# 2024–25 TPBL season

The 2024–25 TPBL season is the first season of the Taiwan Professional Basketball League (TPBL), with the Formosa Dreamers, Hsinchu Toplus Lioneers, Kaohsiung Aquas, New Taipei CTBC DEA, New Taipei Kings, Taipei Taishin Mars, and the Taoyuan Taiwan Beer Leopards participating in this competition. The regular season started on October 19, 2024 and is scheduled to end on May 18, 2025.

## Teams

| Team | Chinese Name | Location | Arena | Map |
| Formosa Dreamers | 福爾摩沙夢想家 | Taichung City | Taichung Intercontinental Basketball Stadium | MarsDEA / KingsLeopardsLioneersDreamersAquas |
| Hsinchu Toplus Lioneers | 新竹御嵿攻城獅 | Hsinchu County | Hsinchu County Stadium | MarsDEA / KingsLeopardsLioneersDreamersAquas |
| Kaohsiung Aquas | 高雄全家海神 | Kaohsiung City | Kaohsiung Arena | MarsDEA / KingsLeopardsLioneersDreamersAquas |
| New Taipei CTBC DEA | 新北中信特攻 | New Taipei City | Xinzhuang Gymnasium | MarsDEA / KingsLeopardsLioneersDreamersAquas |
| New Taipei Kings | 新北國王 | New Taipei City | Xinzhuang Gymnasium | MarsDEA / KingsLeopardsLioneersDreamersAquas |
| Taipei Taishin Mars | 臺北台新戰神 | Taipei City | Taipei Heping Basketball Gymnasium | MarsDEA / KingsLeopardsLioneersDreamersAquas |
| Taoyuan Taiwan Beer Leopards | 桃園台啤永豐雲豹 | Taoyuan City | Taoyuan Arena | MarsDEA / KingsLeopardsLioneersDreamersAquas |

## Season format

* Each team plays against another six times, three at home and three on the road, respectively. Each team plays 36 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-seven series. Matchup is decided by seeding in regular season. The first seed plays against the winner of play-in series, 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 to 4 import players, 1 foreign student player or Asian import player, and 2 heritage players.
* Each team can sign a foreign student player with the contract until 2025–26 season. The eligibility of the foreign student player is same as import player. Players with original foreign student player contract can play as local player until 2025–26 season.
* The teams represented the league at the East Asia Super League can register 1 Asian import player. The eligibility of the Asian import player is same as foreign student player.
* Each team is able to register 1 naturalised player as local player when naturalised player stayed in the same team for three years after finishing naturalisation.
* Each team is able to select 2 to 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 and heritage players

| Team | Import players | Heritage players | Former players |
| Formosa Dreamers | Brandon Gilbeck Aric Holman Beau Beech Anthony Bennett | Randall Walko | Stefan Janković A.J. Pacher |
| Hsinchu Toplus Lioneers | Earl Clark Kennedy Meeks Landers Nolley Nate Laszewski | | Matej Radunič Julian Gamble Dar Tucker Michael Holyfield |
| Kaohsiung Aquas | Anthony Morse Kaleb Wesson Edgaras Želionis Craig Sword Arnett Moultrie | | Jason Brickman Terrence Bieshaar |
| New Taipei CTBC DEA | Kristijan Krajina Nysier Brooks Ivan Aska Daron Russell Marko Todorović | | Chevez Goodwin James Eads Raynere Thornton Bryan Griffin Conner Frankamp Tevin Mack |
| New Taipei Kings | Chris Johnson Austin Daye Jason Washburn Kenny Manigault Sani Sakakini (AI) Michael Efevberha (BCL) | Joseph Lin Jeremy Lin | |
| Taipei Taishin Mars | Malcolm Miller Ray McCallum Micheal Eric Adrien Moerman | Kenneth Chien | Byron Mullens Ihor Zaytsev Devin Oliver Thomas Robinson |
| Taoyuan Taiwan Beer Leopards | Lasan Kromah Devin Williams Egidijus Mockevičius Earnest Ross | | Larry Sanders Robert Upshaw Mitchell Smith |
(AI): Asian import players (BCL): BCL Asia players

