# Taoyuan Pauian Archiland

The Taoyuan Pauian Archiland (Chinese: 桃園璞園建築籃球隊), also translated as Taoyuan Pure-Youth Construction, is a semi-professional basketball team formerly in the Super Basketball League (SBL) of Taiwan.

## History

The franchise derives its history from the celebrated Hung Kuo Elephants (宏國象) as they created the only dynasty of the defunct Chinese Basketball Alliance in Taiwan (CBA-Taiwan) between 1996 and 1998. Under the previous ownership by Sina.com and corporate sponsorship by BenQ, the team had also competed in the Chinese Basketball Association of the People's Republic of China (CBA-PRC) in the 2001–2002 and 2002–2003 seasons as the Sina Lions (新浪獅) or BenQ-Sina Lions (明基新浪獅) before becoming a founding member of the SBL in 2003.
During the CBA-Taiwan period, the Elephants were the unmatched three-time champions and the most favored squad holding a considerably larger share of young fans attending the game compared with the other clubs in the league. Nonetheless, they did not have a chance to defend their third championship because the league was discontinued midway through the 1998–1999 season due to financial problems. In the aftermath of the league's sudden close down, the club had hit its own financial drought until it was rescued by Sina.com from the brink of disbandment around 2000.
As the Sina Lions, they moved to join the other professional league abbreviated as "CBA" in mainland China. Having played from a homecourt in Suzhou, Jiangsu Province, China, the Lions made the quarter-finals in their first year with the CBA-PRC but finished 13th out of 14 teams in the league with a disappointing 7–19 record in the ensuing season and dropped out from the top-tier Division A league (甲级A组联赛). The club then withdrew from mainland China and moved back to Taiwan to join the newly founded SBL there. In the SBL's inaugural 2003–2004 season, the Lions had a second-place finish and was the runner up in the championship series against the Yulon Dinos, their long-time rival in Taiwan.
Following the retirement – forced or voluntary – of a number of aged starters, the younger Lions ended up with an embarrassing 3–27 record in the 2004–2005 season. Between 2005 and 2007, the team was turned over between various corporate owners/sponsors including YMY Telephone Marketing (幼敏電銷), Azio TV (東風衛視), and Pauian Archiland (璞園建築), the current owner of the team. With the improvement of the young players on the team, Pauian has been able to register increasing wins and made its first postseason appearance since the Lions period in 2008.
On July 11, 2022, the team has announced that they will rent their spot in SBL to Changhua County Basketball Team for the next two seasons.

## Notable players

Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationalities not displayed.
* Criteria
* To appear in this section a player must have either:
* Set a club record or won an individual award while at the club
* Played at least one official international match for their national team at any time
* Played at least one official NBA match at any time.
* Chen Hsin-An
* Chen Kuan-Chuan
* Chen Shih-Chieh
* Chen Tzu-Wei
* Cheng Chih-Lung
* Chien Chia-Hung
* Chien Wei-Ju
* Chou Chun-San
* Douglas Creighton
* Quincy Davis
* Huang Chun-Hsiung
* Hung Chih-Shan
* Orlando Johnson
* Ke Chi-Hao
* Lai Kuo-Hung
* Liu I-Hsiang
* Lu Cheng-Ju
* Lu Chi-Min
* Luo Hsing-Liang
* James Mao
* Quincy Miller
* Jawann Oldham
* Peng Chun-Yen
* Garret Siler
* Tsai Wen-Cheng
* Wu Tai-Hao

## Head coaches

| # | Name | Term | GC | W | L | Win% | GC | W | L | Win% | Achievements |
| # | Name | Term | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | | Achievements |
| Hung Kuo Elephants ||||||||||||
| 1 | Lee Chung-hee | 1994–1996 | | | | – | | | | – | 1 championship (1996) |
| 2 | Paul Coughter | 1996–1999 | | | | – | | | | – | 1996–97, 1997–98 CBA Coach of the Year. 2 championships (1997, 1998) |
| BenQ-Sina Lions ||||||||||||
| 3 | Chiu Ta-Tsung | 2001–2003 | 50 | 18 | 32 | .360 | 4 | 1 | 3 | .250 | |
| Sina Lions ||||||||||||
| 4 | Hu Tsai-Lin | 2003–2004 | 24 | 14 | 10 | .583 | 6 | 2 | 4 | .333 | |
| 5 | Liu Chun-Chin | 2004–2005 | 30 | 3 | 27 | .100 | — | — | — | — | |
| YMY Telephone Marketing ||||||||||||
| — | Liu Chun-Chin | 2005–2006 | 30 | 3 | 27 | .100 | — | — | — | — | |
| Azio TV Eagles ||||||||||||
| 6 | Hsu Chin-Che | 2006–2007 | 30 | 7 | 23 | .233 | — | — | — | — | |
| Pauian Archiland/Taichung Pauian Archiland/Taoyuan Pauian Archiland ||||||||||||
| — | Hsu Chin-Che | 2007–2015 | 240 | 160 | 80 | .667 | 60 | 36 | 24 | .600 | 2007–08, 2010, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2014–15 SBL Coach of the Year. 4 championships (2012, 2013, 2014, 2015) |
| 7 | Ben Metcalf | 2015–2020 | 158 | 90 | 68 | .570 | 44 | 22 | 22 | .500 | 2015–16, 2017–18 SBL Coach of the Year. 1 championship (2018) |
| 8 | Yen Hsing-Shu | 2020–2021 | 40 | 14 | 26 | .350 | — | — | — | — | |
| 9 | Huang Chi-Feng | 2021–2022 | 30 | 3 | 27 | .100 | — | — | — | — | |

