Westports Malaysia Dragons

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Westports Malaysia Dragons
Leagues ASEAN Basketball League
Founded 2009
History KL Dragons (2009–2010)
Westports KL Dragons (2010–2011)
Westports Malaysia Dragons (2012-Present)
Arena MABA Stadium
(capacity: 2500)
Location Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
President Datuk Wira Dani Daim
Head coach Ariel Vanguardia
Website www.KLDragons.com

The Westports Malaysia Dragons is a professional basketball team based in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia that is seeing action in the newly formed international basketball league in Southeast Asia, the Asean Basketball League. The Dragons play their home games in the MABA Stadium located in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

In their first year of existence, they were known as the KL Dragons before becoming the Westports KL Dragons after a sponsorship deal with Wesports. Before the 2012 season, the team became the Westports Malaysia Dragons.

Malaysia has made the ABL semifinals in all of its first two seasons in the league but lost both times to the AirAsia Philippine Patriots.

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.

Honours

Title Winners Runners-up 3rd Place 4th Place
ABL Regular Season 2009–10
ABL Grand Finals 2009–10 (Semi-Finals)

Achievements

ASEAN Basketball League

Year ABL Regular Season Position ABL Grand Finals Position
2009–10 4th Place Semi-Finals

Team Officials

Team's Owners:

  • Malaysia Datuk Wira Dani Daim
  • Malaysia Datuk Robin Tan Yeong Ching
  • Malaysia Mr. Ruben Emir Gnanalingam

Team's President:

  • Malaysia Datuk Wira Dani Daim

Key dates

  • October 1: Opening of the league.
  • October 11: Kuala Lumpur Dragons @ The Barracudas BC; MABA Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Draft picks

Round Pick Player Height Position Nationality College
0 0 NA NA NA  Malaysia

Roster

The Dragons made changes to their roster for the 2012 ABL Season:

Kuala Lumpur Dragons roster
Players Coaches
Pos. # Nat. Name Ht. Wt.
PG 0 Malaysia Batumalai, Guganeswaran (C) 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) 79 kg (174 lb)
F 1 United States Wade, Tiras (I) 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) 109 kg (240 lb)
PG 5 Malaysia Lau, Bik Ing 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) 80 kg (176 lb)
F 10 Malaysia Kuek, Tian Yuan 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) 80 kg (176 lb)
F 11 Malaysia Ng, John Yeo Seng 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 90 kg (198 lb)
F/C 17 Malaysia Kwaan, Yoong Jing 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 87 kg (192 lb)
G/F 20 Malaysia Loh, Shee Fai 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) 87 kg (192 lb)
G/F 34 Philippines Cabahug, Patrick (I) 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 77 kg (170 lb)
C 37 Malaysia Chee, Li Wei 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) 100 kg (220 lb)
G 99 Malaysia Kuppusamy, Satyaseelan 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 81 kg (179 lb)
Head coach
  • Philippines Ariel Vanguardia
Assistant coach(es)
  • Philippines Caesar Polhen
  • Malaysia Shoghi Gan
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (I) Import player
  • Injured

Roster
Updated: 2011-12-23

Notable Imports

  • Republic of Ireland Jason Killeen
  • Republic of Ireland Conor Grace
  • Philippines James Mangahas
  • United States Alexander Hartman
  • United States Jamaica Justin Leith
  • United States Nakiea Miller
  • Philippines Patrick Cabahug
  • United States Chris Lynch
  • United States Jamal Brown
  • Philippines Rudy Lingganay
  • Philippines Justin Melton
  • United States Sammy Monroe
  • Philippines Julius Armon

Coaches

  • Goh Cheng Huat (2009-11)
  • Ariel Vanguardia (2012-present)

References

    External links

    Current teams
    Former teams
    Seasons
    Playoffs
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