# 2016–17 ABL season

The 2016–17 ABL season was the seventh season of competition of the ASEAN Basketball League. The regular season started on 25 November 2016 and will end on 26 March 2017.

## Teams
### Venues

| Team | Location | Arena |
| Alab Pilipinas | Laguna | Alonte Sports Arena, Biňan |
| Alab Pilipinas | Laguna | City of Santa Rosa Multi-Purpose Complex, Santa Rosa |
| Alab Pilipinas | Bulacan | Baliuag Star Arena, Baliuag |
| Alab Pilipinas | Davao City | Davao City Recreation Center, Davao City |
| Alab Pilipinas | Davao City | University of Southeastern Philippines Gym, Davao City |
| Alab Pilipinas | Metro Manila | Olivarez College Gym, Parañaque |
| Eastern | Wan Chai | Southorn Stadium, Wan Chai |
| Kaohsiung Truth | Kaohsiung | Kaohsiung Municipal Kaohsiung Senior High School Gym, Kaohsiung |
| Saigon Heat | Ho Chi Minh City | CIS Arena, Ho Chi Minh City |
| Singapore Slingers | Singapore | OCBC Arena, Kallang |
| Westports Malaysia Dragons | Kuala Lumpur | MABA Stadium, Kuala Lumpur |
| Westports Malaysia Dragons | Selangor | House of Champions, Gem-In Mall, Cyberjaya |

### Personnel

| Team | Head coach |
| Alab Pilipinas | Mac Cuan |
| Eastern | Edu Torres |
| Kaohsiung Truth | Sabatino Chen |
| Saigon Heat | Anthony Garbelotto |
| Singapore Slingers | Neo Beng Siang |
| Westports Malaysia Dragons | Chris Thomas |

## Imports

The following is the list of imports, which had played for their respective teams at least once. In the left are the World Imports, and in the right are the ASEAN/Heritage Imports. Flags indicate the citizenship/s the player holds.
| Team | World import(s) | ASEAN/Heritage import(s) | Former import(s) |
| Alab Pilipinas | Sampson Carter James Hughes | Igee King Lawrence Domingo | Lee Dong-jun Lee Seung-jun |
| Eastern | Marcus Elliott Josh Boone | Steven Guinchard Tyler Lamb | Patrick Sullivan |
| Kaohsiung Truth | Chris Oliver Derek Hall | Raymar Jose Achie Inigo | Mikee Reyes |
| Saigon Heat | Lenny Daniel Jordan Henriquez | David Arnold Moses Morgan | Christien Charles Herbert Hill Haminn Quaintance Joshua Munzon |
| Singapore Slingers | Xavier Alexander Justin Howard | Josh Urbiztondo | Luke Schenscher Alli Austria Rolando Gardner |
| Westports Malaysia Dragons | Skylar Spencer Kiwi Gardner | Joshua Munzon | Marcus Melvin Freddie Goldstein |

## Regular season
### Standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | PCT | GB | Qualification |
| 1 | Eastern | 20 | 16 | 4 | 1810 | 1610 | +200 | .800 | — | Semifinals |
| 2 | Singapore Slingers | 20 | 13 | 7 | 1592 | 1482 | +110 | .650 | 3 | Semifinals |
| 3 | Alab Pilipinas | 20 | 11 | 9 | 1591 | 1568 | +23 | .550 | 5 | Semifinals |
| 4 | Saigon Heat | 20 | 8 | 12 | 1580 | 1676 | −96 | .400 | 8 | Semifinals |
| 5 | Westports Malaysia Dragons | 20 | 7 | 13 | 1684 | 1743 | −59 | .350 | 9 | Eliminated |
| 6 | Kaohsiung Truth | 20 | 5 | 15 | 1614 | 1792 | −178 | .250 | 11 | Eliminated |

