Malaysia

FIBA ranking	70 1 (26 August 2024)[1]
Joined FIBA	1957
FIBA zone	FIBA Asia
National federation	Malaysia Basketball Association (MABA)
Coach	Sze Yuin Yoong
Olympic Games
Appearances	None
World Cup
Appearances	2
Medals	None
FIBA Asia Championship for Women
Appearances	23
Medals	None
Home Away

The Malaysia women's national basketball team is a national basketball team of Malaysia. It is managed by the Malaysia Basketball Association (MABA); (Malay: Persatuan Bola Keranjang Malaysia).^[2]

In terms of qualifications to the FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup, Malaysia's ranks as one of Asia's top five basketball nations.^{[citation needed]} In the Southeast Asian region, the team has traditionally been a top competitor.^{[citation needed]}

In March 2017, Malaysia's national team competed in the 2017 SBL pre-season blitz in Perth, Western Australia.^[3]

In August 2017, Malaysia defended gold after beating Thailand 65-60 in the 2017 SEA Games women's basketball match at the MABA Stadium in Kuala Lumpur. Yoong Sze Yuin's squad, which won its five previous games, started the game a little slow and trailed 12-26 in the first quarter but later managed to reduce the points gap in the second quarter to 35-39. The line-up of national players led by Nur Izzati Yaakob finished the game 65-60 in the fourth quarter. This win was the basketball squad’s 14th gold medal during the SEA Games since it was first competed in 1977. Yoong Sze Yuin had won the Singapore SEA Games two years ago, too.^[4]

FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup World Cup Record Year Position Pld W L 1953 did not qualify 1957 1959 1964 1967 1971 1975 1979 11th 6 1 5 1983 did not qualify 1986 1990 16th 8 0 8 1994 did not qualify 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022 2026 To be determined Total 14 1 13 FIBA Women's Asia Cup Asian Cup Record Year Division A Division B Position Pld W L Position Pld W L 1965 5th place 8 0 8 No Division B / Level II 1968 5th place 7 3 4 1970 4th place 9 6 3 1972 did not qualify 1974 1976 4th place 6 3 3 1978 4th place 8 5 3 1980 4th place 6 3 3 1982 6th place 6 1 5 1984 5th place 7 3 4 1986 6th place 7 2 5 1988 5th place 8 4 4 1990 5th place 4 0 4 Level I 1992 did not qualify No Division B / Level II 1994 9th place Level II 4th place 5 2 3 1995 10th place Level II 4th place 5 3 2 1997 8th place Level II 2nd place 4 3 1 1999 7th place Level II 2nd place 3 2 1 2001 9th place Level II 4th place 5 3 2 2004 6th place Level II 1st place 3 3 0 2005 8th place Level II 3rd place 5 4 1 2007 6th place 6 0 6 Level I 2009 7th place Level II 1st place 6 4 2 2011 7th place Level II 1st place 6 4 2 2013 8th place Level II 2nd place 6 4 2 2015 10th place Level II 4th place 5 3 2 2017 did not qualify 2019 2021 2023 To be determined Total 82 30 52 53 35 18 SEABA Championship for Women Southeast Asian Championship Record Year Position Pld W L 1995 3rd place 1997 3rd place 1999 1st place 2002 2nd place 2004 3rd place 2007 3rd place 6 3 3 2010 3rd place 5 3 2 2014 1st place 3 2 1 2016 2nd place 6 5 1 Total 2 gold, 2 silver, 5 bronze 13–7 (incomplete)

Olympic Games yet to qualify Asian Games Asian Games Record Year Position Pld W L 1974 did not participate 1978 5th place 4 0 4 1982 did not participate 1986 4th place 3 0 3 1990 did not participate 1994 1998 2002 6th place 5 0 5 2006 did not participate 2010 2014 2018 2022 2026 be determined Total 12 0 12 Southeast Asian Games Southeast Asian Games Record Year Position Pld W L 1977 1st place 3 3 0 1979 1st place - - - 1981 1st place 5 5 0 1983 1st place 4 4 0 1985 1st place - - - 1987 1st place - - - 1989 2nd place 4 3 1 1991 3rd place 6 3 3 1993 1st place - - - 1995 3rd place 6 4 2 1997 1st place 5 5 0 1999 Not Held 2001 1st place 4 4 0 2003 1st place 5 4 1 2005 Not held 2007 1st place 3 3 0 2009 Not held 2011 3rd place 4 2 2 2013 3rd place 4 2 2 2015 1st place 5 4 1 2017 1st place 6 6 0 2019 4th place 3 0 3 2021 3rd place 5 3 2 Total 13 gold, 1 silver, 4 bronze 52–15 (incomplete) Other Tournaments Other Tournaments Year Position Pld W L 2009 William Jones Cup 4th place 5 0 5

Malaysia roster at the 2019 Southeast Asian Games

Malaysia National Basketball Team roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club F 3 Mun Yi Chia 21 – (1998-03-08)8 March 1998 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) NS Matrix G 4 Pei Jie Tan 21 – (1998-05-05)5 May 1998 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in) Segamat BA F 5 Phei Ling Lee 22 – (1996-12-20)20 December 1996 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) NS Matrix G 6 Wei Yin Saw 27 – (1992-03-02)2 March 1992 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) NS Matrix G 9 Phey Chyl Low 25 – (1994-03-29)29 March 1994 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) NS Matrix F 10 Chia Qian Tai 23 – (1996-06-15)15 June 1996 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) Red Barron BA C 12 Kalaimathi Rajintiran 23 – (1996-09-02)2 September 1996 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) Segamat BA C 22 Ky Lie Hiew 21 – (1998-03-22)22 March 1998 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) Red Barron BA G 26 Kar Syuen Khoo 21 – (1998-08-10)10 August 1998 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in) Red Barron BA G 28 Ching Yee Ho 21 – (1998-06-22)22 June 1998 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in) Red Barron BA F 35 Fook Yee Yap 26 – (1993-06-15)15 June 1993 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) NS Matrix C 72 Chiau Teng Eugene Ting 27 – (1992-03-10)10 March 1992 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) NS Matrix	Head coach Sze Yuin Yoong Assistant coach(es) Seck Yun Choo Legend (C) Team captain Club – describes last club before the tournament Age – describes age on 10 December 2019

• Malaysia women's national under-19 basketball team
• Malaysia women's national under-17 basketball team
• Malaysia men's national basketball team
• Malaysia national under-19 basketball team
• Malaysia national under-17 basketball team
• Malaysia Pro League

• Archived records of Malaysia team participations