2019–20 ABL season explained

2019–20 ABL season
League:	ASEAN Basketball League
Sport:	Basketball
Duration:	16 November 2019 – 13 March 2020 (regular season; originally until 28 March 2020)
No Of Teams:	10
Tv:	Cable TV Astro Arena S+A Singtel Mono 29 Eleven Sports Network FPT YouTube (non-participating nations)
Season:	Regular season
Top Seed:	None (cancelled)
Finals:	ABL Finals
Finals Champ:	Not awarded (cancelled)
Prevseason Link:	2018–19 ABL season
Prevseason Year:	2018–19
Nextseason Link:	2023 ABL season
Nextseason Year:	2023

The 2019–20 ABL season was the tenth season of competition in the ASEAN Basketball League. The regular season started on 16 November 2019 and was set to end on 28 March 2020.^[1]

On 15 July 2020, the league announced the cancellation of the season due to the COVID-19 pandemic outbreak. No league title was awarded.^{[2] [3]}

Teams

Listed are the following team changes that happened before the start of the season:

1. Taipei Fubon Braves becomes the 2nd team in the ABL from Taiwan.^[4]
2. CLS Knights Indonesia as the defending champion officially announced that they will not be competing in this season.^[5]
3. The Wolf Warriors relocated from Zhuhai to Macau; they still retained the Wolf Warriors name.^[6]
4. Westports Malaysia Dragons was renamed into the Kuala Lumpur Dragons.

Venues

Team	City / Region	Arena	Capacity
Formosa Dreamers	Changhua, Changhua County	Changhua Stadium	8,000
Hong Kong Eastern	Wan Chai, Hong Kong	Southorn Stadium	2,000
Kuala Lumpur Dragons	Kuala Lumpur	MABA Stadium	2,500
Macau Black Bears	Macau	Venetian Macau Hall D
Mono Vampire	Bangkok Metropolitan Region	Stadium 29, Nonthaburi	5,000
Saigon Heat	Ho Chi Minh City	Canadian International School Vietnam Arena	2,500
Alab Pilipinas	Santa Rosa, Laguna	City of Santa Rosa Multi-Purpose Complex	5,700
	Metro Manila	Cuneta Astrodome, Pasay	12,000
		Filoil Flying V Centre, San Juan	5,500
		Caloocan Sports Complex, Caloocan	3,000
	Lapu-Lapu City	Hoops Dome	6,000
	Antipolo, Rizal	Ynares Center	7,400
	Davao City	University of Southeastern Philippines Gymnasium	7,000
Singapore Slingers	Singapore, Kallang	OCBC Arena	3,000
Taipei Fubon Braves	Taipei City	Taipei Heping Basketball Gymnasium	7,000
Wolf Warriors	Macau	Foshan Shishan Gymnasium
		Zhongshan Shaxi Gymnasium

Personnel

Team	Head coach
	Kyle Julius^[7]
	Jordan Brady^[8]
	Jamie Pearlman^[9]
	Charles Hantoumakos^[10]
	Andrej Urlep^[11]
	Kevin Yurkus^[12]
	Jimmy Alapag^[13]
	Neo Beng Siang
	Xu Jin-zhe
	Todd Purves ^[14]

Imports

Club	Import 1	Import 2	Import 3	Former Imports
Formosa Dreamers	Jerran Young^[15]	Anthony Tucker^[16] ^[17]	Ryan Watkins^[18] ^[19]	Marcus Keene^[20] Liam McMorrow^[21] Jordan Tolbert^[22]
Hong Kong Eastern	Brandis Raley-Ross^[23]	Michael Holyfield^[24]	Brandon Costner^[25]	Timothy Jerrell Price^[26] Trey Kell^[27]
Kuala Lumpur Dragons	Amir Bell^[28]	William Artino^[29]	Cade Davis^[30]
Macau Black Bears	Kenneth Manigault^[31]	Jasonn Hannibal^[32]	Mikh McKinney^[33]	Brandon Edwards^[34]
Mono Vampire	Mike Singletary^[35]	Preston Knowles^[36]	Michael Morrison^[37]	Anthony Tucker^[38] Ryan Watkins^[39]
Saigon Heat	Sam Thompson^[40]	Malcolm White^[41]	Tyshawn Taylor^[42]	Gary Forbes^[43] Chris Charles^[44] Torian Graham^[45] Mike Bell^[46] Morakinyo Michael Williams^[47] ^[48] Akeem Scott^[49]
Alab Pilipinas	Justin Brownlee^[50]	Nick King^[51]	John Fields^[52]	Renaldo Balkman^[53] Adrian Forbes^[54] Khalif Wyatt^[55] Prince Williams^[56] Sam Deguara^[57]
Singapore Slingers	Xavier Alexander^[58]	Marcus Elliott^[59]	Jameel McKay^[60]	Anthony McClain^[61]
Taipei Fubon Braves	O. J. Mayo^[62]	Charles Garcia^[63]	Maxie Esho^[64] ^[65]	Sim Bhullar
Wolf Warriors	Julian Boyd^[66]	Steven Thomas^[67]	Doug Herring Jr.^[68]	Mike Bell

