2024–25 East Asia Super League

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East Asia Super League
Season2024–25
Duration2 October 2024 – 9 March 2025
Teams10
Seasons
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The 2024–25 East Asia Super League is the third regular season of the East Asia Super League, an international basketball club competition involving teams from Hong Kong, Japan, Macau, South Korea, Philippines and Taiwan.[1][2]

Five cities outside the Philippines have signified interest to host the Final Four segment of the 2024–25 EASL.[2]

Teams

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Allocation

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Like the previous season, the 2024–25 East Asia Super League will have eight teams.[1]If precedent would serve as basis for the team allocation, the finalist of the Taiwan's (Chinese Taipei) P. League+, Japan's B.League and South Korea's Korean Basketball League are expected to qualify and take part for the 2024–25 season alongside two teams from the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).[3]

The allocation process for Philippine teams was not immediately known since the PBA has two conferences or tournaments for its 2023–24 season.[3] The PBA decided to send the champions of those two conferences.[4]

On 14 August 2024, a team each from Hong Kong and Macau were announced as expansion teams.[5]

League Country or region Berths
P. League+  Chinese Taipei[a] 2
B.League  Japan 2
Korean Basketball League  South Korea 2
Philippine Basketball Association  Philippines 2
Expansion teams  Hong Kong 1
 Macau 1

Qualified teams

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Team Domestic league standing
Chinese Taipei New Taipei Kings 2023–24 P. League+ champions
Chinese Taipei Taoyuan Pauian Pilots 2023–24 P. League+ runners-up
Japan Hiroshima Dragonflies 2023–24 B.League champions
Japan Ryukyu Golden Kings 2023–24 B.League runners-up
South Korea Busan KCC Egis 2023–24 Korean Basketball League champions
South Korea Suwon KT Sonicboom 2023–24 Korean Basketball League runners-up
Philippines San Miguel Beermen 2023–24 PBA Commissioner's Cup champions
Philippines Meralco Bolts 2024 PBA Philippine Cup champions
Hong Kong Hong Kong Eastern 2023–24 Hong Kong A1 Division Championship champions
Macau Macau Black Bears 2024 Macau Senior Category of the Silver Medal Basketball Tournament champions

Foreign and heritage players

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The EASL allows a maximum of two foreign players or imports. Additionally teams are allowed to have one additional heritage or naturalized player.[7]

Club Imports Asian heritage player Naturalized player Former players
Chinese Taipei New Taipei Kings State of Palestine Sani Sakakini
Chinese Taipei Taoyuan Pauian Pilots
Japan Hiroshima Dragonflies
Japan Ryukyu Golden Kings
South Korea Busan KCC Egis United States Deonte Burton United States Leon Williams Philippines Calvin Epistola
South Korea Suwon KT Sonicboom United States Rayshaun Hammonds United States Jeremiah Tilmon
Philippines San Miguel Beermen[8] United States EJ Anosike United States Quincy Miller
Philippines Meralco Bolts[8] United States DJ Kennedy Panama Akil Mitchell Senegal Ange Kouame United States Allen Durham
Hong Kong Hong Kong Eastern[9] United States Cameron Clark Canada Chris McLaughlin
Macau Macau Black Bears[10] Haiti Jeantal Cylla Malta Samuel Deguara Malaysia Chun Hong Ting[11]
State of Palestine Jamal Mayali
United States Will Artino[12]

Draw

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The result of the draw for the group stage of the 2024–25 season was announced in April 2024 at the time when only the Korean Basketball League qualifying teams are already known; but the champions and runner-up Korean teams are still to be determined. For the placeholder teams team 1 would be the champions, and team 2 would be the runners-up.[13] For the Philippines' case it was the PBA Commissioner's Cup champions which was designated as Team 1 and the PBA Philippine Cup champions as Team 2.[4]

The Hong Kong and Macau team were belatedly added to Group A and Group B respectively.[14]

