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2022–23 PLG season

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The 2022–23 P. League+ season was the third season of the P. League+ (PLG). The regular season began on November 5, 2022, and ended on May 14, 2023.[1] The playoffs started on May 19, 2023, and ended on June 14, 2023, after the Taipei Fubon Braves clinched their third consecutive champion.[2]

LeagueP. League+
SportBasketball
DurationNovember 5, 2022 – May 14, 2023
May 19, 2023 – May 27, 2023 (playoffs)
June 3, 2023 – June 14, 2023 (finals)
Games40
Quick facts League, Sport ...
2022–23 PLG season
LeagueP. League+
SportBasketball
DurationNovember 5, 2022 – May 14, 2023
May 19, 2023 – May 27, 2023 (playoffs)
June 3, 2023 – June 14, 2023 (finals)
Games40
Teams6
TV partner(s)FTV One, MOMOTV
Draft
Top draft pickChang Chen-Ya
Picked byTaoyuan Pilots
Regular season
Top seedNew Taipei Kings
Season MVPYang Chin-Min (Kings)
Top scorerMike Singletary (Braves)
Playoffs
Finals
ChampionsTaipei Fubon Braves
  Runners-upNew Taipei Kings
Finals MVPChris Johnson
P. League+ seasons
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Transactions

Main article: List of 2022–23 PLG season transactions

Retirement

  • On April 25, 2022, Elliot Tan announced his retirement from professional basketball.[3]
  • On December 25, 2022, Anthony Tucker announced his retirement from professional basketball.[4]
  • On January 5, 2023, Oscar Lin joined Kaohsiung 17LIVE Steelers as individual skills coach and interpreter, ending his playing career.[5]

Coaching changes

More information Team, 2021–22 season ...
Coaching changes
Team2021–22 season2022–23 season
Off-season
Taoyuan PilotsYen Hsing-Shu (interim)Iurgi Caminos
Kaohsiung SteelersSlavoljub Gorunovic (interim)Slavoljub Gorunovic
Kaohsiung 17LIVE SteelersSlavoljub GorunovicHung Chi-Chao (interim)
In-season
Kaohsiung 17LIVE SteelersHung Chi-Chao (interim)Dean Murray
Kaohsiung 17LIVE SteelersDean MurrayHung Chi-Chao (interim)
Kaohsiung 17LIVE SteelersHung Chi-Chao (interim)Cheng Chih-Lung
Formosa Taishin DreamersKyle JuliusLai Po-Lin
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Off-season

  • On July 1, 2022, the Taoyuan Pilots hired Iurgi Caminos as their new head coach.[6]
  • On July 19, 2022, the Kaohsiung Steelers head assistant coach, Slavoljub Gorunovic was promoted to the head coach.[7]
  • On October 28, 2022, the Kaohsiung 17LIVE Steelers fired head coach Slavoljub Gorunovic and named Hung Chi-Chao as their interim head coach.[8]

In-season

  • On November 10, 2022, the Kaohsiung 17LIVE Steelers hired Dean Murray as their new head coach.[9]
  • On December 29, 2022, the Kaohsiung 17LIVE Steelers fired head coach Dean Murray and named Hung Chi-Chao as their interim head coach.[10]
  • On January 7, 2023, the Kaohsiung 17LIVE Steelers named Cheng Chih-Lung as their new head coach.[11]
  • On January 10, 2023, the Formosa Taishin Dreamers' head coach Kyle Julius resigned, and the team named assistant coach Lai Po-Lin as their new head coach.[12]

