Club: | Taichung Suns |
Season: | 2022–23 |
Chrtitle: | General Manager |
Chairman: | Wang Wei-Chieh |
Ownertitle: | President |
Owner: | Sun Tzu-Chuan |
Mgrtitle: | Head Coach |
Manager: | Alberto Garcia (preseason) Chris Gavina (regular season and playoffs) |
Stdtitle: | Arena |
Stadium: | National Taiwan University of Sport Gymnasium |
League: | T1 League |
League Result: | 8–22 (.267) |
Playoffs Result: | T1 League Semifinals (lost to DEA, 0–3) |
Top Scorer: | Lu Kuan-Hsuan (11.2) |
Rebounds Leader: | Su Yi-Chin (3.6) |
Assists Leader: | Bayasgalan Delgerchuluun (3.9) |
Highest Attendance: | 6,243 (February 5, 2023) |
Lowest Attendance: | 1,518 (December 31, 2022) |
Average Attendance: | 2,718 |
Largest Win: | Leopards 71–96 Suns (January 2, 2023) |
Largest Loss: | Suns 78–126 DEA (May 1, 2023) |
Prevseason: | 2021–22 |
Nextseason: | 2023–24 |
The 2022–23 Taichung Suns season was the franchise's 2nd season, its second season in the T1 League. The Suns were with Wang Wei-Chieh as their general manager. On July 1, 2022, the Taoyuan Pilots hired Iurgi Caminos, the head coach of the Taichung Wagor Suns, as their new head coach.[1] On September 18, the Suns promoted Alberto Garcia, the assistant coach of the Taichung Wagor Suns, as their new head coach. On October 25, the Suns named Chris Gavina as their new head coach.
See main article: 2022 T1 League draft.
Round | Player | Position(s) | School / Club team | |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Tung Yung-Chuan | Forward | NTNU | |
3 | Lee Ming-Xiu | Guard | NTUS |
On March 16, 2022, the Suns' 2022 and 2023 second-round draft picks were traded to TaiwanBeer HeroBears in exchange for Chou Tzu-Hua.[4] [5]
On September 13, 2022, Taichung Wagor Suns announced that Bayasgalan Delgerchuluun, Austin Derrick and Chang Chia-Jung joined to the team as the testing player in these invitational games.[6]
Bayasgalan Delgerchuluun and Austin Derrick joined to the team as the testing player in these preseason games.|-style="background:#fcc"| 1| October 14| GhostHawks| L 86–115| Wen Li-Huang (22)| Austin Derrick (7)
Wen Li-Huang (7)| Bayasgalan Delgerchuluun (7)| Xinzhuang Gymnasium| 0–1|-style="background:#fcc"| 2| October 16| @ Aquas| L 62–93| Wen Li-Huang (12)| Tony Bishop (9)| Lu Kuan-Hsuan (6)| Xinzhuang Gymnasium
1,063| 0–2
See main article: 2022–23 T1 League regular season. |-style="background:#fcc"| 1| November 5| Aquas| L 79–99| Tony Bishop (22)| Tony Bishop (9)
Aaron Geramipoor (9)| Lu Kuan-Hsuan (8)| National Taiwan University of Sport Gymnasium
2,425| 0–1|-style="background:#cfc"| 2| November 6| DEA| W 112–109| Diamond Stone (29)| Tony Bishop (10)
Aaron Geramipoor (10)| Lu Kuan-Hsuan (8)| National Taiwan University of Sport Gymnasium
2,861| 1–1|-style="background:#fcc"| 3| November 13| @ HeroBears| L 94–109| Diamond Stone (24)| Tony Bishop (16)| Bayasgalan Delgerchuluun (6)| University of Taipei Tianmu Campus Gymnasium
2,156| 1–2|-style="background:#cfc"| 4| November 20| @ Leopards| W 103–94| Diamond Stone (29)| Tony Bishop (14)| Bayasgalan Delgerchuluun (7)| National Taiwan Sport University Arena
15,537| 2–2|-style="background:#cfc"| 5| November 26| GhostHawks| W 96–93| Tony Bishop (26)| Tony Bishop (14)| Tony Bishop (6)| National Taiwan University of Sport Gymnasium
1,831| 3–2|-style="background:#cfc"| 6| November 27| Leopards| W 93–87| Diamond Stone (37)| Diamond Stone (20)| Lu Kuan-Hsuan (8)| National Taiwan University of Sport Gymnasium
