2023–24 PLG season | |
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League | P. League+ |
Sport | Basketball |
Duration | November 11, 2023 – May 19, 2024 |
Number of games | 40 |
Number of teams | 6 |
Draft | |
Top draft pick | Joof Alasan |
Picked by | Hsinchu JKO Lioneers |
Playoffs | |
Finals |
The 2023–24 PLG season is the 4th season of the P. League+.
Transactions
Retirement
- On November 4, 2023, Peng Chun-Yen announced his retirement from professional basketball.[1]
Coaching changes
Team | 2022–23 season | 2023–24 season |
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Off-season | ||
Kaohsiung 17LIVE Steelers | Cheng Chih-Lung | Chiu Ta-Tsung |
Formosa Taishin Dreamers | Lai Po-Lin | Jamie Pearlman |
Off-season
Imports / Foreign Student / Heritage Player
Club | Imports | Foreign students | Heritage players |
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Formosa Dreamers | Julian Boyd Brandon Gilbeck Devyn Marble Chris McCullough |
Kenneth Chien Randall Walko | |
Hsinchu Toplus Lioneers | Will Artino Earl Clark Deyonta Davis Michael Efevberha Michael Holyfield |
Jamarcus Mearidy | |
Kaohsiung 17LIVE Steelers | Femi Olujobi Rayvonte Rice Hasheem Thabeet Glen Yang |
Oli Daniel | |
New Taipei Kings | Christian Anigwe Hayden Blankley Kenny Manigault Tony Mitchell Byron Mullens |
Jeremy Lin Joseph Lin | |
Taipei Fubon Braves | Chris Johnson Justin Patton Mike Singletary Ihor Zaytsev Stephen Zimmerman |
Ifeanyi Eboka | Steven Guinchard |
Taoyuan Pauian Pilots | Alec Brown Anthony Lawrence Kennedy Meeks Jason Washburn |
Amdy Dieng | |
Note 1: Heritage player refers to player of Taiwanese descent but does not met the FIBA eligibility rules to be local.
Note 2: Team can either register 2 heritage players or 1 foreign student and 1 heritage player.
Interleague Play
The Interleague Play, an interleague tournament which was played by teams from P. League+, T1 League, and Super Basketball League, began on September 16, 2023 and ended on September 22. Pilots / Dreamers will send a development combined team to compete. [4]
16 September | Pilots / Dreamers | 59–81 | Bank of Taiwan | Taipei Heping Basketball Gymnasium, Taipei |
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5:00pm | Scoring by quarter: 14-17, 14-21, 8-23, 23-20 | |||
Pts: Chang Wei-Hsiang 17 Rebs: Huang Wei-Cheng 7 Asts: Lin Tzu-Wei 5 |
Pts: Pan Hsiang-Wei 22 Rebs: Omar Niang 13 Asts: Gao Jian-Yi 5 |
17 September | Pilots / Dreamers | 71–89 | Changhua BLL | Taipei Heping Basketball Gymnasium, Taipei |
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7:00pm | Scoring by quarter: 13-22, 25-21, 17-21, 16-25 | |||
Pts: Charles Tung Fang 14 Rebs: Huang Wei-Cheng 7 Asts: Chen Ding-er 3 |
Pts: Sugar Ochir Erdenetseg 15 Rebs: Sugar Ochir Erdenetseg 12 Asts: Tsai Houng-Yang 6 |
18 September | Pilots / Dreamers | 69–88 | Taipei Taishin Mars | Taipei Heping Basketball Gymnasium, Taipei |
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7:00pm | Scoring by quarter: 20-22, 24-25, 17-20, 8-21 | |||
Pts: Kuan Ta-You 13 Rebs: Hu Jing-Hao 7 Asts: Kuan Ta-You 6 |
Pts: Tsao Xun-Xiang 21 Rebs: Chang Chao-Chen 11 Asts: Tsao Xun-Xiang 6 |
19 September | Pilots / Dreamers | 65–107 | NCUU Griffins | Taipei Heping Basketball Gymnasium, Taipei |
