2023–24 East Asia Super League
| East Asia Super League | |
|---|---|
| Season | 2023–24 |
| Duration | 11 October 2023 – 10 March 2024 |
| Teams | 8 |
| Final Four | |
| Champions |  Chiba Jets |
| Runners-up |  Seoul SK Knights |
| Third place | Anyang JKJ Red Boosters |
| Fourth place |  New Taipei Kings |
| Final Four MVP | Yuki Togashi[1] (Chiba Jets) |
| Records | |
| Biggest home win | Seoul SK Knights 89–57 New Taipei Kings (31 January 2024) |
| Biggest away win | Anyang JKJ Red Boosters 69–102 Chiba Jets (13 December 2023) |
| Highest scoring | Chiba Jets 115–98 Anyang JKJ Red Boosters (10 January 2024) |
The 2023–24 East Asia Super League was the second regular season of the East Asia Super League, an international basketball club competition involving teams from domestic leagues in Japan, South Korea, Philippines and Taiwan.[2][3] The season started on 11 October 2023, and ended on 10 March 2024.
Originally set to be held from 12 October 2022 to February 2023 under a in home and away format and a Final Four knockout stage,[4] the start of the EASL regular season was postponed to October 2023.[5][6]
The 2023 EASL Champions Week was organized in March as a pre-season tournament.[6] The tournament was retroactively considered as the EASL's first season. The 2023–24 season is tagged by the organizers as its second season.[7]
The Chiba Jets won the championship after defeating Seoul SK Knights in the final in the Hoops Dome in Lapu-Lapu City, Philippines.
Team allocation
[edit]Four leagues are represented for the 2023–24 EASL, namely the champions and runners-up of the Japanese B.League, the Korean Basketball League, the Philippine Basketball Association, and the Taiwanese P. League+.[8][9]
Prior to the postponement of the season, each of the top two finishing teams of the 2022 PBA Philippine Cup, 2021–22 B.League season, 2021–22 Korean Basketball League, and the champions of the 2021–22 P. League+ season qualified.[10] Initially, the Philippine allocation was unclear since the Philippine Basketball Association holds multiple conferences or tournaments across a single season. Among the possibilities were drawing of lots among the top four PBA teams, forming a selection team or entering the national team.[11][12] Champions San Miguel Beermen and runners-up TNT Tropang Giga qualified for the EASL season.
However, the PBA later decided that the top two finishing teams of the already finished 2023 PBA Governors' Cup, namely TNT Tropang Giga and Barangay Ginebra San Miguel, will qualify instead.[13] Furthermore, Barangay Ginebra withdrew for undisclosed reasons and were replaced by semifinalists Meralco Bolts shortly prior to the start of the league.[14]
It was also determined that the qualified teams from Japan, South Korea, and Taiwan are based from the 2022–23 season instead of the 2021–22 season.[15] The qualified teams remained largely the same; Utsunomiya Brex originally qualified under the old format. The Chiba Jets qualified instead.
Hong Kong based Chun Yu Bay Area Dragons, a franchise team, were also expected participate. However, the EASL announced the Dragons' disbandment on 1 September 2023 reportedly due to financial reasons.[16] They were later replaced by the 2022–23 P. League+ runners-up New Taipei Kings.[17][18]
The league considers the P. League+ teams as the representatives of the "Greater China".[4]
Each team may have 12-men roster with two foreign players and an additional Asian player.[4]
| League | Country or region | Berths |
|---|---|---|
| Franchise team |  Hong Kong |
|
| P. League+ | Chinese Taipei[note 1] |
1+1 |
| B.League | Japan |
2 |
| Korean Basketball League | South Korea |
2 |
| Philippine Basketball Association |  Philippines |
2 |
Qualified teams
[edit]| Team | Domestic league standing |
|---|---|
| Chun Yu Bay Area Dragons |
N/A (EASL franchise) |
| Taipei Fubon Braves |
2022–23 P. League+ champions |
| New Taipei Kings |
2022–23 P. League+ runners-up |
| Ryukyu Golden Kings |
2022–23 B.League champions |
| Chiba Jets |
2022–23 B.League runners-up |
| Anyang Jung Kwan Jang Red Boosters |
2022–23 Korean Basketball League champions |
| Seoul SK Knights |
2022–23 Korean Basketball League runners-up |
| TNT Tropang Giga |
2023 PBA Governors' Cup champions |
| Meralco Bolts[note 3] |
2023 PBA Governors' Cup semifinalist |
Preparation
[edit]Original draw and format
[edit]The initial official draw for the 2022–23 EASL season was held on 28 June 2022 at the Shangri-La at the Fort, Manila in Taguig.[19][20]
The teams initially were drawn in two groups. A coin flipping mechanic were used; each champion in each domestic league were made to choose a coin side. The winner of the coin flip were placed on Group A while the other placed in Group B.[10][21]
Each club was to play all the other clubs twice in home and away matches starting from 12 October 2022 to February 2023, with two EASL Group Stage games taking place every Wednesday night.[4] The final four were to be play in a venue in Metro Manila in the Philippines in March 2023.[22][4][23]
Postponement and resumption
[edit]A few weeks before the supposed opening day, the league announced the cancellation of the home and away season, instead pushing through with a "Champions Week" that was initially announced to be held in Manila in early 2023. The COVID-19 pandemic was blamed for the cancellation.[24] Japan was later named the host country for this event.[25] The original groups for the postponed season were also the groupings for the Champions Week.
