# 2022–23 Taoyuan Leopards season

The 2022–23 Taoyuan Leopards season was the franchise's 2nd season, its second season in the T1 League. The Leopards were coached by Liu Chia-Fa in his second year as their head coach, with Su Yi-Chieh as their general manager. On December 19, 2022, Su Yi-Chieh announced that he resigned from general manager. On December 21, the Leopards named Chang Chien-Wei, the chief executive officer of the Taoyuan Leopards, as their interim general manager. On March 24, 2023, the Leopards named Liu Chia-Fa as their player development and skills consultant, and hired John Bennett as their new head coach.

## Draft

| Round | Player | Position(s) | School / Club team |
| 1 | Chen Hsiao-Jung | Guard | NTUST |
| 1 | Chen Chien-Ming | Guard | SHU |
| 2 | Lin Tzu-Wei | Guard | NKNU |
* Reference：
On June 23, 2022, the T1 League announced that the fifth place, Taoyuan Leopards, and the sixth place, Tainan TSG GhostHawks, in the 2021–22 season acquired two selections in the first round.
On August 4, 2022, the second rounder, Lin Tzu-Wei had joined the Taoyuan Pilots of the P. League+.

## 2022 interleague play
### Standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PCT | GB | Qualification |
| 1 | New Taipei CTBC DEA | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1.000 | — | Advance to Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Bank of Taiwan | 5 | 3 | 2 | .600 | 2 | Advance to Quarterfinals |
| 3 | Hsinchu JKO Lioneers | 5 | 3 | 2 | .600 | 2 | |
| 4 | Taoyuan Leopards | 5 | 2 | 3 | .400 | 3 | |
| 5 | Taichung Suns | 5 | 2 | 3 | .400 | 3 | |
| 6 | Taiwan Beer | 5 | 0 | 5 | .000 | 5 | |

### Quarterfinals
## Preseason
### Game log

2022 preseason game log Total: 0–2 (home: 0–1; road: 0–1) :
Preseason : 0–2 (home: 0–1; road: 0–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1
October 15
DEA
L 72–115
Adam Łapeta (16)
Adam Łapeta (14)
Chen Hsiao-Jung (6)
Xinzhuang Gymnasium 3,145
0–1
2
October 16
@ HeroBears
L 90–106
Troy Williams (21)
Deyonta Davis (12) Adam Łapeta (12)
Chen Hsiao-Jung (5)
Xinzhuang Gymnasium 1,063
0–2 :
Color： Win  Lose  Schedule :

## Regular season
### Standings

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | PCT | GB | Qualification |
| 1 | New Taipei CTBC DEA | 30 | 25 | 5 | .833 | — | Advance to semifinals |
| 2 | Tainan TSG GhostHawks | 30 | 19 | 11 | .633 | 6 | Advance to semifinals |
| 3 | Kaohsiung Aquas | 30 | 16 | 14 | .533 | 9 | Advance to semifinals |
| 4 | TaiwanBeer HeroBears | 30 | 16 | 14 | .533 | 9 | Advance to play-in |
| 5 | Taichung Suns | 30 | 8 | 22 | .267 | 17 | Advance to play-in |
| 6 | Taoyuan Leopards | 30 | 6 | 24 | .200 | 19 | |

