Saturday, January 31, 2009

Southeast Asian nations form pro basketball league

Pro League in SEA

Singapore Slingers John Fitzgerald. The Slingers are planning to confirm participation in the new league shortly.
Image: Bjorn Engelhardt.


MANILA, Philippines – The warm response given by the South East Asian market to club team Singapore Slingers made seven member countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) to form the region’s first professional league.

The Asean Basketball League (ABL), which was launched early this week in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, will have its inaugural season in September this year with Slingers owner and AirAsia top boss Tony Fernandes as the league’s first chairman.

The league will start with a 10-team tournament from the seven ASEAN countries. Teams will be allowed to enjoy the services of four imports – two non-Asians and two Asians.

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Friday, January 30, 2009

New SEA basketball league

New basketball league for South-east Asia
('Yes, there will be a lot of obstacles and road blocks. But no mountain will stop us,' said Mr Fernandes (left). -- PHOTO: AIR ASIA)


KUALA LUMPUR - SOUTH-east Asia on Monday launched an ambitious professional basketball league - to begin in September - aimed at boosting the popularity and standards of the game in the region.

The Asean Basketball League is backed by regional tycoons including AirAsia founder Tony Fernandes and Indonesian media mogul Erick Thoir, who have contributed US$5 million (S$7.5 million) in total between them.

Organisers said that basketball is the second most popular team sport behind football among the 600 million population of South-east Asia. At least eight teams are expected to play in the inaugural league.

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Monday, January 19, 2009

Brunei for Asean league

Brunei for Asean league?

by Jason Thomas

Sultanate has been invited to participate in a new regional basketball league BBA to discuss chance to play in Asean Basketball League.

The Brunei Basketball Association (BBA) will be holding their annual general meeting today, with one of the topics on the agenda being the country's participation in a newly formed regional basketball league.

The Asean Basketball League is being formed to promote basketball in the region by introducing a new regional basketball league consisting of professional club teams from Southeast Asian countries.

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Monday, January 12, 2009

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