A new draw was held for the EASL season on 21 June 2023.[15]
Champions Week
[edit]In December, EASL announced that the Champions Week will be hosted by the qualifying Japanese teams, with the Utsunomiya Brex hosting the first six games, while the Ryukyu Golden Kings hosting the last six games at the Okinawa Arena.[25] The Champions Week would be tagged as a "special tournament" which would proceed the start of the inaugural season proper.[6]
Group stage
[edit]Group A
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chiba Jets
|
6 | 6 | 0 | 546 | 450 | +96 | Semifinals |
| 2 | Anyang JKJ Red Boosters
|
6 | 4 | 2 | 542 | 537 | +5 | |
| 3 | TNT Tropang Giga
|
6 | 1[a] | 5 | 491 | 536 | −45 | |
| 4 | Taipei Fubon Braves
|
6 | 1[a] | 5 | 464 | 520 | −56 |
Notes:
| 11 October 2023 | Chiba Jets
|
93–75 | TNT Tropang Giga
|
Funabashi |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19:00 (JST) | Scoring by quarter: 21–22, 24–22, 26–12, 22–19 | |||
| Pts: Brown, Stephens 19 Rebs: Brown 12 Asts: Ogawa 6 |
Boxscore | Pts: Miller 22 Rebs: Hollis-Jefferson 9 Asts: Hollis-Jefferson, Montalbo 5 |
Arena: Funabashi Arena Attendance: 3,667 |
|
| 18 October 2023 | Taipei Fubon Braves
|
82–85(OT) | Chiba Jets
|
Taipei |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19:00 (TST) | Scoring by quarter: 20–15, 22–14, 13–18, 19–27, Overtime: 8–11 | |||
| Pts: Singletary 29 Rebs: Singletary 18 Asts: Barefield, Singletary 4 |
Boxscore | Pts: Togashi 38 Rebs: Mutts 12 Asts: Togashi 7 |
Arena: National Taiwan University Sports Center Attendance: 3,889 |
|
| 25 October 2023 | Anyang JKJ Red Boosters
|
98–77 | Taipei Fubon Braves
|
Anyang |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19:00 (KST) | Scoring by quarter: 31–17, 29–23, 17–23, 21–14 | |||
| Pts: Bae 18 Rebs: Monroe 9 Asts: Monroe 10 |
Boxscore | Pts: Barefield, Johnson 18 Rebs: Johnson 9 Asts: Johnson 6 |
Arena: Anyang Gymnasium Attendance: 1,022 |
|
| 1 November 2023 | TNT Tropang Giga
|
66–75 | Chiba Jets
|
Santa Rosa |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19:00 (PST) | Scoring by quarter: 14–23, 18–27, 24–14, 10–11 | |||
| Pts: Miller 22 Rebs: Miller 13 Asts: Castro, Oftana 3 |
Boxscore | Pts: Mooney 30 Rebs: Mooney 16 Asts: Togashi 5 |
Arena: City of Santa Rosa Multi-Purpose Complex |
|
| 15 November 2023 | Taipei Fubon Braves
|
106–97 | TNT Tropang Giga
|
Taipei |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19:00 (TST) | Scoring by quarter: 31–34, 23–18, 30–23, 22–22 | |||
| Pts: Johnson 29 Rebs: Singletary 9 Asts: Barefield 7 |
Boxscore | Pts: Miller 34 Rebs: Miller 10 Asts: Hollis-Jefferson 10 |
Arena: Taipei Heping Basketball Gymnasium |
|
| 6 December 2023 | Anyang JKJ Red Boosters
|
105–97 | TNT Tropang Giga
|
Anyang |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19:00 (KST) | Scoring by quarter: 32–26, 26–18, 22–23, 25–30 | |||
