2022–23 Hsinchu JKO Lioneers season explained

Club:Hsinchu JKO Lioneers
Season:2022–23
Chrtitle:General Manager
Chairman:Hu Lung-Chih (resigned)
Ownertitle:President
Owner:Hu Lung-Chih
Mgrtitle:Head Coach
Manager:Lin Kuan-Lun
Stdtitle:Arena
Stadium:Hsinchu County Stadium
League:P. League+
League Result:13–27 (.325)
Playoffs Result:Did not qualify.
Top Scorer:William Artino (19.57)
Rebounds Leader:William Artino (15.00)
Assists Leader:Kao Kuo-Hao (4.33)
Highest Attendance:8,000
(February 25, 2023)
Lowest Attendance:3,517
(December 27, 2022)
Average Attendance:4,943
Largest Win:Lioneers 98–73 Kings
(April 2, 2023)
Largest Loss:Lioneers 60–103 Pilots
(December 24, 2022)
Updated:May 18, 2023
Prevseason:2021–22
Nextseason:2023–24

The 2022–23 Hsinchu JKO Lioneers season was the franchise's 3rd season, its third season in the P. LEAGUE+ (PLG), its 3rd in Hsinchu County. The Lioneers are coached by Lin Kuan-Lun in his third year as head coach. On July 26, 2022, the Lioneers announced that Kenny Kao has resigned from general manager and named president Hu Lung-Chih as the new general manager.[1]

Draft

See main article: article and 2022 P. League+ draft.

Round Pick Player Position Status School/club team
1 5 Ifeanyi Eboka F Foreign student SHU
2 10 Tseng Po-Yu G Local MDU

Game log

Interleague play

Quarterfinals

Preseason

|-style="background:#fcc"| 1 || October 8 || Dreamers || L 100–115 || Will Artino (20) || Anthony Bennett (10) || Kao Kuo-Hao (7) || Fengshan Arena
4,205 || 0–1|-style="background:#cfc"| 2 || October 10 || @Steelers || W 111–102 || Will Artino (24) || Anthony Bennett (13) || Kao Kuo-Hao (6) || Fengshan Arena
3,306 || 1–1

