2021–22 Kaohsiung Steelers season explained

Club:Kaohsiung Steelers
Season:2021–22
Chrtitle:General Manager
Chairman:Chang Chih-Yen
Ownertitle:President
Owner:Huang Che-Kuan
Mgrtitle:Head Coach
Manager:DeMarcus Berry (fired)
Hung Chi-Chao (interim)
Slavoljub Gorunovic (interim)
Stdtitle:Arena
Stadium:Fengshan Arena
League:P. League+
League Result:9-20(.310)
Top Scorer:Lu Cheng-Ju(16.30)
Rebounds Leader:Chen Yu-Wei(4.25)
Assists Leader:Chen Yu-Wei(5.14)
Highest Attendance:5,013
(December 25, 2021)
Lowest Attendance:2,137
(April 16, 2022)
Average Attendance:3,930
Largest Win:Steelers 84-64 Pilots
(December 18, 2021)
Steelers 100-80 Kings
(April 30, 2022)
Largest Loss:Steelers 70-100 Kings
(February 20, 2022)
Steelers 76-106 Kings
(May 14, 2022)
Updated:May 29, 2022
Nextseason:2022–23

The 2021–22 Kaohsiung Steelers season was the franchise's 1st season, its first season in the P. LEAGUE+ (PLG), its 1st in Kaohsiung City. The Steelers are coached by DeMarcus Berry in his first year as head coach.[1]

On March 19, head coach DeMarcus Berry was fired after a seven straight loss, he was replaced by assistant coach Hung Chi-Chao on an interim basis.[2]

Draft

See main article: article and 2021 P. League+ draft.

Round Pick Player Position Status School/club team
1 2 Chen Yu-Wei G Local NTNU
1 5 Lin Jyun-Hao F Local NTUA
1 8 Lan Shao-Fu C Local NTSU
2 9 Liu Chun-Ting F Local UCH
3 13 Cheng Te-Wei F Local SHU
4 15 Matthew Yang G Overseas Chinese Taichung Dreamers Academy
5 16 Austin Derrick C Foreign Student UCH
The Steelers acquired 2021 first-round draft pick from Formosa Taishin Dreamers in exchange for $500000 cash considerations.[3] The second rounder, Liu Chun-Ting had joined Tainan TSG GhostHawks of the T1 League.[4]

Game log

Preseason

2021 preseason game log
Total: 1-2 (Home: 1–1; Road: 0–1)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance 		Record
1 November 13 L 89-102 Lu Cheng-Ju (17) Cheng Te-Wei (7)
Lan Shao-Fu (7) 		Chen Yu-Wei (6) Fengshan Arena
4,125 		0-1
2 November 14 W 95-89 Lu Cheng-Ju (35) Chen Yu-Wei (9) Chen Yu-Wei (6)
Wang Lu-Hsiang (6)
Peng Chun-Yen (6) 		Fengshan Arena
4,866 		1-1
3 November 21 L 82-100 Chen Yu-Wei (18) Lin Jyun-Hao (9) Cheng Te-Wei (3)
Lu Cheng-Ju (3) 		National Taiwan University Sports Center
3,087 		1-2

