# 2021–22 Taichung Wagor Suns season

The 2021–22 Taichung Wagor Suns season was the franchise's 1st season, its first season in the T1 League. The Suns were coached by Iurgi Caminos in his first year as their head coach, with Wang Wei-Chieh as their general manager.

## Draft

| Round | Player | Position(s) | School / Club team |
| 1 | Yu Chu-Hsiang | Power forward / center | SHU |
| 2 | Yang Cheng-Han | Shooting guard | FJU |
* Reference：

## Preseason
### Game log

2021 preseason game log Total: 0–1 (home: 0–1; road: 0–0) :
Preseason : 0–1 (home: 0–1; road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1
November 13
HeroBears
L 74–88
Ting Sheng-Ju (13)
Sun Szu-Yao (16)
Ting Sheng-Ju (5)
Kaohsiung Arena 3,288
0–1 :
Color： Win  Lose  Schedule :

## Regular season
### Standings

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | PCT | GB | Qualification |
| 1 | Kaohsiung Aquas | 30 | 23 | 7 | .767 | — | Advance to semifinals |
| 2 | Taichung Wagor Suns | 30 | 20 | 10 | .667 | 3 | Advance to semifinals |
| 3 | New Taipei CTBC DEA | 30 | 17 | 13 | .567 | 6 | Advance to semifinals |
| 4 | TaiwanBeer HeroBears | 30 | 16 | 14 | .533 | 7 | Advance to play-in |
| 5 | Taoyuan Leopards | 30 | 8 | 22 | .267 | 15 | Advance to play-in |
| 6 | Tainan TSG GhostHawks | 30 | 6 | 24 | .200 | 17 | |