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5:00pm | Scoring by quarter: 15-31, 13-26, 26-33, 11-17 | |||
Pts: Chen Li-Sheng 15 Rebs: Hu Jing-Hao 5 Asts: Chen Li-Sheng 3 |
Pts: Song Xi-Hao 19 Rebs: Gabriel Deng 11 Asts: Yu Ai-che 10 |
22 September | Pilots / Dreamers | 68–88 | Taiwan Beer | Taipei Heping Basketball Gymnasium, Taipei |
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5:00pm | Scoring by quarter: 19-23, 23-26, 14-18, 12-21 | |||
Pts: Tung Fang Yi-Kang 17 Rebs: Hu Jing-Hao 6 Asts: Kuan Ta-You 5 |
Pts: Humphery Gabriel 25 Rebs: Humphery Gabriel 11 Asts: Humphery Gabriel 7 |
Preseason
Keelung Hot Invitation
The Preseason "Keelung Hot Invitation" will begin on October 7, 2023, and end on October 9.[5]
7 October | Hsinchu Lioneers | 99–105 | Formosa Dreamers | Keelung Gymnasium, Keelung |
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2:30pm | Scoring by quarter: 36-27, 18-27, 28-16, 17-35 | |||
Pts: Kao Kuo-Hao 20 Rebs: Daniel Ochefu 8 Asts: Lee Chia-Jui, Kao Kuo-Hao 4 |
Pts: Giorgi Bezhanishvili 20 Rebs: Julian Boyd 18 Asts: Julian Boyd 4 |
Referees: Pang Yun-Han, Tsung Hsiu-Hui, Mei Ming-Sheng |
7 October | Taipei Fubon Braves | 84–103 | Kaohsiung 17LIVE Steelers | Keelung Gymnasium, Keelung |
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5:00pm | Scoring by quarter: 19-31, 22-30, 23-19, 20-23 | |||
Pts: Sedrick Barefield 23 Rebs: Hsieh Zong-Rong 13 Asts: Sedrick Barefield 4 |
Pts: Femi Olujobi 37 Rebs: Femi Olujobi 12 Asts: Chen Yu-Wei 8 |
Referees: Lai Jian-Zhong, Wang Li-Chang, Chen Chao-Hung |
8 October | Taoyuan Pauian Pilots | 91–82 | Hsinchu Lioneers | Keelung Gymnasium, Keelung |
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2:30pm | Scoring by quarter: 18-27, 22-30, 27-10, 24-15 | |||
Pts: Kao Kuo-Hao 16 Rebs: Earl Clark 8 Asts: Kao Kuo-Hao 5 |
Pts: Kennedy Meeks 17 Rebs: Kennedy Meeks 12 Asts: 4 players 2 |
Referees: Zhang Wei-Jun, Huang Chen-Feng, Yeh Chun-Hung |
8 October | Formosa Dreamers | 101–95 | New Taipei Kings | Keelung Gymnasium, Keelung |
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5:00pm | Scoring by quarter: 28-27, 31-21, 17-25, 25-22 | |||
Pts: Giorgi Bezhanishvili 18 Rebs: Giorgi Bezhanishvili 14 Asts: Wu Chia-Chun 7 |
Pts: Jeremy Lin, Billy Preston 16 Rebs: Tony Mitchell 12 Asts: Kenny Manigault 4 |
Referees: Zhang Ping-Yue, Sung Ming-Lu , Yu Hao-Ping |
9 October | Taipei Fubon Braves | 102–96 | Taoyuan Pauian Pilots | Keelung Gymnasium, Keelung |
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2:30pm | Scoring by quarter: 33-25, 25-23, 27-25, 17-23 | |||
Pts: Mike Singletary 18 Rebs: Mike Singletary 9 Asts: Tsai Wen-Cheng, Lin Chih-chieh 5 |
Pts: Jason Washburn 23 Rebs: Kennedy Meeks 11 Asts: Jason Washburn 5 |
Referees: Chen Chao-Hung, Yang Shih-Hsien, Peng Shih-Hsuan |
9 October | New Taipei Kings | 77–91 | Kaohsiung 17LIVE Steelers | Keelung Gymnasium, Keelung |
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5:00pm | Scoring by quarter: 18-20, 18-29, 24-15, 17-27 | |||
Pts: Billy Preston 13 Rebs: Tony Mitchell 12 Asts: Joseph Lin 5 |
Pts: Anthony Bennett 26 Rebs: Femi Olujobi 16 Asts: Femi Olujobi 4 |
Referees: Chen Hung-Ming, Huang Chen-Feng, |
Dreamers's Interleague Basketball Games
The Preseason "Dreamers's Interleague Basketball Games" will begin on October 21, 2023, and end on October 22.
