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).Profile - Malaysia, FIBA.com, Retrieved 16 March 2016.
In terms of qualifications to the FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup, Malaysia's ranks as one of Asia's top five basketball nations. In the Southeast Asian region, the team has traditionally been a top competitor.
History In March 2017, Malaysia's national team competed in the 2017 SBL pre-season blitz in Perth, Western Australia.
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.
Competitions
FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup World Cup RecordYearPositionPldWL 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 2030 To be determinedTotal 14 1 13
FIBA Women's Asia Cup Asian Cup RecordYearDivision ADivision BPositionPldWLPositionPldWL 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 2025 2027 To be determinedTotal 82 30 52 53 35 18
SEABA Championship for Women Southeast Asian Championship RecordYearPositionPldWL 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 1Total 2 gold, 2 silver, 5 bronze 13–7 (incomplete)
Olympic Games yet to qualify
Asian Games Asian Games RecordYearPositionPldWL 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 determinedTotal 12 0 12
Southeast Asian Games Southeast Asian Games RecordYearPositionPldWL 1977 1st place 3 3 0 1979 1st place 3 3 0 1981 1st place 5 5 0 1983 1st place 4 4 0 1985 1st place 3 3 0 1987 2nd place 5 3 2 1989 2nd place 4 3 1 1991 3rd place 6 3 3 1993 2nd place 5 3 2 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 660 2019 4th place 3 0 3 2021 3rd place 5 3 2 2023 3rd place 6 4 2 2025 4th place 5 2 3Total 11 gold, 3 silver, 6 bronze 73–26 (since 1977)
Other Tournaments Other TournamentsYearPositionPldWL 2009 William Jones Cup 4th place 5 0 5
Team Current roster Malaysia roster at the 2019 Southeast Asian Games
Head coaches Tan Ee Shya (2025) Tomohiro Moriyama (2026–)
See also 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
References
External links Archived records of Malaysia team participations