Regular season

2021–22 regular season game log
Total: 9-20 (Home: 5–10; Road: 4–10)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance 		Record
1 December 5 L 82-107 Anthony Tucker (17)
Keith Benson (17) 		Keith Benson (15) Anthony Tucker (9) Taipei Heping Basketball Gymnasium
6,062 		0-1
2 December 12 L 95-105 Anthony Tucker (21) Keith Benson (10) Anthony Tucker (7) Hsinchu County Stadium
4,657 		0-2
3 December 18 W 84-64 Keith Benson (27) Keith Benson (17) Anthony Tucker (8) NTSU Arena
3,288 		1-2
4 December 25 L 104-106 Anthony Tucker (27) Taylor Braun (12) Anthony Tucker (10) Fengshan Arena
5,013 		1-3
5 December 26 L 70-86 Keith Benson (18) Keith Benson (18) Chen Yu-Wei (3) Fengshan Arena
3,229 		1-4
6 January 8 W 98-97 Wang Po-Chih (25) Keith Benson (9) Taylor Braun (11) Hsinchu County Stadium
4,234 		2-4
7 January 14 L 94-101 Keith Benson (28) Keith Benson (12) Taylor Braun (9) Fengshan Arena
3,011 		2-5
8 January 16 L 82-89 Anthony Tucker (22) Taylor Braun (14) Chen Yu-Wei (5) Intercontinental Basketball Stadium
3,000 		2-6
9 January 21 W 105-92 Lu Cheng-Ju (32) Keith Benson (14) Chen Yu-Wei (10)
Taylor Braun (10) 		Fengshan Arena
3,952 		3-6
10 January 23 W 94-82 Keith Benson (21) Keith Benson (9)
Taylor Braun (9) 		Taylor Braun (11) Fengshan Arena
4,798 		4-6
11 February 13 L 68-74 Lu Cheng-Ju (16) Keith Benson (13) Taylor Braun (6) Intercontinental Basketball Stadium
3,000 		4-7
12 February 19 L 87-106 Keith Benson (19) Keith Benson (18) Chen Yu-Wei (7) Fengshan Arena
4,382 		4-8
13 February 20 L 70-100 Keith Benson (21) Keith Benson (18) Chen Yu-Wei (5) Fengshan Arena
4,018 		4-9
PPD February 27 Postponed[5]
14 March 5 L 87-97 Anthony Bennett (20) Keith Benson (12) Peng Chun-Yen (9) Hsinchu County Stadium
6,035 		4-10
15 March 12 L 95-103 Lu Cheng-Ju (23) Anthony Bennett (18) Chen Yu-Wei (9) Fengshan Arena
4,325 		4-11
16 March 13 L 93-98 Anthony Bennett (29) Anthony Bennett (15) Chen Yu-Wei (10) Fengshan Arena
4,123 		4-12
17 March 18 L 91-111 Manny Harris (40) Manny Harris (10) Manny Harris (5) Taipei Heping Basketball Gymnasium
5,875 		4-13
18 March 20 L 88-109 Manny Harris (32) Keith Benson (12) Chen Yu-Wei (9) Intercontinental Basketball Stadium
3,000 		4-14
19 March 26 W 95-80 Chen Yu-Wei (29) Manny Harris (14) Chou Yi-Hsiang (4) Fengshan Arena
4,812 		5-14
20 March 27 L 96-107 Manny Harris (30) Anthony Bennett (20) Chen Yu-Wei (6) Fengshan Arena
4,532 		5-15
21 April 2 L 94-105 Anthony Bennett (36) Anthony Bennett (13) Taylor Braun (10) Xinzhuang Gymnasium
4,333 		5-16
22 April 4 L 97-113 Taylor Braun (27) Taylor Braun (17) Taylor Braun (11) Taipei Heping Basketball Gymnasium
5,955 		5-17
23 April 10 W 107-102 Anthony Bennett (39) Anthony Bennett (19) Chen Yu-Wei (7)
Taylor Braun (7) 		Taoyuan Arena
1,936 		6-17
24 April 16 L 104-106(OT) Taylor Braun (29) Taylor Braun (12) Taylor Braun (6) Fengshan Arena
2,137 		6-18
25 April 17 L 87-109 Lu Cheng-Ju (21) Anthony Bennett (14) Taylor Braun (6) Fengshan Arena
4,563 		6-19
26 April 24 W 101-92 Anthony Bennett (37) Anthony Bennett (19) Taylor Braun (11) Xinzhuang Gymnasium
2,012 		7-19
27 April 30 W 100-80 Anthony Bennett (28) Anthony Bennett (20) Taylor Braun (6) Fengshan Arena
3,215 		8-19
28 May 1 W 120-103 Anthony Bennett (35) Anthony Bennett (13) Taylor Braun (9) Fengshan Arena
2,843 		9-19
PPD May 7 Postponed[6]
29 May 14 L 76-106 Taylor Braun (17) Taylor Braun (12) Taylor Braun (12) Xinzhuang Gymnasium
2,194 		9-20
PPD May 16 Postponed[7]

