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, hence the majority of the national team players have their names. Efforts have been made to attract other ethnicities and popularise the sport in the country.
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
SEABA Championship
1994: 1996: N/A 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
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) 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–)