Singapore men's national basketball team

This article is about the men's team. For the women's team, see Singapore women's national basketball team.

Singapore

FIBA ranking	129 1 (25 February 2025) [1]
Joined FIBA	1963
FIBA zone	FIBA Asia
National federation	Basketball Association of Singapore (BAS)
Coach	Hsu Tung Ching
Olympic Games
Appearances	1 (1956)
Medals	None
FIBA World Cup
Appearances	None
FIBA Asia Cup
Appearances	17
Medals	None
SEABA Championship
Appearances	7
Medals	Bronze: 2001, 2013, 2015
Home Away Third
Medal record SEABA Championship 2001 Manila Team 2013 Medan Team 2015 Singapore Team

The Singapore men's national basketball team is the national team for Singapore in basketball. It is managed by the Basketball Association of Singapore, formerly the Singapore Amateur Basketball Association (SABA). ^[2]

At the Asian Basketball Championship, the country had its greatest success between 1971 and 1993 when it qualified for 12 straight events. Since 2001, the team has been one of the contenders at the Southeast Asian Basketball Championship. There, the team has won two bronze medals to date.

In 1956, the team qualified for the Summer Olympics where it finished ahead of Asian rivals South Korea and Thailand.

History

On 5 June 2009, a "quiet revolution" took place in Singapore national men's basketball team. The team previously representing Singapore was replaced by young talents of the likes of Wei Jian Hong, Steven Khoo, Desmond Oh and Wei Long Wong, with only two senior players from the old squad retained: Pathman Matialakan and Michael Wong. ^[3] Most of the national team players now play for the Singapore Slingers, the island's only professional basketball club.

2011 Southeast Asian Games

The Singapore Men's National team left for the 2011 SEA Games having had the best preparation for a major tournament in the past 5 years. ^[4] On 30 September to 1 October 2011, represented by most of the national team players, the Singapore Slingers was invited for the inaugural Cable Beach Invitational at Broome, Australia, where they played the Perth Wildcats and the Indonesia national basketball team. ^[5] On 5 October 2011, the National team proceeded to play the Perth Redbacks of the Australian SBL. ^[6] From 25 to 31 October 2011, the team competed in the 4th China-Asean Invitational Tournament, of which they finished 3rd overall in the competition. ^[7]

After disappointing close losses to Malaysia and Indonesia, ^[8] the team finished 5th at the 2011 Southeast Asian Games. ^{[9] [10]}

Performances

Summer Olympics

Main article: Basketball at the Summer Olympics

Summer Olympic Record
Year	Tournament	Position	PLD	W	L
Melbourne 1956	1956 Summer Olympics	13	7	2	5

FIBA Asia Cup

Main article: FIBA Asia Cup

Year	Position	Pld	W	L
1960	Part of Malaya
1963	7th place	10	3	7
1965	9th place	7	1	6
1967	10th place	9	0	9
1969	did not enter
1971	8th place	8	1	7
1973	10th place	10	3	7
1975	7th place	9	6	3
1977	11th place	9	4	5
1979	10th place	8	3	5
1981	11th place	7	2	5
1983	14th place	5	1	4
1985	12th place	6	1	5
1987	11th place	7	2	5
1989	11th place	7	4	3
1991	10th place	8	4	4
1993	16th place	6	0	6
1995	did not enter
1997
1999	did not qualify
2001	14th place	6	0	6
2003	did not enter
2005	did not qualify
2007
2009
2011
2013
2015	15th place	5	1	4
2017	did not qualify
2022
2025
Total	17/31	127	36	91

Southeast Asian Championship

• 2001:
• 2005: 4th
• 2007: 5th
• 2009: 4th
• 2011: 4th
• 2013:
• 2015:

The Singapore team that won bronze at the 2015 SEA Games

SEA Games

• 1977: 4th
• 1979:
• 1981: 4th
• 1983: 4th
• 1989: 4th
• 1991: 4th
• 1995: 5th
• 2001: 5th
• 2003: 4th
• 2011: 5th
• 2013:
• 2015:
• 2017: 4th
• 2019: 5th
• 2021: 6th
• 2023: 7th

Team

Current roster

Roster at the 2019 SEA Games.

Singapore National Basketball Team roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club C 0 V Lavin Raj 19 – (2000-06-27)27 June 2000 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) Xin Hua Sports Club G 2 Isaac Jui Kwang Low 25 – (1994-03-05)5 March 1994 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) ''Unattached'' G 5 Wei Long Wong 31 – (1988-08-18)18 August 1988 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) Adroit Sports Association G/F 7 Xing Yuan Han 23 – (1996-05-31)31 May 1996 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) Xin Hua Sports Club G 9 Vignesh Rengarajan 21 – (1998-11-08)8 November 1998 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) Siglap Basketball Club G/F 10 Leon Kwek 23 – (1996-08-19)19 August 1996 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) SAFSA G 11 Larry Liew 26 – (1993-05-07)7 May 1993 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) Adroit Sports Association F 22 Kelvin Lim 23 – (1996-09-28)28 September 1996 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) SBPHK Hornets C 23 Delvin Goh 24 – (1995-04-14)14 April 1995 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) Siglap Basketball Club G 24 Qing Huang Toh 24 – (1995-01-16)16 January 1995 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) Adroit Sports Association G 30 Zhong Han Wong 22 – (1997-08-11)11 August 1997 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) Adroit Sports Association F 83 Chase Tan 29 – (1990-04-01)1 April 1990 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) SBPHK Hornets	Head coach Hsu Tung Ching Assistant coach(es) Koh Meng Koon Legend (C) Team captain Club field describes current pro club

