2025 Basketball Champions League Asia – East
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | March 24 – May 31, 2025 |
| Teams | 8 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Ulaanbaatar Xac Broncos |
| Runners-up | Taoyuan Pauian Pilots |
| Third place | Pelita Jaya |
| Fourth place | New Taipei Kings |
| Tournament statistics | |
| MVP | Ian Miller (Ulaanbaatar Xac Broncos) |
| Official website | |
| 2025 Basketball Champions League Asia – East | |
The 2025 Basketball Champions League Asia – East (BCL Asia – East) was the qualification tournament for the 2025 Basketball Champions League Asia.[1][2] The tournament involved club teams from the East Asia (EABA) and Southeast Asia (SEABA) sub-zones of FIBA Asia.[3][4] The games were held on March 24 to May 31, 2025, and two teams advanced to the 2025 Basketball Champions League Asia.[5][6]
Entrant teams
The eight teams participated in the following games.[3]
| Association | Team | Domestic league standings |
|---|---|---|
| Chinese Taipei (2) | New Taipei Kings | 2023–24 PLG season champion |
| Taoyuan Pauian Pilots | 2023–24 PLG season runner-up | |
| Mongolia (2) | Ulaanbaatar Xac Broncos | 2023–24 The League season champion |
| Bishrelt Metal | 2023–24 The League season runner-up | |
| Indonesia (1) | Pelita Jaya | 2024 IBL Indonesia champion |
| Malaysia (1) | NS Matrix Deers | 2023–24 Major Basketball League Malaysia champion |
| Thailand (1) | Hi-Tech | 2024 Basketball Thai League champion |
| Singapore (1) | Adroit Club | 2024 National Basketball League champion |
Group stage
The eight teams were drawn into two groups of four teams each for the Preliminary Round. The top two teams from each group advanced to the Final Four.[3][7]
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Taoyuan Pauian Pilots | 6 | 6 | 0 | 527 | 414 | +113 | 12 | Advance to Final Four |
| 2 | Pelita Jaya | 6 | 4 | 2 | 492 | 445 | +47 | 10 | |
| 3 | NS Matrix Deers | 6 | 1 | 5 | 474 | 530 | −56 | 7 | |
| 4 | Bishrelt Metal | 6 | 1 | 5 | 443 | 547 | −104 | 7 |
Source: FIBA
| 24 March | NS Matrix Deers | 95–98(2OT) | Taoyuan Pauian Pilots | Kuala Lumpur |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20:00 (MST) | Scoring by quarter: 20–24, 14–22, 14–15, 30–17, Overtime: 11–11, 6–9 | |||
| Pts: Murry 28 Rebs: Obasa 17 Asts: Ong 6 |
Boxscore | Pts: Jones 24 Rebs: three players 12 Asts: Lu 6 |
Arena: MABA Stadium Attendance: 1,600 Referees: Lee Kyoung-Hwan (KOR), Issam Al-Siyabi (OMA), Rakesh Ramalingaiah (IND) |
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| 25 March | NS Matrix Deers | 86–98 | Bishrelt Metal | Kuala Lumpur |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20:00 (MST) | Scoring by quarter: 19–25, 21–20, 17–30, 29–23 | |||
| Pts: Murry 29 Rebs: Letcher-Ellis, Obasa 11 Asts: Ong 5 |
Boxscore | Pts: Wesley 34 Rebs: Scott 10 Asts: Wesley 8 |
Arena: MABA Stadium Attendance: 1,000 Referees: Mohamed Hasan Alsalam (BRN), Lee Kyoung-Hwan (KOR), Rakesh Ramalingaiah (IND) |
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| 27 March | NS Matrix Deers | 82–88 | Pelita Jaya | Kuala Lumpur |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20:00 (MST) | Scoring by quarter: 27–18, 25–27, 13–18, 17–25 | |||
| Pts: Murry 19 Rebs: Obasa 12 Asts: Wong 4 |
Boxscore | Pts: Jawato 28 Rebs: McDaniels 18 Asts: McDaniels 7 |