Local Heritage

Wolf Warriors	Saigon Heat	Alab Pilipinas	Macau Black Bears	Mono Vampire
Scott Ewing Cai Chen Cris Shentu He Feng Sun Zhi-Keng Tang Zhong Xianchao Hu Yue He Zhang	Chris Dierker Tam Dinh Vincent Nguyen Michael Soy Khoa Tran Tim Waale Justin Young	Jason Brickman Lawrence Domingo Jeremiah Gray Jordan Heading Brandon Rosser	Jenning Leung Yunlei Warren Liang He Jun Jian Liu Zihao	Freddie Goldstein Tyler Lamb Moses Morgan
Eastern	Formosa Dreamers	Taipei Fubon Braves	Kuala Lumpur Dragons	Singapore Slingers
Joseph Eriobu Steven Guinchard Sheikh Muhammad Sulaiman	Kenneth Chien	Joseph Lin	Simeon Lepichev

Regular season

Each team will play 26 games throughout the season, 13 at home and 13 away. Each team will play the remaining 4 teams in their group, twice each at home and away. Each team will also play the 5 teams from the other group, once each at home and away. The groupings are as follows:

• Bears, Warriors, Eastern, Dreamers, Braves
• Alab, Slingers, Dragons, Vampire, Heat

After the league season was suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic, group leaders, Mono Vampire decided to withdraw from the league.^[69]

Standings

Results

Awards

Players of the Week

Week	Player	Club	Ref
Week 1	Will Artino	Kuala Lumpur Dragons	^[70]
Week 2	Kenny Manigault	Macau Black Bears	^[71]
Week 3	O. J. Mayo	Taipei Fubon Braves	^[72]
Week 4	Jerran Young	Formosa Dreamers	^[73]
Week 5	Doug Herring Jr.	Macau Wolf Warriors
Week 6
Week 7	O. J. Mayo	Taipei Fubon Braves
Week 8	Jerran Young	Formosa Dreamers
Week 9	Mike Singletary	Mono Vampire
Week 10	Kenny Manigault	Macau Black Bears
Week 11	Jason Brickman	Alab Pilipinas
Week 12	Xavier Alexander	Singapore Slingers
Week 13	Will Artino	Kuala Lumpur Dragons
Week 14	Cade Davis	Kuala Lumpur Dragons

Players of the Month

Month	Player	Club	Ref
November	Mike Singletary	Mono Vampire	^[74]
December
January	O. J. Mayo	Taipei Fubon Braves

