The Singapore men's national basketball team is the national team for

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. It is managed by the ''Basketball Association of Singapore'' (BAS), formerly the Singapore Amateur Basketball Association (SABA). At the

Asian Basketball Championship The FIBA Asia Cup (formerly the FIBA Asia Championship and ABC Championship) is an international basketball tournament which takes place every four years between the men's national teams of Asia and Oceania. Through the 2015 edition, the tourn ...

, the country had its greatest success between 1971 and 1993 when it qualified for 12 straight events. Since 2001, the team has been one of the contenders at the

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. There, the team has won two bronze medals to date. In 1956, the team qualified for the

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where it finished ahead of Asian rivals

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and

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Recent Developments

On 5 June 2009, a "quiet revolution" took place in Singapore national men's basketball team. The team previously representing Singapore was replaced by young talents of the likes of Wei Jian Hong, Steven Khoo,

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and

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, with only two senior players from the old squad retained: Pathman Matialakan and Michael Wong. Most of the national team players now play for the

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, the island's only professional basketball club.

2011 Southeast Asian Games

The Singapore Men's National team left for the 2011 SEA Games having had the best preparation for a major tournament in the past 5 years. On 30 September to 1 October 2011, represented by most of the national team players, the

was invited for the inaugural

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at Broome, Australia, where they played the

Perth Wildcats The Perth Wildcats are an Australian professional basketball team based in Perth, Western Australia. The Wildcats compete in the National Basketball League (NBL) and play their home games at RAC Arena, known colloquially as "The Jungle". Afte ...

and the

Indonesia national basketball team The Indonesia men's national basketball team represents the Republic of Indonesia in international basketball competitions. The governing body of the team is the ''Persatuan Bola Basket Seluruh Indonesia'' (Indonesian Basketball Association – ...

. On 5 October 2011, the National team proceeded to play the Perth Redbacks of the Australian SBL. From 25–31 October 2011, the team competed in the 4th China-Asean Invitational Tournament, of which they finished 3rd overall in the competition. After disappointing close losses to Malaysia and Indonesia, the team finished 5th at the 2011 Southeast Asian Games.

Performances

Summer Olympics

FIBA Asia Cup

Southeast Asian Championship

*2001: *

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Singapore basketball team 2015 Southeast Asian Games

SEA Games

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Team

Current roster

Roster at the

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Past rosters

Roster for the 2017 SEABA Championship.

Head coaches

* Lee Liak Meng (1978) * Chan Kwok Hung (1979) * Wong Fong Chang (1980-1981) * Ho Ching Hoe (1982) *

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(1983) * Eddie Ng Hang Kee (1987-1991, 2001-2003) * Beng Siang Neo (2006, 2009–2013) * So Kwang Loong (2014) * Beng Siang Neo (2015) * Neo Nam Kheng (2016) * Frank Arsego (2016–2018) * Hsu Tung Ching (2018–2019)

Kit

Manufacturer

2015:

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2015 FIBA Asia Championship - Singapore
, FIBA.com, Retrieved 4 November 2015.

References

External links

Official website

Asia-Basket.com

of Singapore team participations {{FIBA Asia Men's national basketball teams

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Basketball teams in Singapore Basketbal 1963 establishments in Singapore

Recent Developments

2011 Southeast Asian Games

Performances

Summer Olympics

FIBA Asia Cup

Southeast Asian Championship

SEA Games

Team

Current roster

Past rosters

Head coaches

Kit

Manufacturer

See also

References

External links