BTN CLS Knights Indonesia is a basketball club based in Surabaya, East Java, Indonesia that plays in the ASEAN Basketball League.[2] Their home games are played at GOR Kertajaya Surabaya. They dissolved in 2019 to focus on developing their junior team, which consist of varsity players under the age of 21. In 2022 the team joined Malaysia's Basketball Development League under the name BBM Vikings Warriors.[3]
CLS Knights first competed in the Indonesian Basketball League in 2003. They never won an IBL title from their inaugural season until 2010 when the league changed their name to National Basketball League (NBL). During the league's first season which is the NBL in 2010-11, the Knights reached the league finals for the first time, but losing to the eventual champions, Satria Muda BritAma.
Dimaz Muharri era (2011–2013)edit
Dimaz is a huge change for the CLS Knights Surabaya. Although he has never won the NBL in his career, Dimaz had garnered individual awards such as being the player with the Top Steal and Assist. The Knights' best finish with Dimaz on their team was 3rd place.
"Big 2 Point Guards" (2013–2015)edit
CLS brought in Mario Wuysang who played with the Indonesia national basketball team as their point guard. Wuysang was reportedly the NBL player with the highest salary. Wuysang was paired with Dimaz. In 2015, the league reverted to its old name.
Jamarr Johnson, local dominance, and exit (2015–2017)edit
Five of them were brought CLS in the heyday by winning the IBL Indonesia for the first time. Jamarr came to Indonesia in 2014 and began playing in 2015. Not only that Sandy and Mario are Indonesian national team players in the event of the 2015 SEA Games, furthermore Thoyib return from retirement to make the CLS more intense. Febri which is a player in the Indonesian 2013 SEA Games also made great contributions. Johnson was recognized as the Most Valuable Player, Rookie of the Year, Top Scorer Awards in the IBL while Wuysang was recognized as the player with the Most Assists.
However, just after the 2017 IBL Indonesia season, the Knights pulled out of the league, citing a new rule change as one of the main reasons for their departure.[4]
ASEAN Basketball League (2017–present)edit
After pulling out from the IBL, the Knights subsequently announced their entry to the ASEAN Basketball League, being one of the four new teams to enter the league in the 2017–18 season.[5] The Knights was the first Indonesian team to join the league since the 2014 ABL season, when the Indonesia Warriors and Laskar Dreya South Sumatra last played in the pan-ASEAN league. The team played under the name "CLS Knights Indonesia" in the ABL. But during the mid season of ABL 2018-2019, on 11 January 2019 they announced their name change to "BTN CLS Kngihts" upon signing a sponsorship deal with BTN Bank. The Knights Finished the 2018-2019 ABL Season as the ABL Champion after defeating the Singapore Slingers in 5 games, Maxie Esho won the finals MVP after dropping 25 points in game 5.[6]
ASEAN Basketball League Champions (2019)edit
CLS Knights won against Singapore Slingers with spectacular fashion in their home arena at OCBC Arena in Singapore, they took the championship after a 2–2 rally with Singapore Slingers. During the 2017–2018 season, the CLS Knights did not even make the playoffs, started off the season with 2–7. Eventually, CLS Knights finished off the season by winning 15 and losing 11, giving them the fourth seed in the playoffs. The first round took off on March 31, giving CLS Knights the 2–1 sweep. The Second round began, the hardest challenger CLS has faced off in the playoffs; CLS Knights took over the game with another 2–1 sweep. The Finals began, CLS Knights was not expecting any spectacular results knowing that Jerran Young will be playing in the final. The first game went on, CLS taking game 1 at OCBC Arena; eventually, they lost their next 2 games at OCBC Arena and GOR Kertajaya Surabaya. The second home game of CLS Knights is where they shined their powers again, taking the game 87–74. The final game is the most intense game so far in the playoffs, especially for a CLS Knights fan. CLS Knights were struggling during the first half, but they eventually found their rhythm and performed a spectacular comeback and taking the game. The CLS Knights was declared the champion of the ASEAN Basketball League champion for the 2018–2019 season. Soon after that, they announced that they won't be playing in the ABL 2019-2020 season
Playersedit
Roster 2018–19edit
Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationality not displayed.
^. Archived from the original on 2017-11-18. Retrieved 2017-11-22.
