2025–26 Formosa Dreamers season
Taiwanese professional basketball season
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The 2025–26 Formosa Dreamers season is the franchise's 9th season, its second season in the Taiwan Professional Basketball League (TPBL). On July 1, 2025, the Dreamers named Jamie Pearlman as their associate head coach.[1] On July 29, the Dreamers named Douglas Creighton, the captain of the Formosa Dreamers, as their new head coach.[2]
PresidentTien Lei
General ManagerHan Chun-Kai
Head CoachDouglas Creighton
ArenaTaichung Intercontinental Basketball Stadium
| 2025–26 Formosa Dreamers season | |
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| President | Tien Lei |
| General Manager | Han Chun-Kai |
| Head Coach | Douglas Creighton |
| Arena | Taichung Intercontinental Basketball Stadium |
| TPBL results | |
| Record | 22–14 (61.1%) |
| Place | 2nd |
| Playoffs finish | TBD |
| Player records | |
| Points | Aric Holman 17.9 |
| Rebounds | Aric Holman 11.3 |
| Assists | Chiang Yu-An 4.2 |
Draft
The Dreamers did not select any players on 2025 TPBL draft.[3]
Roster
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Akita Northern Happinets Preseason Game 2025-26 Season
International friendship match
September 9, 2025 14:30 (UTC+8) |
| Seoul SK Knights | 71–96 | Formosa Dreamers |
Taichung Intercontinental Basketball Stadium, Taichung City |
Douglas Creighton Retirement Game
September 20, 2025 14:30 (UTC+8) |
| Taoyuan Pauian Pilots | 68–68 | Formosa Dreamers |
Taichung Intercontinental Basketball Stadium, Taichung City |
Preseason
Game log
| 2025 preseason game log Total: 2–0 (home: 1–0; road: 1–0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Preseason : 2–0 (home: 1–0; road: 1–0)
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Regular season
Standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PCT | GB | Qualification |
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| 1 | Taoyuan Taiwan Beer Leopards | 36 | 23 | 13 | .639 | — | Advance to semifinals |
| 2 | Formosa Dreamers | 36 | 22 | 14 | .611 | 1 | |
| 3 | Hsinchu Toplus Lioneers | 36 | 22 | 14 | .611 | 1 | |
| 4 | New Taipei CTBC DEA | 35 | 19 | 16 | .543 | 3.5 | Advance to play-in |
| 5 | New Taipei Kings | 35 | 19 | 16 | .543 | 3.5 | |
| 6 | Taipei Taishin Mars | 36 | 11 | 25 | .306 | 12 | |
| 7 | Kaohsiung Aquas | 36 | 9 | 27 | .250 | 14 |
Source: TPBL
Game log
| 2025–26 regular season game log Total: 22–14 (home: 13–5; road: 9–9) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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October : 1–3 (home: 0–2; road: 1–1)
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November : 4–2 (home: 4–0; road: 0–2)
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December : 2–3 (home: 1–1; road: 1–2)
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January : 3–3 (home: 1–2; road: 2–1)
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February : 3–0 (home: 1–0; road: 2–0)
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March : 6–0 (home: 4–0; road: 2–0)
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April : 3–3 (home: 2–0; road: 1–3)
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Playoffs
Game log
| 2026 playoffs game log Total: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Semifinals : 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)
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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 | |||
Regular season
| Player | GP | MPG | PPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chen Jen-Jei | 8 | 11:21 | 4.3 | 36.8% | 25.0% | 0.0% | 2.6 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| Ma Chien-Hao | 23 | 25:22 | 11.4 | 38.7% | 33.6% | 76.9% | 3.7 | 1.9 | 0.9 | 0.4 |
