# 2022–23 PLG season

The 2022–23 P. League+ season was the 3rd season of the P. League+ (PLG). The regular season began on November 5, 2022, and ended on May 14, 2023. The playoffs started on May 19, 2023, and ended on June 14, 2023, after the Taipei Fubon Braves clinched their third consecutive champion.

## Transactions
### Retirement

* On April 25, 2022, Elliot Tan announced his retirement from professional basketball.
* On December 25, 2022, Anthony Tucker announced his retirement from professional basketball.
* On January 5, 2023, Oscar Lin joined Kaohsiung 17LIVE Steelers as individual skills coach and interpreter, ending his playing career.

### Coaching changes

Coaching changes :
| Team | 2021–22 season | 2022–23 season |
| Off-season |||
| Taoyuan Pilots | Yen Hsing-Shu (interim) | Iurgi Caminos |
| Kaohsiung Steelers | Slavoljub Gorunovic (interim) | Slavoljub Gorunovic |
| Kaohsiung 17LIVE Steelers | Slavoljub Gorunovic | Hung Chi-Chao (interim) |
| In-season |||
| Kaohsiung 17LIVE Steelers | Hung Chi-Chao (interim) | Dean Murray |
| Kaohsiung 17LIVE Steelers | Dean Murray | Hung Chi-Chao (interim) |
| Kaohsiung 17LIVE Steelers | Hung Chi-Chao (interim) | Cheng Chih-Lung |
| Formosa Taishin Dreamers | Kyle Julius | Lai Po-Lin |

#### Off-season

* On July 1, 2022, the Taoyuan Pilots hired Iurgi Caminos as their new head coach.
* On July 19, 2022, the Kaohsiung Steelers head assistant coach, Slavoljub Gorunovic was promoted to the head coach.
* On October 28, 2022, the Kaohsiung 17LIVE Steelers fired head coach Slavoljub Gorunovic and named Hung Chi-Chao as their interim head coach.

#### In-season

* On November 10, 2022, the Kaohsiung 17LIVE Steelers hired Dean Murray as their new head coach.
* On December 29, 2022, the Kaohsiung 17LIVE Steelers fired head coach Dean Murray and named Hung Chi-Chao as their interim head coach.
* On January 7, 2023, the Kaohsiung 17LIVE Steelers named Cheng Chih-Lung as their new head coach.
* On January 10, 2023, the Formosa Taishin Dreamers head coach Kyle Julius resigned, named assistant coach Lai Po-Lin as their new head coach.

## Imports, foreign students, and heritage players

| Club | Imports | Foreign students | Heritage players |
| Formosa Taishin Dreamers | Nick Faust Malcolm Miller Sir'Dominic Pointer Brandon Gilbeck İlkan Karaman Chris McCullough | — | Kenneth Chien |
| Hsinchu JKO Lioneers | Sim Bhullar Terrico White Will Artino Anthony Bennett Jeremy Tyler | Ifeanyi Eboka | — |
| Kaohsiung 17LIVE Steelers | Andrija Bojić Manny Harris Aaron Harrison Vance Jackson Terrence Jones Viacheslav Kravtsov Wendell Lewis Gokul Natesan Femi Olujobi | Jay West | Matthew Yang Jeremy Lin |
| New Taipei Kings | Jamel Artis Austin Daye DaJuan Summers Kenny Manigault Byron Mullens | Omar Niang | Joseph Lin |
| Taipei Fubon Braves | Perry Jones Chris Johnson Mike Singletary Ihor Zaytsev | Brendon Smart | Steven Guinchard |
| Taoyuan Pauian Pilots | Ricci Rivero Jeff Ayres Sani Sakakini Jason Washburn | Amdy Dieng | — |
Note 1: Heritage player refers to player of Taiwanese descent but does not met the FIBA eligibility rules to be local.
Note 2: Team can either register 2 heritage players or 1 foreign student and 1 heritage player.

## Interleague play

The interleague play, an interleague tournament which was played by teams from P. League+, T1 League, and Super Basketball League, began on September 17, 2022, and ended on September 27. The Lioneers competed individually, while the other five teams participated as a united team named "PLG Rising Stars".

## Preseason

The Preseason will begin on October 8, 2022, and end on October 10.

