- Malaysia National Basketball League
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National Basketball League (NBL) Sport Basketball Founded 1981 Commissioner Tan Kee Hian (陳其賢) Inaugural season 1981 No. of teams 4 Country(ies) Malaysia
Continent FIBA Asia (Asia) Most recent champion(s) Miri Fire Horse (1st title)
Most titles Melaka Chinwoo (3 titles)
Official website NBL The National Basketball League (Petronas-Molten National Basketball League for sponsorship reason), often abbreviated to the NBL, is the pre-eminent men's basketball league in Malaysia, organised by the Malaysia Basketball Association (MABA). The competition started as Malaysian Basketball League (MBL) in 1981. In 2002, MABA appointed Mr. Tan Kee Hian (Chinese: 陳其賢) to handle the competition and changed the league's name to National Basketball League (NBL).
NBL commissioner Tan Kee Hian announced on 24 July 2011, after the grand final of 2011 NBL, that they would take a break from the privately-owned national league “after 10 years of struggling to keep the league afloat due to the lack of sponsors and teams”. However, the Malaysia Basketball Association (MABA) have promised to step in next year to keep the tournament alive[1].
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Current clubs
These teams will be playing in the Malaysia National Basketball League 2011 season:
State Club Founded City (Based) Home Venue Perak Farmcochem 2003 Ipoh, Perak Indera Mulia Stadium Kuala Lumpur Dragons 2009 Kuala Lumpur MABA Stadium Singapore Siglap 2011 (but club active since 1955) Singapore Miri Fire Horse 2011 Miri, Sarawak Miri Indoor Stadium Recent defunct clubs
State Club Active Years City (Based) Kuala Lumpur Tanamas 2002 Kuala Lumpur State Pets 2002 Petaling, Selangor Petronas Junior 2003 Malaysia Eng Tat Hornets 2004 Singapore Port Dickson 2002–2004 Port Dickson, Negeri Sembilan Cheras Hokkien Association 2002–2005 Cheras, Kuala Lumpur Kuala Langat Basketball Association 2005 Kuala Langat, Selangor Kuala Lumpur Basketball Association 2005 Kuala Lumpur Selangor SM Land 2003–2004,2006–2008 Shah Alam, Selangor Melaka Chinwoo 2006–2009 Malacca City, Malacca Segamat Basketball Association 2004–2009 Segamat, Johor Sabah Kinsabina Group 2010 Penampang, Sabah Sarawak Rainbow 2007–2010 Bintulu, Sarawak Other defunct clubs
Selection.
Further information: List of defunct Malaysia National Basketball League teams and a more in depth listGood Will Sports Club
Johor Tigers
Pandan Jaya Sports Club
Perak Red Eagles
Petronas Basketball Team
PKNS BC
Sarawak Hornbills
Segamat Rimba Timor
Selangor Basketball Association
Selangor Dragons
MBL/NBL Champions
The League (MBL)
The League (NBL)
The Champions Cup (MBL)
The Champions Cup (NBL)
Awards
Most Valuable Players (MVP)
Season Players Clubs 2006 Tan Kian Hoong
Segamat Basketball Association
2007 Chris Kuete
Selangor SM Land
2008 B. Guganeswarran
Melaka Chinwoo
2009 Chris Kuete
Bintulu Rainbow
2010 Recent Foreign Players/Coaches in the Malaysia National Basketball League
Foreign Players
Perak Farmcochem
Gareth John Murray (2009)
Jason Killeen (2010)
Raymond Canady Jr. (2009)
Chris Kuete (2011- )
Bryson McKenzie (2011- )
Gaston Essengue (2011- )
Sarawak Rainbow
Chris Kuete (2009)
Matthew R. Smith (2010)
Kenny Harris (2009)
Samuel Emany Meka (2007–08)
Abdul Rahman Taher (2007–08)
Melaka Chinwoo
Ben Knight (2009)
Disney Jay Gabonada (2007–08)
Tom Ode Ochefu (2007–08)
Selangor SM Land
Chris Kuete (2007–08)
Foreign Coaches
References
External links
- Malaysia Basketball Association official website
- Malaysian basketball on Asia-Basket.com website
- National Basketball League official website
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