2024–25 TPBL season
| 2024–25 TPBL season | |
|---|---|
| League | Taiwan Professional Basketball League |
| Sport | Basketball |
| Number of teams | 7 |
| Draft | |
| Top draft pick | Samuel Manu |
| Picked by | Taipei Taishin Mars |
| Regular season | |
| Playoffs | |
| Finals | |
The 2024–25 TPBL season is the first season of the Taiwan Professional Basketball League, with the Formosa Dreamers, Hsinchu Toplus Lioneers, Kaohsiung Aquas, New Taipei CTBC DEA, New Taipei Kings, Taipei Taishin Mars, and the Taoyuan Taiwan Beer Leopards participating in this competition.
Teams
[edit]| Team | Chinese Name | Location | Arena | Map |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Formosa Dreamers | 福爾摩沙夢想家 | Changhua County Taichung City |
Changhua County Stadium Intercontinental Basketball Stadium |
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| Hsinchu Toplus Lioneers | 新竹御嵿攻城獅 | Hsinchu County | Hsinchu County Stadium | |
| Kaohsiung Aquas | 高雄全家海神 | Kaohsiung City | Kaohsiung Arena | |
| New Taipei CTBC DEA | 新北中信特攻 | New Taipei City | Xinzhuang Gymnasium | |
| New Taipei Kings | 新北國王 | New Taipei City | Xinzhuang Gymnasium | |
| Taipei Taishin Mars | 臺北台新戰神 | Taipei City | Taipei Heping Basketball Gymnasium | |
| Taoyuan Taiwan Beer Leopards | 桃園台啤永豐雲豹 | Taoyuan City | Taoyuan Arena |
Import players restrictions
[edit]- Each team is able to register 4 import players.[1]
- Each team is able to select 3 import players into active roster in each match.[1]
- 8-imports-in-4-quarters rule: each quarter can have 2 import players on the court.[1]
- Foreign student player status is ineligible for the TPBL rules thus players currently under contract can play until 2025–26 season. Teams without foreign student players can sign a foreign student player as reserved import player.[2][1]
Import and foreign student players
[edit]
Transactions
[edit]Retirement
[edit]- On July 31, 2024, Sung Yu-Hsuan announced his retirement from professional basketball to become the assistant strength and conditioning coach of the Hsinchu Toplus Lioneers.[3]
- On August 15, 2024, Formosa Dreamers announced Wu Sung-Wei's retirement from professional basketball.[4]
- On August 28, 2024, Lu Chi-Min announced his retirement from professional basketball to become the assistant coach of the Hsinchu Toplus Lioneers.[5]
Draft
[edit]The 2024 TPBL draft was held on July 23, 2024, at Grand Hilai Taipei in Taipei City.[6][7][8]
Coaching changes
[edit]| Team | 2023–24 season | 2024–25 season |
|---|---|---|
| Off-season | ||
| Kaohsiung Aquas | Brendan Joyce | Mathias Fischer |
| Taipei Taishin Mars | Hsu Hao-Cheng (interim) | Hsu Hao-Cheng |
Off-season
[edit]- On May 23, 2024, the Kaohsiung Aquas announced that Brendan Joyce left the team.[9]
- On July 10, 2024, the Kaohsiung Aquas named Mathias Fischer as their new head coach.[10]
- On August 28, 2024, the Taipei Taishin Mars interim head coach, Hsu Hao-Cheng was promoted to the new head coach.[11]
2024 interleague play
[edit]Seven teams participated as a united team named RISE BEYOND in these invitational games.[12][13]
| August 24, 2024 | RISE BEYOND | 61–68 | Taiwan Beer | Keelung Municipal Stadium, Keelung City |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15:00 (UTC+8) | Scoring by quarter: 9–18, 15–20, 19–13, 18–17 | |||
| Pts: Wei Liang-Che 18 Rebs: Chiang Chun 12 Asts: Chiang Chun, Wang Chen-Yuan 3 |
boxscore | Pts: Chu I-Tsung 18 Rebs: Joof Alasan 12 Asts: Lu Zong-Lin, Lu Chieh-Min 5 |
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| August 25, 2024 | Bank of Taiwan | 54–83 | RISE BEYOND | Keelung Municipal Stadium, Keelung City |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15:00 (UTC+8) | Scoring by quarter: 10–21, 19–15, 16–26, 9–21 | |||
| Pts: Lin Jhe-Ting 11 Rebs: Wang Yung-Cheng 6 Asts: Lin Jhe-Ting 4 |
boxscore | Pts: Chiang Chun 19 Rebs: Chen Chun-Nan 9 Asts: Wei Liang-Che 5 |