External links

• Official website

Notes and References

1. Web site: ABL 2018-2019 Schedule Released, Tips Off November 16 . 2019-09-06 . 2018-10-20 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181020182104/http://aseanbasketballleague.com/abl-2018-2019-schedule-released-tips-off-november-16/ . dead .
2. Web site: 2020-07-15. Asean Basketball League season cancelled without a winner. 2020-07-15. The New Paper. en.
3. News: Dalupang . Denison Rey . PBA: Teams can't hold practices, scrimmages . 14 March 2020 . Philippine Daily Inquirer . 14 March 2020.
4. Web site: Taiwan's Fubon Braves Announce Entry into the ABL .
5. Web site: The CLS Knights Indonesia Are Out of the ABL .
6. Web site: Wolf Warriors . asean basketball league . 2019-11-22 . 2020-04-10 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200410180608/https://aseanbasketballleague.com/team/wolf-warriors/ . dead .
7. Web site: Former Heat Coach Julius Signed by the Formosa Dreamers .
8. Web site: Hong Kong Eastern Tab Jordan Brady as Head Coach for Upcoming ABL Campaign .
9. Web site: Jamie Pearlman Signs on as Westports Malaysia Dragons' Head Coach . 2019-09-06 . 2018-10-14 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181014170507/http://aseanbasketballleague.com/jamie-pearlman-signs-on-as-westports-malaysia-dragons-head-coach/ . dead .
10. Web site: Charles Hantoumakos 'Prepped' for Macau Black Bears Debut .
11. Web site: Mono Vampire Hires Slovenian Head Coach for Upcoming ABL Campaign .
12. Web site: Saigon Heat Brings in Kevin Yurkus as New Head Coach .
13. Web site: Alapag raring to make up for lost Alab season with Brickman, Gray . 10 October 2019 .
14. Web site: Zhuhai Wolf Warriors look to rise in ABL under former SMB consultant Todd Purves .
15. Web site: Jerran Young Moves to Join the Formosa Dreamers .
16. Web site: Anthony Tucker Makes ABL Return with Formosa Dreamers .
17. Web site: Tucker leaves for US after Convid disrupt schedule . .
18. Web site: Ryan Watkins joins Tuckers in Taiwan. .
19. Web site: Tucker leaves for US after Convid disrupt schedule . .
20. Web site: Marcus Keene to Make ABL Return with the Formosa Dreamers .
21. Web site: Liam McMorrow the new big man .
22. Web site: Formosa Dreamers Sign Big Man Jordan Tolbert .
23. Web site: Hong Kong Eastern Long Lions land Brandis Raley-Ross, ex Mornar Bar .
24. Web site: Mike Holyfield Rejoins Hong Kong Eastern for the ABL .
25. Web site: Hong Kong Eastern Taps Veteran Forward to Replace TJ Price .
26. Web site: TJ Price added to the squad . 2019-09-26 . 2019-10-03 . https://web.archive.org/web/20191003112641/https://aseanbasketballleague.com/hong-kong-eastern-adds-young-guards-for-2019-2020-abl-season/ . dead .
27. Web site: Hong Kong Eastern Ink Import Guard Trey Kell Ahead of 2019-20 ABL Season.
28. Web site: Bell joined Dragon for 2019-2020 season . .
29. Web site: Will Artino Set to Reinforce the Westports Malaysia Dragons in the ABL .
30. Web site: Cade Davis join the Dragon . .
31. Web site: Macau Taps New World Import, Kenneth Manigault, for the Upcoming ABL Season.
32. Web site: Macau Black Bears have signed Jasonn Hannibal as replacement for an injured Brandon Edwards. . .
33. Web site: Mikh McKinney Back for Third Season with Macau Black Bears .
34. Web site: Macau Black Bears Enlist Second World Import for Upcoming ABL Season.
35. Web site: Mike Singletary Returns to Mono Vampire with Unfinished Business .
36. Web site: Mono Vampire To Part Ways With Former MVP Anthony Tucker .
37. Web site: Mike Morrison (ex Peristeri GS) signs at Mono Vampire .
38. Web site: Anthony Tucker switch from Macau Black Bears to Vampire.
39. Web site: Ryan Watkins joins Tuckers in Vampire .
40. Web site: Sam Thompson joins Saigon Heats .
41. Web site: Heats replaces Bell with White . .
42. Web site: Saigon Heat Sign Former NBA Draft Pick Tyshawn Taylor .
43. Web site: Gary Fobes joins Saigon Heats .
