Westports Malaysia Dragons

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 Westports. 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:

Team's President:

Key dates

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 2014 ABL Season:

Westports Malaysia Dragons roster
Players Coaches
Pos. # Nat. Name Ht. Wt.
C/G 1 United States Scharer, Avery (I) 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 84 kg (185 lb)
PG 3 Malaysia Tong, Wen Keong 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) 75 kg (165 lb)
F 6 United States Eversley, Chris (I) 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 102 kg (225 lb)
PG 7 Malaysia Ooi, Ban Sin (C) 1.80 m (5 ft 11 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 13 Malaysia Kwaan, Yoong Jing 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 87 kg (192 lb)
SG 20 Malaysia Loh, Shee Fai 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) 87 kg (192 lb)
G 23 Malaysia Kamaruddin, Izran Edika 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) 96 kg (212 lb)
C 25 United States Knox, Justin (I) 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) 110 kg (243 lb)
G/F 31 Malaysia Yim, Shen Hao 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 80 kg (176 lb)
F/C 33 Philippines Tautuaa, Moala (I) 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 108 kg (238 lb)
F 55 Malaysia Kuek, Tian Yuan 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) 80 kg (176 lb)
PG 66 Malaysia Wee Seng, Wong 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) 67 kg (148 lb)
Head coach
  • Philippines Ariel Vanguardia
Assistant coach(es)
  • Philippines Justino Pinat
  • Malaysia Shoghi Gan
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (I) Import player
  • Injured

Roster
Updated: 2014-08-02

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

References

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