2023–24 Taiwan Beer Leopards season
Taiwanese professional basketball season
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The 2023–24 Taiwan Beer Leopards season was the franchise's third season, its third season in the T1 League.
Chou Chun-San (interim)
Charles Dubé-Brais
| 2023–24 Taiwan Beer Leopards season | |
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T1 League champions | |
| President | Liu Chin-Liang |
| Head Coach | Michael Olson (contract terminated) Chou Chun-San (interim) Charles Dubé-Brais |
| Arena | Taoyuan Arena |
| T1 League results | |
| Record | 18–10 (64.3%) |
| Place | 2nd |
| Playoffs finish | Champions (1st title) (defeated Mars, 4–0) |
| Player records | |
| Points | Lasan Kromah 25.7 |
| Rebounds | Devin Williams 16.6 |
| Assists | Lasan Kromah 6.5 |
On August 14, 2023, the Leopards hired Michael Olson as their new head coach.[1] On January 13, 2024, the Leopards announced to terminate contract relationship with Michael Olson, and named Chou Chun-San, the consultant of the Taiwan Beer Leopards, as their interim head coach.[2] On February 15, the Leopards named Charles Dubé-Brais, the assistant coach of the Taiwan Beer Leopards, as their new head coach.[3]
Draft
Roster
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Japan X Taiwan Friendship Match 2023
September 17, 2023 17:00 (UTC+9) |
| TaiwanBeer Leopards | 70–75 | Kumamoto Volters |
| Scoring by quarter: 17–16, 20–22, 8–19, 25–18 | ||
Preseason
Game log
| 2023 preseason game log Total: 1–1 (home: 0–1; road: 1–0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Preseason : 1–1 (home: 0–1; road: 1–0)
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Taoyuan City Friendship Match
Regular season
Standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PCT | GB | Qualification |
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| 1 | New Taipei CTBC DEA | 28 | 19 | 9 | .679 | — | Advance to semifinals |
| 2 | Taiwan Beer Leopards | 28 | 18 | 10 | .643 | 1 | |
| 3 | Kaohsiung Aquas | 28 | 15 | 13 | .536 | 4 | |
| 4 | Taipei Mars | 28 | 11 | 17 | .393 | 8 | |
| 5 | Tainan TSG GhostHawks | 28 | 7 | 21 | .250 | 12 |
Game log
| 2023–24 regular season game log Total: 18–10 (home: 10–4; road: 8–6) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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November : 3–1 (home: 3–1; road: 0–0)
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December : 4–3 (home: 1–1; road: 3–2)
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January : 4–1 (home: 3–1; road: 1–0)
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February : 0–1 (home: 0–0; road: 0–1)
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March : 1–3 (home: 0–0; road: 1–3)
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April : 6–1 (home: 3–1; road: 3–0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Regular season note
- Due to the 2025 FIBA Asia Cup qualification, the T1 League declared that the games on February 24 would be rescheduled to March 3.[9]
- Due to the second home arena application of New Taipei CTBC DEA, the T1 League declared that the games on April 13 and 20 would be rescheduled to April 20 and 13.[10]
2024 Lioneers Masters Game
Playoffs
Game log
| 2024 playoffs game log Total: 7–0 (home: 4–0; road: 3–0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Semifinals : 3–0 (home: 2–0; road: 1–0)
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Finals : 4–0 (home: 2–0; road: 2–0)
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Player statistics
| Legend | |||||
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| 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 | Finals MVP | ||
Regular season
| Player | GP | MPG | PPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chen Hsiao-Jung | 18 | 4:46 | 1.2 | 28.0% | 25.0% | 50.0% | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| Cheng Wei | 23 | 9:31 | 2.0 | 30.9% | 30.0% | 50.0% | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| Daniel Johnson≠‡ | 8 | 18:25 | 7.0 | 47.5% | 36.4% | 87.5% | 4.5 | 2.3 | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Gao Jin-Wei | 28 | 35:15 | 14.3 | 42.1% | 37.8% | 81.1% | 3.5 | 4.9 | 1.4 | 0.1 |
