# 2020–21 Hsinchu JKO Lioneers season

The 2020–21 Hsinchu JKO Lioneers season was the first season of the franchise in the P. LEAGUE+ (PLG), its 1st in the Hsinchu County and playing home games at Hsinchu County Stadium. The Lioneers are coached by Lin Kuan-Lun in his first year as head coach

## Preseason

On September 9, 2020, former Taiwanese professional basketball player Blackie Chen announcing the establishment of P. LEAGUE+ (PLG). The first game of PLG was started on December 19, 2020.

## Draft

The P. LEAGUE+ (PLG) did not hold a draft in its first season.

## Standings

| Team | GP | W | L | PCT |
| z – Taipei Fubon Braves | 24 | 19 | 5 | .792 |
| x – Taoyuan Pilots | 24 | 10 | 14 | .417 |
| x – Formosa Taishin Dreamers | 24 | 10 | 14 | .417 |
| Hsinchu JKO Lioneers | 24 | 9 | 15 | .375 |

## Roster

Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationalities not displayed.

## Game log
### Preseason

2020 preseason game log Total:3-3 (Home:3-0, Road:0-3) :
| Game | Date | Team | Score | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Location attendance | Record |
| 1 | October 17 | Formosa Dreamers | W 87-80 | Kao Kuo-Hao (30) | Chieng Li-Huan (16) | Chieng Li-Huan (4) | Hsinchu County Stadium | 1-0 |
| 2 | October 18 | @Taipei Fubon Braves | L 81-93 | Kao Kuo-Hao (16) Chieng Li-Huan (16) | Lee Chia-Jui (7) | Lee Chia-Jui (2) Chieng Li-Huan (4) Pan Kuan-Han (4) | Hsinchu County Stadium | 1-1 |
| 3 | November 7 | @Formosa Dreamers | L 104-122 | Chieng Li-Huan (17) | Kao Kuo-Hao (7) | Chieng Li-Huan (3) Elliot Tan (3) | Taipei Heping Basketball Gymnasium | 1-2 |
| 4 | November 8 | Taoyuan Pilots | W 92-87 | Chieng Li-Huan (23) | Lee Chia-Jui (6) | Tien Hao (5) Kao Kuo-Hao (5) | Taipei Heping Basketball Gymnasium | 2-2 |
| 5 | November 21 | @Taipei Fubon Braves | L 71-107 | Chieng Li-Huan (11) | Lee Chia-Jui (5) | Kao Kuo-Hao (3) | National Taiwan University of Sport Gymnasium | 2-3 |
| 6 | November 22 | Taoyuan Pilots | W 96-87 | Chieng Li-Huan (26) | Lee Chia-Jui (15) | Kao Kuo-Hao (9) | National Taiwan University of Sport Gymnasium | 3-3 |

