Yulon (basketball)

Yulon
League	SBL
Founded	1965
History	Yulon 1965–1994, 2024–present Yulon Dinos 1994–2009 New Taipei Yulon Luxgen Dinos 2012–2015 Yulon Luxgen Dinos 2009–2012, 2015–2024
President	Chen Li-Lian
Head coach	Lee Chi-Yi
Ownership	Yulon
Championships	6 CBA:1 (1995) SBL:7 (2004, 2005, 2006, 2010, 2021, 2023, 2024)
Website	www.yulon.com.tw

The Yulon are a professional basketball team in the Super Basketball League in Taiwan. It was founded in 1965 by Yulon Motor's (or the Taiwanese Car Manufacturer Luxgen) Chairman Yen Ching-ling [zh] as a First Division amateur basketball team. It has also been member of the short-lived Chinese Basketball Alliance, a professional basketball league that existed from 1994 to 1998.

Current Roster

Yulon roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Wt. Age From PF 1 Brandon Moss (I) 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 108 kg (238 lb) 30 – (1994-03-05)5 March 1994 LSUA G 2 Lin Shih-Hsuan 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) 78 kg (172 lb) 26 – (1998-12-28)28 December 1998 NTNU F 5 Pu Kuo-Lun 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) 85 kg (187 lb) 23 – (2001-08-09)9 August 2001 ISU G 6 Wang Yi-Fan 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) 72 kg (159 lb) 24 – (2000-11-19)19 November 2000 FJU F 7 Tu Yi-Han 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 89 kg (196 lb) 24 – (2000-12-28)28 December 2000 NCCU G 8 Tung Fang Yi-Kang 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) 81 kg (179 lb) 27 – (1997-10-12)12 October 1997 Washington G 11 Yang Cheng-Han 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) 82 kg (181 lb) 25 – (1999-10-10)10 October 1999 FJU C 12 John Ameh Peters (FS) 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) 105 kg (231 lb) 24 – (2001-01-07)7 January 2001 CCU F 15 Chou Shih-Yuan (C) 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 80 kg (176 lb) 41 – (1983-11-16)16 November 1983 TPEC G 17 Lin Yi-En 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 80 kg (176 lb) 28 – (1996-06-08)8 June 1996 CCU G 22 Kao Cheng-En 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) 78 kg (172 lb) 25 – (1999-12-23)23 December 1999 UCH F 23 Lan Shao-Fu 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) 97 kg (214 lb) 27 – (1997-03-21)21 March 1997 NTSU F 31 Huang Tsung-Han 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) 90 kg (198 lb) 28 – (1996-10-10)10 October 1996 NTNU F 33 Walter Sharpe (I) 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) 111 kg (245 lb) 38 – (1986-07-18)18 July 1986 UAB C 54 Wu Tai-Hao 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 106 kg (234 lb) 39 – (1985-02-07)7 February 1985 NTNU F 77 Liu Kuang-Shang 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) 88 kg (194 lb) 25 – (1999-09-30)30 September 1999 FJU G 89 Lin Ming-Yi 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) 70 kg (154 lb) 28 – (1996-03-27)27 March 1996 MDU F 93 Kuo Chao-Nan 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) 86 kg (190 lb) 32 – (1992-11-06)6 November 1992 NKNU	Head coach Lee Chi-Yi Assistant coach(es) Tsai Fu-Tsai Wei Yung-Tai Athletic trainer(s) Wei Chia-Wei Legend (C) Team captain (I) Import player (FS) Foreign student player Injured Roster Updated: 2024-12-27

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.

• Solomon Alabi
• Sim Bhullar
• Derrick Caracter
• Chen Chien-Hsun
• Chen Chih-Chung
• Chen Hsin-An
• Chen Shih-Nien
• Chiu Tsung-Chih
• Chou Po-Chen
• Chou Shih-Yuan
• Rakeem Christmas
• Douglas Creighton
• Eric Dawson
• Hsu Tung-Ching
• Ke Chi-Hao
• Herve Lamizana
• Lee Chi-Yi
• Lee Hsueh-Lin
• Lee Kai-Yan
• Lee Te-Wei
• Lee Yun-Kuang
• Lin Chien-Ping
• Lin Yi-Huei
• Lu Cheng-Ju
• Luke Nevill
• Sani Sakakini
• Walter Sharpe
• Garret Siler
• Song Tao
• Tsai Fu-Tsai
• Tseng Wen-Ting
• Tung Fang Chieh-Te
• Wu Chien-Lung
• Wu Feng-Cheng
• Wu Tai-Hao
• Yang Che-Yi