Arena: MABA Stadium Attendance: 1,600 Referees: Lee Kyoung-Hwan (KOR), Mohamed Hasan Alsalam (BRN), Issam Al-Siyabi (OMA) |
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| 5 April | Pelita Jaya | 90–68 | Bishrelt Metal | Jakarta |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19:00 (IWST) | Scoring by quarter: 29–25, 16–15, 22–14, 23–14 | |||
| Pts: Dickey 25 Rebs: Dickey 14 Asts: McDaniels 7 |
Boxscore | Pts: Scott 20 Rebs: Scott 11 Asts: Tumenbayar, Scott 5 |
Arena: PJ Arena Attendance: 1,000 Referees: Glenn Cornelio (PHI), Ahmad Suleiman Alyousef (JOR), Imran Ali Baig (IND) |
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| 6 April | Pelita Jaya | 64–88 | Taoyuan Pauian Pilots | Jakarta |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19:00 (IWST) | Scoring by quarter: 16–28, 15–15, 20–22, 13–23 | |||
| Pts: McDaniels 28 Rebs: McDaniels 13 Asts: Dickey, Jawato 5 |
Boxscore | Pts: Brown 24 Rebs: Jones 9 Asts: Pai 7 |
Arena: PJ Arena Attendance: 2,000 Referees: Ahmad Suleiman Alyousef (JOR), Glenn Cornelio (PHI), Bandar Al-Suwaidi (QAT) |
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| 8 April | Pelita Jaya | 95–59 | NS Matrix Deers | Jakarta |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19:00 (IWST) | Scoring by quarter: 21–18, 32–11, 20–16, 22–14 | |||
| Pts: Dickey 21 Rebs: Dickey, McDaniels 12 Asts: Dickey, McDaniels 5 |
Boxscore | Pts: Obasa 18 Rebs: Obasa 10 Asts: De, Heng 4 |
Arena: PJ Arena Attendance: 2,000 Referees: Glenn Cornelio (PHI), Imran Ali Baig (IND), Bandar Al-Suwaidi (QAT) |
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| 26 April | Taoyuan Pauian Pilots | 66–63 | Pelita Jaya | New Taipei City |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20:00 (TST) | Scoring by quarter: 19–10, 16–24, 18–12, 13–17 | |||
| Pts: Jones 16 Rebs: Brown 10 Asts: Pai 5 |
Boxscore | Pts: McLaughlin 24 Rebs: Dickey 11 Asts: three players 3 |
Arena: Xinzhuang Gymnasium Referees: Lee Kyoung-Hwan (KOR), Issam Al-Siyabi (OMA), Imran Ali Baig (IND) |
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| 27 April | Taoyuan Pauian Pilots | 85–63 | NS Matrix Deers | New Taipei City |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20:00 (TST) | Scoring by quarter: 23–16, 29–15, 13–19, 20–13 | |||
| Pts: Brown 20 Rebs: Jones 16 Asts: Chen Y., Lu 4 |
Boxscore | Pts: Letcher 18 Rebs: Letcher 7 Asts: Murry 4 |
Arena: Xinzhuang Gymnasium Attendance: 2,130 Referees: Mohamed Hasan Alsalam (BRN), Rakesh Ramalingaiah (IND), Cheon Kam-Jae (KOR) |
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| 29 April | Taoyuan Pauian Pilots | 105–66 | Bishrelt Metal | New Taipei City |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17:00 (TST) | Scoring by quarter: 23–7, 27–19, 30–14, 25–26 | |||
| Pts: Lu 26 Rebs: Boyd 14 Asts: Lu 5 |
Boxscore | Pts: Wesley 19 Rebs: Batzorig 7 Asts: Azzaya, Enkhtsogt 3 |
Arena: Xinzhuang Gymnasium Attendance: 800 Referees: Lee Kyoung-Hwan (KOR), Issam Al-Siyabi (OMA), Rakesh Ramalingaiah (IND) |
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| 11 May | Bishrelt Metal | 66–89 | NS Matrix Deers | Ulaanbaatar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17:30 (ULAT) | Scoring by quarter: 19–19, 17–21, 13–17, 17–32 | |||
| Pts: Wesley 28 Rebs: Tumenbayar 7 Asts: Wesley 6 |
Boxscore | Pts: Murry 23 Rebs: Murry 10 Asts: Murry 7 |