### Regular season

2020–21 regular season game log Total: 9-15 (Home: 5-7, Road: 4-8) :
| Game | Date | Team | Score | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Location attendance | Record |
| 1 | December 26 | Taoyuan Pilots | W 97-91 | Chieng Li-Huan (24) | Lee Chia-Jui (11) | Kao Kuo-Hao (5) | Hsinchu County Stadium 6,688 | 1-0 |
| 2 | December 27 | Taipei Fubon Braves | L 87-96 | LaDontae Henton (23) | Julian Wright (12) | Kao Kuo-Hao (7) | Hsinchu County Stadium 7,236 | 1-1 |
| 3 | January 3 | @Taipei Fubon Braves | L 86-96 | Kao Kuo-Hao (19) | Julian Wright (13) | Kao Kuo-Hao (5) | Taipei Heping Basketball Gymnasium 7,000 | 1-2 |
| 4 | January 9 | Formosa Taishin Dreamers | L 87-95 | LaDontae Henton (35) | LaDontae Henton (12) | Kao Kuo-Hao (9) | Hsinchu County Stadium 5,798 | 1-3 |
| 5 | January 10 | Taipei Fubon Braves | L 98-105 | LaDontae Henton (27) | Hasheem Thabeet (9) | Kao Kuo-Hao (7) | Hsinchu County Stadium 6,377 | 1-4 |
| 6 | January 16 | @Taoyuan Pilots | L 91-106 | LaDontae Henton (23) | Julian Wright (7) | Tien Hao (5) | Taoyuan Arena 0 | 1-5 |
| 7 | January 17 | @Taipei Fubon Braves | W 111-102 | LaDontae Henton (24) | Julian Wright (13) | Julian Wright (10) | Taipei Heping Basketball Gymnasium 6,968 | 2-5 |
| 8 | January 23 | Taipei Fubon Braves | L 67-87 | Hasheem Thabeet (15) | Julian Wright (17) | Julian Wright (4) Chieng Li-Huan (4) | Hsinchu County Stadium 8,168 | 2-6 |
| 9 | January 24 | Formosa Taishin Dreamers | L 81-92 | Chieng Li-Huan (17) | Julian Wright (12) | Julian Wright (4) Lee Chia-Jui (4) | Hsinchu County Stadium 5,967 | 2-7 |
| 10 | January 30 | @Formosa Taishin Dreamers | L 92-103 | Hasheem Thabeet (28) | Hasheem Thabeet (16) | Julian Wright (6) | Changhua County Stadium 4,521 | 2-8 |
| 11 | January 31 | @Taoyuan Pilots | W 84-72 | Julian Wright (26) | Hasheem Thabeet (15) | Lin Ming-Yi (4) Tien Hao (4) | Taoyuan Arena 0 | 3-8 |
| 12 | February 6 | @Taoyuan Pilots | L 82-111 | Hasheem Thabeet (17) | Julian Wright (10) | Cheng Wei (6) | Taoyuan Arena 0 | 3-9 |
| 13 | February 7 | @Formosa Taishin Dreamers | L 85-96 | Hasheem Thabeet (16) | Hasheem Thabeet (15) | Julian Wright (7) | Changhua County Stadium 3,886 | 3-10 |
| 14 | February 20 | @Taoyuan Pilots | L 102-108 | LaDontae Henton (30) | Hasheem Thabeet (12) | Kao Kuo-Hao (6) | Taoyuan Arena 2,000 | 3-11 |
| 15 | February 21 | @Taipei Fubon Braves | L 97-106 | Branden Dawson (21) | Hasheem Thabeet (20) | Kao Kuo-Hao (5) | Taipei Heping Basketball Gymnasium 7,000 | 3-12 |
| 16 | February 27 | Taoyuan Pilots | L 98-106 | LaDontae Henton (40) | Hasheem Thabeet (18) | Lin Ming-Yi (9) | Hsinchu County Stadium 5,103 | 3-13 |
| 17 | March 1 | Taipei Fubon Braves | W 83-76 | Kao Kuo-Hao (18) | Hasheem Thabeet (12) | Kao Kuo-Hao (4) Lin Ming-Yi (4) | Hsinchu County Stadium 6,331 | 4-13 |
| 18 | March 7 | @Taipei Fubon Braves | L 105-109 | Hasheem Thabeet (27) | Hasheem Thabeet (17) | Kao Kuo-Hao (7) | Taipei Heping Basketball Gymnasium 7,000 | 4-14 |
| 19 | March 13 | Taoyuan Pilots | W 105-88 | LaDontae Henton (29) | Hasheem Thabeet (15) | LaDontae Henton (7) | Hsinchu County Stadium 5,188 | 5-14 |
| 20 | March 14 | Formosa Taishin Dreamers | W 112-105 | Hasheem Thabeet (27) | Hasheem Thabeet (17) | Lin Ming-Yi (6) Kao Kuo-Hao (6) | Hsinchu County Stadium 5,893 | 6-14 |
| 21 | March 20 | @Formosa Taishin Dreamers | W 99-87 | Branden Dawson (23) | Hasheem Thabeet (19) | Lin Ming-Yi (5) | National Taiwan University of Sport Gymnasium 4,000 | 7-14 |
| 22 | March 27 | Formosa Taishin Dreamers | L 91-99 | Hasheem Thabeet (18) | Hasheem Thabeet (21) | Tien Hao (8) | Hsinchu County Stadium 7,078 | 7-15 |
| 23 | March 28 | Taoyuan Pilots | W 132-82 | Branden Dawson (32) | Branden Dawson (17) | Branden Dawson (10) | Hsinchu County Stadium 5,978 | 8-15 |
| 24 | April 4 | @Formosa Taishin Dreamers | W 108-100 | Hasheem Thabeet (37) | Hasheem Thabeet (16) | Chieng Li-Huan (9) | Changhua County Stadium 6,000 | 9-15 |

