The Kuala Lumpur Dragons are a professional basketball team based in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia that currently plays in the ASEAN Basketball League. They also played as the Blustar Detergent Dragons in the Philippines' PBA Developmental League in 2016.
History
In their first year of existence, they were known as the KL Dragons before becoming the Westports KL Dragons after a sponsorship deal with Westports. Before the 2012 season, the team became the Westports Malaysia Dragons.
Malaysia has made the ABL semifinals in all of its first four seasons in the league but lost all four times in the semi-finals: the AirAsia Philippine Patriots in its first two semi-finals appearances, the San Miguel Beermen in its third year, and to the Indonesia Warriors in its fourth semi-final appearance. But, in the 2014 season, the Dragons made it all the way to the finals before losing to Hi-Tech Bangkok City in the finals.
In 2011, the Dragons was the ABL representative in the 2011 FIBA Asia Champions Cup held in the Philippines after the champion Chang Thailand Slammers failed to make it because of a suspension by FIBA. KL failed to win a single game in the tourney.
The team won the 2015–16 ASEAN Basketball League season and qualify for the 2016 FIBA Asia Champions Cup. They entered the 2016 PBA D-League Foundation Cup under the name Blustar Detergent Dragons. The Dragons again failed to win a single game in the tourney.
The team changed its name to the Kuala Lumpur Dragons for the 2019–20 ASEAN Basketball League season.
Achievements
ASEAN Basketball League
FIBA Asia Champions Cup
Season by season
Team officials
Team owners: Datuk Wira Dani Daim Datuk Robin Tan Yeong Ching Datuk Ruben Gnanalingam
Team President: Datuk Wira Dani Daim
Roster
Notable players
To appear in this section a player must have either: - Set a club record or won an individual award as a professional player. - Played at least one official international match for his senior national team at any time.
Imports
Will Artino
Calvin Godfrey - MVP
Reggie Johnson - MVP
Keefe Grimes - 6TH MAN OF THE YEAR
Brian Williams - MVP
Jason Brickman
Joshua Munzon
Moala Tautuaa
Matthew Wright
Malaysians
Cheng Wah Chin
Zhi Shin Chin
Wei Hong Choo
Batumalai Guganeswaran
Yee Tong Heng
Tian Yuan Kuek
Satyaseelan Kuppusamy
Yoong Jing Kwaan
Shee Fai Loh
Chee Kheun Ma
Lok San Mak
Ban Sin Ooi
Ng Sing Tee
Kok Hou Teo
Chun Hong Ting
Wen Keong Tong
Chuan Chin Wee
Chee Li Wei
Yi Hou Wong
Wee Seng Wong
Ivan Yeo
Coaches
Goh Cheng Huat (2009–11; 2016) Ariel Vanguardia (2011–16) Chris Thomas (2016–2018) Jamie Pearlman (2018–2020)