2024–25 New Taipei Kings season

The 2024–25 New Taipei Kings season is the franchise's 4th season, its first season in the Taiwan Professional Basketball League (TPBL). The Kings are coached by Ryan Marchand in his fourth year as head coach. The Kings also participated in 2024–25 East Asia Super League as the 2024 PLG champion.[1]

New Taipei Kings
2024–25 season
PresidentWalter Wang
General ManagerJames Mao
Head CoachRyan Marchand
ArenaXinzhuang Gymnasium
University of Taipei, Tian-Mu Campus Gymnasium
TPBL3–2 (.600)
EASL0–1 (.000)
Highest home attendance3,581
(October 26, 2024)
Lowest home attendance3,261
(October 30, 2024)
Average home attendance3,470
Biggest winLioneers 93–122 Kings
(October 26, 2024)
Biggest defeatKings 76–87 Dreamers
(November 10, 2024)

Draft

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Round Pick Player Position(s) School / Club team
1 7 Chen Chiang-Shuang Guard SHU

On August 29, 2024, the first rounder, Chen Chiang-Shuang had joined the Nanjing Monkey Kings of the Chinese Basketball Association.[4]

Standings

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Pos Team Pld W L PCT GB Qualification
1 Formosa Dreamers 6 5 1 .833 Advance to semifinals
2 New Taipei Kings 5 3 2 .600 1.5
3 Kaohsiung Aquas 6 3 3 .500 2
4 New Taipei CTBC DEA 4 2 2 .500 2 Advance to play-in
5 Hsinchu Toplus Lioneers 5 2 3 .400 2.5
6 Taoyuan Taiwan Beer Leopards 3 1 2 .333 2.5
7 Taipei Taishin Mars 5 1 4 .200 3.5
Source: TPBL

Roster

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2024–25 New Taipei Kings roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Wt. Age From
G 1     Joseph Lin (HP) 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 73 kg (161 lb) 32 – (1992-06-21)21 June 1992 Hamilton
G 2   Su Pei-Kai 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) 83 kg (183 lb) 25 – (1999-11-02)2 November 1999 NTUA
F 3   Chen Chun-Nan 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 90 kg (198 lb) 24 – (2000-04-20)20 April 2000 NTSU
C 5   Chris Johnson (I) 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) 105 kg (231 lb) 39 – (1985-07-17)17 July 1985 LSU
G 7     Jeremy Lin (HP) 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) 95 kg (209 lb) 36 – (1988-08-23)23 August 1988 Harvard
G 9   Lee Kai-Yan   1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) 80 kg (176 lb) 31 – (1993-05-06)6 May 1993 HWU
G 10   Chien You-Che 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) 80 kg (176 lb) 29 – (1995-09-10)10 September 1995 UCH
C 11   Wang Po-Chih   1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) 130 kg (287 lb) 28 – (1996-10-29)29 October 1996 NTSU
F 13   Lu Cheng-Ju (S) 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) 93 kg (205 lb) 38 – (1986-04-13)13 April 1986 TPEC
F 17   Su Shih-Hsuan 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) 95 kg (209 lb) 28 – (1996-04-09)9 April 1996 NTNU
F 19   Lin Chin-Pang (C) 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 90 kg (198 lb) 39 – (1985-06-15)15 June 1985 MU
G 24   Hung Chih-Shan   1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) 75 kg (165 lb) 39 – (1985-07-05)5 July 1985 NTUT
F 25   Austin Daye   (I) 2.07 m (6 ft 9 in) 91 kg (201 lb) 36 – (1988-06-05)5 June 1988 Gonzaga
F 31   Sani Sakakini (AI) 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) 108 kg (238 lb) 36 – (1988-08-19)19 August 1988 JUST
C 42     Jason Washburn (I) 2.13 m (7 ft 0 in) 111 kg (245 lb) 34 – (1990-06-05)5 June 1990 Utah
F 55   Kenny Manigault (I) 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 95 kg (209 lb) 33 – (1991-05-22)22 May 1991 Pikeville
G 72   Lin Li-Jen 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 85 kg (187 lb) 34 – (1990-06-16)16 June 1990 MDU
Head coach
  •   Ryan Marchand
Assistant coach(es)
Strength & conditioning coach(es)
  •   Chang Chung-Hsi
  •   Liu Cheng-Yu
Athletic trainer(s)
  •   Chiu Po-Kai
  •   Wu Chung-Hao
Team manager
  •   Hung Chih-Hu