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| August 26, 2024 | RISE BEYOND | 45–84 | University of the Philippines | Keelung Municipal Stadium, Keelung City |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13:00 (UTC+8) | Scoring by quarter: 12–19, 7–21, 15–30, 11–14 | |||
| Pts: Wei Liang-Che 10 Rebs: Chiang Chun, Chin Ming-Ching 4 Asts: Wei Liang-Che 3 |
boxscore | Pts: Francis Leo Lopez 14 Rebs: Jalen Isagani Stevens 16 Asts: Reyland Torres 6 |
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| August 27, 2024 | Bangkok University | 78–85(OT) | RISE BEYOND | Keelung Municipal Stadium, Keelung City |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13:00 (UTC+8) | Scoring by quarter: 17–24, 23–27, 16–11, 17–11, Overtime: 5–12 | |||
| Pts: Suphakit Thitikhunrat 17 Rebs: Sebastine Chizoba Oguejiofor 16 Asts: Panudet Kularptip 12 |
boxscore | Pts: Wei Liang-Che 25 Rebs: Chiang Chun 12 Asts: Wang Yung-Cheng 6 |
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| August 29, 2024 | Chinese Taipei NEXT | 77–85 | RISE BEYOND | Keelung Municipal Stadium, Keelung City |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19:00 (UTC+8) | Scoring by quarter: 27–29, 8–15, 17–17, 25–24 | |||
| Pts: Lin Wei-Kai 18 Rebs: Tseng Hsin-Wu 7 Asts: Wang Wei-Hsiang 10 |
boxscore | Pts: Su Pei-Kai 16 Rebs: Chiang Chun, Iong Ngai-San 7 Asts: three players 3 |
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| August 30, 2024 | RISE BEYOND | 60–78 | Asian University Basketball Team | Keelung Municipal Stadium, Keelung City |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17:00 (UTC+8) | Scoring by quarter: 24–21, 9–19, 14–17, 13–21 | |||
| Pts: Chiang Chun 15 Rebs: Chiang Chun 10 Asts: Wei Liang-Che 3 |
boxscore | Pts: Liu Cheng-Hsun 22 Rebs: Liu Cheng-Hsun 9 Asts: Sung Hsin-Hao 7 |
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| August 31, 2024 | RISE BEYOND | 53–63 | Changhua BLL | Keelung Municipal Stadium, Keelung City |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15:00 (UTC+8) | Scoring by quarter: 12–18, 13–20, 17–10, 11–15 | |||
| Pts: Wang Chen-Yuan 10 Rebs: Shih Cheng-Ping 9 Asts: Chiang Kuang-Chien 4 |
boxscore | Pts: Lin Li, Sugar-Ochir Erdenetsetseg 11 Rebs: Chang Wei-Hsiang 10 Asts: Lin Li 5 |
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Regular season
[edit]League table
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PCT | GB | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Formosa Dreamers | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Advance to semifinals |
| 2 | Hsinchu Toplus Lioneers | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | |
| 3 | Kaohsiung Aquas | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | |
| 4 | New Taipei CTBC DEA | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Advance to play-in |
| 5 | New Taipei Kings | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | |
| 6 | Taipei Taishin Mars | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | |
| 7 | Taoyuan Taiwan Beer Leopards | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
Source: [XX TPBL]
Results
[edit]Playoffs
[edit]Bracket
[edit]| Play-in | Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||||||
| 1 | – | |||||||||||||
| TBD | – | |||||||||||||
| 4 | – | |||||||||||||
| 5 | – | |||||||||||||
| TBD | – | |||||||||||||
| TBD | – | |||||||||||||
| 2 | – | |||||||||||||
| 3 | – | |||||||||||||
Bold Series winner
Italic Team with home-court advantage
Statistics
[edit]Individual statistic leaders
[edit]| Category | Player | Team | Statistic |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points per game | |||
| Rebounds per game | |||
| Assists per game | |||
| Steals per game | |||
| Blocks per game | |||
| Turnovers per game | |||
| Fouls per game | |||
| Minutes per game | |||
| FG% | |||