## Regular season

The regular season began on November 5, 2022, and ended on May 14, 2023.
| Pos | Teamvte | W | L | PCT | GB | Qualification |
| 1 | New Taipei Kings | 27 | 13 | .675 | — | Playoffs |
| 2 | Taipei Fubon Braves | 25 | 15 | .625 | 2 | Playoffs |
| 3 | Taoyuan Pauian Pilots | 19 | 21 | .475 | 8 | Playoffs |
| 4 | Formosa Taishin Dreamers | 19 | 21 | .475 | 8 | Playoffs |
| 5 | Kaohsiung 17LIVE Steelers | 17 | 23 | .425 | 10 | |
| 6 | Hsinchu JKO Lioneers | 13 | 27 | .325 | 14 | |

### Results

| Home \ Away | FTD | HJL | KHS | NTK | TFB | TPP | FTD | HJL | KHS | NTK | TFB | TPP | FTD | HJL | KHS | NTK | TFB | TPP | FTD | HJL | KHS | NTK | TFB | TPP |
| Dreamers | | 123–99 | 84–76 | 89–101 | 75–108 | 88–77 | | 111–93 | 117–94 | 90–99 | 87–90 | 86–81 | | 116–103 | 102–91 | 73–90 | 96–100 | 74–87 | | 89–85 | 87–97 | 92–79 | 107–89 | 89–75 |
| Lioneers | 82–77 | | 89–83 | 85–101 | 108–104 | 80–94 | 102–97 | | 109–85 | 107–106 | 94–92 | 90–105 | 87–80 | | 89–86 | 85–102 | 87–114 | 92–106 | 94–100 | | 82–95 | 110–95 | 88–94 | 78–89 |
| Steelers | 105–88 | 101–102 | | 115–95 | 119–125 | 78–108 | 101–106 | 76–85 | | 89–100 | 103–102 | 97–110 | 95–80 | 112–103 | | 102–109 | 95–101 | 99–84 | 89–92 | 113–88 | | 116–110 | 106–105 | 80–60 |
| Kings | 82–102 | 113–78 | 109–86 | | 104–89 | 104–91 | 111–105 | 73–98 | 101–88 | | 95–83 | 93–88 | 117–89 | 103–91 | 85–92 | | 95–106 | 89–81 | 105–110 | 104–95 | 104–100 | | 68–89 | 90–87 |
| Braves | 94–97 | 102–94 | 117–114 | 99–103 | | 86–74 | 90–75 | 114–98 | 114–80 | 101–106 | | 86–84 | 91–87 | 131–101 | 106–82 | 111–109 | | 86–95 | 100–96 | 112–99 | 103–120 | 90–97 | | 97–93 |
| Pilots | 84–80 | 102–79 | 100–83 | 88–74 | 90–85 | | 93–76 | 103–60 | 63–93 | 73–77 | 78–80 | | 77–85 | 88–70 | 86–100 | 95–98 | 83–80 | | 97–84 | 95–81 | 93–101 | 89–90 | 74–77 | |

### Postponed games due to COVID-19

* The January 14 game between the Taipei Fubon Braves and the Kaohsiung 17LIVE Steelers was postponed due to the Steelers not having the required minimum players available.
* The January 17 game between the Kaohsiung 17LIVE Steelers and the New Taipei Kings was postponed due to the Steelers not having the required minimum players available.

### Postponed games due to other reasons

* The May 7 game between the Hsinchu JKO Lioneers and the New Taipei Kings was postponed due to the scheduling issue of the Xinzhuang Gymnasium.

## Playoffs

The playoffs is scheduled to begin on May 19 and end on June 16.

### Bracket

| Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| 1 | Kings | 3 | | | |
| 4 | Dreamers | 1 | | | |
| 4 | Dreamers | 1 | 1 | Kings | 2 |
| | | | 2 | Braves | 4 |
| 2 | Braves | 3 | 2 | Braves | 4 |
| 3 | Pilots | 0 | | | |
Bold Series winner Italic Team with home-court advantage

### Semifinals

The semifinals is a best-of-five series, with the higher seeded team hosting Game 1, 2, and 5, if necessary.
| Team 1 | Series | Team 2 | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 | Game 4 | Game 5 |
| (1) New Taipei Kings | 3–1 | (4) Formosa Taishin Dreamers | 103-84 | 102-83 | 95-115 | 108-100 | NA |
| (2) Taipei Fubon Braves | 3–0 | (3) Taoyuan Pauian Pilots | 94-76 | 83-74 | 101-89 | NA | NA |

### Finals

The finals is a best-of-seven series, with the higher seeded team hosting Game 1, 2, and 5 and 7, if necessary.
| Team 1 | Series | Team 2 | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 | Game 4 | Game 5 | Game 6 | Game 7 |
| (1) New Taipei Kings | 2-4 | (2) Taipei Fubon Braves | 86-72 | 83-87 | 91-97 | 107-97 | 105-111 | 108-114 | NA |