| Pts: Choi 24 Rebs: Monroe 10 Asts: Park 10 |
Boxscore | Pts: Miller 35 Rebs: Miller 9 Asts: Hollis-Jefferson, Montalbo 5 |
Arena: Anyang Gymnasium |
|
| 13 December 2023 | Anyang JKJ Red Boosters
|
69–102 | Chiba Jets
|
Anyang |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19:00 (KST) | Scoring by quarter: 21–22, 18–27, 14–28, 16–25 | |||
| Pts: Abando 17 Rebs: Monroe 11 Asts: Park 4 |
Boxscore | Pts: Mooney 22 Rebs: Mooney 22 Asts: three players 5 |
Arena: Anyang Gymnasium |
|
| 20 December 2023 | TNT Tropang Giga
|
80–69 | Taipei Fubon Braves
|
Santa Rosa |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19:00 (PST) | Scoring by quarter: 17–21, 31–21, 14–16, 18–11 | |||
| Pts: Ro. Hollis-Jefferson 35 Rebs: Ro. Hollis-Jefferson 11 Asts: Ro. Hollis-Jefferson 5 |
Boxscore | Pts: Johnson 19 Rebs: Johnson 20 Asts: Chou 6 |
Arena: City of Santa Rosa Multi-Purpose Complex |
|
| 27 December 2023 | Chiba Jets
|
76–60 | Taipei Fubon Braves
|
Funabashi |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19:00 (JST) | Scoring by quarter: 17–14, 20–16, 21–13, 18–17 | |||
| Pts: Mooney 21 Rebs: Cooks, Mooney 15 Asts: Togashi 6 |
Boxscore | Pts: Barefield 16 Rebs: Zimmerman 13 Asts: five players 1 |
Arena: Funabashi Arena Attendance: 4,125 |
|
| 10 January 2024 | Chiba Jets
|
115–98 | Anyang JKJ Red Boosters
|
Funabashi |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19:00 (JST) | Scoring by quarter: 24–24, 26–31, 36–19, 29–24 | |||
| Pts: Cooks 28 Rebs: Cooks 13 Asts: Cooks 8 |
Boxscore | Pts: Carter 27 Rebs: four players 3 Asts: Choi 8 |
Arena: Funabashi Arena Attendance: 3,774 |
|
| 24 January 2024 | TNT Tropang Giga
|
76–88 | Anyang JKJ Red Boosters
|
Pasig |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19:00 (PST) | Scoring by quarter: 19–34, 22–19, 20–18, 15–17 | |||
| Pts: Ro. Hollis-Jefferson 33 Rebs: Ra. Hollis-Jefferson 12 Asts: Ro. Hollis-Jefferson 7 |
Boxscore | Pts: Choi 23 Rebs: Carter, Wilson 14 Asts: Carter, Park 7 |
Arena: PhilSports Arena |
|
| 7 February 2024 | Taipei Fubon Braves
|
70–84 | Anyang JKJ Red Boosters
|
Taipei |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19:00 (TST) | Scoring by quarter: 19–28, 20–28, 16–18, 15–10 | |||
| Pts: Zaytsev 17 Rebs: Patton 11 Asts: Zaytsev 8 |
Boxscore | Pts: Carter 21 Rebs: Carter 13 Asts: Wilson 7 |
Arena: Taipei Heping Basketball Gymnasium |
|
Group B
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Seoul SK Knights
|
6 | 4[a] | 2 | 475 | 438 | +37 | Semifinals |
| 2 | New Taipei Kings
|
6 | 4[a] | 2 | 467 | 483 | −16 | |
| 3 | Ryukyu Golden Kings
|
6 | 3 | 3 | 479 | 453 | +26 | |
| 4 | Meralco Bolts
|
6 | 1 | 5 | 469 | 516 | −47 |
Notes:
| 18 October 2023 | Ryukyu Golden Kings
|
80–79 | Seoul SK Knights
|
Okinawa |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19:00 (JST) | Scoring by quarter: 27–20, 12–20, 22–18, 19–21 | |||
