2023–24 Taipei Fubon Braves season

The 2023–24 Taipei Fubon Braves season is the franchise's fourth season in the P. LEAGUE+ (PLG), its 10th in Taipei City. The Braves are coached by Hsu Chin-Che in his seventh year as head coach. The Braves will also participate in 2023–24 East Asia Super League as the 2023 PLG champion.[1]

Taipei Fubon Braves
2023–24 season
PresidentTsai Cherng-Ru
General ManagerTsai Cherng-Ru
Head CoachHsu Chin-Che
ArenaTaipei Heping Basketball Gymnasium
All statistics correct as of July 1, 2023.

Draft
Main article: 2023 PLG draft
RoundPickPlayerPositionStatusSchool/club team
16Tsai Chen-YuehFLocalNKNU

Standings
Pos Team W L PCT GB Qualification
1 Formosa Dreamers 0 0 — — Playoffs
2 Hsinchu Lioneers 0 0 — —
3 Kaohsiung 17LIVE Steelers 0 0 — —
4 New Taipei Kings 0 0 — —
5 Taipei Fubon Braves 0 0 — —
6 Taoyuan Pauian Pilots 0 0 — —
Updated to match(es) played on May 14, 2023. Source: P.League+

Roster

Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationality not displayed.

2023–24 Taipei Fubon Braves roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.Wt.AgeFrom
G 0 Taiwan Lai Ting-En 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) 70 kg (154 lb) 27 – (1996-07-22)22 July 1996 Fu Jen
F 1 Taiwan Chen Fan Po-Yen 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 103 kg (227 lb) 23 – (2000-01-24)24 January 2000 Chien Hsin Tech
G 2 United States Philippines Sedrick Barefield (AI) 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 86 kg (190 lb) 26 – (1996-11-18)18 November 1996 Utah
G 3 Taiwan Chang Tsung-Hsien 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) 88 kg (194 lb) 34 – (1988-12-27)27 December 1988 BYU–Hawaii
C 5 United States Chris Johnson (I) 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) 105 kg (231 lb) 38 – (1985-07-17)17 July 1985 LSU
G 6 Taiwan Wu Yung-Sheng 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) 82 kg (181 lb) 27 – (1996-10-19)19 October 1996 Sacramento State
F 8 Taiwan Chou Kuei-Yu 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 95 kg (209 lb) 25 – (1998-07-19)19 July 1998 NTNU
C 9 United States Stephen Zimmerman (I) 2.13 m (7 ft 0 in) 109 kg (240 lb) 27 – (1996-09-09)9 September 1996 UNLV
F 10 France Taiwan Steven Guinchard (HP) 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) 85 kg (187 lb) 30 – (1993-07-04)4 July 1993 Emmanuel College
G 11 Taiwan Hung Kai-Chieh 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 85 kg (187 lb) 25 – (1998-10-07)7 October 1998 NCCU
F 12 Taiwan Lin Chih-Chieh 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) 92 kg (203 lb) 41 – (1982-06-11)11 June 1982 Chinese Culture
F 13 Taiwan Lin Meng-Hsueh 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) 88 kg (194 lb) 31 – (1992-10-14)14 October 1992 NTSU
F 14 Taiwan Tsai Wen-Cheng (C) 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 96 kg (212 lb) 38 – (1985-05-31)31 May 1985 NCUE
C 15 Taiwan Hsieh Zong-Rong 1.99 m (6 ft 6 in) 80 kg (176 lb) 28 – (1995-08-16)16 August 1995 NTUST
F 17 United States Mike Singletary (I) 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 103 kg (227 lb) 35 – (1988-09-19)19 September 1988 Texas Tech
C 21 Taiwan Tseng Hsiang-Chun 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) 95 kg (209 lb) 25 – (1998-08-08)8 August 1998 Fu Jen
F 23 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Brendon Smart (FS) 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 95 kg (209 lb) 28 – (1995-10-05)5 October 1995 Chien Hsin Tech
G 24 Taiwan Jian Ting-Jhao 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 80.2 kg (177 lb) 25 – (1998-01-16)16 January 1998 Chien Hsin Tech
C 32 Ukraine Ihor Zaytsev (I) 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) 110 kg (243 lb) 34 – (1989-05-11)11 May 1989 Ukraine
F 33 Taiwan Tsai Zhen-Yueh 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) 93 kg (205 lb) 23 – (2000-01-26)26 January 2000 NKNU
Head coach
  • Taiwan Hsu Chin-Che
Assistant coach(es)
  • Taiwan Wu Yung-Jen
  • Taiwan Lin Wei-Hao
  • Taiwan Chiang Chih-Cheng
  • Taiwan Wei Wei
Strength & conditioning coach(es)
  • Taiwan Jheng Wei-Syuan
Athletic trainer(s)
  • Taiwan Lin Wu-Chang
  • Taiwan Peng Yu-Ming (assistant)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (I) Import player
  • (FS) Foreign student player
  • (HP) Heritage player
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (AI) EASL Asian import
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured Injured
Updated: October 2, 2023