## Statistics
### Individual statistic leaders

| Category | Player | Team(s) | Statistic |
| Points per game | Mike Singletary | Taipei Fubon Braves | 23.29 |
| Rebounds per game | Byron Mullens | New Taipei Kings | 15.76 |
| Assists per game | Kenny Manigault | New Taipei Kings | 6.03 |
| Steals per game | Kenny Manigault | New Taipei Kings | 3.52 |
| Blocks per game | Brandon Gilbeck | Formosa Taishin Dreamers | 2.95 |
| 2P% | Quincy Davis | New Taipei Kings | 66% |
| 3P% | Ihor Zaytsev | Taipei Fubon Braves | 43% |
| FT% | Jeff Ayres | Taoyuan Pauian Pilots | 85% |

### Individual game highs

| Category | Player | Team | Statistic |
| Points | Jeremy Lin | Kaohsiung 17LIVE Steelers | 50 |
| Rebounds | Will Artino | Hsinchu JKO Lioneers | 28 |
| Rebounds | Chris Johnson | Taipei Fubon Braves | 28 |
| Assists | Jeremy Lin | Kaohsiung 17LIVE Steelers | 16 |
| Steals | Kenny Manigault | New Taipei Kings | 10 |
| Blocks | Brandon Gilbeck | Formosa Taishin Dreamers | 6 |
| Blocks | Chris Johnson | Taipei Fubon Braves | 6 |
| Turnovers | Terrence Jones | Kaohsiung 17LIVE Steelers | 10 |
| Turnovers | Kenny Manigault | New Taipei Kings | 10 |

### Team statistic leaders

| Category | Team | Statistic |
| Points per game | Taipei Fubon Braves | 98.58 |
| Rebounds per game | New Taipei Kings | 54.83 |
| Assists per game | New Taipei Kings | 23.68 |
| Steals per game | New Taipei Kings | 11.00 |
| Blocks per game | Formosa Taishin Dreamers | 5.85 |
| Turnovers per game | Hsinchu JKO Lioneers | 16.85 |
| Fouls per game | Taoyuan Pauian Pilots | 21.98 |
| 2P% | Kaohsiung 17LIVE Steelers | 49.44% |
| 3P% | New Taipei Kings | 32.81% |
| FT% | Taipei Fubon Braves | 73.53% |

## Awards
### Yearly awards

2022–23 PLG awards :
| Award | Award | Recipient(s) |
| Most Valuable Player | Most Valuable Player | Yang Chin-Min (New Taipei Kings) |
| Import of the Year | Import of the Year | Byron Mullens (New Taipei Kings) |
| 6th Man of the Year | 6th Man of the Year | Lin Chun-Chi (Formosa Taishin Dreamers) |
| Rookie of the Year | Rookie of the Year | Pai Yao-Cheng (Taoyuan Pauian Pilots) |
| Defensive Player of the Year | Defensive Player of the Year | Brandon Gilbeck (Formosa Taishin Dreamers) |
| GM of the Year | GM of the Year | Chen Hsin-An (Taoyuan Pauian Pilots) |
| Gold Whistle Award | Gold Whistle Award | Lai Jian-Zhong |
| Coach of the Year | Coach of the Year | Ryan Marchand (New Taipei Kings) |
| Most Improved Player | Most Improved Player | Tseng Hsiang-Chun (Taipei Fubon Braves) |
| Best Home Court | Best Home Court | Hsinchu JKO Lioneers |
| Best Dressed of the Year | Best Dressed of the Year | Joseph Lin (New Taipei Kings) |
| Mr. Popular | Mr. Popular | Lin Chih-Chieh (Taipei Fubon Braves) |
| PLG Cheerleader Squad of the Year | PLG Cheerleader Squad of the Year | Fubon Angels (Taipei Fubon Braves) |
| Highlight of the Year | Best Key Play | Lin Chih-Chieh (Taipei Fubon Braves) |
| Highlight of the Year | Best Dunk | Chris Johnson (Taipei Fubon Braves) |
| Highlight of the Year | Best Assist | Lin Chih-Chieh (Taipei Fubon Braves) |
| Highlight of the Year | Best Circus Shot | Chris Johnson (Taipei Fubon Braves) |
| Highlight of the Year | Best Block | Lin Chih-Chieh (Taipei Fubon Braves) |
| Highlight of the Year | Best Ball Control | Jeremy Lin (Kaohsiung 17LIVE Steelers) |