| Chang Tsung-Hsien | 31 | 27:44 | 11.0 | 42.9% | 33.3% | 71.9% | 2.6 | 2.0 | 1.1 | 0.0 |
| Wu Chia-Chun | 19 | 7:31 | 0.8 | 15.8% | 7.7% | 60.0% | 0.6 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 0.0 |
| Lin Chun-Chi | 29 | 21:31 | 11.1 | 46.0% | 35.6% | 84.9% | 1.9 | 3.4 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
| Chien Wei-Ju | 20 | 9:21 | 1.4 | 29.3% | 18.2% | 33.3% | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.1 |
| James Ennis‡ | 9 | 30:09 | 16.7 | 49.0% | 26.8% | 74.0% | 9.3 | 3.4 | 1.6 | 0.6 |
| Randall Walko | 35 | 28:40 | 9.6 | 40.7% | 39.4% | 78.7% | 3.6 | 1.4 | 0.5 | 0.2 |
| Lee Te-Wei | 17 | 3:55 | 0.5 | 23.5% | 0.0% | 50.0% | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| Shih Cheng-Ping | 11 | 2:48 | 0.8 | 50.0% | 33.3% | 0.0% | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Lu Kuan-Liang | 31 | 15:09 | 3.8 | 41.1% | 35.7% | 71.4% | 1.2 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 0.0 |
| Trey Thompkins | 20 | 32:52 | 16.6 | 47.8% | 36.0% | 86.3% | 9.4 | 3.1 | 1.8 | 0.7 |
| Brandon Gilbeck | 23 | 29:31 | 12.0 | 59.6% | 0.0% | 69.0% | 10.0 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 2.0 |
| Aric Holman | 28 | 30:57 | 17.9 | 45.9% | 33.7% | 73.6% | 11.3 | 3.3 | 1.1 | 1.6 |
| Chiang Yu-An | 36 | 31:33 | 10.8 | 41.2% | 35.6% | 73.6% | 3.8 | 4.2 | 1.3 | 0.1 |
| Julian Boyd≠‡ | 9 | 27:25 | 15.4 | 53.3% | 48.3% | 50.0% | 7.6 | 1.9 | 1.6 | 0.4 |
| Ben Bentil≠ | 18 | 33:57 | 18.9 | 42.6% | 34.6% | 71.6% | 10.8 | 3.3 | 1.3 | 0.3 |
| Chou Po-Chen | 18 | 6:08 | 0.4 | 27.3% | 0.0% | 33.3% | 0.8 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 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 | ||||||||||
| Ma Chien-Hao | ||||||||||
| Chang Tsung-Hsien | ||||||||||
| Wu Chia-Chun | ||||||||||
| Lin Chun-Chi | ||||||||||
| Chien Wei-Ju | ||||||||||
| Randall Walko | ||||||||||
| Lee Te-Wei | ||||||||||
| Shih Cheng-Ping | ||||||||||
| Lu Kuan-Liang | ||||||||||
| Trey Thompkins | ||||||||||
| Brandon Gilbeck | ||||||||||
| Aric Holman | ||||||||||
| Chiang Yu-An | ||||||||||
| Ben Bentil | ||||||||||
| Chou Po-Chen |
- Reference:[7]
Transactions
Overview
| Players Added Free agency |
Players Lost Free agency
Waived Retirement
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Free Agency
Re-signed
| Date | Player | Contract terms | Ref. |
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| July 9, 2025 | Randall Walko | N/a | [8] |
| July 11, 2025 | Chou Po-Chen | N/a | [9] |
| July 16, 2025 | Brandon Gilbeck | N/a | [10] |
| July 18, 2025 | Aric Holman | N/a | [11] |
Additions
| Date | Player | Contract terms | Former team | Ref. |
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| July 30, 2025 | James Ennis | N/a | [12] | |
| August 5, 2025 | Trey Thompkins | N/a | [13] | |
| December 16, 2025 | Julian Boyd | N/a | [14] | |
| January 6, 2026 | Ben Bentil | N/a | [15] |
Subtractions
| Date | Player | Reason | New Team | Ref. |
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| July 29, 2025 | Douglas Creighton | Retirement | [2] | |
| August 5, 2025 | Beau Beech | Contract expired | [13][16] | |
| August 5, 2025 | Markus Lončar | Contract expired | [13][17] | |
| August 19, 2025 | Wang Chen-Yuan | Contract expired | [18][19] | |
| December 15, 2025 | James Ennis | Contract terminated | [20][21] | |
| February 23, 2026 | Julian Boyd | Retirement | N/a | [22] |
Awards
Player of the Week
| Week | Recipient | Award | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | Ben Bentil | Week 17 Player of the Week | [23] |
| 21 | Ben Bentil | Week 21 Player of the Week | [24] |
| 24 | Aric Holman | Week 24 Player of the Week | [25] |
Player of the Month
| Month | Recipient | Award | Ref. |
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| March | Ben Bentil | March Player of the Month (import) | [26] |