2017–18 ABL season

Five teams from the 2016–2017 ABL season returned for this season. One team, the Kaohsiung Truth, disbanded prior to the season. One team, Mono Vampire, returned after skipping last season, having played in the 2015–16 ABL season. The team plans to concurrently play in the ABL and in the Thailand Basketball League for the upcoming season. Three teams were accepted as new members: Nanhai Long-Lions, Formosa Dreamers and CLS Knights Surabaya. The Long-Lions are the developmental team of the Guangzhou Long-Lions, the Dreamers are an expansion team from Taiwan, and the Knights left the Indonesian Basketball League to play in the ABL.

Prior their first game, the Nanhai Long-Lions renamed themselves as the Nanhai Kung Fu. After partnering with Macau's Grupo Desportivo Chong Son they changed their name once again to Chong Son Kung Fu days before the season started.{{cite news|title=Kung Fu Partners with Macau Sports Club|url=http://aseanbasketballleague.com/kung-fu-partners-macau-sports-club/|access-date=22 November 2017|publisher=ASEAN Basketball League|date=21 November 2017}}

Alab Pilipinas renamed their team as the Tanduay Alab Pilipinas after securing a sponsorship deal with Asia Brewery, prior the season started.{{cite news|last1=Sykioco|first1=Leif|title=Alab eyes better finish in bigger ABL|url=http://www.philstar.com/sports/2017/10/17/1749765/alab-eyes-better-finish-bigger-abl|access-date=17 October 2017|work=The Philippine Star|date=17 October 2017}}

CLS Knights Surabaya renamed their team as "CLS Knights Indonesia" prior the season started.

Tanduay Alab Pilipinas was renamed as "San Miguel Alab Pilipinas" by 1 February 2018, when the primary sponsor was changed from Tanduay to San Miguel Beer Pale Pilsen.{{cite news|url=https://sports.abs-cbn.com/basketball/news/2018/02/01/former-champion-returns-abl-alab-pilipinas-backer-37034|title=Former champion returns to ABL as Alab Pilipinas backer|publisher=ABS-CBN Sports|last=Riego|first=Norman Lee Benjamin|date=1 February 2018|access-date=1 February 2018|archive-date=26 January 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200126215721/https://sports.abs-cbn.com/basketball/news/2018/02/01/former-champion-returns-abl-alab-pilipinas-backer-37034|url-status=dead}}

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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.

Each team is allowed to sign two types of imports at most on its roster.

Each team will play 20 games throughout the season, 10 at home and 10 away. Each team will play 8 other teams twice, home and away, for a total of 16 games, plus 4 more games against two teams, also home and away, taking the total to 20 games. This is how the teams were grouped on which teams will play each other four times:

• Chong Son, Eastern, Formosa
• CLS, Alab, Singapore
• Malaysia, Mono, Saigon

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|win_FMD=1 |loss_FMD=19|pf_FMD=1593 |pa_FMD=1901

|win_HKE=14|loss_HKE=6 |pf_HKE=1949 |pa_HKE=1856 |hth_HKE=Head-to-head record: Hong Kong Eastern 3–1; San Miguel Alab Pilipinas

2–2; Mono Vampire 1–3

|win_MNV=14|loss_MNV=6 |pf_MNV=2024 |pa_MNV=1957 |hth_MNV=HKE

|win_SGH=10|loss_SGH=10|pf_SGH=1963 |pa_SGH=1956

|win_SMA=14|loss_SMA=6 |pf_SMA=1844 |pa_SMA=1681 |hth_SMA=HKE

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|name_MNV={{flagicon|THA}} Mono Vampire

|name_SGH={{flagicon|VIE}} Saigon Heat

|name_SMA={{flagicon|PHI}} San Miguel Alab Pilipinas

|name_SGS={{flagicon|SIN}} Singapore Slingers

|name_WMD={{flagicon|MAS}} Westports Malaysia Dragons

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{{main|2018 ABL playoffs}}

{{trim|{{#section-h:2018 ABL playoffs|Bracket}}}}

The quarterfinals is a best-of-three series, with the higher seeded team hosting game 1, and 3 if necessary.

{{ThreeLegStart}}

{{ThreeLegResult| San Miguel Alab Pilipinas |PHI| 2–0 | Saigon Heat |VIE| 110–100 | 96–85 | — }}

{{ThreeLegResult| Mono Vampire |THA| 2–0 | Singapore Slingers |SIN| 85–82 | 85–82 | — }}

{{end}}

The semifinals is a best-of-three series, with the higher seeded team hosting game 1, and 3 if necessary.

{{ThreeLegStart}}

{{ThreeLegResult| Chong Son Kung Fu |CHN| 0–2 | Mono Vampire |THA| 94–103 | 80–83 | — }}

{{ThreeLegResult| Hong Kong Eastern |HKG| 0–2 | San Miguel Alab Pilipinas |PHI| 94–98 | 72–79 | — }}

{{end}}

{{main|2018 ABL finals}}

The finals is a best-of-five series, with the higher seeded team hosting Game 1, 2, and 5, if necessary.

{{ThreeLegStart|legs=5}}

{{ThreeLegResult| {{nowrap|San Miguel Alab Pilipinas}} |PHI| 3–2 | {{nowrap|Mono Vampire}} |THA| {{nowrap|143–130 (OT)}} | 100–103 | 99–93 | 83–88 | 102–92 }}

{{end}}

The winners were announced before game 2 of the 2018 ABL finals at the City of Santa Rosa Multi-Purpose Complex in Santa Rosa, Laguna, Philippines.{{cite news|title=Tucker, McKinney, Parks, headline ABL awardees {{!}} ABL|url=http://aseanbasketballleague.com/tucker-mckinney-parks-headline-abl-awardees/|access-date=26 April 2018|work=aseanbasketballleague.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180426145638/http://aseanbasketballleague.com/tucker-mckinney-parks-headline-abl-awardees/|archive-date=26 April 2018|url-status=dead}}

• Most Valuable Players:
• Local: Bobby Ray Parks Jr. (San Miguel Alab Pilipinas)
• Heritage Import: Mikh McKinney (Chong Son Kung Fu)
• World Import: Anthony Tucker (Chong Son Kung Fu)
• Defensive Player of the Year: Renaldo Balkman (San Miguel Alab Pilipinas) and Chris Charles (Singapore Slingers)
• Coach of the Year: Charles Dube-Brais (Chong Son Kung Fu)

{{Reflist}}

• [http://www.aseanbasketballleague.com/ Official website]

{{ASEAN Basketball League}}

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