Meet the Emperors!!

Another year has ended for the Emperors..hope they will train hardly while at home..congrats to those who were selected to go to the STF Central Training Program..
to Rohaizad, sorry you can't go since you'll be off to Sabah to be with your family and friends...

well...since the tournament has ended..I think I would like to tell about the Emperors in detail..
Let me start off with the Captain of 0610 Emperor...




Muhammad Zulikhram bin Noordin
Seremban, Negeri Sembilan
Cagers L
Center
Emperor 11
A 100

He was selected as the MVP for the U-15 Basketball Invitation.
This budak negeri enjoys playing computer games. He likes playing the Pokemon whatsoever game (couldn't rember). He has the abilities of playing piccolo, basketball and also volleyball. A dark boy by the name of Am, he was voted to be our captain or should I say Grand Emperor. He is a nice boy and can be really fun once you get to know him....

Muhammad Syafiq bin Muhammad Sallehin
Taiping, Perak
Cagers I
Right-Guard
Emperor 13
A 118

This intelligent young man has the power to play basketball, blow clarinet and also debate. But he still loves basketball more, of course. Yes, he is Syafiq Sallehin! A son of two doctors who really really support basketball. Loves music and jokes. He speaks very fluent English as he was an English debater. He is also a smarty-pants as he scores multiple As in exams..

Ahmad Zaki bin Izuddin Husaini
Cheras, Selangor
Cagers I
Left Wing
Emperor 10
A 20

This little boy from Cheras has a very bright potential in basketball as he can dribble fastly and shoot some 3 points. A point guard that has both abilities, well done. He started playing basketball in standard 5 when his brother taught him this game. A son of an engineer, his father sponsored the new Emperor jerseys for the whole team. Thanks, sir.

Muhammad Hijazi bin Zulkifli
Taiping, Perak
Cagers I
Right Wing
Emperor 15
A 123

A Taiping-born student with sharpness in his shootings. He's a very smaart boy and that can be seen in his studies. He loves to hang around with friends but he never goes around without his manners. Has the advantages of paying both guard and wind. Sometimes I see leadership in him, I just don't know why..

Hafiz Fitri El Feisyal bin Apani
Machang, Kelantan
Cagers I
Right Wing
Emperor 14
A 116

This east cost player is very good at shooting 3 points. During a match with STAR, he scored five 3 points. What an amazing record. Even Mr. Liew is shocked. He is a long-distance runner and was 3rd in the MCKK 1500 m run. Congratulations, El!

Mohd Ammar Faid bin Ruslan
Wangsa Maju, Kuala Lumpur
Cagers L
Left Wing
Emperor 12
A 28

Ammar Faid, this name isn't a nobody anymore now that he's in the winning team of MC KK U-15. He joined the Emperor mid-year last year after quitting playing football. He is somewhat of a 3 pointer and a sharp one, too. A favourite player of Mr. Liew and loves eating chocolates. That's why he got most of the chocolates from sir. Jangan marah!!

Ahmad Fariduddin bin Abdul Hamid
Kota Bharu, Kelantan
Cagers I
Right Guard
Emperor 7
A 89


Just now there was an east coast player named El, now let's meet another one, also from Kelantan. This chubby boy
can steal your ball and protect it till you can never get it back. Once he swings his flying fist, boy you're out of the game.

Muhammad Haziq bin Kamarulazaman
Tapah, Perak
Cagers J
Right Wing
Emperor 9
A 102

Having teachers as your parents gives you advantages isn't it? Well, that's what Haziq has as he always scores straight A's. He sometimes can be a sharp shooter. A really caring friend and a funny one, too. Quite an urban boy for someone who stays in a 'kampung'.

Muhammad Noor Ikmal bin Ibrahim
Pekan Jawi, Penang
Cagers J
Right Wing
Emperor 9
A 30

Just when you thought that Haziq was the only one with Emperor 9, you're wrong. We have 1 player more than a team should have, so some two players must take the same number and they are Haziq and Ikmal. This small point guard can slip in defenses easily as he is tiny. Sometimes you think that he will never get a shot, but boy you're wrong. He sometimes surprises the team and even the seniors. Keep it up, Ikmal!

Rohaizad bin Ruslan
Kota Marudu, Sabah
Cagers L
Right Wing
Emperor 4
A 68

This is the only Borneo player in the team. This religious guy is the 2nd best dribbler after Mokri Misren, a Form 4 player. He is a "tarannum" reciter. His love for basketball can be seen every day when he plays basketball. He started playing basketball when his brother from MOZAC taught him.

Muhammad Shahrezal bin Muhammad Shukri
Alor Setar, Kedah
Cagers I

Left Guard
Emperor 6
A 106

This urban boy comes from Alor Setar has set his mind to play basketball ever since he arrived here at MCKK. Mr. Liew, seeing his tall father said to him that he has the potential of growing if he eats a lot of calcium. He is a left handed player in Emperor and the only one. He is very good at doing jump shots as well as baseline shootings. A very jokey person a very k.e.l.a.m-clumsy person too.

Muhammad Izzat bin Abdul Rahman
Butterworth, Penang
Cagers I
Right Guard
Emperor 8
A 109

This Penang-boy is a son of a businessman and a Maybank officer. He is very clever especially in maths. A baseline shooter and a good one, too. He loves to joke around with friends and teachers. A very nice guy once you got to know him.

Hilmy Hakim bin Hamzah
Setiawangsa, Kuala Lumpur
Cagers I
Center
Emperor 5
A 110

A typical teenager who is trying to improve his basketball skills and also his studies here in MCKK. With Mr. Liew as the coach and Abg Ise as the Head Coach, he thinks there's nothing to be worried about. The eldest son of a Maybank officer and an army officer. He was the captain of Cagers I during the U-15 Invitation but still regrets for not leading the team well. His team didn't get to enter cup placing. But, like Aunty Ana said, try again next time.