Arena: M bank Arena Attendance: 720 Referees: Lee Kyoung-Hwan (KOR), Alexey Stepanenko (KAZ), Haruga Iwai (JPN) |
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| 12 May | Bishrelt Metal | 63–85 | Taoyuan Pauian Pilots | Ulaanbaatar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20:30 (ULAT) | Scoring by quarter: 15–19, 15–19, 15–26, 18–21 | |||
| Pts: Azzaya 23 Rebs: Azzaya, Sainbayar 8 Asts: Azzaya 5 |
Boxscore | Pts: Boyd 19 Rebs: Dieng 11 Asts: Chen L. 8 |
Arena: M bank Arena Attendance: 1,564 Referees: Alexey Stepanenko (KAZ), Haruga Iwai (JPN), Cheon Kam-Jae (KOR) |
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| 14 May | Bishrelt Metal | 82–92 | Pelita Jaya | Ulaanbaatar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17:30 (ULAT) | Scoring by quarter: 23–25, 17–15, 24–20, 18–32 | |||
| Pts: Azzaya 24 Rebs: Lkhagvajav 9 Asts: Azzaya 9 |
Boxscore | Pts: McCullough 27 Rebs: McCullough 15 Asts: McCullough 5 |
Arena: M bank Arena Attendance: 1,153 Referees: Glenn Cornelio (PHI), Haruga Iwai (JPN), Alexey Stepanenko (KAZ) |
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Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ulaanbaatar Xac Broncos | 6 | 6 | 0 | 489 | 383 | +106 | 12 | Advance to Final Four |
| 2 | New Taipei Kings | 6 | 4 | 2 | 503 | 466 | +37 | 10 | |
| 3 | Hi-Tech | 6 | 2 | 4 | 516 | 474 | +42 | 8 | |
| 4 | Adroit Club | 6 | 0 | 6 | 378 | 563 | −185 | 6 |
Source: FIBA
| 27 April | New Taipei Kings | 89–80 | Hi-Tech | New Taipei City |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17:00 (TST) | Scoring by quarter: 22–23, 32–16, 18–20, 17–21 | |||
| Pts: Washburn 24 Rebs: Washburn 11 Asts: Efevberha, Hung 4 |
Boxscore | Pts: Singletary 27 Rebs: Watkins 13 Asts: Leelaphipatkul 7 |
Arena: Xinzhuang Gymnasium Attendance: 2,101 Referees: Issam Al-Siyabi (OMA), Lee Kyoung-Hwan (KOR), Imran Ali Baig (IND) |
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| 29 April | New Taipei Kings | 105–65 | Adroit Club | New Taipei City |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20:00 (TST) | Scoring by quarter: 28–19, 21–17, 25–10, 31–19 | |||
| Pts: Su P. 21 Rebs: Sakakini 10 Asts: three players 4 |
Boxscore | Pts: Kwek 18 Rebs: Pryimak 10 Asts: Lin 4 |
Arena: Xinzhuang Gymnasium Attendance: 1,250 Referees: Mohamed Hasan Alsalam (BRN), Imran Ali Baig (IND), Cheon Kam-Jae (KOR) |
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| 30 April | New Taipei Kings | 68–81 | Ulaanbaatar Xac Broncos | New Taipei City |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20:00 (TST) | Scoring by quarter: 21–17, 15–15, 18–19, 14–30 | |||
| Pts: Efevberha 19 Rebs: Johnson, Efevberha 6 Asts: Hung 8 |
Boxscore | Pts: Tshimanga 29 Rebs: Sandagdorj, Tolbert 10 Asts: Baatar-Erdene 4 |
Arena: Xinzhuang Gymnasium Attendance: 1,165 Referees: Lee Kyoung-Hwan (KOR), Mohamed Hasan Alsalam (BRN), Imran Ali Baig (IND) |
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| 2 May | Adroit Club | 67–119 | Hi-Tech | Bangkok |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19:00 (ICT) | Scoring by quarter: 15–40, 26–35, 15–16, 11–28 | |||
| Pts: Pryimak 19 Rebs: Pryimak, Serheiev 8 Asts: Toh 6 |
Boxscore | Pts: Singletary 20 Rebs: Watkins 12 Asts: Leelaphipatkul 7 |
Arena: Nimibutr Stadium Attendance: 953 Referees: Alexey Stepanenko (KAZ), Haruga Iwai (JPN), Bandar Al-Suwaidi (QAT) |