21 October | Taipei Fubon Braves | 98–104 | Kaohsiung Aquas | Intercontinental Basketball Stadium, Taichung City |
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2:30pm | Scoring by quarter: 31-24, 28-27, 18-26, 21-27 | |||
Pts: Stephen Zimmerman, Mike Singletary 17 each Rebs: Stephen Zimmerman 11 Asts: Mike Singletary, Tseng Hsiang-Chun 3 each |
Pts: Mindaugas Kupšas 20 Rebs: Mindaugas Kupšas 13 Asts: Jason Brickman 11 |
Referees: Yu Jung, Chen Chao-Hung, Chen Chao-Ying |
21 October | Formosa Dreamers | 107–101 | New Taipei CTBC DEA | Intercontinental Basketball Stadium, Taichung City |
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5:00pm | Scoring by quarter: 31-37, 28-23, 24-19, 24-22 | |||
Pts: Lin Chun-Chi 25 Rebs: Giorgi Bezhanishvili 9 Asts: Lin Chun-Chi 5 |
Pts: Dragan Zekovic 20 Rebs: Viktor Gaddefors 9 Asts: Viktor Gaddefors 9 |
Referees: Lai Chien-Chung, Yeh Chun-Hung, Chen Chien-Lin |
22 October | New Taipei CTBC DEA | 99–86 | Taoyuan Pauian Pilots | Intercontinental Basketball Stadium, Taichung City |
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2:30pm | Scoring by quarter: 28-25, 26-21, 27-26, 18-14 | |||
Pts: Viktor Gaddefors 18 Rebs: Krajina, Morrison, Zekovic 6 each Asts: Wei Chia-Hao 7 |
Pts: Jason Washburn 24 Rebs: Kennedy Meeks 11 Asts: Lawrence, Washburn 3 each |
Referees: Chang Lu-Yueh, Wang Li-Chang, Hsieh Shang-Chien |
22 October | Formosa Dreamers | 87–84 | Kaohsiung Aquas | Intercontinental Basketball Stadium, Taichung City |
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5:00pm | Scoring by quarter: 33-27, 15-17, 14-21, 25-19 | |||
Pts: Lin Chun-Chi 16 Rebs: Giorgi Bezhanishvili 11 Asts: Lin Chun-Chi 7 |
Pts: Mindaugas Kupšas 26 Rebs: Mindaugas Kupšas 14 Asts: Chiu Tzu-Hsuan 6 |
Referees: Chen Hung-Ming, Lin Chien-Hung, Peng Shih-Hsuan |
Others
These are the friendlies involving PLG teams
3 November | Taipei Taishin Mars | 85–90 | Taoyuan Pauian Pilots | |
14 November | Taoyuan Leopards | 97–71 | Taoyuan Pauian Pilots | Taoyuan Arena, Taoyuan |
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Regular season
The regular season began on 11 November 2023, and ends on 19 May 2024.