Well..that's all you need to know about the Emperors..There's more to come, so keep on viewing!

Results of The Malay College u-15 Basketball Invitation

1st Cup : Cagers Liew
2nd Cup : Sekolah Sultan Alam Shah
3rd Cup : Sekolah Menengah Sains Dungun
4th Cup : Sekolah Menengah Sains Sultan Mahmud

1st Plate : Cagers Ise
2nd Plate : Sekolat Tuanku Abdul Rahman
3rd Plate : Cagers Jimmy
4th Plate : Sekolah Menengah Raja Tun Azlan Shah

Congrats to the winners.. remember, winning or losing is always come in 2nd.. but the important things is each of us contributes along in making this project, an enjoyable one...

Thanks to the Board of Governors..MCKK administrators..teachers..and crews..
those who supported directly..or in directly..

But very very special thanks to Mr. Liew..who had given his time to train us no matter day or night..rain or shine.. Abg Ise, for coaching us..picking out jerseys.. and Aunty Ana..for handling this tournament with good care so it can run smoothly...

Congratulations!!

Congatulations to the winning team of The Malay College U-15 Basketball Invitation, Cagers Liew. They won RM500 , the Board of Governors Trophy, certificates and specially designed balls.

Congatulations also to the MVP or Most Valuable Player...Mr. Muhammad Zulikhram bin Norrdin. I guess all that scoldings from sir really paid after all..

For those teams who didn't make it to the final..it's okay..try again next time. If there is a next time...

Selamat Hari Raya Aidilfitri

The Emperor would just like to wish Selamat Hari Raya and Maaf Zahir Batin to all Muslims out there not to mention those who play basketball, too. To our seniors, old boys and teachers. Also to Abg Ise and Aunty Ana.

Hope this Aidilfitri will soften our hearts to forgive each other... May Allah bless all of you...

Under-15 Invitation

MCKK has invited numerous basketball teams of their school for an Under-15 basketball championship. 8 teams will be competing against each other for the Board of Governors Trophy. It will be held on the beginning of the end-of-the-year school holidays which is on 8th of November till 11th of November. They repaired the old and cracked New Hostel court in order for the competition to run smoothly.

MCKK sent three teams. The first team is the MCKK L or Cagers Liew, is a team fully trained by Mr. Liew, consists of four form 3 players namely Shai, Azim, Amir and Muhd Noor, Am, Rohaizad, and Ammar who are in form 2 and the Form 1s namely Iqbal, Afiq, Syafiq, Hisyam. A form 4 was put in just to fit in the team. While the other team,MCKK I,or as they call it, Cagers Ise, consists of of 8 form 2s namely Hilmy, Izzat, Syafiq, Shah, Zaki, eL, Hijazi and Farid. It also includes Nik and Zulnurain from form 1. 2 other form 4s were selected to join the team as well. Lastly, there's MCKK C or Cagers Jimmy, a team conducted by Mr. Azmi Jimat and Qassim Mohamad. The Form 3s who are in this team are Badwi, Indra, Fauzi and Redha. Haziq and Ikmal were the only form 2s to enter Cagers J. The other 6 are the form 1s.

Mr. Liew, Abg Ise and Aunty Ana invited many schools to this tournament based each teams' potential of becoming good basketball teams.

These are the teams who came:
Sekolah Menengah Sains Dungun
Sekolah Tunku Abdul Rahman (STAR)
Sekolah Menengah Sains Sultan Mahmud (SESMA)
Sekolah Sultan Alam Shah (SAS)
Sekolah Menengah Raja Tun Azlan Shah (SERATAS)

The MCKK basketball team will also sell competition goodies such as t-shirts and balls. Hopefully, the competition will run smoothly without any obstacles.

The Malay College Cagers

Every year, the Malay College Basketball team will select 15 players who will represent the college for the Hamdan Tahir Trophy in the HKSBP. This team is named the MC Cagers. For 33 years, this team has represented college, and won it for 12 times. MCKK has and still holds the record of being the master in SBP basketball. The largest win was the 2007 PHT Final when the Cagers crash and trash the tough SASER (Seremban Science School) with a a score of 103-62. But that was not the highest margin ever created by the Cagers. So far, the record was made by the 2006 Cagers which won the championship with 44 points ahead from the opponent. The score was 81-37.

Who could have made this team glory and champions if not for Mr. Liew Yong Choon, the current coach of the team. This ex-police officer has been handling and coaching the team for more than 20 years. He was the only coach to have guide and lead the way for the Malaysian team to victory during the '89 SEA Game.
He left the team for about 10 years and came back in 2003. With the help of Mr. Ihsan 'Ise' Ismail from the class of '80, they manage to establish a project called the Quest 4 Glory to return and claim back their title as champions. Their target was to win the tournament in the year 2005 in conjunction with the 100 years celebration, but the team was too good for that and won it 1 year earlier.

The MC Cagers were thankful enough to have this kind of coach. Although strict is usual, but they got to accept it. Next year team looks like winning team but who knows, luck and fate may change. All that they can do is try their best and pray for their success.

In the year 2010, InsyaAllah, most of the 0610 Emperors will be selected as the Cagers '10. Our goal is to win more championships especially the MSSD and to create a whole new record in MCKK, SBP and Malaysia. We also want and would like to maintain the college team title as the 'king of SBP basketball' Hopefully that will come true. Wassalam.

hilmyhakim
110th member of 0610
class of 10
emperor 5