| Lu Chieh-Min | 9 | 3:08 | 0.7 | 33.3% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Chu I-Tsung | 22 | 10:33 | 2.4 | 42.6% | 37.5% | 0.0% | 1.3 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.0 |
| Lin Sin-Kuan | 24 | 26:21 | 10.5 | 39.7% | 38.8% | 81.8% | 2.5 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 0.2 |
| DeAndre Williams≠ | 9 | 19:07 | 11.3 | 51.2% | 9.1% | 53.1% | 6.2 | 2.3 | 1.8 | 0.9 |
| Chiang Yu-An | 20 | 36:48 | 15.6 | 44.2% | 37.7% | 77.5% | 3.9 | 5.2 | 1.7 | 0.3 |
| DeMarcus Cousins≠ | 7 | 31:07 | 22.7 | 45.2% | 32.6% | 78.8% | 12.7 | 4.4 | 1.7 | 1.3 |
| Justyn Hamilton‡ | 7 | 27:36 | 13.6 | 51.9% | 0.0% | 45.8% | 10.7 | 0.7 | 1.1 | 1.7 |
| Lasan Kromah | 25 | 39:19 | 25.7 | 46.7% | 32.2% | 73.6% | 7.8 | 6.5 | 3.0 | 0.6 |
| Huang Jhen | 26 | 13:56 | 4.1 | 46.3% | 39.3% | 58.3% | 1.8 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.1 |
| Wu Pei-Chia≠ | 1 | 1:30 | 0.0 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Devin Williams | 27 | 34:38 | 18.7 | 52.8% | 9.5% | 65.1% | 16.6 | 1.6 | 0.8 | 0.2 |
| Lee Chi-Wei | 16 | 28:33 | 7.8 | 36.7% | 30.0% | 86.7% | 2.5 | 1.3 | 0.4 | 0.3 |
| Liu Yuan-Kai | 26 | 12:37 | 1.9 | 39.0% | 0.0% | 85.7% | 2.0 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.3 |
‡ Left during the season
≠ Acquired during the season
Semifinals
| Player | GP | MPG | PPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chen Hsiao-Jung | 1 | 0:01 | 0.0 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Cheng Wei | 1 | 2:19 | 0.0 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Gao Jin-Wei | 2 | 37:55 | 15.5 | 42.9% | 26.7% | 100.0% | 2.5 | 3.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
| Lu Chieh-Min | Did not play | |||||||||
| Chu I-Tsung | 1 | 3:43 | 0.0 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Lin Sin-Kuan | 3 | 25:09 | 11.3 | 55.0% | 60.0% | 75.0% | 4.0 | 1.3 | 2.7 | 0.0 |
| DeAndre Williams | Did not play | |||||||||
| Chiang Yu-An | 3 | 43:05 | 16.7 | 46.2% | 47.1% | 75.0% | 2.3 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.3 |
| DeMarcus Cousins | 3 | 38:27 | 25.3 | 52.1% | 18.8% | 69.7% | 14.0 | 4.7 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| Lasan Kromah | 3 | 37:48 | 25.7 | 53.2% | 33.3% | 42.9% | 3.7 | 3.7 | 5.7 | 0.0 |
| Huang Jhen | 3 | 9:34 | 1.7 | 50.0% | 50.0% | 0.0% | 0.7 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| Wu Pei-Chia | Did not play | |||||||||
| Devin Williams | 3 | 22:58 | 7.3 | 40.0% | 0.0% | 66.7% | 10.0 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 0.3 |
| Lee Chi-Wei | 3 | 37:38 | 3.7 | 28.6% | 27.3% | 0.0% | 3.0 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 0.3 |
| Liu Yuan-Kai | 3 | 6:21 | 1.3 | 100.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 0.3 |
Finals
| Player | GP | MPG | PPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chen Hsiao-Jung | 2 | 3:08 | 1.5 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 75.0% | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Cheng Wei | 2 | 2:15 | 0.5 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 50.0% | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Gao Jin-Wei | 4 | 35:11 | 16.8 | 49.0% | 33.3% | 91.7% | 4.5 | 3.5 | 2.0 | 0.0 |
| Lu Chieh-Min | 2 | 1:45 | 0.0 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Chu I-Tsung | 1 | 3:41 | 2.0 | 50.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Lin Sin-Kuan | 4 | 27:30 | 5.0 | 36.4% | 30.8% | 0.0% | 4.3 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| DeAndre Williams | 1 | 9:46 | 2.0 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 4.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 |
| Chiang Yu-An | 3 | 39:42 | 17.0 | 50.0% | 45.0% | 50.0% | 4.0 | 4.0 | 1.7 | 0.0 |
| DeMarcus Cousins | 4 | 35:39 | 25.3 | 45.0% | 20.0% | 85.7% | 16.5 | 2.0 | 1.8 | 1.8 |
| Lasan Kromah | 4 | 39:32 | 25.5 | 47.6% | 44.0% | 64.7% | 4.5 | 5.8 | 3.5 | 0.5 |
| Huang Jhen | 4 | 8:05 | 3.0 | 30.8% | 36.4% | 0.0% | 1.8 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
| Wu Pei-Chia | Did not play | |||||||||
| Devin Williams | 3 | 20:48 | 6.3 | 32.0% | 0.0% | 75.0% | 6.3 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 0.3 |
| Lee Chi-Wei | 4 | 36:15 | 9.3 | 56.5% | 52.6% | 50.0% | 2.3 | 1.5 | 0.8 | 0.5 |
| Liu Yuan-Kai | 4 | 5:25 | 0.8 | 50.0% | 0.0% | 50.0% | 1.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
- Reference:[12]
Transactions
