2022–23 Taoyuan Leopards season
Taiwanese professional basketball season
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The 2022–23 Taoyuan Leopards season was the franchise's second season, its second season in the T1 League.
Chang Chien-Wei (interim)
John Bennett
| 2022–23 Taoyuan Leopards season | |
|---|---|
| President | Liu Chin-Liang |
| General Manager | Su Yi-Chieh (resigned) Chang Chien-Wei (interim) |
| Head Coach | Liu Chia-Fa (transferred to player development and skills consultant) John Bennett |
| Arena | National Taiwan Sport University Arena |
| T1 League results | |
| Record | 6–24 (20.0%) |
| Place | 6th |
| Playoffs finish | Did not qualify |
| Player records | |
| Points | Michael Efevberha 28.7 |
| Rebounds | Dwight Howard 16.2 |
| Assists | Dwight Howard 5.0 |
The Leopards were coached by Liu Chia-Fa in his second year as their head coach.[1] On December 19, 2022, Su Yi-Chieh announced that he resigned from general manager.[2] On December 21, the Leopards named Chang Chien-Wei, the chief executive officer of the Taoyuan Leopards, as their interim general manager.[3] On March 24, 2023, the Leopards named Liu Chia-Fa as their player development and skills consultant, and hired John Bennett as their new head coach.[4]
Draft
On June 23, 2022, the T1 League announced that the fifth place, Taoyuan Leopards, and the sixth place, Tainan TSG GhostHawks, in the 2021–22 season acquired two selections in the first round.[7]
On August 4, 2022, the second rounder, Lin Tzu-Wei had joined the Taoyuan Pilots of the P. League+.[8]
Roster
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2022 interleague play
Standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PCT | GB | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Taipei CTBC DEA | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1.000 | — | Advance to Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Bank of Taiwan | 5 | 3 | 2 | .600 | 2 | |
| 3 | Hsinchu JKO Lioneers | 5 | 3 | 2 | .600 | 2 | |
| 4 | Taoyuan Leopards | 5 | 2 | 3 | .400 | 3 | |
| 5 | Taichung Suns | 5 | 2 | 3 | .400 | 3 | |
| 6 | Taiwan Beer | 5 | 0 | 5 | .000 | 5 |
Group match
| September 17, 2022 | New Taipei CTBC DEA | 94–62 | Taoyuan Leopards | Taipei City |
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| 19:30 (UTC+8) | Scoring by quarter: 24–7, 20–16, 18–19, 34–20 | |||
| Pts: Mohammad Al Bachir Gadiaga 36 Rebs: Mohammad Al Bachir Gadiaga 8 Asts: Lin Wei-Han 10 |
boxscore | Pts: Chen Hsiao-Jung, Cheng Wei 21 Rebs: Tseng Pin-Fu 14 Asts: Lu Chieh-Min 5 |
Arena: Taipei Heping Basketball Gymnasium |
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| September 18, 2022 | Taoyuan Leopards | 84–75 | Taiwan Beer | Taipei City |
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| 15:00 (UTC+8) | Scoring by quarter: 21–16, 22–23, 20–16, 21–20 | |||
| Pts: Huang Yi-Sheng 23 Rebs: three players 9 Asts: Chen Hsiao-Jung 5 |
boxscore | Pts: Yang Tian-You 21 Rebs: Chen Chao-Hao 9 Asts: Yang Tian-You 5 |
Arena: Taipei Heping Basketball Gymnasium |
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| September 21, 2022 | Taichung Suns | 74–83 | Taoyuan Leopards | Taipei City |
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| 13:00 (UTC+8) | Scoring by quarter: 9–21, 24–24, 21–15, 20–23 | |||
| Pts: Lu Kuan-Hsuan 19 Rebs: Lu Kuan-Hsuan 6 Asts: Delgerchuluun Bayasgalan 8 |
boxscore | Pts: Chen Hsiao-Jung 26 Rebs: Liu Yuan-Kai 12 Asts: Lu Chieh-Min 7 |
Arena: Taipei Heping Basketball Gymnasium |
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| September 22, 2022 | Taoyuan Leopards | 69–87 | Hsinchu JKO Lioneers | Taipei City |
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| 19:00 (UTC+8) | Scoring by quarter: 20–21, 16–18, 10–30, 23–18 | |||