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| 3 May | Adroit Club | 41–87 | Ulaanbaatar Xac Broncos | Bangkok |
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| 19:00 (ICT) | Scoring by quarter: 10–31, 13–13, 9–21, 9–22 | |||
| Pts: Kolchenko 14 Rebs: Serheiev 9 Asts: Wong 8 |
Boxscore | Pts: Tshimanga 18 Rebs: Tshimanga 11 Asts: Miller 9 |
Arena: Nimibutr Stadium Attendance: 105 Referees: Haruga Iwai (JPN), Alexey Stepanenko (KAZ), Khaled Al-Shammari (KUW) |
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| 4 May | Hi-Tech | 59–63 | Ulaanbaatar Xac Broncos | Bangkok |
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| 19:00 (ICT) | Scoring by quarter: 20–19, 12–13, 10–17, 17–14 | |||
| Pts: Ejesu 19 Rebs: Ejesu 9 Asts: Singletary 7 |
Boxscore | Pts: Miller 15 Rebs: Tshimanga 9 Asts: Miller 4 |
Arena: Nimibutr Stadium Attendance: 581 Referees: Alexey Stepanenko (KAZ), Bandar Al-Suwaidi (QAT), Haruga Iwai (JPN) |
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| 5 May | Adroit Club | 64–80 | New Taipei Kings | Bangkok |
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| 19:00 (ICT) | Scoring by quarter: 28–24, 9–18, 13–14, 14–24 | |||
| Pts: Wong 17 Rebs: Kolchenko, Wong 6 Asts: Wong 5 |
Boxscore | Pts: Johnson 25 Rebs: Johnson 7 Asts: Hung 6 |
Arena: Nimibutr Stadium Attendance: 68 Referees: Bandar Al-Suwaidi (QAT), Khaled Al-Shammari (KUW), Haruga Iwai (JPN) |
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| 6 May | Hi-Tech | 82–88 | New Taipei Kings | Bangkok |
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| 19:00 (ICT) | Scoring by quarter: 27–22, 26–24, 12–21, 17–21 | |||
| Pts: Lish 25 Rebs: Singletary 11 Asts: Singletary 5 |
Boxscore | Pts: Efevberha 39 Rebs: Johnson 13 Asts: Lee, Su S. 3 |
Arena: Nimibutr Stadium Attendance: 729 Referees: Alexey Stepanenko (KAZ), Haruga Iwai (JPN), Khaled Al-Shammari (KUW) |
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| 7 May | Hi-Tech | 96–79 | Adroit Club | Bangkok |
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| 19:00 (ICT) | Scoring by quarter: 22–13, 23–27, 26–23, 25–16 | |||
| Pts: Lish 18 Rebs: Watkins 12 Asts: Singletary, Muangboon 5 |
Boxscore | Pts: Pryimak 17 Rebs: Serheiev 14 Asts: three players 4 |
Arena: Nimibutr Stadium Attendance: 357 Referees: Khaled Al-Shammari (KUW), Alexey Stepanenko (KAZ), Bandar Al-Suwaidi (QAT) |
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| 12 May | Ulaanbaatar Xac Broncos | 94–73 | New Taipei Kings | Ulaanbaatar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17:30 (ULAT) | Scoring by quarter: 25–23, 26–20, 20–20, 23–10 | |||
| Pts: Miller 23 Rebs: Tolbert 9 Asts: Miller 6 |
Boxscore | Pts: Efevberha 31 Rebs: Efevberha 12 Asts: Hung 6 |
Arena: M bank Arena Attendance: 1,552 Referees: Glenn Cornelio (PHI), Lee Kyoung-Hwan (KOR), Anton Kozlov (KAZ) |
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| 14 May | Ulaanbaatar Xac Broncos | 76–62 | Adroit Club | Ulaanbaatar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20:30 (ULAT) | Scoring by quarter: 20–13, 20–11, 18–29, 18–9 | |||
| Pts: Elbeg, Miller 14 Rebs: Tshimanga 12 Asts: Miller 5 |
Boxscore | Pts: Pryimak 17 Rebs: Pryimak, Serheiev 10 Asts: Wong 7 |
Arena: M bank Arena Attendance: 1,161 Referees: Anton Kozlov (KAZ), Lee Kyoung-Hwan (KOR), Cheon Kam-Jae (KOR) |
