Tuesday, May 31, 2011

Ex-NBA coach Bob Hill to assist Taiwan NT

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Former NBA head coach and current Tokyo Apache head coach Bob Hill will become the technical consultant for the Taiwan NT during the East Asian Basketball Championship and the FIBA Asia Championship this year, local media reported.

Friday, May 27, 2011

Taiwan announces final roster for EABC

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[No Tien Lei (middle) and Tseng Wen-ting (right) for Taiwan NT this year. Lee Hsueh-lin (left) returned from China to be back with the team.]

The Chinese Taipei Basketball Association on Friday announced the final roster for the upcoming East Asian Basketball Championship, the qualifying tournament for the 2011 FIBA Asia Championship.

The 12-man lineup is led by three core players who played last season in China, including former Taiwan Beer forward Lin Chih-chieh and a pair of ex-Yulon Luxgen stars -- forward Chen Hsin-an and point guard Lee Hsueh-lin.

Monday, May 23, 2011

Former NT coach accused of extramarital affairs

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Former Yulon Luxgen and Taiwan NT head coach Lee Yung-kwang was accused by his wife of having extramarital affairs, Taiwan media reported this past week, sending a shockwave through local basketball community.

According to media report, Lee's wife filed a lawsuit against Lee, who is now an associate professor at Taipei Physical Education College, for committing adultery with a 29-year-old girl.

Taiwan NT having trouble with injury and…basketball

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Chen Tse-wei became the latest casualty down with injury as the 200cm Dacin forward withdrew from the national team training camp for the 2011 EABC, according to head coach Chou Jun-san.
So far, Chen, Tien Lei and Chang Chih-feng -- coincidentally, all three came from Dacin, have decided to sit out the EABC.

Thursday, May 19, 2011

BYHU's Wagner instructing Taiwan NTs

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[Ken Wagner]

Ken Wagner, head coach of the U.S. NCAA Div-II school BYU-Hawaii, gave two Taiwan national teams instruction during his short stay in Taiwan, local media reported.

Wagner, who led BYUH to the NCAA Div-II men's championship game this year, was brought in by NIKE Taiwan to coach in its Taiwan summer camp and help train Taiwan's U19 NT, which is going to Latvia for the FIBA U19 World Championship.

Thursday, May 12, 2011

South Korea announces 12-man roster for EABC

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[Eric Sandrin, South Korea  Source: FIBA Asia]

According to FIBA Asia, South Korea has announced its 12-man roster for the EABC. Since South Korea should have no problem finishing among the top three besides China, I don't think the roster is that important.

The situation in the EABC is clear, unless Mongolia and Hong Kong pull off major upsets in the tournament, Taiwan, South Korea and Japan are expected to win the three seeds for the 2011 FIBA Asia Championship in Wuhan, China.

Wednesday, May 11, 2011

Lin Chih-chieh re-signs with Zhejiang: report

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Lin Chih-chieh has re-signed with Zhejiang Lions for three years with an annual salary of 1.8 million Chinese Yuan (US$277,220), an 80 percent increase from his previous contract with the team, the Chinese language newspaper Liberty Times reported.

Tuesday, May 10, 2011

Players report to Taiwan NT training camp

Players reported to Taiwan NT training camp for the East Asian Basketball Championship (EABC) Tuesday as Taiwan NT head coach Chou Jun-san nominated Liu Hua-lin as his second assistant.

Nineteen of 24 players on the preliminary rosters reported to the camp in Taipei for the preparation of the EABC which will be held in Nanjing, China from June 8 to June 15.

Saturday, May 07, 2011

CTBA announces 24-man preliminary roster of Taiwan men's NT

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The Chinese Taipei Basketball Association approved the 24-man preliminary roster of Taiwan men's NT for the East Asian Basketball Championship, a qualifier for the 2011 FIBA Asia Championship for Men, submitted by Taiwan NT head coach Chou Jun-san Friday.
Six oversea players, including the trio playing in China -- Lin Chih-chieh, Chen Hsin-an and Lee Hsueh-lin, Tseng Wen-ting, who is playing for BJ League's Osaka Evessa in Japan, and the pair playing in the U.S. -- Jet Chang and Chou Yi-hsiang.