#### Regular season note

* Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Taoyuan City Government and Taoyuan Pilots declared that the games in Taoyuan Arena would be played behind closed doors from January 16, 2021 to February 7, 2021.

## Player statistics
### Regular season

| Player | GP | MPG | PPG | 2P% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG |
| Hsiao Hsun-Yi | 21 | 13:00 | 4.33 | 47.27% | 29.41% | 61.54% | 1.71 | 0.81 | 0.38 | 0.05 |
| Cheng Wei | 15 | 13:26 | 3.73 | 48.00% | 23.33% | 68.75% | 0.73 | 1.40 | 1.13 | 0.00 |
| Lin Ming-Yi | 17 | 17:40 | 3.94 | 22.58% | 23.26% | 88.46% | 2.71 | 2.88 | 0.94 | 0.00 |
| Kao Kuo-Hao | 22 | 30:13 | 12.41 | 39.90% | 28.40% | 76.67% | 4.95 | 4.36 | 2.55 | 0.05 |
| Sung Yu-Hsuan | 10 | 09:47 | 5.20 | 48.65% | 40.00% | 76.92% | 0.80 | 1.00 | 0.30 | 0.10 |
| Elliot Tan | 17 | 19:47 | 7.82 | 42.86% | 36.36% | 70.00% | 2.88 | 1.53 | 0.71 | 0.00 |
| Lin Li-Jen | 7 | 07:13 | 1.57 | 0.00% | 18.75% | 100.00% | 0.57 | 0.29 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Pan Kuan-Han | 13 | 13:22 | 2.46 | 20.00% | 23.81% | 50.00% | 2.00 | 0.62 | 0.62 | 0.15 |
| Lee Chia-Jui | 24 | 20:50 | 5.96 | 32.99% | 26.09% | 54.35% | 3.92 | 1.63 | 0.33 | 0.38 |
| Tsai Chien-Yu | 2 | 02:51 | 3.50 | 50.00% | 100.00% | 50.00% | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Tien Hao | 19 | 17:35 | 4.84 | 42.00% | 31.82% | 40.00% | 2.74 | 3.16 | 1.11 | 0.00 |
| Lu Che-Yi | 1 | 00:51 | 0.00 | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Chieng Li-Huan | 24 | 29:48 | 13.25 | 49.48% | 28.74% | 77.94% | 4.13 | 2.29 | 0.79 | 1.29 |
| Branden Dawson | 7 | 33:49 | 21.14 | 55.36% | 23.53% | 54.55% | 11.43 | 4.14 | 2.00 | 1.29 |
| LaDontae Henton | 10 | 37:40 | 26.30 | 45.79% | 40.79% | 81.82% | 8.20 | 2.40 | 1.40 | 0.30 |
| Julian Wright | 11 | 33:29 | 14.55 | 43.75% | 28.07% | 58.33% | 11.45 | 4.09 | 2.09 | 0.55 |
| Hasheem Thabeet | 19 | 39:15 | 18.21 | 60.85% | 0.00% | 56.05% | 14.26 | 1.42 | 1.47 | 3.26 |
| Iong Ngai-San | 22 | 06:56 | 1.82 | 30.77% | 20.00% | 50.00% | 1.59 | 0.18 | 0.32 | 0.36 |
| Wu Tai-Hao | 18 | 12:26 | 2.67 | 53.33% | 20.00% | 66.67% | 1.89 | 1.17 | 0.28 | 0.39 |
* Reference：