Game log

2023–24 East Asia Super League
October 18
7:00pm
Taipei Fubon BravesChinese Taipei 82–85 (OT) JapanChiba Jets
Scoring by quarter: 20–15, 22–14, 13–18, 19–27, Overtime: 8–11
Pts: Mike Singletary 29
Rebs: Mike Singletary 18
Asts: Barefield, Singletary 4 each		 Pts: Yuki Togashi 38
Rebs: Justyn Mutts 12
Asts: Yuki Togashi 7
October 25
7:00pm
Anyang JungKwanJang Red BoostersSouth Korea 98–77 Chinese TaipeiTaipei Fubon Braves
Scoring by quarter: 31–17, 29–23, 17–23, 21–14
Pts: Bae Byungjun 18
Rebs: Darryl Monroe 9
Asts: Darryl Monroe 10		 Pts: Barefield, Johnson 18 each
Rebs: Chris Johnson 9
Asts: Chris Johnson 6
November 15
7:00pm
Taipei Fubon BravesChinese Taipei vs. PhilippinesTNT Tropang Giga
Scoring by quarter: –, –, –, –
December 20
7:00pm
TNT Tropang GigaPhilippines vs. Chinese TaipeiTaipei Fubon Braves
Scoring by quarter: –, –, –, –
TBC
December 27
7:00pm
Chiba JetsJapan vs. Chinese TaipeiTaipei Fubon Braves
Scoring by quarter: –, –, –, –

B.League preseason
September 23
6:00pm
Ryukyu Golden Kings 79–79 Taipei Fubon Braves
Scoring by quarter: 15–22, 16–15, 23–20, 25–22
Pts: Vic Law 25
Rebs: Vic Law 12
Asts: Ryuichi Kishimoto 5		 Pts: Mike Singletary 20
Rebs: Stephen Zimmerman 11
Asts: Sedrick Barefield 3
September 24
6:00pm
Ryukyu Golden Kings 81–73 Taipei Fubon Braves
Scoring by quarter: 20–18, 23–10, 17–22, 21–23
Pts: Ryuichi Kishimoto 16
Rebs: Durham, Kirk 10 each
Asts: Ryuichi Kishimoto 7		 Pts: Ihor Zaytsev 16
Rebs: Singletary, Zimmerman 7 each
Asts: Mike Singletary 5

The Interleague Basketball Games
October 21
2:30pm
Taipei Fubon Braves 98–104 Kaohsiung Aquas
Scoring by quarter: 31–24, 28–27, 18–26, 21–27
Pts: Singletary, Zimmerman 17 each
Rebs: Stephen Zimmerman 11
Asts: Hung, Johnson, Lai, Singletary, Tseng 3 each		 Pts: Mindaugas Kupsas 20
Rebs: Mindaugas Kupsas 13
Asts: Jason Brickman 11
Intercontinental Basketball Stadium, Taichung City
Referees: Yu Jung, Chen Chao-Hung, Chen Chao-Ying

