2021–22 Taipei Fubon Braves season explained

Club:Taipei Fubon Braves
Season:2021–22
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:18-12(.600)
Playoffs Result:P. League+ Champions
(Defeated Lioneers 4-1)
Top Scorer:Mike Singletary(21.86)
Rebounds Leader:Mike Singletary(11.77)
Assists Leader:Mike Singletary(4.59)
Highest Attendance:6,981
(January 1, 2022)
Lowest Attendance:4,535
(May 14, 2022)
Average Attendance:5,901
Largest Win:Braves 107-82 Steelers
(December 5, 2021)
Largest Loss:Braves 87-124 Dreamers
(April 23, 2022)
Updated:June 28, 2022
Prevseason:2020–21
Nextseason:2022–23

The 2021–22 Taipei Fubon Braves season was the franchise's 24th league season, the franchise's second season in the P. LEAGUE+ (PLG), its 3rd in Taipei City. The Braves are coached by Hsu Chin-Che in his fifth year as head coach.

Draft

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

On October 27, 2021, the first rounder, Wang Lu-Hsiang was traded to Kaohsiung Steelers in exchange for 2022 first-round draft pick.[1]

Game log

Preseason

2021 preseason game log
Total: 3-1 (Home: 1–0; Road: 2–1)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
1 November 7 W 106-93 Ihor Zaytsev (25) Samuel Deguara (17) Lin Chih-Chieh (7) Xinzhuang Gymnasium
5,977
1-0
2 November 14 L 89-95 Samuel Deguara (18) Samuel Deguara (15) Joseph Lin (5) Fengshan Arena
4,866
1-1
3 November 20 W 97-94 Joseph Lin (25) Samuel Deguara (13) Joseph Lin (6) National Taiwan University Sports Center
2,955
2-1
4 November 21 W 89-74 Chien Wei-Ju (16) Tsai Wen-Cheng (9) Ihor Zaytsev (4)
Tseng Wen-Ting (4)
National Taiwan University Sports Center
3,087
3-1