Regular season

|-style="background:#fcc"| 1 || November 5 || @Braves || L 94–102 || Sim Bhullar (28) || Sim Bhullar (17) || Tien Hao (7) || Taipei Heping Basketball Gymnasium
7,000 || 0–1|-style="background:#fcc"| 2 || November 13 || @Kings || L 78–113 || Terrico White (22) || Sim Bhullar (14) || Terrico White (4) || Xinzhuang Gymnasium
4,163 || 0–2|-style="background:#cfc"| 3 || November 19 || Steelers || W 89–83 || Terrico White (24) || Will Artino (16) || Terrico White (7) || Hsinchu County Stadium
5,238 || 1–2|-style="background:#cfc"| 4 || November 20 || Braves || W 108–104 (2OT) || Sim Bhullar (22) || Sim Bhullar (18) || Kao Kuo-Hao (6) || Hsinchu County Stadium
5,612 || 2–2|-style="background:#cfc"| 5 || November 29 || @Steelers || W 102–101 || Sim Bhullar (29) || Sim Bhullar (15) || Tien Hao (11) || Fengshan Arena
2,505 || 3–2|-style="background:#cfc"| 6 || December 3 || Dreamers || W 82–77 || Will Artino (18) || Will Artino (17) || Will Artino (5) || Hsinchu County Stadium
4,748 || 4–2|-style="background:#fcc"| 7 || December 4 || Pilots || L 80–94 || Terrico White (22) || Sim Bhullar (14) || Terrico White (4) || Hsinchu County Stadium
4,062 || 4–3|-style="background:#fcc"| 8 || December 10 || @Pilots || L 79–102 || Tien Hao (24) || Sim Bhullar (12) || Tien Hao (6) || Taoyuan Arena
3,286 || 4–4|-style="background:#fcc"| 9 || December 18 || @Braves || L 98–114 || Terrico White (34) || Will Artino (15) || Lee, Tien, Tseng (4) || Taipei Heping Basketball Gymnasium
5,568 || 4–5|-style="background:#fcc"| 10 || December 24 || @Pilots || L 60–103 || Will Artino (20) || Will Artino (10) || Kao Kuo-Hao (3) || Taoyuan Arena
2,658 || 4–6|-style="background:#cfc"| 11 || December 27 || Steelers || W 109–85 || Terrico White (28) || Will Artino (22) || Kao Kuo-Hao (5) || Hsinchu County Stadium
3,517 || 5–6|-style="background:#cfc"| 12 || December 31 || Dreamers || W 102–97 || Kao Kuo-Hao (34) || Will Artino (16) || Will Artino (7) || Hsinchu County Stadium
5,247 || 6–6|-style="background:#fcc"| 13 || January 1 || Pilots || L 90–105 || Anthony Bennett (24) || Anthony Bennett (11) || Tien Hao (8) || Hsinchu County Stadium
4,574 || 6–7|-style="background:#fcc"| 14 || January 7 || Kings || L 85–101 || Terrico White (16) || Will Artino (20) || Kao Kuo-Hao (4) || Hsinchu County Stadium
4,177 || 6–8|-style="background:#cfc"| 15 || January 8 || Braves || W 94–92 || Anthony Bennett (27) || Anthony Bennett (17) || Bennett, Kao (6) || Hsinchu County Stadium
5,389 || 7–8|-style="background:#cfc"| 16 || January 13 || Dreamers || W 87–80 || Anthony Bennett (28) || Artino, Bennett (15) || Kao Kuo-Hao (10) || Hsinchu County Stadium
3,914 || 8–8|-style="background:#cfc"| 17 || January 14 || Kings || W 107–106 || Anthony Bennett (35) || Anthony Bennett (12) || Lee Chia-Jui (5) || Hsinchu County Stadium
4,694 || 9–8|-style="background:#fcc"| 18 || January 28 || @Dreamers || L 99–123 || Will Artino (19) || Will Artino (10) || Bennett, Tseng (4) || Intercontinental Basketball Stadium
3,000 || 9–9|-style="background:#fcc"| 19 || January 31 || @Pilots || L 70–88 || Anthony Bennett (30) || Anthony Bennett (17) || Tseng Po-Yu (6) || Taoyuan Arena
2,688 || 9–10|-style="background:#cfc"| 20 || February 5 || Steelers || W 89–86 || Anthony Bennett (33) || Anthony Bennett (13) || Will Artino (7) || Hsinchu County Stadium
5,582 || 10–10|-style="background:#fcc"| 21 || February 7 || Pilots || L 92–106 || Anthony Bennett (22) || Anthony Bennett (9) || Bennett, Hsiao, White (3) || Hsinchu County Stadium
3,560 || 10–11|-style="background:#fcc"| 22 || February 12 || @Pilots || L 81–95 || Anthony Bennett (26) || Anthony Bennett (15) || Ifeanyi Eboka (3) || Taoyuan Arena
2,367 || 10–12|-style="background:#fcc"| 23 || February 19 || Kings || L 85–102 || Anthony Bennett (33) || Anthony Bennett (23) || Anthony Bennett (5) || Hsinchu County Stadium
5,597 || 10–13|-style="background:#fcc"| 24 || February 21 || @Braves || L 101–131 || Terrico White (25) || Anthony Bennett (8) || Terrico White (8) || Taipei Heping Basketball Gymnasium
4,965 || 10–14|-style="background:#fcc"| 25 || February 25 || Steelers || L 82–95 || Terrico White (25) || Will Artino (15) || Artino, Hsiao (4) || Hsinchu County Stadium
8,000 || 10–15|-style="background:#fcc"| 26 || February 26 || Dreamers || L 94–100 || Terrico White (28) || Will Artino (14) || Will Artino (5) || Hsinchu County Stadium
4,527 || 10–16|-style="background:#fcc"| 27 || March 5 || @Dreamers || L 93–111 || Anthony Bennett (23) || Will Artino (17) || Tien Hao (6) || Intercontinental Basketball Stadium
3,000 || 10–17|-style="background:#cfc"| 28 || March 11 || @Steelers || W 85–76 || Will Artino (22) || Will Artino (28) || Jeremy Tyler (3) || Fengshan Arena
5,127 || 11–17|-style="background:#fcc"| 29 || March 19 || @Braves || L 99–112 || Will Artino (42) || Will Artino (17) || Kao Kuo-Hao (6) || Taipei Heping Basketball Gymnasium
6,088 || 11–18|-style="background:#fcc"| 30 || March 26 || @Dreamers || L 103–116 || Jeremy Tyler (32) || Jeremy Tyler (16) || Kao Kuo-Hao (6) || Intercontinental Basketball Stadium
2,526 || 11–19|-style="background:#cfc"| 31 || April 2 || @Kings || W 98–73 || Jeremy Tyler (40) || Lee Chia-Jui (15) || Kao Kuo-Hao (7) || Xinzhuang Gymnasium
2,875 || 12–19|-style="background:#fcc"| 32 || April 8 || @Steelers || L 103–112 || Kao Kuo-Hao (29) || Will Artino (19) || Tien Hao (5) || Fengshan Arena
4,321 || 12–20|-style="background:#fcc"| 33 || April 15 || @Dreamers || L 85–89 || Will Artino (24) || Will Artino (15) || Will Artino (5) || Intercontinental Basketball Stadium
2,659 || 12–21|-style="background:#fcc"| 34 || April 22 || @Steelers || L 88–113 || Sung Yu-Hsuan (20) || Kao Kuo-Hao (12) || Kao Kuo-Hao (11) || Fengshan Arena
4,892 || 12–22|-style="background:#fcc"| 35 || April 29 || @Kings || L 91–103 || Anthony Bennett (27) || Will Artino (17) || Kao Kuo-Hao (7) || Xinzhuang Gymnasium
3,544 || 12–23|-style="background:#fcc"| 36 || May 1 || Braves || L 87–114 || Bennett, Kao (20) || Will Artino (21) || Anthony Bennett (4) || Hsinchu County Stadium
5,006 || 12–24|-style="background:#fcc"| 37 || May 5 || Pilots || L 78–89 || Kuo Shao-Chieh (14) || Will Artino (15) || Chiang, Lu (4) || Hsinchu County Stadium
4,010 || 12–25|-style="background:#ccc"| PPD || May 7 || @Kings || colspan = 6 style="text-align:center"|Postponed[2] |-style="background:#fcc"| 38 || May 9 || @Kings || L 95–104 || Kao Kuo-Hao (22) || Anthony Bennett (11) || Anthony Bennett (5) || Xinzhuang Gymnasium
2,962 || 12–26|-style="background:#cfc"| 39 || May 13 || Kings || W 110–95 || Jeremy Tyler (28) || Jeremy Tyler (26) || Kao Kuo-Hao (10) || Hsinchu County Stadium
6,023 || 13–26|-style="background:#fcc"| 40 || May 14 || Braves || L 88–94 || Artino, Kao (18) || Will Artino (17) || Kao Kuo-Hao (5) || Hsinchu County Stadium
5,376 || 13–27

