Malaysia men's national basketball team

The Malaysia national basketball team represents Malaysia at international basketball competitions. It is organized and run by the Malaysia Basketball Association (MABA). (Malay: Persatuan Bola Keranjang Malaysia)

Malaysia

FIBA ranking	121 (9 December 2020)[1]
Joined FIBA	1957
FIBA zone	FIBA Asia
National federation	Malaysia Basketball Association (MABA)
Coach	Brian Joseph Lester
Olympic Games
Appearances	None
FIBA World Cup
Appearances	1 (1986)
Medals	None
Asian Championships
Appearances	24
Medals	None
Home Away

The team had its prime time between 1960 and 1995 when it qualified for the FIBA Asia Championship, Asia's most prestigious basketball tournament, 18 times in a row. In 1986 it qualified for the World Cup, its most noteworthy accomplishment to date.

Petronas is the major sponsor for MABA. The women's national team has more successes internationally compared to the men's counterpart.

Outlook

In Malaysia, the sport is predominantly played by people with Chinese background, hence the majority of the national team players have Chinese names.[2] Efforts have been made to attract other ethnicities and popularise the sport in Malaysia.

Kit

Manufacturer

2015-present: Li-Ning [3]

Performance history

Summer Olympics

yet to qualify

World Championship

Year	Position	Tournament	Host
1986	24th	1986 FIBA World Championship	Spain
2019	Did not qualify	2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup	China
2023	To be determined	2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup	Philippines, Japan and Indonesia

Asian Championship

Year	Rank	P	W	L	PF	PA	PD
1960		–	–	–	–	–	–
1963		–	–	–	–	–	–
1965		–	–	–	–	–	–
1967		–	–	–	–	–	–
1969		–	–	–	–	–	–
1971		–	–	–	–	–	–
1973		–	–	–	–	–	–
1975		–	–	–	–	–	–
1977		–	–	–	–	–	–
1979		–	–	–	–	–	–
1981		–	–	–	–	–	–
1983		–	–	–	–	–	–
1985		–	–	–	–	–	–
1987		–	–	–	–	–	–
1989		–	–	–	–	–	–
1991		–	–	–	–	–	–
1993		–	–	–	–	–	–
1995		–	–	–	–	–	–
1997		–	–	–	–	–	–
1999		–	–	–	–	–	–
2001		–	–	–	–	–	–
2003		–	–	–	–	–	–
2005		–	–	–	–	–	–
2007		–	–	–	–	–	–
2009		–	–	–	–	–	–
2011		–	–	–	–	–	–
2013		–	–	–	–	–	–
2015		–	–	–	–	–	–
2017		–	–	–	–	–	–
Total	/29

Asia Championship

A Malaysian player guarding the ball from two Filipino players.

Year	Position	Tournament	Host
1960	7th	ABC Championship 1960	Manila, Philippines
1963	5th	ABC Championship 1963	Taipei City, Taiwan
1965	6th	ABC Championship 1965	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
1967	8th	ABC Championship 1967	Seoul, South Korea
1969	7th	ABC Championship 1969	Bangkok, Thailand
1971	5th	ABC Championship 1971	Tokyo, Japan
1973	9th	ABC Championship 1973	Manila, Philippines
1975	8th	ABC Championship 1975	Bangkok, Thailand
1977	4th	ABC Championship 1977	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
1979	7th	ABC Championship 1979	Nagoya, Japan
1981	6th	ABC Championship 1981	Calcutta, India
1983	11th	ABC Championship 1983	Hong Kong
1985	4th	ABC Championship 1985	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
1987	7th	ABC Championship 1987	Bangkok, Thailand
1989	9th	ABC Championship 1989	Beijing, China
1991	17th	ABC Championship 1991	Kobe, Japan
1993	14th	ABC Championship 1993	Jakarta, Indonesia
1995	14th	ABC Championship 1995	Seoul, South Korea
1999	15th	ABC Championship 1999	Fukuoka, Japan
2003	16th	ABC Championship 2003	Harbin, China
2005	16th	FIBA Asia Championship 2005	Doha, Qatar
2011	11th	FIBA Asia Championship 2011	Wuhan, China
2013	15th	FIBA Asia Championship 2013	Manila, Philippines
2015	16th	FIBA Asia Championship 2015	Changsha, China
2017	-	FIBA Asia Championship 2017	Beirut, Lebanon