## Transactions
### Retirement

* On July 31, 2024, Sung Yu-Hsuan was hired as the assistant strength and conditioning coach of the Hsinchu Toplus Lioneers, ending his playing career.
* On August 15, 2024, Formosa Dreamers announced Wu Sung-Wei's retirement from professional basketball.
* On August 28, 2024, Lu Chi-Min was hired as the assistant coach of the Hsinchu Toplus Lioneers, ending his playing career.
* On October 11, 2024, Liu Weir-Chern was hired as the assistant coach of the System Rising, ending his playing career.
* On January 27, 2025, Branden Dawson announced his retirement from professional basketball.
* Yang Chin-Min joined the Lee-Ming Institute of Technology basketball team as coach, ending his playing career.

### Draft

The 2024 TPBL draft was held on July 23, 2024, at Grand Hilai Taipei in Taipei City.

### Coaching changes

Coaching changes :
| Team | 2023–24 season | 2024–25 season |
| Off-season |||
| Kaohsiung Aquas | Brendan Joyce | Mathias Fischer |
| Taipei Taishin Mars | Hsu Hao-Cheng (interim) | Hsu Hao-Cheng |
| In-season |||
| Hsinchu Toplus Lioneers | Milan Mitrovic | Seng Hsin-Han (interim) |
| Hsinchu Toplus Lioneers | Seng Hsin-Han (interim) | Wesam Al-Sous |

#### Off-season

* On May 23, 2024, the Kaohsiung Aquas announced that Brendan Joyce left the team.
* On July 10, 2024, the Kaohsiung Aquas hired Mathias Fischer as their new head coach.
* On August 28, 2024, the Taipei Mars interim head coach, Hsu Hao-Cheng was promoted to the new head coach.

#### In-season

* On December 6, 2024, the Hsinchu Toplus Lioneers announced to terminate contract relationship with Milan Mitrovic, and named Seng Hsin-Han, the Hsinchu Toplus Lioneers assistant coach, as their interim head coach.
* On December 17, 2024, the Hsinchu Toplus Lioneers hired Wesam Al-Sous as their new head coach.

## 2024 interleague play

Seven teams participated as a united team named RISE BEYOND in these invitational games.

### Standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PCT | GB |
| 1 | University of the Philippines | 7 | 7 | 0 | 1.000 | — |
| 2 | Taiwan Beer | 7 | 5 | 2 | .714 | 2 |
| 3 | Asian University Basketball Team | 7 | 5 | 2 | .714 | 2 |
| 4 | Changhua BLL | 7 | 4 | 3 | .571 | 3 |
| 5 | RISE BEYOND | 7 | 3 | 4 | .429 | 4 |
| 6 | Bank of Taiwan | 7 | 3 | 4 | .429 | 4 |
| 7 | Chinese Taipei NEXT | 7 | 1 | 6 | .143 | 6 |
| 8 | Bangkok University | 7 | 0 | 7 | .000 | 7 |

### Game log
## Preseason

The Taiwan Professional Basketball League held the TPBL preseason games with the Formosa Dreamers at the Taichung Intercontinental Basketball Stadium on October 5 and 6, 2024. And the Taiwan Professional Basketball League held the TPBL preseason games at the Hsinchu County Stadium on October 12 and 13.

### Game log
## Regular season

The regular season started on October 19, 2024 and is scheduled to end on May 18, 2025. On October 19, the 2024–25 season opening game, matched by the New Taipei CTBC DEA and the Formosa Dreamers, was played at Taichung Intercontinental Basketball Stadium.

