# 2023–24 PLG season

The 2023–24 PLG season was the 4th season of the P. League+.

## Transactions
### Retirement

* On November 4, 2023, Peng Chun-Yen announced his retirement from professional basketball.

### Coaching changes

Coaching changes :
| Team | 2022–23 season | 2023–24 season |
| Off-season |||
| Kaohsiung 17LIVE Steelers | Cheng Chih-Lung | Chiu Ta-Tsung |
| Formosa Taishin Dreamers | Lai Po-Lin | Jamie Pearlman |
| In-season |||
| Hsinchu Toplus Lioneers | Lin Kuan-Lun | Milan Mitrovic |

#### Off-season

* On July 4, 2023, the Kaohsiung 17LIVE Steelers hired Chiu Ta-Tsung as their new head coach.
* On July 19, 2023, the Formosa Taishin Dreamers hired Jamie Pearlman as their new head coach.

#### In-season

* On February 14, 2024, the Hsinchu Toplus Lioneers and Lin Kuan-Lun had reached mutual agreement to end the contract, named Milan Mitrovic as the new head coach.

## Imports, foreign students, and heritage players

Teams are allowed to register 5 imports before the final registration date. Only 4 imports are allowed after the closure of the registration date.
| Club | Imports | Foreign students | Heritage players |
| Formosa Dreamers | Giorgi Bezhanishvili Julian Boyd Brandon Gilbeck Devyn Marble Chris McCullough | | Kenneth Chien Randall Walko |
| Hsinchu Toplus Lioneers | Will Artino Taylor Braun Ivan Marinković Daniel Ochefu Earl Clark Deyonta Davis Michael Efevberha Michael Holyfield | Jamarcus Mearidy | |
| Kaohsiung 17LIVE Steelers | Anthony Bennett Kavell Bigby-Williams Gokul Natesan Glen Yang Cameron Clark Femi Olujobi Rayvonte Rice Hasheem Thabeet | Oli Daniel | |
| New Taipei Kings | Christian Anigwe Hayden Blankley Byron Mullens Billy Preston Austin Daye Wendell Lewis Kenny Manigault Tony Mitchell | | Jeremy Lin Joseph Lin |
| Taipei Fubon Braves | Sedrick Barefield Taylor Braun Matur Maker Justin Patton Wayne Selden Jr. Mike Singletary Stephen Zimmerman Tyler Bey Prince Ibeh Chris Johnson Ihor Zaytsev | Ifeanyi Eboka Brendon Smart | Steven Guinchard |
| Taoyuan Pauian Pilots | Anthony Lawrence Anthony Tucker Alec Brown Treveon Graham Kennedy Meeks 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 16, 2023, and ended on September 22. The Taoyuan Pauian Pilots and the Taichung Dreamers Academy played in the tournament as a united team.

## Preseason

The Preseason started on October 7, 2023 and ended on October 9.

## Regular season

The regular season began on 11 November 2023, and ended on 19 May 2024.
| Pos | Teamvte | W | L | PCT | GB | Qualification |
| 1 | Taoyuan Pauian Pilots | 26 | 14 | .650 | — | Playoffs |
| 2 | Formosa Dreamers | 24 | 16 | .600 | 2 | Playoffs |
| 3 | New Taipei Kings | 22 | 18 | .550 | 4 | Playoffs |
| 4 | Hsinchu Toplus Lioneers | 21 | 19 | .525 | 5 | Playoffs |
| 5 | Taipei Fubon Braves | 18 | 22 | .450 | 8 | |
| 6 | Kaohsiung 17LIVE Steelers | 9 | 31 | .225 | 17 | |

### Results summary

| Home \ Away | FD | HL | KLS | NTK | TFB | TPP | FD | HL | KLS | NTK | TFB | TPP | FD | HL | KLS | NTK | TFB | TPP | FD | HL | KLS | NTK | TFB | TPP |
| Dreamers | | 95–73 | 93–101 | 93–76 | 89–86 | 87–84 | | 89–94 | 96–79 | 91–70 | 90–76 | 93–88 | | 101–85 | 117–104 | 94–116 | 84–94 | 97–80 | | 93–66 | 102–99 | 97–93 | 85–81 | 88–90 |
| Lioneers | 73–91 | | 94–83 | 80–95 | 84–99 | 93–80 | 98–96 | | 97–78 | 88–80 | 77–72 | 72–83 | 98–96 | | 115–108 | 72–94 | 95–89 | 96–106 | 99–87 | | 116–112 | 88–98 | 129–109 | 80–100 |
| Steelers | 90–91 | 98–99 | | 81–92 | 80–93 | 114–119 | 90–109 | 104–89 | | 83–94 | 99–91 | 106–110 | 83–102 | 110–103 | | 102–109 | 69–98 | 94–104 | 103–100 | 110–116 | | 82–121 | 107–98 | 89–90 |
| Kings | 104–120 | 111–87 | 109–93 | | 111–106 | 123–113 | 114–82 | 98–105 | 110–97 | | 96–104 | 98–92 | 101–103 | 79–97 | 111–93 | | 77–102 | 97–112 | 105–108 | 101–105 | 113–101 | | 74–102 | 94–76 |
| Braves | 103–98 | 102–103 | 115–94 | 89–96 | | 106–83 | 111–104 | 109–103 | 111–104 | 104–129 | | 92–113 | 73–96 | 102–97 | 89–90 | 122–96 | | 97–101 | 79–74 | 101–120 | 106–95 | 95–101 | | 92–89 |
| Pilots | 69–85 | 81–98 | 81–71 | 86–107 | 100–71 | | 93–82 | 94–82 | 83–87 | 100–90 | 96–87 | | 89–85 | 96–71 | 82–91 | 94–87 | 94–92 | | 96–92 | 98–81 | 83–79 | 92–90 | 98–76 | |