On March 18, 2024, Joof Alasan was not registered in the 2023–24 T1 League season final rosters.[13]
Overview
| Players added Via draft
Via free agency
Transfer from TaiwanBeer HeroBears
Transfer from Taiwan Beer
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Players lost Via trade
Via free agency
Waived
End of loan
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Trades
| Date | Trade | Ref. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| July 12, 2023 | To TaiwanBeer Leopards
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To Taipei Taishin basketball team
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[6] |
Transfer from TaiwanBeer HeroBears
| Date | Player | Ref. |
|---|---|---|
| July 4, 2023 | Chiang Yu-An | [14] |
| July 4, 2023 | Lee Chi-Wei | |
| July 4, 2023 | Huang Jhen |
Transfer from Taiwan Beer
End of loan
| Date | Player | Owner team | Loan season | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 1, 2023 | Lu Tsai Yu-Lun | TaiwanBeer HeroBears | 2022–23 T1 League season | [17] |
Free agency
Re-signed
| Date | Player | Contract terms | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| March 18, 2024 | DeMarcus Cousins | N/a | [18] |
Additions
| Date | Player | Contract terms | Former team | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 20, 2023 | Lin Sin-Kuan | N/a | [19] | |
| July 20, 2023 | Gao Jin-Wei | N/a | [19] | |
| August 4, 2023 | Joof Alasan | N/a | [20] | |
| September 1, 2023 | Justyn Hamilton | N/a | [21] | |
| September 26, 2023 | Lasan Kromah | N/a | [22] | |
| October 7, 2023 | Devin Williams | N/a | [23] | |
| December 8, 2023 | Daniel Johnson | N/a | [24] | |
| December 18, 2023 | DeMarcus Cousins | 1-month contract, worth unknown[25] | [26] | |
| March 16, 2024 | DeAndre Williams | N/a | [27] |
Subtractions
| Date | Player | Reason | New team | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 26, 2023 | Su Yi-Chieh | Contract expired | N/a | [28] |
| July 4, 2023 | Yu Chu-Hsiang | Contract expired | N/a | [29] |
| July 4, 2023 | Du Yu-Cheng | Contract expired | N/a | [29] |
| July 4, 2023 | Tsai Yang-Ming | Contract expired | N/a | [29] |
| July 4, 2023 | Chang Shun-Cheng | Contract expired | N/a | [29] |
| July 4, 2023 | Lin Yi-Huei | Contract expired | [29][30] | |
| July 4, 2023 | Kao Shih-Chieh | Contract expired | N/a | [29] |
| July 4, 2023 | Tseng Pin-Fu | Contract expired | [29][31] | |
| July 4, 2023 | Liu Hung-Po | Contract expired | N/a | [29] |
| July 4, 2023 | Huang Yi-Sheng | Contract expired | N/a | [29] |
| July 17, 2023 | Deyonta Davis | Contract expired | [32] | |
| August 23, 2023 | Michael Efevberha | Contract expired | [33][34] | |
| October 7, 2023 | Richard Laku | Contract expired | [23][35] | |
| October 7, 2023 | Dwight Howard | Contract expired | [23][36] | |
| October 10, 2023 | Chen Chien-Ming | Contract expired | [37][38] | |
| October 24, 2023 | Lo Chen-Feng | Contract terminated | Permanent ban by T1 League | [39][40] |
| December 28, 2023 | Justyn Hamilton | Contract terminated | [41][42] | |
| March 15, 2024 | Daniel Johnson | Contract terminated | [43][44] |
Awards
Yearly awards
| Recipient | Award | Ref. |
|---|---|---|
| Lasan Kromah | Points Leader | [45] |
| Steals Leader | [45] | |
| All-T1 League First Team | [46] | |
| Most Valuable Import | [47] | |
| Devin Williams | Rebounds Leader | [45] |
| Gao Jin-Wei | All-T1 League First Team | [46] |
| Rookie of the Year | [48] | |
| Chiang Yu-An | All-T1 League First Team | [46] |
| All-Defensive First Team | [49] | |
| DeMarcus Cousins | Most Popular Player of the Year | [50] |
| Yen Hsing-Su | General Manager of the Year | [51] |
Finals awards
| Recipient | Award | Ref. |
|---|---|---|
| Taiwan Beer Leopards | Champion | [52] |
| DeMarcus Cousins | Finals MVP | [53] |
MVP of the Month
| Month | Recipient | Award | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| November | Chiang Yu-An | November MVP of the Month | [54] |
| April | Chiang Yu-An | April MVP of the Month | [55] |
Import of the Month
| Month | Recipient | Award | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| November | Lasan Kromah | November Import of the Month | [54] |
| January | DeMarcus Cousins | January Import of the Month | [56] |
| April | Lasan Kromah | April Import of the Month | [55] |