External linksedit
Official site
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This article has multiple issues Please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page Learn how and when to remove these template messages This article may be written from a fan s point of view rather than a neutral point of view Please clean it up to conform to a higher standard of quality and to make it neutral in tone November 2017 Learn how and when to remove this message This article relies excessively on references to primary sources Please improve this article by adding secondary or tertiary sources Find sources CLS Knights Indonesia news newspapers books scholar JSTOR January 2011 Learn how and when to remove this message Learn how and when to remove this message 7 17 10 8 S 112 46 49 6 E 7 286333 S 112 780444 E 7 286333 112 780444 BBM CLS Knights IndonesiaLeaguesIBL NBL2003 2017ABL2017 2019TBSL2020Malaysia D League2022ASEAN Super League2022Founded1946HistoryCLS Knights Surabaya 2008 2017 CLS Knights Indonesia 2017 2019 BTN CLS Knights Indonesia 2019 present ArenaGOR Kertajaya SurabayaLocationSurabaya IndonesiaTeam colorsPurple Yellow White Black Main sponsorBank BTN 1 Team managerChristoper TanuwidjajaHead coachBrian RowsomChampionshipsIBL 1 2016 ABL 1 2018 19 Websiteclsknights com BTN CLS Knights Indonesia is a basketball club based in Surabaya East Java Indonesia that plays in the ASEAN Basketball League 2 Their home games are played at GOR Kertajaya Surabaya They dissolved in 2019 to focus on developing their junior team which consist of varsity players under the age of 21 In 2022 the team joined Malaysia s Basketball Development League under the name BBM Vikings Warriors 3 Contents 1 History 1 1 Indonesian Basketball League IBL 1 1 1 First years 2003 2011 1 1 2 Dimaz Muharri era 2011 2013 1 1 3 Big 2 Point Guards 2013 2015 1 1 4 Jamarr Johnson local dominance and exit 2015 2017 1 2 ASEAN Basketball League 2017 present 1 3 ASEAN Basketball League Champions 2019 2 Players 2 1 Roster 2018 19 2 2 Depth chart 2 3 Individual awards 2 4 Notable players 3 Season by season record 4 References 5 External linksHistory editIndonesian Basketball League IBL edit First years 2003 2011 edit CLS Knights first competed in the Indonesian Basketball League in 2003 They never won an IBL title from their inaugural season until 2010 when the league changed their name to National Basketball League NBL During the league s first season which is the NBL in 2010 11 the Knights reached the league finals for the first time but losing to the eventual champions Satria Muda BritAma Dimaz Muharri era 2011 2013 edit Dimaz is a huge change for the CLS Knights Surabaya Although he has never won the NBL in his career Dimaz had garnered individual awards such as being the player with the Top Steal and Assist The Knights best finish with Dimaz on their team was 3rd place Big 2 Point Guards 2013 2015 edit CLS brought in Mario Wuysang who played with the Indonesia national basketball team as their point guard Wuysang was reportedly the NBL player with the highest salary Wuysang was paired with Dimaz In 2015 the league reverted to its old name Jamarr Johnson local dominance and exit 2015 2017 edit Five of them were brought CLS in the heyday by winning the IBL Indonesia for the first time Jamarr came to Indonesia in 2014 and began playing in 2015 Not only that Sandy and Mario are Indonesian national team players in the event of the 2015 SEA Games furthermore Thoyib return from retirement to make the CLS more intense Febri which is a player in the Indonesian 2013 SEA Games also made great contributions Johnson was recognized as the Most Valuable Player Rookie of the Year Top Scorer Awards in the IBL while Wuysang was recognized as the player with the Most Assists However just after the 2017 IBL Indonesia season the Knights pulled out of the league citing a new rule change as one of the main reasons for their departure 4 ASEAN Basketball League 2017 present edit After pulling out from the IBL the Knights subsequently announced their entry to the ASEAN Basketball League being one of the four new teams to enter the league in the 2017 18 season 5 The Knights was the first Indonesian team to join the league since the 2014 ABL season when the Indonesia Warriors and Laskar Dreya South Sumatra last played in the pan ASEAN league The team played under the name CLS Knights Indonesia in the ABL But during the mid season of ABL 2018 2019 on 11 January 2019 they announced their name change to BTN CLS Kngihts upon signing a sponsorship deal with BTN Bank The Knights Finished the 2018 2019 ABL Season as the ABL Champion after defeating the Singapore Slingers in 5 games Maxie Esho won the finals MVP after dropping 25 points in game 5 6 ASEAN Basketball League Champions 2019 edit CLS Knights won against Singapore Slingers with spectacular fashion in their home arena at OCBC Arena in Singapore they took the championship after a 2 2 rally with Singapore Slingers During the 2017 2018 season the CLS Knights did not even make