Friday, May 06, 2011

Yulon named Chiu Chi-yi new coach

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Yulon Luxgen, which finished a disappointing 2011 season after losing in the first round playoff, fired its head coach Zhang Xuelei and named former Yulon player Chiu Chi-yi as its new head coach last week.

2011 Taiwan women's NT rosters

The CTBA announced preliminary rosters of Taiwan women's NT, Taiwan U19 women's NT and Taiwan U16 women's NT, which are listed as follow.

SBL History

(Last updated: May 6, 2011)

Accumulative W-L, winning percentages
1. Yulon 168-66 .718
2. Taiwan Beer 143-91 .611
3. Dacin 139-95 .594
4. KKL (Jutai/ETSN/dmedia) 110-124 .470
5. Taiwan Mobile (Mars/Videoland) 108-126 .462
6. Pure Youth (Sina/YMY/Azio) 92-142 .393
7. Bank of Taiwan 59-175 .252

Regular season champions
2003-04 Yulon Dinos (19-5)
2004-05 Yulon Dinos (25-5)
2005-06 Yulon Dinos (24-6)
2006-07 Yulon Dinos (22-8)
2007-08 Yulon Dinos (23-7)
2008-09 Dacin Tigers (23-7)
2010 Dacin Tigers (19-11)
2010-11 Taiwan Beer (22-8)

Champions (Finals results, losers)
2003-04 Yulon Dinos (3-0, Sina)
2004-05 Yulon Dinos (3-0, Dacin)
2005-06 Yulon Dinos (4-1, Taiwan Beer)
2006-07 Taiwan Beer (4-2, Dacin)
2007-08 Taiwan Beer (4-2, Yulon)
2008-09 Dacin Tigers (4-3, Taiwan Beer)
2010 Yulon Luxgen (4-2, Dacin Tigers)
2010-11 Taiwan Beer (4-1, Dacin Tigers)

Regular season MVP
2003-04 Tien Lei (Dacin)
2004-05 Tien Lei (Dacin)
2005-06 Tien Lei (Dacin)
2006-07 Lin Chih-chieh (TB)
2007-08 Chen Hsin-an (Yulon)
2008-09 Chang Chih-feng (Dacin)
2010 Tseng Wen-ting (Yulon)
2010-11 Rashad Jones-Jennings (PY)

Finals MVP
2003-04 Chen Hsin-an (Yulon)
2004-05 Tseng Wen-ting (Yulon)
2005-06 Tseng Wen-ting (Yulon)
2006-07 Lin Chih-chieh (TB)
2007-08 Lin Chih-chieh (TB)
2008-09 Chang Chih-feng (Dacin)
2010 Chen Chih-chung (Yulon)
2010-11 Yang Chin-min (TB)

All-Star Games MVP
2003-04 Lo Hsing-liang (Sina)
2004-05 Lo Hsing-liang (Sina)
2005-06 Tseng Wen-ting (Yulon)
2006-07 Tien Lei (Dacin)
2007-08 Chen Hsin-an (Yulon)
2008-09 Ho Shou-cheng (TB)
2010 Game Cancelled
2010-11 Not held

Scoring Leader
2003-04 Lin Chih-chieh (TB)
2004-05 Lin Chih-chieh (TB)
2005-06 Tien Lei (Dacin)
2006-07 Tien Lei (Dacin)
2007-08 Chen Hsin-an (Yulon)
2008-09 Yang Chin-min (TB)
2010 Shawn Hawkins (KKL)
2010-11 Shawn Hawkins (KKL)

Rebounding Leader
2003-04 Tien Lei (Dacin)
2004-05 Tien Lei (Dacin)
2005-06 Tien Lei (Dacin)
2006-07 Jonathan Sanders (Videoland)
2007-08 Jonathan Sanders (dmedia)
2008-09 Byron Allen (Dacin)
2010 Jonathan Sanders (PY)
2010-11 Rashad Jones-Jennings (PY)

