Malaysia men's national basketball team explained

Country:Malaysia
Fiba Zone:FIBA Asia
National Fed:Malaysia Basketball Association (MABA)
Coach:Yong Kian Ann
Joined Fiba:1957
Oly Appearances:None
Wc Appearances:1 (1986)
Wc Medals:None
Zone Championship:FIBA Asia Cup
Zone Appearances:24
Zone Medals:None
Zone Championship2:SEABA Championship
Zone Appearances2:12
Zone Medals2: Gold: (1994, 2005)
Silver: (2003, 2013, 2015)
Bronze: (1998, 2007, 2009, 2011)
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The Malaysia men's 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).

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, basketball is predominantly played by people of Chinese background, hence the majority of the national team players have their names.[1]

Performance history

Summer Olympics

Yet to qualify

World Championship

YearPositionTournamentHost
24th Spain
N/A Philippines, Japan and Indonesia

FIBA Asia Cup

See main article: FIBA Asia Cup.

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As '
19607th place 6 0 6
19635th place 11 6 5
As Malaysia
19656th place 9 2 7
19678th place 9 2 7
19697th place 8 3 5
19715th place 8 4 4
19739th place 10 3 7
19758th place 9 5 4
19774th place 8 4 4
19797th place 8 6 2
19816th place 7 2 5
198311th place 6 2 4
19854th place 6 3 3
19877th place 8 4 4
19899th place 6 4 2
199117th place 5 1 4
199314th place 7 2 5
199514th place 8 3 5
1997did not qualify
199915th place 5 0 5
2001did not qualify
200316th place 7 0 7
200516th place 7 0 7
2007did not qualify
2009
201111th place 8 3 5
201315th place 4 0 4
201516th place 5 0 5
2017did not qualify
2022
2025
Total24/31 175 59 116

Asian Games

See also: Basketball at the Asian Games.

SEABA Championship

See also: SEABA Championship.

SEA Games

See also: Basketball at the Southeast Asian Games.

Team

Current roster

The following twelve players were named to the roster for the 2025 FIBA Asia Cup Pre-qualifiers.

Head coaches

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://findarticles.com/p/news-articles/new-straits-times/mi_8016/is_20090125/media-shy-maba-working/ai_n44429216/
  2. News: Aussie Lester resigns as national men's coach. https://web.archive.org/web/20150924172845/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-128576078.html. dead. 24 September 2015. 3 September 2015. New Straits Times. 9 September 2006.