# 2023–24 T1 League season

The 2023–24 T1 League season was the third season of the T1 League, with the Kaohsiung Aquas, New Taipei CTBC DEA, Tainan TSG GhostHawks, Taipei Mars, and the Taiwan Beer Leopards participating in this competition. The regular season started on October 28, 2023 and ended on April 28, 2024. The semifinals series started on May 4 and ended on May 14. The finals series started on May 24 and ended on June 1. On June 1, the Taiwan Beer Leopards defeated the Taipei Mars, 4–0, winning the 2023–24 season championship.

## Teams

| Team | Chinese Name | Location | Arena | Map |
| Kaohsiung Aquas | 高雄全家海神 | Kaohsiung City | Kaohsiung Arena Fengshan Arena | MarsDEADEA / MarsLeopardsGhostHawksAquas |
| New Taipei CTBC DEA | 新北中信特攻 | New Taipei City | Xinzhuang Gymnasium Taipei Dome (co-home arena) | MarsDEADEA / MarsLeopardsGhostHawksAquas |
| Tainan TSG GhostHawks | 臺南台鋼獵鷹 | Tainan City | Chia Nan University of Pharmacy and Science Shao Tsung Gymnasium | MarsDEADEA / MarsLeopardsGhostHawksAquas |
| Taipei Mars | 臺北戰神 | Taipei City | Taipei Heping Basketball Gymnasium Taipei Dome (co-home arena) National Taiwan University Sports Center | MarsDEADEA / MarsLeopardsGhostHawksAquas |
| Taiwan Beer Leopards | 台啤永豐雲豹 | Taoyuan City | Taoyuan Arena | MarsDEADEA / MarsLeopardsGhostHawksAquas |

## Season format

* Each team plays against another seven times. And each team plays 28 matches total in the regular season.
* Semifinals series: Best-of-five series. Matchup is decided by seeding in regular season. The first seed plays against the fourth seed, and 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 3 or 4 general import players.
* Each team is able to select 2 or 3 import players into active roster in each match.
* 8-imports-in-4-quarters rule: each quarter can have 2 import players on the court.

## Import players

| Team | Import players | Former import players |
| Kaohsiung Aquas | Mindaugas Kupšas Aaron Geramipoor Perry Jones Shannon Scott | Jason Brickman |
| New Taipei CTBC DEA | Edgaras Želionis Kristijan Krajina Dragan Zeković Cody Demps | Viktor Gaddefors Tyran De Lattibeaudiere |
| Tainan TSG GhostHawks | Nick King Milko Bjelica Egidijus Mockevičius Domagoj Vuković | Robert Upshaw Eric Griffin Samuel Deguara Willie Reed Sim Bhullar |
| Taipei Mars | Jaylen Johnson Youssou Ndoye Vladyslav Koreniuk Rahlir Hollis-Jefferson | Danny Pippen Erik McCree |
| Taiwan Beer Leopards | Lasan Kromah Devin Williams DeMarcus Cousins DeAndre Williams | Justyn Hamilton Daniel Johnson |

## Transactions
### Retirement

* On April 16, 2023, Lung Hung-Yuan announced his retirement from professional basketball.
* On November 4, 2023, Peng Chun-Yen announced his retirement from professional basketball.

### Draft

The 2023 T1 League draft was held on July 14, 2023, at Songshan Cultural and Creative Park Warehouse 1 in Taipei City.

### Coaching changes

Coaching changes :
| Team | 2022–23 season | 2023–24 season |
| Off-season |||
| Taichung Suns | Chris Gavina | Anthony Tucker |
| TaiwanBeer Leopards | John Bennett | Michael Olson |
| Taipei Taishin Mars | — | Brian Adams |
| Taichung Suns | Anthony Tucker | — |
| In-season |||
| Taipei Mars | Brian Adams | Hsu Hao-Cheng (interim) |
| Tainan TSG GhostHawks | Liu Meng-Chu | Lin Yu-Cheng (interim) |
| Taiwan Beer Leopards | Michael Olson | Chou Chun-San (interim) |
| Tainan TSG GhostHawks | Lin Yu-Cheng (interim) | Raoul Korner |
| Taiwan Beer Leopards | Chou Chun-San (interim) | Charles Dubé-Brais |

#### Off-season

* On June 29, 2023, the Taichung Suns announced that Chris Gavina left the team.
* On July 1, 2023, the Taichung Suns hired Anthony Tucker as their new head coach.
* On August 14, 2023, the TaiwanBeer Leopards hired Michael Olson as their new head coach.
* On September 14, 2023, the Taipei Taishin Mars hired Brian Adams as their new head coach.
* On October 13, 2023, the news reported that Anthony Tucker left the Taichung Suns.