Assists Leader
2003-04 Chen Shih-nian (TB)
2004-05 Chen Hui (Videoland)
2005-06 Wu Yung-jen (Videoland)
2006-07 Su Yi-chieh (Dacin)
2007-08 Jonathan Sanders (dmedia)
2008-09 Chen Chih-chung (Yulon)
2010 Jonathan Sanders (PY)
2010-11 Chen Chih-chung (Yulon)

Blocks Leader
2003-04 Tseng Wen-ting (Yulon)
2004-05 Tseng Wen-ting (Yulon)
2005-06 Tseng Wen-ting (Yulon)
2006-07 Tseng Wen-ting (Yulon)
2007-08 Wu Tai-hao (TB)
2008-09 Tseng Wen-ting (Yulon)
2010 Tseng Wen-ting (Yulon)
2010-11 Marcus Dove (TM)

Steals Leader
2003-04 Tien Lei (Dacin)
2004-05 Chou Shih-yuan (Yulon)
2005-06 Chien Ming-fu (BOT)
2006-07 Wang Chih-chun (Dacin)
2007-08 Wang Chih-chun (Dacin)
2008-09 Lin Chih-lung (BOT)
2010 Chang Chih-feng (Dacin)
2010-11 Marcus Dove (TM)

Coach of the Year
2003-04 Chien Yi-fei (Yulon)
2004-05 Lee Yun-kwang (Yulon)
2005-06 Wei Chen-ming (BOT)
2006-07 Liu Chih-wei (Videoland)
2007-08 Hsu Ching-tse (PY)
2008-09 Chiu Da-tsun (Dacin)
2010 Hsu Chin-tse (PY)
2010-11 Hsu Ching-tse (PY)

Rookie of the Year
2003-04 None
2004-05 Lu Cheng-ju (Yulon)
2005-06 Su Yi-chieh (Dacin)
2006-07 Yao Chun-chieh (Dacin)
2007-08 Lin Ching-pang (PY)
2008-09 Yen Cheng-hong (Taiwan Mobile)
2010 Sun Hwan-po (BOT)
2010-11 None

Defensive Player of the Year
2003-04 None
2004-05 Chang Chih-feng (Dacin)
2005-06 Tseng Wen-ting (Yulon)
2006-07 Tseng Wen-ting (Yulon)
2007-08 Chen Chih-chung (Yulon)
2008-09 Tseng Wen-ting (Yulon)
2010 Tseng Wen-ting (Yulon)
2010-11 Marcus Dove (TM)

Most Improved Player of the Year
2003-04 None
2004-05 None
2005-06 Lin Chun-feng (BOT)
2006-07 Chien Chia-hung (Azio)
2007-08 Hsu Chih-chan (BOT)
2008-09 Chen Ching-hwan (KKL)
2010 Cheng jen-wei (KKL)
2010-11 Chang Jung-hsuan (KKL)

Sixthman of the Year
2003-04 None
2004-05 None
2005-06 None
2006-07 Lee Wei-min (Videoland)
2007-08 Chen Tzu-wei (Dacin) / Wu Chien-lung (PY)
2008-09 Wu Chih-wei (Yulon)
2010 Chen Chih-chung (Yulon)
2010-11 Chien Chia-hung (PY)

Year-by-Year

2010-11
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Regular season final standing
1. Taiwan Beer 22-8
2. Pure Youth 19-11
3. Dacin Tigers 17-13
4. Yulon Luxgen 15-15
5. Taiwan Mobile 11-19
5. Bank of Taiwan 11-19
7. Kinmen Kaoliang Liquor 10-20
MVP: Rashad Jones-Jennings (PY)
SBL First Team: Rashad Jones-Jennings (PY), Tien Lei (Dacin), Chen Chih-chung (Yulon), Chen Shun-hsiang (BOT), Chen Ching-huan (KKL)

First round playoffs (best-of-five)
(1) TB 4-0 (4) Yulon
Game 1: TB 94-87 Yulon
Game 2: TB 85-74 Yulon
Game 3: TB 92-74 Yulon
Game 4: TB 76-75 Yulon