Regular season

2021–22 regular season game log
Total: 18-12 (Home: 9–6; Road: 9–6)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
1 December 4 L 108-111 Samuel Deguara (30) Samuel Deguara (20) Chang Tsung-Hsien (7) Taipei Heping Basketball Gymnasium
6,788
0-1
2 December 5 W 107-82 Mike Singletary (37) Mike Singletary (14)
Brendon Smart (14)
Ihor Zaytsev (14)
Mike Singletary (5) Taipei Heping Basketball Gymnasium
6,062
1-1
3 December 11 W 98-87 Mike Singletary (33) Mike Singletary (17) Mike Singletary (5) Hsinchu County Stadium
7,207
2-1
4 December 18 L 102-109 Mike Singletary (27) Mike Singletary (17) Mike Singletary (7) Xinzhuang Gymnasium
6,032
2-2
5 December 25 W 92-82 Chang Tsung-Hsien (18) Brendon Smart (15) Joseph Lin (4)
Chang Tsung-Hsien (4)
Hsinchu County Stadium
6,714
3-2
6 January 1 L 106-114 Mike Singletary (34) Tseng Hsiang-Chun (10) Joseph Lin (6) Taipei Heping Basketball Gymnasium
6,981
3-3
7 January 2 W 120-115 (OT) Ihor Zaytsev (27) Ihor Zaytsev (16) Joseph Lin (9) Taipei Heping Basketball Gymnasium
6,849
4-3
8 January 7 L 80-86 Ihor Zaytsev (22) Mike Singletary (16) Joseph Lin (5) Intercontinental Basketball Stadium
3,000
4-4
9 January 9 W 95-91 Mike Singletary (26) Mike Singletary (15) Tseng Wen-Ting (7) Xinzhuang Gymnasium
6,058
5-4
10 January 15 L 75-102 Mike Singletary (22) Mike Singletary (8) Tseng Wen-Ting (7) Taipei Heping Basketball Gymnasium
6,876
5-5
11 January 16 W 103-84 Ihor Zaytsev (27) Ihor Zaytsev (12)
Samuel Deguara (12)
Joseph Lin (8) Taipei Heping Basketball Gymnasium
6,066
6-5
12 January 23 L 82-94 Chang Tsung-Hsien (17) Ihor Zaytsev (9) Chang Tsung-Hsien (5) Fengshan Arena
4,798
6-6
13 February 12 W 83-68 Mike Singletary (17) Lin Chih-Chieh (11) Mike Singletary (6) Intercontinental Basketball Stadium
3,000
7-6
14 February 19 W 106-87 Chang Tsung-Hsien (28) Mike Singletary (11) Lai Ting-En (8) Fengshan Arena
4,382
8-6
PPD February 27 Postponed[2]
PPD February 28 Postponed
15 March 6 W 99-79 Samuel Deguara (22) Samuel Deguara (17) Mike Singletary (8) Taoyuan Arena
2,471
9-6
16 March 12 W 121-101 Mike Singletary (25) Mike Singletary (16) Mike Singletary (7) Taipei Heping Basketball Gymnasium
6,432
10-6
17 March 13 W 91-82 Chang Tsung-Hsien (17) Ihor Zaytsev (11) Joseph Lin (7) Taipei Heping Basketball Gymnasium
5,262
11-6
18 March 18 W 111-91 Mike Singletary (26) Mike Singletary (15) Mike Singletary (12) Taipei Heping Basketball Gymnasium
5,875
12-6
19 March 20 W 95-85 Ihor Zaytsev (26) Ihor Zaytsev (11) Joseph Lin (7)
Mike Singletary (7)
Taoyuan Arena
2,106
13-6
20 March 26 L 99-107 Ihor Zaytsev (22) Mike Singletary (14) Chang Tsung-Hsien (7) Xinzhuang Gymnasium
6,220
13-7
21 April 3 L 103-114 Perry Jones (27) Lin Chih-Chieh (13) Lin Chih-Chieh (8) Taipei Heping Basketball Gymnasium
6,085
13-8
22 April 4 W 113-97 Ihor Zaytsev (28) Ihor Zaytsev (18) Mike Singletary (9) Taipei Heping Basketball Gymnasium
5,955
14-8
23 April 10 L 91-98 Perry Jones (17) Brendon Smart (9) Joseph Lin (4)
Tseng Wen-Ting (4)
Hsinchu County Stadium
6,112
14-9
24 April 17 W 109-87 Lin Chih-Chieh (23) Ihor Zaytsev (13) Mike Singletary (6) Fengshan Arena
4,563
15-9
25 April 23 L 87-124 Ihor Zaytsev (16) Ihor Zaytsev (12) Lai Ting-En (7) Intercontinental Basketball Stadium
3,000
15-10
26 April 30 W 86-80 Chang Tsung-Hsien (22) Perry Jones (12) Chang Tsung-Hsien (6) Taoyuan Arena
1,728
16-10
PPD May 7 Postponed[3]
PPD May 8 Postponed[4]
27 May 14 W 98-97 Mike Singletary (23) Mike Singletary (11) Lin Chih-Chieh (7) Taipei Heping Basketball Gymnasium
4,535
17-10
28 May 15 L 100-104 Mike Singletary (28) Lin Chih-Chieh (6)
Mike Singletary (6)
Tseng Wen-Ting (6)
Chang Tsung-Hsien (7) Taipei Heping Basketball Gymnasium
5,018
17-11
29 May 18 W 103-98 Mike Singletary (23) Tsai Wen-Cheng (11) Tseng Wen-Ting (7) Taipei Heping Basketball Gymnasium
4,662
18-11
30 May 21 L 99-108 Lai Ting-En (22) Ihor Zaytsev (11) Chou Kuei-Yu (7) Taipei Heping Basketball Gymnasium
5,065
18-12

Playoffs

2022 playoffs game log
Total: 3-1 (Home: 1–1; Road: 2–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
1 June 4 W 98-89 Chang Tsung-Hsien (31) Ihor Zaytsev (15) Joseph Lin (5) Intercontinental Basketball Stadium
3,000
1-0
2 June 6 W 100-94 Chang Tsung-Hsien (18) Mike Singletary (11) Tseng Wen-Ting (7) Intercontinental Basketball Stadium
3,000
2-0
3 June 10 L 80-95 Ihor Zaytsev (15) Mike Singletary (15) Mike Singletary (4) Taipei Heping Basketball Gymnasium
6,616
2-1
4 June 12 W 119-111(2OT) Mike Singletary (37) Mike Singletary (18) Lin Chih-Chieh (5)
Mike Singletary (5)
Taipei Heping Basketball Gymnasium
5,962
3-1

