2017–18 Eastern Sports Club (basketball) season

2017–18 Eastern season
2017–18 Eastern season
Head coach	Edu Torres
Owner(s)	Eastern Sports Club
ABL 2017-2018 season results
Record	14–6 ; (.700)
Place	2nd
Playoff finish	Semifinalist
Eastern seasons
	← 2016-17 2018–19 →

The 2017–18 Eastern Sports Club (basketball) season was the second season of the franchise in the ASEAN Basketball League (ABL).

Roster

Hong Kong Eastern Long Lions roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	No.	Name	Ht.	Wt.	DOB (YYYY-MM-DD)	From
F	0	Ip, Chun Kit	1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)	85 kg (187 lb)	32 – (1992-03-24)24 March 1992
G	2	Elliott, Marcus Ryan (WI)	1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)	85 kg (187 lb)	40 – (1984-04-24)24 April 1984
G/F	3	Lee, Ki (C)	1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)	78 kg (172 lb)	37 – (1987-10-16)16 October 1987
G	4	O'Neal Moss, Ryan (WI)	2.03 m (6 ft 8 in)	105 kg (231 lb)	50 – (1974-04-04)4 April 1974
G	10	Lamb, Tyler (AI)	1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)	94 kg (207 lb)	33 – (1991-05-16)16 May 1991
F	11	So, Sheung Ying	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)	80 kg (176 lb)	32 – (1992-06-29)29 June 1992
F/C	14	Tang, Chi Hang	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)	100 kg (220 lb)	32 – (1992-01-21)21 January 1992
F	15	So, Chi Lok Jolin	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)	85 kg (187 lb)	34 – (1989-11-12)12 November 1989
F/C	29	Chung, Chun Sing	1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)	75 kg (165 lb)	33 – (1991-01-10)10 January 1991
C	30	Wu, Cheuk Pan	2.06 m (6 ft 9 in)	95 kg (209 lb)	30 – (1993-11-23)23 November 1993
F	34	Standhardinger, Christian (AI)	2.03 m (6 ft 8 in)	100 kg (220 lb)	35 – (1989-07-04)4 July 1989	Hawaiʻi
F/C	35	Ngan, Wing Fai	1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)	85 kg (187 lb)	31 – (1993-03-12)12 March 1993
G	88	Lau, Tsz Lai	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)	82 kg (181 lb)	34 – (1990-11-04)4 November 1990

Head coach

Edu Torres

Assistant coach(es)

Athletic trainer(s)

Ryan O'Neal Moss

Legend

(C) Team captain
(WI) World import
(AI) ASEAN heritage import
Injured

Standing

Elimination

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	PCT	GB	Qualification
1	Chong Son Kung Fu	20	15	5	1864	1638	+226	.750	—	Semi-finals
2	Hong Kong Eastern	20	14	6	1949	1856	+93	.700^[a]	1	Semi-finals
3	San Miguel Alab Pilipinas	20	14	6	1844	1681	+163	.700^[a]	1	Quarter-finals
4	Mono Vampire	20	14	6	2024	1957	+67	.700^[a]	1
5	Singapore Slingers	20	12	8	1651	1598	+53	.600	3
6	Saigon Heat	20	10	10	1963	1956	+7	.500	5
7	CLS Knights Indonesia	20	5	15	1614	1733	−119	.250^[b]	10
8	Westports Malaysia Dragons	20	5	15	1802	1974	−172	.250^[b]	10
9	Formosa Dreamers	20	1	19	1593	1901	−308	.050	14

Source: ASEANBasketballLeague.com
Notes:

^ ^a ^b ^c Head-to-head record: Hong Kong Eastern 3–1; San Miguel Alab Pilipinas 2–2; Mono Vampire 1–3
^ ^a ^b Head-to-head record: CLS Knights Indonesia 2–0; Westports Malaysia Dragons 0–2

Game log

2017–18 game log
Total: 14–6

November : 1–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 1–0)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
1	November 19	Tanduay Alab Pilipinas	W 92-89 Archived 2018-01-04 at the Wayback Machine	Christian Standhardinger (26)	Christian Standhardinger (14)	Marcus Ryan Elliott (9)	Mall of Asia Arena	1–0