## Transactions
### Free Agency
#### Additions

| Date | Player | Contract terms | Former teams |
| August 3, 2020 | Hsiao Shun-Yi | — | Taipei Fubon Braves |
| August 3, 2020 | Cheng Wei | — | Formosa Dreamers |
| August 3, 2020 | Sung Yu-Hsuan | — | Henan Golden Elephants |
| August 3, 2020 | Elliot Tan | — | Taoyuan Pauian Archiland |
| August 3, 2020 | Lin Li-Jen | — | Yulon Luxgen Dinos |
| August 3, 2020 | Pan Kuan-Han | — | Yulon Luxgen Dinos |
| August 3, 2020 | Lee Chia-Jui | — | Jeoutai Technology |
| August 3, 2020 | Chieng Li-Huan | 1+1-year contract, worth unknown | Taiwan Beer |
| August 3, 2020 | Iong Ngai-San | — | NTNU Master |
| August 3, 2020 | Wu Tai-Hao | — | Taoyuan Pauian Archiland |
| September 1, 2020 | Tien Hao | — | NCCU Griffins |
| September 1, 2020 | Lu Che-Yi | — | ISU |
| September 1, 2020 | Tsai Chien-Yu | — | CKIMH |
| September 9, 2020 | Kao Kuo-Hao | 3-year contract, worth unknown | Southeast Missouri State Redhawks |
| September 26, 2020 | Hasheem Thabeet | — | Fort Wayne Mad Ants |
| November 26, 2020 | LaDontae Henton | — | Maccabi Ashdod B.C. |
| November 29, 2020 | Julian Wright | — | Metropolitans 92 |
| January 21, 2021 | Lin Ming-Yi | — | Hunan Jinjian Rice Industry |
| February 15, 2021 | Branden Dawson | — | Kaohsiung Jeoutai Technology |

#### Subtractions

| Date | Player | Reason | New team | Ref. |
| February 14, 2020 | Julian Wright | contract terminated | Taichung Wagor Suns | |

## Awards
### End-of-Season Awards

| Recipient | Award |
| Kao Kuo-Hao | Rookie of the Year |
| Kao Kuo-Hao | All-Defensive Team |
| Chieng Li-Huan | All-PLG Team |
| Chieng Li-Huan | All-Defensive Team |
| Hasheem Thabeet | Defensive Player of the Year |
| Hasheem Thabeet | All-Defensive Team |
| Hasheem Thabeet | Rebounds Leader |
| Hasheem Thabeet | Blocks Leader |
| Hsinchu JKO Lioneers | Best Home Court |

### Players of the Month

| Recipient | Award | Month awarded | Ref. |
| Hasheem Thabeet | March Most Valuable Player | March | |

### Players of the Week

| Week | Recipient | Date awarded |
| Preseason | Chieng Li-Huan Kao Kuo-Hao | October 7 - November 22 |
| Week 2 | Chieng Li-Huan | December 26 - December 27 |
| Week 3 | Kao Kuo-Hao | January 2 - January 3 |
| Week 4 | Kao Kuo-Hao | January 9 - January 10 |
| Week 5 | Elliot Tan Julian Wright | January 16 - January 17 |
| Week 6 | Tien Hao | January 23 - January 24 |
| Week 7 | Chieng Li-Huan | January 30 - January 31 |
| Week 8 | Cheng Wei | February 6 - February 7 |
| Week 9 | Kao Kuo-Hao | February 20 - February 21 |
| Week 10 | Kao Kuo-Hao | February 27 - March 1 |
| Week 11 | Kao Kuo-Hao | March 6 - March 7 |
| Week 12 | Chieng Li-Huan Hasheem Thabeet | March 13 - March 14 |
| Week 13 | Chieng Li-Huan Branden Dawson | March 20 - March 21 |
| Week 14 | Tien Hao Branden Dawson | March 27 - March 28 |
| Week 15 | Tien Hao Hasheem Thabeet | April 3 - April 5 |

## Note

* ↑ On February 24, 2020，Wright signed with the Hsinchu JKO Lioneers of the P.League+ as player skills development coach.