### Game log

2022–23 regular season game log Total: 6–24 (home: 3–12; road: 3–12) :
November : 1–3 (home: 1–1; road: 0–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1
November 13
@ GhostHawks
L 100–114
Troy Williams (36)
Deyonta Davis (20)
Troy Williams (5) Cheng Wei (5)
Chia Nan University of Pharmacy and Science Shao Tsung Gymnasium 1,857
0–1
2
November 19
DEA
W 120–115 (OT)
Dwight Howard (38)
Dwight Howard (25)
Dwight Howard (9)
National Taiwan Sport University Arena 15,000
1–1
3
November 20
Suns
L 94–103
Troy Williams (28)
Troy Williams (13)
Dwight Howard (10)
National Taiwan Sport University Arena 15,537
1–2
4
November 27
@ Suns
L 87–93
Troy Williams (32)
Deyonta Davis (22)
Troy Williams (5)
National Taiwan University of Sport Gymnasium 5,861
1–3 :
December : 0–5 (home: 0–2; road: 0–3)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
5
December 4
@ Aquas
L 109–130
Troy Williams (37)
Deyonta Davis (8)
Troy Williams (7)
Kaohsiung Arena 12,460
1–4
6
December 16
GhostHawks
L 78–87
Dwight Howard (21)
Adam Łapeta (16)
Lu Chieh-Min (4)
National Taiwan Sport University Arena 15,050
1–5
7
December 17
@ DEA
L 94–103
Lu Chieh-Min (34)
Adam Łapeta (12)
Lin Yi-Huei (5)
Xinzhuang Gymnasium 6,540
1–6
8
December 18
Aquas
L 89–93
Michael Efevberha (31)
Michael Efevberha (13)
Michael Efevberha (6)
National Taiwan Sport University Arena 15,085
1–7
9
December 24
@ GhostHawks
L 96–105
Michael Efevberha (43)
Adam Łapeta (12)
Lin Yi-Huei (7)
Chia Nan University of Pharmacy and Science Shao Tsung Gymnasium 2,200
1–8 :
January : 0–3 (home: 0–0; road: 0–3)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
10
January 2
@ Suns
L 71–96
Adam Łapeta (21)
Adam Łapeta (17)
Lu Chieh-Min (3) Chen Hsiao-Jung (3)
National Taiwan University of Sport Gymnasium 5,328
1–9
11
January 8
@ HeroBears
L 111–114
Michael Efevberha (41)
Michael Efevberha (12)
Michael Efevberha (7)
University of Taipei Tianmu Campus Gymnasium 4,396
1–10
12
January 15
@ Aquas
L 87–101
Michael Efevberha (33)
Dwight Howard (13)
Dwight Howard (4)
Kaohsiung Arena 13,179
1–11 :
February : 3–1 (home: 0–0; road: 3–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
13
February 5
@ Suns
W 110–90
Michael Efevberha (37)
Dwight Howard (14)
Dwight Howard (6)
National Taiwan University of Sport Gymnasium 6,243
2–11
14
February 12
@ Aquas
W 137–116
Dwight Howard (28)
Dwight Howard (22)
Dwight Howard (14)
Kaohsiung Arena 10,058
3–11
15
February 19
@ HeroBears
W 120–108
Michael Efevberha (36)
Dwight Howard (14)
Dwight Howard (7) Michael Efevberha (7)
University of Taipei Tianmu Campus Gymnasium 3,546
4–11
16
February 26
@ DEA
L 95–102
Dwight Howard (36)
Dwight Howard (17)
Dwight Howard (4) Michael Efevberha (4)
Xinzhuang Gymnasium 5,952
4–12 :
March : 2–6 (home: 2–5; road: 0–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
17
March 5
@ DEA
L 95–101
Dwight Howard (30)
Dwight Howard (31)
Michael Efevberha (6)
Xinzhuang Gymnasium 5,067
4–13
18
March 11
DEA
L 79–89
Michael Efevberha (34)
Dwight Howard (21)
Michael Efevberha (3)
National Taiwan Sport University Arena 11,036
4–14
19
March 12
HeroBears
L 95–110
Dwight Howard (23)
Dwight Howard (27)
Dwight Howard (7)
National Taiwan Sport University Arena 7,580
4–15
20
March 18
Aquas
W 90–82
Michael Efevberha (38)
Dwight Howard (12) Deyonta Davis (12)
Dwight Howard (4)
National Taiwan Sport University Arena 10,212
5–15
21
March 19
HeroBears
L 98–99
Michael Efevberha (31)
Dwight Howard (21)
Cheng Wei (5)
National Taiwan Sport University Arena 8,253
5–16
22
March 25
GhostHawks
W 107–97
Michael Efevberha (34)
Dwight Howard (13)
Michael Efevberha (6)
National Taiwan Sport University Arena 10,082
6–16
23
March 26
Aquas
L 93–106
Michael Efevberha (29)
Dwight Howard (14)
Cheng Wei (4)
National Taiwan Sport University Arena 8,212
6–17
24
March 31
Suns
L 97–101
Michael Efevberha (50)
Dwight Howard (19)
Dwight Howard (5)
National Taiwan Sport University Arena 6,947
6–18 :
April : 0–6 (home: 0–4; road: 0–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
25
April 2
HeroBears
L 92–117
Michael Efevberha (25)
Deyonta Davis (14)
Michael Efevberha (7)
National Taiwan Sport University Arena 7,382
6–19
26
April 4
DEA
L 92–108
Dwight Howard (25)
Michael Efevberha (12)
Chen Hsiao-Jung (4) Dwight Howard (4) Michael Efevberha (4)
National Taiwan Sport University Arena 7,108
6–20
27
April 8
Suns
L 93–97
Dwight Howard (26)
Dwight Howard (19)
Cheng Wei (8)
National Taiwan Sport University Arena 9,422
6–21
28
April 9
GhostHawks
L 84–92
Cheng Wei (23)
Deyonta Davis (19)
Cheng Wei (6)
National Taiwan Sport University Arena 7,200
6–22
29
April 15
@ GhostHawks
L 65–108
Deyonta Davis (29)
Deyonta Davis (19)
Cheng Wei (7)
Chia Nan University of Pharmacy and Science Shao Tsung Gymnasium 1,609
6–23
30
April 22
@ HeroBears
L 86–93
Deyonta Davis (31)
Deyonta Davis (25)
Cheng Wei (7)
Fu Jen Catholic University Chung Mei Auditorium 1,989
6–24 :
Color： Win  Lose  Schedule :

