SIXTEEN YOUTH PLAYERS NAMED JR. NBA MALAYSIA 2018 ALL-STARS

The Jr. NBA Malaysia 2018 presented by Dutch Lady National Training Camp concluded with the selection of 16 Jr. NBA All-Stars consisting of eight boys and eight girls ages between 10-14.

Jr. NBA Malaysia 2018 All-Stars group photo with Yang Berusaha Dr. Mehander Singh A/L Nahar Singh (Director of Sports Division, Ministry of Education Malaysia), Jim Wong (Associate Vice President, Global Marketing Partnerships, NBA Asia), Malcolm Brogdon (Milwaukee Bucks guard), Rob Newson (Jr. NBA head coach), Denver Nuggets mascot Rocky, Tarang Gupta (Managing Director, Dutch Lady Malaysia), the Jr. NBA Malaysia program partners Choong Khay Lee (Astro Vice President and Chief of Sports), Glenny J Da Costa (Spalding Senior Sales and Marketing Manager), and Ben Lim Tian Cong (Westports Dragons Marketing Executive)

Lee Yong Ding, 13 of SMK Seri Mutiara; Lee Qing Hui, 13 of SM Chong Hwa; Sin Yudas, 14 of SMK Bandar Utama Damansara 2; Garrison Tan Jack Hay, 14 of Seri Kuala Lumpur Secondary School; Lee Yong Jin, 14 of Sekolah Seri Suria; Kho Jie Jin, 13 of Sekolah Sukan Malaysia Pahang; Ooi Rui Ren, 14 of Sekolah Sukan Malaysia Pahang; Juan Tze Kai, 14 of SMK Kota Kemuning comprised the boys division.

Representing the girls were Joey Sim, 13 of SMJK Chan Hwa; Ng Sze Hin, 14 of SMJK Notre Dame Convent; Cheong Lei Keng, 14 of SMK Seksyen 4 Bandar Kinrara; Lai Chen Xin, 13 of SMK Bandar Utama Damansara 2; Chong Pui Khee, 13 of Sekolah Sukan Malaysia Pahang; Sammi Tan, 13 of Sekolah Sukan Malaysia Pahang; Hin Jia Yi, 14 of SMK Tanah Merah; Ong Zi Ying, 14 of Sekolah Sukan Malaysia Pahang.

The Jr. NBA Malaysia National Training Camp awarding ceremony were attended Yang Berusaha Dr. Mehander Singh A/L Nahar Singh (Director of Sports Division, Ministry of Education Malaysia), Jim Wong (Associate Vice President, Global Marketing Partnerships, NBA Asia), Malcolm Brogdon (Milwaukee Bucks guard), Rob Newson (Jr. NBA head coach), and Tarang Gupta (Managing Director, Dutch Lady Malaysia).

The 16 players will travel to Shanghai with fellow Jr. NBA All-Stars from Indonesia, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam to watch the NBA China Games 2018 featuring the Philadelphia 76ers and the Dallas Mavericks. Ong Zhi Ying and Juan Tze Kai were named the Girls and Boys Most Valuable Players after an outstanding showing during the National Training Camp.

Throughout the five-day event at 1 Utama Oval, basketball enthusiasts visited the NBA Fanzone that featured locker room photo booths, virtual reality headsets, NBA 2K and NBA Live Mobile gaming booths among other attractions.  Fans were also treated to authentic NBA entertainment provided by Milwaukee Bucks guard Malcolm Brogdon and Denver Nuggets mascot Rocky.

  

The top 100 boys and girls participated in the Jr. NBA Malaysia presented by Dutch Lady National Training Camp at IGB International School and were taught basketball fundamentals by Brogdon and Jr. NBA Coach Rob Newson and competed in exhibition games. Additionally, participants learned about the Jr. NBA core S.T.A.R. values of sportsmanship, teamwork, positive attitude, and respect—lessons that are applicable in sports and in life.

As part of Dutch Lady’s Drink. Move. Be Strong campaign, Jr. NBA coaches also stressed the importance of proper nutrition highlighted by nutritious food intake and milk consumption to supplement regular exercise.

  

The NBA staged several clinics for boys and girls in local schools in Kuala Lumpur attended by Brogdon highlighted by the basketball donation ceremony for Westports Malaysia on Aug. 2 at SMK Dat’o Hamzah in Klang District featuring a clinic and a net installation applied on the revitalized basketball backboard. Through the support of Jr. NBA Asia Advisory Council member Datuk Ruben Gnanalingam, Westports Malaysia will be donating basketball equipment including balls, rims, and backboards with stanchions to the Klang District with the vision of ensuring all 131 schools are equipped with facilities that encourage youth basketball participation.