### League table

| 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 | |

### Results

| Home \ Away | MARS | DEA | KINGS | LEOPARDS | LIONEERS | DREAMERS | AQUAS |
| Taipei Taishin Mars | — | 98–91 | 89–102 | 78–82 | 76–79 | 107–123 | 100–90 |
| — | 89–85* | 106–100 | 97–85 | 100–90 | 103–118 | 80–99 |
| — | 72–69 | Apr 16 | Mar 29 | Mar 30 | Apr 12 | Apr 13 |
| New Taipei CTBC DEA | 76–85 | — | 61–79 | 70–88 | 85–84 | 82–89 | 107–97 |
| 105–82 | — | Mar 30 | 95–89 | 78–93 | Mar 29 | 85–79 |
| May 11 | — | Apr 20 | May 10 | Apr 25 | Apr 19 | Mar 26 |
| New Taipei Kings | Mar 22 | 98–99 | — | Mar 23 | 122–93 | 88–81 | 111–108** |
| Apr 6 | 96–79 | — | Apr 13 | 96–78 | 121–89 | Apr 2 |
| May 9 | May 3 | — | May 8 | Apr 12 | 95–101 | Apr 5 |
| Taoyuan Taiwan Beer Leopards | 74–95 | 86–87* | 100–84 | — | 112–89 | 92–90 | 94–106* |
| Apr 4 | 106–116 | 99–102 | — | 98–82 | 96–93 | Apr 11 |
| Apr 27 | Apr 29 | Apr 23 | — | Apr 19 | Apr 26 | Apr 20 |
| Hsinchu Toplus Lioneers | 84–94 | 91–97 | 89–98 | 99–73 | — | 106–99 | 97–91 |
| 117–105 | 75–83 | 106–114 | 102–106 | — | Apr 5 | 116–103 |
| Apr 9 | Apr 6 | 111–114 | 94–77 | — | May 10 | May 11 |
| Formosa Dreamers | 105–85 | 88–74 | 87–76 | 111–117* | 96–81 | — | 99–90 |
| 69–86 | 92–80 | 112–79 | 110–102 | Mar 23 | — | Mar 22 |
| 97–95 | 75–98 | May 17 | May 18 | May 3 | — | May 4 |
| Kaohsiung Aquas | 88–71 | 72–88 | 78–88 | 88–87 | 93–79 | 84–97 | — |
| 102–94 | 104–91 | 78–107 | 95–87 | 103–78 | 105–95 | — |
| 98–76 | Apr 27 | Apr 26 | 105–95 | 104–88 | 109–95 | — |

### Rescheduled games

* Four New Taipei Kings home games (against the Kaohsiung Aquas on March 19, against the Taipei Taishin Mars on May 3, against the New Taipei CTBC DEA on May 4, and against the Taoyuan Taiwan Beer Leopards on May 7) were rescheduled to April 2, May 9, 3, and 8 due to the 2025 FIBA Asia Cup qualification and 2025 Basketball Champions League Asia-East.

## 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-seven 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 | Semifinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals |
| | | 1 | – | | |
| | | TBD | – | | |
| 4 | 1 | TBD | – | | |
| 5 | 0 | | | | |
| 5 | 0 | | | TBD | – |
| | | | | TBD | – |
| | | 2 | – | | |
| | | 3 | – | | |
Bold Series winner Italic Team with home-court advantage

## Statistics
### Individual statistic leaders

* Category
* Points per game
* Rebounds per game
* Assists per game
* Steals per game
* Blocks per game
* Turnovers per game
* Fouls per game
* Minutes per game
* FG%
* 3P%
* FT%

### Individual game highs

| Category | Player | Team | Statistic |
| Points | Landers Nolley | Hsinchu Toplus Lioneers | 44 |
| Rebounds | Devin Williams | Taoyuan Taiwan Beer Leopards | 23 |
| Assists | Ray McCallum | Taipei Taishin Mars | 14 |
| Assists | Chen Huai-An | Kaohsiung Aquas | 14 |
| Steals | Lasan Kromah | Taoyuan Taiwan Beer Leopards | 9 |
| Blocks | Brandon Gilbeck | Formosa Dreamers | 7 |
| Turnovers | Jason Brickman | Kaohsiung Aquas | 8 |
| Turnovers | Devin Williams | Taoyuan Taiwan Beer Leopards | 8 |
| Turnovers | Lasan Kromah | Taoyuan Taiwan Beer Leopards | 8 |
| Turnovers | Tien Hao | Hsinchu Toplus Lioneers | 8 |
| Turnovers | Landers Nolley | Hsinchu Toplus Lioneers | 8 |
| Three pointers | Hsieh Ya-Hsuan | New Taipei CTBC DEA | 8 |

### Team statistic leaders

* Category
* Points per game
* Rebounds per game
* Assists per game
* Steals per game
* Blocks per game
* Turnovers per game
* Fouls per game
* FG%
* 3P%
* FT%