### Game log

2021–22 regular season game log Total: 20–10 (home: 10–5; road: 10–5) :
December : 2–2 (home: 2–0; road: 0–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1
December 11
@ HeroBears
L 111–117
Sani Sakakini (40)
Sani Sakakini (16)
Sani Sakakini (7)
University of Taipei Tianmu Campus Gymnasium
0–1
2
December 19
@ Aquas
L 81–92
Sani Sakakini (24)
Alonzo Gee (22)
Alonzo Gee (5)
Kaohsiung Arena 3,507
0–2
3
December 25
HeroBears
W 110–102
Sani Sakakini (29)
Sani Sakakini (9)
Ting Sheng-Ju (5)
National Taiwan University of Sport Gymnasium
1–2
4
December 26
Aquas
W 93–88
Sani Sakakini (31)
Sani Sakakini (10)
Ting Sheng-Ju (5)
National Taiwan University of Sport Gymnasium
2–2 :
January : 5–3 (home: 1–3; road: 4–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
5
January 1
DEA
L 85–95
Jordan Heading (17)
Sani Sakakini (13)
Sani Sakakini (6)
National Taiwan University of Sport Gymnasium
2–3
6
January 2
HeroBears
L 88–95
Sani Sakakini (23)
Alonzo Gee (9) Sani Sakakini (9)
Alonzo Gee (4) Julian Wright (4)
National Taiwan University of Sport Gymnasium
2–4
7
January 8
HeroBears
L 84–91
Jordan Heading (25)
Sani Sakakini (21)
Ting Sheng-Ju (6) Sani Sakakini (6) Julian Wright (6)
National Taiwan University of Sport Gymnasium
2–5
8
January 9
Leopards
W 101–74
Sani Sakakini (23)
Julian Wright (12)
Ting Sheng-Ju (6)
National Taiwan University of Sport Gymnasium
3–5
9
January 16
@ Leopards
W 119–115
Sani Sakakini (35)
Sani Sakakini (20)
Ting Sheng-Ju (7)
Chung Yuan Christian University Gymnasium No In-Person Attendance
4–5
10
January 23
@ DEA
W 99–92
Sani Sakakini (23) Jordan Heading (23)
Sani Sakakini (17)
Ting Sheng-Ju (7)
Xinzhuang Gymnasium
5–5
11
January 28
@ Aquas
W 104–89
Sani Sakakini (31)
Sani Sakakini (15)
Sani Sakakini (5)
Kaohsiung Arena No In-Person Attendance
6–5
12
January 30
@ GhostHawks
W 98–95
Jordan Heading (28)
Sani Sakakini (11)
Ting Sheng-Ju (7)
Chia Nan University of Pharmacy and Science Shao Tsung Gymnasium
7–5 :
February : 2–2 (home: 1–1; road: 1–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
February 6
@ Leopards
Postponed to April 29
13
February 12
@ Aquas
L 71–87
Sani Sakakini (24)
Sani Sakakini (22)
Ting Sheng-Ju (4) Julian Wright (4)
Kaohsiung Arena
7–6
14
February 20
@ HeroBears
W 115–95
Jordan Heading (36)
Sani Sakakini (12)
Anthony Tucker (7)
Taipei Heping Basketball Gymnasium
8–6
15
February 27
Leopards
W 108–102
Sani Sakakini (29)
Sani Sakakini (14)
Anthony Tucker (5)
National Taiwan University of Sport Gymnasium
9–6
16
February 28
Aquas
L 113–122 (OT)
Jordan Heading (36)
Sun Szu-Yao (10)
Sani Sakakini (4)
National Taiwan University of Sport Gymnasium
9–7 :
March : 5–1 (home: 3–1; road: 2–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
17
March 5
@ DEA
W 113–105
Chen Ching-Huan (26)
Sani Sakakini (14)
Sani Sakakini (11)
Xinzhuang Gymnasium
10–7
18
March 12
GhostHawks
W 115–91
Sani Sakakini (26)
Sani Sakakini (16)
Anthony Tucker (6)
National Taiwan University of Sport Gymnasium
11–7
19
March 13
Aquas
L 81–98
Sani Sakakini (26)
Sani Sakakini (14)
Su Yi-Chin (5)
National Taiwan University of Sport Gymnasium 4,678
11–8
20
March 19
@ GhostHawks
W 112–85
Chen Ching-Huan (32)
Sani Sakakini (17)
Sani Sakakini (10)
Chia Nan University of Pharmacy and Science Shao Tsung Gymnasium
12–8
21
March 26
DEA
W 116–97
Sani Sakakini (33)
Sani Sakakini (15)
Sani Sakakini (8)
National Taiwan University of Sport Gymnasium 4,877
13–8
22
March 27
Leopards
W 98–93
Anthony Tucker (33)
Sani Sakakini (21)
Sani Sakakini (8)
National Taiwan University of Sport Gymnasium
14–8 :
April : 5–1 (home: 3–0; road: 2–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
23
April 2
GhostHawks
W 105–88
Jordan Heading (25)
Sani Sakakini (13)
Sani Sakakini (12)
National Taiwan University of Sport Gymnasium
15–8
April 3
@ Leopards
Postponed to May 8
24
April 9
@ HeroBears
L 118–119 (OT)
Anthony Tucker (38)
Sani Sakakini (12)
Anthony Tucker (9)
University of Taipei Tianmu Campus Gymnasium No In-Person Attendance
15–9
25
April 16
DEA
W 109–99
Sani Sakakini (25)
Sani Sakakini (13)
Anthony Tucker (10)
National Taiwan University of Sport Gymnasium
16–9
26
April 17
GhostHawks
W 126–101
Sani Sakakini (29)
Aaron Geramipoor (10)
Anthony Tucker (6)
National Taiwan University of Sport Gymnasium
17–9
27
April 24
@ GhostHawks
W 119–111
Jordan Heading (44)
Sani Sakakini (12) Su Yi-Chin (12)
Anthony Tucker (11)
Chia Nan University of Pharmacy and Science Shao Tsung Gymnasium
18–9
28
April 29
@ Leopards
W 112–97
Sani Sakakini (20)
Sani Sakakini (19)
Anthony Tucker (7)
Chung Yuan Christian University Gymnasium
19–9 :
May : 1–1 (home: 0–0; road: 1–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
29
May 1
@ DEA
L 106–110
Anthony Tucker (24)
Aaron Geramipoor (14)
Ting Sheng-Ju (5)
Xinzhuang Gymnasium
19–10
May 8
@ Leopards
Postponed to May 20
30
May 20
@ Leopards
W 127–125 (OT)
Anthony Tucker (44)
Sani Sakakini (15)
Sani Sakakini (4) Anthony Tucker (4) Julian Wright (4)
Taoyuan Arena
20–10 :
Color： Win  Lose  Postponed  Schedule :

