TheMalaysia men's national basketball team represents Malaysia at internationalbasketball 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 theFIBA Asia Championship , Asia's most prestigious basketball tournament, 18 times in a row. In1986 it qualified for theWorld 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.
In Malaysia, basketball is predominantly played by people ofChinese background as the game was first introduced in the 20th century in Chinese national schools by teachers from China.[ 2]
Performance history [ edit ] Yet to qualify
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 1994: 1996: or 4th (result unknown ) 1998: 2001: 5th 2003: 2005: 2007: 2009: 2011: 2013: 2015: 2017: 4th A Malaysian player guarding the ball from two Filipino players. 1977: 1979: 1981: 1983: 1985: 1987: 1989: 1991: 1993: N/A 1995: 1997: 1999: N/A 2001: 2003: 2007: 2011: 4th 2013: 4th 2015: 5th 2017: 4th 2019: 6th 2021: 5th 2023: 5th The following twelve players were named to the roster for the2025 FIBA Asia Cup Pre-qualifiers .
Malaysia men's national basketball team roster Players Coaches Head coach Assistant coach(es) Lee Kheng TianLegend (C) Team captain(NP) Naturalized playerClub – describes last club before the tournamentAge – describes age on May 5, 2022
Malaysia men's national basketball team – 2015 FIBA Asia Championship roster Players Coaches Pos. No. Name Age –Date of birth Height Club Ctr. SF 3 Chee Huei Liaw 25 –(1992-03-07 ) March 7, 19921.87 m (6 ft 2 in) Westports Malaysia Dragons SG 4 Alvin Ang 23 –(1993-07-26 ) July 26, 19931.81 m (5 ft 11 in) Free agent C 6 Kek Thai Chan 33 –(1984-01-27 ) January 27, 19841.96 m (6 ft 5 in) Free agent PG 7 Kok Hou Teo 22 –(1994-10-29 ) October 29, 19941.75 m (5 ft 9 in) Westports Malaysia Dragons PF 8 Wei Hong Choo 24 –(1992-06-20 ) June 20, 19921.96 m (6 ft 5 in) Westports Malaysia Dragons PF 13 Zhi Shin Chin 30 –(1987-03-16 ) March 16, 19871.92 m (6 ft 4 in) Free agent SG 17 Vincent Choong 26 –(1991-03-10 ) March 10, 19911.80 m (5 ft 11 in) Free agent C 21 Lok Seng Mak 22 –(1994-09-25 ) September 25, 19941.94 m (6 ft 4 in) Negeri Sembilan PG 24 Yee Tong Heng 19 –(1998-02-24 ) February 24, 19981.78 m (5 ft 10 in) Free agent C 27 Anthony Liew 21 –(1996-01-27 ) January 27, 19961.94 m (6 ft 4 in) Free agent PG 14 Jordan Gan 16 –(2000-10-14 ) October 14, 20001.77 m (5 ft 10 in) Free agent SF 89 Chun Hong Ting 21 –(1996-05-08 ) May 8, 19961.85 m (6 ft 1 in) Negeri Sembilan
Head coach Assistant coach(es) Legend Club – describes last club before the tournamentAge – describes age on 12 May 2017
2017 Southeast Asian Games
Malaysia National Basketball Team roster Players Coaches Pos. No. Name Age –Date of birth Height Club C 34 Chee, Li Wei – 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) C 6 Chan, Kek Thai – 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) F 2 Wong, Chin Yong – 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) F 35 Lim, Perry – 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) Negeri Sembilan F 0 Kuek, Tian Yuan – 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) Westports Malaysia Dragons F 41 Yeo, Ivan – 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) Westports Malaysia Dragons F 11 Wong, Yi Hou – 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) Negeri Sembilan G/F 27 Ting, Chun Hong – 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) Negeri Sembilan G/F 20 Loh, Shee Fai – 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) Miri Firehouse G 7 Teo, Kok Hou 22 –(1994-10-29 ) 29 October 19941.75 m (5 ft 9 in) Westports Malaysia Dragons G 1 Ma, Chee Khuen – 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) Westports Malaysia Dragons G 4 Soo, Eng Heng – 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Head coach Assistant coach(es) Legend (C) Team captainClub – describes last club before the tournamentAge – describes age on 26 August 2017
2019 Southeast Asian Games
Malaysia National Basketball Team roster Players Coaches Pos. No. Name Age –Date of birth Height Club F 0 Kuek, Tian Yuan 28 –(1991-08-03 ) 3 August 19912.00 m (6 ft 7 in) Kuala Lumpur Dragons G 2 Teoh, Yi Kang 18 –(2001-11-16 ) 16 November 20011.72 m (5 ft 8 in) Farmco TouchUp G 4 Foo, Ting Jun 22 –(1997-01-03 ) 3 January 19971.70 m (5 ft 7 in) NS Matrix G 8 De, Wee Yiang 20 –(1999-04-13 ) 13 April 19991.82 m (6 ft 0 in) NS Matrix F 10 Yek, Liang Chuan 22 –(1997-02-24 ) 24 February 19971.90 m (6 ft 3 in) NS Matrix G 11 Wong, Yi Hou 23 –(1996-07-05 ) 5 July 19961.91 m (6 ft 3 in) NS Matrix F 23 Liew, Wei Yuong 23 –(1996-01-10 ) 10 January 19961.88 m (6 ft 2 in) NS Matrix G/F 27 Ting, Chun Hong 23 –(1996-05-08 ) 8 May 19961.91 m (6 ft 3 in) Kuala Lumpur Dragons F 33 Ooi, Xian Fu 19 –(2000-07-01 ) 1 July 20001.91 m (6 ft 3 in) NS Matrix F 35 Lim, Perry Lee 21 –(1998-05-27 ) 27 May 19981.95 m (6 ft 5 in) Negri Sembilan G 44 Chin, Chieng Wah 25 –(1994-10-21 ) 21 October 19941.83 m (6 ft 0 in) Kuala Lumpur Dragons G 71 Ong, Wei Yong Ong 26 –(1993-09-12 ) 12 September 19931.77 m (5 ft 10 in) NS Matrix
Head coach Assistant coach(es) Legend (C) Team captainClub – describes last club before the tournamentAge – describes age on 10 December 2019