Kaohsiung Truth
2016–17 season
CEOWesley Hsu
RepresentativeJames Mao
Head CoachTryston Lawrence(fired)
Sabatino Chen
ArenaKaohsiung Municipal Kaohsiung Senior High School Gymnasium
ABL5-15 (.250)
Biggest winTruth 97–79 Dragons
(January 25, 2017)
Biggest defeatTruth 67–95 Long Lions
(December 1, 2016)
All statistics correct as of June 18, 2022.

The 2016–17 Kaohsiung Truth season was the franchise's first and only season. They competed in the ASEAN Basketball League (ABL). The Truth were coached by Tryston Lawrence.[1] The Truth played their home games at Kaohsiung Municipal Kaohsiung Senior High School Gymnasium.

On December 18, 2016, the Truth parted ways with Tryston Lawrence and named Sabatino Chen as their new head coach.[2][3]

Standings

TeamGPWLPCT
Hong KongHong Kong Eastern Long Lions20164.800
SingaporeSingapore Slingers20137.650
PhilippinesAlab Pilipinas20119.550
VietnamSaigon Heat20812.400
MalaysiaWestports Malaysia Dragons20713.350
Chinese TaipeiKaohsiung Truth20515.250

Roster

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

2016–17 Kaoshiung Truth roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.Wt.AgeFrom
G 0 United States Chinese Taipei Jay Wey 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 33 – (1990-07-03)3 July 1990 San Francisco
F 1 Chinese Taipei Ku Jen-Chieh 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 31 – (1992-09-17)17 September 1992 NTNU
G 2 Chinese Taipei Luo Jun-Quan 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) 145 lb (66 kg) 32 – (1992-01-14)14 January 1992 OCU
G 3 Chinese Taipei Wang Hsin-Kai 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 154 lb (70 kg) 40 – (1983-10-01)1 October 1983 NTUA
G 5 United States Chinese Taipei Sabatino Chen Injured 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 33 – (1990-04-16)16 April 1990 Colorado
F/C 6 Philippines Raymar Jose (AI) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 31 – (1992-08-06)6 August 1992 Far Eastern
F 9 Chinese Taipei Lin Zhong-Xian 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 176 lb (80 kg) 32 – (1991-09-08)8 September 1991 I-Shou
G/F 13 Chinese Taipei Chang Hao-Chun 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 165 lb (75 kg) 30 – (1993-11-08)8 November 1993 TSU
F 17 Philippines Achie Iñigo (AI) 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 155 lb (70 kg) 32 – (1991-06-28)28 June 1991 Far Eastern
G 21 Canada Chinese Taipei Carlos Andrade (C) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 39 – (1984-11-28)28 November 1984 York
F 22 Chinese Taipei Huang Ya-Chung 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 43 – (1980-12-16)16 December 1980 SCU
F 23 United States Cedric Oliver (WI) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 37 – (1986-07-15)15 July 1986 Radford
F/C 25 Chinese Taipei Yeh Jia-Jao 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 33 – (1990-02-26)26 February 1990 CNU
G/F 32 United States Chinese Taipei Wesley Hsu (C) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 39 – (1984-01-28)28 January 1984 Elon
F/C 33 United States Hungary Derek Hall (WI) 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 226 lb (103 kg) 33 – (1990-07-05)5 July 1990 Albright
G/F 66 Chinese Taipei Lee Wei-Min 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 42 – (1981-04-29)29 April 1981 NTCPE
Head coach
  • United States Sabatino Chen
Assistant coach(es)
  • United States Justin Stafford
Athletic trainer(s)
  • Chinese Taipei Chen Hung-Chen
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (WI) World import
  • (AI) ASEAN heritage import
  • Injured Injured

Game log

Exhibition game

November 5
Kaohsiung Truth 86–53 Kao Yuan University
Kao-Yuan High School Gymnasium, Kaohsiung City
November 9
Kaohsiung Truth 87–43 Kao-Yuan High School
Kao-Yuan High School Gymnasium, Kaohsiung City

