2009–10 ABL season

The 2009–10 ASEAN Basketball League season was the first season of competition since its establishment. A total of six teams competed in the league. The regular season began on 10 October 2009 and ended on 24 January 2010, which was followed by a post-season involving the top four teams.

ASEAN Basketball League
Season	2009–10
Dates	10 October 2009 – 24 January 2010 (regular season) 31 January 2010 – 21 February 2010 (playoffs)
Games played	45 (regular season) 8 (playoffs)
Teams	6
Finals
Champions	Philippine Patriots
Runners-up	Satria Muda
Semifinalists	Singapore Slingers Kuala Lumpur Dragons
Awards
MVP	Attaporn Lertmalaiporn
Best Import	Jason Dixon
Finals MVP	Warren Ybañez
Records
Biggest home win	Satria Muda BritAma 97–62 Brunei Barracudas (8 November 2009)
Biggest away win	Kuala Lumpur Dragons 76–94 Brunei Barracudas (14 October 2009)
Highest scoring	Brunei Barracudas 89–95 Singapore Slingers (20 January 2010)
Winning streak	6 games Philippine Patriots
Losing streak	6 games Thailand Tigers
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The Philippine Patriots of Philippines had the #1 seed at the conclusion of the regular season.

Teams

Team	City/Area	Arena / Capacity	Founded	Joined	Team Owners	Head Coach
Kuala Lumpur Dragons	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	MABA Stadium (2,500) Putra Stadium (16,000)	2009	2009	Datuk Wira Dani Daim & Westport and Partners	Goh Cheng Huat
Philippine Patriots	Metro Manila, Philippines	Filoil Flying V Arena (5,000) Ynares Sports Arena (3,000)	2009	2009	Mikee Romero and Tony Boy Cojuangco	Louie Alas
Satria Muda	Jakarta, Indonesia	The BritAma Arena (4,000)	1994	2009	Erick Thohir and Mahaka Foundation	Fictor Roring
Singapore Slingers	Singapore	Singapore Indoor Stadium (8,126)	2006	2009	Basketball Enterprises Pte. Ltd.	Frank Arsego
Thailand Tigers	Bangkok, Thailand	Nimibutr National Stadium (6,051)	2009	2009	Wim Reijnen/Entertainment Asia and partners	Soontornpong Mawintorn
Brunei Barracudas	Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei Darussalam	Brunei Indoor Stadium (5,500)	2009	2009	Nadzaty Azma Azeez and Everwide SC	Geraldo Ramos

Regular season

Standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	PCT	GB	Qualification
1	Philippine Patriots	15	11	4	1106	1023	+83	.733	—	Playoffs
2	Singapore Slingers	15	10	5	1133	1081	+52	.667	1
3	Satria Muda	15	8	7	1119	1075	+44	.533	3
4	Kuala Lumpur Dragons	15	7	8	1093	1154	−61	.467	4
5	Brunei Barracudas	15	6	9	1183	1234	−51	.400	5
6	Thailand Tigers	15	3	12	1111	1178	−67	.200	8

Source: Unknown
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored;

Results

Home \ Away	BRU	KLD	PHI	SAT	SGP	THA	BRU	KLD	PHI	SAT	SGP	THA
Brunei Barracudas	—	73–76	95–70	85–81	80–82	91–86	—	80–63			89–95
Kuala Lumpur Dragons	76–94	—	63–73	57–69	78–71	79–78		—	77–59			88–69
Philippine Patriots	70–56	76–70	—	74–56	70–53	74–61	87–65		—	81–69		77–61
Satria Muda	97–62	91–67	69–76	—	59–61	77–71	98–84	67–70		—	67–58
Singapore Slingers	87–69	74–86	74–69	91–67	—	62–65		92–74	67–59		—	69–66
Thailand Tigers	77–66	88–71	87–91	75–78	80–92	—	89–94			58–69		—

Source:
Legend: Blue = home team win; Red = away team win.

