# 2022–23 T1 League season

The 2022–23 T1 League season was the second season of the T1 League, with the Kaohsiung Aquas, New Taipei CTBC DEA, Taichung Suns, Tainan TSG GhostHawks, TaiwanBeer HeroBears, and the Taoyuan Leopards participating in this competition. The regular season started on October 29, 2022 and ended on April 23, 2023. The All-Star Game was played on February 28. The play-in series started on April 25 and ended on April 27. The semifinals series started on April 28 and ended on May 8. The finals series started on May 13 and ended on May 21. On May 21, the New Taipei CTBC DEA defeated the Tainan TSG GhostHawks, 4–0, winning the 2022–23 season championship.

## Teams

| Team | Chinese Name | Location | Arena | Map |
| Kaohsiung Aquas | 高雄全家海神 | Kaohsiung City | Kaohsiung Arena | HeroBearsDEALeopardsSunsGhostHawksAquas |
| New Taipei CTBC DEA | 新北中信特攻 | New Taipei City | Xinzhuang Gymnasium | HeroBearsDEALeopardsSunsGhostHawksAquas |
| Taichung Suns | 臺中太陽 | Taichung City | National Taiwan University of Sport Gymnasium | HeroBearsDEALeopardsSunsGhostHawksAquas |
| Tainan TSG GhostHawks | 臺南台鋼獵鷹 | Tainan City | Chia Nan University of Pharmacy and Science Shao Tsung Gymnasium | HeroBearsDEALeopardsSunsGhostHawksAquas |
| TaiwanBeer HeroBears | 台灣啤酒英熊 | Taipei City | University of Taipei Tianmu Campus Gymnasium Fu Jen Catholic University Chung Mei Auditorium | HeroBearsDEALeopardsSunsGhostHawksAquas |
| Taoyuan Leopards | 桃園永豐雲豹 | Taoyuan City | National Taiwan Sport University Arena | HeroBearsDEALeopardsSunsGhostHawksAquas |

## Season format

* Each team plays against another six times, three at home and three on the road, respectively. Each team plays 30 matches total in the regular season.
* Play-in series: Best-of-three series. The series are contested by the teams that finished the regular season as the fourth seed and fifth seed. The fourth seed is awarded a one-win advantage. The winner can qualify to the semifinals series.
* Semifinals series: Best-of-five series. Matchup is decided by seeding in regular season. The first seed plays against the winner of play-in series. The second seed plays against the third seed. The winners can qualify for the finals series.
* Finals series: Best-of-seven series. The series are contested by the winners of semifinals series.

## Import players restrictions

* Each team is able to register 2 or 3 general import players and 1 type-III player.
* Each team is able to select 2 or 3 import players (including at least 1 type-III player) into active roster in each match.
* 8-imports-in-4-quarters rule: each quarter can have 2 import players or 1 import player and 1 type-III player on the court.
* Type-III player eligibility:
* Naturalized players
* Asian import players
* Foreign students
* Overseas compatriots
* Since December 31, 2022, each team was able to register 3 or 4 general import players, and the T1 League cancelled type-III player.

## Import and type-III players

| Team | Import players | Type-III players | Former import / type-III players |
| Kaohsiung Aquas | Mindaugas Kupšas John Bohannon Jason Brickman Xavier Alexander | Jason Brickman | Elijah Thomas |
| New Taipei CTBC DEA | Edgaras Želionis Kristijan Krajina Nick King Kaspars Bērziņš | — | Jure Gunjina Demitrius Conger |
| Taichung Suns | Rayvonte Rice Austin Derrick Arnett Moultrie Keith Benson | Austin Derrick | Diamond Stone Tony Bishop Niño Canaleta Jordan Tolbert Marlon Johnson Raphiael Putney Aaron Geramipoor |
| Tainan TSG GhostHawks | Samuel Deguara Robert Upshaw Sim Bhullar Marcus Weathers | — | Sedrick Barefield (III) Taylor Braun Shaheed Davis Nick Faust |
| TaiwanBeer HeroBears | Perry Jones Michael Qualls Hasheem Thabeet | — | Matt Hodgson Milenko Veljković Cleanthony Early Prince Ibeh Branden Dawson |
| Taoyuan Leopards | Deyonta Davis Dwight Howard Michael Efevberha Richard Laku | — | Troy Williams Adam Łapeta |
(III): Type-III players

