2023–24 Taipei Fubon Braves season Taiwanese professional basketball season
Taipei Fubon Braves 2023–24 season President Tsai Cherng-Ru General Manager Tsai Cherng-Ru Head Coach Hsu Chin-Che Arena Taipei Heping Basketball Gymnasium PLG 18–22 (.450) 0 Playoffs0 Did not qualify.EASL Group stage Scoring leader Chris Johnson (19.12)Rebounding leader Chris Johnson (11.12)Assists leader Lai Ting-En (3.23) Highest home attendance 7,000 (2 games) Lowest home attendance 4,920 (November 12, 2024) Average home attendance 5,740 Biggest win Braves 98–69 Steelers (April 14, 2024)Biggest defeat Braves 71–100 Pilots (January 7, 2024)All statistics correct as of May 20, 2024.
The 2023–24 Taipei Fubon Braves season was the franchise's 26th league season, the franchise's fourth season in the P. LEAGUE+ (PLG), its 5th in Taipei City . The Braves are coached by Hsu Chin-Che in his seventh year as head coach. The Braves also participated in 2023–24 East Asia Super League as the 2023 PLG champion .[ 1]
Draft
Round
Pick
Player
Position
Status
School/club team
1
6
Tsai Chen-Yueh
F
Local
NKNU
Standings
Updated to match(es) played on 19 May 2024. Source:
P.League+
Roster
Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA -sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationalities not displayed.
2023–24 Taipei Fubon Braves roster
Players
Coaches
Head coach
Hsu Chin-Che
Assistant coach(es)
Wu Yung-Jen
Lin Wei-Hao
Chiang Chih-Chen
Wei Wei
Strength & conditioning coach(es)
Jheng Wei-Syuan
Athletic trainer(s)
Lin Wu-Chang
Peng Yu-Ming (assistant)
Legend
(C) Team captain(I) Import player(FS) Foreign student player(HP) Heritage player(FA) Free agent(DP) Unsigned draft pick(AI) EASL Asian import(S) Suspended Injured
Updated: April 2, 2024
Game log
Group stage
The Interleague Basketball Games
Intercontinental Basketball Stadium,
Taichung City Referees: Yu Jung, Chen Chao-Hung, Chen Chao-Ying
Preseason
2023 preseason game log Total: 1–1 (Home: 0–0; Road: 1–1)
Preseason : 1–1 (Home: 0–0; Road: 1–1)
2023–24 schedule
Regular season
2023–24 game log Total: 18–22 (home: 11–9; road: 7–13)
November : 2–2 (Home: 1–1; Road: 1–1)
December : 3–3 (Home: 1–1; Road: 2–2)
January : 4–3 (Home: 3–0; Road: 1–3)
Game
Date
Team
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location Attendance
Record
11
January 7
@Pilots
L 71–100
Ihor Zaytsev (18)
Stephen Zimmerman (11)
Ihor Zaytsev (4)
Taoyuan Arena 2,046
5–6
12
January 9
@Pilots
L 87–96
Mike Singletary (25)
Chris Johnson (10)
Hung , Lin C. (3)
Taoyuan Arena 1,297
5–7
13
January 14
@Dreamers
W 94–84
Chris Johnson (22)
Chris Johnson (16)
Mike Singletary (5)
Intercontinental Basketball Stadium 3,000
6–7
14
January 20
@Lioneers
L 72–77
Mike Singletary (28)
