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".^[1]

In 2017, a new national league named the Malaysia Pro League (MPL) was established as a replacement for the Malaysia National Basketball League.^[2]

Clubs

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

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

Older defunct clubs

State	Club	Active years	City
	Cheras Hokkien Association	2002–05	Cheras
	Crouching Tigers (Malaysia National Junior Team)	2012	Kuala Lumpur
	Eng Tat Hornets	2004	Singapore
	Kuala Langat Basketball Association	2005	Kuala Langat
	Kuala Lumpur Basketball Association	2005	Kuala Lumpur
	Kuala Lumpur Tanamas	2002	Kuala Lumpur
	Melaka Chinwoo	2006–09	Malacca City
	Penang Stallions	2012	George Town
	Petronas Junior	2003	Kuala Lumpur
	Port Dickson Basketball	2002–04	Port Dickson
	Sabah Kinsabina Group	2010	Penampang
	Sarawak Rainbow	2007–10	Bintulu
	Segamat Basketball Association	2004–09	Segamat
	Selangor SM Land	2003–04, 2006–08	Shah Alam
	Singapore Siglap	2011	Singapore
	State Pets	2002	Petaling

League champions

Malaysian Basketball League (MBL) era

Year	Champions	Runners-up	Third 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) era

Year	Champions	Runners-up	Third 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

Champions Cup winners

Malaysian Basketball League (MBL) era

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

Malaysia National Basketball League (MNBL) era

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

Most Valuable Player (MVP)

Season	Player	Club
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

Foreign players/coaches

• 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)
• 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)

References

External links

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