Matches

October

Satria Muda v Philippine Patriots

10 October 2009	Satria Muda	69–76	Philippine Patriots	Jakarta
	Scoring by quarter: 17–16, 15–17, 14–23, 23–20
		Boxscore		Arena: The BritAma Arena

Singapore Slingers v Brunei Barracudas

Kuala Lumpur Dragons v Brunei Barracudas

14 October 2009	Kuala Lumpur Dragons	76–94	Brunei Barracudas	Kuala Lumpur
		Boxscore		Arena: MABA Stadium

Thailand Tigers v Satria Muda

18 October 2009	Thailand Tigers	75–78	Satria Muda	Bangkok
				Arena: Nimibutr Stadium

Brunei Barracudas v Kuala Lumpur Dragons

18 October 2009	Brunei Barracudas	73–76	Kuala Lumpur Dragons	Bandar Seri Begawan
		Boxscore		Arena: Brunei Indoor Stadium

Singapore Slingers v Philippine Patriots

Brunei Barracudas v Singapore Slingers

24 October 2009	Brunei Barracudas	80–82	Singapore Slingers	Bandar Seri Begawan
		Boxscore		Arena: Brunei Indoor Stadium

Satria Muda v Kuala Lumpur Dragons

25 October 2009	Satria Muda	91–67	Kuala Lumpur Dragons	Jakarta
		Boxscore		Arena: The BritAma Arena

Philippine Patriots v Thailand Tigers

25 October 2009	Philippine Patriots	74–61	Thailand Tigers	Pasig
				Arena: Ynares Sports Arena

Kuala Lumpur Dragons v Thailand Tigers

31 October 2009	Kuala Lumpur Dragons	79–78	Thailand Tigers	Kuala Lumpur
		Boxscore		Arena: MABA Stadium

November

Singapore Slingers v Satria Muda

Philippine Patriots v Singapore Slingers

Satria Muda v Brunei Barracudas

8 November 2009	Satria Muda	97–62	Brunei Barracudas	Jakarta
		Boxscore		Arena: The BritAma Arena

Thailand Tigers v Kuala Lumpur Dragons

Satria Muda v Singapore Slingers

14 November 2009	Satria Muda	59–61	Singapore Slingers	Jakarta
		Boxscore		Arena: The BritAma Arena

Brunei Barracudas v Thailand Tigers

14 November 2009	Brunei Barracudas	91–86	Thailand Tigers	Bandar Seri Begawan
		Boxscore		Arena: Brunei Indoor Stadium

Kuala Lumpur Dragons v Philippine Patriots

15 November 2009	Kuala Lumpur Dragons	63–73	Philippine Patriots	Kuala Lumpur
		Boxscore		Arena: MABA Stadium

Philippine Patriots v Satria Muda

21 November 2009	Philippine Patriots	74–56	Satria Muda	San Juan
		Boxscore		Arena: Filoil Flying V Arena

Thailand Tigers v Brunei Barracudas

22 November 2009	Thailand Tigers	77–66	Brunei Barracudas	Bangkok
		Boxscore		Arena: Nimibutr Stadium

Singapore Slingers v Kuala Lumpur Dragons

Satria Muda v Thailand Tigers

28 November 2009	Satria Muda	77–71	Thailand Tigers	Jakarta
				Arena: The BritAma Arena

December

Philippine Patriots v Thailand Tigers

Philippine Patriots v Satria Muda

5 December 2009	Philippine Patriots	81–69	Satria Muda	San Juan
				Arena: Filoil Flying V Arena

Singapore Slingers v Thailand Tigers

Brunei Barracudas v Kuala Lumpur Dragons

9 December 2009	Brunei Barracudas	80–63	Kuala Lumpur Dragons	Bandar Seri Begawan
		Boxscore		Arena: Brunei Indoor Stadiun

Satria Muda v Singapore Slingers

12 December 2009	Satria Muda	67–58	Singapore Slingers	Jakarta
				Arena: The BritAma Arena

Brunei Barracudas v Philippine Patriots

13 December 2009	Brunei Barracudas	95–70	Philippine Patriots	Bandar Seri Begawan
		Boxscore		Arena: Brunei Indoor Stadium