Mike Singletary (16)
Ihor Zaytsev (6)
Hsinchu County Stadium 5,002
6–8
15
January 27
Dreamers
W 103–98
Mike Singletary (26)
Mike Singletary (17)
Chou , Lai (5)
Taipei Heping Basketball Gymnasium 5,815
7–8
16
January 28
Pilots
W 106–83
Justin Patton (16)
Tsai Wen-Cheng (12)
Tsai Wen-Cheng (6)
Taipei Heping Basketball Gymnasium 5,015
8–8
17
January 31
Dreamers
W 111–104(OT)
Chris Johnson (37)
Lin Chih-Chieh (12)
Lin C., Johnson (5)
Taipei Heping Basketball Gymnasium 6,258
9–8
February : 2–3 (Home: 2–2; Road: 0–1)
March : 0–4 (Home: 0–2; Road: 0–2)
April : 3–4 (Home: 1–2; Road: 2–2)
May : 3–3 (Home: 3–1; Road: 0–2)
Game
Date
Team
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location Attendance
Record
35
May 4
Steelers
W 106–95
Tyler Bey (32)
Ihor Zaytsev (11)
Jian Ting-Jhao (5)
Taipei Heping Basketball Gymnasium 5,065
16–19
36
May 5
Dreamers
W 79–74
Tyler Bey (22)
Bey, Johnson , Lai (9)
Lai Ting-En (11)
Taipei Heping Basketball Gymnasium 5,824
17–19
37
May 7
Kings
L 95–101
Chris Johnson (19)
Chris Johnson (14)
Hung Kai-Chieh (4)
Taipei Heping Basketball Gymnasium 6,375
17–20
38
May 11
@Dreamers
L 81–85
Chris Johnson (30)
Chris Johnson (21)
Chang , Johnson, Lin C. (3)
Intercontinental Basketball Stadium [ 3] 3,000
17–21
39
May 17
Pilots
W 92–89 (OT)
Jian Ting-Jhao (21)
Ihor Zaytsev (9)
Chou Kuei-Yu (7)
Taipei Heping Basketball Gymnasium 6,275
18–21
40
May 19
@Lioneers
L 109–128
Chris Johnson (22)
Hung, Hsieh (7)
Tyler Bey (5)
Hsinchu County Stadium 5,188
18–22
2023–24 schedule
Player statistics
Regular season
Player
GP
MPG
PPG
2P%
3P%
FT%
RPG
APG
SPG
BPG
Sedrick Barefield ‡
1
32:59
6.00
33.33%
0.00%
0.00%
2.00
4.00
1.00
0.00
Tyler Bey ≠
9
32:13
18.78
54.55%
23.26%
68.89%
9.11
1.78
1.67
0.11
Taylor Braun ≠‡
1
22:39
9.00
0.00%
100.00%
0.00%
7.00
2.00
0.00
0.00
Chang Tsung-Hsien
16
14:02
3.63
40.00%
21.43%
55.56%
1.31
1.81
0.63
0.06
Chen Fan Po-Yen
24
09:49
4.13
34.04%
34.48%
70.00%
1.29
0.33
0.17
0.00
Chou Kuei-Yu
40
25:26
7.58
40.49%
31.58%
69.23%
2.38
2.70
1.08
0.08
Ifeanyi Eboka‡
12
12:27
4.08
43.90%
0.00%
68.42%
3.00
1.00
0.75
0.25
Steven Guinchard
20
09:13
2.65
44.44%
25.53%
33.33%
0.70
0.80
0.20
0.05
Hsieh Zong-Rong
16
06:54
3.06
60.00%
14.29%
58.82%
2.00
0.13
0.06
0.13
Hung Kai-Chieh
32
16:34
5.50
43.48%
35.05%
73.68%
2.03
1.78
0.97
0.13
Prince Ibeh ≠
9
22:08
6.67
55.10%
0.00%
40.00%
5.33
0.78
1.22
1.78
Jian Ting-Jhao
38
19:54
6.61
48.91%
28.97%
88.89%
1.89
1.84
0.37
0.03
Chris Johnson
33
33:13
19.12
51.59%
35.23%
80.47%
11.12
2.88
0.97
0.97
Lai Ting-En
35
19:29
5.51
43.37%
32.43%
65.00%
2.17
3.23
1.54
0.00
Lin Chih-Chieh
36
22:20
9.94
53.79%
29.28%
71.25%
4.67
2.69
1.03
0.03
Lin Meng-Hsueh
5
05:24
2.60
100.00%
25.00%
66.67%
1.60
0.40
0.20
0.00