## Transactions
### Retirement

* On July 18, 2022, Tsai Yao-Hsun joined the Hou-Zong Senior High School basketball team as coach, ending his playing career.
* On August 9, 2022, Kao Kuo-Chiang joined the Lioneers Jr. Team as coach, ending his playing career.
* On August 15, 2022, Li Ping-Hung joined the National Taiwan Normal University basketball team as head coach, ending his playing career.
* On August 17, 2022, Chang Chih-Feng joined the Chung Yuan Christian University basketball team as head coach, ending his playing career.
* On December 20, 2022, Niño Canaleta was hired as the assistant coach of the Taichung Suns, ending his playing career.
* On December 25, 2022, Anthony Tucker announced his retirement from professional basketball.
* Oscar Lin joined the Kaohsiung 17LIVE Steelers as personal skills coach and team interpreter, ending his playing career.
* Chiang Chiao-An joined the Peiying Junior High School basketball team as assistant coach, ending his playing career.

### Draft

The 2022 T1 League draft was held on July 12, 2022, at Syntrend Creative Park in Taipei City.

### Coaching changes

Coaching changes :
| Team | 2021–22 season | 2022–23 season |
| Off-season |||
| Taichung Suns | Iurgi Caminos | Alberto Garcia |
| Tainan TSG GhostHawks | Liu Meng-Chu (interim) | Liu Meng-Chu |
| Taichung Suns | Alberto Garcia | Chris Gavina |
| In-season |||
| Tainan TSG GhostHawks | Liu Meng-Chu | Ma I-Hung (interim) |
| Tainan TSG GhostHawks | Ma I-Hung (interim) | Liu Meng-Chu |
| Tainan TSG GhostHawks | Liu Meng-Chu | Ma I-Hung (interim) |
| Taoyuan Leopards | Liu Chia-Fa | John Bennett |
| Tainan TSG GhostHawks | Ma I-Hung (interim) | Liu Meng-Chu |

#### Off-season

* On July 1, 2022, the Taoyuan Pilots hired Iurgi Caminos, the head coach of the Taichung Wagor Suns, as their new head coach.
* On July 6, 2022, the Tainan TSG GhostHawks interim head coach, Liu Meng-Chu was promoted to the new head coach.
* On September 18, 2022, the Taichung Wagor Suns assistant coach, Alberto Garcia was promoted to the new head coach.
* On October 25, 2022, the Taichung Suns hired Chris Gavina as their new head coach.

#### In-season

* On March 3, 2023, the Tainan TSG GhostHawks assistant coach, Ma I-Hung was named as their interim head coach for one game since Liu Meng-Chu coached UCH basketball team for University Basketball Association (UBA) 2022–23 season quarterfinals series.
* On March 24, 2023, the Tainan TSG GhostHawks named Ma I-Hung as their interim head coach for one game since Liu Meng-Chu coached UCH basketball team for University Basketball Association (UBA) 2022–23 season semifinals series.
* On March 24, 2023, the Taoyuan Leopards named Liu Chia-Fa as their player development and skills consultant, and hired John Bennett as their new head coach.

## 2022 interleague play

Five teams, including the New Taipei CTBC DEA, the Taichung Suns, the Tainan TSG GhostHawks, the TaiwanBeer HeroBears, and the Taoyuan Leopards, participated in these invitational games individually. And the Kaohsiung Aquas players, Chiu Tzu-Hsuan and Lu Wei-Ting, joined to the Chinese Taipei National Training Team in these invitational games.

## Preseason

The preseason started on October 14, 2022 and ended on October 16. The T1 League held the preseason matches at the Xinzhuang Gymnasium.

### Game log
## Regular season

The regular season started on October 29, 2022 and ended on April 23, 2023. On October 29, the 2022–23 season opening game, matched by the Kaohsiung Aquas and the New Taipei CTBC DEA, was played at Xinzhuang Gymnasium.