#### In-season

* On December 31, 2023, the Taipei Mars announced that Brian Adams resigned from head coach.
* On January 3, 2024, the Taipei Mars assistant coach, Hsu Hao-Cheng was named as their interim head coach.
* On January 9, 2024, the Tainan TSG GhostHawks announced that Liu Meng-Chu resigned from head coach, and named Lin Yu-Cheng, the Tainan TSG GhostHawks assistant coach, as their interim head coach.
* On January 13, 2024, the Taiwan Beer Leopards announced to terminate contract relationship with Michael Olson, and named Chou Chun-San, the Taiwan Beer Leopards consultant, as their interim head coach.
* On January 29, 2024, the Tainan TSG GhostHawks hired Raoul Korner as their new head coach.
* On February 15, 2024, the Taiwan Beer Leopards assistant coach, Charles Dubé-Brais was named as their head coach.

## 2023 interleague play

Only 1 team, the Taipei Taishin Mars, participated in these invitational games.

## Preseason

The preseason started on October 13, 2023 and ended on October 15. The T1 League held the preseason matches at the Xinzhuang Gymnasium.

### Game log
## Regular season

The regular season started on October 28, 2023 and ended on April 28, 2024. On October 28, the 2023–24 season opening game, matched by the Tainan TSG GhostHawks 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 | 28 | 19 | 9 | .679 | — | Advance to semifinals |
| 2 | Taiwan Beer Leopards | 28 | 18 | 10 | .643 | 1 | Advance to semifinals |
| 3 | Kaohsiung Aquas | 28 | 15 | 13 | .536 | 4 | Advance to semifinals |
| 4 | Taipei Mars | 28 | 11 | 17 | .393 | 8 | Advance to semifinals |
| 5 | Tainan TSG GhostHawks | 28 | 7 | 21 | .250 | 12 | |

### Results

| Home \ Away | MARS | DEA | LEOPARDS | GHOSTHAWKS | AQUAS |
| Taipei Mars | — | 79–104 | 102–109 | 119–112 | 124–110 |
| — | 91–105 | 113–120 | 107–99 | 98–114 |
| — | 75–94 | 126–96 | 96–89 | 106–109 |
| — | — | — | 97–70 | 100–94 |
| New Taipei CTBC DEA | 86–85 | — | 100–107 | 106–92 | 86–77 |
| 87–83 | — | 95–90 | 88–85 | 102–100 |
| 88–81 | — | 97–104 | 85–73 | 90–87 |
| 76–114 | — | 94–104 | — | — |
| Taiwan Beer Leopards | 102–99 | 73–87 | — | 120–112 | 110–95 |
| 104–111 | 97–91 | — | 119–90 | 101–108 |
| 101–96 | 105–85 | — | 114–88 | 117–78 |
| 79–91 | — | — | 125–121 | — |
| Tainan TSG GhostHawks | 112–90 | 91–108 | 108–97 | — | 89–98 |
| 90–92 | 94–105 | 108–93 | — | 98–95 |
| 109–106* | 113–100 | 85–105 | — | 92–99 |
| — | 88–91 | — | — | 78–86 |
| Kaohsiung Aquas | 111–86 | 94–93 | 122–104 | 89–98 | — |
| 98–94 | 99–93 | 99–103 | 110–82 | — |
| 107–89 | 93–108 | 118–117 | 120–111 | — |
| — | 99–121 | 109–113 | — | — |

### Rescheduled games

* Two New Taipei CTBC DEA home games (against the Taiwan Beer Leopards on February 24, and against the Taipei Mars on February 25) were rescheduled to March 3 and February 28 due to the 2025 FIBA Asia Cup qualification.
* Two New Taipei CTBC DEA home games (against the Taipei Mars on February 28, and against the Tainan TSG GhostHawks on April 13) were rescheduled to April 13 and March 9 due to the second home arena application of New Taipei CTBC DEA.
* Two Taiwan Beer Leopards home games (against the Taipei Mars on April 13, and against the Kaohsiung Aquas on April 20) were rescheduled to April 20 and 13 due to the second home arena application of New Taipei CTBC DEA.