### Regular season note

* Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Taoyuan, the Taoyuan City Government and Taoyuan Leopards declared that the games at the Chung Yuan Christian University Gymnasium would play behind closed doors since January 15 to 16.
* Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Taiwan, the T1 League declared that the game on February 6 would postpone to April 29. And the games at the Kaohsiung Arena would play behind closed doors since January 28 to 30.
* Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Taiwan, the T1 League declared that the game on April 3 would postpone to May 8.
* Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Taiwan, the T1 League declared that the games at the University of Taipei Tianmu Campus Gymnasium would play behind closed doors since April 4 to 10.
* Due to the Taoyuan Leopards could not reach the minimum player number, the T1 League declared that the game on May 8 would postpone to May 20.

## Playoffs
### Game log

2022 playoffs game log Total: 2–4 (home: 2–1; road: 0–3) :
Semifinals : 2–1 (home: 2–0; road: 0–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceSeries
1
May 24
DEA
W 102–96
Sani Sakakini (33)
Sani Sakakini (10) Anthony Tucker (10)
Ting Sheng-Ju (6)
National Taiwan University of Sport Gymnasium
1–0
2
May 26
@ DEA
L 96–118
Sani Sakakini (25)
Sani Sakakini (14)
Sani Sakakini (6)
Xinzhuang Gymnasium
1–1
3
May 28
DEA
W 80–75
Sani Sakakini (17) Anthony Tucker (17)
Anthony Tucker (13)
Sani Sakakini (5)
National Taiwan University of Sport Gymnasium
2–1 :
Finals : 0–3 (home: 0–1; road: 0–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceSeries
1
May 31
@ Aquas
L 99–101
Anthony Tucker (33)
Aaron Geramipoor (12)
Anthony Tucker (9)
Fengshan Arena
0–1
2
June 2
@ Aquas
L 82–112
Sani Sakakini (19) Su Yi-Chin (19)
Sani Sakakini (10)
Anthony Tucker (7)
Fengshan Arena
0–2
3
June 4
Aquas
L 100–103
Anthony Tucker (34)
Aaron Geramipoor (8)
Anthony Tucker (3) Su Yi-Chin (3)
National Taiwan University of Sport Gymnasium
0–3 :
Color： Win  Lose  Schedule :