### League table

| 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 | |

### Results

| Home \ Away | HEROBEARS | DEA | LEOPARDS | SUNS | GHOSTHAWKS | AQUAS |
| TaiwanBeer HeroBears | — | 103–117 | 114–111 | 109–94 | 112–108 | 101–111 |
| — | 75–112 | 108–120 | 105–89 | 112–109 | 78–74 |
| — | 112–96 | 93–86 | 90–95 | 110–120 | 99–87 |
| New Taipei CTBC DEA | 88–81 | — | 103–94 | 96–88 | 101–98 | 109–87 |
| 101–86 | — | 102–95 | 112–93 | 101–93 | 93–85 |
| 103–88 | — | 101–95 | 95–79 | 114–102 | 93–86 |
| Taoyuan Leopards | 95–110 | 120–115* | — | 94–103 | 78–87 | 89–93 |
| 98–99 | 79–89 | — | 97–101 | 107–97 | 90–82 |
| 92–117 | 92–108 | — | 93–97 | 84–92 | 93–106 |
| Taichung Suns | 80–92 | 112–109 | 93–87 | — | 96–93 | 79–99 |
| 91–97 | 100–110 | 96–71 | — | 84–91 | 92–100 |
| 95–98 | 82–97 | 90–110 | — | 91–93 | 104–111 |
| Tainan TSG GhostHawks | 120–99 | 104–107 | 114–100 | 106–95 | — | 119–118** |
| 105–102 | 111–116 | 105–96 | 135–104 | — | 107–100 |
| 111–95 | 105–114 | 108–65 | 118–97 | — | 108–91 |
| Kaohsiung Aquas | 97–98 | 105–81 | 130–109 | 120–90 | 92–101 | — |
| 122–117* | 105–87 | 101–87 | 97–92 | 118–90 | — |
| 109–97 | 77–88 | 116–137 | 20–0 | 94–106 | — |

### Postponed games due to COVID-19

* One Kaohsiung Aquas home game (against the Taichung Suns on January 14) was postponed due to the Taichung Suns could not reach the minimum player number.

## All-Star Game

The All-Star Game was played at Taipei Heping Basketball Gymnasium on February 28, 2023.
* Eleven Sports VL Sports ELTA TV
* February 28, 2023 16:40 (UTC+8)
* boxscore
| Team Beyond | 124–179 | Team Infinity |
| Scoring by quarter: 32–53, 25–64, 42–39, 25–23 |||
| Pts: Upshaw 34 Rebs: Lin Wei-Han 7 Asts: Lin Wei-Han, Hsieh Ya-Hsuan 6 | | Pts: Howard 37 Rebs: Howard 13 Asts: Ku Mao Wei-Chia 9 |
* Taipei Heping Basketball Gymnasium, Taipei City Attendance: 7,000 Referees: Lan Wei-Hsiung, Lin Chien-Hung, Lin Yu-Hsuan

## Playoffs

* Play-in series: The fourth and fifth seeds play the best-of-three play-in series. The fourth seed will be awarded a one-win advantage. The winner can qualify the semifinals series.
* Semifinals series: The winner of play-in series and the top three seeds play the best-of-five semifinals series. The winners can qualify the finals series.
* Finals series: The winners of the semifinals series play the best-of-seven finals series.

### Bracket

| Play-in | Play-in | Play-in | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| | | | 1 | New Taipei CTBC DEA | 3 | | | |
| | | | 5 | Taichung Suns | 0 | | | |
| 4 | TaiwanBeer HeroBears | 1 | 5 | Taichung Suns | 0 | | | |
| 5 | Taichung Suns | 2 | | | | | | |
| 5 | Taichung Suns | 2 | | | | 1 | New Taipei CTBC DEA | 4 |
| | | | | | | 2 | Tainan TSG GhostHawks | 0 |
| | | | 2 | Tainan TSG GhostHawks | 3 | | | |
| | | | 3 | Kaohsiung Aquas | 2 | | | |
Bold Series winner Italic Team with home-court advantage

## Statistics
### Individual statistic leaders

| Category | Player | Team | Statistic |
| Points per game | Michael Efevberha | Taoyuan Leopards | 28.7 |
| Rebounds per game | Dwight Howard | Taoyuan Leopards | 16.2 |
| Assists per game | Lin Wei-Han | New Taipei CTBC DEA | 10.0 |
| Steals per game | Lin Wei-Han | New Taipei CTBC DEA | 2.9 |
| Blocks per game | Deyonta Davis | Taoyuan Leopards | 2.2 |
| Turnovers per game | Samuel Deguara | Tainan TSG GhostHawks | 4.1 |
| Fouls per game | Kristijan Krajina | New Taipei CTBC DEA | 3.9 |
| Minutes per game | Jason Brickman | Kaohsiung Aquas | 42:15 |
| FG% | Samuel Deguara | Tainan TSG GhostHawks | 70.0% |
| 3P% | Hsieh Ya-Hsuan | New Taipei CTBC DEA | 44.6% |
| FT% | Michael Efevberha | Taoyuan Leopards | 91.2% |