## Playoffs

* Semifinals Series: The top four 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

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| 1 | New Taipei CTBC DEA | 2 | | | |
| 4 | Taipei Mars | 3 | | | |
| 4 | Taipei Mars | 3 | 4 | Taipei Mars | 0 |
| | | | 2 | Taiwan Beer Leopards | 4 |
| 2 | Taiwan Beer Leopards | 3 | 2 | Taiwan Beer Leopards | 4 |
| 3 | Kaohsiung Aquas | 0 | | | |
Bold Series winner Italic Team with home-court advantage

## Statistics
### Individual statistic leaders

| Category | Player | Team | Statistic |
| Points per game | Lasan Kromah | Taiwan Beer Leopards | 25.7 |
| Rebounds per game | Devin Williams | Taiwan Beer Leopards | 16.6 |
| Assists per game | Jason Brickman | Kaohsiung Aquas | 12.7 |
| Steals per game | Lasan Kromah | Taiwan Beer Leopards | 3.0 |
| Blocks per game | Mindaugas Kupšas | Kaohsiung Aquas | 1.7 |
| Turnovers per game | Lasan Kromah | Taiwan Beer Leopards | 3.7 |
| Fouls per game | Hu Long-Mao | Kaohsiung Aquas | 3.8 |
| Minutes per game | Nick King | Tainan TSG GhostHawks | 41:15 |
| FG% | Mindaugas Kupšas | Kaohsiung Aquas | 64.5% |
| 3P% | Yu Huan-Ya | Kaohsiung Aquas | 39.9% |
| FT% | Chiang Yu-An | Taiwan Beer Leopards | 77.5% |

### Individual game highs

| Category | Player | Team | Statistic |
| Points | Lasan Kromah | Taiwan Beer Leopards | 44 |
| Rebounds | Devin Williams | Taiwan Beer Leopards | 33 |
| Assists | Jason Brickman | Kaohsiung Aquas | 20 |
| Steals | Lasan Kromah | Taiwan Beer Leopards | 8 |
| Steals | Lin Ping-Sheng | Taipei Mars | 8 |
| Steals | Shannon Scott | Kaohsiung Aquas | 8 |
| Blocks | Sim Bhullar | Tainan TSG GhostHawks | 6 |
| Turnovers | Lasan Kromah | Taiwan Beer Leopards | 8 |
| Turnovers | Devin Williams | Taiwan Beer Leopards | 8 |
| Turnovers | Edgaras Želionis | New Taipei CTBC DEA | 8 |
| Three pointers | Yu Huan-Ya | Kaohsiung Aquas | 10 |

### Team statistic leaders

| Category | Team | Statistic |
| Points per game | Taiwan Beer Leopards | 104.6 |
| Rebounds per game | Taiwan Beer Leopards | 47.2 |
| Assists per game | Kaohsiung Aquas | 25.6 |
| Steals per game | New Taipei CTBC DEA | 11.0 |
| Blocks per game | Tainan TSG GhostHawks | 3.8 |
| Turnovers per game | New Taipei CTBC DEA | 16.9 |
| Fouls per game | Kaohsiung Aquas | 23.1 |
| FG% | Kaohsiung Aquas | 46.5% |
| 3P% | Taiwan Beer Leopards | 34.2% |
| FT% | Taiwan Beer Leopards | 72.0% |

## Awards
### Yearly awards

2023–24 T1 League awards :
| Award | Recipient | Team |
| Most Valuable Player | Mohammad Al Bachir Gadiaga | New Taipei CTBC DEA |
| Most Valuable Import | Lasan Kromah | Taiwan Beer Leopards |
| Most Popular Player of the Year | DeMarcus Cousins | Taiwan Beer Leopards |
| Best Home-Court of the Year | New Taipei CTBC DEA | New Taipei CTBC DEA |
| Defensive Player of the Year | Mindaugas Kupšas | Kaohsiung Aquas |
| Rookie of the Year | Gao Jin-Wei | Taiwan Beer Leopards |
| Sixth Man of the Year | Lin Ping-Sheng | Taipei Mars |
| Most Improved Player | Lin Ping-Sheng | Taipei Mars |
| Coach of the Year | Lee Yi-Hua | New Taipei CTBC DEA |
| General Manager of the Year | Yen Hsing-Su | Taiwan Beer Leopards |
| Best Cheerleaders of the Year | Taishin Wonders | Taipei Mars |
* All-T1 League First Team:
** Gao Jin-Wei (Taiwan Beer Leopards)
** Chiang Yu-An (Taiwan Beer Leopards)
** Mohammad Al Bachir Gadiaga (New Taipei CTBC DEA)
** Hu Long-Mao (Kaohsiung Aquas)
** Lasan Kromah (Taiwan Beer Leopards)
* All-Defensive First Team:
** Lin Ping-Sheng (Taipei Mars)
** Chiang Yu-An (Taiwan Beer Leopards)
** Mohammad Al Bachir Gadiaga (New Taipei CTBC DEA)
** Hu Long-Mao (Kaohsiung Aquas)
** Mindaugas Kupšas (Kaohsiung Aquas)

