Club: | Hsinchu Toplus Lioneers |
Season: | 2023–24 |
Chrtitle: | General Manager |
Chairman: | Chang Shu-Jen |
Ownertitle: | President |
Owner: | Chen Mei-Ling |
Mgrtitle: | Head Coach |
Manager: | Milan Mitrovic |
Stdtitle: | Arena |
Stadium: | Hsinchu County Stadium |
League: | P. League+ |
League Result: | 21–19 (.525) |
Playoffs Result: | Playoffs (lost to Pilots 2–4) |
Top Scorer: | Michael Efevberha (23.03) |
Rebounds Leader: | Earl Clark (10.77) |
Assists Leader: | Kao Kuo-Hao (5.27) |
Highest Attendance: | 7,400 (February 28, 2024) |
Lowest Attendance: | 4,133 (May 1, 2024) |
Largest Win: | Lioneers 97–78 Steelers (March 16, 2024) Lioneers 120–101 Braves (April 2, 2024) Lioneers 128–109 Braves (May 19, 2024) |
Largest Loss: | Lioneers 66–93 Dreamers (April 27, 2024) |
Updated: | June 2, 2024 |
Prevseason: | 2022–23 |
Nextseason: | 2024–25 |
The 2023–24 Hsinchu Toplus Lioneers season was the franchise's 4th season, its fourth season in the P. League+ (PLG), its 4th in Hsinchu County. The Lioneers are coached by Lin Kuan-Lun in his fourth year as head coach. The Lioneers named Chang Shu-Jen as their new general manager.[1]
On December 20, 2023, the Lioneers received naming sponsorship via Toplus Global, renamed the team name Hsinchu Toplus Lioneers.[2]
On February 14, 2024, the Lioneers and head coach Lin Kuan-Lun had reached mutual agreement to end the contract, named assistant coach Milan Mitrovic as the new head coach.[3]
See main article: article and 2023 PLG draft.
Round | Pick | Player | Position | Status | School/club team | |
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1 | 1 | Joof Alasan | C | Foreign student | NTUA | |
2 | 7 | Wang Yi-Fan | G | Local | FJU |
|-style="background:#fcc"| 1 || October 7 || @Dreamers || L 99–105 || Kao Kuo-Hao (20) || Daniel Ochefu (8) || Kao, Lee (4) || Keelung Municipal Stadium
3,286 || 0–1|-style="background:#fcc"| 2 || October 8 || Pilots || L 82–91 || Kao Kuo-Hao (16) || Earl Clark (8) || Kao Kuo-Hao (5) || Keelung Municipal Stadium
3,998 || 0–2
|-style="background:#fcc"|1||November 18||@Kings||L 87–111||Kao Kuo-Hao (27)||Ivan Marinković (14)||Kao, Shih, Tseng (3)||Xinzhuang Gymnasium
5,149||0–1|-style="background:#fcc"|2||November 25||Dreamers||L 73–91||Will Artino (17)||Michael Efevberha (11)||Kao Kuo-Hao (7)||Hsinchu County Stadium
5,103||0–2|-style="background:#fcc"|3||November 26||Braves||L 84–99||Kao Kuo-Hao (22)||Will Artino (15)||Kao Kuo-Hao (6)||Hsinchu County Stadium
4,577||0–3|-style="background:#fcc"|4||December 3||@Dreamers||L 73–95||Will Artino (21)||Will Artino (16)||Lu Kuan-Hsuan (4)||Intercontinental Basketball Gymnasium
2,241||0–4|-style="background:#cfc"|5||December 10||@Pilots||W 98–81||Michael Efevberha (37)||Earl Clark (18)||Kao Kuo-Hao (7)||Taoyuan Arena
1,596||1–4|-style="background:#cfc"|6||December 17||@Braves||W 103–102||Michael Efevberha (29)||Michael Holyfield (11)||Michael Efevberha (7)||Taipei Heping Basketball Gymnasium
5,360||2–4|-style="background:#cfc"|7||December 23||Pilots||W 93–80|||Michael Efevberha (30)||Michael Efevberha (13)||Kao, Tseng (5)||Hsinchu County Stadium
4,923||3–4|-style="background:#cfc"|8||December 24||Steelers||W 94–83||Michael Holyfield (22)||Earl Clark (16)||Michael Efevberha (6)||Hsinchu County Stadium