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (I) Import player
  • (S) Suspended
  • (HP) Heritage player
  • (AI) Asian import player
  •   Injured

Updated: November 10, 2024

Game log

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Macau WUS International Basketball Club Challenge

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July 31, 2024
20:30 (UTC+8)
New Taipei Kings 87–91 Barangay Ginebra San Miguel

Preseason

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2024 preseason game log
Total: 0–2 (home: 0–1; road: 0–1)
Preseason : 0–2 (home: 0–1; road: 0–1)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
1 October 6 @ Dreamers L 81–99 Chris Johnson (21) Chris Johnson (13) Su Shih-Hsuan (5)
Joseph Lin (5)
Taichung Intercontinental Basketball Stadium
2,807
0–1
2 October 13 DEA L 77–85 Lee Kai-Yan (17) Chris Johnson (13) Lee Kai-Yan (4) Hsinchu County Stadium
3,668
0–2
Color: Win  Lose 
Schedule

Regular season

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2024–25 regular season game log
Total: 3–2 (home: 2–1; road: 1–1)
October : 3–1 (home: 2–1; road: 1–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
1 October 19 @ Aquas W 88–78 Jeremy Lin (34) Jason Washburn (9)
Kenny Manigault (9)
Jeremy Lin (4) Kaohsiung Arena
8,156
1–0
2 October 26 Lioneers W 122–93 Joseph Lin (24) Austin Daye (8) Jeremy Lin (9) Xinzhuang Gymnasium
3,581
2–0
3 October 27 DEA L 98–99 Chris Johnson (20) Chris Johnson (18) Joseph Lin (8) Xinzhuang Gymnasium
3,568
2–1
4 October 30 Dreamers W 88–81 Jeremy Lin (26) Kenny Manigault (14) Joseph Lin (7) Xinzhuang Gymnasium
3,261
3–1
November : 0–1 (home: 0–0; road: 0–1)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
5 November 10 @ Dreamers L 76–87 Joseph Lin (21) Jeremy Lin (11)
Kenny Manigault (11)
Jeremy Lin (7) Taichung Intercontinental Basketball Stadium
3–2
6 November 27 @ DEA 0–0 () () () Xinzhuang Gymnasium
December : 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
7 December 7 Lioneers 0–0 () () () Xinzhuang Gymnasium
8 December 8 Dreamers 0–0 () () () Xinzhuang Gymnasium
9 December 15 @ Aquas 0–0 () () () Kaohsiung Arena
10 December 21 @ Mars 0–0 () () () Taipei Heping Basketball Gymnasium
11 December 28 Aquas 0–0 () () () Xinzhuang Gymnasium
12 December 29 Dreamers 0–0 () () () Xinzhuang Gymnasium
January : 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
13 January 1 DEA 0–0 () () () Xinzhuang Gymnasium
14 January 4 @ Lioneers 0–0 () () () Hsinchu County Stadium
15 January 11 @ Dreamers 0–0 () () () Taichung Intercontinental Basketball Stadium
16 January 19 @ Lioneers 0–0 () () () Hsinchu County Stadium
February : 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
17 February 8 @ Leopards 0–0 () () () Taoyuan Arena
18 February 26 @ Leopards 0–0 () () () Taoyuan Arena
March : 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
19 March 1 @ Mars 0–0 () () () Taipei Heping Basketball Gymnasium
20 March 15 @ Lioneers 0–0 () () () Hsinchu County Stadium
21 March 19 Aquas 0–0 () () () Xinzhuang Gymnasium
22 March 22 Mars 0–0 () () () Xinzhuang Gymnasium
23 March 23 Leopards 0–0 () () () Xinzhuang Gymnasium
24 March 30 @ DEA 0–0 () () () Xinzhuang Gymnasium
April : 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
25 April 5 Aquas 0–0 () () () Xinzhuang Gymnasium
26 April 6 Mars 0–0 () () () Xinzhuang Gymnasium
27 April 12 Lioneers 0–0 () () () Xinzhuang Gymnasium
28 April 13 Leopards 0–0 () () () Xinzhuang Gymnasium
29 April 16 @ Mars 0–0 () () () Taipei Heping Basketball Gymnasium
30 April 20 @ DEA 0–0 () () () Xinzhuang Gymnasium
31 April 23 @ Leopards 0–0 () () () Taoyuan Arena
32 April 26 @ Aquas 0–0 () () () Kaohsiung Arena
May : 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
33 May 3 Mars 0–0 () () () Xinzhuang Gymnasium
34 May 4 DEA 0–0 () () () Xinzhuang Gymnasium
35 May 7 Leopards 0–0 () () () Xinzhuang Gymnasium
36 May 17 @ Dreamers 0–0 () () () Taichung Intercontinental Basketball Stadium
Color: Win  Lose 
Schedule