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
Austin Derrick1006:321.8045.00%0.00%0.00%2.200.300.200.20
Anthony Tucker641:2520.1750.91%27.69%55.00%8.836.502.000.00
Manny Harris440:2729.2547.06%26.47%91.30%9.503.503.000.50
Chen Yu-Wei2838:3313.0445.42%31.00%72.97%4.255.142.250.32
Chou Yi-Hsiang940:5012.5640.43%28.99%68.18%4.893.001.000.00
Chang Po-WeiDid not play[8] [9]
Wang Lu-Hsiang2319:435.8342.59%30.00%100.00%1.480.870.430.04
Wang Po-Chih2018:266.5041.56%37.78%60.00%4.101.050.300.20
Lin Jyun-Hao2208:191.6441.67%8.33%50.00%1.320.320.230.18
Cheng Te-Wei1716:123.3529.55%27.27%44.44%2.590.821.060.18
Lu Cheng-Ju2338:2716.3048.48%30.18%62.16%3.782.301.350.52
Lu Che-Yi2616:315.1536.84%31.31%72.22%3.081.230.810.12
Anthony Bennett1334:4625.2360.93%31.63%78.46%14.081.771.381.08
Lan Shao-Fu2418:546.9643.16%35.29%61.90%3.080.380.460.29
Taylor Braun1739:5614.4143.16%36.04%72.50%9.948.411.880.24
Matthew Yang1106:481.3633.33%15.38%50.00%1.450.180.360.00
Keith Benson1534:0818.0053.24%11.11%50.75%13.471.271.070.87
Peng Chun-Yen1717:192.2934.78%20.00%41.67%2.592.711.350.00

Transactions

Trades

October 21, 2021[11] To Kaohsiung Steelers
  • Peng Chun-Yen
To Taoyuan Pilots
  • 2023 first-round pick
October 27, 2021[12] To Kaohsiung Steelers
  • Wang Lu-Hsiang
To Taipei Fubon Braves
  • 2022 first-round pick

Free Agency

Additions

Date Player Contract terms Former Team Ref.
June 25, 2021 Anthony Tucker [13]
June 28, 2021 Wang Po-Chih [14]
July 1, 2021 Chang Po-Wei [15]
July 13, 2021 Lu Cheng-Ju 3-year contract, worth unknown [16]
August 11, 2021 Chen Yu-Wei [17]
August 16, 2021 Lin Jyun-Hao [18]
August 18, 2021 Cheng Te-Wei [19]
August 23, 2021 Lan Shao-Fu [20]
August 25, 2021 Matthew Yang [21]
September 16, 2021 Austin Derrick [22]
October 1, 2021 [23]
October 15, 2021 Lu Che-Yi [24]
October 26, 2021 [25]
February 9, 2022 [26]
February 16, 2022 Chou Yi-Hsiang [27]
March 2, 2022 [28]

Subtractions

Date Player Reason New Team Ref.
February 8, 2022 Anthony Tucker released [29] [30]
April 1, 2022 injury [31]

Awards

End-of-Season Awards

Recipient Award Ref.
Chen Yu-Wei Steals Leader [32]
PLG All-Defensive Team [33]
Rookie of the Year [34]
All-PLG Team [35]
Lu Cheng-Ju All-PLG Team

Players of the Week

Week Recipient Date awarded Ref.
Preseason Lu Cheng-Ju November 13 - November 14 [37]
Week 6 Wang Po-Chih January 7 - January 9 [38]
Week 8 Lu Cheng-Ju January 21 - January 23 [39]
Week 20 Chen Yu-Wei April 29 - May 1 [40]

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