Imports, foreign students, and heritage players

More information Club, Imports ...
Club Imports Foreign students Heritage players
Formosa Taishin Dreamers United States Nick Faust
United States Malcolm Miller
United States Sir'Dominic Pointer
United States Brandon Gilbeck
Turkey İlkan Karaman
United States Chris McCullough		 N/a United States Kenneth Chien
Hsinchu JKO Lioneers Canada Sim Bhullar
United States Terrico White
United States Will Artino
Canada Anthony Bennett
United States Jeremy Tyler		 Nigeria Ifeanyi Eboka N/a
Kaohsiung 17LIVE Steelers Serbia Andrija Bojić
United States Manny Harris
United States Aaron Harrison
United States Vance Jackson
United States Terrence Jones
Ukraine Viacheslav Kravtsov
United States Wendell Lewis
United States Gokul Natesan
United States Femi Olujobi		 United States Jay West United States Matthew Yang[13]
United States Jeremy Lin
New Taipei Kings United States Jamel Artis
United States Austin Daye
United States DaJuan Summers
United States Kenny Manigault
United States Byron Mullens		 Senegal Omar Niang United States Joseph Lin[14]
Taipei Fubon Braves United States Perry Jones
United States Chris Johnson
United States Mike Singletary
Ukraine Ihor Zaytsev		 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Brendon Smart[15] France Steven Guinchard[16]
Taoyuan Pauian Pilots Philippines Ricci Rivero
United States Jeff Ayres
Palestine Sani Sakakini
United States Jason Washburn		 Senegal Amdy Dieng N/a
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Note 1: "Heritage player" refers to a player who is of Taiwanese descent but does not meet the FIBA eligibility rules to be local.

Note 2: Team can either register two heritage players, or one foreign student and one heritage player.

Interleague play

The interleague play, an interleague tournament which was played by teams from P. League+, T1 League, and Super Basketball League, began on September 17, 2022, and ended on September 27. The Lioneers competed individually, while the other five teams participated as a united team named "PLG Rising Stars".[17]

Preseason

The preseason began on October 8, 2022, and ended on October 10.[18]

Regular season

The regular season began on November 5, 2022, and ended on May 14, 2023.[1]

More information Pos, W ...
Pos Team
 W L PCT GB Qualification
1 New Taipei Kings 27 13 .675 — Playoffs
2 Taipei Fubon Braves 25 15 .625 2
3 Taoyuan Pauian Pilots 19 21 .475 8
4 Formosa Taishin Dreamers 19 21 .475 8
5 Kaohsiung 17LIVE Steelers 17 23 .425 10
6 Hsinchu JKO Lioneers 13 27 .325 14
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Updated to match(es) played on May 14, 2023. Source: P.League+

Results

More information Home \ Away, FTD ...
Home \ Away FTD HJL KHS NTK TFB TPP
Dreamers 123–99 84–76 89–101 75–108 88–77
111–93 117–94 90–99 87–90 86–81
116–103 102–91 73–90 96–100 74–87
89–85 87–97 92–79 107–89 89–75
Lioneers 82–77 89–83 85–101 108–104 80–94
102–97 109–85 107–106 94–92 90–105
87–80 89–86 85–102 87–114 92–106
94–100 82–95 110–95 88–94 78–89
Steelers 105–88 101–102 115–95 119–125 78–108
101–106 76–85 89–100 103–102 97–110
95–80 112–103 102–109 95–101 99–84
89–92 113–88 116–110 106–105 80–60
Kings 82–102 113–78 109–86 104–89 104–91
111–105 73–98 101–88 95–83 93–88
117–89 103–91 85–92 95–106 89–81
105–110 104–95 104–100 68–89 90–87
Braves 94–97 102–94 117–114 99–103 86–74
90–75 114–98 114–80 101–106 86–84
91–87 131–101 106–82 111–109 86–95
100–96 112–99 103–120 90–97 97–93
Pilots 84–80 102–79 100–83 88–74 90–85
93–76 103–60 63–93 73–77 78–80
77–85 88–70 86–100 95–98 83–80
97–84 95–81 93–101 89–90 74–77
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Source: / P.League+
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
For upcoming matches, an "a" indicates there is an article about the rivalry between the two participants.
Matches with lighter background shading were decided after overtime.

Postponed games due to COVID-19

  • The January 14 game between the Taipei Fubon Braves and the Kaohsiung 17LIVE Steelers was postponed due to the Steelers not having the required minimum players available.[19]
  • The January 17 game between the Kaohsiung 17LIVE Steelers and the New Taipei Kings was postponed due to the Steelers not having the required minimum players available.[20]

Postponed games due to other reasons

  • The May 7 game between the Hsinchu JKO Lioneers and the New Taipei Kings was postponed due to a scheduling issue of the Xinzhuang Gymnasium.[21]

Playoffs

The playoffs were scheduled to begin on May 19 and end on June 16.[22]

Main article: 2023 PLG playoffs

Bracket

Playoffs Finals
      
1 Kings 3
4 Dreamers 1
1 Kings 2
2 Braves 4
2 Braves 3
3 Pilots 0

Bold: Series winner
Italic: Team with home-court advantage

Semifinals

The semifinals is a best-of-five series, with the higher seeded team hosting Game 1, 2, and 5, if necessary.