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
Will Artino2837:1919.5748.31%20.69%46.59%15.003.321.790.86
Anthony Bennett1739:4222.5951.06%33.14%75.82%12.242.883.290.65
Sim Bhullar634:3118.3363.38%0.00%38.46%15.001.000.501.50
Chen Tse-Yu405:202.2540.00%33.33%50.00%0.250.500.000.00
Chiang Kuang-Chien1909:441.8440.00%17.65%66.67%0.470.420.160.16
Chu Yun-Hao2727:218.0748.65%34.40%58.62%2.041.560.850.11
Ifeanyi Eboka3615:545.2843.82%18.18%46.67%4.500.580.670.58
Hsiao Shun-Yi3025:539.1351.58%29.63%62.79%4.631.431.200.37
Kao Kuo-Hao3037:1314.9341.04%36.67%79.75%4.234.331.600.07
Kuo Shao-Chieh3714:003.9746.94%26.32%74.29%1.380.590.460.00
Lee Chia-Jui3715:114.8635.51%31.18%56.67%2.841.050.380.27
Lin Ming-Yi911:121.4450.00%11.11%50.00%0.891.000.780.11
Lin Yi-Huei716:203.4325.00%31.25%33.33%1.001.710.290.14
Lu Chi-Min3009:171.2025.00%13.64%42.86%1.030.670.270.03
Sung Yu-Hsuan2309:533.7455.71%0.00%88.89%1.090.740.130.00
Tien Hao2824:186.0747.73%32.35%74.07%2.043.501.040.11
Tseng Po-Yu3821:245.4241.09%25.68%69.35%1.661.530.580.00
Jeremy Tyler1131:3417.5542.77%22.45%64.86%10.731.551.180.27
Terrico White1841:0120.3948.98%29.17%66.04%7.003.671.560.33

Transactions

Free agency

Re-signed

DatePlayerContract termsRef.
August 5, 2022 [3]
September 14, 2022 Iong Ngai-San development player contract [4]

Additions

DatePlayerContract termsFormer teamRef.
August 5, 2022
August 9, 2022 Chiang Kuang-Chien [5]
August 10, 2022 Lu Chi-Min [6]
August 16, 2022 Tseng Po-Yu [7]
August 19, 2022 [8]
September 16, 2022 Ifeanyi Eboka [9]
October 21, 2022 [10]
February 2, 2023 Chen Tse-Yu [11]
March 3, 2023 [12]

Subtractions

DatePlayerReasonNew TeamRef.
June 27, 2022 Elliot Tan retirement [13]
July 19, 2022 Mike Bruesewitz Mineros de Zacatecas[14] [15]
July 22, 2022 contract expired [16] [17]
August 1, 2022 [18]
December 15, 2022 Lin Yi-Huei contract terminated [19]
December 16, 2022 contract terminated [20]
January 24, 2023 Lin Ming-Yi mutually agreed to part ways [21]
March 17, 2023 waived [22]

Awards

End-of-season awards

Recipient Award Ref.
Best Home Court [23]
Hsiao Shun-Yi All-Defensive Team [24]
Kao Kuo-Hao All-Defensive Team
All-PLG Second Team [25]

Players of the Week

Week Recipient Date awarded Ref.
Week 3 Kao Kuo-Hao November 19 - November 20 [26]
Week 9 Kao Kuo-Hao December 31 - January 1 [27]
Week 11 January 13 - January 15 [28]

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