Finals

2022 finals game log
Total: 4-1 (home: 2–0; road: 2–1)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
1 June 18 L 101-102 Mike Singletary (33) Mike Singletary (11) Joseph Lin (4)
Mike Singletary (4)
Hsinchu County Stadium
7,200
0-1
2 June 20 W 102-81 Mike Singletary (33) Mike Singletary (18) Lin Chih-Chieh (6) Hsinchu County Stadium
7,200
1-1
3 June 23 W 116-101 Mike Singletary (35) Mike Singletary (11) Mike Singletary (11) Taipei Heping Basketball Gymnasium
7,000
2-1
4 June 25 W 128-110 Perry Jones (24)
Mike Singletary (24)
Mike Singletary (17) Tseng Hsiang-Chun (7) Taipei Heping Basketball Gymnasium
7,000
3-1
5 June 27 W 108-104 Mike Singletary (43) Mike Singletary (13) Tseng Hsiang-Chun (6) Hsinchu County Stadium
8,000
4-1

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-En2513:404.4439.22%38.18%66.67%1.841.801.240.00
Joseph Lin2328:5411.8353.79%30.77%64.71%2.963.911.300.39
Chien Wei-Ju2714:084.8141.18%34.21%55.56%1.740.560.330.00
Chang Tsung-Hsien2628:2012.4640.60%22.76%73.53%3.083.381.310.12
Chou Kuei-Yu2213:573.7339.47%31.82%76.92%1.591.500.730.14
Perry Jones435:4519.2550.00%58.33%30.00%7.752.251.001.25
Lin Chih-Chieh2622:3110.9262.79%31.11%71.43%4.962.960.420.12
Lin Meng-Hsueh2514:543.2050.82%18.75%45.00%2.280.560.280.04
Tsai Wen-Cheng3014:494.6741.59%37.50%62.50%3.671.270.700.03
Mike Singletary2236:2321.8653.02%32.60%86.36%11.774.591.410.68
Tseng Hsiang-Chun2313:073.7844.07%31.25%50.00%2.740.300.350.35
Brendon Smart2216:356.4152.24%35.29%68.00%5.770.500.640.55
Chang Keng-Yu2308:453.2239.47%37.04%87.50%1.000.090.350.22
Ihor Zaytsev2437:0718.7161.43%40.22%65.31%10.081.710.791.38
Samuel Deguara728:2115.2968.18%0.00%60.71%10.431.000.570.43
Tseng Wen-Ting2222:105.5958.97%15.22%52.63%3.643.270.360.86

Playoffs

Player GP MPG PPG 2P% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG
Lai Ting-En412:392.7528.57%25.00%50.00%0.500.251.000.00
Joseph Lin425:168.5028.57%28.57%80.00%5.002.751.500.25
Chien Wei-Ju307:052.000.00%40.00%0.00%1.670.000.330.00
Chang Tsung-Hsien432:4714.2541.38%20.00%80.00%3.752.501.250.25
Chou Kuei-Yu411:294.0057.14%0.00%0.00%1.751.000.750.00
Perry Jones231:5712.5060.00%11.11%66.67%6.502.000.000.50
Lin Chih-Chieh429:0316.0043.48%40.00%66.67%7.003.001.250.00
Lin Meng-HsuehDid not play
Tsai Wen-Cheng412:013.0044.44%0.00%100.00%2.000.750.000.25
Mike Singletary340:3522.3360.00%40.00%86.36%14.674.001.671.00
Tseng Hsiang-Chun409:424.0037.50%0.00%66.67%1.750.250.000.00
Brendon Smart411:445.2530.00%45.45%0.00%4.250.250.250.25
Chang Keng-YuDid not play
Ihor Zaytsev338:5514.6751.72%15.38%61.54%9.001.671.001.33
Tseng Wen-Ting426:506.0053.33%20.00%62.50%4.503.751.500.50

Finals

Player GP MPG PPG 2P% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG
Lai Ting-En313:434.6750.00%33.33%0.00%1.001.330.330.00
Joseph Lin520:115.8045.45%27.27%0.00%3.002.800.800.00
Chien Wei-Ju405:021.000.00%100.00%50.00%0.500.000.250.00
Chang Tsung-Hsien527:4511.2043.75%25.00%72.22%1.802.202.000.20
Chou Kuei-Yu518:114.6069.23%11.11%40.00%1.401.400.800.00
Perry Jones332:3214.0043.75%27.27%100.00%5.673.671.000.33
Lin Chih-Chieh523:0815.2061.54%46.88%75.00%5.803.200.200.00
Lin Meng-Hsueh202:530.000.00%0.00%0.00%0.500.000.000.00
Tsai Wen-Cheng519:2310.0050.00%72.73%57.14%5.600.801.600.00
Mike Singletary541:2133.6059.70%42.86%80.95%14.005.602.000.60
Tseng Hsiang-Chun521:027.4050.00%50.00%62.50%2.604.000.800.40
Brendon Smart310:083.6733.33%50.00%0.00%4.000.330.000.33
Chang Keng-Yu301:470.000.00%0.00%0.00%0.000.000.000.00
Ihor Zaytsev226:015.5033.33%37.50%25.00%3.001.500.001.50
Tseng Wen-Ting423:015.5033.33%37.50%25.00%4.252.251.501.75

