90, Saigon Heat 69
Tân Bình Stadium
17 March
Thailand Slammers 58, Singapore Slingers 56
17 March
San Miguel Beermen 80, Saigon Heat 55
Tân Bình Stadium
17 March
Indonesia Warriors 84, Westports Malaysia Dragons 67
Tân Bình Stadium

Statistical leaders

CategoryPlayerTeamStat
Points per game Justin Howard Saigon Heat 20.43
Rebounds per game Rashad Jones-Jennings Singapore Slingers 15.14
Assists per game Froilan Baguion Thailand Slammers 9.24
Steals per game Chris Daniels Indonesia Warriors 2.73
Blocks per game Christien Charles Thailand Slammers4.11
Turnovers per gameFroilan BaguionThailand Slammers4.52
FT% Loh Shee Fai Westports Malaysia Dragons 1.000
3FG% Steven Thomas Indonesia Warriors1.000

Source: [3]

Playoffs

The 2013 ABL Playoffs started on 23 May 2013 and concluded with the San Miguel Beermen sweeping the Indonesia Warriors in the 2013 ABL Finals to claim the team's first ever ABL title. [4]

Semifinals Finals
      
1 San Miguel 3
4 Sports Rev Thailand 1
1 San Miguel 3
2 Indonesia 0
2 Indonesia 3
3 Westports Malaysia 0

Semi-finals

The semi-finals is a best-of-five series, with the higher seeded team hosting Game 1 and 2, and 5, if necessary. {{ThreeLegStart|legs=5

Team 1 Series Team 2Game 1Game 2Game 3Game 4Game 5
San Miguel Beermen Flag of the Philippines.svg 3–1 Flag of Thailand.svg Thailand Slammers 60–9291–6070–6277–61—
Indonesia Warriors Flag of Indonesia.svg 3–0 Flag of Malaysia.svg Westports Malaysia Dragons 72–6377–6581–64——

Finals

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

Semi-final 1 winner Series Semi-final 2 winnerGame 1Game 2Game 3Game 4Game 5
San Miguel Beermen Flag of the Philippines.svg 3–0 Flag of Indonesia.svg Indonesia Warriors 75–7066–6570–55——

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References

  1. ↑ "ASEAN Basketball League Makes Big Announcements Ahead of the 2013 Season". ASEAN Basketball League . 23 November 2012. Archived from the original on 28 November 2012. Retrieved 25 November 2012.
  2. ↑ "Saigon Heat Play Hosts for ABL Hoops Fest 2013". ASEAN Basketball League . 4 March 2013. Archived from the original on 10 March 2013. Retrieved 13 March 2013.
  3. ↑ http://www.aseanbasketballleague.com/stats
  4. ↑ "AirAsia 2013 ABL Finals Game 3: San Miguel Beermen Crowned 2013 ABL Champions". aseanbasketballleague.com. 12 June 2013.
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