5,861| 4–2|-style="background:#fcc"| 7| December 3| @ Aquas| L 90–120| Diamond Stone (27)| Tony Bishop (12)| Peng Chun-Yen (5)| Kaohsiung Arena
2,486| 4–3|-style="background:#fcc"| 8| December 17| HeroBears| L 80–92| Aaron Geramipoor (17)| Tony Bishop (10)
Aaron Geramipoor (10)| Tony Bishop (9)| National Taiwan University of Sport Gymnasium
1,813| 4–4|-style="background:#fcc"| 9| December 25| @ GhostHawks| L 95–106| Tony Bishop (33)| Tony Bishop (12)| Tony Bishop (6)| Chia Nan University of Pharmacy and Science Shao Tsung Gymnasium
1,013| 4–5|-style="background:#fcc"| 10| December 31| Aquas| L 92–100| Tony Bishop (26)| Marlon Johnson (9)
Aaron Geramipoor (9)
Tony Bishop (9)| Bayasgalan Delgerchuluun (6)| National Taiwan University of Sport Gymnasium
1,518| 4–6|-style="background:#cfc"| 11| January 2| Leopards| W 96–71| Tony Bishop (27)| Tony Bishop (16)| Bayasgalan Delgerchuluun (6)| National Taiwan University of Sport Gymnasium
5,328| 5–6|-style="background:#fcc"| 12| January 7| @ HeroBears| L 89–105| Aaron Geramipoor (22)| Aaron Geramipoor (13)| Su Yi-Chin (6)| University of Taipei Tianmu Campus Gymnasium
1,093| 5–7|-style="background:#ccc"| —| January 14| @ Aquas| colspan=6 style="text-align:center"|Postponed|-style="background:#fcc"| 13| February 4| DEA| L 100–110| Marlon Johnson (33)| Aaron Geramipoor (14)| Ting Sheng-Ju (7)| National Taiwan University of Sport Gymnasium
1,829| 5–8|-style="background:#fcc"| 14| February 5| Leopards| L 90–110| Ting Sheng-Ju (21)| Jordan Tolbert (11)| Marlon Johnson (6)
Jordan Tolbert (6)| National Taiwan University of Sport Gymnasium
6,243| 5–9|-style="background:#cfc"| 15| February 11| @ HeroBears| W 95–90| Rayvonte Rice (46)| Marlon Johnson (16)| Ting Sheng-Ju (4)
Marlon Johnson (4)| University of Taipei Tianmu Campus Gymnasium
1,096| 6–9|-style="background:#fcc"| 16| February 19| @ GhostHawks| L 104–135| Rayvonte Rice (37)| Jordan Tolbert (10)| Ting Sheng-Ju (5)| Chia Nan University of Pharmacy and Science Shao Tsung Gymnasium
1,314| 6–10|-style="background:#fcc"| 17| February 25| GhostHawks| L 84–91| Aaron Geramipoor (23)| Raphiael Putney (12)| Lu Kuan-Hsuan (8)| National Taiwan University of Sport Gymnasium
1,863| 6–11|-style="background:#fcc"| 18| February 27| HeroBears| L 91–97| Rayvonte Rice (35)| Aaron Geramipoor (10)| Lin Ming-Yi (6)| National Taiwan University of Sport Gymnasium
2,241| 6–12|-style="background:#fcc"| 19| March 4| @ DEA| L 88–96| Rayvonte Rice (29)| Rayvonte Rice (14)| Rayvonte Rice (3)
Ting Sheng-Ju (3)| Xinzhuang Gymnasium
3,308| 6–13|-style="background:#fcc"| 20| March 11| @ Aquas| L 92–97| Arnett Moultrie (19)| Keith Benson (19)| Ting Sheng-Ju (6)| Kaohsiung Arena
5,227| 6–14|-style="background:#fcc"| 21| March 18| GhostHawks| L 91–93| Rayvonte Rice (36)| Arnett Moultrie (15)| Lu Kuan-Hsuan (6)| National Taiwan University of Sport Gymnasium
1,626| 6–15|-style="background:#fcc"| 22| March 19| DEA| L 82–97| Rayvonte Rice (23)| Arnett Moultrie (10)| Arnett Moultrie (8)| National Taiwan University of Sport Gymnasium
1,854| 6–16|-style="background:#fcc"| 23| —| @ Aquas| L 0–20| colspan=4 style="text-align:center"|Called Lose| 6–17|-style="background:#fcc"| 24| March 26| @ DEA| L 93–112| Rayvonte Rice (30)| Arnett Moultrie (14)| Peng Chun-Yen (5)| Xinzhuang Gymnasium