## Awards
### Yearly awards

2024–25 TPBL awards :
* Award
* Most Valuable Player
* Most Valuable Import
* Most Popular Player of the Year
* Best Home-Court of the Year
* Defensive Player of the Year
* Rookie of the Year
* Sixth Man of the Year
* Most Improved Player
* Coach of the Year
* General Manager of the Year
* Best Cheerleaders of the Year
* All-TPBL First Team:
* All-Defensive First Team:

### Statistical awards

2024–25 TPBL statistical awards :
* Award
* Points Leader
* Rebounds Leader
* Assists Leader
* Steals Leader
* Blocks Leader

### Finals awards

2025 TPBL Finals awards :
| Award | Recipient | Team | Ref. |
| Champion | | | |
| Finals MVP | | | |

### Player of the Week

| Week | Recipient | Team |
| 1 | Lin Chun-Chi | Formosa Dreamers |
| 2 | Joseph Lin | New Taipei Kings |
| 3 | Aric Holman | Formosa Dreamers |
| 4 | Ma Chien-Hao | Formosa Dreamers |
| 5 | Kaleb Wesson | Kaohsiung Aquas |
| 6 | Jason Washburn | New Taipei Kings |
| 7 | Douglas Creighton | Formosa Dreamers |
| 8 | Chen Huai-An | Kaohsiung Aquas |
| 9 | Jason Washburn | New Taipei Kings |
| 10 | Lasan Kromah | Taoyuan Taiwan Beer Leopards |
| 11 | Aric Holman | Formosa Dreamers |
| 12 | Landers Nolley | Hsinchu Toplus Lioneers |
| 14 | Lasan Kromah | Taoyuan Taiwan Beer Leopards |
| 15 | Daron Russell | New Taipei CTBC DEA |
| 16 | Marko Todorović | New Taipei CTBC DEA |
| 17 | Landers Nolley | Hsinchu Toplus Lioneers |

### Player of the Month

| Month | Local player | Local player | Import player | Import player | Ref. |
| Month | Recipient | Team | Recipient | Team | Ref. |
| 2024 ||||||
| October & November | Jeremy Lin | New Taipei Kings | Kaleb Wesson | Kaohsiung Aquas | |
| December | Gao Jin-Wei | Taoyuan Taiwan Beer Leopards | Jason Washburn | New Taipei Kings | |
| 2025 ||||||
| January & February | Gao Jin-Wei | Taoyuan Taiwan Beer Leopards | Landers Nolley | Hsinchu Toplus Lioneers | |
| March | | | | | |
| April | | | | | |
| May | | | | | |

## Media

* The games will be broadcast on television via VL Sports, MOMOTV, DAZN, and Sportcast, and online via YouTube.