## Player statistics
### Regular season

| Player | GP | MPG | PPG | 2P% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG |
| Anthony Tucker$^≠$ | 18 | 31:38 | 20.7 | 61.9% | 41.3% | 80.9% | 6.9 | 5.8 | 1.3 | 0.4 |
| Yang Cheng-Han | 11 | 8:10 | 1.3 | 31.3% | 8.3% | 25.0% | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.2 |
| Ting Sheng-Ju | 29 | 32:43 | 10.8 | 43.0% | 34.4% | 85.1% | 3.6 | 3.7 | 1.1 | 0.1 |
| Kao Meng-Wei | 4 | 3:41 | 0.0 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Li Ping-Hung | 28 | 11:40 | 2.5 | 43.1% | 16.7% | 72.7% | 1.3 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| Alonzo Gee$^‡$ | 5 | 32:50 | 10.8 | 31.8% | 27.3% | 66.7% | 8.0 | 3.4 | 2.4 | 0.0 |
| Chou Tzu-Hua | 9 | 9:19 | 1.4 | 33.3% | 14.3% | 80.0% | 0.9 | 1.6 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| Chen Wen-Hung | 29 | 18:19 | 4.1 | 52.4% | 27.9% | 44.4% | 3.1 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 0.4 |
| Niño Canaleta$^≠$ | 1 | 15:18 | 12.0 | 100.0% | 66.7% | 0.0% | 3.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| Chiu Po-Chang | 21 | 6:43 | 2.3 | 43.2% | 18.2% | 36.4% | 1.2 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.1 |
| Sani Sakakini | 29 | 38:02 | 24.8 | 54.7% | 33.3% | 76.0% | 14.1 | 5.0 | 1.6 | 0.7 |
| Jordan Heading | 29 | 31:59 | 19.9 | 53.7% | 36.4% | 76.1% | 4.6 | 2.4 | 1.2 | 0.3 |
| Sun Szu-Yao | 29 | 7:49 | 1.7 | 48.0% | 0.0% | 28.6% | 1.8 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| Chen Ching-Huan | 30 | 30:55 | 10.0 | 57.1% | 42.2% | 66.7% | 3.2 | 2.6 | 0.8 | 0.2 |
| Julian Wright$^≠$ | 22 | 21:31 | 9.1 | 53.6% | 24.3% | 53.5% | 7.0 | 2.9 | 1.1 | 0.8 |
| Aaron Geramipoor$^≠$ | 6 | 21:56 | 12.8 | 57.9% | 0.0% | 61.1% | 7.8 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
| Su Yi-Chin | 30 | 20:21 | 6.5 | 49.6% | 22.4% | 68.4% | 3.9 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0.4 |
| Yu Chu-Hsiang | 5 | 2:23 | 0.4 | 20.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
$^‡$ Left during the season $^≠$ Acquired during the season

### Semifinals

| Player | GP | MPG | PPG | 2P% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG |
| Anthony Tucker | 3 | 32:58 | 21.7 | 42.3% | 52.4% | 83.3% | 9.7 | 3.0 | 1.3 | 0.0 |
| Yang Cheng-Han | 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 |
| Ting Sheng-Ju | 3 | 34:28 | 7.0 | 33.3% | 19.0% | 75.0% | 3.0 | 4.7 | 2.3 | 0.0 |
| Kao Meng-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 |
| Li Ping-Hung | 2 | 6:44 | 0.5 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 50.0% | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Chou Tzu-Hua | 2 | 2:01 | 0.0 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Chen Wen-Hung | 3 | 25:46 | 4.0 | 25.0% | 21.4% | 50.0% | 3.7 | 0.7 | 1.3 | 0.0 |
| Niño Canaleta | 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 |
| Chiu Po-Chang | 2 | 7:55 | 3.0 | 50.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
| Sani Sakakini | 3 | 35:03 | 25.0 | 53.1% | 42.9% | 73.7% | 10.3 | 5.3 | 0.7 | 0.7 |
| Jordan Heading | 3 | 29:19 | 11.7 | 71.4% | 25.0% | 77.8% | 2.7 | 2.0 | 1.3 | 0.0 |
| Sun Szu-Yao | 3 | 3:53 | 2.0 | 100.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Chen Ching-Huan | 3 | 33:04 | 5.7 | 0.0% | 23.8% | 50.0% | 5.3 | 2.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| Julian Wright | 2 | 13:30 | 4.0 | 50.0% | 0.0% | 66.7% | 5.0 | 2.5 | 0.5 | 1.0 |
| Aaron Geramipoor | 1 | 18:17 | 10.0 | 66.7% | 0.0% | 66.7% | 7.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
| Su Yi-Chin | 3 | 18:47 | 7.3 | 50.0% | 20.0% | 50.0% | 3.3 | 0.3 | 1.0 | 0.3 |
| Yu Chu-Hsiang | 1 | 1:24 | 0.0 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |

