2024–25 Formosa Dreamers season
Taiwanese professional basketball season
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The 2024–25 Formosa Dreamers season was the franchise's eighth season, its first season in the Taiwan Professional Basketball League (TPBL).
PresidentTien Lei
General ManagerHan Chun-Kai
Head CoachJamie Pearlman
ArenaTaichung Intercontinental Basketball Stadium
| 2024–25 Formosa Dreamers season | |
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| President | Tien Lei |
| General Manager | Han Chun-Kai |
| Head Coach | Jamie Pearlman |
| Arena | Taichung Intercontinental Basketball Stadium |
| TPBL results | |
| Record | 21–15 (58.3%) |
| Place | 2nd |
| Playoffs finish | Semifinals (lost to Aquas, 1–4) |
| Player records | |
| Points | Beau Beech 17.8 |
| Rebounds | Brandon Gilbeck 9.9 |
| Assists | Lin Chun-Chi 4.8 |
The Dreamers were coached by Jamie Pearlman in his second year as head coach.
Draft
Roster
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Sendai 89ers 20th Anniversary International Friendly Game
2024 KT Sonicboom Taiwan Training Camp
Preseason
Game log
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Preseason : 2–1 (home: 2–0; road: 0–1)
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Regular season
Standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PCT | GB | Qualification |
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| 1 | New Taipei Kings | 36 | 26 | 10 | .722 | — | Advance to semifinals |
| 2 | Formosa Dreamers | 36 | 21 | 15 | .583 | 5 | |
| 3 | Kaohsiung Aquas | 36 | 19 | 17 | .528 | 7 | |
| 4 | Taipei Taishin Mars | 36 | 16 | 20 | .444 | 10 | Advance to play-in |
| 5 | Taoyuan Taiwan Beer Leopards | 36 | 16 | 20 | .444 | 10 | |
| 6 | New Taipei CTBC DEA | 36 | 16 | 20 | .444 | 10 | |
| 7 | Hsinchu Toplus Lioneers | 36 | 12 | 24 | .333 | 14 |
Source: TPBL
Game log
| 2024–25 regular season game log Total: 21–15 (home: 14–4; road: 7–11) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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October : 2–1 (home: 2–0; road: 0–1)
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November : 3–1 (home: 2–0; road: 1–1)
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December : 5–2 (home: 2–1; road: 3–1)
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January : 2–3 (home: 2–1; road: 0–2)
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February : 0–1 (home: 0–0; road: 0–1)
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March : 4–3 (home: 3–1; road: 1–2)
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April : 2–2 (home: 0–0; road: 2–2)
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May : 3–2 (home: 3–1; road: 0–1)
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Playoffs
Game log
| 2025 playoffs game log Total: 1–4 (home: 0–3; road: 1–1) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Semifinals : 1–4 (home: 0–3; road: 1–1)
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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 | |||
Regular season
| Player | GP | MPG | PPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG |
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| Chen Jen-Jei | 31 | 14:17 | 4.6 | 34.0% | 27.9% | 77.8% | 2.0 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
| Ma Chien-Hao | 33 | 29:34 | 14.9 | 39.0% | 34.6% | 73.9% | 3.6 | 2.1 | 0.7 | 0.2 |
| Chang Tsung-Hsien | 23 | 18:02 | 5.9 | 39.2% | 24.0% | 75.0% | 1.6 | 1.4 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
| A.J. Pacher≠‡ | 10 | 30:59 | 13.1 | 45.8% | 16.7% | 61.3% | 9.6 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 0.4 |
| Beau Beech | 31 | 34:11 | 17.8 | 38.5% | 36.5% | 77.9% | 9.9 | 1.8 | 1.9 | 0.5 |
| Markus Lončar≠ | 7 | 31:29 | 12.3 | 55.7% | 28.6% | 61.5% | 12.7 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 1.3 |
| Wang Chen-Yuan | 8 | 4:00 | 1.0 | 37.5% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| Wu Chia-Chun | 34 | 17:33 | 5.1 | 36.4% | 27.3% | 82.1% | 2.0 | 2.9 | 0.5 | 0.1 |
| Lin Chun-Chi | 30 | 28:30 | 14.1 | 46.6% | 42.1% | 84.1% | 3.3 | 4.8 | 0.8 | 0.0 |
| Anthony Bennett≠‡ | 5 | 27:45 | 16.0 | 50.8% | 24.1% | 64.7% | 9.0 | 1.2 | 0.4 | 0.6 |
| Chien Wei-Ju | 9 | 4:32 | 0.3 | 9.1% | 14.3% | 0.0% | 0.9 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Douglas Creighton | 36 | 22:23 | 5.4 | 38.0% | 32.4% | 63.6% | 2.9 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 0.1 |
| Randall Walko | 20 | 18:06 | 5.6 | 36.0% | 25.9% | 58.1% | 4.0 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.1 |
| Lee Te-Wei | Did not play | |||||||||
| Shih Cheng-Ping | 9 | 5:09 | 2.1 | 26.3% | 33.3% | 75.0% | 1.1 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| Lu Kuan-Liang | 26 | 15:35 | 3.1 | 29.6% | 23.8% | 50.0% | 1.2 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 0.0 |
| Stefan Janković‡ | 1 | 15:43 | 9.0 | 66.7% | 50.0% | 0.0% | 11.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Brandon Gilbeck | 31 | 29:27 | 11.4 | 68.3% | 0.0% | 51.1% | 9.9 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 3.2 |
| Aric Holman | 17 | 28:28 | 16.9 | 38.1% | 24.1% | 78.2% | 10.6 | 3.2 | 1.0 | 1.5 |
