Posted on 03 March 2010.
By Jan Lin/Red Hoops
Oh, what delight! Some local cagers have proven in the inaugural ABL season they are just as good as the imports in this brand new regional league. (Photo 1 © Lai Jun Wei/Red Sports)
After five months and 53 games of the maiden ASEAN Basketball League (ABL) season, the league is clearly still imperfect in many ways, but in the end, what mattered most was that ASEAN basketballers proved to be a delight to watch.
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Posted in ASEAN Basketball League, Brunei Barracudas, Featured, KL Dragons, Philippine Patriots, Satria Muda BritAma, Singapore Slingers, Thailand Tigers19 Comments
Posted on 27 February 2010.
By Jan Lin/Red Hoops
The CEO of the ASEAN Basketball League (ABL), Kuhan Foo, pointed out at the post-finals press conference in Jakarta that for the existing teams to survive, teams will need to learn to market themselves well. (Photo 1 © Koh Yizhe/Red Sports)
Kuhan Foo, the chief executive officer of the ASEAN Basketball League (ABL), has revealed that the league will know by April the status of new teams coming on board for the 2010/11 season. He also pointed out that for the existing teams to survive, teams will need to learn to market themselves well.
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Posted in ASEAN Basketball League, Brunei Barracudas, KL Dragons, Philippine Patriots, Satria Muda BritAma, Singapore Slingers, Thailand Tigers57 Comments
Posted on 10 February 2010.
Contributed by reader Jonathan Chuongco
With the ASEAN Basketball League (ABL) finals days away, Red Hoops reader Jonathan Chuongco gives his review of those who have stood out for him during the regular ABL season.
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Posted in ASEAN Basketball League, Brunei Barracudas, KL Dragons, Philippine Patriots, Satria Muda BritAma, Singapore Slingers, Thailand Tigers35 Comments
Posted on 03 February 2010.
Contributed by Stella Oo
Jason Dixon (in black) defends against Jamal Brown of the Dragons. Dixon had an outstanding game for the Patriots with 22 points and 11 rebounds. (Photo 1 courtesy of ABL)
Maba Stadium, Wednesday, February 3, 2010 – The KL Dragons redeemed themselves with a battling performance in front of their own fans but they finally went down 65-70 in the end to the visiting Philippines Patriots.
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Posted in KL Dragons, Philippine Patriots43 Comments
Posted on 01 February 2010.
Contributed by Elizabeth Boey. Photos courtesy of reader Anthony Gabriel.
Jason Dixon (white, Patriots #42) is defended by Jamal Brown (Dragons #30) while Gabe Freeman (Patriots #25) and Roel Hugnatan (Dragons #18) look on. (Photo 1 © Anthony Gabriel)
Ynares Sports Arena, Manila, Sunday, January 31, 2010 – The top-seeded Philippine Patriots destroyed the KL Dragons 77-43 with some suffocating defense for their first win of the best-of-three semi-final playoff in the inaugural ASEAN Basketball League (ABL).
The Dragons had beaten the Patriots earlier this month in Kuala Lumpur and if the Malaysian side had any thoughts of repeating that upset, such thoughts were very quickly erased as the Patriots stormed out of the gates and raced away to a double-digit lead within a few minutes of tip-off.
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Posted in KL Dragons, Philippine Patriots8 Comments
Posted on 31 January 2010.
By Jan Lin/Red Hoops
Philippine Patriots American import Jason Dixon, who is currently Patriots’ top scorer after 15 games with 228 points averaging 15.2 points per game, will be playing alongside Patriots latest American import Gabriel Freeman. (Photo 1 © Red Sports file photo)
The Thailand Tigers and Brunei Barracudas may not have made it to the ASEAN Basketball League (ABL) playoffs but as the only two teams that have had experienced firsthand the prowess of Philippine Patriots latest American addition Gabriel Freeman, they know best what he is made of.
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Posted in KL Dragons, Philippine Patriots, Satria Muda BritAma, Singapore Slingers, Thailand Tigers7 Comments
Posted on 24 January 2010.
Story by Jahred Salazar in Jakarta. Photos by Eka Nickmatulhuda.
With 22 points to his name, Satria Muda’s American import Alexander Hartman contributed one-third of his team’s total score. It was an afternoon where Satria Muda’s local players struggled to make their presence felt. (Photo 1 © Eka Nickmatulhuda)
The BritAma Arena, Jakarta, Saturday, January 23, 2010 – After three attempts, the KL Dragons (KLD) of Malaysia were finally able to beat Indonesia’s Satria Muda BritAma (SMB) 70-67 in the ASEAN Basketball League (ABL).
It was an important win for the Dragons as they climbed to the fourth and final play-off spot, ahead of the Brunei Barracudas, in the league standings.
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Posted in KL Dragons, Satria Muda BritAma15 Comments
Posted on 20 January 2010.
Story by Jan Lin/Red Hoops in Kuala Lumpur
“We will need them (Slingers) to do us a favour!” KL Dragons head coach Goh Cheng Huat remarked at an exclusive interview with Red Hoops. (Photo 1 © Les Tan/Red Sports)
With the Philippine Patriots, Satria Muda and Singapore Slingers securing their playoff spots, the battle for the last playoff ticket between the Brunei Barracudas and KL Dragons has hogged the ABL limelight and will continue to do so should the Brunei Barracudas lose to the Singapore Slingers today.
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Posted in Brunei Barracudas, KL Dragons, Singapore Slingers23 Comments
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