Singapore national basketball team

Singapore Singapore
FIBA ranking T-82 Steady[1]
Joined FIBA 1963
FIBA zone FIBA Asia
National federation Basketball Association of Singapore (BAS)
Coach Frank Arsego
Olympic Games
Appearances 1 (1956)
Medals None
FIBA World Cup
Appearances None
Asia Championship
Appearances 17
Medals None
South East Asian Championship
Appearances 7
Medals (3): 2001, 2013, 2015
Uniforms
Light
Dark

The Singapore national team is managed by the Basketball Association of Singapore (BAS), formerly the Singapore Amateur Basketball Association (SABA).[2]

At the Asian Basketball Championship, the country had its prime time 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 won two bronze medals to date.

In 1956, the team even qualified for the Summer Olympics where it left behind its competition from South Korea and Thailand.

Recent Developments

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 the only 2 exceptions of senior players 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 leaves 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 Indonesian National Team.[5] On 5 October 2011, the National team proceeded to play the Perth Redbacks of the Australian SBL.[6] From 25–31 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

Year Position Tournament Host
195613Basketball at the 1956 Summer OlympicsMelbourne, Australia
2020To Be DeterminedBasketball at the 2020 Summer OlympicsTokyo, Japan

Asia Championship

Year Position Tournament Host
19637thABC Championship 1963Taipei City, Taiwan
19659thABC Championship 1965Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
196710thABC Championship 1967Seoul, South Korea
19718thABC Championship 1971Tokyo, Japan
197310thABC Championship 1973Manila, Philippines
19757thABC Championship 1975Bangkok, Thailand
197711thABC Championship 1977Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
197910thABC Championship 1979Nagoya, Japan
198111thABC Championship 1981Calcutta, India
198314thABC Championship 1983Hong Kong
198512thABC Championship 1985Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
198711thABC Championship 1987Bangkok, Thailand
198911thABC Championship 1989Beijing, China
199110thABC Championship 1991Kobe, Japan
199316thABC Championship 1993Jakarta, Indonesia
200114thABC Championship 2001Shanghai, China
201515thFIBA Asia Championship 2015Changsha, China
2017To Be Determined2017 FIBA Asia CupBeirut, Lebanon

Southeast Asian Championship

Team

Current roster

Roster for the 2017 SEABA Championship.

Singapore basketball national team - Bronze medalists at the 2015 Southeast Asian Games
Singapore National Basketball Team roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.NameAge – Date of birthHeightClub
G 01 Lim, Jun Yuan 19 – (1997-01-15)15 January 1997 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
G 04 Cheok, Johrathon 20 – (1996-04-17)17 April 1996 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
G 05 Wong, Wei Long 28 – (1988-08-18)18 August 1988 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) Singapore Slingers Singapore
G/F 09 Ng, John Jing Lun 22 – (1994-09-04)4 September 1994 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
F 10 Kwek, Leon 20 – (1996-08-19)19 August 1996 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) Singapore Slingers
G 11 Liew, Hua Sen Larry 23 – (1993-05-07)7 May 1993 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) Singapore Slingers
F 14 Chia, Lyon 20 – (1996-12-07)7 December 1996 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
F 17 Ng, Han Bin 27 – (1989-01-13)13 January 1989 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)
C 23 Goh, Delvin 21 – (1995-04-14)14 April 1995 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in)
C 26 Lim, Justin 22 – (1994-11-17)17 November 1994 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)
C 34 Raj, V Lavin 16 – (2000-06-27)27 June 2000 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in)
F 83 Tan, Chase 26 – (1990-04-01)1 April 1990 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Head coach
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Club field describes current pro club

Depth chart

Pos. Starting 5 Bench 1 Bench 2
C Delvin Goh
PF Ng Han Bin Leon Kwek
SF Sheng Yu Lim Koh Meng Koon Ng Han Bin
SG Desmond Oh Gary Kok Siang Koh Wu Qingde
PG Wei Long Wong Terance Tan

Head coach position

Kit

Manufacturer

2015: Kappa [13]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "FIBA Ranking for Men". Fiba.Com. 3 October 2015. Retrieved 8 October 2015.
  2. ↑ "Basketball Association of Singapore". Bas.org.sg. 16 October 1994. Archived from the original on 5 March 2012.
  3. ↑ "Red Sports. Always Game. | Red Sports – Telling the Singapore Sports Story". Redsports.sg. 5 June 2009.
  4. ↑ "SEA Games Thoughts From Around the Region". ASEAN Basketball League.
  5. ↑ Archived 17 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine.
  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.
  8. ↑ "26th SEA Games – Tournament Re-cap". ASEAN Basketball League.
  9. ↑ "Singapore Basketball, Teams, Scores, Stats, News, Standings". Asia-Basket.
  10. ↑ "Singapore Wallop Vietnam 91–48 to Finish 5th at SEA Games (Box Score)". Jumpshot.sg. 19 November 2011.
  11. ↑ "Australian Arsego is new national basketball coach". The New Paper. Singapore Press Holdings Ltd. Co. 19 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. Retrieved 19 May 2016.
  13. ↑ 2015 FIBA Asia Championship - Singapore, FIBA.com, Retrieved 4 November 2015.
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