2020–21 Taipei Fubon Braves season explained

Club:Taipei Fubon Braves
Season:2020-21
Chrtitle:General Manager
Chairman:Tsai Cherng-Ru
Ownertitle:President
Owner:Tsai Cherng-Ru
Mgrtitle:Head Coach
Manager:Hsu Chin-Che
Stdtitle:Arena
Stadium:Taipei Heping Basketball Gymnasium
League:P. League+
League Result:19-5(.792)
Playoffs Result:P. League+ champions
(Defeated Dreamers 3-1)
Top Scorer:Mike Singletary(20.38)
Rebounds Leader:Ihor Zaytsev(13.00)
Assists Leader:Mike Singletary(4.06)
Highest Attendance:7,001
(March 28, 2021)
Lowest Attendance:5,993
(March 14, 2021)
Average Attendance:6,750(regular season)
Largest Win:Braves 124-94 Pilots
(March 14, 2021)
Largest Loss:Braves 82-97 Pilots
(February 7, 2021)
Updated:June 19, 2021
Prevseason:2019–20
Nextseason:2021–22

The 2020–21 Taipei Fubon Braves season was the franchise's 23rd league season, the first season of the franchise in the P. LEAGUE+ (PLG), its 2nd in the Taipei City and playing home games at Taipei Heping Basketball Gymnasium. They are coached by Hsu Chin-Che in his fourth year as head coach.

Preseason

On September 9, 2020, former Taiwanese professional basketball player Blackie Chen announced the establishment of P. LEAGUE+ (PLG). The first game of PLG was started on December 19, 2020.[1]

Draft

The P. LEAGUE+ (PLG) did not hold a draft in its first season.

Game log

Preseason

2020 preseason game log
Total: 5-1 (Home: 3–0; Road: 2–1)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance 		Record
1 October 17 W 75-67 Chien Wei-Ju (13) Tseng Hsiang-Chun (18) Lai Ting-En (3) Hsinchu County Stadium
8,068 		1-0
2 October 18 W 93-81 Chien Wei-Ju (22) Tseng Hsiang-Chun (15) Joseph Lin (6) Hsinchu County Stadium
7,888 		2-0
3 November 7 W 109-71 Ihor Zaytsev (18)
Mike Singletary (18) 		Tseng Hsiang-Chun (11) Lai Ting-En (6) Taipei Heping Basketball Gymnasium
6,459 		3-0
4 November 8 L 87-95 Mike Singletary (20) Tseng Wen-Ting (12) Joseph Lin (5) Taipei Heping Basketball Gymnasium
6,606 		3-1
5 November 21 W 107-71 Ihor Zaytsev (18) Ihor Zaytsev (14) Lin Chih-Chieh (6) National Taiwan University of Sport Gymnasium
4,500 		4-1
6 November 22 W 118-83 Ihor Zaytsev (28) Ihor Zaytsev (11) Chien Wei-Ju (4)
Tseng Wen-Ting (4) 		National Taiwan University of Sport Gymnasium
4,700 		5-1

