# 2022–23 Hsinchu JKO Lioneers season

The 2022–23 Hsinchu JKO Lioneers season was the franchise's 3rd season, its third season in the P. LEAGUE+ (PLG), its 3rd in Hsinchu County. The Lioneers are coached by Lin Kuan-Lun in his third year as head coach. On July 26, 2022, the Lioneers announced that Kenny Kao has resigned from general manager and named president Hu Lung-Chih as the new general manager.

## Draft

| Round | Pick | Player | Position | Status | School/club team |
| 1 | 5 | Ifeanyi Eboka | F | Foreign student | SHU |
| 2 | 10 | Tseng Po-Yu | G | Local | MDU |

## Standings

| 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 | |

## Roster

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

## Game log
### Interleague play

* September 17 1:00pm
* boxscore
| Taiwan Beer | 90–97 (OT) | Hsinchu JKO Lioneers |
| Scoring by quarter: 18–15, 22–28, 26–16, 16–23, Overtime: 8–15 |||
| Pts: Humphery Gabriel 22 Rebs: Humphery Gabriel 11 Asts: Humphery Gabriel 6 | | Pts: Ifeanyi Eboka 19 Rebs: Ifeanyi Eboka 15 Asts: Lin Yi-Huei 4 |
* Taipei Heping Basketball Gymnasium, Taipei City Referees: Lin Yuan-Tien, Huang Po-Wei, Yen Shih-Hsuan
* September 19 5:00pm
* boxscore
| Hsinchu JKO Lioneers | 68–76 | New Taipei CTBC DEA |
| Scoring by quarter: 10–19, 14–22, 19–26, 25–9 |||
| Pts: Chu Yun-Hao 14 Rebs: Ifeanyi Eboka 11 Asts: Lin Ming-Yi 4 | | Pts: Al Bachir 28 Rebs: Jonah Morrison 12 Asts: Al Bachir 4 |
* Taipei Heping Basketball Gymnasium, Taipei City
* September 20 7:00pm
* boxscore
| Bank of Taiwan | 87–86 | Hsinchu JKO Lioneers |
| Scoring by quarter: 12–20, 22–29, 23–19, 30–18 |||
| Pts: Chen You-Hsu 21 Rebs: Chen You-Hsu 13 Asts: Chang Chia-He 5 | | Pts: Ifeanyi Eboka 19 Rebs: Ifeanyi Eboka 8 Asts: Kao Kuo-Hao 5 |
* Taipei Heping Basketball Gymnasium, Taipei City
* September 22 5:00pm
* boxscore
| Taoyuan Leopards | 69–87 | Hsinchu JKO Lioneers |
| Scoring by quarter: 20–21, 16–18, 10–30, 23–18 |||
| Pts: Cheng Wei 26 Rebs: Liu Yuan-Kai 8 Asts: Cheng, Lu 3 each | | Pts: Ifeanyi Eboka 18 Rebs: Ifeanyi Eboka 10 Asts: Tseng Po-Yu 6 |
* Taipei Heping Basketball Gymnasium, Taipei City
* September 23 3:00pm
* boxscore
| Hsinchu JKO Lioneers | 80–59 | Taichung Suns |
| Scoring by quarter: 22–15, 18–14, 12–18, 28–12 |||
| Pts: Kuo Shao-Chieh 23 Rebs: Kao Kuo-Hao 12 Asts: Kao, Lin M. 7 each | | Pts: Bayasgalan Delgerchuluun 19 Rebs: Sun Szu-Yao 8 Asts: Chang Chia-Jung 3 |
* Taipei Heping Basketball Gymnasium, Taipei City Referees: Huang Chen-Feng, Chen Chao-Ying, Hsieh Chieh-Lung

#### Quarterfinals

* September 25 3:00pm
* boxscore
| Chinese Taipei National Training Team | 95–79 | Hsinchu JKO Lioneers |
| Scoring by quarter: 31–17, 22–24, 23–16, 19–22 |||
| Pts: Will Artino 26 Rebs: Will Artino 8 Asts: Kao Chin-Wei 9 | | Pts: Tseng Po-Yu 16 Rebs: Ifeanyi Eboka 9 Asts: Kuo, Tseng 3 each |
* Taipei Heping Basketball Gymnasium, Taipei City Referees: Huang Yung-Chu, Huang Yu-Ming, Hsieh Chieh-Lung