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| 15 May | Ulaanbaatar Xac Broncos | 88–80 | Hi-Tech | Ulaanbaatar |
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| 20:30 (ULAT) | Scoring by quarter: 21–21, 23–23, 23–19, 21–17 | |||
| Pts: Miller 25 Rebs: Tolbert 10 Asts: Baatar-Erdene 5 |
Boxscore | Pts: Singletary 24 Rebs: Singletary 11 Asts: Singletary 8 |
Arena: M bank Arena Attendance: 851 Referees: Glenn Cornelio (PHI), Alexey Stepanenko (KAZ), Lee Kyoung-Hwan (KOR) |
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Final Four
The top two teams from the Final Four advanced to the 2025 Basketball Champions League Asia.[3][7] Two teams from same country could not qualify to BCL Asia.[8] The final four was held at the M bank Arena in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia.[6][9]
| Semifinals | Finals | |||||
| Taoyuan Pauian Pilots | 81 | |||||
| New Taipei Kings | 62 | |||||
| Taoyuan Pauian Pilots | 77 | |||||
| Ulaanbaatar Xac Broncos | 86 | |||||
| Ulaanbaatar Xac Broncos | 85 | |||||
| Pelita Jaya | 79 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| New Taipei Kings | 74 | |||||
| Pelita Jaya | 103 | |||||
Semifinals
Note: All times are Time in Mongolia (UTC+8)
30 May
18:00 |
| Taoyuan Pauian Pilots | 81–62 | New Taipei Kings |
| Scoring by quarter: 25–16, 19–18, 17–21, 20–7 | ||
| Pts: Jones 23 Rebs: Jones 12 Asts: Pai 7 |
Pts: Efevberha 26 Rebs: Johnson 20 Asts: Johnson 5 | |
M bank Arena, Ulaanbaatar
Attendance: 300 Referees: Yevgeniy Mikheyev (KAZ), Lee Kyoung-Hwan (KOR), Cheon Kam-Jae (KOR) |
30 May
21:00 |
| Ulaanbaatar Xac Broncos | 85–79 | Pelita Jaya |
| Scoring by quarter: 22–17, 19–17, 30–31, 14–14 | ||
| Pts: Miller 24 Rebs: Baatar-Erdene 8 Asts: Miller 8 |
Pts: McCullough 28 Rebs: McCullough 13 Asts: Withey 3 | |
M bank Arena, Ulaanbaatar
Attendance: 1,204 Referees: Park Kyoung-Jin (KOR), Daigo Urushima (JPN), Alexey Stepanenko (KAZ) |
Third place game
31 May
18:00 |
| New Taipei Kings | 74–103 | Pelita Jaya |
| Scoring by quarter: 23–29, 21–26, 16–29, 14–19 | ||
| Pts: Johnson 26 Rebs: Johnson 14 Asts: Su P. 6 |
Pts: McCullough 31 Rebs: Withey 15 Asts: Arighi 7 | |
M bank Arena, Ulaanbaatar
Attendance: 575 Referees: Park Kyoung-Jin (KOR), Alexey Stepanenko (KAZ), Cheon Kam-Jae (KOR) |
Finals
31 May
21:00 |
| Taoyuan Pauian Pilots | 77–86 | Ulaanbaatar Xac Broncos |
| Scoring by quarter: 32–30, 13–16, 18–21, 14–19 | ||
| Pts: Brown 22 Rebs: Boyd 10 Asts: Lu 7 |
Pts: Miller 30 Rebs: Tshimanga 13 Asts: Miller 8 | |
M bank Arena, Ulaanbaatar
Attendance: 1,054 Referees: Yevgeniy Mikheyev (KAZ), Daigo Urushima (JPN), Lee Kyoung-Hwan (KOR) |
Qualified teams
The following two teams qualified for the 2025 Basketball Champions League Asia.
| Team | Qualified on | Qualified as |
|---|---|---|
| Ulaanbaatar Xac Broncos | 30 May 2025[10] | 2025 BCL Asia – East champion |
| Taoyuan Pauian Pilots | 30 May 2025[11] | 2025 BCL Asia – East runner-up |
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Four teams from both groups will qualify for the Final Four, and the champion and runner-up teams of BCL Asia East will earn the right to go to #BCLAsia and face 6 other teams: champion teams of the B.League, CBA, KBL, and the PBA, and the #FIBAWASL champion and runner-up!
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