2017–18 Eastern Sports Club (basketball) season explained

Ablyear:	2017–18
Team:	Eastern Sports Club (basketball)
Team2:	Eastern
Coach:	Edu Torres
1C-Name:	ABL 2017-2018 season
1C-Wins:	14
1C-Losses:	6
1C-Place:	2
1C-Playoffs:	Semifinalist
Owners:	Eastern Sports Club
Prevseason:	2016-17
Nextseason:	2018–19

The 2017–18 Eastern Sports Club (basketball) season was the second season of the franchise in the ASEAN Basketball League (ABL).

Standing

Elimination

Game log

|- style="background:#cfc;"| 1| November 19| Tanduay Alab Pilipinas| W 92-89 | Christian Standhardinger (26)| Christian Standhardinger (14)| Marcus Ryan Elliott (9)| Mall of Asia Arena| 1–0|- style="background:#cfc;"| 2| December 3| CLS Knights Indonesia| W 87-78 | Tyler Lamb (25)| Ryan O'Neil Moss (16)| Marcus Ryan Elliott (6)| GOR CLS Kertajaya| 2–0|- style="background:#cfc;"| 3| December 8| Mono Vampire| W 112-105 | Christian Standhardinger (40)| Christian Standhardinger (17)| Marcus Ryan Elliott (9)| Stadium 29| 3–0|- style="background:#cfc;"| 4| December 10| Singapore Slingers| W 81-77 | Tyler Lamb (30)| Standhardinger, Moss (10)| Marcus Ryan Elliott (9)| OCBC Arena Singapore| 4–0|- style="background:#cfc;"| 5| December 13| Tanduay Alab Pilipinas| W 99-96 | Tyler Lamb (32)| Christian Standhardinger (12)| Marcus Ryan Elliott (7)| Southorn Stadium| 5–0|- style="background:#cfc;"| 6| December 17| Formosa Dreamers| W 120-97 | Tyler Lamb (22)| Ryan O'Neal Moss (10)| Marcus Ryan Elliott (13)| Changhua Stadium| 6–0|- style="background:#cfc;"| 7| December 20| Singapore Slingers| W 82-79 | Tyler Lamb (25)| Christian Standhardinger (13)| Marcus Ryan Elliott (8)| Southorn Stadium| 7–0|- style="background:#fbb;"| 8| January 9| Saigon Heat| L 115-121 | Christian Standhardinger (37)| Christian Standhardinger (19)| Marcus Ryan Elliott (10)| Southorn Stadium| 7–1|- style="background:#cfc;"| 9| January 18| Formosa Dreamers| W 99-79 | Standhardinger, Lamb (25)| Marcus Ryan Elliott (11)| Marcus Ryan Elliott (11)| Southorn Stadium| 8–1|- style="background:#cfc;"| 10| January 24| CLS Knights Indonesia| W 104-81 | Elliott, Lamb (23)| Tyler Lamb (12)| Elliott, Lamb (10)| Southorn Stadium| 9–1|- style="background:#fbb;"| 11| February 4| Saigon Heat| L 115-118 | Christian Standhardinger (31)| Christian Standhardinger (18)| Marcus Ryan Elliott (4)| CIS Arena Saigon| 9–2|- style="background:#cfc;"| 12| February 8| Westports Malaysia Dragons| W 104-92 | Tyler Lamb (28)| Standhardinger, Elliott (11)| Marcus Ryan Elliott (15)| Southorn Stadium| 10–2|- style="background:#cfc;"| 13| February 13| Chong Son Kung Fu| W 88-76 | Christian Standhardinger (23)| Ryan O'Neal Moss (15)| Marcus Ryan Elliott (8)| Southorn Stadium| 11–2|- style="background:#cfc;"| 14| February 24| Formosa Dreamers| W 93-91 | Marcus Ryan Elliott (31)| Christian Standhardinger (10)| Marcus Ryan Elliott (7)| Changhua Stadium| 12–2|- style="background:#fcc;"| 15| March 9| Chong Son Kung Fu^[1] | L 85-94 | Marcus Ryan Elliott (24)| Christian Standhardinger (10)| Tyler Lamb (5)| Nanhai Gymnasium| 12–3|- style="background:#fcc;"| 16| March 13| Chong Son Kung Fu^[2] | L 76-87 | Christian Standhardinger (24)| Christian Standhardinger (12)| Marcus Ryan Elliott (6)| Nanhai Gymnasium| 12–4|- style="background:#fcc;"| 17| March 15| Mono Vampire^[3] | L 111–119 | Tyler Lamb (32)| Samuel Maltese Deguara (15)| Jason Brickman (13)| Southorn Stadium| 12–5|- style="background:#bfb;"| 18| March 22| Formosa Dreamers^[4] | W 99–93 | Christian Standhardinger (33)| Christian Standhardinger (15)| Marcus Elliott (10)| Southorn Stadium| 13–5|- style="background:#bfb;"| 19| March 25| Westports Malaysia Dragons^[5] | W 110–96 | Lamb, Elliott (25)| Christian Standhardinger (10)| Marcus Elliott (10)| MABA Stadium| 14–5|- style="background:#fcc;"| 20| March 28| Chong Son Kung Fu^[6] | L 77–88 | Tyler Lamb (30)| Christian Standhardinger (14)| Marcus Elliott (5)| Southorn Stadium| 14–6

