# 2023–24 Formosa Dreamers season

The 2023–24 Formosa Dreamers season was the franchise's 7th season, its fourth season in the P. LEAGUE+ (PLG). The Dreamers hired Jamie Pearlman as their new head coach.

## Draft

| Round | Pick | Player | Position | Status | School/club team |
| 1 | 3 | Ting Kuang-Hao | F | Local | UCH |

## Standings

| 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 | |

## Game log
### The Interleague Basketball Games

* October 21 5:00pm
* Recap
| Formosa Dreamers | 107–101 | New Taipei CTBC DEA |
| Scoring by quarter: 31–37, 28–23, 24–19, 24–22 |||
| Pts: Lin Chun-Chi 25 Rebs: Giorgi Bezhanishvili 9 Asts: Lin Chun-Chi 5 | | Pts: Dragan Zekovic 20 Rebs: Viktor Gaddefors 9 Asts: Viktor Gaddefors 9 |
* Intercontinental Basketball Stadium, Taichung City Referees: Lai Chien-Chung, Yeh Chun-Hung, Chen Chien-Lin
* October 22 5:00pm
* Recap
| Formosa Dreamers | 87–84 | Kaohsiung Aquas |
| Scoring by quarter: 33–27, 15–17, 14–21, 25–19 |||
* Intercontinental Basketball Stadium, Taichung City Referees: Chen Hung-Ming, Lin Chien-Hung, Peng Shih-Hsuan

### Preseason

2023 preseason game log Total: 2–0 (Home: 1–0; Road: 1–0) :
Preseason : 2–0 (Home: 1–0; Road: 1–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1October 7LioneersW 105–99Giorgi Bezhanishvili (20)Julian Boyd (16)Julian Boyd (4)Keelung Municipal Stadium 3,2861–0
2October 8@KingsW 101–95Julian Boyd (25)Giorgi Bezhanishvili (14)Wu Chia-Chun (7)Keelung Municipal Stadium 3,9982–0 :
2023–24 schedule :