5,643||4–4|-style="background:#cfc"|9||December 30||@Kings||W 105–98||Michael Efevberha (24)||Earl Clark (12)||Kao Kuo-Hao (8)||Xinzhuang Gymnasium
5,853||5–4|-style="background:#cfc"|10||January 7||@Dreamers||W 94–89||Michael Efevberha (28)||Deyonta Davis (13)||Kao Kuo-Hao (6)||Changhua County Stadium
3,169||6–4|-style="background:#fcc"|11||January 12||Kings||L 80–95||Earl Clark (15)||Michael Holyfield (13)||Kao Kuo-Hao (4)||Hsinchu County Stadium
7,124||6–5|-style="background:#fcc"|12||January 16||@Pilots||L 82–94||Deyonta Davis (25)||Deyonta Davis (14)||Lu K., Tseng (4)||Taoyuan Arena
1,477||6–6|-style="background:#cfc"|13||January 20||Braves||W 77–72||Michael Efevberha (36)||Deyonta Davis (10)||Kao Kuo-Hao (4)||Hsinchu County Stadium
5,002||7–6|-style="background:#fcc"|14||January 21||Pilots||L 72–83||Michael Efevberha (21)||Clark, Davis (10)||Earl Clark (4)||Hsinchu County Stadium
4,622||7–7|-style="background:#fcc"|15||January 27||@Steelers||L 89–104||Earl Clark (25)||Deyonta Davis (15)||Kao, Mearidy, Tseng (4)||Fengshan Arena
2,972||7–8|-style="background:#fcc"|16||February 4||@Braves||L 103–109||Michael Efevberha (30)||Earl Clark (10)||Efevberha, Kao (7)||Taipei Heping Basketball Gymnasium
6,055||7–9|-style="background:#cfc"|17||February 16||@Kings||W 97–79||Michael Efevberha (24)||Earl Clark (16)||Kao Kuo-Hao (9)||Xinzhuang Gymnasium
4,241||8–9|-style="background:#fcc"|18||February 18||@Braves||L 97–102||Earl Clark (21)||Michael Holyfield (16)||Kao Kuo-Hao (6)||Taipei Heping Basketball Gymnasium
5,550||8–10|-style="background:#ccc"|PPD||February 24||Steelers||colspan = 6 style="text-align:center"|Postponed[6] |-style="background:#ccc"|PPD||February 25||Kings||colspan = 6 style="text-align:center"|Postponed[6] |-style="background:#cfc"|19||February 28||Kings||W 88–80||Kao Kuo-Hao (20)||Michael Efevberha (18)||Kao Kuo-Hao (7)||Hsinchu County Stadium
7,400||9–10|-style="background:#cfc"|20||March 2||@Steelers||W 99–98||Michael Efevberha (31)||Deyonta Davis (13)||Kao Kuo-Hao (8)||Fengshan Arena
2,525||10–10|-style="background:#fcc"|21||March 9||@Dreamers||L 85–101||Deyonta Davis (15)||Deyonta Davis (14)||Michael Efevberha (6)||Intercontinental Basketball Gymnasium
3,000||10–11|-style="background:#cfc"|22||March 16||Steelers||W 97–78||Michael Efevberha (26)||Michael Holyfield (15)||Efevberha, Kao (5)||Hsinchu County Stadium
4,266||11–11|-style="background:#cfc"|23||March 17||Dreamers||W 98–96||Michael Efevberha (26)||Earl Clark (10)||Kao Kuo-Hao (5)||Hsinchu County Stadium
4,798||12–11|-style="background:#fcc"|24||March 24||@Steelers||L 103–110||Michael Efevberha (36)||Earl Clark (12)||Kao Kuo-Hao (4)||Fengshan Arena
1,453||12–12|-style="background:#fcc"|25||March 30||@Pilots||L 71–96||Michael Holyfield (17)||Michael Holyfield (12)||Michael Efevberha (5)||Taoyuan Arena
2,845||12–13|-style="background:#cfc"|26||April 2||@Braves||W 120–101||Earl Clark (30)||Earl Clark (15)||Kao, Lu K. (6)||Taipei Heping Basketball Gymnasium
5,266||13–13|-style="background:#cfc"|27||April 6||Steelers||W 115–108||Michael Efevberha (27)||Michael Holyfield (14)||Kao Kuo-Hao (9)||Hsinchu County Stadium
4,271||14–13|-style="background:#cfc"|28||April 7||Dreamers||W 98–96||Earl Clark (20)||Michael Holyfield (16)||Kao Kuo-Hao (6)||Hsinchu County Stadium