the playoffs started off the season with 2 7 Eventually CLS Knights finished off the season by winning 15 and losing 11 giving them the fourth seed in the playoffs The first round took off on March 31 giving CLS Knights the 2 1 sweep The Second round began the hardest challenger CLS has faced off in the playoffs CLS Knights took over the game with another 2 1 sweep The Finals began CLS Knights was not expecting any spectacular results knowing that Jerran Young will be playing in the final The first game went on CLS taking game 1 at OCBC Arena eventually they lost their next 2 games at OCBC Arena and GOR Kertajaya Surabaya The second home game of CLS Knights is where they shined their powers again taking the game 87 74 The final game is the most intense game so far in the playoffs especially for a CLS Knights fan CLS Knights were struggling during the first half but they eventually found their rhythm and performed a spectacular comeback and taking the game The CLS Knights was declared the champion of the ASEAN Basketball League champion for the 2018 2019 season Soon after that they announced that they won t be playing in the ABL 2019 2020 seasonPlayers editRoster 2018 19 edit Note Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA sanctioned events Players may hold other non FIBA nationality not displayed 7 Pos Name Age Nationality No Height University SG SF Doug Herring Jr WI 32 nbsp United States 1 191 cm Utica College SG SF Brandon Jawato 25 nbsp United States 3 193 cm University of Hawaiʻi at Manoa PG Wei Long Wong 30 nbsp Singapore 5 175 cm Nanyang Technological University PG SG Ngurah Wisnu 28 nbsp Indonesia 8 180 cm University of Surabaya SG SF Sandy Febiansyakh c 32 nbsp Indonesia 9 190 cm University of Surabaya PG SF Rachmad Febri Utomo 34 nbsp Indonesia 10 180 cm PG Arif Hidayat 27 nbsp Indonesia 11 177 cm University of Surabaya C Darryl Watkins WI 34 nbsp United States 13 213 cm Syracuse University PG Jan Misael Panagan 24 nbsp Indonesia 15 179 cm Harapan Bangsa Institute of Technology C Firman Dwi Nugroho 28 nbsp Indonesia 16 200 cm Satya Wacana Christian University SG SF Katon Adjie Baskoro 24 nbsp Indonesia 17 184 cm University of Surabaya PF C Maxie Esho WI 27 nbsp United States 18 207 cm University of Massachusetts Amherst C Moh Saroni 22 nbsp Indonesia 24 199 cm University of Surabaya PG Bima Riski Ardiansyah 28 nbsp Indonesia 27 182 cm Depth chart edit Pos Starting 5 Bench 1 Bench 2 Reserves C Darryl Watkins Firman Dwi Nugroho PF Maxie Esho Moh Saroni SF Brandon Jawato Rachmad Febri Utomo Bima Riski SG Doug Herring Jr Sandy Febiansyakh Katon Adjie Baskoro PG Wei Long Wong Arif Hidayat Ngurah Wisnu Jan Misael Panagan Individual awards edit ABL Finals MVP Award Maxie Esho 2018 19 ABL Mid Season Fan Award Local MVP Award Wong Wei Long 2018 19 ABL Mid Season Fan Award Best Defensive Player Award Doug Herring Jr 2018 19 Sonny Hendrawan MVP Award Jamarr Andre Johnson 2016 Top Steal IBL NBL Dimaz Muharri 2010 11 2012 13 2013 14 Top Assist IBL NBL Mario Wuysang 2014 15 2016 2017 Dimaz Muharri 2013 14 Rookie of the Year Jamarr Andre Johnson 2016 Top Score IBL NBL Jamarr Andre Johnson 2016 Coach of the Year Kim Dong Won 2013 14 Sixth Man of the Year Rachmad Febri Utomo 2011 Arif Hidayat 2017 Notable players edit Note Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA sanctioned events Players may hold other non FIBA nationality not displayed Criteria To appear in this section a player must have either Set a club record or won an individual award while at the club Played at least one official international match for their national team at any time Played at least one official NBA match at any time nbsp Tony Agus nbsp Andre Ekayana nbsp Agustinus Indrajaya nbsp Kaleb Ramot Gemilang nbsp Dwi Haryoko nbsp Jamarr Andre Johnson 2016 17 nbsp Ebrahim Enguio Lopez nbsp Dimaz Muharri 2009 15 nbsp Wijaya Saputra nbsp Ahmad Syarif 2014 16 nbsp Mario Wuysang nbsp Ashton Smith 2017 nbsp Rudy Lingganay 2017 nbsp nbsp Keith Jensen 2017 nbsp Evan Brock 2017 nbsp Duke Crews 2017 nbsp Frederick Lish 2017 18 nbsp DeChriston McKinney 2016 nbsp Brian Williams 2017 18 Name Pos Brian Rowsom Head coach Koko Nugroho Asst CoachSeason by season record editSeason Coach Regular Season Post Season Won Lost Win Finish Won Lost Win Result 2017 18 Koko Heru Setyo Nugroho 5 15 250 6th Did not qualify 2018 19 Brian Rowsom 15 11 577 4th 7 4 636 Champions Totals 20 26 435 7 4 636References edit CLS Knights Indonesia Dapat Sponsor untuk ABL January 11 2019 Retrieved January 11 2019 CLS Knights Indonesia Retrieved 30 April 2020 BBM CLS Knights Indonesia Siap Turun di Malaysia D League Retrieved 24 September 2023 Padilla Rocky The IBL Just Kicked Out One Of Its Most Popular Teams Vice Retrieved September 30 2017 CLS Knights Ride in Shining Armor to Bring ABL Glory back to Indonesia CLS Knights Dapat Sponsor untuk ABL 2018 2019 Staff Profiles Archived from the original on 2017 11 18 Retrieved 2017 11 22 External links editOfficial site Retrieved 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