Group stage

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October 23, 2024 New Taipei Kings   97–109   Macau Black Bears New Taipei City
19:10 (UTC+8) Scoring by quarter: 23–34, 26–21, 26–25, 22–29
Pts: Kenny Manigault 25
Rebs: Kenny Manigault 11
Asts: Kenny Manigault 7
Boxscore Pts: Jeantal Cylla 32
Rebs: Will Artino 11
Asts: Damian Chong-qui 11
Arena: Xinzhuang Gymnasium
December 11, 2024 Macau Black Bears   vs.   New Taipei Kings Macau
21:10 (UTC+8) Scoring by quarter: –, –, –, –
Boxscore Arena: Studio City Event Center
December 25, 2024 Ryukyu Golden Kings   vs.   New Taipei Kings Okinawa City
19:40 (UTC+9) Scoring by quarter: –, –, –, –
Boxscore Arena: Okinawa Arena
January 8, 2025 New Taipei Kings   vs.   Ryukyu Golden Kings New Taipei City
19:10 (UTC+8) Scoring by quarter: –, –, –, –
Boxscore Arena: Xinzhuang Gymnasium
January 21, 2025 Busan KCC Egis   vs.   New Taipei Kings Busan
19:10 (UTC+9) Scoring by quarter: –, –, –, –
Boxscore Arena: Busan Sajik Gymnasium
February 12, 2025 New Taipei Kings   vs.   Meralco Bolts Taipei City
19:10 (UTC+8) Scoring by quarter: –, –, –, –
Boxscore Arena: University of Taipei, Tian-Mu Campus Gymnasium

Player statistics

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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

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Player GP MPG PPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG
Joseph Lin
Su Pei-Kai
Chen Chun-Nan
Chris Johnson
Jeremy Lin
Lee Kai-Yan
Chien You-Che
Wang Po-Chih
Lu Cheng-Ju
Su Shih-Hsuan
Lin Chin-Pang
Hung Chih-Shan
Austin Daye
Sani Sakakini
Jason Washburn
Kenny Manigault
Lin Li-Jen
  • Reference:[6]

Transactions

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Overview

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Players Added

Free agency

Players Lost

Free agency

Re-signed

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Date Player Contract terms Ref.
July 2, 2024 Su Shih-Hsuan [7]
July 18, 2024 Lee Kai-Yan 3-year contract, worth unknown [8]
July 29, 2024 Austin Daye [9]
August 5, 2024 Kenny Manigault [10]
September 2, 2024 Jeremy Lin Extension contract with 1-year player option, worth unknown [11]

Free agency

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Additions

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Date Player Contract terms Former team Ref.
July 15, 2024 Lu Cheng-Ju   Kaohsiung 17LIVE Steelers [12]
July 24, 2024 Chris Johnson   Taipei Fubon Braves [13]
August 1, 2024 Jason Washburn   Taoyuan Pauian Pilots [14]
October 9, 2024 Sani Sakakini   Al Riyadi Club Beirut [15]

Subtractions

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Date Player Reason New Team Ref.
July 1, 2024 Chai Chen-Hao Contract expired [16][17]
July 26, 2024 Wendell Lewis Contract expired [18]
July 26, 2024 Tony Mitchell Contract expired [18]
July 30, 2024 Yang Chin-Min Contract expired   LIT basketball team coach [19][20]
July 31, 2024 Li Wei-Ting Contract expired   Kaohsiung 17LIVE Steelers [17][21]
October 18, 2024 Quincy Davis Contract expired [22]

Awards

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Player of the Week

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Week Recipient Award Ref.
2 Joseph Lin Week 2 Player of the Week [23]

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