Regular season

2020–21 regular season game log
Total: 19-5 (Home: 11-1, Road: 8-4)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location attendance Record
1 December 19 W 89-86 Jet Chang (34) Mike Singletary (14) Mike Singletary (4)
Chien Wei-Ju (4) 		Changhua County Stadium
5,881 		1-0
2 December 27 W 96-87 Charles García (28) Charles García (16) Joseph Lin (4) Hsinchu County Stadium
7,236 		2-0
3 January 2 W 93-83 Jet Chang (20) Ihor Zaytsev (16) Mike Singletary (7) Taipei Heping Basketball Gymnasium
7,000 		3-0
4 January 3 W 96-86 Charles García (25) Ihor Zaytsev (14) Lin Chih-Chieh (8) Taipei Heping Basketball Gymnasium
7,000 		4-0
5 January 10 W 105-98 Charles García (23) Charles García (14) Tsai Wen-Cheng (5) Hsinchu County Stadium
6,377 		5-0
6 January 16 W 115-95 Jet Chang (22) Mike Singletary (11) Ihor Zaytsev (5) Taipei Heping Basketball Gymnasium
7,000 		6-0
7 January 17 L 102-111 Jet Chang (29) Charles García (13) Lin Chih-Chieh (9) Taipei Heping Basketball Gymnasium
6,968 		6-1
8 January 23 W 87-67 Chien Wei-Ju (19) Charles García (16) Jet Chang (6) Hsinchu County Stadium
8,168 		7-1
9 January 24 W 102-79 Ihor Zaytsev (28) Ihor Zaytsev (20) Chien Wei-Ju (6) Taoyuan Arena
0 		8-1
10 January 30 W 110-97 Joseph Lin (27) Charles García (16) Lin Chih-Chieh (7) Taoyuan Arena
0 		9-1
11 January 31 W 111-84 Mike Singletary (27) Ihor Zaytsev (18) Mike Singletary (6) Changhua County Stadium
4,867 		10-1
12 February 6 L 91-100 Charles García (28) Charles García (11) Ihor Zaytsev (4)
Lin Chih-Chieh (4) 		Changhua County Stadium
4,280 		10-2
13 February 7 L 82-97 Mike Singletary (28) Mike Singletary (14) Joseph Lin (8) Taoyuan Arena
0 		10-3
14 February 21 W 106-97 Jet Chang (24) Ihor Zaytsev (16) Mike Singletary (6)
Jet Chang (6) 		Taipei Heping Basketball Gymnasium
7,000 		11-3
15 February 27 L 89-101 Lin Chih-Chieh (27) Charles García (12) Mike Singletary (4) Changhua County Stadium
4,273 		11-4
16 March 1 L 76-83 Jet Chang (16) Ihor Zaytsev (14) Lai Ting-En (5) Hsinchu County Stadium
6,331 		11-5
17 March 6 W 114-104 Mike Singletary (30) Mike Singletary (10)
Ihor Zaytsev (10) 		Ihor Zaytsev (5)
Lin Chih-Chieh (5) 		Taipei Heping Basketball Gymnasium
6,888 		12-5
18 March 7 W 109-105 Mike Singletary (34) Mike Singletary (14) Tsai Wen-Cheng (4)
Chien Wei-Ju (4) 		Taipei Heping Basketball Gymnasium
7,000 		13-5
19 March 13 W 99-94 Mike Singletary (27) Mike Singletary (16) Chien Wei-Ju (5) Taipei Heping Basketball Gymnasium
6,430 		14-5
20 March 14 W 124-94 Ihor Zaytsev (25) Ihor Zaytsev (9) Chou Kuei-Yu (11) Taipei Heping Basketball Gymnasium
5,993 		15-5
21 March 27 W 109-93 Charles García (31) Charles García (16) Joseph Lin (6) Taipei Heping Basketball Gymnasium
6,238 		16-5
22 March 28 W 110-106 Ihor Zaytsev (22) Ihor Zaytsev (24) Ihor Zaytsev (6) Taipei Heping Basketball Gymnasium
7,001 		17-5
23 April 5 W 110-100 Mike Singletary (28) Mike Singletary (9) Mike Singletary (9) Taoyuan Arena
4,537 		18-5
24 April 10 W 117-101 Joseph Lin (19)
Jet Chang (19) 		Charles García (10) Tseng Wen-Ting (7) Taipei Heping Basketball Gymnasium
6,482 		19-5

