2023 ABL Invitational

This article is about the basketball competition. For the baseball competition, see 2022–23 Australian Baseball League season.
2023 ABL Invitational
LeagueASEAN Basketball League
SportBasketball
Duration2 January – 15 March 2023
Number of teams8
Invitational
Top seedSaigon Heat
ABL Finals
Champions Hong Kong Eastern
  Runners-up Saigon Heat
Finals MVP Tonny Trocha-Morelos

The 2023 ABL Invitational was an invitational tournament held by the ASEAN Basketball League. The elimination round tipped off on 2 January in Singapore, before moving to 3 other host countries. The tournament ended with the finals played from 3 to 15 March.[1] The 2023 Invitational featured eight teams from the region.

Intended to signify the return of the ABL, it ended up being the last tournament the league held before FIBA dropped support for the league, leaving its future uncertain.[2]

Teams

Changes from 2019–20 season

Personnel

Team Head coach
Bangkok Tigers Jakkraphan Chupthaisong
Hong Kong Eastern Željko Pavličević
Louvre Surabaya Jomar Tierra
Macau Black Bears Charles Dubé-Brais
NS Matrix Deers Jeff Viernes
Saigon Heat Matthew Van Pelt
Singapore Slingers Neo Beng Siang
Zamboanga Valientes Expedito De Los Santos

Imports

All teams can register a maximum of 3 foreigners and 1 heritage player. The salary cap for the foreign players is set at US$ 20,000 per month.

Team Import 1 Import 2 Import 3 Heritage player Former imports
Bangkok Tigers William Vedder Freeman Augustus Stone Jose Nouchanthavong Arizona Reid
Jermale Jones
Lloyd Burgess
Alexander Osmand Smith
Hong Kong Eastern O'Darien Bassett Chris McLaughlin Tonny Trocha-Morelos Dominic Gilbert
Louvre Surabaya Marcus Hammonds Alioune Tew Jamarr Johnson Ebrahim Enguio Lopez Sameen Swint
Macau Black Bears Isaiah Wade D'Angelo Hamilton Dequan Abrom Winston Shepard
NS Matrix Deers Amir Williams Tevin Glass Isaiah Williams Wong Zhong Han Henry Iloka
Saigon Heat Jeremy Combs Evan Gilyard Jairus Holder Hassan Thomas
Singapore Slingers Xavier Alexander[3] CJ Gettys[4] Kentrell Barkley[5]
Zamboanga Valientes Mohamed Sesay Mario Chalmers Renaldo Balkman Jeremy Arthur Will Deng
Ryan Smith
Antonio Hester

Elimination round

The invitational tournament had a new format compared to previous seasons. There will be four rolling tournaments before the lead up to best-of-three semi-finals and finals. At the end of the four tournaments, each team would have played one another twice, and a total of 14 matches. The top four teams would advance to the semi-finals.[1] The second leg will be in Batam, Indonesia, third leg in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia and the fourth leg in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. The semi final and final will be held also in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.[6][7]

Tournaments

Leg Venue Date
Location Arena Capacity
1 Kallang, Singapore OCBC Arena 3,000 2–8 January
2 Batam, Indonesia Hi-Test Arena 1,200 12–18 January
3 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia MABA Stadium 2,500 3–8 February
4 Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam Nguyễn Du Indoor Stadium 2,100 12–17 February
Playoffs and final 6–14 March

Standings

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1 Saigon Heat 14 11 3 1225 1024 +201 25 Advances to playoffs
2 Hong Kong Eastern 14 10 4 1131 953 +178 24[a]
3 NS Matrix Deers 14 10 4 1215 1061 +154 24[a]
4 Singapore Slingers 14 9 5 1320 1129 +191 23
5 Macau Black Bears 14 7 7 1139 1078 +61 21[b]
6 Zamboanga Valientes 14 7 7 1183 1172 +11 21[b]
7 Louvre Surabaya 14 1 13 990 1449 −459 15[c]
8 Bangkok Tigers 14 1 13 1077 1414 −337 15[c]
Source: ABL
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Head-to-head: Eastern 1–1 (+6) NS Matrix
  2. ^ a b Head-to-head: Macau 1–1 (+2) Zamboanga
  3. ^ a b Head-to-head: Louvre 1–1 (+23) Bangkok

