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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

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, Asia's most prestigious basketball tournament, 18 times in a row. In

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it qualified for the

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, 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. Efforts have been made to attract other ethnicities and popularise the sport in Malaysia.

Kit

Manufacturer

2015–present:

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2015 FIBA Asia Championship - Malaysia
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Performance history

Summer Olympics

''yet to qualify''

World Championship

FIBA Asia Cup

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'' *2022 : ''To Be Determined''

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 *2021 : 5th

Commonwealth Games

''never participated''

Team

Current roster

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

Past rosters

2017 SEABA Championship

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

2017 Southeast Asian Games

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Head coaches

* Thomas Wisman (1985-1986) *

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(1995-1996) * Brian Lester (2003-2006) * Sim Sin Heng (2007–08) * Goh Cheng Huat (2009–11) *

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(2013–14) * Paul Advincula (2013–16) * Goh Cheng Huat (2016–17) * Brian Lester (2018–2019) * Teng Chong Siew (2020–2022) *

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(2022–)

Kit

Manufacturer

2020:

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FIBA

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, accessed 19 October 2021.

References

External links

*
FIBA profileAsia-Basket – Malaysia
of Malaysia team participations

Videos

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Outlook

Kit

Manufacturer

Performance history

Summer Olympics

World Championship

FIBA Asia Cup

Asian Games

SEABA Championship

SEA Games

Commonwealth Games

Team

Current roster

Past rosters

2017 SEABA Championship

2017 Southeast Asian Games

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Head coaches

Kit

Manufacturer

See also

References

External links

Videos