Group stage

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Group A

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Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD PCT Qualification
1 Chinese Taipei Taoyuan Pauian Pilots 2 2 0 192 155 +37 1.000 Advance to semifinals
2 Japan Hiroshima Dragonflies 2 2 0 166 142 +24 1.000
3 South Korea Suwon KT Sonicboom 2 1 1 157 172 −15 .500
4 Philippines San Miguel Beermen 2 0 2 166 188 −22 .000
5 Hong Kong Hong Kong Eastern 2 0 2 142 166 −24 .000
Updated to match(es) played on 13 November 2024. Source: EASL
2 October 2024 San Miguel Beermen Philippines 81–87 South Korea Suwon KT Sonicboom Pasay
18:10 (PST) Scoring by quarter: 20–23, 23–16, 19–29, 19–19
Pts: Anosike 34
Rebs: Fajardo 9
Asts: Anosike, Ross 4
Boxscore Pts: Hammonds 39
Rebs: Hammonds 14
Asts: Heo 9
Arena: Mall of Asia Arena
16 October 2024 Hiroshima Dragonflies Japan 78–67 Hong Kong Hong Kong Eastern Fukuyama
19:10 (JST) Scoring by quarter: 25–18, 17–12, 15–18, 21–19
Pts: Blackshear 17
Rebs: Blackshear 11
Asts: Blackshear 5
Boxscore Pts: Clark 24
Rebs: McLaughlin 12
Asts: Clark, Yang 2
Arena: F-PICO Arena
Attendance: 864
23 October 2024 Suwon KT Sonicboom South Korea 70–91 Chinese Taipei Taoyuan Pauian Pilots Suwon
19:10 (KST) Scoring by quarter: 26–19, 17–25, 20–22, 7–25
Pts: Heo 21
Rebs: Tilmon 8
Asts: Heo 4
Boxscore Pts: Graham 32
Rebs: Graham, Pai 11
Asts: Graham, Lu 5
Arena: Suwon KT Sonicboom Arena
30 October 2024 Hong Kong Eastern Hong Kong 75–88 Japan Hiroshima Dragonflies Wan Chai
19:40 (HKT) Scoring by quarter: 19–20, 25–17, 14–27, 17–24
Pts: McLaughlin 24
Rebs: McLaughlin 14
Asts: Chan 6
Boxscore Pts: Blackshear 25
Rebs: Blackshear 10
Asts: Blackshear 5
Arena: Southorn Stadium
Attendance: 1,788
13 November 2024 San Miguel Beermen Philippines 85–101 Chinese Taipei Taoyuan Pauian Pilots Pasig
18:10 (PST) Scoring by quarter: 20–25, 13–32, 23–26, 29–18
Pts: Miller 32
Rebs: Fajardo 11
Asts: Perez 3
Boxscore Pts: Brown 27
Rebs: Brown 9
Asts: Graham 7
Arena: PhilSports Arena
4 December 2024 Suwon KT Sonicboom South Korea vs. Japan Hiroshima Dragonflies Suwon
19:10 (KST) Scoring by quarter: –, –, –, –
Boxscore Arena: Suwon KT Sonicboom Arena
11 December 2024 Taoyuan Pauian Pilots Chinese Taipei vs. South Korea Suwon KT Sonicboom Macau, China
19:10 (MST) Scoring by quarter: –, –, –, –
Boxscore Arena: Studio City Event Center
18 December 2024 Hong Kong Eastern Hong Kong vs. Philippines San Miguel Beermen Wan Chai
20:10 (HKT) Scoring by quarter: –, –, –, –
Boxscore Arena: Southorn Stadium
25 December 2024 Taoyuan Pauian Pilots Chinese Taipei vs. Japan Hiroshima Dragonflies Taoyuan City
20:10 (TST) Scoring by quarter: –, –, –, –
Boxscore Arena: Taoyuan Arena
7 January 2025 Hong Kong Eastern Hong Kong vs. South Korea Suwon KT Sonicboom Wan Chai
19:10 (HKT) Scoring by quarter: –, –, –, –
Boxscore Arena: Southorn Stadium
8 January 2025 Hiroshima Dragonflies Japan vs. Philippines San Miguel Beermen Hiroshima
19:10 (JST) Scoring by quarter: –, –, –, –
Boxscore Arena: Hiroshima Sun Plaza
15 January 2025 San Miguel Beermen Philippines vs. Hong Kong Hong Kong Eastern Pasig
20:10 (PST) Scoring by quarter: –, –, –, –
Boxscore Arena: PhilSports Arena
22 January 2025 Hiroshima Dragonflies Japan vs. Chinese Taipei Taoyuan Pauian Pilots Fukuyama
19:10 (JST) Scoring by quarter: –, –, –, –
Boxscore Arena: F-PICO Arena
5 February 2025 Taoyuan Pauian Pilots Chinese Taipei vs. Hong Kong Hong Kong Eastern Taoyuan City
19:10 (TST) Scoring by quarter: –, –, –, –
Boxscore Arena: Taoyuan Arena
12 February 2025 Suwon KT Sonicboom South Korea vs. Philippines San Miguel Beermen Suwon
19:10 (KST) Scoring by quarter: –, –, –, –
Boxscore Arena: Suwon KT Sonicboom Arena

