2017–18 Eastern Sports Club (basketball) season

The 2017–18 Eastern Sports Club (basketball) season is the 2nd season of the franchise in the ASEAN Basketball League (ABL).

2017–18 Eastern season
Head coachSpain Edu Torres
Owner(s)Eastern Sports Club
ABL 2017-2018 season results
Record14–6
(.700)
Place2nd
Playoff finishSemifinalist
Eastern seasons
← 2016-17
2018-19 →

Roster edit

Hong Kong Eastern Long Lions roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Wt. DOB (YYYY-MM-DD) From
F 0   Ip, Chun Kit 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) 85 kg (187 lb) 32 – (1992-03-24)24 March 1992
G 2   Elliott, Marcus Ryan (WI) 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 85 kg (187 lb) 40 – (1984-04-24)24 April 1984
G/F 3   Lee, Ki (C) 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) 78 kg (172 lb) 36 – (1987-10-16)16 October 1987
G 4   O'Neal Moss, Ryan (WI) 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 105 kg (231 lb) 50 – (1974-04-04)4 April 1974
G 10     Lamb, Tyler (AI) 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 94 kg (207 lb) 32 – (1991-05-16)16 May 1991
F 11   So, Sheung Ying 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 80 kg (176 lb) 31 – (1992-06-29)29 June 1992
F/C 14   Tang, Chi Hang 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 100 kg (220 lb) 32 – (1992-01-21)21 January 1992
F 15   So, Chi Lok Jolin 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 85 kg (187 lb) 34 – (1989-11-12)12 November 1989
F/C 29   Chung, Chun Sing 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) 75 kg (165 lb) 33 – (1991-01-10)10 January 1991
C 30   Wu, Cheuk Pan 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 95 kg (209 lb) 30 – (1993-11-23)23 November 1993
F 34     Standhardinger, Christian (AI) 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 100 kg (220 lb) 34 – (1989-07-04)4 July 1989 Hawaiʻi
F/C 35   Ngan, Wing Fai 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 85 kg (187 lb) 31 – (1993-03-12)12 March 1993
G 88   Lau, Tsz Lai 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) 82 kg (181 lb) 33 – (1990-11-04)4 November 1990
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Athletic trainer(s)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (WI) World import
  • (AI) ASEAN heritage import
  •   Injured

Standing edit

Elimination edit

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD PCT GB Qualification
1   Chong Son Kung Fu 20 15 5 1864 1638 +226 .750 Semi-finals
2   Hong Kong Eastern 20 14 6 1949 1856 +93 .700[a] 1
3   San Miguel Alab Pilipinas 20 14 6 1844 1681 +163 .700[a] 1 Quarter-finals
4   Mono Vampire 20 14 6 2024 1957 +67 .700[a] 1
5   Singapore Slingers 20 12 8 1651 1598 +53 .600 3
6   Saigon Heat 20 10 10 1963 1956 +7 .500 5
7   CLS Knights Indonesia 20 5 15 1614 1733 −119 .250[b] 10
8   Westports Malaysia Dragons 20 5 15 1802 1974 −172 .250[b] 10
9   Formosa Dreamers 20 1 19 1593 1901 −308 .050 14
  1. ^ a b c Head-to-head record: Hong Kong Eastern 3–1; San Miguel Alab Pilipinas 2–2; Mono Vampire 1–3
  2. ^ a b Head-to-head record: CLS Knights Indonesia 2–0; Westports Malaysia Dragons 0–2