Head coaches

#	Name	Term	GC	W	L	Win%	GC	W	L	Win%	Achievements
			Regular season				Playoffs
Yulon Dinos
1	Chien Yi-Fei	2003–2007	114	90	24	.789	29	20	9	.690	2003–2004 SBL Coach of the Year. 3 championships (2004, 2005, 2006)
2	Zhang Xuelei	2007–2008	30	23	7	.767	10	5	5	.500
Yulon Luxgen Dinos
—	Zhang Xuelei	2009–2011	90	55	35	.611	18	7	11	.389	1 championship (2010)
New Taipei Yulon Luxgen Dinos
—	Zhang Xuelei	2011–2014	90	45	45	.500	11	3	8	.273
3	Lin Cheng-Ming	2014–2015	30	14	16	.467	7	3	4	.429
Yulon Luxgen Dinos
4	Wei Yung-Tai	2015–2018	90	55	35	.611	17	4	13	.235
5	Lee Chi-Yi	2018–2020	68	34	34	.500	17	10	7	.588
6	Chiu Ta-Tsung	2020–2023	100	62	38	.620	9	6	3	.667	2023 SBL Coach of the Year. 2 championships (2021, 2023)
—	Lee Chi-Yi	2024–present	30	15	15	.500	8	5	3	.625	1 championship (2024)

Season-by-season record

Super Basketball League
Season	Coach	Regular Season				Post Season
		Won	Lost	Win %	Finish	Won	Lost	Win %	Result
2003–04	Chien Yi-Fei	19	5	.792	1st	5	1	.833	Won Semifinals vs BCC Mars, 2–1 Won Finals vs Sina Lions, 3–0
2004–05	Chien Yi-Fei	25	5	.833	1st	5	0	1.000	Won Semifinals vs Taiwan Beer, 2–0 Won Finals vs Dacin Tigers, 3–0
2005–06	Chien Yi-Fei	24	6	.800	1st	7	2	.778	Won Semifinals vs Bank of Taiwan, 3–1 Won Finals vs Taiwan Beer, 4–1
2006–07	Chien Yi-Fei	22	8	.733	1st	3	6	.333	Lost Semifinals to Dacin Tigers, 2–3 Lost Third Place to Videoland Hunters, 1–3
2007–08	Zhang Xuelei	23	7	.767	1st	5	5	.500	Won Semifinals vs Pauian Archiland, 3–1 Lost Finals to Taiwan Beer, 2–4
2009	Zhang Xuelei	21	9	.700	2nd	0	3	.000	Lost Semifinals to Taiwan Beer, 0–3
2010	Zhang Xuelei	19	11	.633	2nd	7	4	.636	Won Semifinals vs Pauian Archiland, 3–2 Won Finals vs Dacin Tigers, 4–2
2010–11	Zhang Xuelei	15	15	.500	4th	0	4	.000	Lost Semifinals to Taiwan Beer, 0–4
2011–12	Zhang Xuelei	16	14	.533	4th	1	4	.200	Lost Semifinals to Taichung Pauian Archiland, 1–4
2012–13	Zhang Xuelei	16	14	.533	4th	2	4	.333	Lost Semifinals to Taichung Pauian Archiland, 2–4
2013–14	Zhang Xuelei	13	17	.433	5th	Did not qualify
2014–15	Lin Cheng-Ming	14	16	.467	4th	3	4	.429	Won First Round vs Bank of Taiwan, 3–0 Lost Semifinals to Taichung Pauian Archiland, 1–4
2015–16	Wei Yung-Tai	17	13	.567	4th	0	3	.000	Lost First Round to Fubon Braves, 1–3
2016–17	Wei Yung-Tai	19	11	.633	2nd	4	6	.400	Won Semifinals vs Taiwan Beer, 4–2 Lost Finals to Taipei Dacin Tigers, 0–4
2017–18	Wei Yung-Tai	19	11	.633	1st	0	4	.000	Lost Semifinals to Fubon Braves, 0–4
2018–19	Lee Chi-Yi	18	18	.500	4th	4	4	.500	Won First Round vs Kinmen Kaoliang Liquor, 3–0 Lost Semifinals to Fubon Braves, 2–4
2019–20	Lee Chi-Yi	16	16	.500	3rd	6	3	.667	Won Playoffs vs Taoyuan Pauian Archiland, 3–0 Lost Finals to Taiwan Beer, 3–4
2020–21	Chiu Ta-Tsung	26	14	.650	2nd	3	1	.750	Won Semifinals vs Bank of Taiwan, 3–1 Finals not held due to COVID-19 pandemic
2021–22	Chiu Ta-Tsung	17	13	.567	3rd	Season early ended due to COVID-19 pandemic
2023	Chiu Ta-Tsung	19	11	.633	1st	3	2	.600	Won Finals vs Bank of Taiwan, 3–2
2024	Lee Chi-Yi	15	15	.500	3rd	3	2	.625	Won Semifinals vs Bank of Taiwan, 2–1 Won Finals to Taiwan Beer, 3–2
Totals		363	219	.624	-	63	63	.500	19 Playoff Appearances

References

External links

• Asia-Basket profile page