# 2016–17 Kaohsiung Truth season

The 2016–17 Kaohsiung Truth season was the franchise's first and only season. They competed in the ASEAN Basketball League (ABL). The Truth were coached by Tryston Lawrence. The Truth played their home games at Kaohsiung Municipal Kaohsiung Senior High School Gymnasium.
On December 18, 2016, the Truth parted ways with Tryston Lawrence and named Sabatino Chen as their new head coach.

## Standings

| Team | GP | W | L | PCT |
| Hong Kong Eastern Long Lions | 20 | 16 | 4 | .800 |
| Singapore Slingers | 20 | 13 | 7 | .650 |
| Alab Pilipinas | 20 | 11 | 9 | .550 |
| Saigon Heat | 20 | 8 | 12 | .400 |
| Westports Malaysia Dragons | 20 | 7 | 13 | .350 |
| Kaohsiung Truth | 20 | 5 | 15 | .250 |

## Roster

Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationalities not displayed.

## Game log
### Exhibition game

* November 5
| Kaohsiung Truth | 86–53 | Kao Yuan University |
* Kao-Yuan High School Gymnasium, Kaohsiung City
* November 9
| Kaohsiung Truth | 87–43 | Kao-Yuan High School |
* Kao-Yuan High School Gymnasium, Kaohsiung City

### Regular season

2015–16 game log Total: 5–15 :
November : 0–1 (Home: 0–1; Road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1
November 27
Hong Kong Eastern Long Lions
L 79-90
Hall, Hsu, Oliver (20)
Hall, Oliver (14)
Derek Hall (4)
KSHS Gymnasium
0-1 :
December : 0–3 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–3)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
2
December 1
@Hong Kong Eastern Long Lions
L 67-95
Cedric Oliver (23)
Derek Hall (25)
Cedric Oliver (3)
Southorn Stadium
0-2
3
December 4
@Alab Pilipinas
L 82-91
Wesley Hsu (23)
Derek Hall (18)
Cedric Oliver (3)
Baliwag Star Arena
0-3
4
December 11
@Alab Pilipinas
L 87-93
Cedric Oliver (23)
Derek Hall (15)
Achie Iñigo (8)
Olivarez College Gymnasium
0-4 :
January : 2–2 (Home: 1–1; Road: 1–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
5
January 7
Saigon Heat
W 83-82
Cedric Oliver (25)
Cedric Oliver (13)
Cedric Oliver (4)
KSHS Gymnasium
1-4
6
January 8
Alab Pilipinas
L 77-86
Derek Hall (31)
Derek Hall (16)
Cedric Oliver (8)
KSHS Gymnasium
1-5
7
January 14
@Saigon Heat
L 85-99
Cedric Oliver (24)
Derek Hall (11)
Achie Iñigo (3)
CIS Arena
1-6
8
January 25
@Westports Malaysia Dragons
W 97-79
Wesley Hsu (23)
Cedric Oliver (16)
Cedric Oliver (10)
House of Champions, Gem-In Mall
2-6 :
February : 3–4 (Home: 3–1; Road: 0–3)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
9
February 1
Saigon Heat
W 85-71
Derek Hall (22)
Cedric Oliver (10)
Cedric Oliver (6)
KSHS Gymnasium
3-6
10
February 3
Singapore Slingers
L 66-84
Cedric Oliver (23)
Cedric Oliver (10)
Wang Hsin-Kai (3)
KSHS Gymnasium
3-7
11
February 5
Westports Malaysia Dragons
W 94-86
Cedric Oliver (24)
Derek Hall (17)
Derek Hall (5)
KSHS Gymnasium
4-7
12
February 11
@Saigon Heat
L 76-85
Cedric Oliver (22)
Cedric Oliver (16)
Cedric Oliver (4)
CIS Arena
4-8
13
February 19
Singapore Slingers
W 79-75
Derek Hall (20)
Derek Hall (13)
Derek Hall (5)
KSHS Gymnasium
5-8
14
February 22
@Hong Kong Eastern Long Lions
L 83-103
Derek Hall (20)
Cedric Oliver (4)
Derek Hall (20)
Southorn Stadium
5-9
15
February 26
@Singapore Slingers
L 76-84
Cedric Oliver (19)
Cedric Oliver (15)
Cedric Oliver (5)
OCBC Arena
5-10 :
March : 0–5 (Home: 0–3; Road: 0–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
16
March 5
Hong Kong Eastern Long Lions
L 75-89
Derek Hall (22)
Derek Hall (16)
Luo Jun-Quan (3)
KSHS Gymnasium
5-11
17
March 12
@Singapore Slingers
L 52-76
Derek Hall (18)
Derek Hall (11)
Jay Wey (3)
OCBC Arena
5-12
18
March 18
@Westports Malaysia Dragons
L 78-103
Raymar Jose (25)
Derek Hall (11)
Derek Hall (2)
House of Champions, Gem-In Mall
5-13
19
March 25
Westports Malaysia Dragons
L 108-114
Cedric Oliver (35)
Cedric Oliver (16)
Luo Jun-Quan (8)
KSHS Gymnasium
5-14
20
March 26
Alab Pilipinas
L 85-107
Cedric Oliver (17)
Cedric Oliver (11)
Cedric Oliver (4)
KSHS Gymnasium
5-15 :