### Rescheduled games

* The February 20 game between the Formosa Dreamers and the Kaohsiung 17LIVE Steelers was rescheduled due to the 2025 FIBA Asia Cup qualification.
* Two Taoyuan Pauian Pilots home games (one game against the Taipei Fubon Braves on February 24 and one game against the Formosa Dreamers on February 25) were rescheduled due to the 2025 FIBA Asia Cup qualification.
* Two Hsinchu Lioneers home games (one game against the Kaohsiung 17LIVE Steelers on February 24 and one game against the New Taipei Kings on February 25) were rescheduled due to the 2025 FIBA Asia Cup qualification.

## Playoffs

The playoffs is scheduled to begin on May 23 and end on June 24.

### Bracket

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

## Statistics
### Individual statistic leaders

| Category | Player | Team(s) | Statistic |
| Points per game | Michael Efevberha | Hsinchu Toplus Lioneers | 23.03 |
| Rebounds per game | Jason Washburn | Taoyuan Pauian Pilots | 13.16 |
| Assists per game | Joseph Lin | New Taipei Kings | 6.74 |
| Steals per game | Kenny Manigault | New Taipei Kings | 2.76 |
| Blocks per game | Brandon Gilbeck | Formosa Dreamers | 2.50 |
| 2P% | Deyonta Davis | Hsinchu Toplus Lioneers | 66% |
| 3P% | Austin Daye | New Taipei Kings | 50% |
| FT% | Jian Ting-Jhao | Taipei Fubon Braves | 89% |

### Individual game highs

| Category | Player | Team | Statistic |
| Points | Cameron Clark | Kaohsiung 17LIVE Steelers | 48 |
| Rebounds | Chris Johnson | Taipei Fubon Braves | 24 |
| Assists | Joseph Lin | New Taipei Kings | 19 |
| Steals | Lai Ting-En | Taipei Fubon Braves | 7 |
| Steals | Rayvonte Rice | Kaohsiung 17LIVE Steelers | 7 |
| Blocks | Brandon Gilbeck | Formosa Dreamers | 8 |
| Turnovers | Chris McCullough | Formosa Dreamers | 10 |

### Team statistic leaders

| Category | Team | Statistic |
| Points per game | New Taipei Kings | 99.00 |
| Rebounds per game | Formosa Dreamers | 56.10 |
| Assists per game | New Taipei Kings | 23.20 |
| Steals per game | New Taipei Kings | 9.78 |
| Blocks per game | Hsinchu Toplus Lioneers | 4.80 |
| Turnovers per game | Taipei Fubon Braves | 16.85 |
| Fouls per game | New Taipei Kings | 21.15 |
| 2P% | New Taipei Kings | 49.21% |
| 3P% | Taipei Fubon Braves | 32.00% |
| FT% | Taoyuan Pauian Pilots | 71.67% |

## Awards
### Yearly awards

2023–24 PLG awards :
| Award | Award | Recipient(s) |
| Most Valuable Player | Most Valuable Player | Lu Chun-Hsiang (Taoyuan Pauian Pilots) |
| Import of the Year | Import of the Year | Jason Washburn (Taoyuan Pauian Pilots) |
| 6th Man of the Year | 6th Man of the Year | Tseng Po-Yu (Hsinchu Toplus Lioneers) |
| Rookie of the Year | Rookie of the Year | Oli Daniel (Kaohsiung 17LIVE Steelers) |
| Defensive Player of the Year | Defensive Player of the Year | Brandon Gilbeck (Formosa Dreamers) |
| GM of the Year | GM of the Year | Han Chun-Kai (Formosa Dreamers) |
| Coach of the Year | Coach of the Year | Iurgi Caminos (Taoyuan Pauian Pilots) |
| Most Improved Player | Most Improved Player | Tseng Po-Yu (Hsinchu Toplus Lioneers) |
| Best Home Court | Best Home Court | Hsinchu Toplus 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 | Clutch Shot | |
| Highlight of the Year | Dunk | |
| Highlight of the Year | Assist | |
| Highlight of the Year | Circus Shot | |
| Highlight of the Year | Block | |
| Highlight of the Year | Handles | |
| PLG Cheerleader Ms. Popular | PLG Cheerleader Ms. Popular | Chloe (Formosa Sexy) |
| Mr. Clutch | Mr. Clutch | Jason Washburn (Taoyuan Pauian Pilots) |
| PLG Cheerleader Rookie of the Year | PLG Cheerleader Rookie of the Year | Lee Ho-Zeong (Fubon Angels) |
| Comeback Player of the Year | Comeback Player of the Year | Chris McCullough (Formosa Dreamers) |