### Results
#### First and second rounds

| Home \ Away | ALP | HKL | KAT | SGH | SGS | WMD |
| Alab Pilipinas | — | 61–83 | 91–82 | 99–77 | 66–71 | 87–79 |
| Eastern | 93–80 | — | 95–67 | 92–96 | 97–95* | 87–70 |
| Kaohsiung Truth | 77–86 | 79–90 | — | 83–82 | 66–84 | 94–86 |
| Saigon Heat | 78–74 | 74–84 | 99–85 | — | 65–90 | 65–72 |
| Singapore Slingers | 71–68 | 82–72 | 84–76 | 73–75 | — | 80–62 |
| Westports Malaysia Dragons | 54–65 | 85–88 | 79–97 | 82–67 | 76–81 | — |
*Overtime

#### Third and fourth rounds

| Home \ Away | ALP | HKL | KAT | SGH | SGS | WMD |
| Alab Pilipinas | — | 82–75 | 93–87 | 65–72 | 74–72 | 91–101* |
| Eastern | 100–87 | — | 103–83 | 110–97* | 71–77 | 96–87 |
| Kaohsiung Truth | 85–107 | 75–89 | — | 85–71 | 79–75 | 108–114 |
| Saigon Heat | 70–74 | 72–97 | 85–76 | — | 71–86 | 81–94 |
| Singapore Slingers | 62–64* | 71–73 | 76–52 | 71–88 | — | 78–77** |
| Westports Malaysia Dragons | 79–77 | 90–115 | 103–78 | 84–95 | 110–112* | — |
*Overtime

## Playoffs

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| 1 | Eastern | 2 | | | |
| 4 | Saigon Heat | 0 | | | |
| 4 | Saigon Heat | 0 | 1 | Eastern | 3 |
| | | | 2 | Singapore Slingers | 1 |
| 2 | Singapore Slingers | 2 | 2 | Singapore Slingers | 1 |
| 3 | Alab Pilipinas | 0 | | | |

### Semi-finals

The semi-finals 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 |
| Eastern | 2–0 | Saigon Heat | 114–74 | 86–79 | — |
| Singapore Slingers | 2–0 | Alab Pilipinas | 77–67 | 82–64 | — |

### Finals

The finals is a best-of-five series, with the higher seeded team hosting Game 1, 2, and 5, if necessary. The winner will provisionally represent the Southeast Asia Basketball Association (SEABA) at the 2017 FIBA Asia Champions Cup, unless a team outside SEABA wins; in that case, the best-performing SEABA team will be the provisional representative.
| Semi-final 1 winner | Series | Semi-final 2 winner | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 | Game 4 | Game 5 |
| Eastern | 3–1 | Singapore Slingers | 76–92 | 92–84 | 76–72 | 82–80 (2OT) | — |

## Final rankings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | PCT | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Eastern | 26 | 21 | 5 | 2336 | 2091 | +245 | .808 | |
| 2 | Singapore Slingers | 26 | 16 | 10 | 2079 | 1939 | +140 | .615 | Qualification to FIBA Asia Champions Cup |
| 3 | Alab Pilipinas | 22 | 11 | 11 | 1722 | 1727 | −5 | .500 | |
| 4 | Saigon Heat | 22 | 8 | 14 | 1733 | 1876 | −143 | .364 | |
| 5 | Westports Malaysia Dragons | 20 | 7 | 13 | 1684 | 1743 | −59 | .350 | |
| 6 | Kaohsiung Truth | 20 | 5 | 15 | 1614 | 1792 | −178 | .250 | |
* ↑ Eastern and Kaohsiung Truth cannot qualify to the Champions Cup via the ABL.

## Awards

* 2016–17 ABL champions
* Eastern (1st title)
The awarding ceremony was held before the game 4 of the ABL finals on April 23, 2017 held at the OCBC Arena in Kallang, Singapore.
* ABL Local MVP: Bobby Ray Parks Jr. (Alab Pilipinas)
* ASEAN Heritage MVP: Tyler Lamb (Eastern)
* World Import MVP: Marcus Elliott (Eastern)
* Defensive Player of the Year: Justin Howard (Singapore Slingers)
* Coach of the Year: Edu Torres (Eastern)