2022–23 Taoyuan Pauian Pilots season explained

Club:	Taoyuan Pauian Pilots
Season:	2022–23
Chrtitle:	General Manager
Chairman:	Chen Hsin-An
Ownertitle:	President
Owner:	Li Chung-Shu
Mgrtitle:	Head Coach
Manager:	Iurgi Caminos
Stdtitle:	Arena
Stadium:	Taoyuan Arena
League:	P. League+
League Result:	19–21 (.475)
Playoffs Result:	Playoffs (lost to Braves 0–3)
Top Scorer:	Jason Washburn(21.31)
Rebounds Leader:	Jason Washburn(10.78)
Assists Leader:	Pai Yao-Cheng(3.75)
Highest Attendance:	5,000 (April 14, 2023)
Lowest Attendance:	2,073 (March 18, 2023)
Average Attendance:	3,198
Largest Win:	Pilots 103–60 Lioneers (December 24, 2022)
Largest Loss:	Pilots 63–93 Steelers (March 5, 2023)
Updated:	April 15, 2023
Prevseason:	2021–22
Nextseason:	2023–24

The 2022–23 Taoyuan Pauian Pilots season was the franchise's 3rd season, its third season in the P. LEAGUE+ (PLG), its 3rd in Taoyuan City. The Pilots signed Iurgi Caminos as their head coach.^[1]

On October 6, 2022, the team was renamed Taoyuan Pauian Pilots.^[2]

Draft

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

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Status	School/club team
1	1	Chang Chen-Ya	F	Local	NCCU
1	3	Pai Yao-Cheng	G	Local	ISU
1	4	Amdy Dieng	C	Foreign student	NCCU
2	7	Lin Tzu-Wei	G	Local	NKNU
3	11	Lu Tsai Yu-Lun	F	Local	Sendai

The Pilots acquired 2022 first-round draft pick from New Taipei Kings in exchange for 2021 first-round draft pick.^[3] The Pilots acquired 2022 first-round draft pick and Chieng Li-Huan from Formosa Taishin Dreamers in exchange for Lin Yao-Tsung and Wu Chia-Chun.^[4] On August 5, 2022, the third rounder Lu Tsai Yu-Lun has signed with the TaiwanBeer HeroBears of the T1 League.^[5]

Game log

Preseason

|-style="background:#fcc"| 1 || October 9 || @Dreamers || L 88–108 || Lu Chun-Hsiang (21) || Chieng Li-Huan (6) || Ricci Rivero (8) || Fengshan Arena
3,668 || 0–1|-style="background:#cfc"| 2 || October 10 || @Kings || W 105–84 || Jason Washburn (21) || Jason Washburn (12) || Chieng Li-Huan (6) || Fengshan Arena
3,306 || 1–1