Regular season

2015–16 game log
Total: 5–15
November : 0–1 (Home: 0–1; Road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
1 November 27 Hong Kong Eastern Long Lions L 79-90 Hall, Hsu, Oliver (20) Hall, Oliver (14) Derek Hall (4) KSHS Gymnasium 0-1
December : 0–3 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–3)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
2 December 1 @Hong Kong Eastern Long Lions L 67-95 Cedric Oliver (23) Derek Hall (25) Cedric Oliver (3) Southorn Stadium 0-2
3 December 4 @Alab Pilipinas L 82-91 Wesley Hsu (23) Derek Hall (18) Cedric Oliver (3) Baliwag Star Arena 0-3
4 December 11 @Alab Pilipinas L 87-93 Cedric Oliver (23) Derek Hall (15) Achie Iñigo (8) Olivarez College Gymnasium 0-4
January : 2–2 (Home: 1–1; Road: 1–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
5 January 7 Saigon Heat W 83-82 Cedric Oliver (25) Cedric Oliver (13) Cedric Oliver (4) KSHS Gymnasium 1-4
6 January 8 Alab Pilipinas L 77-86 Derek Hall (31) Derek Hall (16) Cedric Oliver (8) KSHS Gymnasium 1-5
7 January 14 @Saigon Heat L 85-99 Cedric Oliver (24) Derek Hall (11) Achie Iñigo (3) CIS Arena 1-6
8 January 25 @Westports Malaysia Dragons W 97-79 Wesley Hsu (23) Cedric Oliver (16) Cedric Oliver (10) House of Champions, Gem-In Mall 2-6
February : 3–4 (Home: 3–1; Road: 0–3)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
9 February 1 Saigon Heat W 85-71 Derek Hall (22) Cedric Oliver (10) Cedric Oliver (6) KSHS Gymnasium 3-6
10 February 3 Singapore Slingers L 66-84 Cedric Oliver (23) Cedric Oliver (10) Wang Hsin-Kai (3) KSHS Gymnasium 3-7
11 February 5 Westports Malaysia Dragons W 94-86 Cedric Oliver (24) Derek Hall (17) Derek Hall (5) KSHS Gymnasium 4-7
12 February 11 @Saigon Heat L 76-85 Cedric Oliver (22) Cedric Oliver (16) Cedric Oliver (4) CIS Arena 4-8
13 February 19 Singapore Slingers W 79-75 Derek Hall (20) Derek Hall (13) Derek Hall (5) KSHS Gymnasium 5-8
14 February 22 @Hong Kong Eastern Long Lions L 83-103 Derek Hall (20) Cedric Oliver (4) Derek Hall (20) Southorn Stadium 5-9
15 February 26 @Singapore Slingers L 76-84 Cedric Oliver (19) Cedric Oliver (15) Cedric Oliver (5) OCBC Arena 5-10
March : 0–5 (Home: 0–3; Road: 0–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
16 March 5 Hong Kong Eastern Long Lions L 75-89 Derek Hall (22) Derek Hall (16) Luo Jun-Quan (3) KSHS Gymnasium 5-11
17 March 12 @Singapore Slingers L 52-76 Derek Hall (18) Derek Hall (11) Jay Wey (3) OCBC Arena 5-12
18 March 18 @Westports Malaysia Dragons L 78-103 Raymar Jose (25) Derek Hall (11) Derek Hall (2) House of Champions, Gem-In Mall 5-13
19 March 25 Westports Malaysia Dragons L 108-114 Cedric Oliver (35) Cedric Oliver (16) Luo Jun-Quan (8) KSHS Gymnasium 5-14
20 March 26 Alab Pilipinas L 85-107 Cedric Oliver (17) Cedric Oliver (11) Cedric Oliver (4) KSHS Gymnasium 5-15