### Regular season

2023–24 game log Total: 24–16 (home: 15–5; road: 9–11) :
November : 2–1 (Home: 1–1; Road: 1–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1November 18SteelersL 93–101Julian Boyd (30)Brandon Gilbeck (13)Lin Chun-Chi (5)Changhua County Stadium 3,1340–1
2November 19BravesW 89–86Lin Chun-Chi (24)Julian Boyd (11)Kenneth Chien (5)Changhua County Stadium 3,6391–1
3November 25@LioneersW 91–73Julian Boyd (28)Chris McCullough (17)Lin C., Wu C. (5)Hsinchu County Stadium 5,1032–1 :
December : 7–0 (Home: 3–0; Road: 4–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
4December 2BravesW 90–76Julian Boyd (23)Julian Boyd (17)Lin C., Wu C. (4)Intercontinental Basketball Stadium 3,0003–1
5December 3LioneersW 95–73Giorgi Bezhanishvili (21)Giorgi Bezhanishvili (13)Lin Chun-Chi (6)Intercontinental Basketball Stadium 2,2414–1
6December 10@SteelersW 91–90Brandon Gilbeck (23)Brandon Gilbeck (14)Wu Chia-Chun (6)Fengshan Arena 2,6865–1
7December 16@PilotsW 85–69Brandon Gilbeck (20)Giorgi Bezhanishvili (12)Lin Chun-Chi (6)Taoyuan Arena 1,2796–1
8December 22SteelersW 96–79Randall Walko (26)Bezhanishvili, Gilbeck (13)Lin Chun-Chi (5)Intercontinental Basketball Stadium 2,8117–1
9December 24@KingsW 120–104Chris McCullough (40)Chris McCullough (18)Lin Chun-Chi (13)Xinzhuang Gymnasium 5,8178–1
10December 31@SteelersW 109–90Julian Boyd (25)Julian Boyd (13)Lin Chun-Chi (7)Fengshan Arena 3,1669–1 :
January : 1–5 (Home: 1–2; Road: 0–3)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
11January 6KingsW 93–76Julian Boyd (23)Chris McCullough (16)Wu Chia-Chun (5)Changhua County Stadium 5,11110–1
12January 7LioneersL 89–94Julian Boyd (19)Julian Boyd (13)Boyd, Lin C., Lu (4)Changhua County Stadium 3,16910–2
13January 14BravesL 84–94Chris McCullough (22)Chris McCullough (16)Boyd, Lu, McCullough (4)Intercontinental Basketball Stadium 3,00010–3
14January 20@KingsL 82–114Lin Chun-Chi (18)Boyd, Gilbeck (6)Lin Chun-Chi (6)Xinzhuang Gymnasium 5,81810–4
15January 27@BravesL 98–103Lu Kuan-Liang (25)Brandon Gilbeck (14)Devyn Marble (8)Taipei Heping Basketball Gymnasium 5,81510–5
16January 31@BravesL 104–111(OT)Chris McCullough (35)Chris McCullough (16)Lin Chun-Chi (8)Taipei Heping Basketball Gymnasium 6,25810–6 :
February : 3–1 (Home: 2–0; Road: 1–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
17February 3KingsW 91–70Randall Walko (22)Brandon Gilbeck (20)Lin C., Marble (3)Changhua County Stadium 5,60011–6
18February 4PilotsW 87–84Brandon Gilbeck (22)Brandon Gilbeck (15)Lin Chun-Chi (5)Changhua County Stadium 2,88812–6
19February 17@BravesW 96–73Devyn Marble (36)Julian Boyd (11)Devyn Marble (5)Taipei Heping Basketball Gymnasium 5,18813–6
PPDFebruary 20SteelersPostponed
PPDFebruary 25@PilotsPostponed
