10 Facts About Singapore Slingers

Singapore Slingers is a Singaporean professional basketball team that currently compete in the ASEAN Basketball League.

In October 2009, the Singapore Slingers were one of the inaugural teams that began competition in the ASEAN Basketball League.

In July 2008, following their second season in the NBL, the Singapore Slingers withdrew from the league due to the dramatic increase in international travel costs.

The Singapore Slingers determined that the future focus of the team needed to be on participating in competitions within its local region in Asia rather than weekly games in Australia and New Zealand.

On 1 September 2009, it was announced that the Singapore Slingers would be one of six founding teams of the new ASEAN Basketball League which tipped off on 10 October 2009.

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Pathman Matialakan, the first Asian and Singaporean to ever play in the NBL when the Slingers were still competing in Australia, became the first local Slinger to score in the ABL with a layup.

All players from the Singapore Slingers squad managed to get onto the scoreboard with Leo Avenido leading with 23 points and 4 assists.

On 19 August 2014, the Singapore Slingers announced that they had signed former Saigon Heat and Barangay Ginebra San Miguel forward Dior Lowhorn to fill up the empty world import slot.

Singapore Slingers subsequently announced on 9 September 2014 that Jeffers had been placed on the injured reserve list while former Saigon Heat centre Justin Howard had been brought in as a replacement.

The game was notable as the Singapore Slingers were dressed in a one-off, all pink ensemble for their 3rd annual Cancer Awareness Game.