Coach expects cagers to achieve success at coming Games

PETALING JAYA: National men’s 3x3 basketball team manager Yeow Jie Xiang is confident that his squad’s aggressive preparation will be rewarded with silverware at the Glasgow Commonwealth Games from July 23-Aug 4.

“I believe we are comfortable now and can get a medal,” said Jie Xiang after a training session in Subang Jaya yesterday.

This will be the team’s debut in the Games after missing out due to their insufficient ranking for the 2022 edition in Birmingham.

To avoid a repeat this year, Jie Xiang explained a conscious effort was made.

“We have done everything possible to get more points. We increased our competition participation from three a year to two in a month.”

The team, which consist of Chong Zhen Yang, Chang Zi Fueng, Ooi Xian Fu, and Ting Chun Hong, are now the Asian No. 10 and have qualified for the Games in Glasgow.

Aside from increasing their rank, Jie Xiang stated that playing more tournaments helped the players to adapt better to the system.

The boys have proven their potential together with a bronze in their debut at the 2025 SEA Games in Thailand as well as thwarting giants, such as Asian No. 2 China in the past Asia Cup.

Jie Xiang will be looking for more of the same, especially from captain Zhen Yang in Scotland.

“He may be the youngest, but he is the ultimate playmaker for the team,” said Jie Xiang about the 23-year-old guard.

The team’s medal hunt at the Games will begin with their pool B matches against Fiji, Kenya and Singapore on July 25.