(3) Dacin 4-1 (2) PY
Game 1: Dacin 80-73 PY
Game 2: Dacin 66-53 PY
Game 3: Dacin 76-67 PY
Game 4: PY 84-79 (OT) Dacin
Game 5: Dacin 83-76 PY

Finals (best-of-seven)
TB 4-1 Dacin
Game 1: TB 62-59 Dacin
Game 2: TB 80-75 Dacin
Game 3: TB 94-89 Dacin
Game 4: Dacin 76-73 TB
Game 5: TB 62-59 Dacin

2010
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Regular season final standing
1. Dacin Tigers 19-11
2. Yulon Luxgen 19-11
3. Pure Youth 17-13
4. Taiwan Beer 17-13
5. Taiwan Mobile 15-15
6. Kinmen Kaoliang Liquor 14-16
7. Bank of Taiwan 4-26
MVP: Tseng Wen-ting (Yulon)
SBL First Team: Chang Chih-feng (Dacin), Jonathan Sander (PY), Chen Chih-chung (Yulon), Tseng Wen-ting (Yulon), Cheng Jen-wei (KKL)

First round playoffs (best-of-five)
(1) Dacin 3-2 (4) TB
Game 1: TB 91-86 Dacin
Game 2: Dacin 84-70 TB
Game 3: TB 67-65 Dacin
Game 4: Dacin 76-70 TB
Game 5: Dacin 57-55 TB

(2) Yulon 3-2 (3) PY
Game 1: Yulon 77-60 PY
Game 2: PY 75-62 Yulon
Game 3: Yulon 78-68 PY
Game 4: PY 87-78 Yulon
Game 5: Yulon 76-69 PY

Finals (best-of-seven)
Yulon 4-2 Dacin
Game 1: Yulon 70-66 Dacin
Game 2: Dacin 79-65 Yulon
Game 3: Yulon 72-71 Dacin
Game 4: Yulon 87-81 Dacin
Game 5: Dacin 89-76 Yulon
Game 6: Yulon 71-70 Dacin

2008-09
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Regular season final standing
1. Dacin Tigers 23-7
2. Yulon Luxgen 21-9
3. Taiwan Beer 20-10
4. Pure Youth 14-16
5. Kinmen Kaoliang Liquors 13-17
6. Taiwan Mobile 9-21
7. Bank of Taiwan 5-25
MVP: Chang Chih-feng (Dacin)
SBL First Team: Chang Chih-feng (Dacin), Byron Allen (Dacin), Chen Chih-chung (Yulon), Tseng Wen-ting (Yulon), Yang Ching-min (TB)

First round playoffs (best-of-five)
(1) Dacin 3-0 (4) Pure Youth
Game 1: Dacin 88-70 PY
Game 2: Dacin 96-93 PY
Game 3: Dacin 97-88 PY

(3) Taiwan Beer 3-0 (2) Yulon
Game 1: TB 78-68 Yulon
Game 2: 87-82 (OT) Yulon
Game 3: TB 89-79 Yulon

Finals (best-of-seven)
Dacin 4-3 TB
Game 1: TB 95-76 Dacin
Game 2: TB 88-81 Dacin
Game 3: Dacin 89-68 TB
Game 4: Dacin 89-75 TB
Game 5: Dacin 81-63 TB
Game 6: TB 87-85 Dacin
Game 7: Dacin 81-64 TB

2007-08
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Regular season final standing
1. Yulon Dinos 23-7
2. Taiwan Beer 20-10
3. dmedia Numen 19-11
4. Pure Youth 15-15
5. Dacin Tigers 13-17
6. Taiwan Mobile 9-21
7. Bank of Taiwan 6-24
MVP: Chen Hsin-an (Yulon)
SBL First Team: Chen Hsin-an, Jon Sanders (dmedia), Wu Tai-hao (TB), CHen Chih-chung (Yulon), Wu Yung-jen (TM)