20February 28@PilotsL 82–93Devyn Marble (30)Chris McCullough (11)Lin Chun-Chi (4)Taoyuan Arena 1,98713–7 :
March : 6–2 (Home: 3–0; Road: 3–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
21March 3@SteelersW 102–83Devyn Marble (26)Brandon Gilbeck (15)Lin Chun-Chi (8)Fengshan Arena 2,32814–7
22March 9LioneersW 101–85Lin Chun-Chi (24)Brandon Gilbeck (17)Lin Chun-Chi (6)Intercontinental Basketball Stadium 3,00015–7
23March 10PilotsW 93–88Lin Chun-Chi (20)Julian Boyd (12)Lin Chun-Chi (4)Intercontinental Basketball Stadium 2,67816–7
24March 17@LioneersL 96–98Devyn Marble (28)Brandon Gilbeck (14)Lin Chun-Chi (6)Hsinchu County Stadium 4,79816–8
25March 23@PilotsL 85–89Julian Boyd (22)Chris McCullough (13)Lin Chun-Chi (8)Taoyuan Arena 2,38616–9
26March 26@KingsW 103–101Chris McCullough (26)Chris McCullough (16)Lin Chun-Chi (11)Xinzhuang Gymnasium 3,53217–9
27March 29SteelersW 117–104Julian Boyd (32)Boyd, Gilbeck (9)Devyn Marble (9)Intercontinental Basketball Stadium 2,27618–9
28March 31@KingsW 108–105Chris McCullough (27)Brandon Gilbeck (20)Lin Chun-Chi (5)Xinzhuang Gymnasium 3,96419–9 :
April : 4–4 (Home: 4–1; Road: 0–3)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
29April 5@PilotsL 92–96Chien, McCullough (16)Chris McCullough (8)Lin Chun-Chi (10)Taoyuan Arena 3,38619–10
30April 7@LioneersL 96–98Lin Chun-Chi (21)Brandon Gilbeck (17)Devyn Marble (7)Hsinchu County Stadium 4,67519–11
31April 13KingsL 94–116Lin Chun-Chi (22)Chris McCullough (12)Lin Chun-Chi (7)Changhua County Stadium 3,19019–12
32April 14PilotsW 97–80Julian Boyd (18)Chris McCullough (12)Lin Chun-Chi (13)Changhua County Stadium 2,80920–12
33April 19KingsW 97–93Devyn Marble (29)Chris McCullough (18)Lin Chun-Chi (8)Intercontinental Basketball Stadium 3,00021–12
34April 21@SteelersL 100–103Julian Boyd (31)Chris McCullough (20)Lin Chun-Chi (5)Fengshan Arena 1,65321–13
35April 27LioneersW 93–66Chris McCullough (20)Brandon Gilbeck (17)Lin Chun-Chi (5)Intercontinental Basketball Stadium 2,48222–13
36April 28SteelersW 102–99 (OT)Chris McCullough (38)Chris McCullough (17)Lin Chun-Chi (7)Intercontinental Basketball Stadium 2,27223–13 :
May : 1–3 (Home: 1–1; Road: 0–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
37May 5@BravesL 74–79Chris McCullough (22)Boyd, McCullough (18)Devyn Marble (5)Taipei Heping Basketball Gymnasium 5,82423–14
38May 11BravesW 85–81Lin Chun-Chi (25)Chris McCullough (18)Lin Chun-Chi (8)Intercontinental Basketball Stadium 3,00024–14
39May 12PilotsL 88–90 (OT)Lin Chun-Chi (20)Brandon Gilbeck (13)Lin Chun-Chi (7)Intercontinental Basketball Stadium 3,00024–15
40May 18@LioneersL 87–99Julian Boyd (20)Julian Boyd (10)Lin Chun-Chi (10)Hsinchu County Stadium 5,80424–16 :
2023–24 schedule :

