The Malaysia men's national basketball team represents Malaysia at international basketball 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 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 tourna ...

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

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it qualified for the World Cup, 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.

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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.

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2015–present: Li-Ning2015 FIBA Asia Championship - Malaysia
FIBA.com, Retrieved 18 March 2016.

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 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 P ...

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 P ...

2017 Southeast Asian Games

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Head coaches

Thomas Wisman Thomas Wisman is an Australian-American basketball coach and a former player. He was head coach of the national teams of England, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Japan and Qatar. He won the 1995 NBL Coach of the Year Award while coaching Newcastle Falcons ...

(1985-1986) *

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(1995-1996) * Brian Lester (2003-2006) * Sim Sin Heng (2007–08) *

Goh Cheng Huat Goh Cheng Huat is a Malaysian basketball coach who is the head coach of the Malaysia national basketball team since May 2016. He has also served the same position from 2009-2011. Goh also served as coach for the Westports KL Dragons from 2009 ...

(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) *

Jeff Viernes Jeff Alvin Dumelod Viernes (born May 18, 1989) is a Filipino basketball player for the Sarangani Marlins of the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL). Early life Viernes was born in May 18, 1989, in the province of Isabela. He hails fr ...

(2022–)

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2020: Molten CorporationFIBA
FIBA, accessed 19 October 2021.

References

External links

*
FIBA profileAsia-Basket – Malaysia
of Malaysia team participations

Videos

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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 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 P ...

2017 Southeast Asian Games

2019 Southeast Asian Games The 2019 Southeast Asian Games, officially known as the 30th Southeast Asian Games, or the 30th SEA Games, and commonly known as Philippines 2019, was the 30th edition of the Southeast Asian Games, a biennial regional multi-sport event which ...

Head coaches

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References

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Videos