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Source: ABL NEWS | Saturday, October 23, 2010
Saturday, October 23, 2010, Jakarta – Monster performance by Chris Commons, Chris Garnett & Bryan Faundo powered Brunei Barracudas to edged Satria Muda BritAma 87 – 70 for their 1st victory of the AirAsia Asean Basketball League 2010/2011 season.
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Source: ABL NEWS | Saturday, October 23, 2010
Saturday, October 23, 2010, Kuala Lumpur – With the reunion of Nakiea Miller & Alex Hartman, The Westports KL Dragons finally snapped a 3-games losing streak and earned their 1st victory of the AirAsia Asean Basketball League 2010/2011season.
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Source: Brunei Times
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Bandar Seri Begawan – They say two heads are better than one. The Brunei Barracudas couldn’t agree more believing that Bong Ramos’s return at the helm will make the side more organised.
Still without a win in their first three Asean Basketball League (ABL) games, the Barracudas brought back Ramos to replace American Ozell Wells as the head coach on Wednesday, and the consensus among players is that the Filipino is the right man for the job with Wells still playing an important role as an assistant coach alongside Wong Yee Chai. (more…)
Source: Red Hoops
The Barracudas (yellow) almost beat the Patriots in regulation time but fell short in overtime. (Photo courtesy of ABL)
Brunei, Saturday, October 16, 2010 — The Brunei Barracudas saw a six-point lead with 26 seconds to go in regulation time disappear when Santiago Jr Cabatu sank two consecutive three-pointers to even things up at 61-61 at the buzzer. In overtime, the Barracudas were outscored 11-6 and lost their first ASEAN Basketball League home game 67-72.
The Patriots led by as many as 10 points early in the fourth quarter but the Barracudas tied it up with a Chester Tolomia three-pointer at 55-55 with 4:40 to go. (more…)
Source: Red Hoops
Jakarta, Saturday, October 16, 2010 — The Thailand Slammers won their first away game today when they crushed Satria Muda 84-63. It was also their third consecutive win and they now have a 3-0 win-loss record and sit top of the ASEAN Basketball League.
The Slammers were up 44-29 at half-time and dominated the third quarter 28-18 to move into the fourth quarter leading by a massive 25 points at 72-47.
The Slammers were 29-of-60 (48%) from field-goal range and sank 10 of 22 (45%) three-point attempts. They outrebounded their hosts 49-29. (more…)
Source: Red Hoops
Dragons’ Guga looks for a way past Mario Wuysang of Satria Muda. (Photo courtesy of ABL)
Kuala Lumpur, Sunday, October 10, 2010 — The KL Dragons fell to their second consecutive defeat when the visiting Satria Muda beat them 77-68. While the Dragons fall to an 0-2 win-loss record, Satria Muda are 1-1, their sole loss so far coming at the hands of the Singapore Slingers last weekend. (more…)
Source: Red Hoops
Bangkok, Saturday, October 9, 2010 — The Thailand Slammers notched their second consecutive victory of the new ASEAN Basketball League (ABL) season with a 17-point, 76-59 victory over the visiting Brunei Barracudas.
The Slammers improve to a 2-0 win-loss record after winning their opening game against the KL Dragons last weekend at home. For the Barracudas, this is their second loss in a row and they fall to 0-2.
The Slammers were led by Chris Kuete’s 33 points and eight rebounds, pulling away in the 4th quarter to make it a blow out as the Barracudas paid the price for having 19 turnovers. (more…)
Source: Red Hoops
Pasig City, Saturday, October 9, 2010 — The Philippine Patriots beat the visiting Singapore Slingers 62-59 to secure their second win of the ASEAN Basketball League regular season.
The weakened Patriots, playing without Alex Crisano and American import Anthony Johnson because of injuries, pulled through, with Junjun Cabatu scoring the last five points to secure the win. (more…)
Source: Red Hoops
Anthony Johnson (right, Patriots) tries to steal the ball from Christopher Garnett (Barracudas). Johnson had a game-high 24 points while Garnett was the best scorer for the Barracudas with 23. (Photo © Ali Vicoy, courtesy of ABL)
Pasig City, Saturday, October 2, 2010 — A new-look Philippine Patriots started off slowly but eventually triumphed 71-62 over the visiting Brunei Barracudas on the opening day of the ASEAN Basketball League (ABL).
The Patriots nearly squandered a 12-point lead when the Barracudas went on a scoring spree in the final period but former University of Santo Tomas star Allen Maliksi rose to the occasion to help the team weather the late Barracudas charge. (more…)
Philippine Patriots! 