2013 ABL season

The 2013 ASEAN Basketball League Regular Season was the fourth season of competition of the ASEAN Basketball League (ABL) since its establishment. A total of six teams competed in the league. The regular season began on 11 January 2013 and ended on 19 May 2013. Two teams from the previous season, inaugural champions AirAsia Philippine Patriots and Bangkok Cobras did not return for the current season.[1]

2013 ABL Regular Season
LeagueASEAN Basketball League
SportBasketball
Duration11 January 2013 – 19 May 2013
Number of teams6
ABL season
Season MVPAsi Taulava (San Miguel)
2013 ABL Finals

Preseason

The ABL underwent contraction after it was announced that the Bangkok Cobras and the AirAsia Philippine Patriots would not be returning for the current season. The Brunei Barracudas, who were on leave for the 2012 season, were not announced to the list of active teams for 2013.

A new format was announced for the regular season, where the teams will play each four times, twice at home and twice away, a deviation from the earlier seasons where teams played each other thrice. Also, the league added Hoops Fest to the regular season schedule. The mid-season tournament was played over two days and the two games played by each team counted towards their regular season records. The playoff format was also changed: both the semifinals and the finals will be best-of-five series, instead of best-of-three in the previous seasons (in the inaugural season, the finals was a best-of-five series).

Arenas
Locations of the northern ABL teams.
Locations of the southern ABL teams.
TeamLocationArena
Sports Rev Thailand SlammersBangkokNimibutr Stadium
Indonesia WarriorsNorth JakartaThe BritAma Arena
Saigon HeatHo Chi Minh CityTân Bình Stadium
San Miguel BeermenPasigYnares Sports Arena
Jobstreet.com Singapore SlingersSingaporeSingapore Indoor Stadium
Westports Malaysia DragonsKuala LumpurMABA Stadium

Standings
Team GP W L PCT GB PD
San Miguel Beermen2219386–252
Indonesia Warriors22166733149
Westports Malaysia Dragons22121057759
Sports Rev Thailand Slammers228143611−40
Jobstreet.com Singapore Slingers227153212−175
Saigon Heat224181815−243

  Qualified to the Playoffs
  Eliminated

Results
  • Score of the home team is listed first.
  • In case where a game went into overtime, the number of asterisks denotes the number of overtime periods played.
  • Results of the ABL Hoops Fest are not included in the tables.

First and second round
Home \ Away STS IW SH SMB SIN WMD
Thailand 74–90 75–77 73–77 65–62 83–91
Indonesia 69–60 83–74 53–64 61–48 68–67
Saigon 58–76 77–72 92–89 72–76 70–80
San Miguel 78–61 96–98 100–74 78–57 77–66
Singapore 56–50 57–69 80–69 55–66 68–67
Malaysia 65–77 72–79 75–64 82–76 75–56
Source:
Legend: Blue = home team win; Red = away team win.
Matches with lighter background shading were decided after overtime.

Third and fourth round
Home \ Away STS IW SH SMB SIN WMD
Thailand 74–83 71–63 70–78 56–62 68–63
Indonesia 83–72 82–68 52–57 64–39 85–86
Saigon 75–90 63–77 49–101 62–63 89–78
San Miguel 76–69 77–66 71–69 80–69 80–62
Singapore 49–73 53–63 91–77 61–68 72–82
Malaysia 83–66 80–79 93–84 104–107*** 93–63
Source:
Legend: Blue = home team win; Red = away team win.
Matches with lighter background shading were decided after overtime.

ABL Hoops Fest

The first ever ABL Hoops Fest, an annual mid-season showcase of the league, was added in the 2013 ABL season on 4 March 2013. All six teams will converge on a host city for the three-day contest, which will also include a slam dunk and three point shootout contest. The matchups are made via a random draw during the pre-season. Points obtained during Hoops Fest will count towards the teams’ total points for the regular season. Saigon, Vietnam was chosen as the host for the first edition of the competition, which was held 15 March 2013 to 17 March 2013.[2]

15 March
Indonesia Warriors 74, Chang Thailand Slammers 67
Tân Bình Stadium
15 March
JobStreet.com Singapore Slingers 53, San Miguel Beermen 73
Tân Bình Stadium
15 March
Westports Malaysia Dragons 90, Saigon Heat 69
Tân Bình Stadium
17 March
Chang Thailand Slammers 58, JobStreet.com Singapore Slingers 56
Tân Bình Stadium
17 March
San Miguel Beermen 80, Saigon Heat 55
Tân Bình Stadium
17 March
Indonesia Warriors 84, Westports Malaysia Dragons 67
Tân Bình Stadium

Statistical leaders
CategoryPlayerTeamStat
Points per gameJustin HowardSaigon Heat20.43
Rebounds per gameRashad Jones-JenningsJobstreet.com Singapore Slingers15.14
Assists per gameFroilan BaguionSports Rev Thailand Slammers9.24
Steals per gameChris DanielsIndonesia Warriors2.73
Blocks per gameChristien CharlesSports Rev Thailand Slammers4.11
Turnovers per gameFroilan BaguionSports Rev Thailand Slammers4.52
FT%Loh Shee FaiWestports Malaysia Dragons1.000
3FG%Steven ThomasIndonesia Warriors1.000

Source:[3]

Playoffs
Main article: 2013 ABL Playoffs

The 2013 ABL Playoffs started on 23 May 2013 and concluded with the San Miguel Beermen sweeping the Indonesia Warriors in the 2013 ABL Finals to claim the team's first ever ABL title.[4]

Semifinals Finals
      
1 San Miguel 3
4 Sports Rev Thailand 1
1 San Miguel 3
2 Indonesia 0
2 Indonesia 3
3 Westports Malaysia 0

References
  1. "ASEAN Basketball League Makes Big Announcements Ahead of the 2013 Season". ASEAN Basketball League. 23 November 2012. Archived from the original on 28 November 2012. Retrieved 25 November 2012.
  2. "Saigon Heat Play Hosts for ABL Hoops Fest 2013". ASEAN Basketball League. 4 March 2013. Archived from the original on 10 March 2013. Retrieved 13 March 2013.
  3. http://www.aseanbasketballleague.com/stats
  4. "AirAsia 2013 ABL Finals Game 3: San Miguel Beermen Crowned 2013 ABL Champions". aseanbasketballleague.com. 12 June 2013.
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