ASEAN (ABL)
Alab Pilipinas Wins 2018 ASEAN League Title
The Philippines’ San Miguel Alab Pilipinas bagged their third ASEAN League Title on May 2nd after defeating Mono Vampire Basketball Club 102-92 in the finals. It was a grueling series as both clubs ground it out to the full five games. Much to the delight of 6,000 fans who filled the Santa Rosa Multipurpose Complex,…
Read MoreHong Kong ELL bags 2017 ASEAN League title
It took an extra period to get it done, but Hong Kong ELL (Eastern Long Lions) managed to carve out an 80-82 win over the Singapore Slingers in Game 4 of their finals series to bag the 2017 ASEAN League (ABL) crown. This was a big win for them considering they joined the league in…
Read MoreWill Creekmore now with Saigon Heat
Will Creekmore (205 cm, Missouri State’11) is now a member of the Saigon Heat (Vietnam-ASEAN League) and has already made his debut for the team. He had a productive first game for his new team as he filled the stat sheet with 16 points, 13 rebounds, four assists and two blocks in 39 minutes of…
Read MoreDijon Thompson inks with Saigon Heat
Saigon Heat from Vietnam (ASEAN League) announced American player Dijon Thompson (201 cm, UCLA´05) for the 2014-15 season. Dijon Thompson played the 2013-14 season for BC Nizhny Novgorod (Russia-VTB) and averaged 10.5 ppg and 5.9 rpg in 21 games. He also appeared in 15 EuroCup games where he logged 13.5 ppg and 8.2 rpg. Thompson also…
Read MoreCoach Jason Rabedeaux dies at 49
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam – Saigon Heat (Vietnam-ASEAN League) head coach Jason Rabedeaux passed Monday morning. He was 49 years old. Rabedeaux was the head coach of UTEP in the NCAA from 1999 to 2002. He also served as director of Basketball Operations for Marquette University in 2007-08. From there he moved on to…
Read MoreDior Lowhorn joins Singapore Slingers
Asian hoops veteran Dior Lowhorn (201 cm, USF’10) has agreed to terms with the Jobstreet.com Singapore Slingers (Singapore-NBL) this 2014-15. Dior is coming off a six-games stint with the Globalport Batang Pier (Philippines-PBA), where he posted averages of 28.8 ppg and 11.0 rpg. He was the team’s import for the Governor’s Cup. Lowhorn moved to…
Read MoreTravis Hyman signs with KL Dragons
Travis Hyman (213 cm, Bowie State’12) is expanding his horizons after signing with the Westsports KL Dragons from Malaysia and ASEAN Basketball League (ABL) this 2013-14. The 26-year-old Hyman began his 2012-13 season in Israel with Altshuler Saham Galil Gilboa, but was only with the team until the pre-season. In November 2012 he moved to…
Read MoreSan Miguel wins 2013 ABL title
The San Miguel Beermen from the Philippines defeated the Indonesia Warriors 70-55 in Game 3 of the finals to claim
Read MoreJustin Howard added by Saigon Heat
The Saigon Heat are bringing in Justin Howard (208 cm, Mercer’03) to replace ABL leading scorer Dior Lowhorn who got injured in the squad’s April 17 match against the San Miguel Beermen. Howard was a former member of the ASEAN League’s Chang Thailand Slammers earlier this year. He played two games for the Thailand Slammers…
Read MoreJustin Williams inks with San Miguel
Justin Williams (206 cm, Wyoming’06) has signed with Philippine outfit Petron Blaze Boosters San Miguel (PBA and ASEAN League). Williams has been in the PBA with Global Port Batang Pier for the last two months where he played 6 games and averaged solidly with 14.7ppg and 6.8rpg. The 28-year old power forward is a former…
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