Malaysia national basketball team

Malaysia
FIBA Ranking	68th
Joined FIBA	1957
FIBA Zone	FIBA Asia
National Federation	Malaysia Basketball Association (MABA)
Coach	Goh Cheng Huat
Olympic Games
Appearances	None
Medals	None
World Championships
Appearances	1
Medals	None
Asian Championships
Appearances	21
Medals	None

The Malaysia national basketball team represents Malaysia at international basketball competitions. Its sole appearance at a world championship was in 1986. Petronas is the major sponsor for Malaysia Basketball Association. The women's national team have more successes internationally compared to the men's counterpart. The sport is predominantly played by the Chinese in Malaysia hence the non-existence of non-Chinese players.^[1] Efforts have been made to attract other ethnicities and popularise the sport in Malaysia.

Performance at FIBA World championship

Year	Position	Tournament	Host
1986	24th of 24 teams	1986 FIBA World Championship	Spain

Performance at FIBA Asia championship

Year	Position	Tournament	Host
1960	7th	ABC Championship 1960	Philippines
1963	5th	ABC Championship 1963	Taiwan
1965	6th	ABC Championship 1965	Malaysia
1967	8th	ABC Championship 1967	South Korea
1969	7th	ABC Championship 1969	Thailand
1971	5th	ABC Championship 1971	Japan
1973	9th	ABC Championship 1973	Philippines
1975	8th	ABC Championship 1975	Thailand
1977	4th	ABC Championship 1977	Malaysia
1979	7th	ABC Championship 1979	Japan
1981	6th	ABC Championship 1981	India
1983	11th	ABC Championship 1983	Hong Kong
1985	4th	ABC Championship 1985	Malaysia
1987	7th	ABC Championship 1987	Thailand
1989	9th	ABC Championship 1989	China
1991	17th	ABC Championship 1991	Japan
1993	14th	ABC Championship 1993	Indonesia
1995	14th	ABC Championship 1995	South Korea
1999	15th	ABC Championship 1999	Japan
2003	16th	ABC Championship 2003	China
2005	16th	FIBA Asia Championship 2005	Qatar
2011	11th	FIBA Asia Championship 2011	China

Roster

Malaysia National Basketball Team rosterG		4	Soo, Eng Heng	&1000000000000002700000027 - April 4, 1984(1984-04-04)	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)	Segamat Basketball Association	Malaysia !
1.5 !G	5	Lau, Bik Ing	&1000000000000003300000033 - July 20, 1978(1978-07-20)	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)	Bintulu Rainbow BC	Malaysia !
1.5 !G	6	Wee, Chuan Chin	&1000000000000002700000027 - May 27, 1984(1984-05-27)	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)	Westports KL Dragons	Malaysia !
3.5 !F	7	Ooi, Ban Sin	&1000000000000002700000027 - October 29, 1983(1983-10-29)	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)	Westports KL Dragons	Malaysia !
3.5 !F	8	Chin, Zhi Shin	&1000000000000002400000024 - March 16, 1987(1987-03-16)	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)	Westports KL Dragons	Malaysia !
2.5 !G/F	9	Kuppusamy, Satyaseelan	&1000000000000003300000033 - June 25, 1978(1978-06-25)	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)	Westports KL Dragons	Malaysia !
1.5 !G	10	Batumalai, Guganeswaran	&1000000000000002900000029 - May 26, 1982(1982-05-26)	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)	Westports KL Dragons	Malaysia !
1.5 !G	11	Loh, Shee Fai	&1000000000000002200000022 - January 16, 1989(1989-01-16)	1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)	Westports KL Dragons	Malaysia !
3.5 !F	12	Ng, John	&1000000000000003000000030 - August 30, 1981(1981-08-30)	1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)	Westports KL Dragons	Malaysia !
4.5 !F/C	13	Kuek, Tian Yuan	&1000000000000002000000020 - August 3, 1991(1991-08-03)	2.00 m (6 ft 7 in)	Westports KL Dragons	Malaysia !
4.5 !F/C	14	Kwaan, Yoong Jing	&1000000000000002100000021 - July 13, 1990(1990-07-13)	2.00 m (6 ft 7 in)	Westports KL Dragons	Malaysia !
4.5 !F/C	15	Chee, Li Wei	&1000000000000002800000028 - June 16, 1983(1983-06-16)	1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)	Westports KL Dragons	Malaysia !

Head coach

• Goh Cheng Huat

Assistant coach

• Sue Teck Hua

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Legend

• (C) Team captain
• Club field describes current pro club

External links

• (English) Official website of the Malaysia Basketball Association (MABA)

References

1. ^ http://findarticles.com/p/news-articles/new-straits-times/mi_8016/is_20090125/media-shy-maba-working/ai_n44429216/

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