2020–21 P. League+ season explained

2020–21 PLG season
League:P. League+
Sport:Basketball
No Of Games:24
No Of Teams:4
Tv:FTV One, MOMOTV
Season:Regular season
Top Seed:Taipei Fubon Braves
Mvp:Chang Tsung-Hsien (Braves)
Top Scorer:Anthony Tucker (Dreamers)
Playoffs:Playoffs
Playoffs Link:2021 P. League+ playoffs
Finals:Finals
Finals Link:2021 P. League+ finals
Finals Champ:Taipei Fubon Braves
Finals Runner-Up:Formosa Taishin Dreamers
Finals Mvp:Mike Singletary
Seasonslist:List of P. League+ seasons
Seasonslistnames:P. League+
Nextseason Link:2021–22 P. League+ season
Nextseason Year:2021–22

The 2021–22 P. League+ season is the inaugural season of the P. League+ (PLG). The league launched with 4 teams playing a 24-game schedule. The regular season began on December 19, 2020, and was scheduled to end on April 10, 2021.[1] The playoffs began on April 23 and was early ended on May 15 due to the Taiwanese pandemic restrictions after Game 4 of the 2021 P. League+ finals.[2] [3] The Taipei Fubon Braves, leading 3–1 in the finals, was declared the champion after the remaining finals games were cancelled.[4]

Transactions

See main article: List of 2020–21 P. League+ season transactions.

Retirement

On February 19, 2021, Chi Sung-Yu announced his retirement from professional basketball.[5]

Coaching changes

Off-season

In-season

Imports / foreign student / heritage player

ClubImportsForeign studentsHeritage players
Formosa Taishin Dreamers Stephan Hicks
Anthony Tucker
Jerran Young
Randall Walko
Hsinchu JKO Lioneers Iong Ngai-San
Taipei Fubon Braves
Taoyuan Pilots Willie Warren
Jordan Chatman
Kadeem Jack
Davon Reed
Note 1: Heritage player refers to player of Taiwanese descent but does not have a ROC passport.

Note 2: Team can either register 1 heritage players or 1 foreign student.

Preseason

The preseason began on October 17, and ended on November 22.[9]

Regular season

The regular season began on December 19, 2020, and ended on April 10, 2021.[1] Notes

Playoffs

Bracket

Bold: series winner
Italic: team with home-court advantage

Statistics

Individual statistic leaders

Category Player Team(s) Statistic
Points per game Anthony Tucker 27.88
Rebounds per game 14.26
Assists per game Anthony Tucker 5.59
Steals per game Jerran Young 3.32
Blocks per game 3.26
2P% 61%
3P% Tsai Wen-Cheng 50%
FT% Lin Ming-Yi 88%

Individual game highs

Category Player Team Statistic
Points 43
Rebounds 24
Assists Anthony Tucker 12
Steals Jerran Young 8
Hsinchu JKO Lioneers
Blocks 7
Turnovers 9

Team statistic leaders

Category Team Statistic
Points per game 101.75
Rebounds per game 53.63
Assists per game 22.67
Steals per game 10.79
Blocks per game 4.63
Turnovers per game 18.58
Fouls per game 21.96
2P% 50.22%
3P% 32.25%
FT% 72.02%

Awards

Yearly awards

2020–21 P. League+ awards
Award Recipient(s) ref
Most Valuable Player Chang Tsung-Hsien (Taipei Fubon Braves) [10]
Import of the Year Ihor Zaytsev (Taipei Fubon Braves)
6th Man of the Year Randall Walko (Formosa Taishin Dreamers)[11]
Rookie of the Year Kao Kuo-Hao (Hsinchu JKO Lioneers)
Defensive Player of the Year Hasheem Thabeet (Hsinchu JKO Lioneers) [12]
GM of the Year Tsai Cheng-Ju (Taipei Fubon Braves)[13]
Coach of the Year Hsu Chin-Che (Taipei Fubon Braves)
Media Darling Tien Lei (Formosa Taishin Dreamers) [14]
Best Home Court
Mr. Popular Lin Chih-Chieh (Taipei Fubon Braves)

Statistical awards

2020–21 P. League+ statistical awards
Award Recipient(s) ref
Points Leader Anthony Tucker(Formosa Taishin Dreamers) [16]
Rebounds Leader Hasheem Thabeet(Hsinchu JKO Lioneers)
Assists Leader Anthony Tucker(Formosa Taishin Dreamers)
Blocks Leader Hasheem Thabeet(Hsinchu JKO Lioneers)
Steals Leader Jerran Young(Formosa Taishin Dreamers)