Game log edit

2017–18 game log
Total: 14–6
November : 1–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 1–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
1 November 19 Tanduay Alab Pilipinas W 92-89 Archived 2018-01-04 at the Wayback Machine Christian Standhardinger (26) Christian Standhardinger (14) Marcus Ryan Elliott (9) Mall of Asia Arena 1–0
December : 6–0 (Home: 2–0; Road: 4–0)
January : 2–1 (Home: 2–1; Road: 0–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
8 January 9 Saigon Heat L 115-121 Archived 2018-03-16 at the Wayback Machine Christian Standhardinger (37) Christian Standhardinger (19) Marcus Ryan Elliott (10) Southorn Stadium 7–1
9 January 18 Formosa Dreamers W 99-79 Archived 2018-03-25 at the Wayback Machine Standhardinger, Lamb (25) Marcus Ryan Elliott (11) Marcus Ryan Elliott (11) Southorn Stadium 8–1
10 January 24 CLS Knights Indonesia W 104-81 Archived 2018-03-23 at the Wayback Machine Elliott, Lamb (23) Tyler Lamb (12) Elliott, Lamb (10) Southorn Stadium 9–1
February : 3–1 (Home: 2–0; Road: 1–1)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
11 February 4 Saigon Heat L 115-118 Archived 2018-03-07 at the Wayback Machine Christian Standhardinger (31) Christian Standhardinger (18) Marcus Ryan Elliott (4) CIS Arena Saigon 9–2
12 February 8 Westports Malaysia Dragons W 104-92 Archived 2018-03-14 at the Wayback Machine Tyler Lamb (28) Standhardinger, Elliott (11) Marcus Ryan Elliott (15) Southorn Stadium 10–2
13 February 13 Chong Son Kung Fu W 88-76 Archived 2018-03-16 at the Wayback Machine Christian Standhardinger (23) Ryan O'Neal Moss (15) Marcus Ryan Elliott (8) Southorn Stadium 11–2
14 February 24 Formosa Dreamers W 93-91 Archived 2018-03-16 at the Wayback Machine Marcus Ryan Elliott (31) Christian Standhardinger (10) Marcus Ryan Elliott (7) Changhua Stadium 12–2

Playoffs edit

 
QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinals
 
          
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1
  Chong Son Kung Fu
0
 
 
 
4
  Mono Vampire
2
 
4
  Mono Vampire
2
 
 
 
5
  Singapore Slingers
0
 
4
  Mono Vampire
2
 
 
3
  San Miguel Alab Pilipinas
3
 
 
 
 
 
2
  Hong Kong Eastern
0
 
 
 
3
  San Miguel Alab Pilipinas
2
 
3
  San Miguel Alab Pilipinas
2
 
 
6
  Saigon Heat
0
 

Game log edit

2018 playoff game log
Total: 0–2
Semifinals : 0–2 (Home: 0–1; Road: 0–1)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
1 April 11 Tanduay Alab Pilipinas[7] L 94–98 Archived 2018-07-08 at the Wayback Machine Tyler Lamb (32) Christian Standhardinger (15) Marcus Elliott (10) Southorn Stadium 0–1
2 April 15 Tanduay Alab Pilipinas[8] L 72–79 Archived 2018-07-08 at the Wayback Machine Tyler Lamb (25) Ryan O'Neil Moss (16) Elliott, Lee (3) Sta. Rosa Arena 0–2

Transactions edit

Recruited imports edit

Season Name Debuted Last game Record Source
2017-18   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)

References edit

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  2. ^ "Chong Son Kung Fu wins 4th Straight, Completes Perfect Season at Home | ABL". ABL. 2018-03-14. Archived from the original on 2018-07-05. Retrieved 2018-07-05.
  3. ^ "Mono Vampire Sets New Scoring Record, Deals Hong Kong Eastern Third Straight Loss | ABL". ABL. 2018-03-16. Archived from the original on 2018-07-05. Retrieved 2018-07-05.
  4. ^ "Eastern Survives Scare, Hands Dreamers Loss to Close Maiden Season | ABL". ABL. 2018-03-23. Archived from the original on 2018-07-05. Retrieved 2018-07-05.
  5. ^ "Eastern Seal Semis Berth as Dragons Suffer Worst Franchise Finish | ABL". ABL. 2018-03-26. Archived from the original on 2018-07-05. Retrieved 2018-07-05.
  6. ^ "Tucker Sizzles as Chong Son Locks First Place After Comeback Win | ABL". ABL. 2018-03-29. Archived from the original on 2018-07-05. Retrieved 2018-07-05.
  7. ^ "Alab Pilipinas bucks shaky start, downs Hong Kong 5 | Philstar.com". philstar.com. Retrieved 2018-07-05.
  8. ^ Corp., ABS-CBN. "Finals-bound Alab Pilipinas dethrones Hong Kong in emphatic sweep". ABS-CBN SPORTS. Archived from the original on 2018-07-05. Retrieved 2018-07-05.