The Mono Vampire Basketball Club (Thai: โมโนแวมไพร์) is a Thai professional basketball team that previously played in the ASEAN Basketball League. They have also participated in the Thailand Basketball League.[1] It is owned by Mono Group, a Thai media and technology conglomerate.

Mono Vampire
Mono Vampire logo
NicknameVampires
LeaguesASEAN Basketball League(2015–2016, 2017–2020)
Thailand Basketball League
Thailand Basketball Super League
Founded2014
ArenaStadium 29
by Mono 29 Studio
Team coloursOrange, black, silver
     
Main sponsorMono 29 TV
Head coachSlovenia Andrej Urlep
OwnershipMono 29
Championships3x TBL champion (2015, 2016, 2017)
2x TBSL champion (2017, 2018)
1 TBA champion (2017)

Established in 2014, the Vampires finished third at the Thailand Basketball League and the Thailand Basketball Super League in their first season.

In 2015, the Vampires won the Thailand Basketball League title. On the same year, the Vampires joined the ASEAN Basketball League but failed to perform.

The Vampires withdrew from the ABL mid-season after the 2019–20 season was suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[2]

Achievements

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Year ABL Regular Season ABL Playoffs Position FIBA Asia Champions Cup
2015–16 5th place Did not qualify Did not qualify
2016–17 Did not participate Did not participate 6th
2017–18 2nd place Runners-Up 5th
2018–19 8th place Semi-finalists Did not participate
2019–20 Withdrew Did not participate

Season by season

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Season ASEAN Basketball Ball FIBA Asia Championships Cup
Regular Season Played Wins Losses Win % Post-Season Final Ranking Wins Losses Win %
2015–16 5th 20 3 17 .150 Did not qualify Did not qualify - - -
2016–17 Did not participate - - - - - 6th 2 5 .286
2017–18 5th 20 14 6 .700 Runners-Up in Final against San Miguel Alab Pilipinas, 2–3 (series) 5th 3 2 .600
2018–19 8th 26 11 15 .423 Lost in semi-finals to BTN CLS Knights Indonesia, 1–2 (series) Did not participate - - -
2019–20 TBD

Roster

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Mono Vampire roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Wt.
G 0     Goldstein, Freddie 1.7 m (5 ft 7 in) 60 kg (132 lb)
G/F 1     Lamb, Tyler 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 94 kg (207 lb)
F 7   Singletary, Mike (WI) 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 100 kg (220 lb)
F 11     Morgan, Moses 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 101 kg (223 lb)
F 14   Boonserm, Narathip 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 88 kg (194 lb)
G 15   Knowles, Preston (WI) 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 88 kg (194 lb)
C 22   Morrison, Michael (WI) 2.18 m (7 ft 2 in) 108 kg (238 lb)
G 33   Saengtong, Nopporn 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 105 kg (231 lb)
G 36   Sunthornsiri, Sorot 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 74 kg (163 lb)
F 58   Phuangla, Arnat 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 83 kg (183 lb)
F/C 65   Chantachon, Teerawat 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 99 kg (218 lb)
G 69   Apiromwilaichai, Darongphan 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 82 kg (181 lb)
G 77   Ananti, Chitchai 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 65 kg (143 lb)
G 79   Toweroj, Jittaphon 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (WI) World import
  •   Injured

Updated: 19 January 2020

Depth chart

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Pos. Starting 5 Bench
C   Michael Morrison
PF   Mike Singletary
SF    Moses Morgan
SG    Tyler Lamb
PG   Preston Knowles    Freddie Goldstein

Notable players

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To appear in this section a player must have either:

- Set a club record or won an individual award as a professional player.
- Played at least one official international match for his senior national team at any time.

Head coach

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  •   Soontornpong Mawintorn (2015-2016)
  •   Douglas Marty (2017–2019)
  •   Andrej Urlep (2019–2021)

References

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  1. ^ Saldajeno, Ivan (1 September 2015). "Mono Vampire joins ABL as league set for October opening". Dugout Philippines. Retrieved 30 September 2015.
  2. ^ "BASKETBALL Mono Vampire pulls out of ABL amid suspended season". Rappler. 13 March 2020. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
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