# Kaohsiung Aquas

The Kaohsiung Aquas (Chinese: 高雄全家海神) are a Taiwanese professional basketball team based in Kaohsiung City. They have competed in the Taiwan Professional Basketball League (TPBL) and play their home games at the Kaohsiung Arena. The Aquas became one of the six teams of the inaugural T1 League season since the 2021–22 season, and became one of the seven teams of the inaugural TPBL season since the 2024–25 season.

## Franchise history

On August 4, 2021, the Aquas traded their 1st round pick to New Taipei CTBC DEA for 1.5 million NTD. In the 2021 draft, they drafted I-Shou swingman Su Wen-Ju in the second round.
The Aquas have a copartnership with Kaohsiung Jeoutai Technology, signed multi-players originally play in the team. Jeoutai Tech is a semi-professional basketball team competes in the Super Basketball League (SBL), another league in Taiwan.
On April 17, 2022, the Aquas announced that they would play their playoff home games at Fengshan Arena. On June 4, the Aquas defeated the Taichung Wagor Suns, 3–0, winning the 2021–22 season championship.
On July 9, 2024, the Kaohsiung Aquas announced to join the Taiwan Professional Basketball League (TPBL).

## Facilities
### Home arenas

| Arena | Location | Duration |
| Fengshan Arena | Kaohsiung City | 2022 2024 |
| Kaohsiung Arena | Kaohsiung City | 2021–present |

## Personnel
### General managers

| Name | Tenure | Ref. |
| Wang De-Yao | 2021–2022 | |

### Head coaches

| Name | Tenure | Totals | Totals | Totals | Totals | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs |
| Name | Tenure | G | W | L | PCT | G | W | L | PCT | G | W | L | PCT |
| Brendan Joyce | 2021–2024 | 101 | 61 | 40 | .604 | 88 | 54 | 34 | .614 | 13 | 7 | 6 | .538 |
| Mathias Fischer | 2024–present | 25 | 14 | 11 | .560 | 25 | 14 | 11 | .560 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| Totals | Totals | 126 | 75 | 51 | .595 | 113 | 68 | 45 | .602 | 13 | 7 | 6 | .538 |

## Season-by-season record

T1 League :
| Season | Coach | Regular Season | Regular Season | Regular Season | Regular Season | Post Season | Post Season | Post Season | Post Season |
| Season | Coach | Won | Lost | Win % | Finish | Won | Lost | Win % | Result |
| 2021–22 | Brendan Joyce | 23 | 7 | .767 | 1st | 5 | 0 | 1.000 | Won Semifinals vs TaiwanBeer HeroBears, 2–0 Won Finals vs Taichung Wagor Suns, 3–0 |
| 2022–23 | Brendan Joyce | 16 | 14 | .533 | 3rd | 2 | 3 | .400 | Lost Semifinals to Tainan TSG GhostHawks, 2–3 |
| 2023–24 | Brendan Joyce | 15 | 13 | .536 | 3rd | 0 | 3 | .000 | Lost Semifinals to Taiwan Beer Leopards, 0–3 |
| Totals | Totals | 54 | 34 | .614 | – | 7 | 6 | .538 | 3 Playoff Appearances |
Taiwan Professional Basketball League :
| Season | Coach | Regular Season | Regular Season | Regular Season | Regular Season | Post Season | Post Season | Post Season | Post Season |
| Season | Coach | Won | Lost | Win % | Finish | Won | Lost | Win % | Result |
| 2024–25 | Mathias Fischer | 14 | 11 | .560 | | | | | |
| Totals | Totals | 14 | 11 | .560 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 Playoff Appearances |

## Notable players
   ### Local players

* Hu Long-Mao (胡瓏貿) – Chinese Taipei national team player, T1 League Finals MVP (2022)
* Li Han-Sheng (李漢昇) – Chinese Taipei national team player
* Lin Jen-Hung (林任鴻) – Chinese Taipei national team player
* Tang Wei-Chieh (唐維傑) – Chinese Taipei national team player
* Wu I-Ping (吳怡斌) – Chinese Taipei national team player
* Wu Siao-Jin (吳曉謹) – Chinese Taipei national team player
* Yu Huan-Ya (于煥亞) – Chinese Taipei national team player

   ### Type-III players

* Jason Brickman – ABL Finals MVP (2016), TBL MVP (2018)

   ### Import players

* Xavier Alexander – TBL MVP (2019)
* Terrence Bieshaar – Netherlands national team player
* John Bohannon – Jordan national team player
* Aaron Geramipoor – Iran national team player
* Perry Jones – NBA player
* Arnett Moultrie – NBA player
* Craig Sword – NBA player, United States national team player
* Edgaras Želionis – Lithuania national team player