The Kaohsiung Truth were a professional basketball team based in Kaohsiung, Taiwan. The Truth played one season in the ASEAN Basketball League.[1][2]
| Kaohsiung Truth | |
|---|---|
 | |
| League | ASEAN Basketball League (2016–2017) |
| Founded | 2016 |
| Folded | 2017 |
| History | Kaohsiung Truth (2016–2017) |
| Arena | Kaohsiung Municipal Kaohsiung Senior High School Gymnasium |
| Location | Kaohsiung, Taiwan |
| Team colours | Blue, Black, Gold |
| Championships | 0 |
| Website | http://kaohsiungtruth.org/ |
History
editKaohsiung Truth was founded in 2016 as the first professional basketball team to play in Kaohsiung City. They were officially announced as a member of the ASEAN Basketball League on July 17, 2016. The Truth are the league's first Christian ministry team.[1] They played in the 2016-17 season but was disbanded after the end of the season. The Formosa Dreamers replaced them as the sole Taiwanese team in the ABL in the 2017-18 season.[3]
Home arena
editThe Truth played their home games at the Kaohsiung Municipal Kaohsiung Senior High School Gym.
Former players
edit
Mikee Reyes (2016–2017)
Sabatino Chen (2016-2017)- Jay Wey (2016-2017)
- Ku Jen-Chieh (2016-2017)
- Luo Jun-Quan (2016-2017)
- Wang Hsin-Kai (2016-2017)
- Raymar Jose (2016-2017)
- Lin Zhong-Xian (2016-2017)
- Chang Hao-Chun (2016-2017)
- Achie Inigo (2016-2017)
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Carlos Andrade (2016-2017) - Huang Ya-Chung (2016-2017)
- Chris Oliver (2016-2017)
- Yeh Jia-Hao (2016-2017)
- Wesley Hsu (2016-2017)
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Derek Hall (2016-2017) - Lee Wei-Min (2016-2017)
Head coaches
edit| Nat. | Name | Tenure | Totals | Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | L | PCT | G | W | L | PCT | G | W | L | PCT | |||
|
Tryston Lawrence | 2016–2017 | 4 | 0 | 4 | .000 | 4 | 0 | 4 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
|
Sabatino Chen | 2016–2017 | 16 | 5 | 11 | .313 | 16 | 5 | 11 | .313 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| Totals | 20 | 5 | 15 | .250 | 20 | 5 | 15 | .250 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | ||
Season-by-season record
edit| ASEAN Basketball League | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Coach | Regular Season | Post Season | ||||||
| Won | Lost | Win % | Finish | Won | Lost | Win % | Result | ||
| 2016–17 | Tryston Lawrence | 5 | 15 | .250 | 6th | Did not qualify | |||
| Sabatino Chen | |||||||||
| Totals | 5 | 15 | .250 | - | 0 | 0 | – | 0 Playoff Appearances | |
References
edit- ^ a b "Taiwan's Kaohsiung Truth Joins ABL as League Expands - ASEAN Basketball League". 2016-07-17. Retrieved 2016-08-17.
- ^ "Kaohsiung Truth". ASEAN Basketball League. Retrieved 25 September 2016.
- ^ Lee, David (25 September 2017). "Nine teams for new ABL season". New Straits Times. Retrieved 1 October 2017.