#### Statistical awards

2022–23 PLG statistical awards :
| Award | Recipient(s) |
| Points Leader | Mike Singletary (Taipei Fubon Braves) |
| Rebounds Leader | Byron Mullens (New Taipei Kings) |
| Assists Leader | Jeremy Lin (Kaohsiung 17LIVE Steelers) |
| Blocks Leader | Brandon Gilbeck (Formosa Taishin Dreamers) |
| Steals Leader | Kenny Manigault (New Taipei Kings) |

#### Finals

2023 PLG Finals awards :
| Award | Recipient(s) | ref |
| Champion | Taipei Fubon Braves | |
| Finals MVP | Chris Johnson | |

### Players of the Week

| Week | Recipient |
| 1 | Mike Singletary (Taipei Fubon Braves) (1/1) |
| 2 | Chris Johnson (Taipei Fubon Braves) (1/1) |
| 3 | Kao Kuo-Hao (Hsinchu JKO Lioneers) (1/2) |
| 4 | Huang Hung-Han (Taoyuan Pauian Pilots) (1/1) |
| 5 | Lu Chun-Hsiang (Taoyuan Pauian Pilots) (1/2) |
| 6 | Pai Yao-Cheng (Taoyuan Pauian Pilots) (1/1) |
| 7 | Tseng Hsiang-Chun (Taipei Fubon Braves) (1/1) |
| 8 | Lin Chun-Chi (Formosa Taishin Dreamers) (1/1) |
| 9 | Kao Kuo-Hao (Hsinchu JKO Lioneers) (2/2) |
| 10 | Joseph Lin (New Taipei Kings) (1/1) |
| 11 | Anthony Bennett (Hsinchu JKO Lioneers) (1/1) |
| 13 | Ihor Zaytsev (Taipei Fubon Braves) (1/1) |
| 14 | Lu Chun-Hsiang (Taoyuan Pauian Pilots) (2/2) |
| 15 | Jeremy Lin (Kaohsiung 17LIVE Steelers) (1/9) |
| 16 | Wu Yung-Sheng (Formosa Taishin Dreamers) (1/1) |
| 17 | Lee Te-Wei (Formosa Taishin Dreamers) (1/1) |
| 18 | Ilkan Karaman (Formosa Taishin Dreamers) (1/1) |
| 19 | Kenny Manigault (New Taipei Kings) (1/1) |
| 20 | Jeremy Lin (Kaohsiung 17LIVE Steelers) (2/9) |
| 21 | Brandon Gilbeck (Formosa Taishin Dreamers) (1/1) |
| 22 | Jeremy Lin (Kaohsiung 17LIVE Steelers) (3/9) |
| 23 | Jeremy Lin (Kaohsiung 17LIVE Steelers) (4/9) |
| 24 | Jeremy Lin (Kaohsiung 17LIVE Steelers) (5/9) |
| 25 | Jeremy Lin (Kaohsiung 17LIVE Steelers) (6/9) |
| 26 | Jeremy Lin (Kaohsiung 17LIVE Steelers) (7/9) |
| 27 | Jeremy Lin (Kaohsiung 17LIVE Steelers) (8/9) |
| 28 | Jeremy Lin (Kaohsiung 17LIVE Steelers) (9/9) |

### Players of the Month

| Month | Recipient |
| November | Byron Mullens (New Taipei Kings) (1/2) |
| December | Lu Chun-Hsiang (Taoyuan Pauian Pilots) (1/2) |
| January | Lu Chun-Hsiang (Taoyuan Pauian Pilots) (2/2) |
| February | Byron Mullens (New Taipei Kings) (2/2) |
| March | Jeremy Lin (Kaohsiung 17LIVE Steelers) (1/3) |
| April | Jeremy Lin (Kaohsiung 17LIVE Steelers) (2/3) |
| May | Jeremy Lin (Kaohsiung 17LIVE Steelers) (3/3) |

## Media

The games will be aired on television via FTV One and MOMOTV, and will be broadcast online on YouTube Official Channel, 4GTV and Line TV.

## Notable occurrences

* The P. League+ officially introduced PLG as its abbreviation.
* The PLG schedule expanded from 30 games per team to 40.
* The Taoyuan Pilots was renamed to Taoyuan Pauian Pilots.
* The Kaohsiung Steelers was renamed to Kaohsiung 17LIVE Steelers.