3,271| 6–18|-style="background:#cfc"| 25| March 31| @ Leopards| W 101–97| Rayvonte Rice (38)| Keith Benson (13)| Wen Li-Huang (4)| National Taiwan Sport University Arena
6,947| 7–18|-style="background:#fcc"| 26| April 2| @ GhostHawks| L 97–118| Rayvonte Rice (33)| Arnett Moultrie (9)| Bayasgalan Delgerchuluun (6)| Chia Nan University of Pharmacy and Science Shao Tsung Gymnasium
920| 7–19|-style="background:#cfc"| 27| April 8| @ Leopards| W 97–93| Rayvonte Rice (52)| Rayvonte Rice (9)| Bayasgalan Delgerchuluun (6)| National Taiwan Sport University Arena
9,422| 8–19|-style="background:#fcc"| 28| April 15| HeroBears| L 95–98| Arnett Moultrie (19)| Keith Benson (14)| Arnett Moultrie (4)
Bayasgalan Delgerchuluun (4)
Rayvonte Rice (4)| National Taiwan University of Sport Gymnasium
1,709| 8–20|-style="background:#fcc"| 29| April 16| Aquas| L 104–111| Rayvonte Rice (25)| Arnett Moultrie (10)| Bayasgalan Delgerchuluun (10)| National Taiwan University of Sport Gymnasium
1,763| 8–21|-style="background:#fcc"| 30| April 23| @ DEA| L 79–95| Arnett Moultrie (16)| Keith Benson (10)| Ting Sheng-Ju (8)| Xinzhuang Gymnasium
3,186| 8–22
See main article: 2023 T1 League playoffs. |-style="background:#cfc"| 1| April 25| HeroBears| W 138–130 (2OT)| Rayvonte Rice (44)| Rayvonte Rice (12)| Rayvonte Rice (11)| National Taiwan University of Sport Gymnasium
847| 1–1|-style="background:#cfc"| 2| April 27| @ HeroBears| W 120–118| Rayvonte Rice (46)| Arnett Moultrie (15)| Ting Sheng-Ju (8)| University of Taipei Tianmu Campus Gymnasium
991| 2–1|-style="background:#fcc"| 1| May 1| @ DEA| L 78–126| Rayvonte Rice (13)| Arnett Moultrie (17)| Lin Ming-Yi (4)| Xinzhuang Gymnasium
3,253| 0–1|-style="background:#fcc"| 2| May 4| DEA| L 83–110| Rayvonte Rice (21)| Arnett Moultrie (10)
Keith Benson (10)| Ting Sheng-Ju (11)| National Taiwan University of Sport Gymnasium
1,333| 0–2|-style="background:#fcc"| 3| May 7| @ DEA| L 86–130| Rayvonte Rice (20)| Keith Benson (12)| Ting Sheng-Ju (8)| Xinzhuang Gymnasium
3,345| 0–3
Legend | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
GP | Games played | MPG | Minutes per game | FG% | 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 |
Player | GP | MPG | PPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Austin Derrick | 1 | 18:36 | 6.0 | 33.3% | 0.0% | 66.7% | 9.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |
Arnett Moultrie≠ | 10 | 35:50 | 20.2 | 54.2% | 38.5% | 77.4% | 10.1 | 2.3 | 1.6 | 0.7 | |
Tony Bishop‡ | 12 | 35:26 | 22.2 | 46.0% | 34.7% | 71.8% | 11.1 | 4.5 | 2.2 | 0.4 | |
Ting Sheng-Ju | 8 | 25:01 | 6.0 | 27.8% | 20.0% | 66.7% | 2.5 | 4.6 | 1.1 | 0.0 | |
Kao Meng-Wei | Did not play | ||||||||||
Peng Chun-Yen≠ | 9 | 12:17 | 0.0 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 2.1 | 2.4 | 0.8 | 0.0 | |
Bayasgalan Delgerchuluun | 28 | 23:31 | 6.5 | 41.6% | 28.6% | 62.5% | 2.5 | 3.9 | 1.4 | 0.1 | |
Chen Wen-Hung | 26 | 19:46 | 3.3 | 41.7% | 26.4% | 25.0% | 2.1 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 0.0 | |
Niño Canaleta≠‡ | 1 | 17:34 | 1.0 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 50.0% | 3.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |
Marlon Johnson≠‡ | 9 | 30:48 | 15.3 | 42.6% | 32.7% | 66.7% | 9.0 | 3.2 | 2.0 | 1.7 | |
Yang Cheng-Han | Did not play | ||||||||||
Raphiael Putney≠‡ | 3 | 25:39 | 7.3 | 29.0% | 9.1% | 25.0% | 9.0 | 2.7 | 1.7 | 1.3 | |
