source: bernama.com
After hosting Southeast Asia's first professional basketball league which concluded in February, the Asean Basketball League (ABL) has attracted three new teams for its second season which will start in October.
ABL founder Datuk Seri Tony Fernandes said from six teams in the inaugural season, the new 2010/2011 season was expected to increase up to 10 teams.
"We expect Vietnam to join the ABL this October. We're targeting participation from all the 10 Asean countries," he told reporters here after presenting last season's awards to players Wednesday.
Fernandes said Philippine Patriots, the first team to lift the ABL crown, could now eye the Asian Basketball Championship as the ABL provided the best platform for international exposure.
Six teams -- Philippine Patriots (Philipines), Satria Muda Britama (Indonesia), Singapore Slingers (Singapore), Thailand Tigers (Thailand), Brunei Barracudas (Brunei) and KL Dragons (Malaysia) -- took part in the first season.
KL Dragons secured the fourth place, behind Satria Muda Britama, Singapore Slingers and Philippine Patriots.
Jason Dixon of Philippine Patriots clinched the Best ABL Import player award while fellow teammate Warren Ybanez claimed the ABL Final's Most Valuable Player (MVP) award.
Attaporn Lertmalaiporn of Thailand Tigers took the ABL League MVP.
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Nice to know that more teams from Southeast Asia are joining. Games which are with international flavor are definitely more exciting to watch and more Filipino players might be recruited by the additional teams.
Who knows, with good salary and the chance to travel back and forth to the different Southeast Asian countries, even some PBA players, especially those not being used by their teams and on the inactive list might be recruited. Wainright has started it.
Hoping that the ABL will be more bigger and successful, can get more sponsors so that their games can be televised live, para hindi nakakasawa at maiba naman.
wow this is good news..hope they will succeed...
nyen
wow.. very nice..
more excitement.. and more chances to have pinoy imports to the other team.. hehehe.. proud to be pinoy,,
kyp
PBA players placed in inactive status, sayang lang kyo, mag ABL na lang kayo. mas exciting pa ang laro kaysa sa PBA. maka travel pa kyo. cigurado hindi ipost ito, kinontra PBA kc, he! he! Pro PBA itong Team Pilipinas