Past rosters

Roster for the 2017 SEABA Championship.

Singapore National Basketball Team roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club G 01 Jun Yuan Lim 19 – (1997-01-15)15 January 1997 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) Siglap Basketball Club G 04 Jonathan Cheok 20 – (1996-04-17)17 April 1996 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) Siglap Basketball Club G 05 Wei Long Wong 28 – (1988-08-18)18 August 1988 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) Adroit Sports Association G/F 09 John Ng 22 – (1994-09-04)4 September 1994 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) Xin Hua Sports Club F 10 Leon Kwek 20 – (1996-08-19)19 August 1996 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) Adroit Sports Association G 11 Larry Liew 23 – (1993-05-07)7 May 1993 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) Adroit Sports Association F 14 Lyon Chia 20 – (1996-12-07)7 December 1996 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) Xin Hua Sports Club F 17 Han Bin Ng 27 – (1989-01-13)13 January 1989 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) Adroit Sports Association C 23 Delvin Goh 21 – (1995-04-14)14 April 1995 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) SAFSA C 26 Justin Lim 22 – (1994-11-17)17 November 1994 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) Siglap Basketball Club C 34 V Lavin Raj 16 – (2000-06-27)27 June 2000 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) Kai Xuan F 83 Chase Tan 26 – (1990-04-01)1 April 1990 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) SBPHK Hornets	Head coach Frank Arsego Assistant coach(es) Joe So, Neo Nam Kheng Legend (C) Team captain Club field describes current pro club

Head coaches

• Lee Liak Meng (1978)
• Chan Kwok Hung (1979)
• Chan Wah Kwee and Ong Koon Huat (1980 to 1986)
• Nic Jorge (1983) - Advisor Coach
• Eddie Ng Hang Kee (1987-1991, 2001–2003)
• Beng Siang Neo (2006, 2009–2013)
• So Kwang Loong (2014)
• Beng Siang Neo (2015)
• Neo Nam Kheng ^[11] (2016)
• Frank Arsego ^[12] (2016–2018)
• Hsu Tung Ching ^[13] (2018–2019)

Kit

Manufacturer

2015: Kappa ^[14]

See also

• Singapore women's national basketball team
• Singapore national under-19 basketball team
• Singapore national under-17 basketball team
• National Basketball League

References

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4. "SEA Games Thoughts From Around the Region". ASEAN Basketball League. Archived from the original on 15 July 2014. Retrieved 2 December 2011.
5. "Cable Beach Invitational". Archived from the original on 17 March 2012.
6. "Redbacks Win Over Singapore National Team – Perth Basketball Association – FOX SPORTS PULSE". Sportingpulse.com. 30 October 2011.
7. "Red Sports. Always Game. | Red Sports – Telling the Singapore Sports Story". Redsports.sg. 3 November 2011. Archived from the original on 7 December 2011. Retrieved 2 December 2011.
8. "26th SEA Games – Tournament Re-cap". ASEAN Basketball League. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 2 December 2011.
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10. "Singapore Wallop Vietnam 91–48 to Finish 5th at SEA Games (Box Score)". Jumpshot.sg. 19 November 2011. Archived from the original on 3 May 2012. Retrieved 2 December 2011.
11. "Australian Arsego is new national basketball coach". The New Paper. Singapore Press Holdings Ltd. Co. 19 May 2016. Archived from the original on 22 May 2016. Retrieved 26 May 2016. Former Singapore Slingers coach Frank Arsego will take over the national men's basketball team next month [June 2016].", "At the Seaba Stankovic Cup in Thailand from May 22 to 27, assistant coach Neo Nam Kheng will lead the national cagers on the court [as head coach]...
12. Lee, David (19 May 2016). "New national coach wants to improve standard of basketball in Singapore". AsiaOne. Singapore Press Holdings Ltd. Archived from the original on 22 May 2016. Retrieved 19 May 2016.
13. "Singapore will use speed to overcome size concerns". fiba.basketball. 24 June 2018.
14. 2015 FIBA Asia Championship - Singapore Archived 26 August 2017 at the Wayback Machine , FIBA.com, Retrieved 4 November 2015.

External links

• Official website
• FIBA profile
• Asia-Basket.com
• Archived records of Singapore team participations