Mono Vampire
{{Short description|Thai professional basketball team}}
{{EngvarB|date=October 2015}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2015}}
{{Infobox basketball club
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| name = Mono Vampire
| nickname = The Vampires
| leagues = ASEAN Basketball League (2015–2016, 2017–2020)
Thailand Basketball League (until 2020)
| logo = Mono Vampire logo.png
| founded = 2014
| arena = Stadium 29
| history =
| colours = Orange, black, silver
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| president =
| ownership = Mono 29
| sponsor = MONO29 TV
| coach =
| championships = 4x TBL champion (2015, 2016, 2017, 2018)
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The Mono Vampire Basketball Club ({{Langx|th|โมโนแวมไพร์}}) is a Thai professional basketball team that previously played in the ASEAN Basketball League. They have also participated in the Thailand Basketball League.{{ cite news |last1=Saldajeno |first1=Ivan |title=Mono Vampire joins ABL as league set for October opening |url=http://www.dugout.ph/2015/09/mono-vampire-joins-abl-as-league-set-for-october-opening.html#sthash.wwmo9gkx.dpuf |work=Dugout Philippines |date=1 September 2015 |accessdate=30 September 2015 }} It is owned by Mono Group, a Thai media and technology conglomerate.
Established in 2014, the Vampires finished third at the Thailand Basketball League and the Thailand Basketball Super League in their first season.
In 2015, the Vampires won the Thailand Basketball League title. On the same year, the Vampires joined the ASEAN Basketball League but failed to perform.
The Vampires withdrew from the ABL mid-season after the 2019–20 season was suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic.{{cite news |title=BASKETBALL Mono Vampire pulls out of ABL amid suspended season |url=https://www.rappler.com/sports/by-sport/basketball/254407-mono-vampire-pulls-out-of-abl-amid-suspended-season |accessdate=9 July 2020 |work=Rappler |date=13 March 2020}}
Achievements
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| Year
! ABL Regular Season ! ABL Playoffs Position ! FIBA Asia Champions Cup |
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| 2015–16
| valign="middle" align="centre"|5th place | valign="middle" align="centre"|Did not qualify | valign="middle" align="centre"|Did not qualify |
| 2016–17
| valign="middle" align="centre"|Did not participate | valign="middle" align="centre"|Did not participate | valign="middle" align="centre"|6th |
| 2017–18
| valign="middle" align="centre"|2nd place | valign="middle" align="centre"|Runners-Up | valign="middle" align="centre"|5th |
| 2018–19
| valign="middle" align="centre"|8th place | valign="middle" align="centre"|Semi-finalists | valign="middle" align="centre"|Did not participate |
| 2019–20
| valign="middle" align="centre"|Withdrew | valign="middle" align="centre"|Did not participate | valign="middle" align="centre"| |
Season by season
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!rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="6"|ASEAN Basketball Ball !colspan="4"|FIBA Asia Championships Cup |
| Regular Season
! Played ! Wins ! Losses ! Win % ! Post-Season !Final Ranking !Wins !Losses !Win % |
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| style="text-align:center;"|2015–16
|style="text-align:center;"|5th |style="text-align:center;"|20 |style="text-align:center;"|3 |style="text-align:center;"|17 |style="text-align:center;"|{{winpct|3|17}} |style="text-align:center;"|Did not qualify |style="text-align:center;"|Did not qualify |style="text-align:center;" |
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| style="text-align:center;"|2016–17
|style="text-align:center;"|Did not participate |style="text-align:center;" |
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| style="text-align:center;"|6th
|style="text-align:center;"|2 |style="text-align:center;"|5 |style="text-align:center;"|{{winpct|2|5}} |
| style="text-align:center;"|2017–18
|style="text-align:center;"|5th |style="text-align:center;"|20 |style="text-align:center;"|14 |style="text-align:center;"|6 |style="text-align:center;"|{{winpct|14|6}} |style="text-align:center;"|Runners-Up in Final against San Miguel Alab Pilipinas, 2–3 (series) |style="text-align:center;"|5th |style="text-align:center;"|3 |style="text-align:center;"|2 |style="text-align:center;"|{{winpct|3|2}} |
| style="text-align:center;"|2018–19
|style="text-align:center;"|8th |style="text-align:center;"|26 |style="text-align:center;"|11 |style="text-align:center;"|15 |style="text-align:center;"|{{winpct|11|15}} |style="text-align:center;"|Lost in semi-finals to BTN CLS Knights Indonesia, 1–2 (series) |style="text-align:center;"|Did not participate |style="text-align:center;" |
