2014_ABL_season
The 2014 ASEAN Basketball League Regular Season was the fifth season of competition of the ASEAN Basketball League (ABL). Hi-Tech Bangkok City won its second title in its franchise history after defeating Westports Malaysia Dragons in two games.[1] Anthony Macri, the commissioner of the league for the past two years, resigned on 21 February 2014.[2] The regular season began on 16 July 2014 and concluded on 26 October 2014. Two teams from the previous season, defending champions San Miguel Beermen and Sports Rev Thailand Slammers, did not return for the current season.[3]
Quick Facts ASEAN Basketball League, Season ...
| ASEAN Basketball League | |
|---|---|
| Season | 2014 |
| Dates | 16 July 2014 – 26 October 2014 (regular season) 29 October 2014 – 11 November 2014 (playoffs) |
| Number of games | 60 (regular season) 6 (playoffs) |
| Number of teams | 6 |
| Finals | |
| Champions |  Hi-Tech Bangkok City |
| Runners-up |  Westports Malaysia Dragons |
| Semifinalists |  Singapore Slingers Saigon Heat |
| Awards | |
| Local MVP | Wei Long Wong |
| World Import MVP | Chris Charles |
| Coach of the Year | Ariel Vanguardia |
| Finals MVP | Jerick Canada |
| Records | |
| Biggest home win | Westports Malaysia Dragons 100–58 Laskar Dreya South Sumatra (24 October 2014) |
| Biggest away win | Laskar Dreya South Sumatra 58–92 Hi-Tech Bangkok City (3 September 2014) |
| Highest scoring | Westports Malaysia Dragons 107–104 Hi-Tech Bangkok City (18 October 2014) |
← 2013 | |
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More information Team, Location ...
| Team | Location | Arena | Head Coach |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hi-Tech Bangkok City | Bangkok | Thai-Japanese Stadium |  Jerry Ruiz |
| Laskar Dreya South Sumatra | Sumatra | Senayan Gym Hall 1 |  Tondi Radja Syailendra |
| Indonesia Warriors | North Jakarta | The BritAma Arena | Cokorda Raka Satya Wibawa |
| Saigon Heat | Ho Chi Minh City | CIS Arena |  Anthony Garbelotto |
| Singapore Slingers | Singapore | OCBC Arena | Neo Beng Siang |
| Westports Malaysia Dragons | Kuala Lumpur | MABA Stadium | Ariel Vanguardia |
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More information Pos, Team ...
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Westports Malaysia Dragons |
20 | 15 | 5 | 1784 | 1562 | +222 | Playoffs |
| 2 | Hi-Tech Bangkok City |
20 | 14 | 6 | 1603 | 1434 | +169 | |
| 3 | Singapore Slingers |
20 | 12 | 8 | 1457 | 1408 | +49 | |
| 4 | Saigon Heat |
20 | 9[lower-alpha 1] | 11 | 1517 | 1503 | +14 | |
| 5 | Indonesia Warriors |
20 | 9[lower-alpha 1] | 11 | 1385 | 1473 | −88 | |
| 6 | Laskar Dreya South Sumatra |
20 | 1 | 19 | 1328 | 1694 | −366 |
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More information Home \ Away, HBC ...
| Home \ Away | HBC | INA | LDS | SAI | SGP | WMD | HBC | INA | LDS | SAI | SGP | WMD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hi-Tech Bangkok City | — | 88–50 | 100–91 | 75–59 | 59–51 | 88–82 | — | 61–53 | 72–65 | 61–57 | 75–96 | 80–88 |
| Indonesia Warriors | 73–70 | — | 100–63 | 61–72 | 65–63 | 88–72 | 61–78 | — | 62–82 | 73–75 | 91–74 | 89–88 |
| Laskar Dreya South Sumatra | 58–92 | 75–76 | — | 79–97 | 61–84 | 64–89 | 60–84 | 54–73 | — | 70–89 | 62–77 | 70–90 |
| Saigon Heat | 74–85 | 72–56 | 70–48 | — | 73–76 | 98–102 | 75–100 | 72–61 | 75–65 | — | 83–65 | 82–85 |
| Singapore Slingers | 78–75 | 80–59 | 62–46 | 77–74 | — | 57–65 | 75–100 | 72–61 | 75–65 | 83–65 | — | 82–85 |
| Westports Malaysia Dragons | 90–93 | 84–66 | 106–84 | 82–72 | 85–59 | — | 107–104 | 97–63 | 100–56 | 103–83 | 101–87 | — |
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More information Category, Player ...
| Category | Player | Team | Stat |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points per game | Dior Lowhorn | Singapore Slingers | 26.27 |
| Rebounds per game | Justin Williams | Saigon Heat | 17.65 |
| Assists per game | Avery Scharer | Westports Malaysia Dragons | 6.53 |
| Steals per game | Avery Scharer | Westports Malaysia Dragons | 2.59 |
| Blocks per game | Justin Williams | Saigon Heat | 4.40 |
| Turnovers per game | Justin Howard | Singapore Slingers | 3.88 |
| FT% | Nakorn Jaisanuk | HiTech Bangkok City | 1.000 |
| 3FG% | Russel Low | Singapore Slingers | 1.000 |
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Source:[4]
Main article: 2014 ABL Playoffs
The 2014 ABL Playoffs began on 29 October 2014.[5]
| Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||
| 1 | Malaysia | 2 | |||||||
| 4 | Saigon | 0 | |||||||
| 1 | Malaysia | 0 | |||||||
| 2 | Bangkok City | 2 | |||||||
| 2 | Bangkok City | 2 | |||||||
| 3 | Singapore | 0 | |||||||
Semi-finals
The semi-finals is a best-of-three series, with the higher seeded team hosting Game 1, and 3, if necessary.
More information Team 1, Series ...
| Team 1 | Series | Team 2 | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Westports Malaysia Dragons |
2–0 | Saigon Heat |
108–90 | 102–92 | — |
| Hi-Tech Bangkok City |
2–0 | Singapore Slingers |
90–76 | 76–73 | — |
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Finals
The Finals is a best-of-three series, with the higher seeded team hosting Game 1, and 3, if necessary.
More information Semi-final 1 winner, Series ...
| Semi-final 1 winner | Series | Semi-final 2 winner | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Westports Malaysia Dragons |
0–2 | Hi-Tech Bangkok City |
77–93 | 67–73 | — |
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- "Basketball: Bangkok City bounce back to bag second ABL title". SportAsia. 12 November 2014. Retrieved 12 October 2015.
- "ABL announces departure of Commissioner & CEO". ASEAN Basketball League. 21 February 2014. Retrieved 1 May 2014.
- "AirAsia ABL Announces 16th July Tip Off for the 2014 Season". aseanbasketballleague.com. 16 May 2014. Retrieved 20 May 2014.
- "AirAsia ABL Releases 2014 Schedule". aseanbasketballleague.com. 29 May 2014.