The 2018–19 ABL season was the ninth season of competition of the ASEAN Basketball League. The regular season started on 16 November 2018 and ended on 28 March 2019.
Teams
All the teams in 2017–18 season returned for this season. However, the following changes happened: Chong Son Kung Fu relocated and rebranded to Macau Black Bears. Zhuhai Wolf Warriors was the 10th team in the ABL, added after Kung Fu relocated to Macau.
Venues
TeamCity / RegionArenaCapacity CLS Knights IndonesiaSurabaya, East JavaGOR Kertajaya Surabaya3,000 Formosa DreamersChanghua, Changhua CountyChanghua Stadium8,000 EasternWan Chai, Hong KongSouthorn Stadium2,000 Macau Black BearsFoshan, GuangdongFoshan International Sports and Cultural Center14,700 Taipa, MacauUniversity of Macau Sports Complex Mono VampireBangkok Metropolitan RegionStadium 29, Nonthaburi5,000 Saigon HeatHo Chi Minh CityCanadian International School Vietnam Arena2,500 Alab PilipinasSanta Rosa, LagunaCity of Santa Rosa Multi-Purpose Complex5,700Metro ManilaFiloil Flying V Centre, San Juan5,500Caloocan Sports Complex, Caloocan3,000Lapu-Lapu CityHoops Dome6,000Lapu-Lapu Sports Complex Singapore SlingersSingaporeOCBC Arena, Kallang3,000 Westports Malaysia DragonsKuala LumpurMABA Stadium2,500 Wolf WarriorsZhuhai, GuangdongDoumen Gymnasium,Zhuhai Jinan University,MacauFoshan Shishan GymnasiumUniversity of Macau Sports Complex
Personnel Team Head coach CLS Knights Indonesia Brian Rowsom Formosa Dreamers Dean Murray Eastern Edu Torres Macau Black Bears Mu Jianxin Mono Vampire Tongkiat Singhasene Saigon Heat Kyle Julius Alab Pilipinas Jimmy Alapag Singapore Slingers Neo Beng Siang Westports Malaysia Dragons Jamie Pearlman Wolf Warriors Matt Skillman
Imports The following is the list of imports, which had played for their respective teams at least once. Each team can register 3 imports. Flags indicate the citizenship/s the player holds. Club Import 1 Import 2 Import 3 Former Imports CLS Knights Indonesia Maxie Esho Doug Herring Jr. Darryl Watkins Montay Brandon Stephen Hurt Formosa Dreamers Malcolm Miller William Artino Tevin Glass Eastern Marcus Elliott Michael Holyfield O'Darien Bassett Trey Gilder Eric Ferguson Samuel Deguara Macau Black Bears Dewarick Spencer Ryan Watkins Mikh McKinney Anthony Tucker Mono Vampire Mike Singletary Malcolm White Romeo Travis Marcus Keene Chris Charles Jason Brickman Saigon Heat Kyle Barone Trevon Hughes DeAngelo Hamilton Murphy Burnatowski Alab Pilipinas Renaldo Balkman Peter John Ramos Singapore Slingers Xavier Alexander John Fields Jerran Young Westports Malaysia Dragons Chris Eversley Winston Shepard Nnanna Egwu Sundiata Gaines Shaun Bruce Wolf Warriors Mike Bell Cory Bradford Shawntez Patterson DeShawn Mitchell Mario Wuysang Eric Tisby Eddy Curry Mike Taylor
Local heritage
Wolf Warriors Saigon Heat Alab Pilipinas Macau Black Bears Mono Vampire Tse Sit Chun Corey Cillia Chris Dierker Trần Đăng Khoa Justin Young Henry Nguyen Sang Đinh Stefan Nguyen Tim Alan Van Waale Bobby Ray Parks Jr. Josh Urbiztondo Lawrence Domingo Caelan Tiongson Brandon Rosser Ethan Alvano Kane Ma Nathan Yu Derek King Liu Zankun Luo Yongxuan Jenning Leung Freddie Goldstein Tyler Lamb Moses Morgan CLS Knights Indonesia Westports Malaysia Dragons Formosa Dreamers Eastern Singapore Slingers Brandon Jawato Wei Long Wong Jonathan Wong Zhong Han Kenneth Chien
Regular season Each team will play 26 games throughout the season, 13 at home and 13 away. Each team will play the remaining 4 teams in their group, twice each at home and away. Each team will also play the 5 teams from the other group, once each at home and away. The groupings are as follows: Bears, Warriors, Eastern, Dreamers, Alab Knights, Slingers, Dragons, Vampire, Heat
Standings
Results
Playoffs
Bracket
Quarterfinals
The quarterfinals was a best-of-three series, with the higher seeded team hosting game 1, and if necessary game 3.
Semifinals
The semifinals was a best-of-three series, with the higher seeded team hosting game 1, and if necessary game 3.
Finals
The finals is a best-of-five series, with the higher seeded team hosting Game 1, 2, and 5, if necessary.
Awards
End-of-season awards The winners were announced before game 2 of the 2019 ABL finals at the OCBC Arena, Singapore.
Most Valuable Players: Local: Bobby Ray Parks Jr. (San Miguel Alab Pilipinas) World Import: Xavier Alexander (Singapore Slingers) Defensive Player of the Year: John Fields (Singapore Slingers) Coach of the Year: Dean Murray (Formosa Dreamers)
Players of the Week WeekPlayerClubRefWeek 1 Eric Ferguson EasternWeek 2 Xavier Alexander Singapore SlingersWeek 3 Mikh McKinney Macau Black BearsWeek 4 Larry Liew Singapore SlingersWeek 5 Renaldo Balkman San Miguel Alab Pilipinas Week 6 Cai Chen Wolf WarriorsWeek 7 Lee Ki EasternWeek 8 Maxie Esho CLS Knights IndonesiaWeek 9 Wei Long Wong CLS Knights IndonesiaWeek 10 Peter John Ramos San Miguel Alab PilipinasWeek 11 O'Darien Bassett EasternWeek 12 Mike Singletary Mono VampireWeek 13 Bobby Ray Parks Jr. San Miguel Alab PilipinasWeek 14 John Fields Singapore SlingersWeek 15 Malcolm Miller Formosa DreamersWeek 16 Doug Herring Jr. CLS Knights IndonesiaWeek 17 Dewarick Spencer Macau Black BearsWeek 18 Xavier Alexander Singapore Slingers
References
External links Official website