2023 AsiaBasket International Championship
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Country |  Malaysia |
| Dates | April 9–18, 2023 |
| Teams | 10 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | KL Aseel (1st title) |
| Runner-up | San Beda Red Lions |
| Third place | Harimau Malaysia |
| Fourth place | CSB Blazers |
The 2023 AsiaBasket International Championship was the fourth tournament under AsiaBasket, formerly known as FilBasket, and the first of three tournaments held in 2023. It was be held from April 9 to 18, 2023 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia with teams from both the host country and the Philippines.[1]
Malaysian team KL Aseel won over Philippine collegiate team San Beda–Machateam Red Lions in the final.[2]
Teams[edit]
The tournament featured seven teams from the Philippines and three from Malaysia.
| Name | Locality | Country | Head coach |
|---|---|---|---|
| KL Aseel | Kuala Lumpur | Malaysia
|
 Kristoffer Reyes
|
| Harimau Malaysia | Kuala Lumpur | Yong Kian Ann
| |
| MBC Kirin | Malacca City | Guganeswaran Batumalai
| |
| BGC Builders | Taguig City | Philippines
|
S. Cantos
|
| CSB Blazers | Malate, Manila | Charles Tiu
| |
| MFT Fruit Masters | Quezon City | J. Padrigao
| |
| San Beda–Machateam Red Lions | Mendiola, Manila | Yuri Escueta
| |
| Sanzar Pharmaceuticals | Las Pinas | J. Gican
| |
| Shawarma Shack Pilipinas | Quezon City | Raymond Valenzona
| |
| The Th3rd Floor – KalosPH | Quezon City | J. Guion
|
Format[edit]
The ten teams are divided into two groups of five, from there each team plays one game against all other teams from the same group, with each team playing four games.
The top two teams from each group will then advance to a two-round, single-elimination playoff bracket, with every round being a single-game knockout. The first round is a crossover semifinals, where the first-seed from a group is matched with the second-seed from the opposing group. The winning teams advance to the Finals while the losing teams move to the third place game.
Elimination round[edit]
Group A[edit]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CSB Blazers
|
4 | 4 | 0 | 345 | 277 | +68 | 8 | Semifinals |
| 2 | Harimau Malaysia
|
4 | 3 | 1 | 358 | 276 | +82 | 7 | |
| 3 | Shawarma Shack Pilipinas
|
4 | 2 | 2 | 301 | 326 | −25 | 6 | |
| 4 | Sanzar Pharmaceuticals
|
4 | 1 | 3 | 291 | 333 | −42 | 5 | |
| 5 | MFT Fruit Masters
|
4 | 0 | 4 | 271 | 354 | −83 | 4 |
Source: Filbasket (via Genius Sports)
| April 9 | Sanzar
|
82–86 | Shawarma Shack
|
Kuala Lumpur |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17:00 | ||||
| Boxscore | Arena: MABA Stadium |
|||
| April 11 | CSB Blazers
|
93–80 | Sanzar
|
Kuala Lumpur |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14:00 | ||||
| Boxscore | Arena: MABA Stadium |
|||
| April 11 | Harimau Malaysia
|
115–66 | MFT Fruit Masters
|
Kuala Lumpur |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14:00 | ||||
| Boxscore | Arena: MABA Stadium |
|||
| April 12 | MFT Fruit Masters
|
63–93 | CSB Blazers
|
Kuala Lumpur |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16:00 | ||||
| Boxscore | Arena: MABA Stadium |
|||
| April 12 | Shawarma Shack
|
76–96 | Harimau Malaysia
|
Kuala Lumpur |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20:00 | ||||
| Boxscore | Arena: MABA Stadium |
|||
| April 13 | Sanzar
|
75–73 | MFT Fruit Masters
|
Kuala Lumpur |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14:00 | ||||
| Boxscore | Arena: MABA Stadium |
|||
| April 13 | CSB Blazers
|
79–68 | Shawarma Shack
|
Kuala Lumpur |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18:00 | ||||
| Boxscore | Arena: MABA Stadium |
|||
| April 14 | Shawarma Shack
|
71–69 | MFT Fruit Masters
|
Kuala Lumpur |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16:00 | ||||
| Boxscore | Arena: MABA Stadium |
|||
| April 14 | Harimau Malaysia
|
66–80 | CSB Blazers
|
Kuala Lumpur |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20:00 | ||||
| Boxscore | Arena: MABA Stadium |
|||
| April 15 | Sanzar
|
54–81 | Harimau Malaysia
|
Kuala Lumpur |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19:00 | ||||
| Boxscore | Arena: MABA Stadium |
|||
Group B[edit]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Beda Red Lions
|
4 | 3 | 1 | 389 | 328 | +61 | 7[a] | Semifinals |