| Pts: Imamura 18 Rebs: Law 13 Asts: Law 6 |
Boxscore | Pts: Warney 39 Rebs: Warney, Williams 10 Asts: Oh J. 5 |
Arena: Okinawa Arena Attendance: 5,526 |
|
| 1 November 2023 | Seoul SK Knights
|
82–69 | Ryukyu Golden Kings
|
Goyang |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19:00 (KST) | Scoring by quarter: 24–17, 18–17, 26–19, 14–16 | |||
| Pts: Williams 23 Rebs: Williams 17 Asts: Kim S. 8 |
Boxscore | Pts: Imamura 15 Rebs: Tamayo 7 Asts: Durham 7 |
Arena: Goyang Sono Arena Attendance: 1,164 |
|
| 8 November 2023 | New Taipei Kings
|
90–72 | Seoul SK Knights
|
New Taipei City |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19:00 (TST) | Scoring by quarter: 21–29, 22–14, 26–15, 21–14 | |||
| Pts: Manigault 22 Rebs: Manigault 11 Asts: Je. Lin 9 |
Boxscore | Pts: Warney 45 Rebs: Warney, Williams 11 Asts: Kim S. 4 |
Arena: Xinzhuang Gymnasium |
|
| 15 November 2023 | Ryukyu Golden Kings
|
89–61 | Meralco Bolts
|
Okinawa |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19:00 (JST) | Scoring by quarter: 17–21, 31–13, 21–13, 20–14 | |||
| Pts: Imamura 19 Rebs: Durham 9 Asts: Durham 6 |
Boxscore | Pts: Newsome 11 Rebs: Ibeh 9 Asts: Caram 4 |
Arena: Okinawa Arena Attendance: 6,120 |
|
| 29 November 2023 | New Taipei Kings
|
97–92 | Meralco Bolts
|
New Taipei City |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19:00 (TST) | Scoring by quarter: 25–30, 20–18, 20–18, 32–26 | |||
| Pts: Je. Lin 25 Rebs: Anigwe 14 Asts: Je. Lin 7 |
Boxscore | Pts: Lofton 35 Rebs: Ibeh, Newsome 6 Asts: Newsome 4 |
Arena: Xinzhuang Gymnasium |
|
| 13 December 2023 | Meralco Bolts
|
97–88(OT) | Ryukyu Golden Kings
|
Macau, China |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19:00 (CST) | Scoring by quarter: 17–21, 21–16, 19–20, 23–23, Overtime: 17–8 | |||
| Pts: Lofton 35 Rebs: Ibeh 12 Asts: three players 3 |
Boxscore | Pts: Law 27 Rebs: Cooley 13 Asts: Law 6 |
Arena: Studio City Event Center |
|
| 27 December 2023 | Meralco Bolts
|
80–81 | Seoul SK Knights
|
Pasig |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19:00 (PST) | Scoring by quarter: 20–20, 13–25, 23–19, 24–17 | |||
| Pts: Lofton 32 Rebs: Ibeh 11 Asts: Newsome 6 |
Boxscore | Pts: Warney 31 Rebs: Williams 8 Asts: Warney 6 |
Arena: PhilSports Arena |
|
| 3 January 2024 | Meralco Bolts
|
77–89 | New Taipei Kings
|
Pasig |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19:00 (PST) | Scoring by quarter: 21–21, 26–21, 11–24, 77–89 | |||
| Pts: Lofton 20 Rebs: Ibeh 7 Asts: Lofton 4 |
Boxscore | Pts: Je. Lin 23 Rebs: Anigwe, Je. Lin 10 Asts: Je. Lin, Manigault 4 |
Arena: PhilSports Arena |
|
| 10 January 2024 | New Taipei Kings
|
67–63 | Ryukyu Golden Kings
|
New Taipei City |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19:00 (TST) | Scoring by quarter: 18–15, 19–14, 15–18, 15–16 | |||
| Pts: Manigault 16 Rebs: Manigault 13 Asts: Je. Lin 6 |
