The Taiwan Professional Basketball League (TPBL, Chinese: 台灣職業籃球大聯盟) is a professional basketball league in Taiwan composed of 7 teams. It is the fourth Taiwanese professional basketball league after the Chinese Basketball Alliance (CBA; 1994–1999), P. League+ (PLG; founded in 2020), and T1 League (2021–2024).
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Sport | Basketball |
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Founded | July 9, 2024 |
First season | 2024–25 |
Commissioner | Chuang Jui-Hsiung |
No. of teams | 7 |
Country | Taiwan |
History
edit2024
editOn June 22, 2024, Walter Wang, the chairman of the New Taipei Kings, announced that the new league would be established. And there were four teams of the P. League+ (the Formosa Dreamers, Hsinchu Toplus Lioneers, Kaohsiung 17LIVE Steelers, and the New Taipei Kings) and five teams of the T1 League (the Kaohsiung Aquas, New Taipei CTBC DEA, Tainan TSG GhostHawks, Taipei Taishin Mars, and the Taiwan Beer Leopards) submitted the letter of intent to join the new league.[1] There was a Southeast Asia basketball team would join the league.[a] On June 24, the new league preparation committee announced that the new season would start on November.[3] On June 26, the P. League+ announced that two leagues aimed to merge for 2024–25 season.[4] T1 League announced that the five teams of the T1 League would organize the new league for 2024–25 season.[5] The new league preparation committee announced that the eleven teams of the two leagues would organize the new league.[6] On July 1, Chang Shu-Jen, the general manager of the Hsinchu Toplus Lioneers, was temporarily named as the spokesman of the new league.[7] And the new league preparation committee announced that P. League+ and T1 League would jointly hold the united draft on July 15.[8] On July 8, Chuang Jui-Hsiung was named as the commissioner of the new league.[9] And the Taipei Fubon Braves, Taoyuan Pauian Pilots, and the Kaohsiung 17LIVE Steelers announced to quit the new league preparation for the new season of the P. League+.[10] On July 9, the Tainan TSG GhostHawks announced to quit the new league preparation for the new season of the P. League+.[11] And the Taipei Taishin Mars, New Taipei Kings, New Taipei CTBC DEA, Taoyuan Taiwan Beer Leopards, Hsinchu Toplus Lioneers, Formosa Dreamers, and the Kaohsiung Aquas announced to join the Taiwan Professional Basketball League.[12] On July 23, the TPBL held the first draft. There were 33 players participated in the draft, and 11 players were chosen in 3 rounds.[13] On August 1, the TPBL announced that Wang Chih-Chun, former secretary general of the T1 League, and the Yang He-Ping, former chief operating officer of the P. League+, were the deputy secretaries of the league.[14] On August 21, the TPBL announced that new season would play as seven teams.[15]
Teams
editTeam | Chinese Name | Location | Arena (2024–25 season) |
Founded | Joined | Map |
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Formosa Dreamers | 福爾摩沙夢想家 | Changhua County Taichung City |
Changhua County Stadium Intercontinental Basketball Stadium |
2017 | 2024 | |
Hsinchu Toplus Lioneers | 新竹御嵿攻城獅 | Hsinchu County | Hsinchu County Stadium | 2020 | 2024 | |
Kaohsiung Aquas | 高雄全家海神 | Kaohsiung City | Kaohsiung Arena | 2021 | 2024 | |
New Taipei CTBC DEA | 新北中信特攻 | New Taipei City | Xinzhuang Gymnasium | 2021 | 2024 | |
New Taipei Kings | 新北國王 | New Taipei City | Xinzhuang Gymnasium | 2021 | 2024 | |
Taipei Taishin Mars | 臺北台新戰神 | Taipei City | Taipei Heping Basketball Gymnasium | 2023 | 2024 | |
Taoyuan Taiwan Beer Leopards | 桃園台啤永豐雲豹 | Taoyuan City | Taoyuan Arena | 2021 | 2024 |
Rules and regulations
editPlayers
edit- Each team is able to register 4 import players.[16]
- Each team is able to select 3 import players into active roster in each match.[16]
- 8-Imports-In-4-Quarters Rule : each quarter can have 2 import players on the court.[16]
- Foreign student player status is ineligible for the TPBL rules thus players currently under contract can play until 2025–26 season. Teams without foreign student players can sign a foreign student player as reserved import player.[17][16]
Regular season
editRanking
editSeasons | First place | Second place | Third place | Fourth place | Fifth place | Sixth place | Seventh place | MVP | Ref. |
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2024–25 | – |
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Broadcast partners
editSeasons | Television | Online | Ref. |
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2024–25 |
Mottos
editSeasons | Mottos | Ref. |
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2024–25 |
See also
editNote
edit- ^ The news reported that Southeast Asia basketball team would be Singapore national team.[2]
References
edit- ^ "王文祥推台灣職籃「新聯盟」 9隊聯合3點聲明更新進度". ETtoday. June 22, 2024. Retrieved June 25, 2024.
- ^ "PLG+T1已有9隊同意加入 僅富邦勇士與領航猿尚未同意". TSNA. June 22, 2024. Retrieved June 25, 2024.
- ^ "職籃新聯盟深夜發3點聲明 新賽季確定11月開打". ETtoday. June 24, 2024. Retrieved June 25, 2024.
- ^ "2聯盟11隊確定合併!PLG發聲明:以今年底開打為目標". ETtoday. June 26, 2024. Retrieved June 26, 2024.
- ^ "5隊積極參與新聯盟籌設!職籃2聯盟合併T1發聲". ETtoday. June 26, 2024. Retrieved June 26, 2024.
- ^ "台灣新職籃聯盟成形!將以最快速度邀11隊討論定案". ETtoday. June 26, 2024. Retrieved June 26, 2024.
- ^ "張樹人暫代新職籃聯盟發言人 聯合選秀確定合併新名字不會曝光". ETtoday. July 1, 2024. Retrieved July 2, 2024.
- ^ "破天荒!雙職籃15日將聯合選秀 外籍生本季起停止參與選秀". ETtoday. July 1, 2024. Retrieved July 1, 2024.
- ^ "勇士、領航猿確定沒交意向書 新職籃聯盟會長莊瑞雄擔任". ETtoday. July 8, 2024. Retrieved July 8, 2024.
- ^ "勇士、領航猿、鋼鐵人退出新聯盟籌備 備戰PLG新賽季". ETtoday. July 8, 2024. Retrieved July 8, 2024.
- ^ "新職籃參賽隊「再減1」 台南台鋼獵鷹宣布加入PLG陣營". ETtoday. July 9, 2024. Retrieved July 9, 2024.
- ^ "新職籃確定命名TPBL 台灣職業籃球大聯盟7隊聯合聲明開打". ETtoday. July 9, 2024. Retrieved July 9, 2024.
- ^ "首屆選秀會結果出爐 有2人在兩聯盟都獲得隊伍青睞". Liberty Times Net. July 23, 2024. Retrieved July 23, 2024.
- ^ "TPBL副秘書長人選出爐 陽和平、王志群共同擔任傾聽球迷聲音". ETtoday. August 1, 2024. Retrieved August 1, 2024.
- ^ "新球季確定沒有新加坡 7隊開打10/19開幕戰". TSNA. August 21, 2024. Retrieved August 21, 2024.
- ^ a b c d "TPBL職籃「外籍生解套方案」 可簽約成第5洋將". ETtoday. July 11, 2024. Retrieved July 18, 2024.
- ^ "破天荒!雙職籃15日將聯合選秀 外籍生本季起停止參與選秀". ETtoday. July 1, 2024. Retrieved July 1, 2024.