Malaysia National Basketball League

For other organizations with a similar name, see National Basketball League (disambiguation) and NBL (disambiguation).

Malaysia National Basketball League (MNBL)

Sport	Basketball
Founded	1981
First season	1981
CEO	Tan Kee Hian (陳其賢) (2002–11) Ranndy Yap (2012-present)
No. of teams	5
Country	Malaysia
Continent	FIBA Asia (Asia)
Most recent champion(s)	Kelantan Warriors (1st title)
Most titles	Melaka Chinwoo (3 titles)
Level on pyramid	1
Official website	NBL

The Malaysia National Basketball League (Petronas-Molten Malaysia National Basketball League for sponsorship reason), often abbreviated to the MNBL, is 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 (Chinese: 陳其賢) 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.

Current clubs

These teams will be playing in the 2013 Malaysia National Basketball League season:

State	Club	Founded	City (Based)	Home Venue
	Perak Farmcochem	2003	Ipoh, Perak	Indera Mulia Stadium
	Kuala Lumpur Dragons	2009	Kuala Lumpur	MABA Stadium
	Bintulu Eagles	2013	Bintulu, Sarawak	Bintulu Indoor Basketball Court
	Sarawak Fire Horse	2011	Miri, Sarawak	Miri Indoor Stadium
	Kelantan Warriors	2013	Kota Bharu, Kelantan	Chung Hwa Indoor Stadium

Recent defunct clubs

State	Club	Active Years	City (Based)
	Kuala Lumpur Tanamas	2002	Kuala Lumpur
	State Pets	2002	Petaling, Selangor
	Petronas Junior	2003	Malaysia
	Eng Tat Hornets	2004	Singapore
	Port Dickson Basketball	2002–2004	Port Dickson, Negeri Sembilan
	Cheras Hokkien Association	2002–2005	Cheras, Kuala Lumpur
	Kuala Langat Basketball Association	2005	Kuala Langat, Selangor
	Kuala Lumpur Basketball Association	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
	Sabah Kinsabina Group B.C.	2010	Penampang, Sabah
	Sarawak Rainbow	2007–2010	Bintulu, Sarawak
	Singapore Siglap	2011	Singapore
	Penang Stallions	2012	Penang
	Crouching Tigers (Malaysia National Junior Team)	2012	Kuala Lumpur

Other defunct clubs

The following list is a selection only. See

Further information: List of defunct Malaysia National Basketball League teams

for a more in-depth list.

• Good Will Sports Club
• Johor Tigers
• Pandan Jaya Sports Club
• Perak Red Eagles
• Petronas Basketball Team
• PKNS B.C.
• Sarawak Hornbills
• Segamat Rimba Timor
• Selangor Basketball Association
• Selangor Dragons

MNBL League Championships

Malaysia Basketball League (MBL)

Year	Champions	Runners-up	3rd Place
1981	Selangor Basketball Association
1982
1983
1984	PKNS B.C.
1985
1986
1987
1988	Pandan Jaya Sports Club
1989
1990	Good Will Sports Club
1991
1992	Johor Tigers B.C.
1993
1994
1995	Petronas Basketball Team
1996	Petronas Basketball Team
1997	Petronas Basketball Team
1998	Petronas Basketball Team
1999	Petronas Basketball Team
2000	Petronas Basketball Team
2001	Petronas Basketball Team

Malaysia National Basketball League (MNBL)

Year	Champions	Runners-up	3rd Place
2002	Kuala Lumpur Tanamas	Port Dickson Basketball
2003	Port Dickson Basketball	Selangor SM Land
2004	Segamat Basketball Association	Cheras Hokkien Association
2005	Cheras Hokkien Association	Kuala Langat Basketball Association
2006	Segamat Basketball Association	Melaka Chinwoo
2007	Melaka Chinwoo	Selangor SM Land
2008	Melaka Chinwoo	Perak Farmcochem
2009	Melaka Chinwoo	Bintulu Rainbow
2010	Kuala Lumpur Dragons	Sarawak Rainbow
2011	Miri Fire Horse	Perak Farmcochem
2012	Perak Farmcochem	Kuala Lumpur Dragons
2013	Kelantan Warriors	Perak Farmcochem	Sarawak Fire Horse

MNBL Overall Champions Cup

MBL Champions Cup (MBL)

Year	Champions	Final score	Runners-up
1981
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001	Petronas Basketball Team
2002	Petronas Basketball Team
2003	Petronas Basketball Team
2004	Petronas Basketball Team
2005

MNBL Champions Cup (MNBL)

Year	Champions	Final score	Runners-up
2006	Segamat Basketball Association	81-75	Melaka Chinwoo
2007	Selangor SM Land	95-82	Melaka Chinwoo
2008	Melaka Chinwoo	94-67	Perak Farmcochem
2009	Bintulu Rainbow	80-72	Melaka Chinwoo
2010	Kuala Lumpur Dragons	76-59	Perak Farmcochem
2011	Miri Fire Horse	74-73	Perak Farmcochem
2012	Perak Farmcochem	82-78	Kuala Lumpur Dragons
2013	Kelantan Warriors	78-58	Perak Farmcochem

Awards

Most Valuable Players (MVP)

Season	Players	Clubs
2006	Tan Kian Hoong	Segamat Basketball Association
2007	Chris Kuete	Selangor SM Land
2008	B. Guganeswarran	Melaka Chinwoo
2009	Chris Kuete	Bintulu Rainbow
2010	N/A	N/A
2011	N/A	N/A
2012	N/A	N/A
2013	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
  • Alex Hartman (2010)
  • Donnie Stith (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)
• Sabah Kinsabina Group
  • Marcus T. Robinson (2010)
  • Christoher Allen Baldwin (2010)
• Melaka Chinwoo
  • Ben Knight (2009)
  • Disney Jay Gabonada (2007–08)
  • Tom Ode Ochefu (2007–08)
• Segamat Basketball Association
  • Amani Bin Daanish (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
  • Arturo "Bai" Cristobal
• Kuala Lumpur Dragons
  • Paul Daniel Advincula
  • Joseph Dolcetti
  • Ariel Vanguardia (2011–13)
• Sabah Kinsabina Group
  • Hilario P. Galabin Jr.
• Melaka Chinwoo
  • David Zamar
• 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)

External links

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