### Playoffs

2024 playoffs game log Total: 2–4 (home: 2–1; road: 0–3) :
Playoffs : 2–4 (Home: 2–1; Road: 0–3)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1May 24KingsW 89–88Chris McCullough (24)Chris McCullough (13)Lin Chun-Chi (6)Intercontinental Basketball Stadium 3,0001–0
2May 26KingsL 86–90Chris McCullough (23)Chris McCullough (16)Devyn Marble (9)Intercontinental Basketball Stadium 3,0001–1
3May 28@KingsL 89–96Chris McCullough (27)Chris McCullough (14)Lin Chun-Chi (7)Xinzhuang Gymnasium 6,0731–2
4May 30@KingsL 73–87Julian Boyd (25)Brandon Gilbeck (15)Lin Chun-Chi (7)Xinzhuang Gymnasium 6,3941–3
5June 1KingsW 96–76Chris McCullough (19)Boyd, McCullough (11)Lin Chun-Chi (10)Intercontinental Basketball Stadium 3,0002–3
6June 3@KingsL 88–97Chris McCullough (22)Julian Boyd (11)Lin Chun-Chi (5)Xinzhuang Gymnasium 5,2602–4 :
2023–24 schedule :

## Player statistics
### Regular season

| Player | GP | MPG | PPG | 2P% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG |
| Giorgi Bezhanishvili$^‡$ | 5 | 31:38 | 15.80 | 56.41% | 22.58% | 50.00% | 11.00 | 2.60 | 0.40 | 0.00 |
| Julian Boyd | 34 | 31:48 | 17.41 | 50.97% | 27.40% | 68.42% | 10.50 | 1.91 | 1.56 | 0.97 |
| Chen Jen-Jei | 32 | 21:17 | 7.38 | 42.35% | 33.08% | 80.00% | 2.56 | 0.91 | 0.72 | 0.00 |
| Kenneth Chien | 35 | 19:40 | 4.54 | 36.89% | 21.43% | 54.55% | 1.83 | 1.37 | 0.91 | 0.09 |
| Chou Po-Chen | 23 | 12:29 | 1.09 | 57.14% | 22.22% | 18.75% | 2.43 | 0.22 | 0.26 | 0.26 |
| Douglas Creighton | 35 | 16:50 | 4.11 | 33.33% | 34.15% | 100.00% | 2.06 | 1.03 | 0.34 | 0.11 |
| Brandon Gilbeck | 38 | 29:35 | 11.26 | 58.46% | 0.00% | 55.36% | 11.71 | 0.63 | 0.92 | 2.50 |
| Lee Te-Wei | 15 | 06:43 | 1.40 | 33.33% | 33.33% | 0.00% | 1.20 | 0.07 | 0.27 | 0.00 |
| Lin Chun-Chi | 40 | 32:09 | 15.48 | 48.33% | 37.17% | 81.06% | 4.18 | 6.15 | 0.80 | 0.00 |
| Lin Yao-Tsung | 8 | 01:41 | 0.00 | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.50 | 0.00 | 0.13 | 0.00 |
| Lu Kuan-Liang | 35 | 24:25 | 6.46 | 41.84% | 31.97% | 60.00% | 2.63 | 1.80 | 0.66 | 0.03 |
| Devyn Marble$^≠$ | 17 | 29:41 | 18.59 | 50.00% | 28.13% | 59.60% | 5.76 | 4.41 | 1.82 | 0.29 |
| Chris McCullough | 26 | 35:03 | 20.08 | 48.68% | 27.22% | 65.19% | 12.81 | 2.15 | 1.65 | 1.00 |
| Ting Kuang-Hao | 10 | 01:54 | 0.40 | 40.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.30 | 0.10 | 0.30 | 0.00 |
| Randall Walko | 31 | 28:12 | 9.81 | 38.61% | 35.33% | 81.67% | 4.29 | 1.29 | 0.52 | 0.23 |
| Wang Chen-Yuan$^‡$ | 3 | 02:34 | 0.00 | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00 | 0.67 | 0.33 | 0.00 |
| Wu Chia-Chun | 29 | 15:54 | 3.14 | 37.84% | 16.67% | 85.00% | 1.66 | 2.00 | 0.62 | 0.00 |
| Wu Sung-Wei | 12 | 01:22 | 0.50 | 0.00% | 28.57% | 0.00% | 0.08 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Yang Shen-Yen | 9 | 01:32 | 0.33 | 50.00% | 0.00% | 50.00% | 0.33 | 0.00 | 0.11 | 0.00 |
$^‡$ Waived during the season $^≠$ Acquired during the season

### Playoffs

| Player | GP | MPG | PPG | 2P% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG |
| Julian Boyd | 4 | 31:17 | 18.75 | 50.00% | 43.75% | 80.00% | 11.50 | 2.25 | 1.75 | 0.75 |
| Chen Jen-Jei | 6 | 23:15 | 8.00 | 52.17% | 28.00% | 50.00% | 3.33 | 0.17 | 0.33 | 0.00 |
| Kenneth Chien | 6 | 19:22 | 6.67 | 38.10% | 36.84% | 37.50% | 1.17 | 0.33 | 0.67 | 0.00 |
| Chou Po-Chen | 4 | 11:46 | 0.50 | 100.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.50 | 0.00 |
| Douglas Creighton | 5 | 12:22 | 2.20 | 50.00% | 27.27% | 0.00% | 1.40 | 1.00 | 0.40 | 0.20 |
| Brandon Gilbeck | 6 | 28:33 | 8.83 | 58.82% | 0.00% | 48.15% | 9.50 | 1.17 | 1.33 | 1.17 |
| Lee Te-Wei | 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 |
| Lin Chun-Chi | 6 | 29:34 | 9.83 | 37.14% | 35.29% | 83.33% | 3.50 | 6.83 | 1.17 | 0.00 |
| Lin Yao-Tsung | 1 | 00:42 | 0.00 | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Lu Kuan-Liang | 6 | 20:59 | 4.50 | 30.77% | 24.00% | 50.00% | 2.00 | 1.50 | 1.00 | 0.00 |
| Devyn Marble | 3 | 29:16 | 12.67 | 37.50% | 21.05% | 80.00% | 5.33 | 5.67 | 0.67 | 0.00 |
| Chris McCullough | 5 | 36:53 | 23.00 | 50.85% | 24.24% | 52.54% | 12.60 | 0.80 | 2.40 | 1.80 |
| Ting Kuang-Hao | 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 |
| Randall Walko | 6 | 23:22 | 4.17 | 27.27% | 27.78% | 80.00% | 2.83 | 0.83 | 0.50 | 0.50 |
| Wu Chia-Chun | 3 | 20:30 | 9.33 | 33.33% | 50.00% | 100.00% | 2.67 | 2.67 | 0.67 | 0.00 |
| Wu Sung-Wei | 1 | 00:42 | 0.00 | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Yang Shen-Yen | 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 |