### Preseason

2022 preseason game log Total: 1–1 (Home: 0–1; Road: 1–0) :
Preseason : 1–1 (Home: 0–1; Road: 1–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1October 8DreamersL 100–115Will Artino (20)Anthony Bennett (10)Kao Kuo-Hao (7)Fengshan Arena 4,2050–1
2October 10@SteelersW 111–102Will Artino (24)Anthony Bennett (13)Kao Kuo-Hao (6)Fengshan Arena 3,3061–1 :
2022–23 schedule :

### Regular season

2022–23 game log Total: 13–27 (Home: 10–10; Road: 3–17) :
November : 3–2 (Home: 2–0; Road: 1–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1November 5@BravesL 94–102Sim Bhullar (28)Sim Bhullar (17)Tien Hao (7)Taipei Heping Basketball Gymnasium 7,0000–1
2November 13@KingsL 78–113Terrico White (22)Sim Bhullar (14)Terrico White (4)Xinzhuang Gymnasium 4,1630–2
3November 19SteelersW 89–83Terrico White (24)Will Artino (16)Terrico White (7)Hsinchu County Stadium 5,2381–2
4November 20BravesW 108–104 (2OT)Sim Bhullar (22)Sim Bhullar (18)Kao Kuo-Hao (6)Hsinchu County Stadium 5,6122–2
5November 29@SteelersW 102–101Sim Bhullar (29)Sim Bhullar (15)Tien Hao (11)Fengshan Arena 2,5053–2 :
December : 3–4 (Home: 3–1; Road: 0–3)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
6December 3DreamersW 82–77Will Artino (18)Will Artino (17)Will Artino (5)Hsinchu County Stadium 4,7484–2
7December 4PilotsL 80–94Terrico White (22)Sim Bhullar (14)Terrico White (4)Hsinchu County Stadium 4,0624–3
8December 10@PilotsL 79–102Tien Hao (24)Sim Bhullar (12)Tien Hao (6)Taoyuan Arena 3,2864–4
9December 18@BravesL 98–114Terrico White (34)Will Artino (15)Lee, Tien, Tseng (4)Taipei Heping Basketball Gymnasium 5,5684–5
10December 24@PilotsL 60–103Will Artino (20)Will Artino (10)Kao Kuo-Hao (3)Taoyuan Arena 2,6584–6
11December 27SteelersW 109–85Terrico White (28)Will Artino (22)Kao Kuo-Hao (5)Hsinchu County Stadium 3,5175–6
12December 31DreamersW 102–97Kao Kuo-Hao (34)Will Artino (16)Will Artino (7)Hsinchu County Stadium 5,2476–6 :
January : 3–4 (Home: 3–2; Road: 0–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
13January 1PilotsL 90–105Anthony Bennett (24)Anthony Bennett (11)Tien Hao (8)Hsinchu County Stadium 4,5746–7
14January 7KingsL 85–101Terrico White (16)Will Artino (20)Kao Kuo-Hao (4)Hsinchu County Stadium 4,1776–8
15January 8BravesW 94–92Anthony Bennett (27)Anthony Bennett (17)Bennett, Kao (6)Hsinchu County Stadium 5,3897–8
16January 13DreamersW 87–80Anthony Bennett (28)Artino, Bennett (15)Kao Kuo-Hao (10)Hsinchu County Stadium 3,9148–8
17January 14KingsW 107–106Anthony Bennett (35)Anthony Bennett (12)Lee Chia-Jui (5)Hsinchu County Stadium 4,6949–8
18January 28@DreamersL 99–123Will Artino (19)Will Artino (10)Bennett, Tseng (4)Intercontinental Basketball Stadium 3,0009–9
19January 31@PilotsL 70–88Anthony Bennett (30)Anthony Bennett (17)Tseng Po-Yu (6)Taoyuan Arena 2,6889–10 :
