Malaysia National Basketball League

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].

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 list

• Good 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)

Year	Champions	Runners-up
1981	Selangor Basketball Association
1982
1983
1984	PKNS BC
1985
1986
1987
1988	Pandan Jaya Sports Club
1989
1990	Good Will Sports Club
1991
1992	Johor Tigers
1993
1994
1995	Petronas Basketball Team
1996	Petronas Basketball Team
1997	Petronas Basketball Team
1998	Petronas Basketball Team
1999	Petronas Basketball Team
2000	Petronas Basketball Team
2001	Petronas Basketball Team

The League (NBL)

Year	Champions	Runners-up
2002	Kuala Lumpur Tanamas	Port Dickson
2003	Port Dickson	Selangor SM Land
2004	Segamat Basketball Association	Cheras Hokkien Association
2005	Cheras Hokkien Association	Kuala Langat Basketball Association
2006	Segamat Basketball Association	Melaka Chinwoo
2007	Melaka Chinwoo	Selangor SM Land
2008	Melaka Chinwoo	Perak Farmcochem
2009	Melaka Chinwoo	Bintulu Rainbow
2010	Kuala Lumpur Dragons	Sarawak Rainbow
2011	Miri Fire Horse	Perak Farmcochem

The Champions Cup (MBL)

Year	Champions	Final score	Runners-up
1981
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001	Petronas Basketball Team
2002	Petronas Basketball Team
2003	Petronas Basketball Team
2004	Petronas Basketball Team
2005

The Champions Cup (NBL)

Year	Champions	Final score	Runners-up
2006	Segamat Basketball Association	81-75	Melaka Chinwoo
2007	Selangor SM Land	95-82	Melaka Chinwoo
2008	Melaka Chinwoo	94-67	Perak Farmcochem
2009	Bintulu Rainbow	80-72	Melaka Chinwoo
2010	Kuala Lumpur Dragons	76-59	Perak Farmcochem
2011	Miri Fire Horse	74-73	Perak Farmcochem

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)

• Kuala Lumpur Dragons
  • Alex Hartman (2010)
  • Donnie Stith (2010)
  • Waki Williams (2011- )
  • Anthony Michael Kent (2011- )
  • Richard Alonzo (2011- )

• Sabah Kinsabina Group
  • Marcus T. Robinson (2010)
  • Christoher Allen Baldwin (2010)

• Melaka Chinwoo
  • Ben Knight (2009)
  • Disney Jay Gabonada (2007–08)
  • Tom Ode Ochefu (2007–08)

• Segamat Basketball Association
  • Amani Bin Daanish (2009)

• Selangor SM Land
  • Chris Kuete (2007–08)

• Singapore Siglap
  • Al Vergara (2011- )
  • Antoine Broxsie (2011- )

• Miri Fire Horse
  • Gene Anthony Johnson (2011- )
  • Nathaniel Michael Pilgrim (2011- )
  • Mark Musgrave (2011- )

Foreign Coaches

• Sarawak Rainbow
  • Arturo "Bai" Cristobal

• Kuala Lumpur Dragons
  • Paul Daniel Advincula
  • Joseph Dolcetti
  • Ariel Vanguardia (2011- )

• Sabah Kinsabina Group
  • Hilario P. Galabin Jr.

• Melaka Chinwoo
  • David Zamar

• Selangor SM Land
  • Paul Daniel Advincula

• Perak Farmcochem
  • Paul Daniel Advincula (2011- )

• Miri Fire Horse
  • Nomar Isla (2011- )

• Singapore Siglap
  • Neo Nam Kheng (2011- )

References

1. ^ MABA pledge to keep the NBL going from next year

External links

• Malaysia Basketball Association official website
• Malaysian basketball on Asia-Basket.com website
• National Basketball League official website