### Statistical awards

2023–24 T1 League statistical awards :
| Award | Recipient | Team | Statistic |
| Points Leader | Lasan Kromah | Taiwan Beer Leopards | 25.7 |
| Rebounds Leader | Devin Williams | Taiwan Beer Leopards | 16.6 |
| Assists Leader | Jason Brickman | Kaohsiung Aquas | 12.7 |
| Steals Leader | Lasan Kromah | Taiwan Beer Leopards | 3.0 |
| Blocks Leader | Mindaugas Kupšas | Kaohsiung Aquas | 1.7 |

### Finals awards

2024 T1 League Finals awards :
| Award | Recipient | Team | Ref. |
| Champion | Taiwan Beer Leopards | Taiwan Beer Leopards | |
| Finals MVP | DeMarcus Cousins | Taiwan Beer Leopards | |

### MVP of the Month

MVP of the Month awards were only for local players.
| Month | Recipient | Team |
| 2023 ||||
| November | Chiang Yu-An | Taiwan Beer Leopards |
| December | Hu Long-Mao | Kaohsiung Aquas |
| 2024 ||||
| January | Chiu Tzu-Hsuan | Kaohsiung Aquas |
| February & March | Mohammad Al Bachir Gadiaga | New Taipei CTBC DEA |
| April | Chiang Yu-An | Taiwan Beer Leopards |

### Import of the Month

Import of the Month awards were only for import players.
| Month | Recipient | Team |
| 2023 ||||
| November | Lasan Kromah | Taiwan Beer Leopards |
| December | Jason Brickman | Kaohsiung Aquas |
| 2024 ||||
| January | DeMarcus Cousins | Taiwan Beer Leopards |
| February & March | Mindaugas Kupšas | Kaohsiung Aquas |
| April | Lasan Kromah | Taiwan Beer Leopards |

## Arenas

* The TaiwanBeer Leopards announced that they would play their home games at the Taoyuan Arena in this season.
* The Taipei Taishin basketball team announced that they would play their home games at the Taipei Heping Basketball Gymnasium in this season.
* The Kaohsiung Aquas announced that their home games on April 27 and 28, 2024 would change to Fengshan Arena.
* The New Taipei CTBC DEA announced that their home games on April 13 and 14, 2024 would change to Taipei Dome in Taipei City. And the Taipei Dome would be the co-home arena of the New Taipei CTBC DEA and Taipei Mars.
* The Taipei Mars announced that they would play their home games in semifinals at the National Taiwan University Sports Center.
* The Kaohsiung Aquas announced that they would play their home games in semifinals at the Fengshan Arena.

## Media

* The games will be broadcast on television via VL Sports and ELTA TV, and online via YouTube and Twitch.