#### Statistical awards

2023–24 PLG statistical awards :
| Award | Recipient(s) |
| Points Leader | Michael Efevberha |
| Rebounds Leader | Jason Washburn |
| Assists Leader | Joseph Lin |
| Blocks Leader | Brandon Gilbeck |
| Steals Leader | Kenny Manigault |

#### Finals

2024 PLG finals awards :
| Award | Recipient(s) | ref |
| Champion | New Taipei Kings | |
| Finals MVP | Lee Kai-Yan | |

### Players of the Week

| Week | Recipient |
| 1 | Joseph Lin (New Taipei Kings) (1/1) |
| 2 | Lu Cheng-Ju (Kaohsiung 17LIVE Steelers) (1/1) |
| 3 | Jeremy Lin (New Taipei Kings) (1/2) |
| 4 | Lin Chun-Chi (Formosa Dreamers) (1/3) |
| 5 | Michael Efevberha (Hsinchu Lioneers) (1/2) |
| 6 | Kao Kuo-Hao (Hsinchu Toplus Lioneers) (1/2) |
| 7 | Chris McCullough (Formosa Dreamers) (1/1) |
| 8 | Kao Kuo-Hao (Hsinchu Toplus Lioneers) (2/2) |
| 9 | Pai Yao-Cheng (Taoyuan Pauian Pilots) (1/2) |
| 10 | Lu Chun-Hsiang (Taoyuan Pauian Pilots) (1/2) |
| 11 | Jason Washburn (Taoyuan Pauian Pilots) (1/2) |
| 12 | Lin Chih-Chieh (Taipei Fubon Braves) (1/1) |
| 13 | Li Wei-Ting (New Taipei Kings) (1/1) |
| 15 | Chou Yi-Hsiang (Taoyuan Pauian Pilots) (1/2) |
| 16 | Alec Brown (Taoyuan Pauian Pilots) (1/1) |
| 17 | Chou Yi-Hsiang (Taoyuan Pauian Pilots) (2/2) |
| 18 | Lin Chun-Chi (Formosa Dreamers) (2/3) |
| 19 | Jason Washburn (Taoyuan Pauian Pilots) (2/2) |
| 20 | Lu Chun-Hsiang (Taoyuan Pauian Pilots) (2/2) |
| 21 | Kennedy Meeks (Taoyuan Pauian Pilots) (1/1) |
| 22 | Lin Li-Jen (New Taipei Kings) (1/1) |
| 23 | Lin Chun-Chi (Formosa Dreamers) (3/3) |
| 24 | Rayvonte Rice (Kaohsiung 17LIVE Steelers) (1/1) |
| 25 | Michael Efevberha (Hsinchu Toplus Lioneers) (2/2) |
| 26 | Jeremy Lin (New Taipei Kings) (2/2) |
| 27 | Pai Yao-Cheng (Taoyuan Pauian Pilots) (2/2) |
| 28 | Lee Chia-Jui (Hsinchu Toplus Lioneers) (1/1) |

### Players of the Month

| Month | Recipient |
| November | Jeremy Lin (New Taipei Kings) (1/1) |
| December | Lin Chun-Chi (Formosa Dreamers) (1/2) |
| January | Lin Chih-Chieh (Taipei Fubon Braves) (1/1) |
| February | Lu Chun-Hsiang (Taoyuan Pauian Pilots) (1/2) |
| March | Lu Chun-Hsiang (Taoyuan Pauian Pilots) (2/2) |
| April | Lin Chun-Chi (Formosa Dreamers) (2/2) |
| May | Jason Washburn (Taoyuan Pauian Pilots) (1/1) |

## Arenas

* The Formosa Dreamers would play their home games respectively at Changhua County Stadium (Changhua) and Intercontinental Basketball Stadium (Taichung). The home games in May were originally scheduled to be played at Changhua County Stadium but were relocated to Intercontinental Basketball Stadium due to event scheduling.

## Media

The games will be aired on television via FTV One and MOMOTV, and will be broadcast online on YouTube Official Channel and 4GTV. PTS+ joined the online broadcasting for the 2024 PLG finals.

## Notable occurrences

* On June 30, 2023, Chen Chien-Chou self-suspended his role as the PLG CEO. On July 4, the PLG board of directors named Chou Chung-Wei, the PLG Director of Marketing Strategies, as the interim CEO, but his role was removed 6 days later. On October 5, Li Chung-Shu, the president of the Taoyuan Pauian Pilots, succeeded the role.
* Both the Formosa Dreamers (Taishin Bank) and Hsinchu Lioneers (JKOPay) dropped their sponsors from their names.
* On November 6, 2023, Richard Chang was appointed as the PLG's first commissioner after the league had announced its restructuring. On November 7, Chen Chien-Chou was appointed as his deputy. Cheng Wei-Po was named as the CEO.
* On December 20, 2023, the Hsinchu Toplus Lioneers has renamed after receiving naming sponsorship via Toplus Global.