Regular season note

Finals

2020–21 finals game log
Total: 3-1 (home: 1-1; road: 2-0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance 		Series
1 May 7 L 109-114 Mike Singletary (23)
Ihor Zaytsev (23) 		Ihor Zaytsev (15) Mike Singletary (8)
Lin Chih-Chieh (8) 		Taipei Heping Basketball Gymnasium
7,000 		0-1
2 May 9 W 106-82 Mike Singletary (29) Mike Singletary (12) Mike Singletary (8) Taipei Heping Basketball Gymnasium
7,000 		1-1
3 May 13 W 114-110 (OT) Jet Chang (25) Mike Singletary (16) Mike Singletary (12) Changhua County Stadium
No In-Person Attendance 		2-1
4 May 15 W 115-90 Ihor Zaytsev (25) Ihor Zaytsev (17) Mike Singletary (9)
Joseph Lin (9) 		Changhua County Stadium
No In-Person Attendance 		3-1

Finals note

Player statistics

Legend
  GPGames played MPG Minutes per game 2P% 2-point 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 2P% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG
Lai Ting-En 23 12:12 3.78 50.00% 36.11% 100.00% 1.39 1.57 1.22 0.00
17 23:15 9.35 46.88% 34.88% 50.00% 3.35 3.59 1.47 0.18
Chien Wei-Ju 23 21:31 8.52 38.10% 35.04% 75.76% 2.83 2.17 0.61 0.04
22 30:06 15.64 44.78% 34.34% 56.25% 2.50 2.86 1.77 0.09
Oscar Lin Did not play
Chang Po-Wei 10 11:20 4.40 52.00% 19.23% 60.00% 1.00 0.10 0.30 0.30
18 07:32 1.39 28.57% 23.08% 100.00% 0.78 1.28 0.06 0.11
Kuo Shao-Chieh 7 07:34 2.29 71.43% 9.09% 50.00% 0.86 0.29 0.14 0.00
16 25:57 11.69 56.45% 27.84% 81.82% 5.75 3.88 0.94 0.13
Lin Meng-Hsueh 20 14:09 3.45 50.91% 9.09% 50.00% 2.20 0.60 0.40 0.25
Tsai Wen-Cheng 22 17:53 6.82 44.34% 50.00% 68.00% 4.23 1.86 1.00 0.18
16 33:41 20.38 49.66% 36.08% 82.95% 9.88 4.06 1.31 0.25
24 20:41 6.29 52.85% 0.00% 51.22% 6.29 0.88 0.50 0.96
Brendon Smart 14 11:12 3.36 41.94% 21.74% 60.00% 4.14 0.36 0.36 0.36
18 36:02 17.17 56.50% 30.36% 65.17% 13.00 2.44 0.94 0.83
14 33:10 20.00 59.09% 35.71% 74.11% 12.57 1.64 1.07 0.86
15 15:04 3.47 59.26% 22.22% 33.33% 2.80 2.33 0.80 0.67

Playoffs

Player GP MPG PPG 2P% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG
Lai Ting-En 3 08:47 3.00 42.86% 16.67% 0.00% 1.33 0.67 1.00 0.00
4 17:24 4.75 50.00% 16.67% 66.67% 2.50 4.25 0.25 0.25
Chien Wei-Ju 4 15:38 4.75 33.33% 23.81% 0.00% 2.25 1.50 1.25 0.00
4 33:23 19.00 50.00% 29.63% 66.67% 3.00 3.75 2.00 0.25
Oscar Lin Did not play
Chang Po-Wei Did not play
2 09:10 1.00 0.00% 0.00% 100.00% 1.00 1.00 0.00 0.00
Kuo Shao-Chieh Did not play
4 23:43 8.25 46.15% 21.43% 75.00% 4.25 4.25 0.25 0.00
Lin Meng-Hsueh 4 21:56 6.00 47.06% 33.33% 100.00% 4.25 1.00 0.75 0.50
Tsai Wen-Cheng 4 14:22 8.00 52.38% 22.22% 100.00% 3.75 0.75 1.00 0.00
4 37:44 23.25 59.46% 34.21% 76.92% 12.25 9.25 1.25 0.00
3 18:27 4.67 33.33% 0.00% 100.00% 4.67 0.33 0.67 0.00
Brendon Smart 2 14:02 6.00 37.50% 66.67% 0.00% 4.50 0.50 0.50 0.50
4 35:09 24.00 67.35% 71.43% 83.33% 13.75 2.50 0.75 0.50
Did not play
4 14:51 3.75 54.55% 16.67% 0.00% 3.25 1.75 0.25 0.00

