# 2024–25 Formosa Dreamers season

The 2024–25 Formosa Dreamers season is the franchise's 8th season, its first season in the Taiwan Professional Basketball League (TPBL). The Dreamers are coached by Jamie Pearlman in his second year as head coach.

## Draft

| Round | Pick | Player | Position(s) | School / Club team |
| 2 | 8 | Shih Cheng-Ping | Forward | ISU |
* Reference：
On July 20, 2024, the Dreamers' 2024 first-round draft pick and Yang Shen-Yen were traded to Taoyuan Taiwan Beer Leopards in exchange for cash considerations.

## Sendai 89ers 20th Anniversary International Friendly Game

* Recap
* September 5, 2024 19:00 (UTC+9)
| Formosa Dreamers | 68–90 | Sendai 89ers |
* Kamei Arena Sendai, Sendai

## 2024 KT Sonicboom Taiwan Training Camp

* Recap
* September 15, 2024 14:30 (UTC+8)
| Suwon KT Sonicboom | 79–70 | Formosa Dreamers |
* Taipei Heping Basketball Gymnasium, Taipei City

## Preseason
### Game log

2024 preseason game log Total: 2–1 (home: 2–0; road: 0–1) :
Preseason : 2–1 (home: 2–0; road: 0–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1
October 5
DEA
W 107–94
Beau Beech (37)
Beau Beech (14)
Lin Chun-Chi (6)
Taichung Intercontinental Basketball Stadium 2,100
1–0
2
October 6
Kings
W 99–81
Aric Holman (34)
Aric Holman (13)
Chang Tsung-Hsien (3) Lin Chun-Chi (3)
Taichung Intercontinental Basketball Stadium 2,807
2–0
3
October 12
@ Aquas
L 93–118
Beau Beech (24)
Douglas Creighton (6)
Lu Kuan-Liang (3)
Hsinchu County Stadium 3,169
2–1 :
Color： Win  Lose  Schedule :

## Regular season
### Standings

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | PCT | GB | Qualification |
| 1 | New Taipei Kings | 20 | 14 | 6 | .700 | — | Advance to semifinals |
| 2 | Kaohsiung Aquas | 24 | 14 | 10 | .583 | 2 | Advance to semifinals |
| 3 | Formosa Dreamers | 25 | 14 | 11 | .560 | 2.5 | Advance to semifinals |
| 4 | New Taipei CTBC DEA | 24 | 12 | 12 | .500 | 4 | Advance to play-in |
| 5 | Taipei Taishin Mars | 24 | 11 | 13 | .458 | 5 | Advance to play-in |
| 6 | Taoyuan Taiwan Beer Leopards | 22 | 9 | 13 | .409 | 6 | |
| 7 | Hsinchu Toplus Lioneers | 25 | 8 | 17 | .320 | 8.5 | |