## Transactions
### Overview

| Players Added Via draft Ting Kuang-Hao Free agency Giorgi Bezhanishvili Julian Boyd Devyn Marble Wang Chen-Yuan | Players Lost Free agency Ilkan Karaman Wu Yung-Sheng Waived Giorgi Bezhanishvili Wang Chen-Yuan |

### Free Agency
#### Re-signed

| Date | Player | Contract terms |
| July 24, 2023 | Randall Walko | 2-year contract, worth unknown |
| August 4, 2023 | Douglas Creighton | 2-year contract, worth unknown |
| August 4, 2023 | Lin Chun-Chi | 4-year contract, worth unknown |
| August 4, 2023 | Wu Sung-Wei | 1-year contract, worth unknown |
| August 4, 2023 | Yang Shen-Yen | 2-year contract, worth unknown |
| August 15, 2023 | Brandon Gilbeck | — |

#### Additions

| Date | Player | Contract terms | Former team |
| July 26, 2023 | Ting Kuang-Hao | — | UCH |
| August 30, 2023 | Giorgi Bezhanishvili | — | Vancouver Bandits |
| September 1, 2023 | Julian Boyd | — | Changhua BLL |
| December 26, 2023 | Devyn Marble | — | Hapoel Galil Elyon |
| April 24, 2024 | Wang Chen-Yuan | — | Changhua BLL |

#### Subtractions

| Date | Player | Reason | New Team |
| June 30, 2023 | Wu Yung-Sheng | contract expired | Taipei Fubon Braves |
| October 27, 2023 | Ilkan Karaman | contract expired | Çayırova Belediyesi |
| January 2, 2024 | Giorgi Bezhanishvili | contract terminated | Iowa Wolves |
| January 10, 2024 | Wang Chen-Yuan | contract terminated | Changhua BLL |

## Awards
### End-of-Season Awards

| Recipient | Award |
| Brandon Gilbeck | Blocks Leader |
| Brandon Gilbeck | All-Defensive Team |
| Brandon Gilbeck | Defensive Player of the Year |
| Brandon Gilbeck | All-PLG 2nd Team |
| Chloe | PLG Cheerleader Ms. Popular |
| Han Chun-Kai | GM of the Year |
| Randall Walko | All-Defensive Team |
| Randall Walko | All-PLG 2nd Team |
| Chris McCullough | Comeback Player of the Year |
| Lin Chun-Chi | All-PLG Team |

### Players of the Week

| Week | Recipient | Date awarded |
| Week 4 | Lin Chun-Chi | December 2 - December 3 |
| Week 7 | Chris McCullough | December 22 - December 24 |
| Week 18 | Lin Chun-Chi | March 9 - March 10 |
| Week 23 | Lin Chun-Chi | April 13 - April 14 |

### Players of the Month

| Recipient | Month awarded | Ref. |
| Lin Chun-Chi | December | |
| Lin Chun-Chi | April | |