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, Asia's most prestigious basketball tournament, 18 times in a row. In 1986 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.
Outlook In Malaysia, basketball is predominantly played by people of Chinese background as the game was first introduced in the 20th century in Chinese national schools by teachers from China.
Performance history Summer Olympics Yet to qualify
World Championship YearPositionTournamentHost 1986 24th 1986 FIBA World Championship Spain 2023 N/A 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup Philippines, Japan and Indonesia
FIBA Asia Cup
YearPosition As 1960 7th place 6 0 6 1963 5th place 11 6 5 As 1965 6th place 9 2 7 1967 8th place 9 2 7 1969 7th place 8 3 5 1971 5th place 8 4 4 1973 9th place 10 3 7 1975 8th place 9 5 4 1977 4th place 8 4 4 1979 7th place 8 6 2 1981 6th place 7 2 5 1983 11th place 6 2 4 1985 4th place 6 3 3 1987 7th place 8 4 4 1989 9th place 6 4 2 1991 17th place 5 1 4 1993 14th place 7 2 5 1995 14th place 8 3 5 1997did not qualify 1999 15th place 5 0 5 2001did not qualify 2003 16th place 7 0 7 2005 16th place 7 0 7 2007did not qualify 2009 2011 11th place 8 3 5 2013 15th place 4 0 4 2015 16th place 5 0 5 2017did not qualify 2022 20252029To be determinedTotal 24/31 175 59 116
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
SEABA Championship
1994: 1996: or 4th (result unknown) 1998: 2001: 5th 2003: 2005: 2007: 2009: 2011: 2013: 2015: 2017: 4th
SEA Games
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 2025: 4th
Team Current roster The following twelve players were named to the roster for the 2025 FIBA Asia Cup Pre-qualifiers.
Past rosters
2019 Southeast Asian Games
Head coaches Thomas Wisman (1985–1986) Brian Lester (1995–1996) Thomas Wisman (1996-2003) Brian Lester (2003–2006) Sim Sin Heng (2007–2008) Goh Cheng Huat (2009–2011) Teh Choon Yean (2013–2014) Paul Advincula (2013–2016) Goh Cheng Huat (2016–2017) Brian Lester (2018–2019) Teng Chong Siew (2020–2022) Jeff Viernes (2022–2023) Yong Kian Ann (2023–2023） Felton Sealy (2025） Yasuhito Matsui (2026） Kuek Tian Yuan (interim) (2026）
See also Malaysia national under-19 basketball team Malaysia national under-17 basketball team Malaysia women's national basketball team Malaysia Pro League
References
External links
FIBA profile Asia-Basket – Malaysia Archived records of Malaysia team participations