| Pts: Cheng Wei 26 Rebs: Liu Yuan-Kai 8 Asts: Cheng Wei, Lu Chieh-Min 3 |
boxscore | Pts: Ifeanyi Eboka 18 Rebs: Ifeanyi Eboka 10 Asts: Tseng Po-Yu 6 |
Arena: Taipei Heping Basketball Gymnasium |
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| September 24, 2022 | Taoyuan Leopards | 69–82 | Bank of Taiwan | Taipei City |
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| 15:00 (UTC+8) | Scoring by quarter: 13–19, 17–27, 19–21, 20–15 | |||
| Pts: Chen Hsiao-Jung 20 Rebs: Liu Yuan-Kai 11 Asts: Chen Hsiao-Jung 5 |
boxscore | Pts: Chen You-Hsu 16 Rebs: three players 5 Asts: three players 5 |
Arena: Taipei Heping Basketball Gymnasium |
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Quarterfinals
| September 25, 2022 | TaiwanBeer HeroBears | 90–61 | Taoyuan Leopards | Taipei City |
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| 19:00 (UTC+8) | Scoring by quarter: 27–14, 25–20, 25–9, 16–18 | |||
| Pts: Tsao Xun-Xiang 21 Rebs: Fan Shih-En, Chou Po-Hsun 8 Asts: Tsao Xun-Xiang 5 |
boxscore | Pts: Chen Hsiao-Jung 15 Rebs: Tseng Pin-Fu 12 Asts: Cheng Wei, Lu Chieh-Min 4 |
Arena: Taipei Heping Basketball Gymnasium |
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Preseason
Game log
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Preseason : 0–2 (home: 0–1; road: 0–1)
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| Color: Win Lose Schedule | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Regular season
Standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PCT | GB | Qualification |
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| 1 | New Taipei CTBC DEA | 30 | 25 | 5 | .833 | — | Advance to semifinals |
| 2 | Tainan TSG GhostHawks | 30 | 19 | 11 | .633 | 6 | |
| 3 | Kaohsiung Aquas | 30 | 16 | 14 | .533 | 9 | |
| 4 | TaiwanBeer HeroBears | 30 | 16 | 14 | .533 | 9 | Advance to play-in |
| 5 | Taichung Suns | 30 | 8 | 22 | .267 | 17 | |
| 6 | Taoyuan Leopards | 30 | 6 | 24 | .200 | 19 |
Game log
Player statistics
| 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
| Player | GP | MPG | PPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chen Hsiao-Jung | 23 | 22:40 | 6.5 | 30.0% | 28.2% | 61.9% | 1.7 | 1.7 | 0.7 | 0.0 |
| Cheng Wei | 28 | 25:40 | 8.0 | 32.2% | 26.2% | 76.0% | 1.9 | 3.2 | 0.6 | 0.0 |
| Su Yi-Chieh | 3 | 26:48 | 8.3 | 42.3% | 20.0% | 50.0% | 2.0 | 3.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Chen Chien-Ming | 11 | 15:22 | 2.4 | 22.0% | 12.5% | 62.5% | 1.5 | 1.7 | 0.4 | 0.0 |
| Deyonta Davis | 25 | 29:07 | 16.0 | 49.1% | 29.8% | 56.1% | 11.4 | 1.0 | 1.4 | 2.2 |
| Troy Williams‡ | 5 | 37:27 | 30.8 | 39.7% | 27.7% | 64.3% | 8.6 | 4.6 | 2.0 | 0.4 |
| Richard Laku≠ | 3 | 15:31 | 5.3 | 20.0% | 16.7% | 100.0% | 4.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.0 |
| Yu Chu-Hsiang | 2 | 1:39 | 0.0 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Lu Chieh-Min | 27 | 33:39 | 11.9 | 39.3% | 39.0% | 83.3% | 2.7 | 1.9 | 1.2 | 0.1 |
| Du Yu-Cheng | Did not play | |||||||||
| Tsai Yang-Ming | 6 | 3:44 | 0.0 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Chang Shun-Cheng | 13 | 13:31 | 1.8 | 25.6% | 14.3% | 33.3% | 1.8 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Lo Chen-Feng | 23 | 22:14 | 6.3 | 40.6% | 35.7% | 52.2% | 1.9 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.3 |
| Dwight Howard | 20 | 34:23 | 23.2 | 50.0% | 22.9% | 69.1% | 16.2 | 5.0 | 0.5 | 1.2 |
| Lin Yi-Huei≠ | 12 | 33:43 | 9.3 | 39.6% | 28.3% | 65.0% | 3.8 | 2.7 | 1.3 | 0.1 |
| Kao Shih-Chieh | 6 | 6:55 | 2.0 | 45.5% | 33.3% | 0.0% | 1.2 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
| Adam Łapeta‡ | 5 | 36:31 | 9.2 | 51.6% | 0.0% | 53.8% | 13.8 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 1.6 |
| Tseng Pin-Fu | 26 | 17:12 | 2.5 | 28.8% | 27.7% | 66.7% | 2.1 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.1 |
