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Eastern Sports Club (basketball)
The Eastern Sports Club (), also known as Hong Kong Eastern (), is a professional men's basketball team of the Eastern Sports Club. The team also known as (). Eastern competes in the Hong Kong A1 Division, and the ASEAN Basketball League since 2016. It has won the Hong Kong A1 championship three times, in 1956, 2017 and 2023. History In 2015, the team won and promoted to 2016 Hong Kong A1 Division Championship. The team became fully professional in 2016. In the same year, the club would adopt the name Hong Kong Eastern and join the ASEAN Basketball League (ABL). They won the 2016–17 ABL season, and finished as semifinalists for the next two seasons. They also became Hong Kong A1 Division champions in 2018. The ABL's 2019–20 season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. It is scheduled to resume in 2023 with Eastern as among its participating teams. Eastern also plans to join the Chinese Basketball Association in the future. Hong Kong Eastern won its sec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hong Kong A1 Division Championship
Hong Kong A1 Division Championship (), abbreviated as HKA1 and A1 Division, is the top division of men's basketball league in Hong Kong. The league was founded in 1954 and the inaugural season was held the same year. Currently, ten teams make up the league. South China is the most successful team in league history with 16 titles. Format Since 2021, the season is usually held between September and April, with offseason taking place from May to August. To make the league more entertaining, a play-off system was adopted in 2005 and an all-star game was held in the middle of the season. Current clubs A total of ten teams contested in the 2021 season: * Eagles (飛鷹) * Eastern (東方) * Fukien (福建) * HKPA Basketball Team (遊協) * Nam Ching (南青) * South China South China ( zh, s=, p=Huá'nán, j=jyut6 naam4) is a geographical and cultural region that covers the southernmost part of China. Its precise meaning varies with context. A notable feature of South ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Philippine Basketball Association
The Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) is a men's professional basketball league in the Philippines, composed of twelve company-branded Franchising, franchise teams. Founded in 1975, it is the first professional basketball league in Asia and the second-oldest in the world after the National Basketball Association (NBA).Bartholomew, Rafe. ''Pacific Rims''. New American Library, 2010, p. 13. The league played its first game at the Araneta Coliseum in Quezon City on April 9, 1975, and its regulations are a hybrid of rules from the NBA and FIBA. As of the 2022–23 PBA season, 2022–23 season, the PBA season consists of three tournaments known as "List of Philippine Basketball Association conferences, conferences": the PBA Philippine Cup, Philippine Cup, the PBA Commissioner's Cup, Commissioner's Cup, and the PBA Governors' Cup, Governors' Cup. The Commissioner's and Governors' Cups allow each team to sign a single foreign player known as an "Lists of Philippine Basketball As ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Željko Pavličević
Željko Pavličević (born 26 March 1951) is a Croatian professional basketball coach and former player. He currently serves as the head coach for Eastern Sports Club (basketball), Eastern in ASEAN Basketball League. Early life Pavličević began playing basketball in 1969 for the junior team of KK Cibona, Lokomotiva in the city of Zagreb. He was studying at the Faculty of Chemical Technology at the basketball school. Coaching career Cibona Having passed all the categories in the club, (cadets, juniors etc.) in 1975, Pavličević became Mirko Novosel's assistant coach in the senior team of KK Cibona, Cibona (until then WIT). In 1984–85 Yugoslav First Basketball League, 1984–85 he was promoted to head coach, but only in domestic competitions (in EuroLeague led Mirko Novosel). In his first season as head coach with Cibona, won the Yugoslav Basketball Cup, Yugoslav Cup and the Yugoslav First Basketball League, Yugoslav League (against KK Split, Jugoplastika & KK Crvena zvez ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jordan Brady (basketball)
Jordan Brady (born June 21, 1983) is an American former professional basketball player and former head coach of the Wisconsin Herd under the NBA G League. Here, he created a 33–67 record, having a 0.330 with them in his 2-year career with them. He is also one of the assistant coaches of the Windy City Bulls under the NBA G League. He played college basketball at Dawson Community College, Salt Lake Community College and Utah Valley. He played internationally for Basket Racing Club Luxembourg. He played in the NBA D-League for the Utah Flash in 2009. In 2011, he played for the Los Angeles D-Fenders and the Idaho Stampede. June 2024 he was hired as the Director of Player Development for BYU Cougars men's basketball The BYU Cougars men's basketball team represents Brigham Young University in NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship, NCAA Division I basketball play. It currently competes in the Big 12 Conference. Established in 1902, the team has won 27 c .... References ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2018–19 ABL Season
The 2018–19 ABL season was the ninth season of competition of the ASEAN Basketball League. The regular season started on 16 November 2018 and ended on 28 March 2019. Teams All the teams in 2017–18 season returned for this season. However, the following changes happened: # Chong Son Kung Fu relocated and rebranded to Macau Black Bears. # Zhuhai Wolf Warriors was the 10th team in the ABL, added after Kung Fu relocated to Macau. Venues Personnel Imports The following is the list of imports, which had played for their respective teams at least once. Each team can register 3 imports. Flags indicate the citizenship/s the player holds. Local heritage 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, Ea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
South China AA (basketball)