In addition, Brogdon helped coached over 100 boys and girls from SJKC Kuang in Rawang and engaged in a NBA Cares clinic with 40 children from schools working with the U.S. Embassy. The event was attended by Yang Berhormat Dr. Maszlee Malik (YB), Minister of Education and U.S. Ambassador Kamala Lakhdhir.

 

Yang Berhormat Dr Maszlee Malik, Minster of Education made an appearance at the NBA Cares and interacted with Malcolm Brogdon as well as the kids present

“Teaching the game I love and working with the Malaysian youth on the fundamentals of basketball has been the highlight of my visit in Kuala Lumpur,” said Brogdon.  “I look forward to seeing these kids grow and expand their games as well as apply the values of the sport to maximize their opportunities to succeed on and off the court.”

For more information, visit the official event website at www.jrnba.asia/malaysia and follow the Jr. NBA on Facebook at www.facebook.com/jrnbamalaysia.  For all things NBA, visit www.nba.com and “Friend” the NBA’s official account on LINE by adding @nba_global. 

About the NBA

The NBA is a global sports and media business built around four professional sports leagues: the National Basketball Association, the Women’s National Basketball Association, the NBA G League and the NBA 2K League that launched in May 2018.  The NBA has established a major international presence with games and programming in 215 countries and territories in 50 languages, and merchandise for sale in more than 125,000 stores in 100 countries on six continents.  NBA rosters at the start of the 2017-18 season featured 108 international players from a record 42 countries and territories.  NBA Digital’s assets include NBA TV, NBA.com, the NBA App and NBA League Pass.  The NBA has created one of the largest social media communities in the world, with 1.5 billion likes and followers globally across all league, team, and player platforms.  Through NBA Cares, the league addresses important social issues by working with internationally recognized youth-serving organizations that support education, youth and family development, and health-related causes.

About Dutch Lady Milk Industries Berhad

Incorporated in 1963, Dutch Lady Milk Industries Berhad (Dutch Lady Malaysia) is a leading dairy company in Malaysia. It is owned by one of the largest dairy cooperative companies in the world, Royal FrieslandCampina NV, a Dutch multinational dairy company.

Dutch Lady Malaysia was the first milk company to be listed on Bursa Malaysia in 1968 and the first to introduce Formulated Milk Powder for Children in Malaysia in 1988. Dutch Lady Malaysia, awarded as the Company of the Year 2014 by The Edge Billion Ringgit Club, manufactures and sells a wide range of quality dairy products for the home and export market, with all products enjoying a strong following in brands like Dutch Lady and Friso Gold®.

Through a unique collaboration between FrieslandCampina and four international research teams/universities, the South East Asian Nutrition Surveys (SEANUTS) study was commissioned to study the nutritional status and insufficiency thereof found to be present in South East Asian children up to 12 years old.

*Dutch Lady is the No. 1 brand in Liquid Milk category in Total Peninsular Malaysia based on Retail Index Service for 12 months ending February 2018 in Total Peninsular Malaysia (Copyright © 2018, The Nielsen Company (M) Sdn Bhd).

More information can be found on www.dutchlady.com.my.

About Royal FrieslandCampina

Every day, Royal FrieslandCampina provides millions of consumers all over the world with food that is rich in valuable nutrients. With annual revenue of 12.1 billion euros, Royal FrieslandCampina is one of the world’s five largest dairy companies, supplying consumer and professional products, as well as ingredients and half-finished products to the food industry and the pharmaceutical sector around the world. Royal FrieslandCampina has offices in 34 countries and more than 23,000 employees, and its products are available in more than 100 countries. The Company is fully owned by Zuivelcoöperatie FrieslandCampina U.A, with close to 19,000 member dairy farmers in the Netherlands, Germany and Belgium—making it one of the world’s largest dairy cooperatives.

For more information please visit: www.frieslandcampina.com.

About Drink.Move.BeStrong

Drink.Move.BeStrong is Southeast Asia’s first integrated activation and advocacy campaign which aims to cultivate an active and healthy lifestyle among children through play, sports and proper nutrition.  This campaign is founded upon the findings of FrieslandCampina’s South East Asian Nutrition Survey (SEANUTS) on nutrition in four countries – Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam – to acquire an understanding of the nutritional status and dietary intake of children up to 12 years old.

The key findings show that high percentage of Vitamin D insufficiency among the children despite the amount of available sunlight, low levels of physical activity and 30-40% of kids are not getting enough of the right nutrition, regardless of age, location or income.

This multi-stakeholder, multi-channel campaign encourages children across the region to drink two glasses of milk a day and spend an hour a day on outdoor exercise. This regional campaign offers a host of activities including the distribution of free milk cartons to schools, a dedicated health and nutrition education programme and Jr NBA camps.