| Michael Efevberha≠ | 21 | 38:15 | 28.7 | 43.2% | 35.2% | 91.2% | 8.1 | 4.1 | 1.9 | 0.9 |
| Liu Hung-Po | Did not play | |||||||||
| Lu Tsai Yu-Lun≠ | 10 | 5:36 | 0.8 | 12.5% | 7.7% | 100.0% | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| Liu Yuan-Kai | 27 | 14:25 | 2.4 | 45.5% | 0.0% | 55.6% | 2.7 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.1 |
| Huang Yi-Sheng | 14 | 9:53 | 0.4 | 10.0% | 10.0% | 0.0% | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
‡ Left during the season
≠ Acquired during the season
- Reference:[9]
Transactions
Overview
| Players added Via draft
Via trade
Via free agency
On loan
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Players lost Via free agency
Waived
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Trades
| Date | Trade | Ref. | |
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| June 20, 2022 | To Taoyuan Leopards
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To Taichung Wagor Suns
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[10] |
On loan
| Date | Player | Owner team | Loan season | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 2, 2023 | Lu Tsai Yu-Lun | TaiwanBeer HeroBears | 2022–23 T1 League season | [11] |
Free agency
Re-signed
| Date | Player | Contract terms | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| June 27, 2022 | Troy Williams | N/a | [12] |
| June 30, 2022 | Deyonta Davis | N/a | [13] |
| August 10, 2022 | Lo Chen-Feng | contract renewal, 2+2-year contract, worth NT$12 million | [14] |
| August 10, 2022 | Lu Chieh-Min | contract renewal, 2+1-year contract, worth NT$7.8 million | [14] |
| August 10, 2022 | Cheng Wei | contract renewal, 2+1-year contract, worth NT$6 million | [14] |
Additions
| Date | Player | Contract terms | Former team | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 14, 2022 | Liu Yuan-Kai | N/a | [15] | |
| July 13, 2022 | Chen Hsiao-Jung | N/a | [16] | |
| July 19, 2022 | Chen Chien-Ming | N/a | [17] | |
| August 18, 2022 | Tseng Pin-Fu | N/a | [18] | |
| August 26, 2022 | Kao Shih-Chieh | N/a | [19] | |
| September 14, 2022 | Adam Łapeta | N/a | [20] | |
| October 28, 2022 | Su Yi-Chieh | N/a | [21] | |
| November 8, 2022 | Dwight Howard | exceed US$200,000 per month[22] | [23] | |
| November 25, 2022 | Michael Efevberha | N/a | [24] | |
| December 15, 2022 | Lin Yi-Huei | N/a | [25] | |
| March 5, 2023 | Richard Laku | N/a | [26] |
Subtractions
| Date | Player | Reason | New team | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 24, 2022 | Elijah Thomas | Contract expired | [27] | |
| July 20, 2022 | Xie Yu-Zheng | Contract terminated | [28][29] | |
| July 20, 2022 | Wu Chi-Ying | Contract terminated | [28][30] | |
| August 17, 2022 | Chang Chih-Feng | Contract expired | [31] | |
| September 14, 2022 | Caelan Tiongson | Contract expired | [32][20][33] | |
| September 14, 2022 | John Gillon | Contract expired | [32][20][34] | |
| November 2, 2022 | Yu Meng-Yun | Contract expired | N/a | |
| February 2, 2023 | Troy Williams | Contract terminated | [35][36] | |
| March 5, 2023 | Adam Łapeta | Injury | [26][37] |
Awards
Yearly awards
| Recipient | Award | Ref. |
|---|---|---|
| Michael Efevberha | Points Leader | [38] |
| Dwight Howard | Rebounds Leader | [38] |
| All-Defensive First Team | [39] | |
| All-T1 League First Team | [40] | |
| Most Valuable Import | [41] | |
| Deyonta Davis | Blocks Leader | [38] |
| All-Defensive First Team | [39] |
All-Star Game awards
| Recipient | Award | Ref. |
|---|---|---|
| Dwight Howard | All-Star Game Most Famous Player | [42] |
| All-Star Game MVP | [43] |
Import of the Month
| Month | Recipient | Award | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| February | Dwight Howard | February Import of the Month | [44] |