Transactions

Free Agency

Re-signed

Date Player Contract terms Ref.
June 17, 2020 Tsai Wen-Cheng 2+1-year contract, worth unknown [3]
July 29, 2020 Lin Meng-Hsueh [4]
September 11, 2020 [5]

Additions

Date Player Contract terms Former teams Ref.
May 26, 2020 [6] [7]
May 26, 2020 [8]
July 3, 2020 Chien Wei-Ju [9]
September 28, 2020 Brendon Smart [10]
October 27, 2020 [11] [12]
November 3, 2020 [13]
November 3, 2020 [14]
November 3, 2020 [15]

Subtractions

Date Player Reason New team Ref.
May 26, 2020 Hung Chih-Shan contract expired [16]
May 26, 2020 Hsiao Shun-Yi contract expired Hsinchu JKO Lioneers
May 26, 2020 Yang Hsing-Chih contract expired New Taipei Kings
May 26, 2020 Li Ping-Hung contract expired Kaohsiung Jeoutai Technology
May 26, 2020 Liu Weir-Chern contract expired Bank of Taiwan
May 26, 2020 Wu Hung-Hsing contract expired Kaohsiung Jeoutai Technology
May 26, 2020 Tsai Yang-Ming contract expired Taoyuan Pauian Archiland
May 26, 2020 Lin Chih-Wei contract expired [17]

Awards

Finals awards

Recipient Award Ref.
2021 P. League+ Champions [18]
Finals Most Valuable Player [19]

End-of-season awards

Recipient Award Ref.
Most Valuable Player
All-PLG Team
All-Defensive Team [20]
Import of the Year
All-PLG Team
Hsu Chin-Che Coach of the Year [21]
Tsai Cherng-Ju GM of the Year
Mr. Popular [22]

