2018–19 ABL season
The 2018–19 ABL season was the ninth season of competition of the ASEAN Basketball League. The regular season started on 16 November 2018 and ended on 28 March 2019.
Teams
All the teams in 2017–18 season returned for this season. However, the following changes were happened:- Chong Son Kung Fu relocated and rebranded to Macau Black Bears.
- Zhuhai Wolf Warriors was the 10th team in the ABL, added after Kung Fu relocated to Macau.
Venues
| Team | City / Region | Arena | Capacity |
 CLS Knights Indonesia | Surabaya, East Java | GOR Kertajaya Surabaya | 3,000 |
 Formosa Dreamers | Changhua, Changhua County | Changhua Stadium | 8,000 |
 Eastern | Wan Chai, Hong Kong | Southorn Stadium | 2,000 |
 Macau Black Bears | Foshan, Guangdong | Foshan International Sports and Cultural Center | 14,700 |
| Macau Black Bears | Taipa, Macau | University of Macau Sports Complex | |
 Mono Vampire | Bangkok Metropolitan Region | Stadium 29, Nonthaburi | 5,000 |
 Saigon Heat | Ho Chi Minh City | Canadian International School Vietnam Arena | 2,500 |
 San Miguel Alab Pilipinas | Santa Rosa, Laguna | City of Santa Rosa Multi-Purpose Complex | 5,700 |
| San Miguel Alab Pilipinas | Metro Manila | FIloil Flying V Centre, San Juan | 5,500 |
| San Miguel Alab Pilipinas | Metro Manila | Caloocan Sports Complex, Caloocan | 3,000 |
| San Miguel Alab Pilipinas | Lapu-Lapu City | Hoops Dome | 6,000 |
| San Miguel Alab Pilipinas | Lapu-Lapu City | Lapu-Lapu Sports Complex | |
 Singapore Slingers | Singapore | OCBC Arena, Kallang | 3,000 |
 Westports Malaysia Dragons | Kuala Lumpur | MABA Stadium | 2,500 |
 Wolf Warriors | Zhuhai, Guangdong | Doumen Gymnasium, | |
| Wolf Warriors | Zhuhai, Guangdong | Zhuhai Jinan University, | |
| Wolf Warriors | Macau | Foshan Shishan Gymnasium | |
| Wolf Warriors | Macau | University of Macau Sports Complex |
Personnel
Imports
The following is the list of imports, which had played for their respective teams at least once. Each team can register 3 imports. Flags indicate the citizenship/s the player holds.| Club | Import 1 | Import 2 | Import 3 | Former Imports |
| CLS Knights Indonesia |  Maxie Esho | Doug Herring Jr. | Darryl Watkins | Montay Brandon Stephen Hurt |
| Formosa Dreamers | Malcolm Miller | Will Artino | Tevin Glass | |
| Eastern | Marcus Elliott | Michael Holyfield | O'Darien Bassett | Trey Gilder Eric Ferguson   Samuel Deguara |
| Macau Black Bears | Dewarick Spencer | Ryan Watkins | Mikh McKinney | Anthony Tucker |
| Mono Vampire | Mike Singletary | Malcolm White |  Romeo Travis |  Marcus Keene Chris Charles Jason Brickman |
| Saigon Heat | Kyle Barone | Trevon Hughes | DeAngelo Hamilton |  Murphy Burnatowski |
| San Miguel Alab Pilipinas |  Renaldo Balkman | Peter John Ramos | ||
| Singapore Slingers | Xavier Alexander | John Fields | Jerran Youngs | |
 Westports Malaysia Dragons | Chris Eversley | Winston Shepard |  Nnanna Egwu | Sundiata Gaines  Shaun Bruce |
| Wolf Warriors | Mike Bell | Cory Bradford | Shawntez Patterson | DeShawn Mitchell Mario Wuysang Eric Tisby Eddy Curry Mike Taylor |
Local Heritage
| Wolf Warriors | Saigon Heat | San Miguel Alab Pilipinas | Macau Black Bears | Mono Vampire |
| Tse Sit Chun | Corey Cillia Chris Dierker Trần Đăng Khoa Justin Young Henry Nguyen Sang Đinh  Stefan Nguyen  Tim Alan Van Waale | Bobby Ray Parks Jr. Josh Urbiztondo Lawrence Domingo Caelan Tiongson Brandon Rosser Ethan Alvano | Kane Ma Nathan Yu Derek King Liu Zankun Luo Yongxuan Jenning Leung | Freddie Goldstein Tyler Lamb Moses Morgan |
| CLS Knights Indonesia | Westports Malaysia Dragons | Formosa Dreamers | Eastern | Singapore Slingers |
| Brandon Jawato Wei Long Wong | Jonathan Wong Zhong Han | Kenneth Chien |
Regular season
Each team will play 26 games throughout the season, 13 at home and 13 away. Each team will play the remaining 4 teams in their group, twice each at home and away. Each team will also play the 5 teams from the other group, once each at home and away. The groupings are as follows:- Bears, Warriors, Eastern, Dreamers, Alab
- Knights, Slingers, Dragons, Vampire, Heat
Standings
Results
Playoffs
Bracket
Quarterfinals
The quarterfinals was a best-of-three series, with the higher seeded team hosting Game 1, and if necessary Game 3.Semifinals
The semifinals was a best-of-three series, with the higher seeded team hosting Game 1, and if necessary Game 3.Finals
The finals is a best-of-five series, with the higher seeded team hosting Game 1, 2, and 5, if necessary.Awards
End of season awards
The winners were announced before Game 2 of the 2019 ABL Finals at the OCBC Arena, Singapore.- Most Valuable Players:
- *Local: Bobby Ray Parks Jr.
- *World Import: Xavier Alexander
- Defensive Player of the Year: John Fields
- Coach of the Year: Dean Murray
Players of the Week