More information Team 1, Series ...
Team 1 Series Team 2 Game 1 Game 2 Game 3Game 4Game 5
(1) New Taipei Kings 3–1 (4) Formosa Taishin Dreamers 103-84 102-83 95-115108-100NA
(2) Taipei Fubon Braves 3–0 (3) Taoyuan Pauian Pilots 94-76 83-74 101-89NANA
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Finals

The finals is a best-of-seven series, with the higher seeded team hosting Game 1, 2, and 5 and 7, if necessary.

More information Team 1, Series ...
Team 1 Series Team 2 Game 1 Game 2 Game 3Game 4Game 5Game 6Game 7
(1) New Taipei Kings 2-4 (2) Taipei Fubon Braves 86-72 83-87 91-97107-97105-111108-114NA
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Statistics

Individual statistic leaders

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CategoryPlayerTeam(s)Statistic
Points per gameMike SingletaryTaipei Fubon Braves23.29
Rebounds per gameByron MullensNew Taipei Kings15.76
Assists per gameKenny ManigaultNew Taipei Kings6.03
Steals per gameKenny ManigaultNew Taipei Kings3.52
Blocks per gameBrandon GilbeckFormosa Taishin Dreamers2.95
2P%Quincy DavisNew Taipei Kings66%
3P%Ihor ZaytsevTaipei Fubon Braves43%
FT%Jeff AyresTaoyuan Pauian Pilots85%
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Individual game highs

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CategoryPlayerTeamStatistic
PointsJeremy LinKaohsiung 17LIVE Steelers50
ReboundsWill ArtinoHsinchu JKO Lioneers28
Chris JohnsonTaipei Fubon Braves
AssistsJeremy LinKaohsiung 17LIVE Steelers16
StealsKenny ManigaultNew Taipei Kings10
BlocksBrandon GilbeckFormosa Taishin Dreamers6
Chris JohnsonTaipei Fubon Braves
TurnoversTerrence JonesKaohsiung 17LIVE Steelers10
Kenny ManigaultNew Taipei Kings
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Team statistic leaders

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CategoryTeamStatistic
Points per gameTaipei Fubon Braves98.58
Rebounds per gameNew Taipei Kings54.83
Assists per gameNew Taipei Kings23.68
Steals per gameNew Taipei Kings11.00
Blocks per gameFormosa Taishin Dreamers5.85
Turnovers per gameHsinchu JKO Lioneers16.85
Fouls per gameTaoyuan Pauian Pilots21.98
2P%Kaohsiung 17LIVE Steelers49.44%
3P%New Taipei Kings32.81%
FT%Taipei Fubon Braves73.53%
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Awards

Yearly awards

More information Award, Recipient(s) ...
2022–23 PLG awards
AwardRecipient(s)ref
Most Valuable PlayerYang Chin-Min (New Taipei Kings)[23]
Import of the YearByron Mullens (New Taipei Kings)[24]
6th Man of the YearLin Chun-Chi (Formosa Taishin Dreamers)[25]
Rookie of the YearPai Yao-Cheng (Taoyuan Pauian Pilots)[26]
Defensive Player of the YearBrandon Gilbeck (Formosa Taishin Dreamers)[27]
GM of the YearChen Hsin-An (Taoyuan Pauian Pilots)[28]
Gold Whistle AwardLai Jian-Zhong[29]
Coach of the YearRyan Marchand (New Taipei Kings)[30]
Most Improved PlayerTseng Hsiang-Chun (Taipei Fubon Braves)[31]
Best Home CourtHsinchu JKO Lioneers[28]
Best Dressed of the YearJoseph Lin (New Taipei Kings)[32]
Mr. PopularLin Chih-Chieh (Taipei Fubon Braves)[33]
PLG Cheerleader Squad of the YearFubon Angels (Taipei Fubon Braves)[34]
Highlight of the YearBest Key PlayLin Chih-Chieh (Taipei Fubon Braves)[35]
Best DunkChris Johnson (Taipei Fubon Braves)[36]
Best AssistLin Chih-Chieh (Taipei Fubon Braves)[37]
Best Circus ShotChris Johnson (Taipei Fubon Braves)[38]
Best BlockLin Chih-Chieh (Taipei Fubon Braves)[39]
Best Ball ControlJeremy Lin (Kaohsiung 17LIVE Steelers)[40]
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Statistical awards