### Game log

2024–25 regular season game log Total: 14–10 (home: 9–3; road: 5–7) :
October : 2–1 (home: 2–0; road: 0–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1
October 19
DEA
W 88–74
Lin Chun-Chi (22)
Aric Holman (18)
Lin Chun-Chi (6)
Taichung Intercontinental Basketball Stadium 3,000
1–0
2
October 20
Mars
W 105–85
Lin Chun-Chi (20)
Stefan Janković (11)
Lin Chun-Chi (7)
Taichung Intercontinental Basketball Stadium 3,000
2–0
3
October 30
@ Kings
L 81–88
Beau Beech (19)
Aric Holman (10)
Brandon Gilbeck (5)
Xinzhuang Gymnasium 3,261
2–1 :
November : 3–1 (home: 2–0; road: 1–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
4
November 3
@ DEA
W 89–82
Aric Holman (23)
Brandon Gilbeck (15)
Aric Holman (5)
Xinzhuang Gymnasium 5,341
3–1
5
November 9
Aquas
W 99–90
Ma Chien-Hao (21)
Aric Holman (10)
Ma Chien-Hao (5)
Taichung Intercontinental Basketball Stadium 3,000
4–1
6
November 10
Kings
W 87–76
Beau Beech (18) Aric Holman (18)
Aric Holman (18)
Beau Beech (3) Ma Chien-Hao (3)
Taichung Intercontinental Basketball Stadium 3,000
5–1
7
November 30
@ Leopards
L 90–92
Beau Beech (24)
Beau Beech (16)
Lu Kuan-Liang (3) Lin Chun-Chi (3)
Taoyuan Arena 5,205
5–2 :
December : 5–2 (home: 2–1; road: 3–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
8
December 8
@ Kings
L 89–121
Ma Chien-Hao (18)
Brandon Gilbeck (12)
Lin Chun-Chi (4)
Xinzhuang Gymnasium 5,255
5–3
9
December 11
DEA
W 92–80
Ma Chien-Hao (15)
Brandon Gilbeck (14) Aric Holman (14)
Aric Holman (5)
Taichung Intercontinental Basketball Stadium 2,383
6–3
10
December 13
Lioneers
W 96–81
Beau Beech (24)
Brandon Gilbeck (9) Aric Holman (9)
Wu Chia-Chun (8)
Taichung Intercontinental Basketball Stadium 2,618
7–3
11
December 15
@ Mars
W 123–107
Ma Chien-Hao (26)
Brandon Gilbeck (11)
Wu Chia-Chun (6)
Taipei Heping Basketball Gymnasium 3,897
8–3
12
December 22
@ Aquas
W 97–84
Lin Chun-Chi (21)
A.J. Pacher (11)
Wu Chia-Chun (5)
Kaohsiung Arena 5,328
9–3
13
December 27
Mars
L 69–86
Lin Chun-Chi (15)
Brandon Gilbeck (13)
Wu Chia-Chun (2) Douglas Creighton (2)
Taichung Intercontinental Basketball Stadium 2,480
9–4
14
December 29
@ Kings
W 101–95
Beau Beech (27)
A.J. Pacher (17)
Wu Chia-Chun (7)
Xinzhuang Gymnasium 5,812
10–4 :
January : 2–3 (home: 2–1; road: 0–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
15
January 4
Leopards
L 111–117 (OT)
Beau Beech (29)
Beau Beech (13)
Lin Chun-Chi (7)
Taichung Intercontinental Basketball Stadium 2,417
10–5
16
January 11
Kings
W 112–79
Lin Chun-Chi (30)
Randall Walko (9) Beau Beech (9) Brandon Gilbeck (9)
Lin Chun-Chi (8)
Taichung Intercontinental Basketball Stadium 3,000
11–5
17
January 12
Leopards
W 110–102
Aric Holman (35)
Brandon Gilbeck (14)
Lin Chun-Chi (4) Wu Chia-Chun (4) A.J. Pacher (4)
Taichung Intercontinental Basketball Stadium 2,048
12–5
18
January 18
@ Aquas
L 95–105
Beau Beech (24)
Beau Beech (18)
Lin Chun-Chi (9)
Kaohsiung Arena 4,671
12–6
19
January 22
@ Lioneers
L 99–106
Beau Beech (21)
A.J. Pacher (12)
Lin Chun-Chi (9)
Hsinchu County Stadium 4,051
12–7 :
February : 0–1 (home: 0–0; road: 0–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
20
February 9
@ Leopards
L 93–96
Ma Chien-Hao (23)
Brandon Gilbeck (12)
Chiang Yu-An (9)
Taoyuan Arena 4,758
12–8 :
March : 2–2 (home: 1–1; road: 1–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
21
March 5
@ Mars
W 118–103
Beau Beech (33)
Anthony Bennett (16)
Wu Chia-Chun (8)
Taipei Heping Basketball Gymnasium 2,568
13–8
22
March 9
@ Aquas
L 95–109
Ma Chien-Hao (20)
Brandon Gilbeck (12)
Lin Chun-Chi (7)
Kaohsiung Arena 6,212
13–9
23
March 15
DEA
L 75–98
Lin Chun-Chi (14)
Brandon Gilbeck (18)
Lin Chun-Chi (4)
Taichung Intercontinental Basketball Stadium 2,592
13–10
24
March 16
Mars
W 97–95
Chiang Yu-An (25)
Brandon Gilbeck (14)
Lin Chun-Chi (5)
Taichung Intercontinental Basketball Stadium 2,858
14–10
25
March 22
Aquas
0–0
Taichung Intercontinental Basketball Stadium
26
March 23
Lioneers
0–0
Taichung Intercontinental Basketball Stadium
27
March 29
@ DEA
0–0
Xinzhuang Gymnasium
April : 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
28
April 5
@ Lioneers
0–0
Hsinchu County Stadium
29
April 12
@ Mars
0–0
Taipei Heping Basketball Gymnasium
30
April 19
@ DEA
0–0
Xinzhuang Gymnasium
31
April 26
@ Leopards
0–0
Taoyuan Arena
May : 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
32
May 3
Lioneers
0–0
Taichung Intercontinental Basketball Stadium
33
May 4
Aquas
0–0
Taichung Intercontinental Basketball Stadium
34
May 10
@ Lioneers
0–0
Hsinchu County Stadium
35
May 17
Kings
0–0
Taichung Intercontinental Basketball Stadium
36
May 18
Leopards
0–0
Taichung Intercontinental Basketball Stadium
Color： Win  Lose  Schedule :

