Kuala Lumpur Dragons

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Kuala Lumpur Dragons
Kuala Lumpur Dragons logo.png
Leagues ASEAN Basketball League
Founded2009;14 years ago (2009)
History
List
  • KL Dragons
    (2009–2010)
    Westports KL Dragons
    (2010–2011)
    Westports Malaysia Dragons
    (2012–2019)
    Blustar Detergent Dragons
    (2016)
    Kuala Lumpur Dragons (2019–present)
Arena MABA Stadium [1]
Capacity2,500
Location Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Main sponsorWestports Malaysia Sdn Bhd.
President Datuk Wira Dani Daim
Championships
Website www.kldragons.com

The Kuala Lumpur Dragons are a professional basketball team based in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia that currently plays in the ASEAN Basketball League. [2] [3] They also played as the Blustar Detergent Dragons in the Philippines' PBA Developmental League in 2016.

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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. [4] The Dragons again failed to win a single game in the tourney. [5]

The team changed its name to the Kuala Lumpur Dragons for the 2019–20 ASEAN Basketball League season.

Achievements

ASEAN Basketball League

YearABL Regular Season PositionABL Grand Finals Position
2009–10 4th placeSemi-finals
2010–11 3rd placeSemi-finals
2012 4th placeSemi-finals
2013 3rd placeSemi-finals
2014 1st placeRunners-up
2015–16 1st placeChampion
2016–17 5th placeDid not qualify
2017–18 8th placeDid not qualify
2018–19 9th placeDid not qualify

FIBA Asia Champions Cup

YearFIBA Asia Champions Cup Position
2011 9th place
2016 10th place

Season by season

SeasonASEAN Basketball LeagueFIBA Asia Championships Cup
Regular SeasonPlayedWinsLossesWin %Post-SeasonFinal PositionWinsLossesWin %
2009–10 4th1578.280Lost in semi-finals to Philippine Patriots, 0–2 (series)Did not qualify
2010–11 3rd1587.533Lost in semi-finals to AirAsia Philippine Patriots, 0–2 (series)9th04.000
2012 4th211110.524Lost in semi-finals to San Miguel Beermen, 1–2 (series)Did not qualify
2013 3rd221210.545Lost in Semi-finals to Indonesia Warriors, 0-3(series)Did not qualify
2014 1st20155.750Runner-up against Hi-Tech Bangkok City, 0–2 (series)Did not qualify
2015–16 1st20164.800Champion against Singapore Slingers, 3–2 (series)10th04.000
2016–17 5th20713.350Did not qualifyDid not qualify
2017–18 8th20515.250Did not qualifyDid not qualify
2018–19 9th26818.308Did not qualifyDid not qualify

Team officials

Team owners:

Team President:

Roster

Kuala Lumpur Dragons roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.Wt.
F 0 Flag of Malaysia.svg Kuek, Tian Yuan 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in)93 kg (205 lb)
G 2 Flag of Malaysia.svg Teoh, Yi Kang 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)68 kg (150 lb)
G 5 Flag of the United States.svg Bell, Amir  (WI)1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)90 kg (198 lb)
G 6 Flag of Malaysia.svg Sim, Benjamin 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)88 kg (194 lb)
G 7 Flag of Malaysia.svg Tem, Nicholas Zhen Jie 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)78 kg (172 lb)
F 9 Flag of Malaysia.svg Tan, Wei Long 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)85 kg (187 lb)
G 12 Flag of Malaysia.svg Wong, John Khai Chiek 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)80 kg (176 lb)
F 20 Flag of Malaysia.svg Loh, Shee Fai 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)95 kg (209 lb)
C 21 Flag of Malaysia.svg Lepichev, Simeon 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in)103 kg (227 lb)
F 23 Flag of Malaysia.svg Thea, Zhong Shin 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)85 kg (187 lb)
F 27 Flag of Malaysia.svg Ting, Chun Hong 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)88 kg (194 lb)
C 31 Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Artino, William  (WI)2.13 m (7 ft 0 in)105 kg (231 lb)
G 34 Flag of the United States.svg Davis, Cade  (WI)1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)93 kg (205 lb)
G 44 Flag of Malaysia.svg Chin, Cheng Wah 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)80 kg (176 lb)
Head coach
    Assistant coach(es)
    • Flag of Malaysia.svg Adrian Wong
    • Flag of Malaysia.svg Izran Edika Kamaruddin
    Team manager
    • Flag of Malaysia.svg Yakub Hussaini
    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (WI) World import
    • (AI) ASEAN heritage import
    • Cruz Roja.svg Injured
    Updated: 15 October 2020

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

Malaysians [6]

  • Flag of Malaysia.svg Cheng Wah Chin
  • Flag of Malaysia.svg Zhi Shin Chin
  • Flag of Malaysia.svg Wei Hong Choo
  • Flag of Malaysia.svg Batumalai Guganeswaran
  • Flag of Malaysia.svg Yee Tong Heng
  • Flag of Malaysia.svg Tian Yuan Kuek
  • Flag of Malaysia.svg Satyaseelan Kuppusamy
  • Flag of Malaysia.svg Kwaan Yoong Jing
  • Flag of Malaysia.svg Shee Fai Loh
  • Flag of Malaysia.svg Chee Kheun Ma
  • Flag of Malaysia.svg Lok San Mak
  • Flag of Malaysia.svg Ban Sin Ooi
  • Flag of Malaysia.svg Ng Sing Tee
  • Flag of Malaysia.svg Kok Hou Teo
  • Flag of Malaysia.svg Chun Hong Ting
  • Flag of Malaysia.svg Wen Keong Tong
  • Flag of Malaysia.svg Chuan Chin Wee
  • Flag of Malaysia.svg Chee Li Wei
  • Flag of Malaysia.svg Yi Hou Wong
  • Flag of Malaysia.svg Wee Seng Wong
  • Flag of Malaysia.svg Ivan Yeo

Coaches

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References

  1. 1 2 Kuala Lumpur blasts Alab Pilipinas as Brownlee debut delayed JR Isaga (Rappler), 19 February 2020. Accessed 22 October 2021.
  2. ↑ "KL Dragons – MABA: Malaysia Basketball Association". Malaysia: Malaysia Basketball Association . Retrieved 27 November 2019.
  3. ↑ "Kuala Lumpur Dragons". ABL. ASEAN Basketball League . Retrieved 27 November 2019.
  4. ↑ 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.
  5. ↑ "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.
  6. ↑ "Malaysian Men National Team 2018". asia-basket.
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