The Wolf Warriors also known as the Macau Wolf Warriors is a professional basketball club in the ASEAN Basketball League (ABL) based in Macau . The team was formerly based Zhuhai and was known as Zhuhai Wolf Warriors .
13-619: The then Zhuhai Wolf Warriors entered ABL in August 2018. The Warriors are claimed to be the first professional team based in Zhuhai city in Guangdong , China in any sports. The team relocated in Macau before the start of the 2019–20 ABL season . Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA -sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationalities not displayed. Initially,
26-585: A best-of-5 (2–2–1) series (2010, 2013, 2016–2019) and is a best-of-3 (1–1–1) series (2011, 2012, 2014, 2023) This medal ranking is based on the club/team representation. ABL presented five individual awards to players: the Local MVP, World Import MVP, ASEAN Heritage MVP, and the Defensive Player of the Year. The Coach of the Year award was given to the league's best head coach of the season. Prior to
39-522: A domestic league, and the inactivity of the league's social media were among the factors that fueled speculations that the ABL itself would fold. However, an ABL co-owner dispelled such rumors, stating that they plan to hold the eleventh season in 2021. Plans to resume the league were postponed again with the new starting date for the season initially being in February 2022. The start date was pushed back again
52-523: A month later to September. The plan did not proceed, but in October the ABL announced its return. An invitational tournament was held in 2023 and won by Hong Kong Eastern . On November 20, 2023, the league's uncertainty continued as FIBA had dropped support for the ABL. It is "unlikely to play for the foreseeable future", from statement made by the Singapore Slingers . The finals is
65-595: The 2012 season . 2019 FIBA Asia Champions Cup The 2019 FIBA Asia Champions Cup was the 28th staging of the FIBA Asia Champions Cup , the international basketball club tournament of FIBA Asia . The tournament took place in Thailand from 24 to 29 September 2019. Games were played at Stadium29 in Nonthaburi . Alvark Tokyo won their first title after losing in
78-562: The 2015–16 ABL season , there was only one MVP award for imports and was called the Best Import award. It was divided into two for World Imports (for players hailing from outside Southeast Asia and to the ASEAN Heritage Imports (for players from other Southeast Asian countries or players with at least one Southeast Asian parent). Also, the Defensive Player of the Year and Coach of the Year awards were only awarded since
91-475: The 2016–17 season . In the same year, the Eastern Basketball Club confirmed its participation in the league. The two teams were the first teams from outside Southeast Asia to compete in the league. The Philippines returned in the league with Alab Pilipinas on 6 August 2016. In September 2017, ABL confirmed four new teams for the 2017–18 season: CLS Knights Indonesia , Formosa Dreamers ,
104-558: The Brunei Barracudas announced that they were bowing out of the third season of ABL after participating for 2 seasons. On 20 October 2011, the Saigon Sports Academy officially announced the participation of Saigon Heat into the third season of ABL, making them the first ever international professional basketball team to represent Vietnam . In the same season, San Miguel Beermen and Bangkok Cobras joined
117-759: The Philippines , Singapore , Thailand , and Vietnam ), in addition to Hong Kong and Macau . Earlier teams have included Taiwan and Brunei . The league was proposed in Kuala Lumpur , Malaysia and launched its inaugural season on 1 October 2009. Basketball officials from 6 ASEAN nations gathered in Metro Manila on 1 September 2009 to officially launch the new league. In its inaugural season, there were six participating teams from different nations in Southeast Asia: On 22 September 2011,
130-743: The Macau Wolf Warriors' home venue was at the Jinan University which has a 2,500-capacity basketball venue. They later moved their home venue to the Doumen Gymnasium in Zhuhai, China. ASEAN Basketball League The ASEAN Basketball League ( ABL ) was an international professional men's basketball league in Southeast Asia , composed of eight teams from Southeast Asia ( Indonesia , Malaysia ,
143-722: The best record in the Super Basketball League and capped it off with the SBL championship after sweeping the Finals series in four games. They are also one of the eight teams to compete in the 2019 FIBA Asia Champions Cup . The 2019–20 ABL season was halted due to the COVID-19 pandemic in March 2020, placing the status of the ABL in uncertainty. The withdrawal of Mono Vampires, the reports of Taiwanese teams planning to join
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#1732790180175156-497: The league along with Saigon Heat. Unfortunately, the Beermen left the ABL after winning the title in 2013. The Cobras also left the league after one season. Further, in 2014, Laskar Dreya South Sumatra (INA) joined and played for a season. In 2015, Pilipinas MX3 Kings and Mono Vampire joined the league and both teams left in 2016. On 17 July 2016, Kaohsiung Truth from Kaohsiung , Taiwan announced that they will participate in
169-984: The returning Mono Vampire Basketball Club , and the Nanhai Kung Fu after the Kaoshiung Truth disbanded after the seventh season of ABL. After the 2018 season, the Kung Fu moved to Macau and became the Macau Black Bears , while the league announced the addition of the Zhuhai Wolf Warriors , based in Zhuhai in the Pearl River delta. On 9 September 2019, the league confirmed the entry of the third team from Taiwan , Taipei Fubon Braves situated in Taipei after Formosa Dreamers and disbanded Kaohsiung Truth . Fubon Braves secured
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