More information Award, Recipient(s) ...
2022–23 PLG statistical awards
AwardRecipient(s)ref
Points LeaderMike Singletary (Taipei Fubon Braves)[41]
Rebounds LeaderByron Mullens (New Taipei Kings)[42]
Assists LeaderJeremy Lin (Kaohsiung 17LIVE Steelers)[43]
Blocks LeaderBrandon Gilbeck (Formosa Taishin Dreamers)[44]
Steals LeaderKenny Manigault (New Taipei Kings)[45]
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Finals

More information Award, Recipient(s) ...
2023 PLG Finals awards
AwardRecipient(s)ref
ChampionTaipei Fubon Braves[2]
Finals MVPChris Johnson[46]
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Players of the Week

More information Week, Recipient ...
Week Recipient Ref
1 Mike Singletary (Taipei Fubon Braves) (1/1) [47]
2 Chris Johnson (Taipei Fubon Braves) (1/1) [48]
3 Kao Kuo-Hao (Hsinchu JKO Lioneers) (1/2) [49]
4 Huang Hung-Han (Taoyuan Pauian Pilots) (1/1) [50]
5 Lu Chun-Hsiang (Taoyuan Pauian Pilots) (1/2) [51]
6 Pai Yao-Cheng (Taoyuan Pauian Pilots) (1/1) [52]
7 Tseng Hsiang-Chun (Taipei Fubon Braves) (1/1) [53]
8 Lin Chun-Chi (Formosa Taishin Dreamers) (1/1) [54]
9 Kao Kuo-Hao (Hsinchu JKO Lioneers) (2/2) [55]
10 Joseph Lin (New Taipei Kings) (1/1) [56]
11 Anthony Bennett (Hsinchu JKO Lioneers) (1/1) [57]
13 Ihor Zaytsev (Taipei Fubon Braves) (1/1) [58]
14 Lu Chun-Hsiang (Taoyuan Pauian Pilots) (2/2) [59]
15 Jeremy Lin (Kaohsiung 17LIVE Steelers) (1/9) [60]
16 Wu Yung-Sheng (Formosa Taishin Dreamers) (1/1) [61]
17 Lee Te-Wei (Formosa Taishin Dreamers) (1/1) [62]
18 Ilkan Karaman (Formosa Taishin Dreamers) (1/1) [63]
19 Kenny Manigault (New Taipei Kings) (1/1) [64]
20 Jeremy Lin (Kaohsiung 17LIVE Steelers) (2/9) [65]
21 Brandon Gilbeck (Formosa Taishin Dreamers) (1/1) [66]
22 Jeremy Lin (Kaohsiung 17LIVE Steelers) (3/9) [67]
23 Jeremy Lin (Kaohsiung 17LIVE Steelers) (4/9) [68]
24 Jeremy Lin (Kaohsiung 17LIVE Steelers) (5/9) [69]
25 Jeremy Lin (Kaohsiung 17LIVE Steelers) (6/9) [70]
26 Jeremy Lin (Kaohsiung 17LIVE Steelers) (7/9) [71]
27 Jeremy Lin (Kaohsiung 17LIVE Steelers) (8/9) [72]
28 Jeremy Lin (Kaohsiung 17LIVE Steelers) (9/9) [73]
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Players of the Month

More information Month, Recipient ...
Month Recipient Ref
November Byron Mullens (New Taipei Kings) (1/2) [74]
December Lu Chun-Hsiang (Taoyuan Pauian Pilots) (1/2) [75]
January Lu Chun-Hsiang (Taoyuan Pauian Pilots) (2/2) [76]
February Byron Mullens (New Taipei Kings) (2/2) [77]
March Jeremy Lin (Kaohsiung 17LIVE Steelers) (1/3) [78]
April Jeremy Lin (Kaohsiung 17LIVE Steelers) (2/3) [79]
May Jeremy Lin (Kaohsiung 17LIVE Steelers) (3/3) [80]
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Media

The games were aired on television via FTV One and MOMOTV, and broadcast online on the YouTube official channel, 4GTV and Line TV.[81]

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