Malaysia National Basketball League

The Malaysia National Basketball League (Petronas-Molten Malaysia National Basketball League for sponsorship reason), often abbreviated to the MNBL, was the pre-eminent men's basketball league in Malaysia, organised by the Malaysia Basketball Association (MABA). The competition started as Malaysian Basketball League (MBL) in 1981. In 2002, MABA appointed Mr. Tan Kee Hian (simplified Chinese: 陈其贤; traditional Chinese: 陳其賢; pinyin: chén qí xián) to handle the competition and changed the league's name to Malaysia National Basketball League (MNBL).

MNBL commissioner Tan Kee Hian announced on 24 July 2011, after the grand final of 2011 MNBL, that they would take a break from the privately owned national league "after 10 years of struggling to keep the league afloat due to the lack of sponsors and teams". However, the Malaysia Basketball Association (MABA) have promised to step in next year to keep the tournament alive.^[1]

Current clubs[]

Five teams have competed in the 2013 Malaysia National Basketball League season:

State	Club	Founded	City (Based)	Home Venue
	Perak Farmcochem	2003	Ipoh, Perak
	Westports Malaysia Dragons	2009	Kuala Lumpur
	Bintulu Eagles	2013	Bintulu, Sarawak
	Sarawak Fire Horse	2011	Miri, Sarawak
		2013	Kota Bharu, Kelantan

Recent defunct clubs[]

State	Club	Active Years	City (Based)
		2002	Kuala Lumpur
		2002	Petaling, Selangor
		2003	Malaysia
		2004	Singapore
		2002–2004	Port Dickson, Negeri Sembilan
		2002–2005	Cheras, Kuala Lumpur
		2005	Kuala Langat, Selangor
		2005	Kuala Lumpur
	Selangor SM Land	2003–2004,2006–2008	Shah Alam, Selangor
	Melaka Chinwoo	2006–2009	Malacca City, Malacca
	Segamat Basketball Association	2004–2009	Segamat, Johor
		2010	Penampang, Sabah
		2007–2010	Bintulu, Sarawak
		2011	Singapore
		2012	Penang
	(Malaysia National Junior Team)	2012	Kuala Lumpur

Other defunct clubs[]

The following list is a selection only. See

for a more in-depth list.

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MNBL League Championships[]

Malaysia Basketball League (MBL)[]

Year	Champions	Runners-up	3rd Place
	Petronas Basketball Team
	Petronas Basketball Team
	Petronas Basketball Team
	Petronas Basketball Team
	Petronas Basketball Team
	Petronas Basketball Team
	Petronas Basketball Team

Malaysia National Basketball League (MNBL)[]

Year	Champions	Runners-up	3rd Place
		Selangor SM Land
	Segamat Basketball Association
	Segamat Basketball Association	Melaka Chinwoo
	Melaka Chinwoo	Selangor SM Land
	Melaka Chinwoo	Perak Farmcochem
	Melaka Chinwoo
	Kuala Lumpur Dragons
	Miri Fire Horse	Perak Farmcochem
	Perak Farmcochem	Kuala Lumpur Dragons
2013		Perak Farmcochem	Sarawak Fire Horse

MNBL Overall Champions Cup[]

MBL Champions Cup (MBL)[]

Year	Champions	Final score	Runners-up
	Petronas Basketball Team
	Petronas Basketball Team
	Petronas Basketball Team
	Petronas Basketball Team

MNBL Champions Cup (MNBL)[]

Year	Champions	Final score	Runners-up
	Segamat Basketball Association	81-75	Melaka Chinwoo
	Selangor SM Land	95-82	Melaka Chinwoo
	Melaka Chinwoo	94-67	Perak Farmcochem
		80-72	Melaka Chinwoo
	Kuala Lumpur Dragons	76-59	Perak Farmcochem
	Miri Fire Horse	74-73	Perak Farmcochem
	Perak Farmcochem	82-78	Kuala Lumpur Dragons
2013		78-58	Perak Farmcochem

Awards[]

Most Valuable Players (MVP)[]

Season	Players	Clubs
		Segamat Basketball Association
	Chris Kuete	Selangor SM Land
		Melaka Chinwoo
	Chris Kuete
	N/A	N/A
	N/A	N/A
	N/A	N/A
	Chris Kuete	Perak Farmcochem

Recent Foreign Players/Coaches in the Malaysia National Basketball League[]

Foreign Players[]

• Perak Farmcochem
  • Gareth John Murray (2009)
  • Jason Killeen (2010)
  • Raymond Canady Jr. (2009)
  • Chris Kuete (2011–13)
  • Bryson McKenzie (2011)
  • Gaston Essengue (2011)
  • Chris Garnett (2012)
  • Lashawn Monteze Malloy (2013)
• Sarawak Rainbow
  • Chris Kuete (2009)
  • Matthew R. Smith (2010)
  • Kenny Harris (2009)
  • Samuel Emany Meka (2007–08)
  • Abdul Rahman Taher (2007–08)
• Kuala Lumpur Dragons
  • (2010)
  • (2010)
  • Waki Williams (2011)
  • Anthony Michael Kent (2011)
  • Richard Alonzo (2011)
  • Moala Tautuaa (2012)
  • Patrick Cabahug (2012)
  • Avery Scharer (2013)
  • Travis Ernest Darnell Hyman (2013)
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  • (2010)
  • (2010)
• Melaka Chinwoo
  • (2009)
  • (2007–08)
  • (2007–08)
• Segamat Basketball Association
  • (2009)
• Selangor SM Land
  • Chris Kuete (2007–08)
• Singapore Siglap
  • Al Vergara (2011)
  • Antoine Broxsie (2011)
• Sarawak Fire Horse
  • Gene Anthony Johnson (2011–13)
  • Nathaniel Michael Pilgrim (2011)
  • Mark Musgrave (2011)
  • Devon Sullivan (2012)
  • Robert Jones (2013)
  • Benson Andrew Lee (2013)
  • Goran Veg (2013)
• Penang Stallions
  • Philip Turner (2012)
  • Uche Echefu (2012)
• Kelantan Warriors
  • Jonathan Bruce Kreft (2013)
  • Devon Sullivan (2013)
  • Kelvin McNeil Jr. (2013)
• Bintulu Eagles
  • Raymond Canady Jr. (2013)
  • Caleb Patterson (2013)
  • Philip Turner (2013)

Foreign Coaches[]

• Sarawak Rainbow
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• Kuala Lumpur Dragons
  • Paul Daniel Advincula
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  • Ariel Vanguardia (2011–13)
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• Melaka Chinwoo
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• Selangor SM Land
  • Paul Daniel Advincula
• Perak Farmcochem
  • Paul Daniel Advincula (2011–12)
  • Antolin Zamar (2013)
• Sarawak Fire Horse
  • Nomar Isla (2011–13)
  • Adam James Steere (2013)
• Singapore Siglap
  • Neo Nam Kheng (2011)
• Bintulu Eagles
  • Adriano Papa Jr. (2013)

References[]

External links[]

• Malaysia Basketball Association official website
• Malaysian basketball on Asia-Basket.com website
• Malaysia Basketball official website
• National Basketball League official website