| 2 | KL Aseel
|
4 | 3 | 1 | 370 | 326 | +44 | 7[a] | |
| 3 | MBC Kirin
|
4 | 3 | 1 | 347 | 331 | +16 | 7[a] | |
| 4 | BGC Builders
|
4 | 1 | 3 | 338 | 403 | −65 | 5 | |
| 5 | The Th3rd Floor – KalosPH
|
4 | 2 | 2 | 332 | 388 | −56 | 6 |
Source: Filbasket (via Genius Sports)
Notes:
Notes:
| April 9 | MBC Kirin
|
92–85 | The Th3rd Floor
|
Kuala Lumpur |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19:00 | ||||
| Boxscore | Arena: MABA Stadium |
|||
| April 11 | BGC Builders
|
82–105 | San Beda Red Lions
|
Kuala Lumpur |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16:00 | ||||
| Boxscore | Arena: MABA Stadium |
|||
| April 11 | KL Aseel
|
83–85 | MBC Kirin
|
Kuala Lumpur |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20:00 | ||||
| Boxscore | Arena: MABA Stadium |
|||
| April 12 | The Th3rd Floor
|
95–98 | BGC Builders
|
Kuala Lumpur |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14:00 | ||||
| Boxscore | Arena: MABA Stadium |
|||
| April 12 | San Beda Red Lions
|
68–58 | MBC Kirin
|
Kuala Lumpur |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18:00 | ||||
| Boxscore | Arena: MABA Stadium |
|||
| April 13 | MBC Kirin
|
112–95 | BGC Builders
|
Kuala Lumpur |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16:00 | ||||
| Boxscore | Arena: MABA Stadium |
|||
| April 13 | KL Aseel
|
108–106 | San Beda Red Lions
|
Kuala Lumpur |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20:00 | ||||
| Boxscore | Arena: MABA Stadium |
|||
| April 14 | San Beda Red Lions
|
110–80 | The Th3rd Floor
|
Kuala Lumpur |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14:00 | ||||
| Boxscore | Arena: MABA Stadium |
|||
| April 14 | BGC Builders
|
63–91 | KL Aseel
|
Kuala Lumpur |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18:00 | ||||
| Boxscore | Arena: MABA Stadium |
|||
| April 15 | The Th3rd Floor
|
72–88 | KL Aseel
|
Kuala Lumpur |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19:00 | ||||
| Boxscore | Arena: MABA Stadium |
|||
Playoff bracket[edit]
The top two teams from the elimination round advanced to the semifinals. The winners advanced for a one-game final while the losers contested in the third place play-off game.[4]
| Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||
| B1 | San Beda Red Lions
| 83 | |||||||
| A2 | Harimau Malaysia
| 72 | |||||||
| B1 | San Beda Red Lions
| 72 | |||||||
| B2 | KL Aseel
| 83 | |||||||
| A1 | CSB Blazers
| 87 | |||||||
| B2 | KL Aseel
| 90 | Third place | ||||||
| A2 | Harimau Malaysia
| 93 | |||||||
| A1 | CSB Blazers
| 84 | |||||||
Semifinals[edit]
| April 16 | San Beda Red Lions
|
83–72 | Harimau Malaysia
|
Kuala Lumpur |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17:00 | ||||
| Pts: Andrada 23 Rebs: Andrada 12 Asts: Cometa 5 |
Boxscore | Pts: C. Ting 24 Rebs: Mahadevan 7 Asts: 3 players 3 |
Arena: MABA Stadium Attendance: 1,000 |
|
| April 16 | CSB Blazers
|
87–90 | KL Aseel
|
Kuala Lumpur |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19:00 | ||||
| Pts: Corteza 24 Rebs: Turco 13 Asts: Oczon 10 |
Boxscore | Pts: Robinson 29 Rebs: Robinson 21 Asts: 6 players 2 |
Arena: MABA Stadium Attendance: 1,000 |
|
Third place game[edit]
| April 18 | Harimau Malaysia
|
93–84 | CSB Blazers
|
Kuala Lumpur |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17:00 | ||||
| Pts: Y. Wong 26 Rebs: C. Ting 11 Asts: C. Ting, C. Lim 3 |
Boxscore | Pts: Carlos 21 Rebs: Nayve 6 Asts: Nayve 9 |
Arena: MABA Stadium Attendance: 200 |
|
Final[edit]
| April 18 | San Beda Red Lions
|
72–83 | KL Aseel
|
Kuala Lumpur |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19:00 | ||||
| Pts: Cortez 19 Rebs: Andrada 11 Asts: Cortez 6 |
Boxscore | Pts: Robinson 31 Rebs: Robinson 21 Asts: Robinson 4 |
Arena: MABA Stadium Attendance: 500 |
|
References[edit]
- ^ "NCAA teams compete with 8 others in Malaysia-hosted AsiaBasket tourney". ABS-CBN News. April 9, 2023. Retrieved April 16, 2023.
- ^ "Kuala Lumpur Aseel rules AsiaBasket at San Beda-Machateam's expense". BusinessMirror. April 19, 2023. Retrieved April 20, 2023.
- ^ "CSB Blazers sweep elims in AsiaBasket". Manila Bulletin. April 15, 2023. Retrieved April 16, 2023.
- ^ Saldajeno, Ivan Stewart (April 16, 2023). "NCAA teams battle Malaysian sides in AsiaBasket semis". Philippine News Agency. Retrieved April 16, 2023.