### Finals

| Player | GP | MPG | PPG | 2P% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG |
| Anthony Tucker | 3 | 36:18 | 27.0 | 45.2% | 43.3% | 87.5% | 7.0 | 6.3 | 2.7 | 0.7 |
| Yang Cheng-Han | 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 |
| Ting Sheng-Ju | 3 | 31:21 | 8.0 | 33.3% | 40.0% | 75.0% | 1.3 | 3.0 | 1.3 | 0.0 |
| Kao Meng-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 |
| Li Ping-Hung | 2 | 4:08 | 0.0 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Chou Tzu-Hua | 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 |
| Chen Wen-Hung | 3 | 21:42 | 4.7 | 50.0% | 36.4% | 0.0% | 1.7 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 |
| Niño Canaleta | 1 | 18:47 | 11.0 | 100.0% | 60.0% | 0.0% | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Chiu Po-Chang | 2 | 10:32 | 3.0 | 60.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
| Sani Sakakini | 2 | 22:41 | 14.5 | 38.9% | 0.0% | 83.3% | 8.0 | 2.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
| Jordan Heading | 2 | 24:43 | 5.0 | 37.5% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 1.0 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Sun Szu-Yao | 3 | 10:44 | 3.3 | 83.3% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 2.7 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.7 |
| Chen Ching-Huan | 3 | 29:15 | 3.3 | 50.0% | 14.3% | 60.0% | 2.7 | 1.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Julian Wright | 1 | 12:05 | 2.0 | 50.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 3.0 | 3.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| Aaron Geramipoor | 3 | 30:25 | 15.3 | 70.0% | 0.0% | 57.1% | 7.0 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| Su Yi-Chin | 3 | 28:31 | 12.7 | 55.0% | 33.3% | 77.8% | 5.7 | 2.0 | 0.7 | 0.7 |
| Yu Chu-Hsiang | 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 |
* Reference：

## Transactions

On January 8, 2022, Taichung Wagor Suns indicated that Alonzo Gee went back to the United States for taking care of his grandmother.
On October 7, 2021, Donté Greene signed with Taichung Wagor Suns. On March 23, 2022, Donté Greene was not registered in the 2021–22 T1 League season final rosters.

### Trades

| March 16, 2022 | To Taichung Wagor Suns Chou Tzu-Hua | To TaiwanBeer HeroBears 2022 Suns' second-round pick 2023 Suns' second-round pick |

### Free agency
#### Additions

| Date | Player | Contract terms | Former team |
| July 2, 2021 | Su Yi-Chin | — | Kaohsiung Jeoutai Technology |
| July 6, 2021 | Chiu Po-Chang | — | Taoyuan Pauian Archiland |
| July 15, 2021 | Chen Wen-Hung | — | Kaohsiung Jeoutai Technology |
| July 21, 2021 | Ting Sheng-Ju | — | Taoyuan Pilots |
| August 14, 2021 | Sun Szu-Yao | — | Taoyuan Pilots |
| August 25, 2021 | Yang Cheng-Han | — | FJU |
| August 28, 2021 | Yu Chu-Hsiang | — | SHU |
| August 29, 2021 | Sani Sakakini | — | Beijing Royal Fighters |
| September 3, 2021 | Chen Ching-Huan | — | Taoyuan Pilots |
| September 14, 2021 | Kao Meng-Wei | — | NTCUST |
| September 18, 2021 | Li Ping-Hung | — | Kaohsiung Jeoutai Technology |
| September 23, 2021 | Alonzo Gee | — | Bivouac |
| October 20, 2021 | Jordan Heading | — | San Miguel Alab Pilipinas |
| December 21, 2021 | Julian Wright | — | Bivouac |
| February 9, 2022 | Anthony Tucker | — | Kaohsiung Steelers |
| March 18, 2022 | Aaron Geramipoor | — | C.D. Universidad de Concepción |
| March 19, 2022 | Niño Canaleta | — | Blackwater Bossing |

## Awards
### Yearly awards

| Recipient | Award | Ref. |
| Anthony Tucker | Sixth Man of the Year | |
| Sani Sakakini | All-T1 League First Team | |

### MVP of the Month

| Month | Recipient | Award | Ref. |
| March | Chen Ching-Huan | March MVP of the Month | |

### Import of the Month

| Month | Recipient | Award | Ref. |
| January | Sani Sakakini | January Import of the Month | |
| March | Sani Sakakini | March Import of the Month | |