# 2009–10 ABL season

The 2009–10 ASEAN Basketball League season was the first season of competition since its establishment. A total of six teams competed in the league. The regular season began on 10 October 2009 and ended on 24 January 2010, which was followed by a post-season involving the top four teams.
The Philippine Patriots of Philippines had the #1 seed at the conclusion of the regular season.

## Teams

| Team | City/Area | Arena / Capacity | Founded | Joined | Team Owners | Head Coach |
| Kuala Lumpur Dragons | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | MABA Stadium (2,500) Putra Stadium (16,000) | 2009 | 2009 | Datuk Wira Dani Daim & Westport and Partners | Goh Cheng Huat |
| Philippine Patriots | Metro Manila, Philippines | Filoil Flying V Arena (5,000) Ynares Sports Arena (3,000) | 2009 | 2009 | Mikee Romero and Tony Boy Cojuangco | Louie Alas |
| Satria Muda | Jakarta, Indonesia | The BritAma Arena (4,000) | 1994 | 2009 | Erick Thohir and Mahaka Foundation | Fictor Roring |
| Singapore Slingers | Singapore | Singapore Indoor Stadium (8,126) | 2006 | 2009 | Basketball Enterprises Pte. Ltd. | Frank Arsego |
| Thailand Tigers | Bangkok, Thailand | Nimibutr National Stadium (6,051) | 2009 | 2009 | Wim Reijnen/Entertainment Asia and partners | Soontornpong Mawintorn |
| Brunei Barracudas | Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei Darussalam | Brunei Indoor Stadium (5,500) | 2009 | 2009 | Nadzaty Azma Azeez and Everwide SC | Geraldo Ramos |

## Regular season
### Standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | PCT | GB | Qualification |
| 1 | Philippine Patriots | 15 | 11 | 4 | 1106 | 1023 | +83 | .733 | — | Playoffs |
| 2 | Singapore Slingers | 15 | 10 | 5 | 1133 | 1081 | +52 | .667 | 1 | Playoffs |
| 3 | Satria Muda | 15 | 8 | 7 | 1119 | 1075 | +44 | .533 | 3 | Playoffs |
| 4 | Kuala Lumpur Dragons | 15 | 7 | 8 | 1093 | 1154 | −61 | .467 | 4 | Playoffs |
| 5 | Brunei Barracudas | 15 | 6 | 9 | 1183 | 1234 | −51 | .400 | 5 | |
| 6 | Thailand Tigers | 15 | 3 | 12 | 1111 | 1178 | −67 | .200 | 8 | |

### Results

| Home \ Away | BRU | KLD | PHI | SAT | SGP | THA | BRU | KLD | PHI | SAT | SGP | THA |
| Brunei Barracudas | — | 73–76 | 95–70 | 85–81 | 80–82 | 91–86 | — | 80–63 | | | 89–95 | |
| Kuala Lumpur Dragons | 76–94 | — | 63–73 | 57–69 | 78–71 | 79–78 | | — | 77–59 | | | 88–69 |
| Philippine Patriots | 70–56 | 76–70 | — | 74–56 | 70–53 | 74–61 | 87–65 | | — | 81–69 | | 77–61 |
| Satria Muda | 97–62 | 91–67 | 69–76 | — | 59–61 | 77–71 | 98–84 | 67–70 | | — | 67–58 | |
| Singapore Slingers | 87–69 | 74–86 | 74–69 | 91–67 | — | 62–65 | | 92–74 | 67–59 | | — | 69–66 |
| Thailand Tigers | 77–66 | 88–71 | 87–91 | 75–78 | 80–92 | — | 89–94 | | | 58–69 | | — |

### Matches
#### January
## Playoffs

| Semifinals best-of-three series | Semifinals best-of-three series | Semifinals best-of-three series | Finals best-of-five championship series | Finals best-of-five championship series | Finals best-of-five championship series |
| 1 | Philippine Patriots | 2 | | | |
| 4 | Kuala Lumpur Dragons | 0 | | | |
| 4 | Kuala Lumpur Dragons | 0 | 1 | Philippine Patriots | 3 |
| | | | 3 | Satria Muda | 0 |
| 2 | Singapore Slingers | 1 | 3 | Satria Muda | 0 |
| 3 | Satria Muda | 2 | | | |

### Semifinals

The semifinals is a best-of-three series, with the higher seeded team hosting game 1, and 3 if necessary.
| Team 1 | Series | Team 2 | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 |
| Philippine Patriots | 2–0 | Kuala Lumpur Dragons | 77–43 | 70–65 | — |
| Singapore Slingers | 1–2 | Satria Muda | 88–67 | 45–74 | 76–86 |

### Finals

The finals is a best-of-five series, with the higher seeded team hosting games 1 and 2, and 5 if necessary.
| Semifinal 1 winner | Series | Semifinal 2 winner | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 | Game 4 | Game 5 |
| Philippine Patriots | 3–0 | Satria Muda | 78–68 | 72–53 | 75–67 | – | – |

## Statistics
### Season leaders

Last update: End of Round 11
| Category | Player | Team | Stat |
| Points per game | Reggie Larry | Brunei Barracudas | 21.0 |
| Rebounds per game | Nakiea Miller | SM BritAma | 15.3 |
| Assists per game | Reggie Larry | Brunei Barracudas | 4.0 |
| Steals per game | Reggie Larry | Brunei Barracudas | 2.0 |
| Blocks per game | Nakiea Miller | SM BritAma | 5.0 |

### Season highs

Last update: End of Round 11
| Category | Player | Team | Stat |
| Points | Alex Hartman | SM BritAma | 33 |
| Rebounds | Nakiea Miller | SM BritAma | 22 |
| Assists | Jamal Brown | Kuala Lumpur Dragons | 10 |
| Steals | Reggie Larry | Brunei Barracudas | 6 |
| Blocks | Lonnie Jones Nakiea Miller | Brunei Barracudas SM BritAma | 7 |
| Field goals made | Reggie Larry Rudy Lingganay Michael LeBlanc Chaz Briggs | Brunei Barracudas Kuala Lumpur Dragons Singapore Slingers Thailand Tigers | 11 |
| Three-point field goals made | Alex Hartman | SM BritAma | 6 |
| Free throws made | Alex Hartman | SM BritAma | 12 |

## Teams

See 2009–2010 ABL team rosters.