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The Malaysia men's national basketball team represents Malaysia at international
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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 FIBA Asia Championship, 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


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This was the final roster of the Malaysian national team for the recent
2017 SEABA Championship The 12th Southeast Asia Basketball Association Championship was the qualifying tournament for the 2017 FIBA Asia Cup. It also served as a regional championship involving Southeast Asian basketball teams. It was held from 12 to 18 May 2017 in the ...
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2017 Southeast Asian Games


2019 Southeast Asian Games


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


Kit


Manufacturer

2020:
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FIBA
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, accessed 19 October 2021.


See also

*
Malaysia national under-19 basketball team The Malaysia national under-18 and under-19 basketball team is a national basketball team of Malaysia, governed by the Malaysia Basketball Association.Malaysia national under-17 basketball team The Malaysia men's national under-16 basketball team is a national basketball team of Malaysia, governed by the Malaysia Basketball Association. It represents the country in international under-16 (under age 16) basketball competitions. Current ...
*
Malaysia women's national basketball team The Malaysia women's national basketball team is a national basketball team of Malaysia. It is managed by the Malaysia Basketball Association (MABA); (Malay: ''Persatuan Bola Keranjang Malaysia''). In terms of qualifications to the FIBA Women's ...
* Malaysia Pro League


References


External links

*
FIBA profileAsia-Basket – Malaysia
of Malaysia team participations


Videos


Wow! Half Court-Buzzer Beater Ends Japan v Malaysia - 2015 FIBA Asia Championship
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