Kuala Lumpur Dragons
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| Leagues | ASEAN Basketball League | ||
| Founded | 2009 | ||
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| Arena | MABA Stadium | ||
| Capacity | 2,500 | ||
| Location | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | ||
| Main sponsor | Westports Malaysia Sdn Bhd. | ||
| President | Datuk Wira Dani Daim | ||
| Head coach | Jamie Pearlman | ||
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| Website | www | ||
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Kuala Lumpurs Dagons is a professional basketball team based in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia that currently plays in the ASEAN Basketball League.[1][2] It also played as the Blustar Detergent Dragons at the 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.[3] The Dragons again failed to win a single game in the tourney.[4]
The team changed its name to the Kuala Lumpur Dragons for the 2019–20 ASEAN Basketball League season.
Achievements
ASEAN Basketball League
| Year | ABL Regular Season Position | ABL Grand Finals Position |
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| 2009–10 | 4th place | Semi-finals |
| 2010–11 | 3rd place | Semi-finals |
| 2012 | 4th place | Semi-finals |
| 2013 | 3rd place | Semi-finals |
| 2014 | 1st place | Runners-up |
| 2015–16 | 1st place | Champion |
| 2016–17 | 5th place | Did not qualify |
| 2017–18 | 8th place | Did not qualify |
| 2018–19 | 9th place | Did not qualify |
FIBA Asia Champions Cup
| Year | FIBA Asia Champions Cup Position |
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| 2011 | 9th place |
| 2016 | 10th place |
Season by season
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| Regular Season | Played | Wins | Losses | Win % | Post-Season | Final Position | Wins | Losses | Win % | |
| 2009–10 | 4th | 15 | 7 | 8 | .280 | Lost in Semi-Finals to Philippine Patriots, 0–2 (series) | Did not qualify | |||
| 2010–11 | 3rd | 15 | 8 | 7 | .533 | Lost in Semi-Finals to AirAsia Philippine Patriots, 0–2 (series) | 9th | 0 | 4 | .000 |
| 2012 | 4th | 21 | 11 | 10 | .524 | Lost in Semi-Finals to San Miguel Beermen, 1–2 (series) | Did not qualify | |||
| 2013 | 3rd | 22 | 12 | 10 | .545 | Lost in Semi-finals to Indonesia Warriors, 0-3(series) | Did not qualify | |||
| 2014 | 1st | 20 | 15 | 5 | .750 | Runner-up against Hi-Tech Bangkok City, 0–2 (series) | Did not qualify | |||
| 2015–16 | 1st | 20 | 16 | 4 | .800 | Champion against Singapore Slingers, 3–2 (series) | 10th | 0 | 4 | .000 |
| 2016–17 | 5th | 20 | 7 | 13 | .350 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | |||
| 2017–18 | 8th | 20 | 5 | 15 | .250 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | |||
| 2018–19 | 9th | 26 | 8 | 18 | .308 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | |||
Team officials
Team owners:
Team President:
Roster
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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
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Malaysians[5]
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Coaches
Goh Cheng Huat (2009–11; 2016)
Ariel Vanguardia (2011–16)
Chris Thomas (2016–2018)
Jamie Pearlman (2018–present)
References
- ^ "KL Dragons – MABA: Malaysia Basketball Association". Malaysia: Malaysia Basketball Association. Retrieved 27 November 2019.
- ^ "Kuala Lumpur Dragons". ABL. ASEAN Basketball League. Retrieved 27 November 2019.
- ^ Kng Zheng Guan (17 May 2016). "Dragons set to play in Philippines developmental league - and a new name to boot". The Star (Malaysia). Retrieved 17 May 2016.
- ^ "Out of form Dragons lost to Xinjiang Flying Tigers, 60-124". KL Dragons Website. 13 October 2016. Archived from the original on 25 December 2017. Retrieved 9 March 2018.
- ^ "Malaysian Men National Team 2018". asia-basket.
External links
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