Asian Games 1951-54 : Did Not Qualify 1958 : 10th 1962 : 9th 1966 : 8th 1970 : 9th 1974 : Did Not Qualify 1978 : 7th 1982 : 7th 1986 : 5th 1990-2018 : Did Not Qualify SEABA Championship 1994 : 1996 : ? 1998 : 2001 : 5th 2003 : 2005 : 2007 : 2009 : 2011 : 2013 : 2015 : 2017 : 4th

SEA Games 1977 : 1979 : 1981 : 1983 : 1985 : 1987 : 1989 : 1991 : 1993 : ? 1995 : 1997 : 1999 : ? 2001 : 2003 : 2007 : 2011 : 4th 2013 : 4th 2015 : 5th 2017 : 4th 2019 : 6th Commonwealth Games never participated Islamic Solidarity Games never participated

Team

2021 FIBA Asia Cup qualification

Opposition: Chinese Taipei (February 21)
Venue: Heping Basketball Gymnasium, Taipei[4]

Malaysia national basketball team – 2021 FIBA Asia Cup qualification roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr. SG 4 Ang, Vui Hang Alvin 26 – July 26, 1993 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) G 5 Leong, Kar Fatt 28 – February 14, 1992 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) G 6 Wee, Chuan Chin 35 – May 27, 1984 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) F 7 Leong, Ye Xuan 20 – July 6, 1999 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) F 8 Hoo, Zhi Wei 22 – April 18, 1997 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) C 9 Kwaan, Yoong Chye 36 – September 20, 1983 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) F 10 Alvin, Gan Keng Wee 32 – August 23, 1987 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) G 11 Wee, Young Gan 21 – June 13, 1998 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) PF 12 Thea, Zhong Shin 20 – February 23, 1999 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) Kuala Lumpur Dragons F 13 Chiang, Wei Er 25 – June 23, 1994 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) C 14 Chong, Soon Kang 17 – November 8, 2002 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) C 15 Chee, Li Wei 36 – September 16, 1983 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in)	Head coach Teng Chong Siew Legend (C) Team captain (NP) Naturalized player Club – describes last club before the tournament Age – describes age on February 21, 2020

2019 Southeast Asian Games

Malaysia National Basketball Team roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club F 0 Kuek, Tian Yuan 28 – 3 August 1991 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) Kuala Lumpur Dragons G 2 Teoh, Yi Kang 18 – 16 November 2001 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) Farmco TouchUp G 4 Foo, Ting Jun 22 – 3 January 1997 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) NS Matrix G 8 De, Wee Yiang 20 – 13 April 1999 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) NS Matrix F 10 Yek, Liang Chuan 22 – 24 February 1997 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) NS Matrix G 11 Wong, Yi Hou 23 – 5 July 1996 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) NS Matrix F 23 Liew, Wei Yuong 23 – 10 January 1996 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) NS Matrix G/F 27 Ting, Chun Hong 23 – 8 May 1996 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) Kuala Lumpur Dragons F 33 Ooi, Xian Fu 19 – 1 July 2000 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) NS Matrix F 35 Lim, Perry Lee 21 – 27 May 1998 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) Negri Sembilan G 44 Chin, Chieng Wah 25 – 21 October 1994 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) Kuala Lumpur Dragons G 71 Ong, Wei Yong Ong 26 – 12 September 1993 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) NS Matrix	Head coach Brian Joseph Lester Assistant coach(es) Lee Kheng Tian Legend (C) Team captain Club – describes last club before the tournament Age – describes age on 10 December 2019

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2017 SEABA Championship

This was the final roster of the Malaysian national team for the recent 2017 SEABA Championship.