## Notable occurrences

* On June 26, 2023, the T1 League announced that the Taishin Sports Entertainment Co., Ltd. took over the participation rights of the TaiwanBeer HeroBears.
* On July 4, 2023, the Taoyuan Leopards announced to cooperate with the Taiwan Beer basketball association, and the Taoyuan Leopards were renamed to the TaiwanBeer Leopards.
* On July 12, 2023, the TaiwanBeer Leopards became the first team to have the first and second overall draft picks of one draft in Taiwanese professional basketball history.
* On July 14, 2023, Lin Sin-Kuan became the first player of the first overall T1 League draft picks.
* On August 18, 2023, the T1 League announced that Chang Shu-Jen, the secretary general of the league, left the league.
* On August 21, 2023, the T1 League announced that Wang Chih-Chun was the new secretary general of the league.
* On August 24, 2023, the name of Taipei Taishin basketball team was announced as the Taipei Taishin Mars.
* On September 15, 2023, the T1 League announced that the 2023–24 season participation rights of the Taichung Suns was cancelled due to financial qualification.
* On October 11, 2023, the T1 League announced that the play-in series of the 2023–24 season was cancelled.
* On October 12, 2023, Tsai Shang-Hua, the strategic marketing director of the T1 League, announced to leave the league.
* On October 16, 2023, the Taichung Suns announced to fold officially.
* On October 28, 2023, the T1 League announced that Lo Chen-Feng, former player of the Taiwan Beer Leopards, was issued a permanent ban due to involving in gambling.
* On December 2, 2023, Chiang Yu-An of the Taiwan Beer Leopards recorded 1,000 points in T1 League career.
* On December 3, 2023, Hsieh Ya-Hsuan of the New Taipei CTBC DEA recorded 100 steals in his career.
* On December 10, 2023, Samuel Deguara of the Tainan TSG GhostHawks recorded 1,000 points in Taiwan career.
* On December 16, 2023, Mohammad Al Bachir Gadiaga of the New Taipei CTBC DEA recorded 200 assists in his career.
* On December 17, 2023, Mohammad Al Bachir Gadiaga of the New Taipei CTBC DEA recorded 100 steals in his career.
* On December 18, 2023, DeMarcus Cousins, the four-time NBA All-Star, signed with the Taiwan Beer Leopards.
* On December 23, 2023, Jason Brickman of the Kaohsiung Aquas recorded 1,000 points in T1 League career.
* On January 6, 2024, Lin Ping-Sheng of the Taipei Mars recorded 100 three pointers in T1 League career.
* On January 6, 2024, Mindaugas Kupšas of the Kaohsiung Aquas recorded 100 blocks in T1 League career.
* On January 6, 2024, Devin Williams of the Taiwan Beer Leopards recorded 200 rebounds in T1 League career.
* On January 12, 2024, Hu Long-Mao of the Kaohsiung Aquas recorded 1,000 points in T1 League career.
* On January 20, 2024, Hsieh Ya-Hsuan of the New Taipei CTBC DEA recorded 200 assists in his career.
* On January 21, 2024, Lin Ping-Sheng of the Taipei Mars recorded 200 assists in T1 League career.
* On January 27, 2024, Lasan Kromah of the Taiwan Beer Leopards recorded 100 assists in T1 League career.
* On February 18, 2024, Mindaugas Kupšas of the Kaohsiung Aquas became the first player to record 1,500 points in T1 League history.
* On February 18, 2024, Yu Huan-Ya of the Kaohsiung Aquas recorded 500 three pointers in his career.
* On March 13, 2024, the New Taipei CTBC DEA announced that their home games on April 13 and 14, 2024 would change to Taipei Dome in Taipei City, and jointly held the 2024 Metro Battle with Taipei Mars. These games would be the first professional basketball games held in Taipei Dome.
* On March 16, 2024, Mohammad Al Bachir Gadiaga of the New Taipei CTBC DEA recorded 1,500 points in his career.
* On March 16, 2024, Tseng Wen-Ting of the New Taipei CTBC DEA recorded 100 assists in T1 League career.
* On March 23, 2024, Gao Jin-Wei of the Taiwan Beer Leopards recorded 100 assists in his career.
* On March 30, 2024, Wei Chia-Hao of the New Taipei CTBC DEA recorded 100 steals in his career.
* On April 6, 2024, Hu Long-Mao of the Kaohsiung Aquas recorded 2,000 points in his career.
* On April 13, 2024, the New Taipei CTBC DEA defeated the Taipei Mars, 88–81, winning the first victory in Taipei Dome. And there was 15,600 people watching the match, with the largest crowd in Taiwanese professional basketball history.
* On April 27, 2024, the New Taipei CTBC DEA became the team to win the two straight regular season first seeds in T1 League history.
* On April 28, 2024, Yu Huan-Ya of the Kaohsiung Aquas recorded 1,000 points in T1 League career.
* On April 28, 2024, Chang Po-Sheng of the Tainan TSG GhostHawks recorded 3,500 points in his career.
* On May 4, 2024, the game matched by the Taipei Mars and the New Taipei CTBC DEA became the first overtime semifinals game in T1 League history.
* On May 8, 2024, Chiang Yu-An of the Taiwan Beer Leopards and Mohammad Al Bachir Gadiaga of the New Taipei CTBC DEA became the players to award the three straight All-T1 League First Team awards in T1 League history.
* On May 9, 2024, Lin Ping-Sheng of the Taipei Mars and Hu Long-Mao of the Kaohsiung Aquas became the players to award the three straight All-Defensive First Team awards in T1 League history.
* On May 14, 2024, Taipei Mars became the first team to qualify finals series with lower seed in T1 League history.
* On May 21, 2024, Lee Yi-Hua of the New Taipei CTBC DEA became the first coach to award the two straight Coach of the Year awards in T1 League history.
* On May 22, 2024, New Taipei CTBC DEA became the first team to award the three straight Best Home-Court of the Year in T1 League history.
* On June 12, 2024, Mohammad Al Bachir Gadiaga of the New Taipei CTBC DEA became the first player to award the two straight Most Valuable Player awards in T1 League history.