Regular season

|-style="background:#fcc"| 1 || November 12 || @Kings || L 91–104 || Jason Washburn (25) || Sani Sakakini (13) || Lu Chun-Hsiang (5) || Xinzhuang Gymnasium
4,493 || 0–1|-style="background:#fcc"| 2 || November 20 || @Dreamers || L 77–88 || Sakakini, Shih C. (18) || Sani Sakakini (13) || Chen K., Lu, Sakakini, Shih C. (4) || Intercontinental Basketball Stadium
3,000 || 0–2|-style="background:#cfc"| 3 || November 27 || @Steelers || W 108–78 || Lu, Sakakini (21) || Sani Sakakini (15) || Huang Hung-Han (11) || Fengshan Arena
3,250 || 1–2|-style="background:#fcc"| 4 || December 2 || @Kings || L 88–93 || Jason Washburn (25) || Jason Washburn (11) || Shih Chin-Yao (6) || Xinzhuang Gymnasium
2,835 || 1–3|-style="background:#cfc"| 5 || December 4 || @Lioneers || W 94–80 || Lu Chun-Hsiang (21) || Jeff Ayres (15) || Shih Chin-Yao (8) || Hsinchu County Stadium
4,062 || 2–3|-style="background:#cfc"| 6 || December 10 || Lioneers || W 102–79 || Jeff Ayres (23) || Sani Sakakini (13) || Pai, Shih (6) || Taoyuan Arena
3,286 || 3–3|-style="background:#cfc"| 7 || December 11 || Steelers || W 100–83 || Jason Washburn (30) || Jason Washburn (15) || Pai Yao-Cheng (8) || Taoyuan Arena
2,187 || 4–3|-style="background:#cfc"| 8 || December 17 || Kings || W 88–74 || Chen Kuan-Chuan (18) || Sani Sakakini (8) || Sani Sakakini (4) || Taoyuan Arena
2,632 || 5–3|-style="background:#cfc"| 9 || December 18 || Dreamers || W 84–80 || Shih Chin-Yao (18) || Jeff Ayres (10) || Huang, Lu, Sakakini, Shih (4) || Taoyuan Arena
2,283 || 6–3|-style="background:#cfc"| 10 || December 24 || Lioneers || W 103–60 || Jason Washburn (27) || Jason Washburn (15) || Pai Yao-Cheng (5) || Taoyuan Arena
2,658 || 7–3|-style="background:#cfc"| 11 || December 25 || Braves || W 90–85 || Sani Sakakini (28) || Jeff Ayres (12) || Pai Yao-Cheng (4) || Taoyuan Arena
3,659 || 8–3|-style="background:#cfc"| 12 || January 1 || @Lioneers || W 105–90 || Lu Chun-Hsiang (29) || Jeff Ayres (13) || Huang, Lu, Pai, Sakakini (4) || Hsinchu County Stadium
4,574 || 9–3|-style="background:#cfc"| 13 || January 6 || @Steelers || W 110–97 || Lu Chun-Hsiang (28) || Sani Sakakini (12) || Sakakini, Shih (5) || Fengshan Arena
1,283 || 10–3|-style="background:#cfc"| 14 || January 15 || Dreamers || W 93–76 || Lu Chun-Hsiang (24) || Sani Sakakini (13) || Sani Sakakini (6) || Taoyuan Arena
3,868 || 11–3|-style="background:#fcc"| 15 || January 28 || @Braves || L 74–86 || Lu, Sakakini (16) || Sani Sakakini (14) || Pai Yao-Cheng (4) || Taipei Heping Basketball Gymnasium
7,000 || 11–4|-style="background:#cfc"| 16 || January 31 || Lioneers || W 88–70 || Jeff Ayres (21) || Jeff Ayres (14) || Lu Chun-Hsiang (6) || Taoyuan Arena
2,688 || 12–4|-style="background:#cfc"| 17 || February 7 || @Lioneers || W 106–92 || Lu Chun-Hsiang (25) || Jeff Ayres (13) || Chen Kuan-Chuan (5) || Hsinchu County Stadium
3,560 || 13–4|-style="background:#fcc"| 18 || February 11 || Braves || L 78–80 || Jeff Ayres (16) || Jeff Ayres (17) || Lu Chun-Hsiang (4) || Taoyuan Arena
3,986 || 13–5|-style="background:#cfc"| 19 || February 12 || Lioneers || W 95–81 || Sani Sakakini (22) || Jeff Ayres (11) || Lu Chun-Hsiang (6) || Taoyuan Arena
2,367 || 14–5|-style="background:#fcc"| 20 || February 17 || @Dreamers || L 81–86 || Lu Chun-Hsiang (20) || Ayres, Sakakini (9) || Pai Yao-Cheng (6) || Intercontinental Basketball Stadium
2,618 || 14–6|-style="background:#fcc"| 21 || February 19 || @Braves || L 84–86 || Jason Washburn (25) || Jeff Ayres (15) || Chen Kuan-Chuan (6) || Taipei Heping Basketball Gymnasium
6,048 || 14–7|-style="background:#fcc"| 22 || February 25 || Kings || L 73–77 || Jason Washburn (20) || Jason Washburn (12) || Huang, Shih, Washburn (4) || Taoyuan Arena
3,789 || 14–8|-style="background:#cfc"| 23 || February 26 || Braves || W 83–80 || Jason Washburn (24) || Jeff Ayres (10) || Lu Chun-Hsiang (5) || Taoyuan Arena
3,857 || 15–8|-style="background:#fcc"| 24 || March 4 || Kings || L 95–98 || Jeff Ayres (26) || Jeff Ayres (15) || Shih Chin-Yao (6) || Taoyuan Arena
2,669 || 15–9|-style="background:#fcc"| 25 || March 5 || Steelers || L 63–93 || Shih Chin-Yao (13) || Jeff Ayres (12) || Pai Yao-Cheng (4) || Taoyuan Arena
4,300 || 15–10|-style="background:#fcc"| 26 || March 18 || Dreamers || L 77–85 || Jason Washburn (21) || Jason Washburn (19) || Pai Yao-Cheng (5) || Taoyuan Arena
2,073 || 15–11|-style="background:#fcc"| 27 || March 19 || Steelers || L 86–99 || Lu Chun-Hsiang (30) || Jason Washburn (10) || Pai Yao-Cheng (7) || Taoyuan Arena
4,300 || 15–12|-style="background:#fcc"| 28 || March 26 || @Steelers || L 84–99 || Jason Washburn (25) || Ayres, Washburn (7) || Shih Chin-Yao (8) || Fengshan Arena
5,160 || 15–13|-style="background:#fcc"| 29 || March 28 || @Kings || L 81–89 || Sani Sakakini (15) || Sani Sakakini (9) || Jeff Ayres (6) || Xinzhuang Gymnasium
2,485 || 15–14|-style="background:#fcc"| 30 || April 1 || @Kings || L 87–90(OT) || Jeff Ayres (26) || Jeff Ayres (11) || Pai Yao-Cheng (7) || Xinzhuang Gymnasium
3,126 || 15–15|-style="background:#fcc"| 31 || April 4 || Braves || L 74–77 || Ayres, Washburn (16) || Jason Washburn (10) || Kuan Ta-You (5) || Taoyuan Arena
3,356 || 15–16|-style="background:#fcc"| 32 || April 8 || Kings || L 89–90 || Jason Washburn (38) || Jason Washburn (16) || Pai Yao-Cheng (5) || Taoyuan Arena
2,896 || 15–17|-style="background:#cfc"| 33 || April 9 || Dreamers || W 97–84 || Jason Washburn (19) || Jason Washburn (17) || Pai Yao-Cheng (8) || Taoyuan Arena
2,099 || 16–17|-style="background:#fcc"| 34 || April 14 || Steelers || L 93–101 || Jason Washburn (25) || Amdy Dieng (17) || Pai Yao-Cheng (6) || Taoyuan Arena
5,000 || 16–18|-style="background:#cfc"| 35 || April 16 || @Dreamers || W 87–74 || Sani Sakakini (21) || Sani Sakakini (15) || Shih Chin-Yao (3) || Intercontinental Basketball Stadium
2,682 || 17–18|-style="background:#cfc"| 36 || April 23 || @Braves || W 95–86 || Sani Sakakini (41) || Sani Sakakini (13) || Jeff Ayres (6) || Taipei Heping Basketball Gymnasium
5,732 || 18–18|-style="background:#fcc"| 37 || April 30 || @Dreamers || L 75–89 || Jason Washburn (21) || Ayres, Washburn (13) || Pai Yao-Cheng (5) || Intercontinental Basketball Stadium
2,909 || 18–19|-style="background:#cfc"| 38 || May 5 || @Lioneers || W 89–78 || Lu Chun-Hsiang (32) || Sani Sakakini (15) || Kuan, Pai (7) || Hsinchu County Stadium
4,010 || 19–19|-style="background:#fcc"| 39 || May 7 || @Braves || L 93–97 || Jason Washburn (26) || Amdy Dieng (13) || Pai Yao-Cheng (6) || Taipei Heping Basketball Gymnasium
5,828 || 19–20|-style="background:#fcc"| 40 || May 13 || @Steelers || L 60–80 || Jason Washburn (18) || Jason Washburn (16) || Kuan Ta-You (4) || Fengshan Arena
5,321 || 19–21