### Individual game highs

| Category | Player | Team | Statistic |
| Points | Cleanthony Early | TaiwanBeer HeroBears | 56 |
| Rebounds | Dwight Howard | Taoyuan Leopards | 31 |
| Assists | Jason Brickman | Kaohsiung Aquas | 17 |
| Steals | Branden Dawson | TaiwanBeer HeroBears | 8 |
| Steals | Michael Qualls | TaiwanBeer HeroBears | 8 |
| Steals | Lin Wei-Han | New Taipei CTBC DEA | 8 |
| Blocks | Deyonta Davis | Taoyuan Leopards | 9 |
| Turnovers | Dwight Howard | Taoyuan Leopards | 11 |
| Three pointers | Hsieh Ya-Hsuan | New Taipei CTBC DEA | 10 |

### Team statistic leaders

| Category | Team | Statistic |
| Points per game | Tainan TSG GhostHawks | 105.2 |
| Rebounds per game | Tainan TSG GhostHawks | 51.9 |
| Assists per game | New Taipei CTBC DEA | 26.3 |
| Steals per game | New Taipei CTBC DEA | 11.3 |
| Blocks per game | TaiwanBeer HeroBears | 4.8 |
| Turnovers per game | Tainan TSG GhostHawks | 17.9 |
| Fouls per game | New Taipei CTBC DEA | 23.3 |
| FG% | Tainan TSG GhostHawks | 45.5% |
| 3P% | New Taipei CTBC DEA | 34.0% |
| FT% | Taoyuan Leopards | 71.0% |

## Awards
### Yearly awards

2022–23 T1 League awards :
| Award | Recipient | Team |
| Most Valuable Player | Mohammad Al Bachir Gadiaga | New Taipei CTBC DEA |
| Most Valuable Import | Dwight Howard | Taoyuan Leopards |
| Most Popular Player of the Year | Mohammad Al Bachir Gadiaga | New Taipei CTBC DEA |
| Best Home-Court of the Year | New Taipei CTBC DEA | New Taipei CTBC DEA |
| Defensive Player of the Year | Lin Wei-Han | New Taipei CTBC DEA |
| Rookie of the Year | Ku Mao Wei-Chia | Tainan TSG GhostHawks |
| Sixth Man of the Year | Ku Mao Wei-Chia | Tainan TSG GhostHawks |
| Most Improved Player | Hsieh Ya-Hsuan | New Taipei CTBC DEA |
| Coach of the Year | Lee Yi-Hua | New Taipei CTBC DEA |
| General Manager of the Year | Liu Chih-Wei | New Taipei CTBC DEA |
| Referees of the Year | Yu Jung | Yu Jung |
* All-T1 League First Team:
** Lin Wei-Han (New Taipei CTBC DEA)
** Mohammad Al Bachir Gadiaga (New Taipei CTBC DEA)
** Chiang Yu-An (TaiwanBeer HeroBears)
** Dwight Howard (Taoyuan Leopards)
** Jason Brickman (Kaohsiung Aquas)
* All-Defensive First Team:
** Lin Wei-Han (New Taipei CTBC DEA)
** Lin Ping-Sheng (New Taipei CTBC DEA)
** Dwight Howard (Taoyuan Leopards)
** Deyonta Davis (Taoyuan Leopards)
** Hu Long-Mao (Kaohsiung Aquas)

### Statistical awards

2022–23 T1 League statistical awards :
| Award | Recipient | Team | Statistic |
| Points Leader | Michael Efevberha | Taoyuan Leopards | 28.7 |
| Rebounds Leader | Dwight Howard | Taoyuan Leopards | 16.2 |
| Assists Leader | Lin Wei-Han | New Taipei CTBC DEA | 10.0 |
| Steals Leader | Lin Wei-Han | New Taipei CTBC DEA | 2.9 |
| Blocks Leader | Deyonta Davis | Taoyuan Leopards | 2.2 |

### All-Star Game awards

2023 T1 League All-Star Game awards :
| Award | Recipient | Team |
| All-Star Game Most Famous Player | Dwight Howard | Taoyuan Leopards |
| All-Star Game Most Famous Player | Mohammad Al Bachir Gadiaga | New Taipei CTBC DEA |
| All-Star Game MVP | Dwight Howard | Taoyuan Leopards |
| Three-Point Contest Champion | Lu Kuan-Hsuan | Taichung Suns |
| Slam Dunk Contest Champion | Liu Chun-Ting | Tainan TSG GhostHawks |