Finals

2021 P. League+ finals awards
Award Recipient(s) ref
Champion
Finals Mike Singletary(Taipei Fubon Braves)

Players of the Week

Preseason

BravesDreamersLioneersPilotsclass=unsortableRef
Chang Tsung-Hsien
Lin Chih-Chieh
Lee Te-Wei
Yang Chin-Min
Chieng Li-Huan
Kao Kuo-Hao
Lin Yao-Tsung
Shih Chin-Yao
[17]

Regular season

WeekLocal playersImport playersclass=unsortable rowspan=2Ref
BravesDreamersLioneersPilots
1Chang Tsung-Hsien (1/5)Yang Chin-Min (1/4)Shih Chin-Yao (1/6)Davon Reed (Pilots) (1/2)[18]
2Chang Tsung-Hsien (2/5)Chieng Li-Huan (1/4)Quincy Davis (1/3)Charles Garcia (Braves) (1/1)[19]
3Lin Chih-Chieh (1/4)Yang Chin-Min (2/4)Kao Kuo-Hao (1/5)Shih Chin-Yao (2/6)Anthony Tucker (Dreamers) (1/4)[20]
4Lin Chih-Chieh (2/4)Yang Chin-Min (3/4)Kao Kuo-Hao (2/5)Anthony Tucker (Dreamers) (2/4)[21]
5Chang Tsung-Hsien (3/5)Lee Te-Wei (1/3)Elliot Tan (1/1)Shih Chin-Yao (3/6)Julian Wright (Lioneers) (1/1)[22]
6Tseng Hsiang-Chun (1/1)Lee Te-Wei (2/3)Tien Hao (1/3)Quincy Davis (2/3)Davon Reed (Pilots) (2/2)[23]
7Joseph Lin (1/3)Yang Chin-Min (4/4)Chieng Li-Huan (2/4)Quincy Davis (3/3)Anthony Tucker (Dreamers) (3/4)[24]
8Chang Tsung-Hsien (4/5)Lee Te-Wei (3/3)Cheng Wei (1/1)Chang Keng-Yu (1/1)Jerran Young (Dreamers) (1/2)[25]
9Chang Tsung-Hsien (5/5)Lin Chun-Chi (1/2)Kao Kuo-Hao (3/5)Kuan Ta-Tou (1/2)Anthony Tucker (Dreamers) (4/4)[26]
10Lin Chih-Chieh (3/4)Lin Chun-Chi (2/3)Kao Kuo-Hao (4/5)Kuan Ta-Tou (2/2)Jerran Young (Dreamers) (2/2)[27]
11Lin Chih-Chieh (4/4)Chen Jen-Jei (1/1)Kao Kuo-Hao (5/5)Mike Singletary (Braves) (1/1)[28]
12Tsai Wen-Cheng (1/1)Randall Walko (1/2)Chieng Li-Huan (3/4)Lin Yao-Tsung (1/1)Hasheem Thabeet (Lioneers) (1/2)[29]
13Randall Walko (2/2)Chieng Li-Huan (4/4)Shih Chin-Yao (4/6)Branden Dawson (Lioneers) (1/2)[30]
14Joseph Lin (2/3)Lin Chun-Chi (3/3)Tien Hao (2/3)Shih Chin-Yao (5/6)Branden Dawson (Lioneers) (2/2)[31]
15Joseph Lin (3/3)Tien Lei (1/1)Tien Hao (3/3)Shih Chin-Yao (6/6)Hasheem Thabeet (Lioneers) (2/2)[32]

Players of the Month

MonthRecipientclass=unsortableRef
DecemberChang Tsung-Hsien (Taipei Fubon Braves) (1/1)[33]
JanuaryAnthony Tucker (Formosa Taishin Dreamers) (1/1)[34]
FebruaryLin Chun-Chi (Formosa Taishin Dreamers) (1/1)[35]
MarchHasheem Thabeet (Hsinchu JKO Lioneers) (1/1)[36]
AprilShih Chin-Yao (Taoyuan Pilots) (1/1)[37]

Arenas

Media

The games will be aired on television via FTV One and MOMOTV, and will be broadcast online on YouTube Official Channel and 4gTV.[42]

Notes and References

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  2. Web site: 2020–21 Playoffs Schedule. P. LEAGUE+. February 15, 2022.
  3. Web site: 2020–21 Finals Schedule. P. LEAGUE+. February 15, 2022.
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