ABL: Slingers outplayed 59-79 by Indonesia Warriors in season opener
The Singapore Slingers went down 59-79 to the Indonesia Warriors in their 2012 ASEAN Basketball League (ABL) season opener.
The Singapore Slingers went down 59-79 to the Indonesia Warriors in their 2012 ASEAN Basketball League (ABL) season opener.
The Singapore Slingers open the third season of the ASEAN Basketball League (ABL) on Sunday, January 15th, with a home game against the Indonesia Warriors at the Singapore Indoor Stadium.
Six local boys have snagged professional contracts with the Singapore Slingers for the upcoming third season of the ASEAN Basketball League (ABL). Ng Hanbin, Delvin Goh and Steven Khoo are the next three local players to sign contracts after Desmond Oh, Wong Wei Long and Lim Shengyu were confirmed in November.
The Singapore Slingers failed in their bid to reach their first-ever ASEAN Basketball League (ABL) finals when they fell 62-73 to the top-seeded Thailand Slammers this afternoon.
The Slingers bounced back from their opening series loss with a comprehensive 90-76 home win over league leaders Thailand Slammers to even up the semi-final best-of-three series 1-1.
The Singapore Slingers became the first team in the ASEAN Basketball League (ABL) to score a hundred points in a single game when they routed the Brunei Barracudas 102-61.
Marcus Morrison led five Satria Muda players in double figures with 24 points, 10 rebounds and five assists. Point guard Mario Wuysang had season highs of 18 points and seven rebounds, and Marlon Legaspie added 16 points, and several huge three pointers, off the bench.
Despite a disappointing start, the Singapore Slingers eventually defeated the Brunei Barracudas 74-70 in the ASEAN Basketball League to improve to a 5-4 win-loss record and third place on the table.