## Notable occurrences

* On June 17, 2024, Mohammad Al Bachir Gadiaga, former player of the New Taipei CTBC DEA, signed with the Akita Northern Happinets of the B.League. And he became the first Taiwanese player to join the B.League first division team.
* On July 8, 2024, the Formosa Dreamers traded Ting Kuang-Hao to the Taiwan Beer Leopards for cash considerations. And this trade became the first trade between the teams of the P. League+ and T1 League.
* On July 8, 2024, Chuang Jui-Hsiung was named as the commissioner of the new league.
* On July 9, 2024, the Taipei Taishin Mars, New Taipei Kings, New Taipei CTBC DEA, Taoyuan Taiwan Beer Leopards, Hsinchu Toplus Lioneers, Formosa Dreamers, and the Kaohsiung Aquas announced to join the Taiwan Professional Basketball League (TPBL).
* On July 20, 2024, the first trade (between Formosa Dreamers and Taoyuan Taiwan Beer Leopards) was made in TPBL history. And Yang Shen-Yen became the first player to involve the trade in TPBL history.
* On July 23, 2024, Samuel Manu became the first player of the first overall TPBL draft picks.
* On August 1, 2024, the TPBL announced that Wang Chih-Chun and Yang He-Ping, former secretary general of the T1 League and former chief operating officer of the P. League+, were the deputy secretaries of the league.
* On September 2, 2024, Jeremy Lin, the NBA champion, re-signed with the New Taipei Kings.
* On September 16, 2024, Lu Cheng-Ju of the New Taipei Kings was suspended by the league for 12 games due to the passenger of the drunk driver.
* On September 19, 2024, the TPBL announced that Larry Chi was the secretary general of the league.
* On September 19, 2024, Yeh Chun-Hung became the first full-time referee of the league.
* On October 19, 2024, the game matched by the New Taipei CTBC DEA and the Formosa Dreamers became the first game in TPBL history.
* On October 19, 2024, the first TPBL records were made as below:
** First score: Shih Chin-Yao (New Taipei CTBC DEA)
** First rebound: Raynere Thornton (New Taipei CTBC DEA)
** First assist: Raynere Thornton (New Taipei CTBC DEA)
** First steal: Bryan Griffin (New Taipei CTBC DEA)
** First block: Brandon Gilbeck (Formosa Dreamers)
** First dunk: Beau Beech (Formosa Dreamers)
** First free throw: Beau Beech (Formosa Dreamers)
** First foul: Beau Beech (Formosa Dreamers)
* On October 27, 2024, the game matched by the New Taipei CTBC DEA and the New Taipei Kings became the first game of the New Taipei Derby in TPBL history.
* On October 27, 2024, Hsieh Ya-Hsuan of the New Taipei CTBC DEA recorded 1,000 points in his career.
* On October 27, 2024, Hsieh Ya-Hsuan of the New Taipei CTBC DEA recorded 200 three pointers in his career.
* On November 10, 2024, Ting Sheng-Ju of the Taipei Taishin Mars became the first player to record triple-double (with 15 points, 11 rebounds, and 12 assists) in TPBL history.
* On November 22, 2024, the TPBL announced that Jonah Morrison, former player of the New Taipei CTBC DEA, was issued an indefinite ban.
* On December 1, 2024, the game matched by the Kaohsiung Aquas and the Taoyuan Taiwan Beer Leopards became the first overtime game in TPBL history.
* On December 7, 2024, Devin Williams of the Taoyuan Taiwan Beer Leopards became the first player to record 20-20 (with 20 points and 23 rebounds) in TPBL history.
* On December 11, 2024, Yang Shen-Yen of the Taoyuan Taiwan Beer Leopards became the first player out on loan to Super Basketball League (SBL) in TPBL history.
* On December 22, 2024, Gao Jin-Wei of the Taoyuan Taiwan Beer Leopards recorded 200 assists in his career.
* On December 24, 2024, Anthony Bennett, the 2013 first overall NBA draft pick, signed with the Formosa Dreamers.
* On January 1, 2025, the New Taipei CTBC DEA recorded 10,000 points in franchise history.
* On January 12, 2025, Lasan Kromah of the Taoyuan Taiwan Beer Leopards recorded 1,000 points in Taiwan career.
* On January 22, 2025, the New Taipei Kings were invited to participated in 2025 Basketball Champions League Asia-East (2025 BCL Asia-East).
* On February 4, 2025, Jeremy Lin of the New Taipei Kings was named as the head coach of the team G League in 2025 NBA All-Star Game Rising Stars Challenge.
* On February 8, 2025, the game matched by the New Taipei Kings and the Taoyuan Taiwan Beer Leopards became the first game of the former P. League+ champion and T1 League champion in TPBL history.
* On March 2, 2025, the New Taipei CTBC DEA became the first team with three players recorded 30+ points in one game in TPBL history.
* On March 7, 2025, Gao Jin-Wei of the Taoyuan Taiwan Beer Leopards became the first player to award the two straight Player of the Month awards in TPBL history.
* On March 8, 2025, Lin Sin-Kuan of the Taoyuan Taiwan Beer Leopards recorded 500 points in his career.
* On March 12, 2025, Huang Jhen of the Taoyuan Taiwan Beer Leopards recorded 1,500 points in his career.

## TPBL team in Asian competition

| Team | Competition | Progress | Result |
| New Taipei Kings | East Asia Super League | Group stage Group B | 2nd place out of 5 teams (4–2) |
| New Taipei Kings | East Asia Super League | Final four Semifinals | Loss vs. Hiroshima Dragonflies |
| New Taipei Kings | East Asia Super League | Final four Third place game | Win vs. Ryukyu Golden Kings |
| New Taipei Kings | Basketball Champions League Asia | BCL Asia-East Group stage Group B | TBD |