44. Web site: Chris Charles Set To Join Saigon Heat For 2019-2020 Season . 2019-10-09 . 2019-10-09 . https://web.archive.org/web/20191009124746/https://aseanbasketballleague.com/chris-charles-set-to-join-saigon-heat-for-2019-2020-season/ . dead .
45. Web site: Saigon Heat Moving on from Gary Forbes, Add Torian Graham .
46. Web site: Saigon Heat add Mike Bell. .
47. Web site: WELCOME TO SAIGON HEAT, MORAKINYO WILLIAMS. . .
48. Web site: SAIGON HEAT Part ways with MORAKINYO WILLIAMS. . .
49. Web site: WELCOME THE RETURN OF "AKEEM SCOTT" . .
50. Web site: Justin Brownlee replaces Prince Williams .
51. Web site: Nick King to Join Alab Pilipinas in the ABL .
52. Web site: John Fields is ready to show his power, dominance and consistency . .
53. Web site: Renaldo Balkman Set to Make Alab Pilipinas Return .
54. News: Leongson . Randolph B. . Alab taps former NLEX reinforcement Adrian Forbes as second import . Spin.ph . October 16, 2019 . October 17, 2019 .
55. Web site: Alab Pilipinas Taps Third World Import for Upcoming ABL Season . aseansports . Justin Taguibao.
56. Web site: Alab taps new reinforcement Prince Williams in place of Khalif Wyatt .
57. Web site: Sam Deguara Joins Alab Pilipinas .
58. Web site: ABL Runners-Up Slingers Bring Back Alexander .
59. Web site: Singapore Slingers Add Marcus Elliot to ABL Roster .
60. Web site: Slingers opted to tap a new World import in Jameel McKay. . 2020-03-07 . 2020-03-10 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200310152223/https://aseanbasketballleague.com/game-preview-kuala-lumpur-dragons-vs-singapore-slingers-3/ . dead .
61. Web site: Singapore Slingers Signs Anthony McClain As Third Import For Upcoming Season .
62. Web site: OJ Mayo joins Fubon .
63. Web site: Garcia the new Fubon Braves . .
64. Web site: Maxie Esho Inks With Taipei Fubon Braves .
65. Web site: THANK YOU MAXIE . .
66. Web site: Julian Boyd joins Warriors for 2019-2020 season Warriors. 2019-10-03. 2019-10-03. https://web.archive.org/web/20191003112622/https://aseanbasketballleague.com/douglas-herring-and-steven-thomas-sign-with-wolf-warriors-for-2019-2020-season/. dead.
67. Web site: Former champs added to Warriors. 2019-10-03. 2019-10-03. https://web.archive.org/web/20191003112622/https://aseanbasketballleague.com/douglas-herring-and-steven-thomas-sign-with-wolf-warriors-for-2019-2020-season/. dead.
68. Web site: Doug Herring Jr. added to Warriors. 2019-10-03. 2019-10-03. https://web.archive.org/web/20191003112622/https://aseanbasketballleague.com/douglas-herring-and-steven-thomas-sign-with-wolf-warriors-for-2019-2020-season/. dead.
69. News: BASKETBALL Mono Vampire pulls out of ABL amid suspended season . 9 July 2020 . Rappler . 13 March 2020.
70. Web site: Will Artino Gets Nod for Player of the Week . aseanbasketballleague.com . 2019-11-22 . 2019-11-19 . https://web.archive.org/web/20191119132405/https://aseanbasketballleague.com/will-artino-gets-nod-as-player-of-the-week/ . dead .
71. Web site: Kenny Manigault Named Player of the Week . Asean Basketball League . 2019-11-25 . 2019-11-28 . https://web.archive.org/web/20191128013726/https://aseanbasketballleague.com/kenny-manigault-named-player-of-the-week/ . dead .
72. Web site: O.J. Mayo Takes Player of the Week Honors . aseanbasketball . 2019-12-02 . 2019-12-03 . https://web.archive.org/web/20191203143544/https://aseanbasketballleague.com/o-j-mayo-takes-player-of-the-week-honors/ . dead .
73. Web site: Jerran Young is Week 4's Player of the Week . aseanbasketballleague . 2019-12-09 . 2019-12-09 . https://web.archive.org/web/20191209141801/https://aseanbasketballleague.com/jerran-young-is-week-4s-player-of-the-week/ . dead .
74. Web site: Mike Singletary Gets ABL Player of the Month Distinction . aseanbasketballleague . 2019-12-12 . 2019-12-12 . https://web.archive.org/web/20191212151721/https://aseanbasketballleague.com/mike-singletary-gets-abl-player-of-the-month-distinction/ . dead .