## Player statistics
### Regular season

| Player | GP | MPG | PPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG |
| Chen Jen-Jei | | | | | | | | | | |
| Ma Chien-Hao | | | | | | | | | | |
| Chang Tsung-Hsien | | | | | | | | | | |
| A.J. Pacher$^{≠‡}$ | 10 | 30:59 | 13.1 | 45.8% | 16.7% | 61.3% | 9.6 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 0.4 |
| Beau Beech | | | | | | | | | | |
| Wang Chen-Yuan | | | | | | | | | | |
| Wu Chia-Chun | | | | | | | | | | |
| Lin Chun-Chi | | | | | | | | | | |
| Anthony Bennett$^≠$ | | | | | | | | | | |
| Chien Wei-Ju | | | | | | | | | | |
| Douglas Creighton | | | | | | | | | | |
| Randall Walko | | | | | | | | | | |
| Lee Te-Wei | | | | | | | | | | |
| Shih Cheng-Ping | | | | | | | | | | |
| Lu Kuan-Liang | | | | | | | | | | |
| Stefan Janković$^‡$ | 1 | 15:43 | 9.0 | 66.7% | 50.0% | 0.0% | 11.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Brandon Gilbeck | | | | | | | | | | |
| Aric Holman | | | | | | | | | | |
| Chiang Yu-An | | | | | | | | | | |
| Chou Po-Chen | | | | | | | | | | |
$^‡$ Left during the season $^≠$ Acquired during the season
* Reference：

## Transactions
### Overview

| Players Added Via draft Shih Cheng-Ping Free agency Beau Beech Anthony Bennett Chang Tsung-Hsien Chiang Yu-An Chien Wei-Ju Aric Holman Stefan Jankovic Ma Chien-Hao A.J. Pacher Emondre Rickman | Players Lost Free agency Julian Boyd Kenneth Chien Lin Yao-Tsung Devyn Marble A.J. Pacher Emondre Rickman Trades Ting Kuang-Hao Yang Shen-Yen Waived Stefan Janković Retirement Wu Sung-Wei |

### Trades

| July 8, 2024 | To Formosa Dreamers Cash considerations | To Taiwan Beer Leopards Ting Kuang-Hao |
| July 20, 2024 | To Formosa Dreamers Cash considerations | To Taoyuan Taiwan Beer Leopards Yang Shen-Yen 2024 first-round draft pick |

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

| Date | Player | Contract terms |
| July 4, 2024 | Chen Jen-Jei | 3-year contract, worth unknown |
| July 4, 2024 | Lee Te-Wei | 3-year contract, worth unknown |
| July 4, 2024 | Lu Kuan-Liang | 3-year contract, worth unknown |
| July 4, 2024 | Wu Chia-Chun | 3-year contract, worth unknown |
| August 2, 2024 | Brandon Gilbeck | — |

#### Additions

| Date | Player | Contract terms | Former team |
| July 2, 2024 | Chiang Yu-An | 5-year contract, worth unknown | Taiwan Beer Leopards |
| July 12, 2024 | Chang Tsung-Hsien | — | Taipei Fubon Braves |
| July 17, 2024 | Chien Wei-Ju | — | Tainan TSG GhostHawks |
| July 30, 2024 | Shih Cheng-Ping | — | ISU |
| August 9, 2024 | Ma Chien-Hao | — | Jiangsu Dragons |
| August 14, 2024 | Aric Holman | — | Al-Nasr |
| August 23, 2024 | Stefan Jankovic | Testing player contract, worth unknown | Vancouver Bandits |
| August 23, 2024 | Emondre Rickman | Testing player contract, worth unknown | Tachikawa Dice |
| September 10, 2024 | Beau Beech | — | BC Enisey |
| November 18, 2024 | A.J. Pacher | — | Riesen Ludwigsburg |
| December 24, 2024 | Anthony Bennett | — | Kaohsiung 17LIVE Steelers |

#### Subtractions

| Date | Player | Reason | New Team |
| June 4, 2024 | Lin Yao-Tsung | Contract expired | — |
| July 1, 2024 | Kenneth Chien | Contract expired | Taipei Taishin Mars |
| July 1, 2024 | Wu Sung-Wei | Contract expired → Retirement | — |
| August 28, 2024 | Julian Boyd | Contract expired | Taoyuan Pauian Pilots |
| September 3, 2024 | Devyn Marble | Contract expired | Porto |
| September 20, 2024 | Emondre Rickman | Contract expired | Ovarense Basquetebol |
| November 16, 2024 | Stefan Janković | Contract terminated | — |
| March 18, 2025 | A.J. Pacher | Contract expired | — |

## Awards
### Player of the Week

| Week | Recipient | Award |
| 1 | Lin Chun-Chi | Week 1 Player of the Week |
| 3 | Aric Holman | Week 3 Player of the Week |
| 4 | Ma Chien-Hao | Week 4 Player of the Week |
| 7 | Douglas Creighton | Week 7 Player of the Week |
| 11 | Aric Holman | Week 11 Player of the Week |