Matur Maker ≠‡
1
19:52
9.00
20.00%
50.00%
66.67%
12.00
0.00
0.00
1.00
Justin Patton ≠‡
7
23:16
8.43
55.00%
9.09%
54.55%
6.43
1.00
0.71
0.71
Wayne Selden Jr. ≠‡
4
31:16
15.25
42.31%
31.82%
85.71%
3.00
3.25
1.00
0.25
Mike Singletary ‡
13
35:49
21.15
46.15%
37.84%
82.81%
9.85
4.54
1.38
0.77
Brendon Smart
12
11:18
4.25
33.33%
36.36%
100.00%
2.17
0.42
0.75
0.25
Tsai Wen-Cheng
32
12:38
3.97
47.12%
26.32%
56.00%
3.34
1.56
0.31
0.03
Tsai Zhen-Yueh
Did not play
Tseng Hsiang-Chun
27
15:19
5.15
41.18%
33.33%
59.52%
4.07
0.78
0.30
0.30
Wu Yung-Sheng
25
10:06
2.92
35.90%
30.95%
54.55%
0.92
0.92
0.32
0.00
Ihor Zaytsev
35
32:16
14.34
57.14%
36.75%
64.71%
7.37
2.43
0.91
0.91
Stephen Zimmerman ‡
6
28:38
8.50
46.81%
0.00%
58.33%
10.00
1.83
1.17
0.67
‡ Waived during the season
≠ Acquired during the season
Transactions
Free Agency
Re-signed
Additions
Date
Player
Contract terms
Former Team
Ref.
July 8, 2023
Sedrick Barefield
—
SLAC
[ 7]
August 1, 2023
Wu Yung-Sheng
multi-year contract, worth unknown
Formosa Taishin Dreamers
[ 8]
August 18, 2023
Tsai Zhen-Yueh(Tsai Chen-Yueh)
2+1-year contract, worth unknown
NKNU
[ 9]
August 31, 2023
Stephen Zimmerman
—
Rizing Zephyr Fukuoka
[ 10]
November 7, 2023
Ifeanyi Eboka
—
Hsinchu JKO Lioneers
[ 11]
December 15, 2023
Taylor Braun
—
Hsinchu Lioneers
[ 12]
January 12, 2024
Justin Patton
—
Shanxi Loongs
[ 13]
February 16, 2024
Wayne Selden Jr.
—
Hong Kong Bulls
[ 14]
February 27, 2024
Matur Maker
—
Nelson Giants
[ 15]
March 15, 2024
Prince Ibeh
—
Peñarol
[ 16]
March 22, 2024
Tyler Bey
—
Magnolia Hotshots
[ 17]
Subtractions
Date
Player
Reason
New Team
Ref.
June 30, 2023
Chang Keng-Yu
contract expired
Taipei Taishin
[ 18] [ 19]
October 2, 2023
Lu Zong-Lin
mutual agreement to part ways
Taiwan Beer
[ 20]
January 4, 2024
Sedrick Barefield
mutual agreement to part ways
Blackwater Bossing
[ 21]
January 4, 2024
Taylor Braun
injury
—
[ 21]
January 24, 2024
Stephen Zimmerman
contract terminated
NS Matrix Deers
[ 22]
January 31, 2024
Ifeanyi Eboka
mutual agreement to part ways
Yulon Luxgen Dinos
[ 23] [ 24]
March 15, 2024
Matur Maker
waived
Rockhampton Rockets
[ 16]
March 15, 2024
Justin Patton
waived
Indios de San Francisco de Macorís
[ 16]
March 22, 2024
Wayne Selden Jr.
waived
Chorale Roanne
[ 17]
April 2, 2024
Mike Singletary
injury
—
[ 25]
Awards
End-of-season awards
Players of the Week
Players of the Month
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Founded in 1983
Formerly the Tera Mars/Mars/BCC Mars (1994–2004), Videoland Hunter (2004–2007), and Taiwan Mobile Leopards/Taiwan Mobile (2007–2013)
Based in Taipei City
Franchise Seasons Arenas Personnel
President
Tsai Cherng-Ru
General manager
Tsai Cherng-Ru
Head coach
Hsu Chin-Che
Culture and lore