Playoffs

Game log

|- style="background:#fcc;"| 1| April 11| Tanduay Alab Pilipinas^[7] | L 94–98 | Tyler Lamb (32)| Christian Standhardinger (15)| Marcus Elliott (10)| Southorn Stadium| 0–1|- style="background:#fcc;"| 2| April 15| Tanduay Alab Pilipinas^[8] | L 72–79 | Tyler Lamb (25)| Ryan O'Neil Moss (16)| Elliott, Lee (3)| Sta. Rosa Arena| 0–2

Transactions

Recruited imports

Season	Name	Debuted	Last game	Record	Source
	Marcus Ryan Elliot (World Import)	November 19, 2017	April 15, 2018	14–8
	Ryan O'Neil Moss (World Import)
	Tyler Lamb (ASEAN Heritage Import)
	Christian Standhardinger (ASEAN Heritage Import)

Notes and References

News: Chong Son Gets Revenge on Hong Kong For Second Straight Win ABL. 2018-03-09. ABL. 2018-07-05. en-US. 2018-07-05. https://web.archive.org/web/20180705062732/http://aseanbasketballleague.com/chong-son-gets-revenge-on-hong-kong-for-second-straight-win/. dead.
News: Chong Son Kung Fu wins 4th Straight, Completes Perfect Season at Home ABL. 2018-03-14. ABL. 2018-07-05. en-US. 2018-07-05. https://web.archive.org/web/20180705033017/http://aseanbasketballleague.com/chong-son-kung-fu-wins-4th-straight-completes-perfect-season-at-home/. dead.
News: Mono Vampire Sets New Scoring Record, Deals Hong Kong Eastern Third Straight Loss ABL. 2018-03-16. ABL. 2018-07-05. en-US. 2018-07-05. https://web.archive.org/web/20180705093826/http://aseanbasketballleague.com/mono-vampire-sets-new-scoring-record-deals-hong-kong-eastern-third-straight-loss/. dead.
News: Eastern Survives Scare, Hands Dreamers Loss to Close Maiden Season ABL. 2018-03-23. ABL. 2018-07-05. en-US. 2018-07-05. https://web.archive.org/web/20180705063119/http://aseanbasketballleague.com/eastern-survives-scare-hands-dreamers-loss-to-close-maiden-season/. dead.
News: Eastern Seal Semis Berth as Dragons Suffer Worst Franchise Finish ABL. 2018-03-26. ABL. 2018-07-05. en-US. 2018-07-05. https://web.archive.org/web/20180705093824/http://aseanbasketballleague.com/eastern-seal-semis-berth-as-dragons-suffer-worst-franchise-finish/. dead.
News: Tucker Sizzles as Chong Son Locks First Place After Comeback Win ABL. 2018-03-29. ABL. 2018-07-05. en-US. 2018-07-05. https://web.archive.org/web/20180705093819/http://aseanbasketballleague.com/tucker-sizzles-as-chong-son-locks-first-place-after-comeback-win/. dead.
Web site: Alab Pilipinas bucks shaky start, downs Hong Kong 5 Philstar.com. philstar.com. 2018-07-05.
Web site: Finals-bound Alab Pilipinas dethrones Hong Kong in emphatic sweep. Corp.. ABS-CBN. ABS-CBN SPORTS. en. 2018-07-05. 2018-07-05. https://web.archive.org/web/20180705063321/https://sports.abs-cbn.com/basketball/news/2018/04/15/finals-bound-alab-dethrones-hk-emphatic-sweep-40408. dead.