December : 6–0 (Home: 2–0; Road: 4–0)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
2	December 3	CLS Knights Indonesia	W 87-78 Archived 2018-03-16 at the Wayback Machine	Tyler Lamb (25)	Ryan O'Neil Moss (16)	Marcus Ryan Elliott (6)	GOR CLS Kertajaya	2–0
3	December 8	Mono Vampire	W 112-105 Archived 2018-03-16 at the Wayback Machine	Christian Standhardinger (40)	Christian Standhardinger (17)	Marcus Ryan Elliott (9)	Stadium 29	3–0
4	December 10	Singapore Slingers	W 81-77 Archived 2018-03-17 at the Wayback Machine	Tyler Lamb (30)	Standhardinger, Moss (10)	Marcus Ryan Elliott (9)	OCBC Arena Singapore	4–0
5	December 13	Tanduay Alab Pilipinas	W 99-96 Archived 2018-03-17 at the Wayback Machine	Tyler Lamb (32)	Christian Standhardinger (12)	Marcus Ryan Elliott (7)	Southorn Stadium	5–0
6	December 17	Formosa Dreamers	W 120-97 Archived 2018-03-16 at the Wayback Machine	Tyler Lamb (22)	Ryan O'Neal Moss (10)	Marcus Ryan Elliott (13)	Changhua Stadium	6–0
7	December 20	Singapore Slingers	W 82-79 Archived 2018-03-16 at the Wayback Machine	Tyler Lamb (25)	Christian Standhardinger (13)	Marcus Ryan Elliott (8)	Southorn Stadium	7–0

January : 2–1 (Home: 2–1; Road: 0–0)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
8	January 9	Saigon Heat	L 115-121 Archived 2018-03-16 at the Wayback Machine	Christian Standhardinger (37)	Christian Standhardinger (19)	Marcus Ryan Elliott (10)	Southorn Stadium	7–1
9	January 18	Formosa Dreamers	W 99-79 Archived 2018-03-25 at the Wayback Machine	Standhardinger, Lamb (25)	Marcus Ryan Elliott (11)	Marcus Ryan Elliott (11)	Southorn Stadium	8–1
10	January 24	CLS Knights Indonesia	W 104-81 Archived 2018-03-23 at the Wayback Machine	Elliott, Lamb (23)	Tyler Lamb (12)	Elliott, Lamb (10)	Southorn Stadium	9–1

February : 3–1 (Home: 2–0; Road: 1–1)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
11	February 4	Saigon Heat	L 115-118 Archived 2018-03-07 at the Wayback Machine	Christian Standhardinger (31)	Christian Standhardinger (18)	Marcus Ryan Elliott (4)	CIS Arena Saigon	9–2
12	February 8	Westports Malaysia Dragons	W 104-92 Archived 2018-03-14 at the Wayback Machine	Tyler Lamb (28)	Standhardinger, Elliott (11)	Marcus Ryan Elliott (15)	Southorn Stadium	10–2
13	February 13	Chong Son Kung Fu	W 88-76 Archived 2018-03-16 at the Wayback Machine	Christian Standhardinger (23)	Ryan O'Neal Moss (15)	Marcus Ryan Elliott (8)	Southorn Stadium	11–2
14	February 24	Formosa Dreamers	W 93-91 Archived 2018-03-16 at the Wayback Machine	Marcus Ryan Elliott (31)	Christian Standhardinger (10)	Marcus Ryan Elliott (7)	Changhua Stadium	12–2

March : 2–4 (Home: 1–2; Road: 1–2)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
15	March 9	Chong Son Kung Fu^[1]	L 85-94 Archived 2018-03-16 at the Wayback Machine	Marcus Ryan Elliott (24)	Christian Standhardinger (10)	Tyler Lamb (5)	Nanhai Gymnasium	12–3
16	March 13	Chong Son Kung Fu^[2]	L 76-87 Archived 2018-03-16 at the Wayback Machine	Christian Standhardinger (24)	Christian Standhardinger (12)	Marcus Ryan Elliott (6)	Nanhai Gymnasium	12–4
17	March 15	Mono Vampire^[3]	L 111–119 Archived 2018-07-05 at the Wayback Machine	Tyler Lamb (32)	Samuel Maltese Deguara (15)	Jason Brickman (13)	Southorn Stadium	12–5
18	March 22	Formosa Dreamers^[4]	W 99–93 Archived 2018-07-05 at the Wayback Machine	Christian Standhardinger (33)	Christian Standhardinger (15)	Marcus Elliott (10)	Southorn Stadium	13–5
19	March 25	Westports Malaysia Dragons^[5]	W 110–96 Archived 2018-07-05 at the Wayback Machine	Lamb, Elliott (25)	Christian Standhardinger (10)	Marcus Elliott (10)	MABA Stadium	14–5
20	March 28	Chong Son Kung Fu^[6]	L 77–88 Archived 2018-07-05 at the Wayback Machine	Tyler Lamb (30)	Christian Standhardinger (14)	Marcus Elliott (5)	Southorn Stadium	14–6