### Finals awards

2023 T1 League Finals awards :
| Award | Recipient | Team | Ref. |
| Champion | New Taipei CTBC DEA | New Taipei CTBC DEA | |
| Finals MVP | Lin Wei-Han | New Taipei CTBC DEA | |

### MVP of the Month

MVP of the Month awards were only for local players.
| Month | Recipient | Team |
| 2022 ||||
| November | Mohammad Al Bachir Gadiaga | New Taipei CTBC DEA |
| December | Lin Wei-Han | New Taipei CTBC DEA |
| 2023 ||||
| January | Hsieh Ya-Hsuan | New Taipei CTBC DEA |
| February | Hsieh Ya-Hsuan | New Taipei CTBC DEA |
| March | Lin Wei-Han | New Taipei CTBC DEA |
| April | Hu Long-Mao | Kaohsiung Aquas |

### Import of the Month

Import of the Month awards were only for import players and type-III players.
| Month | Recipient | Team |
| 2022 ||||
| November | Tony Bishop | Taichung Suns |
| December | Edgaras Želionis | New Taipei CTBC DEA |
| 2023 ||||
| January | Samuel Deguara | Tainan TSG GhostHawks |
| February | Dwight Howard | Taoyuan Leopards |
| March | Edgaras Želionis | New Taipei CTBC DEA |
| April | Robert Upshaw | Tainan TSG GhostHawks |

## Arenas

* The Taoyuan Leopards announced that they would play their home games at the National Taiwan Sport University Arena in this season.
* The TaiwanBeer HeroBears announced that their home games on April 8, 9, and 22, 2023 would change to Fu Jen Catholic University Chung Mei Auditorium in New Taipei City.

## Media

* The games will be broadcast on television via Eleven Sports, VL Sports and ELTA TV, and online via YouTube.
* The games will be broadcast online via Camerabay since December 16, 2022.