Results

Team BKT HKE LOU MBB NSM SGH SGS ZAV
Bangkok Tigers — 66–75 88–84 64–94 86–96 73–89 74–121 80–84
Hong Kong Eastern 94–63 — 109–64 67–71 70–75 71–84 85–83 65–71
Louvre Surabaya 124–97 50–101 — 59–93 67–104 35–97 83–138 69–83
Macau Black Bears 109–85 75–81 87–74 — 75–65 70–79 81–88 90–78
NS Matrix Deers 117–78 62–73 89–51 73–54 — 84–88 88–79 98–88
Saigon Heat 98–81 82–89 108–47 84–76 86–96 — 71–68 75–71
Singapore Slingers 111–69 52–68 147–89 89–82 84–82 84–83 — 79–87
Zamboanga Valientes 118–73 55–83 108–94 92–82 82–86 79–101 87–97 —
Updated to match(es) played on 14 February 2023. Source: ABL
Legend: Blue = left column team win; Red = top row team win.
Matches with lighter background shading were decided after overtime.

Bracket

Semi-finals

The semi-final is a best-of-three series with game 3 being played if necessary.

(1) Saigon Heat vs. (4) Singapore Slingers

6 March 2023
8:00 p.m.
Saigon Heat 82–94 Singapore Slingers
Scoring by quarter: 20–18, 24–29, 20–19, 18–28
Pts: Gilyard 24
Rebs: Thomas 9
Asts: Combs 7		 Pts: Gettys 24
Rebs: Gettys 12
Asts: Alexander 5
Nguyễn Du Indoor Stadium
Referees: Yong Sern Tee (MAS), Joenard Garcia (PHI), Mok Ho Yuen (HKG)
8 March 2023
8:00 p.m.
Singapore Slingers 79–81 (OT) Saigon Heat
Scoring by quarter: 19–20, 25–19, 12–15, 16–18, Overtime: 7–9
Pts: Gettys 31
Rebs: Gettys 20
Asts: Alexander 6		 Pts: Gilyard, Holder 20 each
Rebs: Combs 13
Asts: Combs, Gilyard 5 each
Nguyễn Du Indoor Stadium
Referees: Chan Owe Shiong (MAS), Joenard Garcia (PHI), Mok Ho Yuen (HKG)
9 March 2023
7:30 p.m.
Saigon Heat 86–85 Singapore Slingers
Scoring by quarter: 18–21, 24–15, 22–26, 22–23
Pts: Combs 25
Rebs: Thomas 12
Asts: Gilyard 9		 Pts: Gettys 25
Rebs: Barkley 13
Asts: Alexander, Goh 5
Heat wins series 2–1
Nguyễn Du Indoor Stadium
Referees: Chan Owe Shiong (MAS), Jontapa Nattapong (THA), Harry Santos (PHI)

(2) Hong Kong Eastern vs. (3) NS Matrix Deers

6 March 2023
6:00 p.m.
Hong Kong Eastern 76–51 NS Matrix Deers
Scoring by quarter: 14–13, 21–9, 17–16, 24–13
Pts: Bassett 17
Rebs: Mclaughlin 16
Asts: Bassett 7		 Pts: Glass 14
Rebs: Amir 16
Asts: Williams 3
Nguyễn Du Indoor Stadium
Referees: Rendra Lesmana (INA), Harry Santos (PHI), Neo Kai Chong (SIN)
8 March 2023
6:00 p.m.
NS Matrix Deers 70–76 Hong Kong Eastern
Scoring by quarter: 18–12, 14–19, 19–22, 19–23
Pts: Amir 26
Rebs: Glass 15
Asts: Glass 6		 Pts: Gilbert 26
Rebs: Mclaughlin 20
Asts: Bassett, Morelos 4
Eastern wins series 2–0
Nguyễn Du Indoor Stadium
Referees: Jontapa Nattapong (THA), Rendra Lesmana (INA), Neo Kai Chong (SIN)

Final: (1) Saigon Heat vs. (2) Hong Kong Eastern

The final is a best-of-three series with game 3 being played if necessary.