Preseason
2023 preseason game log
Total: 1–1 (Home: 0–0; Road: 1–1)
Preseason : 1–1 (Home: 0–0; Road: 1–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
1October 7@SteelersL 84–103Sedrick Barefield (23)Hsieh Zong-Rong (13)Sedrick Barefield (4)Keelung Municipal Stadium
3,286		0–1
2October 9@PilotsW 102–96Mike Singletary (18)Mike Singletary (9)Lin C., Tsai W. (5)Keelung Municipal Stadium
4,597		1–1
2023–24 schedule

Regular season
2022–23 game log
Total: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)
November : 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
1November 11KingsTaipei Heping Basketball Gymnasium
2November 12SteelersTaipei Heping Basketball Gymnasium
3November 19@DreamersChanghua County Stadium
4November 26@LioneersHsinchu County Stadium
December : 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
5December 2@DreamersIntercontinental Basketball Stadium
6December 9@SteelersFengshan Arena
7December 16SteelersTaipei Heping Basketball Gymnasium
8December 17LioneersTaipei Heping Basketball Gymnasium
9December 23@KingsXinzhuang Gymnasium
10December 31@KingsXinzhuang Gymnasium
January : 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
11January 7@PilotsTaoyuan Arena
12January 14@DreamersIntercontinental Basketball Stadium
13January 20@LioneersHsinchu County Stadium
14January 27DreamersTaipei Heping Basketball Gymnasium
15January 28PilotsTaipei Heping Basketball Gymnasium
16January 31DreamersTaipei Heping Basketball Gymnasium
February : 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
17February 3SteelersTaipei Heping Basketball Gymnasium
18February 4LioneersTaipei Heping Basketball Gymnasium
19February 17DreamersTaipei Heping Basketball Gymnasium
20February 18LioneersTaipei Heping Basketball Gymnasium
21February 24@PilotsTaoyuan Arena
22February 27@SteelersFengshan Arena
March : 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
23March 3@PilotsTaoyuan Arena
24March 16PilotsTaipei Heping Basketball Gymnasium
25March 17KingsTaipei Heping Basketball Gymnasium
26March 24@PilotsTaoyuan Arena
27March 30@KingsXinzhuang Gymnasium
April : 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
28April 2LioneersTaipei Heping Basketball Gymnasium
29April 6KingsTaipei Heping Basketball Gymnasium
30April 7PilotsTaipei Heping Basketball Gymnasium
31April 14@SteelersFengshan Arena
32April 20@SteelersFengshan Arena
33April 27@KingsXinzhuang Gymnasium
34April 30@LioneersHsinchu County Stadium
May : 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
35May 4SteelersTaipei Heping Basketball Gymnasium
36May 5DreamersTaipei Heping Basketball Gymnasium
37May 7KingsTaipei Heping Basketball Gymnasium
38May 11@DreamersChanghua County Stadium
39May 17PilotsTaipei Heping Basketball Gymnasium
40May 19@LioneersHsinchu County Stadium
2023–24 schedule


Transactions

Re-signed
Date Player Contract terms Ref.
August 22, 2023Mike Singletary—[2]
August 23, 2023Ihor Zaytsev—[3]
August 24, 2023Chris Johnson—[4]

Additions
Date Player Contract terms Former Team Ref.
July 8, 2023Sedrick BarefieldEASL contract, worth unknownGuineaSLAC[5]
August 1, 2023Wu Yung-Shengmulti-year contract, worth unknownFormosa Taishin Dreamers[6]
August 18, 2023Tsai Zhen-Yueh(Tsai Chen-Yueh)2+1-year contract, worth unknownNKNU[7]
August 31, 2023Stephen Zimmerman—JapanRizing Zephyr Fukuoka[8]

Subtractions
Date Player Reason New Team Ref.
June 30, 2023Chang Keng-Yucontract expiredTaipei Taishin[9][10]
October 2, 2023Lu Zong-Linmutual agreement to part waysTaiwan Beer[11]


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