Playoffs

|-style="background:#fcc"| 1 || May 20 || @Braves || L 76–94 || Jeff Ayres (24) || Jeff Ayres (13) || Pai Yao-Cheng (6) || Taipei Heping Basketball Gymnasium
6,825 || 0–1|-style="background:#fcc"| 2 || May 22 || @Braves || L 74–83 || Lu Chun-Hsiang (20) || Jeff Ayres (17) || Li, Pai (5) || Taipei Heping Basketball Gymnasium
6,168 || 0–2|-style="background:#fcc"| 3 || May 26 || Braves || L 89–101 || Jason Washburn (33) || Jeff Ayres (9) || Pai Yao-Cheng (10) || Taoyuan Arena
5,155 || 0–3

Player statistics

Legend
GP	Games 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
Jeff Ayres	27	30:10	15.89	49.40%	42.07%	85.11%	10.78	2.19	0.59	0.74
Chang Chen-Ya	33	14:50	5.00	46.67%	33.88%	70.00%	1.58	0.82	0.55	0.09
Chen Kuan-Chuan	35	20:07	5.23	37.76%	30.93%	63.33%	3.00	1.40	0.91	0.31
Chen Yu-Jui	30	11:38	2.03	34.29%	17.50%	53.33%	1.57	0.67	0.67	0.10
Chieng Li-Huan	34	14:57	3.29	45.83%	21.15%	61.90%	2.32	1.44	0.53	0.15
Amdy Dieng	19	13:44	3.63	42.00%	36.36%	60.00%	5.26	0.63	0.37	0.63
Huang Hung-Han	37	19:51	4.49	37.50%	34.62%	65.52%	4.27	2.24	0.76	0.22
Kuan Ta-You	24	10:25	3.29	42.55%	24.24%	65.22%	1.38	1.58	0.79	0.04
Li Chia-Kang	13	21:34	5.08	38.24%	29.27%	100.00%	1.69	1.23	0.69	0.08
Lin Cheng	31	12:14	2.90	35.90%	25.00%	61.90%	2.77	0.45	0.10	0.16
Lin Tzu-Wei	7	05:14	1.43	14.29%	22.22%	100.00%	0.43	0.14	0.29	0.00
Lu Chun-Hsiang	39	31:24	14.31	39.86%	27.87%	74.02%	4.08	2.56	1.72	0.08
Pai Yao-Cheng	40	25:34	5.55	40.58%	23.21%	69.57%	2.93	3.75	0.80	0.18
Sani Sakakini	26	28:50	17.12	49.42%	33.33%	71.32%	10.19	2.92	1.00	0.15
Shih Chin-Yao	34	28:04	9.15	45.81%	26.25%	69.35%	3.38	3.18	1.68	0.09
Shih Yen-Tsung	Did not play
Su Chih-Cheng	Did not play
Jason Washburn	26	33:12	21.31	56.34%	32.31%	75.17%	10.62	2.31	0.73	0.85