## Season-by-season record

Chinese Basketball Association :
| 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 |
| 2001–02 | Chiu Ta-Tsung | 11 | 13 | .458 | 8th | 1 | 3 | .250 | Lost Quarterfinals to Bayi Rockets, 1-3 |
| 2002–03 | Chiu Ta-Tsung | 7 | 19 | .269 | 13th | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| Totals | Totals | 18 | 32 | .360 | - | 1 | 3 | .250 | 1 Playoff Appearance |
Super 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 |
| 2003–04 | Hu Tsai-Lin | 14 | 10 | .583 | 2nd | 2 | 4 | .333 | Won Semifinals vs Dacin Tigers, 2-1 Lost Finals to Yulon Dinos, 0-3 |
| 2004–05 | Liu Chun-Chin | 3 | 27 | .100 | 7th | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2005–06 | Liu Chun-Chin | 3 | 27 | .100 | 7th | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2006–07 | Hsu Chin-Che | 7 | 23 | .233 | 6th | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2007–08 | Hsu Chin-Che | 15 | 15 | .500 | 4th | 1 | 3 | .250 | Lost Semifinals to Yulon Dinos, 1-3 |
| 2009 | Hsu Chin-Che | 14 | 16 | .467 | 4th | 0 | 3 | .000 | Lost Semifinals to Dacin Tigers, 0-3 |
| 2010 | Hsu Chin-Che | 17 | 13 | .567 | 3rd | 2 | 3 | .400 | Lost Semifinals to Yulon Luxgen Dinos, 2-3 |
| 2010–11 | Hsu Chin-Che | 19 | 11 | .633 | 2nd | 1 | 4 | .200 | Lost Semifinals to Dacin Tigers, 1-4 |
| 2011–12 | Hsu Chin-Che | 22 | 8 | .733 | 1st | 8 | 1 | .889 | Won Semifinals vs New Taipei Yulon Luxgen Dinos, 4-1 Won Finals vs Taipei Dacin Tigers, 4-0 |
| 2012–13 | Hsu Chin-Che | 26 | 4 | .867 | 1st | 8 | 4 | .667 | Won Semifinals vs New Taipei Yulon Luxgen Dinos, 4-2 Won Finals vs Taipei Dacin Tigers, 4-2 |
| 2013–14 | Hsu Chin-Che | 24 | 6 | .800 | 1st | 8 | 2 | .800 | Won Semifinals vs Taipei Dacin Tigers, 4-1 Won Finals vs Taiwan Mobile, 4-1 |
| 2014–15 | Hsu Chin-Che | 23 | 7 | .767 | 1st | 8 | 4 | .667 | Won Semifinals vs New Taipei Yulon Luxgen Dinos, 4-1 Won Finals vs Taiwan Beer, 4-3 |
| 2015–16 | Ben Metcalf | 21 | 9 | .700 | 1st | 6 | 6 | .500 | Won Semifinals vs Fubon Braves, 4-2 Lost Finals to Taiwan Beer, 2-4 |
| 2016–17 | Ben Metcalf | 14 | 16 | .467 | 5th | 4 | 4 | .500 | Won First Round vs Fubon Braves, 3-1 Lost Semifinals to Taipei Dacin Tigers, 1-4 |
| 2017–18 | Ben Metcalf | 18 | 12 | .600 | 2nd | 8 | 4 | .667 | Won Semifinals vs Kinmen Kaoliang Liquor, 4-2 Won Finals vs Fubon Braves, 4-2 |
| 2018–19 | Ben Metcalf | 20 | 16 | .556 | 3rd | 4 | 5 | .444 | Won First Round vs Taipei Dacin Tigers, 3-1 Lost Semifinals to Taiwan Beer, 2-4 |
| 2019–20 | Ben Metcalf | 17 | 15 | .531 | 2nd | 0 | 3 | .000 | Lost Playoffs to Yulon Luxgen Dinos, 0-3 |
| 2020–21 | Yen Hsing-Shu | 14 | 26 | .350 | 5th | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2021–22 | Huang Chi-Feng | 3 | 27 | .100 | 5th | Season early ended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season early ended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season early ended due to COVID-19 pandemic | Season early ended due to COVID-19 pandemic |
| Totals | Totals | 294 | 288 | .505 | - | 61 | 50 | .550 | 14 Playoff Appearances |

## Honours

ABA Club Championship
* Champions (1): 2011
* Runners-up (1): 2012