First round playoffs (best-of-five)
(1) Yulon 3-1 (4) Pure Youth
Game 1: Yulon 95-87 PY
Game 2: Yulon 88-75 PY
Game 3: PY 86-84 Yulon
Game 4: Yulon 98-78 PY
(3) Taiwan Beer 3-0 (2) dmedia
Game 1: TB 90-73 dmedia
Game 2: TB 101-74 dmedia
Game 3: TB 79-75 dmedia

Finals (best-of-seven)
Taiwan Beer 4-2 Yulon
Game 1: TB 80-64 Yulon
Game 2: Yulon 79-68 TB
Game 3: TB 81-64 Yulon
Game 4: TB 73-66 Yulon
Game 5: Yulon 87-85 TB
Game 6: TB 89-67 Yulon


2006-07
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Regular season final standing
1. Yulon Dinos 22-8
2. Videoland Hunters 21-9
3. Taiwan Beer 19-11
4. Dacin Tigers 17-13
5. ETSN Antelopes 15-15
6. Azio Eagles 7-23
7. Bank of Taiwan 4-26
MVP: Lin Chih-chieh
SBL First Team: Tien Lei (Dacin), Lin Chih-chieh (TB), Jonathan Sanders (Videoland), Wang Chih-chun (Dacin), Lee Hsueh-lin (Yulon)

First round playoffs (best-of-five)
Dacin 3-2 Yulon
#1: Dacin 89, Yulon 88 (OT)
#2: Dacin 81, Yulon 80
#3: Yulon 111, Dacin 93
#4: Yulon 77, Dacin 74
#5: Dacin 77, Yulon 75

TB 3-1 VL
#1: TB 86, VL 81
#2: VL 94, TB 88
#3: TB 80, VL 73
#4: TB 86, VL 84

3rd-place series(best-of-five)
VL 3-1 Yulon
#1: VL 95, Yulon 86
#2: Yulon 77, VL 72
#3: VL 79, Yulon 65
#4: VL 94, Yulon 85

Finals (best-of-seven)
TB 4-2 Dacin
#1: TB 83, Dacin 70
#2: Dacin 84, TB 78
#3: Dacin 89, TB 71
#4: TB 79, Dacin 66
#5: TB 78, Dacin 70
#6: TB 69, Dacin 68
MVP: Lin Chih-chieh


2005-06
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Regular season final standing
1. Yulon 24-6
2. Taiwan Beer 20-10
3. Dacin 19-11
4. Bank of Taiwan 15-15
5. Videoland 13-17
6. ETSN 11-19
7. YMY 3-27
MVP: Tien Lei
SBL First Team: Tien Lei (Dacin), Lin Chih-chieh (TB), Tseng Wen-ting (Yulon), Lo Hsing-liang (YMY), Chien Ming-fu (BOT)

First round playoffs (best-of-five)
Yulon 3-1 BOT
TB 3-2 Dacin

Finals (best-of-seven)
Yulon 4-1 TB
MVP: Tseng Wen-ting


2004-05
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Regular season final standing
1. Yulon 25-5
2. Videoland 18-12
3. Dacin 18-12
4. Taiwan Beer 16-14
5. ETSN 16-14
6. Bank of Taiwan 9-21
7. Sina 3-27
MVP: Tien Lei
SBL First Team: Tien Lei (Dacin), Lin Chih-chieh (TB), Tseng Wen-ting (Yulon), Chou Shih-yuan (Yulon), Chen Hui (Videoland)

First round playoffs (best-of-three)
Yulon 2-0 TB
Dacin 2-1 Videoland

Finals (best-of-five)
Yulon 3-0 Dacin
MVP: Tseng Wen-ting


2003-04
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Regular season final standing
1. Yulon 19-5
2. Sina 14-10
3. Dacin 13-11
4. BCC Mars 12-12
5. Jutai 12-12
6. Taiwan Beer 9-15
7. Bank of Taiwan 5-19
MVP: Tien Lei
SBL First Team: None

First round playoffs (best-of-three)
Yulon 2-1 BCC Mars
Sina 2-1 Dacin

Finals (best-of-five)
Yulon 3-0 Sina
MVP: Chen Hsin-an