| Chiang Yu-An | 13 | 26:31 | 11.7 | 38.8% | 26.8% | 78.7% | 2.7 | 3.2 | 0.6 | 0.1 |
| Chou Po-Chen | 24 | 8:16 | 1.2 | 42.9% | 16.7% | 30.8% | 1.8 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
‡ Left during the season
≠ Acquired during the season
Semifinals
| Player | GP | MPG | PPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG |
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| Chen Jen-Jei | 4 | 9:49 | 7.8 | 52.4% | 46.7% | 100.0% | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Ma Chien-Hao | 5 | 33:28 | 12.0 | 32.3% | 20.9% | 64.7% | 3.6 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 0.0 |
| Chang Tsung-Hsien | 5 | 17:45 | 4.0 | 26.1% | 16.7% | 87.5% | 1.8 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.2 |
| Beau Beech | 2 | 29:02 | 7.0 | 25.0% | 22.2% | 100.0% | 7.0 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 0.5 |
| Markus Lončar | 5 | 22:41 | 7.8 | 60.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 6.8 | 1.4 | 0.2 | 1.2 |
| Wang Chen-Yuan | Did not play | |||||||||
| Wu Chia-Chun | 4 | 3:01 | 0.5 | 50.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Lin Chun-Chi | 5 | 26:51 | 13.2 | 46.8% | 33.3% | 82.4% | 2.4 | 3.6 | 1.4 | 0.0 |
| Chien Wei-Ju | Did not play | |||||||||
| Douglas Creighton | 3 | 16:35 | 1.0 | 12.5% | 14.3% | 0.0% | 2.3 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 0.0 |
| Randall Walko | 5 | 13:58 | 6.6 | 54.2% | 42.9% | 100.0% | 2.6 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
| Lee Te-Wei | Did not play | |||||||||
| Shih Cheng-Ping | 1 | 0:03 | 0.0 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Lu Kuan-Liang | 1 | 11:30 | 3.0 | 25.0% | 50.0% | 0.0% | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Brandon Gilbeck | 3 | 28:11 | 14.3 | 84.2% | 0.0% | 61.1% | 8.3 | 0.3 | 1.0 | 0.7 |
| Aric Holman | 5 | 36:10 | 16.4 | 40.5% | 25.0% | 81.3% | 11.0 | 3.0 | 1.4 | 1.4 |
| Chiang Yu-An | 5 | 33:12 | 16.0 | 41.3% | 40.0% | 84.2% | 5.0 | 4.2 | 1.6 | 0.0 |
| Chou Po-Chen | 4 | 6:00 | 0.0 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
- Reference：[6]
Transactions
Overview
| Players added Via draft
Via free agency
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Players lost Via trade
Via free agency
Waived Retirement
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Trades
| Date | Trade | Ref. | |
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| July 8, 2024 | To Formosa Dreamers
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To Taiwan Beer Leopards
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[7] |
| July 20, 2024 | To Formosa Dreamers
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To Taoyuan Taiwan Beer Leopards
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[3] |
Free agency
Re-signed
Additions
| Date | Player | Contract terms | Former team | Ref. |
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| July 2, 2024 | Chiang Yu-An | 5-year contract, worth unknown |  Taiwan Beer Leopards | [10] |
| July 12, 2024 | Chang Tsung-Hsien | N/a | Taipei Fubon Braves | [11] |
| July 17, 2024 | Chien Wei-Ju | N/a | Tainan TSG GhostHawks | [12] |
| July 30, 2024 | Shih Cheng-Ping | N/a | ISU | [13] |
| August 9, 2024 | Ma Chien-Hao | N/a |  Jiangsu Dragons | [14] |
| August 14, 2024 | Aric Holman | N/a |  Al-Nasr | [15] |
| August 23, 2024 | Stefan Jankovic | Testing player contract, worth unknown |  Vancouver Bandits | [16] |
| August 23, 2024 | Emondre Rickman | Testing player contract, worth unknown |  Tachikawa Dice | [16] |
| September 10, 2024 | Beau Beech | N/a |  BC Enisey | [17] |
| November 18, 2024 | A.J. Pacher | N/a |  Riesen Ludwigsburg | [18] |
| December 24, 2024 | Anthony Bennett | N/a | Kaohsiung 17LIVE Steelers | [19] |
| March 25, 2025 | Markus Lončar | N/a |  CS Antonine | [20] |
Subtractions
| Date | Player | Reason | New team | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 4, 2024 | Lin Yao-Tsung | Contract expired | N/a | [21] |
| July 1, 2024 | Kenneth Chien | Contract expired | Taipei Taishin Mars | [22][23] |
| July 1, 2024 | Wu Sung-Wei | Contract expired → Retirement | N/a | [22][24] |
| August 28, 2024 | Julian Boyd | Contract expired | Taoyuan Pauian Pilots | [25] |
| September 3, 2024 | Devyn Marble | Contract expired |  Porto | [26] |
| September 20, 2024 | Emondre Rickman | Contract expired | Ovarense Basquetebol | [27][28] |
| November 16, 2024 | Stefan Janković | Contract terminated | Calgary Surge | [29][30] |
| March 18, 2025 | A.J. Pacher | Contract terminated |  Valmiera Glass ViA | [31][32] |
| March 26, 2025 | Anthony Bennett | Contract terminated |  Al-Najma | [33][34] |
Awards
Yearly awards
Player of the Week
| Week | Recipient | Award | Ref. |
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| 1 | Lin Chun-Chi | Week 1 Player of the Week | [38] |
| 3 | Aric Holman | Week 3 Player of the Week | [39] |
| 4 | Ma Chien-Hao | Week 4 Player of the Week | [40] |
| 7 | Douglas Creighton | Week 7 Player of the Week | [41] |
| 11 | Aric Holman | Week 11 Player of the Week | [42] |
| 24 | Ma Chien-Hao | Week 24 Player of the Week | [43] |