Malaysia men's national basketball team – 2015 FIBA Asia Championship roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr. SF 3 Liaw, Chee Huei 25 – March 7, 1992 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) Westports Malaysia Dragons SG 4 Ang, Alvin 23 – July 26, 1993 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) Free agent C 6 Chan, Kek Thai 33 – January 27, 1984 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) Free agent PG 7 Teo, Kok Hou 22 – October 29, 1994 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) Westports Malaysia Dragons PF 8 Choo, Wei Hong 24 – June 20, 1992 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) Westports Malaysia Dragons PF 13 Chin, Zhi Shin 30 – March 16, 1987 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) Free agent SG 17 Choong, Vincent 26 – March 10, 1991 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) Free agent C 21 Mak, Lok Seng 22 – September 25, 1994 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) Negeri Sembilan PG 24 Heng, Yee Tong 19 – February 24, 1998 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) Free agent C 27 Liew, Anthony 21 – January 27, 1996 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) Free agent PG 14 Gan, Jordan 16 – October 14, 2000 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) Free agent SF 89 Ting, Chun Hong 21 – May 8, 1996 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) Negeri Sembilan	Head coach Goh Cheng Huat Assistant coach(es) Lee Kheng Tian Legend Club – describes last club before the tournament Age – describes age on 12 May 2017

2017 Southeast Asian Games

Malaysia National Basketball Team roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club C 34 Chee, Li Wei – 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) C 6 Chan, Kek Thai – 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) F 2 Wong, Chin Yong – 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) F 35 Lim, Perry – 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) Negeri Sembilan F 0 Kuek, Tian Yuan – 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) Westports Malaysia Dragons F 41 Yeo, Ivan – 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) Westports Malaysia Dragons F 11 Wong, Yi Hou – 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) Negeri Sembilan G/F 27 Ting, Chun Hong – 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) Negeri Sembilan G/F 20 Loh, Shee Fai – 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) Miri Firehouse G 7 Teo, Kok Hou 22 – 29 October 1994 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) Westports Malaysia Dragons G 1 Ma, Chee Khuen – 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) Westports Malaysia Dragons G 4 Soo, Eng Heng – 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)	Head coach Goh Cheng Huat Assistant coach(es) Lee Kheng Tian Legend (C) Team captain Club – describes last club before the tournament Age – describes age on 26 August 2017

Head coaches

• Thomas Wisman (1985-1986)
• Brian Lester (1995-1996)
• Brian Lester[5] (2003-2006)
• Sim Sin Heng (2007–08)
• Goh Cheng Huat (2009–11)
• Teh Choon Yean (2013–14)
• Paul Advincula (2013–16)
• Goh Cheng Huat (2016-17)
• Brian Lester (2018-present)

See also

• Malaysia national under-19 basketball team
• Malaysia national under-17 basketball team
• Malaysia women's national basketball team

References

1. "FIBA Ranking Presented by Nike". FIBA. 9 December 2020. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
2. http://findarticles.com/p/news-articles/new-straits-times/mi_8016/is_20090125/media-shy-maba-working/ai_n44429216/
3. 2015 FIBA Asia Championship - Malaysia, FIBA.com, Retrieved 18 March 2016.
4. "Malaysia at the FIBA Asia Cup 2021 Qualifiers". FIBA.basketball.
5. "Aussie Lester resigns as national men's coach". High Beam Research. New Strait Times. 9 September 2006. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 3 September 2015.

External links

• Official website
• FIBA profile
• Asia-Basket – Malaysia
• Archived records of Malaysia team participations

Videos

• Wow! Half Court-Buzzer Beater Ends Japan v Malaysia - 2015 FIBA Asia Championship Youtube.com video