Boxscore | Pts: Tamayo 16 Rebs: Cooley 10 Asts: Imamura 6 |
Arena: Xinzhuang Gymnasium Attendance: 5,207 |
|
| 24 January 2024 | Ryukyu Golden Kings
|
90–67 | New Taipei Kings
|
Okinawa |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19:00 (JST) | Scoring by quarter: 18–19, 17–21, 29–14, 26–13 | |||
| Pts: Durham 21 Rebs: Law 9 Asts: Kishimoto 11 |
Boxscore | Pts: Blankley 16 Rebs: Anigwe 9 Asts: Lee 4 |
Arena: Okinawa Arena Attendance: 6,769 |
|
| 31 January 2024 | Seoul SK Knights
|
89–57 | New Taipei Kings
|
Seoul |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19:00 (KST) | Scoring by quarter: 24–16, 17–21, 23–15, 25–5 | |||
| Pts: Warney 34 Rebs: Warney 18 Asts: Yang 7 |
Boxscore | Pts: Mitchell 12 Rebs: Anigwe 10 Asts: Jo. Lin 7 |
Arena: Jamsil Students' Gymnasium |
|
| 7 February 2024 | Seoul SK Knights
|
72–62 | Meralco Bolts
|
Seoul |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19:00 (KST) | Scoring by quarter: 14–13, 18–17, 17–18, 23–14 | |||
| Pts: Williams 25 Rebs: Williams 19 Asts: Choi W. 14 |
Boxscore | Pts: Miller 23 Rebs: Tew 21 Asts: three players 3 |
Arena: Jamsil Students' Gymnasium |
|
Final round
[edit]The final round was held at the Hoops Dome in Lapu-Lapu City, Philippines.[26][27]
| Semifinals | Final | |||||
| Chiba Jets | 92 | |||||
| New Taipei Kings | 84 | |||||
| Chiba Jets | 72 | |||||
| Seoul SK Knights | 69 | |||||
| Seoul SK Knights | 94 | |||||
| Anyang JKJ Red Boosters | 79 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| New Taipei Kings | 76 | |||||
| Anyang JKJ Red Boosters | 78 | |||||
Semifinals
[edit]- Note: All times are Philippine Standard Time (UTC+8).
8 March 2024
17:00 |
| Chiba Jets |
92–84 | New Taipei Kings |
| Scoring by quarter: 32–25, 18–22, 16–20, 26–17 | ||
| Pts: Togashi 28 Rebs: Cooks 23 Asts: Togashi 5 |
Pts: Jo. Lin 21 Rebs: Manigault 6 Asts: Jo. Lin 5 | |
8 March 2024
20:00 |
| Seoul SK Knights |
94–79 | Anyang JKJ Red Boosters |
| Scoring by quarter: 23–26, 22–14, 22–18, 27–21 | ||
| Pts: Warney 38 Rebs: Warney 16 Asts: Choi W. 10 |
Pts: Carter 21 Rebs: Carter 9 Asts: Park 9 | |
Third place game
[edit]10 March 2024
16:00 |
| Anyang JKJ Red Boosters |
78–76 | New Taipei Kings |
| Scoring by quarter: 18–13, 26–20, 20–24, 14–19 | ||
| Pts: Park 29 Rebs: Carter 15 Asts: Choi 5 |
Pts: Manigault 18 Rebs: Manigault 10 Asts: Jo. Lin 7 | |
Final
[edit]10 March 2024
19:00 |
| Seoul SK Knights |
69–72 | Chiba Jets |
| Scoring by quarter: 16–21, 18–16, 20–14, 15–21 | ||
| Pts: Warney 22 Rebs: Warney 17 Asts: Oh J., Warney 5 |
Pts: Togashi 24 Rebs: Mooney 16 Asts: Togashi 7 | |
Notes
[edit]- ^ Taiwan, officially Republic of China. The organizers of the EASL[4] and FIBA uses the designation of "Chinese Taipei".
- ^ Disbanded prior to the start of the season.
- ^ Replaced 2023 PBA Governor's Cup runners-up Barangay Ginebra San Miguel
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