## Player statistics
### Regular season

| Player | GP | MPG | PPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG |
| Chen Hsiao-Jung | 23 | 22:40 | 6.5 | 30.0% | 28.2% | 61.9% | 1.7 | 1.7 | 0.7 | 0.0 |
| Cheng Wei | 28 | 25:40 | 8.0 | 32.2% | 26.2% | 76.0% | 1.9 | 3.2 | 0.6 | 0.0 |
| Su Yi-Chieh | 3 | 26:48 | 8.3 | 42.3% | 20.0% | 50.0% | 2.0 | 3.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Chen Chien-Ming | 11 | 15:22 | 2.4 | 22.0% | 12.5% | 62.5% | 1.5 | 1.7 | 0.4 | 0.0 |
| Deyonta Davis | 25 | 29:07 | 16.0 | 49.1% | 29.8% | 56.1% | 11.4 | 1.0 | 1.4 | 2.2 |
| Richard Laku$^≠$ | 3 | 15:31 | 5.3 | 20.0% | 16.7% | 100.0% | 4.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.0 |
| Troy Williams$^‡$ | 5 | 37:27 | 30.8 | 39.7% | 27.7% | 64.3% | 8.6 | 4.6 | 2.0 | 0.4 |
| Yu Chu-Hsiang | 2 | 1:39 | 0.0 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Lu Chieh-Min | 27 | 33:39 | 11.9 | 39.3% | 39.0% | 83.3% | 2.7 | 1.9 | 1.2 | 0.1 |
| Du Yu-Cheng | 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 |
| Tsai Yang-Ming | 6 | 3:44 | 0.0 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Chang Shun-Cheng | 13 | 13:31 | 1.8 | 25.6% | 14.3% | 33.3% | 1.8 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Lo Chen-Feng | 23 | 22:14 | 6.3 | 40.6% | 35.7% | 52.2% | 1.9 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.3 |
| Dwight Howard | 20 | 34:23 | 23.2 | 50.0% | 22.9% | 69.1% | 16.2 | 5.0 | 0.5 | 1.2 |
| Lin Yi-Huei$^≠$ | 12 | 33:43 | 9.3 | 39.6% | 28.3% | 65.0% | 3.8 | 2.7 | 1.3 | 0.1 |
| Kao Shih-Chieh | 6 | 6:55 | 2.0 | 45.5% | 33.3% | 0.0% | 1.2 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
| Adam Łapeta$^‡$ | 5 | 36:31 | 9.2 | 51.6% | 0.0% | 53.8% | 13.8 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 1.6 |
| Tseng Pin-Fu | 26 | 17:12 | 2.5 | 28.8% | 27.7% | 66.7% | 2.1 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.1 |
| Michael Efevberha$^≠$ | 21 | 38:15 | 28.7 | 43.2% | 35.2% | 91.2% | 8.1 | 4.1 | 1.9 | 0.9 |
| Liu Hung-Po | 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 |
| Lu Tsai Yu-Lun$^≠$ | 10 | 5:36 | 0.8 | 12.5% | 7.7% | 100.0% | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| Liu Yuan-Kai | 27 | 14:25 | 2.4 | 45.5% | 0.0% | 55.6% | 2.7 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.1 |
| Huang Yi-Sheng | 14 | 9:53 | 0.4 | 10.0% | 10.0% | 0.0% | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
$^‡$ Left during the season $^≠$ Acquired during the season
* Reference：