Lee Ming-Xiu | 7 | 5:47 | 2.4 | 25.0% | 22.2% | 87.5% | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.0 | |
Tung Yung-Chuan | 11 | 8:45 | 2.4 | 43.5% | 35.7% | 50.0% | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 | |
Derek King≠ | 15 | 12:38 | 2.9 | 25.0% | 19.4% | 85.7% | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.0 | |
Sun Szu-Yao‡ | Did not play | ||||||||||
Jordan Tolbert≠‡ | 4 | 26:28 | 12.0 | 40.4% | 23.1% | 70.0% | 8.3 | 2.0 | 1.8 | 0.5 | |
Chen Ching-Huan‡ | 11 | 27:20 | 4.1 | 32.7% | 30.8% | 50.0% | 1.9 | 1.5 | 0.6 | 0.4 | |
Rayvonte Rice≠ | 14 | 36:19 | 30.0 | 37.4% | 36.8% | 78.3% | 7.3 | 2.9 | 2.2 | 0.3 | |
15 | 33:10 | 17.4 | 52.9% | 20.0% | 60.0% | 9.4 | 2.1 | 1.1 | 0.4 | ||
Diamond Stone‡ | 8 | 28:32 | 22.5 | 43.6% | 43.4% | 67.7% | 9.6 | 2.0 | 1.1 | 0.8 | |
Keith Benson≠ | 10 | 21:28 | 7.0 | 39.7% | 0.0% | 54.1% | 9.5 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 0.5 | |
Su Yi-Chin | 25 | 25:34 | 7.8 | 36.6% | 31.7% | 71.1% | 3.6 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 0.2 | |
Lu Kuan-Hsuan | 29 | 32:12 | 11.2 | 41.7% | 41.6% | 77.8% | 2.2 | 3.1 | 1.6 | 0.0 | |
Wen Li-Huang | 28 | 12:17 | 3.1 | 34.7% | 24.0% | 63.2% | 2.3 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.1 | |
Lin Ming-Yi≠ | 14 | 14:29 | 2.6 | 31.1% | 36.8% | 50.0% | 1.7 | 1.9 | 0.6 | 0.0 |
Player | GP | MPG | PPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Austin Derrick | Did not play | |||||||||
2 | 40:38 | 20.0 | 48.6% | 40.0% | 66.7% | 13.0 | 2.5 | 0.5 | 2.0 | |
Ting Sheng-Ju | 2 | 23:47 | 11.5 | 53.8% | 50.0% | 100.0% | 2.5 | 5.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
Kao Meng-Wei | Did not play | |||||||||
Peng Chun-Yen | Did not play | |||||||||
Bayasgalan Delgerchuluun | 2 | 10:15 | 3.0 | 66.7% | 100.0% | 50.0% | 1.0 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
Chen Wen-Hung | 2 | 36:12 | 14.0 | 63.2% | 37.5% | 50.0% | 4.0 | 2.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
Yang Cheng-Han | Did not play | |||||||||
Lee Ming-Xiu | Did not play | |||||||||
Tung Yung-Chuan | Did not play | |||||||||
Derek King | 2 | 3:58 | 0.0 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
2 | 47:34 | 45.0 | 45.8% | 40.9% | 75.0% | 8.5 | 8.5 | 5.0 | 0.0 | |
2 | 17:47 | 4.0 | 37.5% | 0.0% | 50.0% | 4.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | |
Su Yi-Chin | 2 | 40:19 | 19.5 | 57.1% | 44.4% | 75.0% | 9.0 | 4.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
Lu Kuan-Hsuan | 2 | 37:56 | 12.0 | 28.0% | 40.0% | 100.0% | 2.5 | 5.5 | 1.5 | 0.0 |
Wen Li-Huang | 1 | 13:04 | 0.0 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 4.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
Lin Ming-Yi | Did not play |
Player | GP | MPG | PPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Austin Derrick | Did not play | ||||||||||
3 | 31:45 | 16.7 | 47.5% | 16.7% | 68.8% | 11.0 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 | ||
Ting Sheng-Ju | 3 | 28:37 | 7.3 | 33.3% | 30.8% | 75.0% | 2.3 | 7.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |
Kao Meng-Wei | Did not play | ||||||||||
Peng Chun-Yen | 2 | 8:35 | 1.0 | 50.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |
Bayasgalan Delgerchuluun | 3 | 18:32 | 5.3 | 25.0% | 7.1% | 71.4% | 2.3 | 3.0 | 0.7 | 0.0 | |
Chen Wen-Hung | 3 | 16:20 | 1.0 | 10.0% | 12.5% | 0.0% | 1.3 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.3 | |