Playoffs

Quarterfinals		Semifinals		Finals






		1 Chong Son Kung Fu	0

		4 Mono Vampire	2
4 Mono Vampire	2

5 Singapore Slingers	0
				4 Mono Vampire	2

				3 San Miguel Alab Pilipinas	3



		2 Hong Kong Eastern	0

		3 San Miguel Alab Pilipinas	2
3 San Miguel Alab Pilipinas	2

6 Saigon Heat	0

Game log

2018 playoff game log
Total: 0–2

Semifinals : 0–2 (Home: 0–1; Road: 0–1)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
1	April 11	Tanduay Alab Pilipinas^[7]	L 94–98 Archived 2018-07-08 at the Wayback Machine	Tyler Lamb (32)	Christian Standhardinger (15)	Marcus Elliott (10)	Southorn Stadium	0–1
2	April 15	Tanduay Alab Pilipinas^[8]	L 72–79 Archived 2018-07-08 at the Wayback Machine	Tyler Lamb (25)	Ryan O'Neil Moss (16)	Elliott, Lee (3)	Sta. Rosa Arena	0–2

Transactions

Recruited imports

Season	Name	Debuted	Last game	Record
2017-18	Marcus Ryan Elliot (World Import)	November 19, 2017	April 15, 2018	14–8
	Ryan O'Neil Moss (World Import)
	Tyler Lamb (ASEAN Heritage Import)
	Christian Standhardinger (ASEAN Heritage Import)

References

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^ "Eastern Seal Semis Berth as Dragons Suffer Worst Franchise Finish | ABL". ABL. 2018-03-26. Archived from the original on 2018-07-05. Retrieved 2018-07-05.
^ "Tucker Sizzles as Chong Son Locks First Place After Comeback Win | ABL". ABL. 2018-03-29. Archived from the original on 2018-07-05. Retrieved 2018-07-05.
^ "Alab Pilipinas bucks shaky start, downs Hong Kong 5 | Philstar.com". philstar.com. Retrieved 2018-07-05.
^ Corp., ABS-CBN. "Finals-bound Alab Pilipinas dethrones Hong Kong in emphatic sweep". ABS-CBN SPORTS. Archived from the original on 2018-07-05. Retrieved 2018-07-05.

[table_hth_HKE0.24506309267369-1] Head-to-head record: Hong Kong Eastern 3–1; San Miguel Alab Pilipinas 2–2; Mono Vampire 1–3

[table_hth_CLS0.24506309267369-2] Head-to-head record: CLS Knights Indonesia 2–0; Westports Malaysia Dragons 0–2

[3] "Chong Son Gets Revenge on Hong Kong For Second Straight Win | ABL". ABL. 2018-03-09. Archived from the original on 2018-07-05. Retrieved 2018-07-05.

[4] "Chong Son Kung Fu wins 4th Straight, Completes Perfect Season at Home | ABL". ABL. 2018-03-14. Archived from the original on 2018-07-05. Retrieved 2018-07-05.

[5] "Mono Vampire Sets New Scoring Record, Deals Hong Kong Eastern Third Straight Loss | ABL". ABL. 2018-03-16. Archived from the original on 2018-07-05. Retrieved 2018-07-05.

[6] "Eastern Survives Scare, Hands Dreamers Loss to Close Maiden Season | ABL". ABL. 2018-03-23. Archived from the original on 2018-07-05. Retrieved 2018-07-05.

[7] "Eastern Seal Semis Berth as Dragons Suffer Worst Franchise Finish | ABL". ABL. 2018-03-26. Archived from the original on 2018-07-05. Retrieved 2018-07-05.

[8] "Tucker Sizzles as Chong Son Locks First Place After Comeback Win | ABL". ABL. 2018-03-29. Archived from the original on 2018-07-05. Retrieved 2018-07-05.

[9] "Alab Pilipinas bucks shaky start, downs Hong Kong 5 | Philstar.com". philstar.com. Retrieved 2018-07-05.

[10] Corp., ABS-CBN. "Finals-bound Alab Pilipinas dethrones Hong Kong in emphatic sweep". ABS-CBN SPORTS. Archived from the original on 2018-07-05. Retrieved 2018-07-05.

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