Playoffs

Player	GP	MPG	PPG	2P%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG
Jeff Ayres	3	34:41	16.67	33.33%	47.83%	100.00%	13.00	2.33	1.33	1.00
Chang Chen-Ya	3	13:40	4.00	0.00%	33.33%	0.00%	2.00	1.00	0.00	0.00
Chen Kuan-Chuan	2	05:52	0.00	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	1.50	0.50	0.00	0.00
Chen Yu-Jui	Did not play
Chieng Li-Huan	1	01:54	0.00	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
Amdy Dieng	3	16:40	4.00	40.00%	100.00%	50.00%	6.67	0.00	0.00	0.00
Huang Hung-Han	3	21:32	2.67	75.00%	0.00%	100.00%	2.00	1.33	0.33	0.00
Kuan Ta-You	1	05:13	0.00	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
Li Chia-Kang	3	32:30	7.33	36.84%	10.00%	71.43%	3.33	2.67	0.33	0.00
Lin Cheng	1	11:58	0.00	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	2.00	0.00	2.00	0.00
Lin Tzu-Wei	Did not play
Lu Chun-Hsiang	3	31:37	20.33	56.52%	27.27%	72.73%	1.00	1.33	1.00	0.00
Pai Yao-Cheng	3	31:25	6.67	22.22%	30.00%	77.78%	2.00	7.00	1.33	0.00
Sani Sakakini	1	34:00	7.00	50.00%	0.00%	75.00%	9.00	1.00	1.00	0.00
Shih Chin-Yao	2	16:17	1.50	33.33%	0.00%	50.00%	1.50	1.50	1.00	0.00
Jason Washburn	2	38:07	22.00	55.88%	50.00%	75.00%	7.50	3.00	0.00	0.50

Transactions

Free Agency

Additions

Date	Player	Contract terms	Former team	Ref.
June 24, 2022				^[6]
July 22, 2022				^[7]
July 26, 2022				^[8]
August 4, 2022	Chang Chen-Ya			^[9]
August 4, 2022	Amdy Dieng
August 4, 2022	Lin Tzu-Wei
August 4, 2022	Pai Yao-Cheng
November 18, 2022				^[10]

Subtractions

Date	Player	Reason	New Team	Ref.
July 8, 2022				^[11]
July 19, 2022	Wen Li-Huang	contract terminated		^[12]
July 26, 2022	Jordan Tolbert			^[13]
July 26, 2022
August 31, 2022	Lin Chin-Pang	contract terminated		^[14]
November 4, 2022		injury contract terminated		^[15]
November 23, 2022	Shih Yen-Tsung	out on loan		^[16]
November 23, 2022	Su Chih-Cheng	contract terminated

Awards

End-of-Season Awards

Recipient	Award	Ref.
	GM of the Year	^[17]
Lu Chun-Hsiang	All-Defensive Team	^[18]
	All-PLG Team	^[19]
Pai Yao-Cheng	Rookie of the Year	^[20]
Shih Chin-Yao	All-PLG Second Team

Players of the Week

Week	Recipient	Date awarded	Ref.
Week 4	Huang Hung-Han	November 25 - November 29	^[21]
Week 5	Lu Chun-Hsiang	December 2 - December 6	^[22]
Week 6	Pai Yao-Cheng	December 10 - December 11	^[23]
Week 14	Lu Chun-Hsiang	February 3 - February 7	^[24]

Players of the Month

Recipient	Award	Month awarded	Ref.
Lu Chun-Hsiang	December Most Valuable Player	December	^[25]
Lu Chun-Hsiang	January Most Valuable Player	January	^[26]

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