Kuala Lumpur Dragons v Thailand Tigers

13 December 2009	Kuala Lumpur Dragons	88–69	Thailand Tigers	Kuala Lumpur
		Boxscore		Arena: MABA Stadium

Singapore Slingers v Thailand Tigers

Philippine Patriots v Kuala Lumpur Dragons

19 December 2009	Philippine Patriots	76–70	Kuala Lumpur Dragons	Pasig
				Arena: Ynares Sports Arena

Thailand Tigers v Satria Muda

20 December 2009	Thailand Tigers	58–69	Satria Muda	Bangkok
		Boxscore		Arena: Nimibutr Stadium

Philippine Patriots v Brunei Barracudas

21 December 2009	Philippine Patriots	70–56	Brunei Barracudas	Pasig
				Arena: Ynares Sports Arena

January

Thailand Tigers v Brunei Barracudas

Kuala Lumpur Dragons v Satria Muda

5 January 2010	Kuala Lumpur Dragons	57–69	Satria Muda	Kuala Lumpur
		Boxscore		Arena: MABA Stadium

Singapore Slingers v Philippine Patriots

Kuala Lumpur Dragons v Philippine Patriots

9 January 2010	Kuala Lumpur Dragons	77–59	Philippine Patriots	Kuala Lumpur
		Boxscore		Arena: MABA Stadium

Satria Muda v Brunei Barracudas

10 January 2010	Satria Muda	98–84	Brunei Barracudas	Jakarta
		Boxscore		Arena: The BritAma Arena

Singapore Slingers v Kuala Lumpur Dragons

Brunei Barracudas v Satria Muda

16 January 2010	Brunei Barracudas	85–81	Satria Muda	Bandar Seri Begawan
		Boxscore		Arena: Brunei Indoor Stadium

Thailand Tigers v Philippine Patriots

17 January 2010	Thailand Tigers	87–91	Philippine Patriots	Bangkok
		Boxscore		Arena: Nimibutr Stadium

Kuala Lumpur Dragons v Singapore Slingers

17 January 2010	Kuala Lumpur Dragons	78–71	Singapore Slingers	Kuala Lumpur
		Boxscore		Arena: MABA Stadium

Brunei Barracudas v Singapore Slingers

20 January 2010	Brunei Barracudas	89–95	Singapore Slingers	Bandar Seri Begawan
				Arena: Brunei Indoor Stadium

Satria Muda v Kuala Lumpur Dragons

23 January 2010	Satria Muda	67–70	Kuala Lumpur Dragons	Jakarta
		Boxscore		Arena: The BritAma Arena

Thailand Tigers v Singapore Slingers

24 January 2010	Thailand Tigers	80–92	Singapore Slingers	Bangkok
		Boxscore		Arena: Nimibutr Stadium

Philippine Patriots v Brunei Barracudas

24 January 2010	Philippine Patriots	87–65	Brunei Barracudas	Pasig
				Arena: Ynares Sports Arena

Playoffs

Main article: 2010 ABL playoffs

	Semifinals best-of-three series					Finals best-of-five championship series
	1	Philippine Patriots	2
	4	Kuala Lumpur Dragons	0
						1	Philippine Patriots	3
						3	Satria Muda	0
	2	Singapore Slingers	1
	3	Satria Muda	2

Semifinals

The semifinals 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
Philippine Patriots	2–0	Kuala Lumpur Dragons	77–43	70–65	—
Singapore Slingers	1–2	Satria Muda	88–67	45–74	76–86

Finals

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

Semifinal 1 winner	Series	Semifinal 2 winner	Game 1	Game 2	Game 3	Game 4	Game 5
Philippine Patriots	3–0	Satria Muda	78–68	72–53	75–67	–	–

Statistics

Season leaders

Last update: End of Round 11

Category	Player	Team	Stat
Points per game	Reggie Larry	Brunei Barracudas	21.0
Rebounds per game	Nakiea Miller	SM BritAma	15.3
Assists per game	Reggie Larry	Brunei Barracudas	4.0
Steals per game	Reggie Larry	Brunei Barracudas	2.0
Blocks per game	Nakiea Miller	SM BritAma	5.0

Season highs

Last update: End of Round 11

Category	Player	Team	Stat
Points	Alex Hartman	SM BritAma	33
Rebounds	Nakiea Miller	SM BritAma	22
Assists	Jamal Brown	Kuala Lumpur Dragons	10
Steals	Reggie Larry	Brunei Barracudas	6
Blocks	Lonnie Jones Nakiea Miller	Brunei Barracudas SM BritAma	7
Field goals made	Reggie Larry Rudy Lingganay Michael LeBlanc Chaz Briggs	Brunei Barracudas Kuala Lumpur Dragons Singapore Slingers Thailand Tigers	11
Three-point field goals made	Alex Hartman	SM BritAma	6
Free throws made	Alex Hartman	SM BritAma	12

Teams

See 2009–2010 ABL team rosters.

External links

• The official website of the Asean Basketball League