February : 1–6 (Home: 1–4; Road: 0–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
20February 5SteelersW 89–86Anthony Bennett (33)Anthony Bennett (13)Will Artino (7)Hsinchu County Stadium 5,58210–10
21February 7PilotsL 92–106Anthony Bennett (22)Anthony Bennett (9)Bennett, Hsiao, White (3)Hsinchu County Stadium 3,56010–11
22February 12@PilotsL 81–95Anthony Bennett (26)Anthony Bennett (15)Ifeanyi Eboka (3)Taoyuan Arena 2,36710–12
23February 19KingsL 85–102Anthony Bennett (33)Anthony Bennett (23)Anthony Bennett (5)Hsinchu County Stadium 5,59710–13
24February 21@BravesL 101–131Terrico White (25)Anthony Bennett (8)Terrico White (8)Taipei Heping Basketball Gymnasium 4,96510–14
25February 25SteelersL 82–95Terrico White (25)Will Artino (15)Artino, Hsiao (4)Hsinchu County Stadium 8,00010–15
26February 26DreamersL 94–100Terrico White (28)Will Artino (14)Will Artino (5)Hsinchu County Stadium 4,52710–16 :
March : 1–3 (Home: 0–0; Road: 1–3)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
27March 5@DreamersL 93–111Anthony Bennett (23)Will Artino (17)Tien Hao (6)Intercontinental Basketball Stadium 3,00010–17
28March 11@SteelersW 85–76Will Artino (22)Will Artino (28)Jeremy Tyler (3)Fengshan Arena 5,12711–17
29March 19@BravesL 99–112Will Artino (42)Will Artino (17)Kao Kuo-Hao (6)Taipei Heping Basketball Gymnasium 6,08811–18
30March 26@DreamersL 103–116Jeremy Tyler (32)Jeremy Tyler (16)Kao Kuo-Hao (6)Intercontinental Basketball Stadium 2,52611–19 :
April : 1–4 (Home: 0–0; Road: 1–4)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
31April 2@KingsW 98–73Jeremy Tyler (40)Lee Chia-Jui (15)Kao Kuo-Hao (7)Xinzhuang Gymnasium 2,87512–19
32April 8@SteelersL 103–112Kao Kuo-Hao (29)Will Artino (19)Tien Hao (5)Fengshan Arena 4,32112–20
33April 15@DreamersL 85–89Will Artino (24)Will Artino (15)Will Artino (5)Intercontinental Basketball Stadium 2,65912–21
34April 22@SteelersL 88–113Sung Yu-Hsuan (20)Kao Kuo-Hao (12)Kao Kuo-Hao (11)Fengshan Arena 4,89212–22
35April 29@KingsL 91–103Anthony Bennett (27)Will Artino (17)Kao Kuo-Hao (7)Xinzhuang Gymnasium 3,54412–23 :
May : 1–4 (Home: 1–3; Road: 0–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
36May 1BravesL 87–114Bennett, Kao (20)Will Artino (21)Anthony Bennett (4)Hsinchu County Stadium 5,00612–24
37May 5PilotsL 78–89Kuo Shao-Chieh (14)Will Artino (15)Chiang, Lu (4)Hsinchu County Stadium 4,01012–25
PPDMay 7@KingsPostponed
38May 9@KingsL 95–104Kao Kuo-Hao (22)Anthony Bennett (11)Anthony Bennett (5)Xinzhuang Gymnasium 2,96212–26
39May 13KingsW 110–95Jeremy Tyler (28)Jeremy Tyler (26)Kao Kuo-Hao (10)Hsinchu County Stadium 6,02313–26
40May 14BravesL 88–94Artino, Kao (18)Will Artino (17)Kao Kuo-Hao (5)Hsinchu County Stadium 5,37613–27 :
2022–23 schedule :