The South China Athletic Association Men's Basketball Team (; SCAA Basketball Team), commonly known as South China, is one of the basketball teams of South China Athletic Association in Hong Kong playing in A1 Division of the Hong Kong Basketball League. Honours * Hong Kong Basketball A1 Division :Winners (16): 1954-55, 1957-58, 1959-60, 1984, 1985, 1986, 2004, 2005, 2008, 2012, 2013, 2016, 2017, 2021, 2022 *Hong Kong Senior Silver Shield :''Winners (13):'' 1958-1960, 1985, 1987, 2004, 2005, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2015 *Straits Cup :''Winners (2):'' 2008, 2010 *Hong Kong Basketball A2 Division :''Winners (1):'' 2002 Notable players - Set a club record or won an individual award as a professional player. - Played at least one official international match for his senior national team at any time. * Duncan Reid * Lin Ho Chun * Lo Yi Ting * Shiu Wah Leung * Trevor Watts References External links * Basketball teams established in 1932 Basketball teams in H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
San Miguel Alab Pilipinas
San Miguel Alab Pilipinas (under the corporate name Pilipinas Basketball Club, Inc. or PBCI) was a Filipino professional basketball team which played in the ASEAN Basketball League (ABL) under the sponsorship of San Miguel Corporation. The team was owned and managed by the sports talent management firm, Virtual Playground, headed by talent agents Dondon Monteverde and Charlie Dy. Alab Pilipinas is the fourth Philippine team to play in the ABL. "Alab" is a Filipino word that translates as "blaze" in English. The team was originally known as Alab Pilipinas (2016-17 ABL season) as the fourth ABL team from the Philippines. From November 2017 to January 2018, it was known as Tanduay Alab Pilipinas, under the sponsorship of Tanduay Distillers, Inc. The team disbanded in 2020 after the ABL shut down due to the COVID-19 pandemic. History Six of its original players are ABL veterans who had previously played for the Champion team San Miguel in the 2013 ABL season. The team staged ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2017–18 ABL Season
The 2017–18 ABL season is the eighth season of competition of the ASEAN Basketball League. The regular season started on 17 November 2017 and ended on 28 March 2018. Teams Five teams from the 2016–2017 ABL season returned for this season. One team, the Kaohsiung Truth, disbanded prior to the season. One team, Mono Vampire, returned after skipping last season, having played in the 2015–16 ABL season. The team plans to concurrently play in the ABL and in the Thailand Basketball League for the upcoming season. Three teams were accepted as new members: Nanhai Long-Lions, Formosa Dreamers and CLS Knights Surabaya. The Long-Lions are the developmental team of the Guangzhou Long-Lions, the Dreamers are an expansion team from Taiwan, and the Knights left the Indonesian Basketball League to play in the ABL. Prior their first game, the Nanhai Long-Lions renamed themselves as the Nanhai Kung Fu. After partnering with Macau's Grupo Desportivo Chong Son they changed their name ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2017–18 Eastern Sports Club (basketball) Season
The 2017–18 Eastern Sports Club (basketball) season was the second season of the franchise in the ASEAN Basketball League (ABL). Roster 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="b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edu Torres
Eduard Torres Girbau (born May 26, 1964) is a Spanish professional basketball coach. He is currently the head coach of the Thai national team. Coach career *1985–86 Joventut Badalona (youth team) *1987–96 Festina Andorra *1997–99 Climalia León *1999–03 Caprabo Lleida *2003–06 Akasvayu Girona *2006–09 Plus Pujol Lleida *2009–10 CB Murcia *2011–12 Força Lleida CE *2013–14 Huracanes de Tampico Huracanes de Tampico (English: ''Tampico Hurricanes'') is a professional Mexican basketball team, based in Tampico, Tamaulipas. The Libertadores are part of the Liga Nacional de Baloncesto Profesional, the top professional basketball league in Mexi ... *2014–15 *2016 Toros de Aragua *2016–19 Eastern Long Lions *2020 Guaiqueríes de Margarita *2021–22 Halcones de Xalapa *2022–present Thai national team Honours Plus Pujol Lleida * LEB Champions: 1 **2001 * ACB Catalan League Champions: 2 **2002, 2003 * LEB Catalan League Champio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Singapore Slingers
The Singapore Slingers are a Singaporean professional basketball team that last competed in the ASEAN Basketball League. The Slingers were known as the JobStreet.com Singapore Slingers between 2009 and 2014, due to sponsorship ties with JobStreet.com. The Slingers formerly competed in Australia's National Basketball League (NBL), becoming the first – and so far, the only – Asia-based club to compete in the NBL when they joined at the start of the 2006–07 NBL season. They withdrew from the competition in July 2008, with their decision influenced by the financial costs of travelling. They subsequently competed in the "Singapore Challenge Series", where they played against a range of teams from the Philippines, China, Indonesia, Malaysia, India and Australia. In October 2009, the Slingers were one of the inaugural teams that began competition in the ASEAN Basketball League. From their inception in 2006 until 2014, the Slingers played their home games at the Singapore In ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saigon Heat
The Saigon Heat is a Vietnamese professional basketball team based in Ho Chi Minh City. Since the 2014 season, the Heat's home games are played at the CIS Arena on the campus of the Canadian International School in District 7. This is the first professional basketball team based in Vietnam. The Heat currently plays in the VBA, Vietnam's first professional basketball league. History The Saigon Heat are the first professional basketball team in Vietnam based in Ho Chi Minh City. They were officially announced as a member of the ASEAN Basketball League in October 2011. The team was formed by the Saigon Sports Academy, a multi-sports training academy launched in January 2009 and located in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. In their inaugural season, the Heat finished sixth in the ABL with a regular season record of 8–13. The Heat did not qualify in for the 2012 ABL playoffs. The Heat followed up their inaugural season with another disappointing sixth-place finish in an injury pla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