## Transactions
### Trades

| June 20, 2022 | To Taoyuan Leopards Yu Chu-Hsiang | To Taichung Wagor Suns Cash considerations |

### On loan

| Date | Player | Owner team | Loan season | Ref. |
| February 2, 2023 | Lu Tsai Yu-Lun | TaiwanBeer HeroBears | 2022–23 T1 League season | |

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

| Date | Player | Contract terms |
| June 27, 2022 | Troy Williams | — |
| June 30, 2022 | Deyonta Davis | — |
| August 10, 2022 | Lo Chen-Feng | contract renewal, 2+2-year contract, worth NT$12 million |
| August 10, 2022 | Lu Chieh-Min | contract renewal, 2+1-year contract, worth NT$7.8 million |
| August 10, 2022 | Cheng Wei | contract renewal, 2+1-year contract, worth NT$6 million |

#### Additions

| Date | Player | Contract terms | Former team |
| June 14, 2022 | Liu Yuan-Kai | — | Taipei Dacin Tigers |
| July 13, 2022 | Chen Hsiao-Jung | — | NTUST |
| July 19, 2022 | Chen Chien-Ming | — | SHU |
| August 18, 2022 | Tseng Pin-Fu | — | Tainan TSG GhostHawks |
| August 26, 2022 | Kao Shih-Chieh | — | NTUS basketball team coach |
| September 14, 2022 | Adam Łapeta | — | Alytus Dzūkija |
| October 28, 2022 | Su Yi-Chieh | — | Taoyuan Leopards general manager |
| November 8, 2022 | Dwight Howard | exceed US$200,000 per month | Los Angeles Lakers |
| November 25, 2022 | Michael Efevberha | — | Béliers de Kemper |
| December 15, 2022 | Lin Yi-Huei | — | Hsinchu JKO Lioneers |
| March 5, 2023 | Richard Laku | — | Keila KK |

#### Subtractions

| Date | Player | Reason | New team |
| June 24, 2022 | Elijah Thomas | Contract expired | Titanes del Distrito Nacional |
| July 20, 2022 | Xie Yu-Zheng | Contract terminated | Changhua Jr. |
| July 20, 2022 | Wu Chi-Ying | Contract terminated | Yulon Luxgen Dinos |
| August 17, 2022 | Chang Chih-Feng | Contract expired | CYCU basketball team head coach |
| September 14, 2022 | Caelan Tiongson | Contract expired | Barangay Ginebra San Miguel |
| September 14, 2022 | John Gillon | Contract expired | Pieno žvaigždės Pasvalys |
| November 2, 2022 | Yu Meng-Yun | Contract expired | — |
| February 2, 2023 | Troy Williams | Contract terminated | Blackwater Bossing |
| March 5, 2023 | Adam Łapeta | Injury | PGE Spójnia Stargard |

## Awards
### Yearly awards

| Recipient | Award |
| Michael Efevberha | Points Leader |
| Dwight Howard | Rebounds Leader |
| Dwight Howard | All-Defensive First Team |
| Dwight Howard | All-T1 League First Team |
| Dwight Howard | Most Valuable Import |
| Deyonta Davis | Blocks Leader |
| Deyonta Davis | All-Defensive First Team |

### All-Star Game awards

| Recipient | Award | Ref. |
| Dwight Howard | All-Star Game Most Famous Player | |
| Dwight Howard | All-Star Game MVP | |

### Import of the Month

| Month | Recipient | Award | Ref. |
| February | Dwight Howard | February Import of the Month | |