Pos | Team | W | L | PCT | GB | Qualification |
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1 | Formosa Dreamers | 10 | 2 | .833 | — | Playoffs |
2 | New Taipei Kings | 9 | 5 | .643 | 2 | |
3 | Hsinchu Lioneers | 6 | 5 | .545 | 3.5 | |
4 | Taoyuan Pauian Pilots | 6 | 7 | .462 | 4.5 | |
5 | Taipei Fubon Braves | 5 | 7 | .417 | 5 | |
6 | Kaohsiung 17LIVE Steelers | 2 | 12 | .143 | 9 |
Results (Summary)
Rescheduled games
- The February 20 game between the Formosa Dreamers and the Kaohsiung 17LIVE Steelers was rescheduled due to the 2025 FIBA Asia Cup qualification.[6]
- Two Taoyuan Pauian Pilots home games(one game against the Taipei Fubon Braves on February 24 and one game against the Formosa Dreamers on February 25) were rescheduled due to the 2025 FIBA Asia Cup qualification.[6]
- Two Hsinchu Lioneers home games(one game against the Kaohsiung 17LIVE Steelers on February 24 and one game against the New Taipei Kings on February 25) were rescheduled due to the 2025 FIBA Asia Cup qualification.[6]
Statistics
Individual statistic leaders
Category | Player | Team(s) | Statistic |
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Points per game | Femi Olujobi | Kaohsiung 17LIVE Steelers | 24.73 |
Rebounds per game | Jason Washburn | Taoyuan Pauian Pilots | 13.08 |
Assists per game | Anthony Tucker | Taoyuan Pauian Pilots | 6.62 |
Steals per game | Kenny Manigault | New Taipei Kings | 3.73 |
Blocks per game | Brandon Gilbeck | Formosa Dreamers | 2.67 |
2P% | Su Shih-Hsuan | New Taipei Kings | 72% |
3P% | Ihor Zaytsev | Taipei Fubon Braves | 48% |
FT% | Anthony Lawrence | Taoyuan Pauian Pilots | 90% |
Individual game highs
Category | Player | Team | Statistic |
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Points | Jeremy Lin | New Taipei Kings | 44 |
Rebounds | Byron Mullens | New Taipei Kings | 23 |
Assists | Anthony Tucker | Taoyuan Pauian Pilots | 14 |
Steals | Anthony Bennett | Kaohsiung 17LIVE Steelers | 6 |
Anthony Tucker | Taoyuan Pauian Pilots | ||
Blocks | Brandon Gilbeck | Formosa Dreamers | 8 |
Turnovers | Joseph Lin | New Taipei Kings | 9 |
Team statistic leaders
Category | Team | Statistic |
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Points per game | New Taipei Kings | 100.85 |
Rebounds per game | Formosa Dreamers | 58.25 |
Assists per game | New Taipei Kings | 23.15 |
Steals per game | New Taipei Kings | 10.85 |
Blocks per game | Kaohsiung 17LIVE Steelers | 4.57 |
Turnovers per game | Taipei Fubon Braves | 18.50 |
Fouls per game | Kaohsiung 17LIVE Steelers | 21.57 |
2P% | Formosa Dreamers | 50.35% |
3P% | Taipei Fubon Braves | 33.77% |
FT% | Taoyuan Pauian Pilots | 74.00% |
Awards
Players of the Week
Week | Recipient | Ref |
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1 | Joseph Lin (New Taipei Kings) (1/1) | [7] |
2 | Lu Cheng-Ju (Kaohsiung 17LIVE Steelers) (1/1) | [8] |
3 | Jeremy Lin (New Taipei Kings) (1/1) | [9] |
4 | Lin Chun-Chi (Formosa Dreamers) (1/1) | [10] |
5 | Michael Efevberha (Hsinchu Lioneers) (1/1) | [11] |
6 | Kao Kuo-Hao (Hsinchu Toplus Lioneers) (1/2) | [12] |
7 | Chris McCullough (Formosa Dreamers) (1/1) | [13] |
8 | Kao Kuo-Hao (Hsinchu Toplus Lioneers) (2/2) | [14] |
Players of the Month
Month | Recipient | Ref |
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November | Jeremy Lin (New Taipei Kings) (1/1) | [15] |
December | Lin Chun-Chi (Formosa Dreamers) (1/1) | [16] |
Arenas
Media
The games will be aired on television via FTV One and MOMOTV, and will be broadcast online on YouTube Official Channel and 4GTV.
Notable occurrences
- On June 30, 2023, Chen Chien-Chou self-suspended his role as the PLG CEO.[18] On July 4, the PLG board of directors named Chou Chung-Wei, the PLG Director of Marketing Strategies, as the interim CEO, but his role was removed 6 days later.[19][20]On October 5, Li Chung-Shu, the president of the Taoyuan Pauian Pilots, succeeded the role.[21]
- Both the Formosa Dreamers (Taishin Bank) and Hsinchu Lioneers (JKOPay) dropped their sponsors from their names.[22][23]
- On November 6, 2023, Richard Chang was appointed as the PLG's first commisionner after the league had announced its restructuring.[24] On November 7, Chen Chien-Chou was appointed as his deputy.[25] Cheng Wei-Po was named as the CEO.[26]
- On December 20, 2023, the Hsinchu Toplus Lioneers has renamed after receiving naming sponsorship via Toplus Global.[27]
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