| 3P% | |||
| FT% |
Individual game highs
[edit]| Category | Player | Team | Statistic |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points | |||
| Rebounds | |||
| Assists | |||
| Steals | |||
| Blocks | |||
| Turnovers | |||
| Three pointers |
Team statistic leaders
[edit]| Category | Team | Statistic |
|---|---|---|
| Points per game | ||
| Rebounds per game | ||
| Assists per game | ||
| Steals per game | ||
| Blocks per game | ||
| Turnovers per game | ||
| Fouls per game | ||
| FG% | ||
| 3P% | ||
| FT% |
Awards
[edit]Yearly awards
[edit]| Award | Recipient | Team | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Most Valuable Player | |||
| Most Valuable Import | |||
| Most Popular Player of the Year | |||
| Best Home-Court of the Year | |||
| Defensive Player of the Year | |||
| Rookie of the Year | |||
| Sixth Man of the Year | |||
| Most Improved Player | |||
| Coach of the Year | |||
| General Manager of the Year | |||
| Best Cheerleaders of the Year | |||
- All-TPBL First Team:
- ()
- ()
- ()
- ()
- ()
- All-Defensive First Team:
- ()
- ()
- ()
- ()
- ()
Statistical awards
[edit]| Award | Player | Team | Statistic | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points Leader | ||||
| Rebounds Leader | ||||
| Assists Leader | ||||
| Steals Leader | ||||
| Blocks Leader |
Finals awards
[edit]| Award | Recipient | Team | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Champion | |||
| Finals MVP | |||
MVP of the Month
[edit]MVP of the Month awards were only for local players.
| Month | Player | Team | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | |||
| November | |||
| December | |||
| 2025 | |||
| January | |||
| February | |||
| March | |||
| April | |||
Import of the Month
[edit]Import of the Month awards were only for import players.
| Month | Player | Team | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | |||
| November | |||
| December | |||
| 2025 | |||
| January | |||
| February | |||
| March | |||
| April | |||
Notable occurrences
[edit]- On June 17, 2024, Mohammad Al Bachir Gadiaga, former player of the New Taipei CTBC DEA, signed with the Akita Northern Happinets of the B.League. And he became the first Taiwanese player to join the B.League first division team.[14]
- On July 8, 2024, the Formosa Dreamers traded Ting Kuang-Hao to the Taiwan Beer Leopards for cash considerations. And this trade became the first trade between the teams of the P. League+ and T1 League.[15]
- On July 8, 2024, Chuang Jui-Hsiung was named as the commissioner of the new league.[16]
- On July 9, 2024, the Taipei Taishin Mars, New Taipei Kings, New Taipei CTBC DEA, Taoyuan Taiwan Beer Leopards, Hsinchu Toplus Lioneers, Formosa Dreamers, and the Kaohsiung Aquas announced to join the Taiwan Professional Basketball League (TPBL).[17]
- On July 20, 2024, the first trade (between Formosa Dreamers and Taoyuan Taiwan Beer Leopards) was made in TPBL history.[18]
- On July 23, 2024, Samuel Manu became the first player of the first overall TPBL draft picks.[8]
- On August 1, 2024, the TPBL announced that Wang Chih-Chun, former secretary general of the T1 League, and the Yang He-Ping, former chief operating officer of the P. League+, were the deputy secretaries of the league.[19]
See also
[edit]- 2024–25 Formosa Dreamers season
- 2024–25 Hsinchu Toplus Lioneers season
- 2024–25 Kaohsiung Aquas season
- 2024–25 New Taipei CTBC DEA season
- 2024–25 New Taipei Kings season
- 2024–25 Taipei Taishin Mars season
- 2024–25 Taoyuan Taiwan Beer Leopards season
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External links
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| Current teams | |
| Drafts | |
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| Transactions | |
| Regular seasons | |
| Playoffs | |
| Finals | |
| Others |
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