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| style="text-align:center;"|2019–20
|style="text-align:center;"|TBD |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| |style="text-align:center;"| | | | |
Roster (2020)
{{Basketball roster nationality note}}
{{Basketball roster header|age=n
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{{player3 | pos = G | num = 0| nat = USA | nat2 = THA | last = Goldstein | first = Freddie | m = 1.7 | kgs = 60 | inj = }}
{{player3 | pos = G/F | num = 1 | nat = USA | nat2 = THA| last = Lamb | first = Tyler | dab= basketball | m = 1.96 | kgs = 94 | inj = }}
{{player3 | pos = F | num = 7 | nat = USA | last = Singletary | first = Mike | dab= basketball | m = 2.03| kgs = 100 | inj = | note = WI}}
{{player3 | pos = F | num = 11 | nat = USA | nat2 = THA| last = Morgan | first = Moses | dab= basketball | m = 2.01 | kgs = 101 | inj = }}
{{player3 | pos = F | num = 14 | nat = THA | last = Boonserm | first = Narathip | m = 1.98 | kgs = 88 | inj = | note = }}
{{player3 | pos = G | num = 15 | nat = USA | last = Knowles| first = Preston | m = 1.96| kgs = 88| inj = | note = WI}}
{{player3 | pos = C | num = 22 | nat = USA | last = Morrison | first = Michael| dab= basketball, born 1989 | m = 2.18 | kgs =108 | inj = | note = WI}}
{{player3 | pos = G | num = 33 | nat = THA | last = Saengtong | first = Nopporn | m = 1.88 | kgs = 105 | inj = | note = }}
{{player3 | pos = G | num = 36 | nat = THA | last = Sunthornsiri | first = Sorot | m = 1.90 | kgs = 74 | inj = | note = }}
{{player3 | pos = F | num = 58 | nat = THA | last = Phuangla | first = Arnat | m = 2.01 | kgs = 83 | inj = | note = }}
{{player3 | pos = F/C | num = 65 | nat = THA | last = Chantachon | first = Teerawat | m = 2.03 | kgs = 99 | inj = | note = }}
{{player3 | pos = G | num = 69 | nat = THA | last = Apiromwilaichai | first = Darongphan | m = 1.91 | kgs = 82 | inj = | note = }}
{{player3 | pos = G | num = 77 | nat = THA | last = Ananti | first = Chitchai | m = 1.91 | kgs = 65 | inj = | note = }}
{{player3 | pos = G | num = 79 | nat = THA | last = Toweroj | first = Jittaphon | m = 1.88 | kgs = | inj = | note = }}
{{basketball roster footer|WI=y
| head_coach =
- {{player||SLO|Andrej Urlep}}
| asst_coach =
- {{player||THA|Ratdech Kruatiwa}}
- {{player||THA|Supakitti Thongthip}}
- {{player||THA|Singhasene Tongkiat}}
| roster_url = https://aseanbasketballleague.com/team/mono-vampire-basketball-club/
| accessdate = 19 January 2020
}}
=Depth chart=
{{basketball depth chart
| bench 3_label = Reserves
| starter_pg = {{flagicon|USA}} Preston Knowles
| bench 1_pg = {{flagicon|THA}}{{flagicon|USA}} Freddie Goldstein
| bench 2_pg =
| bench 3_pg =
| starter_sg = {{flagicon|THA}}{{flagicon|USA}} Tyler Lamb
| bench 1_sg =
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| bench 3_sg =
| starter_sf = {{flagicon|THA}}{{flagicon|USA}} Moses Morgan
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| bench 3_sf =
| starter_pf = {{flagicon|USA}} Mike Singletary
| bench 1_pf =
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| bench 3_pf =
| starter_c = {{flagicon|USA}} Michael Morrison
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Notable players
:To appear in this section a player must have either:
- Set a club record or won an individual award as a professional player.
- Played at least one official international match for his senior national team at any time.
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=National Team=
- {{flagicon|THA}} Chitchai Ananti
- {{flagicon|THA}} Darunpong Apiromvilaichai
- {{flagicon|THA}} Teerawat Chantachon
- {{flagicon|THA}} Chanachon Klahan
- {{flagicon|THA}} Patiphan Klahan
- {{flagicon|THA}} Ratdech Kruatiwa
- {{flagicon|THA}} Kannut Samerjai
- {{flagicon|THA}} Peeranat Semmesuk
- {{flagicon|THA}} Sorot Sunthonsiri
- {{flagicon|THA}} Jittaphon Towaroj
- {{flagicon|THA}}{{flagicon|USA}} Tyler Lamb
- {{flagicon|THA}}{{flagicon|USA}} Moses Morgan
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=Club Team=
- {{flagicon|PHI}}{{flagicon|USA}} Jason Brickman
- {{flagicon|USA}} Coreontae DeBerry
- {{flagicon|Malta}}{{flagicon|ITA}} Samuel Deguara
- {{flagicon|USA}} Reggie Johnson
- {{flagicon|USA}} Mike Singletary
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Head coach
- {{flagicon|Thailand}} Soontornpong Mawintorn (2015-2016)
- {{flagicon|USA}} Douglas Marty (2017–2019)
- {{flagicon|SLO}} Andrej Urlep (2019–2021)
References
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External links
- [http://www.mono.co.th/sports/ Mono Sports Entertainment]
{{Asean Basketball League}}Category:ASEAN Basketball League teams
Category:Basketball teams established in 2014
Category:Basketball teams in Thailand
Category:2014 establishments in Thailand
Category:Basketball teams in Bangkok
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