Transactions

Free Agency

Re-signed

Date Player Contract terms Ref.
June 23, 2021 [7]
September 14, 2021 [8]

Additions

Date Player Contract terms Former Team Ref.
July 1, 2021 Chang Keng-Yu [9]
August 12, 2021 Wang Lu-Hsiang 2+1-year contract, worth unknown [10]
October 1, 2021 [11]
March 9, 2022 [12]

Subtractions

Date Player Reason New Team Ref.
June 3, 2021 Kuo Shao-Chieh contract expired [13]
June 29, 2021 Chang Po-Wei contract expired [14]
September 17, 2021 Oscar Lin contract expired [15]
September 28, 2021 contract expired [16]
March 21, 2022 released [17]

Awards

Finals awards

Recipient Award Ref.
2022 P. League+ champions
Finals Most Valuable Player

End-of-season awards

Recipient Award Ref.
Mr. Popular [18]
All-PLG 2nd Team [19]
Best Dressed of the Year [20]
Tsai Cherng-Ru General Manager of the Year [21]

Players of the Week

Week Recipient Date awarded Ref.
Week 1 December 4 - December 5 [22]
Week 2 December 11 - December 12 [23]
Week 4 Brendon Smart December 24 - December 26 [24]
Week 5 January 1 - January 2 [25]
Week 10 February 18 - February 20 [26]

Notes and References

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  2. Web site: PLG/因應世界盃資格賽與疫情 2月份8場賽事延期. United Daily News . January 19, 2022. January 19, 2022.
  3. Web site: Facebook Posts. Facebook. May 6, 2022. May 6, 2022.
  4. Web site: 新北國王新增球員及隊職員確診. P. LEAGUE+ . May 5, 2022. May 5, 2022.
  5. Web site: 2021-22 球員數據 | P. League+.
  6. Web site: PLG/轉戰高雄鋼鐵人 王律翔期待合體金華幫. United Daily News. October 27, 2021. October 27, 2021.
  7. Web site: 總冠軍賽MVP Michael Singletary強勢回歸臺北富邦勇士. P. LEAGUE+. June 23, 2021. July 6, 2021.
  8. Web site: P聯盟/力拚衛冕!富邦勇士續約年度洋將塞瑟夫. NOWnews. September 14, 2021. September 14, 2021.
  9. Web site: 臺北富邦勇士正式簽約前峰張耕淯 鋒線進攻火力再升溫. P. LEAGUE+. July 1, 2021. July 6, 2021.
  10. Web site: 臺北富邦勇士與選秀新人王律翔簽約 披上勇士10號戰袍. P. LEAGUE+. August 12, 2021. August 12, 2021.
  11. Web site: 與臺北富邦勇士再續前緣 馬爾他中鋒德古拉正式簽約加盟. P. LEAGUE+. October 1, 2021. October 1, 2021.
  12. Web site: 全力為下半季衝刺 臺北富邦勇士正式簽約Perry Jones III. P. LEAGUE+. March 9, 2022. March 9, 2022.
  13. Web site: 續寫素人傳奇? 郭少傑離開富邦勇士. Top sporting news agency. June 3, 2021. July 6, 2021.
  14. Web site: 去國王、鋼鐵人還是T1? 富邦勇士張伯維約滿離隊. SETN. June 29, 2021. July 6, 2021.
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  16. Web site: Facebook Post. Facebook. September 28, 2021. September 28, 2021.
  17. Web site: Facebook Post. Facebook. March 21, 2022. March 21, 2022.
  18. PLG門面擔當 臺北富邦勇士林志傑 蟬連年度人氣王 . May 23, 2022 . P. LEAGUE+ . May 23, 2022.
  19. Facebook Posts. June 24, 2022 . Meta . June 24, 2022.
  20. 場下穿出自我風格 臺北富邦勇士張宗憲拿下年度穿著 . May 25, 2022 . P. LEAGUE+ . May 25, 2022.
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  22. Web site: Facebook Post. Facebook. December 10, 2021. December 10, 2021.
  23. Web site: Facebook Post. Facebook. December 17, 2021. December 17, 2021.
  24. Web site: Facebook Post. Facebook. December 31, 2021. December 31, 2021.
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  26. Web site: Facebook Post. Facebook. February 22, 2022. February 22, 2022.