## Notable occurrences

* The Taichung Wagor Suns were renamed to the Taichung Suns.
* On September 5, 2022, the T1 League announced that Liu Yi-Cheng served as the vice commissioner of the league. Hsieh Chih-Cheng was the new chief operating officer, and Chang Shu-Jen, the general manager of the New Taipei CTBC DEA, was the new secretary general of the league. The former secretary general and chief operating officer, Chang Yun-Chih and Chia Fan, would transfer to senior consultant and tournament consultant, respectively.
* On September 29, 2022, the T1 League announced that Tsai Shang-Hua served as the strategic marketing director of the league.
* On September 30, 2022, Tseng Wen-Ting of the New Taipei CTBC DEA became the first player to join SBL, CBA, ABL, PLG, and T1 League.
* On October 18, 2022, the T1 League announced that Bayasgalan Delgerchuluun played as special foreign student in the league.
* On November 8, 2022, Dwight Howard, the 2004 first overall NBA draft pick, an NBA champion, eight-time NBA All-Star, eight-time All-NBA Team honoree, five-time NBA All-Defensive Team member, and three-time NBA Defensive Player of the Year, signed with the Taoyuan Leopards.
* On November 26, 2022, Hu Kai-Hsiang of the Tainan TSG GhostHawks recorded 2,000 points in his career.
* On December 11, 2022, Yu Huan-Ya of the Kaohsiung Aquas recorded 2,000 points in his career.
* On December 11, 2022, Li Han-Sheng of the Tainan TSG GhostHawks became the first local player to record triple-double (with 16 points, 12 rebounds, and 10 assists) in T1 League history.
* On December 11, 2022, the game matched by the Kaohsiung Aquas and the Tainan TSG GhostHawks became the first game that two players recorded triple-double (Li Han-Sheng of the Tainan TSG GhostHawks with 16 points, 12 rebounds, and 10 assists; Jason Brickman of the Kaohsiung Aquas with 22 points, 10 rebounds, and 13 assists) in T1 League history.
* On December 11, 2022, Mindaugas Kupšas of the Kaohsiung Aquas recorded 500 rebounds in T1 League career.
* On December 17, 2022, Diamond Stone of the Taichung Suns recorded 1,000 points in T1 League career.
* On December 17, 2022, Lin Wei-Han of the New Taipei CTBC DEA became the first player to record triple-double (with 18 points, 11 rebounds, and 12 assists) in SBL, CBA, and T1 League. And he also became the first local player to record triple-double during the regulation game in T1 League history.
* On December 18, 2022, Jason Brickman of the Kaohsiung Aquas became the first player to record triple-double (with 19 points, 12 rebounds, and 11 assists) with two straight games in T1 League history.
* On December 31, 2022, the T1 League cancelled type-III player.
* On January 14, 2023, Hsieh Ya-Hsuan of the New Taipei CTBC DEA recorded 100 three pointers in his career.
* On February 2, 2023, Lu Tsai Yu-Lun became the first player on loan in T1 League history.
* On February 4, 2023, Lin Jen-Hung of the Kaohsiung Aquas recorded 1,000 points in his career.
* On February 4, 2023, Mohammad Al Bachir Gadiaga of the New Taipei CTBC DEA recorded 100 three pointers in his career.
* On February 11, 2023, Lin Ping-Sheng of the New Taipei CTBC DEA and Jason Brickman of the Kaohsiung Aquas all recorded 100 steals in their career.
* On February 25, 2023, Chen Ching-Huan of the Tainan TSG GhostHawks recorded 3,500 points in his career.
* On February 25, 2023, Mindaugas Kupšas of the Kaohsiung Aquas recorded 1,000 points in T1 League career.
* On February 28, 2023, the T1 League held the first All-Star Game since the past 20 years of Taiwanese professional basketball history.
* On March 4, 2023, Ma I-Hung, the interim head coach of the Tainan TSG GhostHawks, became the first female head coach and got first win in Taiwanese professional basketball history.
* On March 8, 2023, Hsieh Ya-Hsuan of the New Taipei CTBC DEA became the first player to award the two straight MVP of the Month awards in T1 League history.
* On March 8, 2023, Jason Brickman of the Kaohsiung Aquas became the first player in T1 League history to record 500 assists in personal career.
* On April 4, 2023, Mohammad Al Bachir Gadiaga of the New Taipei CTBC DEA became the first local player to record 1,000 points in T1 League history.
* On April 25, 2023, the game matched by the TaiwanBeer HeroBears and the Taichung Suns became the first overtime play-in game in T1 League history.
* On April 25, 2023, Rayvonte Rice of the Taichung Suns became the first player to record triple-double (with 44 points, 12 rebounds, and 11 assists) during the play-in series in T1 League history.
* On April 26, 2023, Deyonta Davis of the Taoyuan Leopards became the first player to award the two straight Blocks Leader awards in T1 League history.
* On April 27, 2023, Taichung Suns became the first team to qualify semifinals series with lower seed in T1 League history.
* On April 29, 2023, New Taipei CTBC DEA became the first team to award the two straight Best Home-Court of the Year awards in T1 League history.
* On May 10, 2023, Lin Ping-Sheng of the New Taipei CTBC DEA, Deyonta Davis of the Taoyuan Leopards, and Hu Long-Mao of the Kaohsiung Aquas became the players to award the two straight All-Defensive First Team awards in T1 League history.
* On May 11, 2023, Mohammad Al Bachir Gadiaga of the New Taipei CTBC DEA, Chiang Yu-An of the TaiwanBeer HeroBears, and Jason Brickman of the Kaohsiung Aquas became the players to award the two straight All-T1 League First Team awards in T1 League history.
* On May 21, 2023, Tseng Wen-Ting of the New Taipei CTBC DEA became the first player to win the championship of three Taiwanese related basketball league (SBL, PLG, and T1).
* On May 21, 2023, Lee Hsueh-Lin of the New Taipei CTBC DEA became the first player to win the championship of the SBL, CBA, and T1 League.
* On May 21, 2023, New Taipei CTBC DEA became the first team to win the whole 19 home games of regular season (15 games), semifinals series (2 games), and finals series (2 games) during one season in T1 League history. And CTBC Financial Holding, ownership of the CTBC Brothers and New Taipei CTBC DEA, became the first company to win the championship of the Taiwanese professional baseball and basketball (CTBC Brothers in 2021 and New Taipei CTBC DEA in 2023). Liu Chih-Wei, general manager of the CTBC Brothers and New Taipei CTBC DEA, also became the first champion general manager of the Taiwanese professional baseball and basketball (named as general manager of the CTBC Brothers since 2017 and New Taipei CTBC DEA since 2022).
* On June 1, 2023, Yu Jung became the first referee to award the two straight Referees of the Year awards in T1 League history.