Group B

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Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD PCT Qualification
1 Japan Ryukyu Golden Kings 2 2 0 173 167 +6 1.000 Advance to semifinals
2 Philippines Meralco Bolts 3 2 1 252 242 +10 .667
3 Macau Macau Black Bears 4 2 2 398 387 +11 .500
4 Chinese Taipei New Taipei Kings 1 0 1 97 109 −12 .000
5 South Korea Busan KCC Egis 2 0 2 177 192 −15 .000
Updated to match(es) played on 13 November 2024. Source: EASL
2 October 2024 Meralco Bolts Philippines 97–85 Macau Macau Black Bears Pasay
20:10 (PST) Scoring by quarter: 24–17, 19–22, 30–25, 24–21
Pts: Newsome 18
Rebs: Durham 11
Asts: Kennedy 7
Boxscore Pts: Artino, Cylla 23
Rebs: Artino 14
Asts: Chong-qui 4
Arena: Mall of Asia Arena
16 October 2024 Ryukyu Golden Kings Japan 77–74 Philippines Meralco Bolts Okinawa
19:40 (JST) Scoring by quarter: 23–18, 28–17, 15–22, 11–17
Pts: Cooley, Law 18
Rebs: Law 12
Asts: Kishimoto, Law 5
Boxscore Pts: Kennedy 30
Rebs: Kennedy 12
Asts: Durham 5
Arena: Okinawa Arena
Attendance: 7,347
23 October 2024 New Taipei Kings Chinese Taipei 97–109 Macau Macau Black Bears New Taipei City
19:10 (TST) Scoring by quarter: 23–34, 26–21, 26–25, 22–29
Pts: Manigault 25
Rebs: Manigault 11
Asts: Manigault 7
Boxscore Pts: Cylla 32
Rebs: Artino 11
Asts: Chong-qui 11
Arena: Xinzhuang Gymnasium
30 October 2024 Macau Black Bears Macau 93–96 Japan Ryukyu Golden Kings Cotai
20:10 (MST) Scoring by quarter: 28–25, 25–23, 20–24, 20–24
Pts: Chong-qui 24
Rebs: Artino 20
Asts: Chong-qui, Artino 5
Boxscore Pts: Aluma 29
Rebs: Cooley 19
Asts: Kishimoto 12
Arena: Studio City Event Center
6 November 2024 Macau Black Bears Macau 111–97 South Korea Busan KCC Egis Cotai
19:10 (MST) Scoring by quarter: 32–34, 29–22, 23–18, 27–23
Pts: Cylla 34
Rebs: Deguara 13
Asts: Chong-qui 12
Boxscore Pts: Burton 35
Rebs: Williams 16
Asts: Burton 11
Arena: Studio City Event Center
13 November 2024 Meralco Bolts Philippines 81–80 South Korea Busan KCC Egis Pasig
20:10 (PST) Scoring by quarter: 20–26, 22–27, 21–15, 18–12
Pts: Mitchell 33
Rebs: Mitchell 22
Asts: Kennedy 5
Boxscore Pts: Burton 26
Rebs: Williams 13
Asts: Burton 5
Arena: PhilSports Arena
4 December 2024 Ryukyu Golden Kings Japan vs. South Korea Busan KCC Egis Okinawa
19:40 (JST) Scoring by quarter: –, –, –, –
Boxscore Arena: Okinawa Arena
11 December 2024 Macau Black Bears Macau vs. Chinese Taipei New Taipei Kings Cotai
21:10 (MST) Scoring by quarter: –, –, –, –
Boxscore Arena: Studio City Event Center
18 December 2024 Busan KCC Egis South Korea vs. Philippines Meralco Bolts Busan
19:10 (KST) Scoring by quarter: –, –, –, –
Boxscore Arena: Busan Sajik Gymnasium
25 December 2024 Ryukyu Golden Kings Japan vs. Chinese Taipei New Taipei Kings Okinawa
19:40 (JST) Scoring by quarter: –, –, –, –
Boxscore Arena: Okinawa Arena
8 January 2025 New Taipei Kings Chinese Taipei vs. Japan Ryukyu Golden Kings New Taipei City
19:10 (TST) Scoring by quarter: –, –, –, –
Boxscore Arena: Xinzhuang Gymnasium
15 January 2025 Busan KCC Egis South Korea vs. Macau Macau Black Bears Busan
19:10 (KST) Scoring by quarter: –, –, –, –
Boxscore Arena: Busan Sajik Gymnasium
21 January 2025 Busan KCC Egis South Korea vs. Chinese Taipei New Taipei Kings Busan
19:10 (KST) Scoring by quarter: –, –, –, –
Boxscore Arena: Busan Sajik Gymnasium
22 January 2025 Meralco Bolts Philippines vs. Japan Ryukyu Golden Kings Pasig
20:10 (PST) Scoring by quarter: –, –, –, –
Boxscore Arena: PhilSports Arena
12 February 2025 New Taipei Kings Chinese Taipei vs. Philippines Meralco Bolts Taipei
19:10 (TST) Scoring by quarter: –, –, –, –
Boxscore Arena: University of Taipei, Tian-Mu Campus Gymnasium