11 March 2023
5:00 p.m.
Saigon Heat 73–89 Hong Kong Eastern
Scoring by quarter: 20–14, 20–27, 14–26, 19–22
Pts: Gilyard 20
Rebs: Thomas 11
Asts: Gilyard 4		 Pts: Gilbert 24
Rebs: Mclaughlin 11
Asts: Gilbert 5
Nguyễn Du Indoor Stadium
Referees: Preeda Muongmee (THA), Chan Owe Shiong (MAS), Rendra Lesmana (INA)
12 March 2023
5:00 p.m.
Hong Kong Eastern 70–88 Saigon Heat
Scoring by quarter: 28–19, 9–19, 20–21, 13–29
Pts: Morelos 20
Rebs: Mclaughlin 13
Asts: Bassett, Chan,
Mclaughlin 4 each		 Pts: Gilyard 41
Rebs: Combs 8
Asts: Combs 8
Nguyễn Du Indoor Stadium
Referees: Preeda Muongmee (THA), Chan Owe Shiong (MAS), Harry Santos (PHI)
14 March 2023
7:30 p.m.
Saigon Heat 60–73 Hong Kong Eastern
Scoring by quarter: 9–24, 17–12, 17–18, 17–19
Pts: Gilyard 23
Rebs: Gilyard 6
Asts: Gilyard 6		 Pts: Morelos 19
Rebs: Mclaughlin 13
Asts: Bassett 4
Eastern wins series 2–1
Nguyễn Du Indoor Stadium
Referees: Preeda Muongmee (THA), Chan Owe Shiong (MAS), Rendra Lesmana (INA)

Awards

[8]

Finals awards

2023 ABL Champions
Hong Kong Eastern
(2nd title)
Finals MVP
Tonny Trocha-Morelos

End-of-tournament awards

The winners were announced after Game 3 of the 2023 ABL Finals at the Nguyễn Du Indoor Stadium, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.

Statistical leaders

Individual leaders

Category Player Club Average
Points Kentrell Barkley Singapore Slingers 26.00
Rebounds Alioune Tew Louvre Surabaya 19.00
Assists Xavier Alexander Singapore Slingers 6.60
Steals Mario Chalmers Zamboanga Valientes 2.40
Blocks Amir Williams NS Matrix Deers 1.90

References

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  2. ^ "Singapore Slingers 'stop playing' amid uncertainty around ASEAN Basketball League's future". CNA. Retrieved 2024-01-20.
  3. ^ "Worlds Import Xavier Alexander returns to the Slingers for ABL 2023". Singapore Slingers. 25 October 2022.
  4. ^ "Slingers announce second World Import signing for ABL 2023". Singapore Slingers. 26 October 2022.
  5. ^ "Slingers announce the signing of their 3rd and final World Import for ABL 2023". Singapore Slingers. 26 October 2022.
  6. ^ "Hong Kong Eastern target ABL success to boost bid to join Chinese competition". South China Morning Post. 28 November 2022. Retrieved 10 December 2022.
  7. ^ "◤东南亚职篮联赛◢ 明年1月"出马" 金群利取代猛龙|中國報". China Press (in Chinese). 3 November 2022. Retrieved 10 December 2022.
  8. ^ "Hong Kong Eastern win second ABL title, sweeps awards of the competition". ABL. Retrieved 1 June 2023.
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