## Player statistics
### Regular season

| Player | GP | MPG | PPG | 2P% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG |
| Mikee Reyes | 1 | 28.0 | 14.0 | 40.0% | 40.0% | 0.0% | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Jay Wey | 15 | 20.1 | 5.3 | 51.1% | 21.1% | 66.7% | 2.1 | 1.6 | 1.3 | 0.1 |
| Ku Jen-Chieh | 3 | 5.0 | 1.3 | 100.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
| Luo Jun-Quan | 20 | 11.7 | 4.2 | 51.0% | 40.0% | 68.8% | 1.0 | 1.4 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| Wang Hsin-Kai | 11 | 16.3 | 6.7 | 46.2% | 52.6% | 33.3% | 1.5 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 0.1 |
| Sabatino Chen | Did not play | Did not play | Did not play | Did not play | Did not play | Did not play | Did not play | Did not play | Did not play | Did not play |
| Raymar Jose | 17 | 21.6 | 10.7 | 52.8% | 11.1% | 65.1% | 4.8 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
| Lin Zhong-Xian | 9 | 4.7 | 1.1 | 33.3% | 33.3% | 50.0% | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| Chang Hao-Chun | 20 | 15.4 | 4.7 | 47.5% | 28.3% | 41.7% | 1.5 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.1 |
| Achie Iñigo | 13 | 22.5 | 5.1 | 49.1% | 5.1% | 100.0% | 2.0 | 2.8 | 0.9 | 0.0 |
| Carlos Andrade | 8 | 16.4 | 4.0 | 40.0% | 20.0% | 25.0% | 1.9 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.1 |
| Huang Ya-Chung | 2 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
| Cedric Oliver | 20 | 37.3 | 19.5 | 46.2% | 32.1% | 68.9% | 11.4 | 3.6 | 1.4 | 0.7 |
| Yeh Jia-Jao | 3 | 1.7 | 0.0 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Wesley Hsu | 20 | 24.1 | 10.4 | 45.1% | 40.2% | 80.0% | 2.1 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.1 |
| Derek Hall | 18 | 37.2 | 20.1 | 54.7% | 50.0% | 78.9% | 12.4 | 2.9 | 0.9 | 0.6 |
| Lee Wei-Min | 11 | 8.1 | 1.6 | 41.7% | 33.3% | 33.3% | 1.8 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.1 |
* Reference：

## Transactions
### Additions

| Date | Player | Contract terms | Former Team |
| July 21, 2016 | Sabatino Chen | — | Fubon Braves |
| July 21, 2016 | Carlos Andrade | — | Taiwan Mobile |
| July 22, 2016 | James Tyler | — | Jiangsu Lions |
| July 23, 2016 | Cedric Oliver | — | Vichy-Clermont |
| July 23, 2016 | Wesley Hsu | — | Taichung Pauian Archiland |
| August 2, 2016 | Ku Jen-Chieh | — | NTNU |
| October 15, 2016 | Derek Hall | — | London Lions |
| November 18, 2016 | Willie Miller | — | Pilipinas MX3 Kings |
| November 18, 2016 | Lee Wei-Min | — | Kinmen Kaoliang Liquor |
| November 18, 2016 | Chang Hao-Chun | — | TSU |
| November 18, 2016 | Huang Ya-Chung | — | SCU |
| November 18, 2016 | Luo Jun-Quan | — | OCU |
| November 18, 2016 | Lai Kuan-Yu | — | NTSU |
| November 18, 2016 | Yeh Jia-Jao | — | CNU |
| November 18, 2016 | Lin Zhong-Xian | — | ISU |
| December 3, 2016 | Mikee Reyes | one-day contract, worth unknown | Junior Powerade Tigers |
| December 10, 2016 | Raymar Jose | — | FEU |
| December 10, 2016 | Achie Iñigo | — | FEU |
| December 18, 2016 | Jay Wey | — | USF |
| January 18, 2017 | Wang Hsin-Kai | — | Fubon Braves |

### Subtractions

| Date | Player | Reason | New Team |
| October 14, 2016 | James Tyler | family-related matters | Nakhon Pathom Mad Goat |
| November 28, 2016 | Willie Miller | — | — |
| November 28, 2016 | Lai Kuan-Yu | — | — |
| December 6, 2016 | Mikee Reyes | contract expired | Singapore Slingers |

## Awards
### Players of the Week

| Week | Recipient | Date awarded | Ref. |
| | Cedric Oliver | — | |
| | Raymar Jose | — | |