Final round

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SemifinalsFinal
Third place

Semifinals

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7 March 2025
TBD
Scoring by quarter: –, –, –, –
TBC
7 March 2025
TBD
Scoring by quarter: –, –, –, –
TBC

Third place game

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9 March 2025
TBD
Scoring by quarter: –, –, –, –
TBC

Final

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9 March 2025
TBD
Scoring by quarter: –, –, –, –
TBC

Notes

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  1. ^ Taiwan, officially Republic of China. The organizers of the EASL[6] and FIBA uses the designation of "Chinese Taipei".

References

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  1. ^ a b Terrado, Reuben (14 March 2024). "EASL set to expand to 16 teams, eyes China, more PBA squads". Sports Interactive Network Philippines. Retrieved 16 March 2024.
  2. ^ a b Henson, Joaquin (12 March 2024). "Five cities eye next EASL Final Four". The Philippine Star. Retrieved 16 March 2024.
  3. ^ a b Terrado, Jonas (10 March 2024). "EASL looking to address PBA 'challenges'". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved 16 March 2024.
  4. ^ a b "PBA sends champion teams San Miguel, Meralco to EASL". Tiebreaker Times. 19 July 2024. Retrieved 19 July 2024.
  5. ^ Ramos, Gerry (14 August 2024). "Hong Kong Eastern, Macau Black Bears join expanded EASL". Sports Interactive Network Philippines. Retrieved 14 August 2024.
  6. ^ "East Asia Super League Debuts Season 1 of Premier Home-and-Away Pan-Regional League in 2022". East Asia Super League. Archived from the original on 22 February 2022. Retrieved 22 February 2022. The newly formed Bay Area Chun Yu Phoenixes and the championship team from Chinese Taipei's P.LEAGUE+, are the Greater China representatives.
  7. ^ Henson, Joaquin (1 September 2024). "EASL back with a bang". The Philippine Star. Retrieved 4 October 2024.
  8. ^ a b "San Miguel, Meralco get EASL Season 2 campaigns going". Philippine Daily Inquirer. 1 October 2024. Retrieved 4 October 2024.
  9. ^ "Hong Kong basketball star Yang to play as local for Eastern in 2 regional events". South China Morning Post. 24 September 2024. Retrieved 4 October 2024.
  10. ^ "10 Teams, 10 Days: Macau Black Bears | EASL". EASL. Retrieved 4 October 2024.
  11. ^ "租借加盟澳门黑熊 "大马第一人"陈俊宏新征程". 中國報 China Press. 14 October 2024. Retrieved 14 October 2024.
  12. ^ "前中華男籃的阿提諾回來了! 東超首戰猛砍23分14籃板仍吞敗". ETtoday. 3 October 2024. Retrieved 4 October 2024.
  13. ^ "Who's in the EASL 2024-25 Season?". EASL. East Asia Super League Ltd. Retrieved 19 July 2024.
  14. ^ "East Asia Super League expands to 10 teams as Hong Kong Eastern and Macau Black Bears enter 2024-25 Season | EASL". East Asia Super League Ltd. Retrieved 14 August 2024.
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