Yang Cheng-Han | Did not play | ||||||||||
Lee Ming-Xiu | Did not play | ||||||||||
Tung Yung-Chuan | 3 | 7:52 | 2.0 | 16.7% | 0.0% | 66.7% | 1.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |
Derek King | 2 | 5:37 | 5.0 | 57.1% | 50.0% | 0.0% | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | |
3 | 39:10 | 18.0 | 30.4% | 15.0% | 82.1% | 5.3 | 3.3 | 2.3 | 0.0 | ||
3 | 22:38 | 12.7 | 46.7% | 0.0% | 71.4% | 9.7 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | ||
Su Yi-Chin | 3 | 23:55 | 8.7 | 40.0% | 7.7% | 50.0% | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 0.0 | |
Lu Kuan-Hsuan | 3 | 31:26 | 4.7 | 25.0% | 13.3% | 0.0% | 2.3 | 1.3 | 1.7 | 0.0 | |
Wen Li-Huang | 1 | 7:10 | 4.0 | 100.0% | 0.0% | 50.0% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | |
Lin Ming-Yi | 3 | 7:49 | 0.7 | 20.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1.0 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
See main article: List of 2022–23 T1 League transactions.
On December 23, 2022, Taichung Suns registered Niño Canaleta as import player.[9] On February 10, 2023, Taichung Suns cancelled the registration of Niño Canaleta's playership.[10]
On March 8, 2023, Taichung Suns registered Austin Derrick as import players, and cancelled the registration of Aaron Geramipoor's playership due to the injury.
June 20, 2022[11] | To Taichung Wagor Suns
| To Taoyuan Leopards
|
Date | Player | Contract terms | Former team | Ref. | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
July 8, 2022 | Lu Kuan-Hsuan | [13] | |||
August 17, 2022 | Tung Yung-Chuan | [14] | |||
August 19, 2022 | Wen Li-Huang | [15] | |||
September 30, 2022 | [16] | ||||
October 3, 2022 | Mike Edwards | ||||
October 25, 2022 | Lee Ming-Xiu | ||||
October 25, 2022 | Austin Derrick | ||||
October 25, 2022 | |||||
October 31, 2022 | Bayasgalan Delgerchuluun | [17] | |||
December 1, 2022 | Peng Chun-Yen | [18] | |||
December 24, 2022 | Marlon Johnson | [19] | |||
January 29, 2023 | Lin Ming-Yi | [20] | |||
January 30, 2023 | Derek King | [21] | |||
February 3, 2023 | Jordan Tolbert | [22] | |||
February 10, 2023 | [23] | ||||
February 24, 2023 | [24] | ||||
March 9, 2023 | |||||
March 9, 2023 |
Date | Player | Reason | New team | Ref. | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
May 29, 2022 | Contract expired | [25] | |||
July 1, 2022 | Contract expired | [26] [27] [28] | |||
July 22, 2022 | Contract expired | [29] | |||
August 15, 2022 | Li Ping-Hung | Contract terminated | NTNU basketball team head coach | [30] | |
August 31, 2022 | Chiu Po-Chang | Contract terminated | [31] [32] | ||
September 18, 2022 | Chou Tzu-Hua | Contract expired | Kaohsiung Formosa Plastics | [33] [34] | |
September 18, 2022 | Anthony Tucker | Contract expired | [35] | ||
October 3, 2022 | Contract expired | Boracay Islanders | [36] | ||
November 11, 2022 | Mike Edwards | Contract terminated | [37] [38] | ||
November 30, 2022 | Sun Szu-Yao | Contract terminated | [39] [40] | ||
December 23, 2022 | Contract terminated | Zavkhan Brothers | [41] [42] | ||
January 13, 2023 | Contract terminated | [43] [44] | |||
January 24, 2023 | Chen Ching-Huan | Contract terminated | [45] [46] | ||
February 27, 2023 | Jordan Tolbert | Contract terminated | [47] [48] | ||
March 9, 2023 | Marlon Johnson | Contract terminated | [49] | ||
March 9, 2023 | Contract terminated | [50] |