Players of the Week

Week Recipient Date awarded Ref.
Preseason October 7 - November 22 [24]
Week 1 December 19 - December 20 [25]
Week 2 December 26 - December 27 [26]
Week 3 January 2 - January 3 [27]
Week 4 January 9 - January 10 [28]
Week 5 January 16 - January 17 [29]
Week 6 January 23 - January 24 [30]
Week 7 January 30 - January 31 [31]
Week 8 February 6 - February 7 [32]
Week 9 February 20 - February 21 [33]
Week 10 February 27 - March 1 [34]
Week 11 March 6 - March 7 [35]
Week 12 Tsai Wen-Cheng March 13 - March 14 [36]
Week 14 March 27 - March 28 [37]
Week 15 April 3 - April 5 [38]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 【Live Game】G01 -1219- Taipei Fubon Braves vs. Formosa Taishin Dreamers (English Broadcast). P. League+ Official YouTube Channel. December 19, 2020. January 19, 2021.
  2. Web site: 2021-22 球員數據 | P. League+ .
  3. Web site: 蔡文誠喜獲新約 盼在富邦勇士退休. Central News Agency (Taiwan). June 17, 2020. November 9, 2021.
  4. Web site: Facebook Post. Facebook. July 29, 2020. November 9, 2021.
  5. Web site: P.League+／林書緯續留富邦勇士 本土戰力達12人. ETtoday. September 11, 2020. November 9, 2021.
  6. Web site: 曾祥鈞、周桂羽加盟富邦勇士 SBL必須正視的人才困境. Sports Vision. May 26, 2020. January 18, 2021.
  7. Web site: 《籃球》曾祥鈞、周桂羽 正式加盟台北富邦勇士. WOWSight. May 26, 2020. January 18, 2021.
  8. Web site: 對手變隊友 曾祥鈞周桂羽加盟富邦勇士. Central News Agency (Taiwan). May 26, 2020. January 18, 2021.
  9. Web site: 籃球》離開SBL舞台 簡偉儒加盟ABL富邦勇士. Liberty Times Sports. July 3, 2020. January 18, 2021.
  10. Web site: PLG》確定跨兩聯盟 健行科大主力外籍生石博恩加盟富邦勇士. Liberty Times Sports. September 28, 2020. January 18, 2021.
  11. Web site: 張宗憲重返富邦勇士 球團約法三章給機會讓他很訝異. Mirror Media. October 27, 2020. January 18, 2021.
  12. Web site: 富邦再給機會 張宗憲解決麻煩重返勇士. Central News Agency (Taiwan). October 27, 2020. January 18, 2021.
  13. Web site: PLG》富邦勇士狂補強 3名「超級洋將」結束隔離正式加盟. Liberty Times Sports. November 3, 2020. January 18, 2021.
  14. Web site: 打造豪華陣容！富邦勇士3洋將正式到位. Sanlih E-Television News. November 3, 2020. January 18, 2021.
  15. Web site: 籃球／來勢洶洶！富邦勇士註冊3洋將大有來頭. NOW News. November 3, 2020. January 18, 2021.
  16. Web site: ABL／補強也瘦身 富邦大砍7人. United Daily News. May 26, 2020. January 18, 2021.
  17. Web site: SBL／求穩定生涯 林郅為：重返台銀拼入行. ETtoday Sports News. June 24, 2020. January 18, 2021.
  18. Web site: Facebook Post. Facebook. May 18, 2021. November 10, 2021.
  19. Web site: Facebook Post. Facebook. May 18, 2021. November 10, 2021.
  20. 籃板阻攻兼備制霸禁區 新竹街口攻城獅塔壁獲選年度防守球員 . November 10, 2021 . P. LEAGUE+ . April 26, 2021 . May 10, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210510091953/https://pleagueofficial.com/news-detail/70 .
  21. 許晉哲獲選年度教練 蔡承儒獲選年度GM . November 10, 2021 . P. LEAGUE+ . April 17, 2021 . April 22, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210422223313/https://pleagueofficial.com/news-detail/64 .
  22. 林志傑獲年度人氣王殊榮 攻城獅獲選年度主場 少俠田壘獲選年度受訪 . November 10, 2021 . P. LEAGUE+ . April 16, 2021 . April 22, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210422044033/https://pleagueofficial.com/news-detail/65 .
  23. Web site:
    1. 是時候了 臺北富邦勇士張宗憲 獲頒聯盟史上第一座單月最有價值球員獎盃
    . P. LEAGUE+. January 16, 2021. January 18, 2021.
  24. Web site: Facebook Post. Facebook. December 14, 2020. February 20, 2021.
  25. Web site: Facebook Post. Facebook. December 25, 2020. February 20, 2021.
  26. Web site: Facebook Post. Facebook. December 31, 2020. November 10, 2021.
  27. Web site: Facebook Post. Facebook. January 8, 2021. February 20, 2021.
  28. Web site: Facebook Post. Facebook. January 15, 2021. February 20, 2021.
  29. Web site: Facebook Post. Facebook. January 21, 2021. February 20, 2021.
  30. Web site: Facebook Post. Facebook. January 28, 2021. February 20, 2021.
  31. Web site: Facebook Post. Facebook. February 4, 2021. February 20, 2021.
  32. Web site: Facebook Post. Facebook. February 11, 2021. February 20, 2021.
  33. Web site: Facebook Post. Facebook. February 25, 2021. February 27, 2021.
  34. Web site: Facebook Post. Facebook. March 4, 2021. March 4, 2021.
  35. Web site: Facebook Post. Facebook. March 11, 2021. March 12, 2021.
  36. Web site: Facebook Post. Facebook. March 18, 2021. March 19, 2021.
  37. Web site: Facebook Post. Facebook. April 1, 2021. April 1, 2021.
  38. Web site: Facebook Post. Facebook. April 8, 2021. April 8, 2021.

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