Player Statistics

Legend
  GP Games played  MPG  Minutes per game  FG%  Field goal percentage
 3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage  RPG  Rebounds per game
 APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game  BPG  Blocks per game
 PPG  Points per game     Led the league

Regular season

PlayerGPMPGPPG2P%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPG
Mikee Reyes128.014.040.0%40.0%0.0%2.02.00.00.0
Jay Wey1520.15.351.1%21.1%66.7%2.11.61.30.1
Ku Jen-Chieh35.01.3100.0%0.0%100.0%0.70.00.00.3
Luo Jun-Quan2011.74.251.0%40.0%68.8%1.01.40.30.0
Wang Hsin-Kai1116.36.746.2%52.6%33.3%1.51.10.80.1
Sabatino ChenDid not play
Raymar Jose1721.610.752.8%11.1%65.1%4.80.70.50.0
Lin Zhong-Xian94.71.133.3%33.3%50.0%0.70.00.30.0
Chang Hao-Chun2015.44.747.5%28.3%41.7%1.50.70.40.1
Achie Iñigo1322.55.149.1%5.1%100.0%2.02.80.90.0
Carlos Andrade816.44.040.0%20.0%25.0%1.90.60.00.1
Huang Ya-Chung23.00.00.0%0.0%0.0%0.00.50.50.0
Cedric Oliver2037.319.546.2%32.1%68.9%11.43.61.40.7
Yeh Jia-Jao31.70.00.0%0.0%0.0%0.30.00.00.0
Wesley Hsu2024.110.445.1%40.2%80.0%2.10.70.50.1
Derek Hall1837.220.154.7%50.0%78.9%12.42.90.90.6
Lee Wei-Min118.11.641.7%33.3%33.3%1.80.40.30.1
  • Reference：[4]

Transactions

Additions

DatePlayerContract termsFormer TeamRef.
July 21, 2016Sabatino Chen—Fubon Braves[5][6][7]
July 21, 2016Carlos Andrade—Taiwan Mobile[8][6][7]
July 22, 2016James Tyler—ChinaJiangsu Lions[9]
July 23, 2016Cedric Oliver—FranceVichy-Clermont[10][6][7]
July 23, 2016Wesley Hsu—Taichung Pauian Archiland[11][6][7]
August 2, 2016Ku Jen-Chieh—NTNU[12][6][7]
October 15, 2016Derek Hall—United KingdomLondon Lions[13][6][7]
November 18, 2016Willie Miller—PhilippinesPilipinas MX3 Kings[6]
November 18, 2016Lee Wei-Min—Kinmen Kaoliang Liquor[6][7]
November 18, 2016Chang Hao-Chun—TSU[6][7]
November 18, 2016Huang Ya-Chung—SCU[6][7]
November 18, 2016Luo Jun-Quan—OCU[6][7]
November 18, 2016Lai Kuan-Yu—NTSU[6]
November 18, 2016Yeh Jia-Jao—CNU[6][7]
November 18, 2016Lin Zhong-Xian—ISU[6][7]
December 3, 2016Mikee Reyesone-day contract, worth unknownPhilippinesJunior Powerade Tigers[14][15]
December 10, 2016Raymar Jose—PhilippinesFEU[16]
December 10, 2016Achie Iñigo—PhilippinesFEU[16]
December 18, 2016Jay Wey—United StatesUSF[17]
January 18, 2017Wang Hsin-Kai—Fubon Braves[18]

Subtractions

DatePlayerReasonNew TeamRef.
October 14, 2016James Tylerfamily-related mattersThailandNakhon Pathom Mad Goat[19]
November 28, 2016Willie Miller——[7]
November 28, 2016Lai Kuan-Yu——[7]
December 6, 2016Mikee Reyescontract expiredSingaporeSingapore Slingers[20]

Awards

Players of the Week

WeekRecipientDate awardedRef.
Cedric Oliver—
Raymar Jose—

References

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