Westports Malaysia Dragons
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| Leagues | ASEAN Basketball League |
| Founded | 2009 (2009) |
| History | List
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| Arena | MABA Stadium |
| Capacity | 2,500 |
| Location | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |
| Main sponsor | Westports Malaysia Sdn Bhd. |
| President | Datuk Wira Dani Daim |
| Head coach | Jamie Pearlman |
| Website | www.kldragons.com |
Westports Malaysia Dragons are a professional basketball team based in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia that currently plays in the ASEAN Basketball League. It also played as the Blustar Detergent Dragons at the PBA Developmental League in 2016.
Contents
1 History
2 Achievements
2.1 ASEAN Basketball League
3 Team officials
4 Roster
5 Notable Imports
6 Coaches
7 References
8 External links
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.[1]The Dragons again failed to win a single game in the tourney.[2]
Achievements
Logo as the Westports KL Dragons (2009–2010)
Logo as the Blustar Detergent Dragons (2016)
ASEAN Basketball League
| Year | ABL Regular Season Position | ABL Grand Finals Position |
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2009–10 | 4th place | Semi-finals |
2010–11 | 3rd place | Semi-finals |
2012 | 4th place | Semi-finals |
2013 | 3rd place | Semi-finals |
2014 | 1st place | Runners-up |
2015–16 | 1st place | Champion |
2016–17 | 5th place | Did not qualify |
2017–18 | 8th place | Did not qualify |
Team officials
Team owners:
Datuk Wira Dani Daim
Datuk Robin Tan Yeong Ching
Mr. Ruben Gnanalingam
Team President:
Datuk Wira Dani Daim
Roster
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Injured
Notable Imports
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Coaches
Goh Cheng Huat (2009–11; 2016)
Ariel Vanguardia (2011–16)
Chris Thomas (2016–2018)
Jamie Pearlman (2018–present)
References
^ Kng Zheng Guan (17 May 2016). "Dragons set to play in Philippines developmental league - and a new name to boot". The Star. Retrieved 17 May 2016..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}
^ "Out of form Dragons lost to Xinjiang Flying Tigers, 60-124". KL Dragons Website. 13 October 2016. Retrieved 9 March 2018.
External links
- Official website
Westports Malaysia Dragons on Facebook
- Malaysia Basketball Association official website
- Malaysian basketball on Asia-Basket.com website
- National Basketball League official website
- ASEAN Basketball League official website
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