## Player statistics
### Regular season

| Player | GP | MPG | PPG | 2P% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG |
| Will Artino | 28 | 37:19 | 19.57 | 48.31% | 20.69% | 46.59% | 15.00 | 3.32 | 1.79 | 0.86 |
| Anthony Bennett | 17 | 39:42 | 22.59 | 51.06% | 33.14% | 75.82% | 12.24 | 2.88 | 3.29 | 0.65 |
| Sim Bhullar | 6 | 34:31 | 18.33 | 63.38% | 0.00% | 38.46% | 15.00 | 1.00 | 0.50 | 1.50 |
| Chen Tse-Yu | 4 | 05:20 | 2.25 | 40.00% | 33.33% | 50.00% | 0.25 | 0.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Chiang Kuang-Chien | 19 | 09:44 | 1.84 | 40.00% | 17.65% | 66.67% | 0.47 | 0.42 | 0.16 | 0.16 |
| Chu Yun-Hao | 27 | 27:21 | 8.07 | 48.65% | 34.40% | 58.62% | 2.04 | 1.56 | 0.85 | 0.11 |
| Ifeanyi Eboka | 36 | 15:54 | 5.28 | 43.82% | 18.18% | 46.67% | 4.50 | 0.58 | 0.67 | 0.58 |
| Hsiao Shun-Yi | 30 | 25:53 | 9.13 | 51.58% | 29.63% | 62.79% | 4.63 | 1.43 | 1.20 | 0.37 |
| Kao Kuo-Hao | 30 | 37:13 | 14.93 | 41.04% | 36.67% | 79.75% | 4.23 | 4.33 | 1.60 | 0.07 |
| Kuo Shao-Chieh | 37 | 14:00 | 3.97 | 46.94% | 26.32% | 74.29% | 1.38 | 0.59 | 0.46 | 0.00 |
| Lee Chia-Jui | 37 | 15:11 | 4.86 | 35.51% | 31.18% | 56.67% | 2.84 | 1.05 | 0.38 | 0.27 |
| Lin Ming-Yi | 9 | 11:12 | 1.44 | 50.00% | 11.11% | 50.00% | 0.89 | 1.00 | 0.78 | 0.11 |
| Lin Yi-Huei | 7 | 16:20 | 3.43 | 25.00% | 31.25% | 33.33% | 1.00 | 1.71 | 0.29 | 0.14 |
| Lu Chi-Min | 30 | 09:17 | 1.20 | 25.00% | 13.64% | 42.86% | 1.03 | 0.67 | 0.27 | 0.03 |
| Sung Yu-Hsuan | 23 | 09:53 | 3.74 | 55.71% | 0.00% | 88.89% | 1.09 | 0.74 | 0.13 | 0.00 |
| Tien Hao | 28 | 24:18 | 6.07 | 47.73% | 32.35% | 74.07% | 2.04 | 3.50 | 1.04 | 0.11 |
| Tseng Po-Yu | 38 | 21:24 | 5.42 | 41.09% | 25.68% | 69.35% | 1.66 | 1.53 | 0.58 | 0.00 |
| Jeremy Tyler | 11 | 31:34 | 17.55 | 42.77% | 22.45% | 64.86% | 10.73 | 1.55 | 1.18 | 0.27 |
| Terrico White | 18 | 41:01 | 20.39 | 48.98% | 29.17% | 66.04% | 7.00 | 3.67 | 1.56 | 0.33 |

## Transactions
### Free agency
#### Re-signed

| Date | Player | Contract terms | Ref. |
| August 5, 2022 | Sim Bhullar | — | |
| September 14, 2022 | Iong Ngai-San | development player contract | |

#### Additions

| Date | Player | Contract terms | Former team |
| August 5, 2022 | Will Artino | — | Tainan TSG GhostHawks |
| August 9, 2022 | Chiang Kuang-Chien | — | Taoyuan Pauian Archiland |
| August 10, 2022 | Lu Chi-Min | — | Taiwan Beer |
| August 16, 2022 | Tseng Po-Yu | — | Kaohsiung Jeoutai Technology |
| August 19, 2022 | Anthony Bennett | — | Kaohsiung Steelers |
| September 16, 2022 | Ifeanyi Eboka | — | SHU Tigers |
| October 21, 2022 | Terrico White | — | Brujos de Guayama |
| February 2, 2023 | Chen Tse-Yu | — | New Taipei Yulon Luxgen Dinos |
| March 3, 2023 | Jeremy Tyler | — | Piratas de Quebradillas |

#### Subtractions

| Date | Player | Reason | New Team |
| June 27, 2022 | Elliot Tan | retirement | — |
| July 19, 2022 | Mike Bruesewitz | — | Mineros de Zacatecas |
| July 22, 2022 | Wu Tai-Hao | contract expired | Tainan TSG GhostHawks |
| August 1, 2022 | Nick Faust | — | Al-Ahli |
| December 15, 2022 | Lin Yi-Huei | contract terminated | Taoyuan Leopards |
| December 16, 2022 | Sim Bhullar | contract terminated | Tainan TSG GhostHawks |
| January 24, 2023 | Lin Ming-Yi | mutually agreed to part ways | Taichung Suns |
| March 17, 2023 | Terrico White | waived | Al-Najma |

## Awards
### End-of-season awards

| Recipient | Award |
| Hsinchu JKO Lioneers | Best Home Court |
| Hsiao Shun-Yi | All-Defensive Team |
| Kao Kuo-Hao | All-Defensive Team |
| Kao Kuo-Hao | All-PLG Second Team |

### Players of the Week

| Week | Recipient | Date awarded |
| Week 3 | Kao Kuo-Hao | November 19 - November 20 |
| Week 9 | Kao Kuo-Hao | December 31 - January 1 |
| Week 11 | Anthony Bennett | January 13 - January 15 |