4,675||15–13|-style="background:#cfc"|29||April 13||@Steelers||W 116–110||Michael Efevberha (29)||Michael Holyfield (16)||Kao Kuo-Hao (9)||Fengshan Arena
2,014||16–13|-style="background:#fcc"|30||April 20||Pilots||L 96–106||Earl Clark (19)||Michael Holyfield (15)||Tseng Po-Yu (6)||Hsinchu County Stadium
4,307||16–14|-style="background:#fcc"|31||April 21||Kings||L 72–94||Michael Holyfield (11)||Davis, Efevberha (14)||Michael Efevberha (6)||Hsinchu County Stadium
6,203||16–15|-style="background:#fcc"|32||April 27||@Dreamers||L 66–93||Lu Kuan-Hsuan (14)||Clark, Davis, Lee (6)||Shih Yen-Tsung (5)||Intercontinental Basketball Gymnasium
2,482||16–16|-style="background:#cfc"|33||April 30||Braves||W 95–89||Michael Efevberha (44)||Michael Efevberha (13)||Tseng Po-Yu (5)||Hsinchu County Stadium
4,432||17–16|-style="background:#cfc"|34||May 1||Steelers||W 116–112||Michael Efevberha (29)||Earl Clark (16)||Efevberha, Tseng (7)||Hsinchu County Stadium
4,133||18–16|-style="background:#fcc"|35||May 4||Kings||L 88–98||Tien Hao (18)||Earl Clark (13)||Tien Hao (4)||Hsinchu County Stadium
6,004||18–17|-style="background:#fcc"|36||May 5||Pilots||L 80–100||Michael Holyfield (13)||Davis, Holyfield (14)||Tien Hao (6)||Hsinchu County Stadium
5,012||18–18|-style="background:#fcc"|37||May 10||@Pilots||L 81–98||Earl Clark (23)||Clark, Efevberha (11)||Lu Kuan-Hsuan (5)||Taoyuan Arena
1,886||18–19|-style="background:#cfc"|38||May 12||@Kings||W 105–101||Michael Efevberha (37)||Michael Holyfield (12)||Chou, Efevberha, Lu K. (3)||Xinzhuang Gymnasium
3,645||19–19|-style="background:#cfc"|39||May 18||Dreamers||W 99–87||Michael Efevberha (25)||Deyonta Davis (19)||Efevberha, Tseng (7)||Hsinchu County Stadium
5,804||20–19|-style="background:#cfc"|40||May 19||Braves||W 128–109||Shih Yen-Tsung (17)||Michael Holyfield (20)||Mearidy, Tien (7)||Hsinchu County Stadium
5,188||21–19
|-style="background:#fcc"|1||May 23||@Pilots||L 82–95||Michael Holyfield (22)||Michael Holyfield (19)||Michael Efevberha (5)||Taoyuan Arena
3,255||0–1|-style="background:#cfc"|2||May 25||@Pilots||W 118–102||Michael Efevberha (38)||Michael Holyfield (14)||Tien Hao (7)||Taoyuan Arena
6,088||1–1|-style="background:#cfc"|3||May 27||Pilots||W 99–95||Michael Efevberha (29)||Michael Holyfield (17)||Michael Efevberha (5)||Hsinchu County Stadium
5,121||2–1|-style="background:#fcc"|4||May 29||Pilots||L 88–101||Michael Efevberha (29)||Michael Holyfield (19)||Tien Hao (3)||Hsinchu County Stadium
5,831||2–2|-style="background:#fcc"|5||May 31||@Pilots||L 79–97||Kao Kuo-Hao (20)||Michael Holyfield (13)||Tseng Po-Yu (4)||Taoyuan Arena
3,848||2–3|-style="background:#fcc"|6||June 2||Pilots||L 94–98||Michael Holyfield (25)||Deyonta Davis (15)||Tien Hao (7)||Hsinchu County Stadium
6,733||2–4
Legend | |||||
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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 | |||
Player | GP | MPG | PPG | 2P% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Will Artino‡ | 3 | 31:22 | 16.67 | 51.22% | 20.00% | 38.46% | 13.33 | 1.00 | 0.67 | 0.67 | |
Chiang Kuang-Chien | 5 | 05:15 | 2.20 | 50.00% | 40.00% | 33.33% | 0.00 | 0.40 | 0.20 | 0.00 | |
Chou Po-Hsun | 33 | 13:20 | 1.91 | 40.43% | 28.57% | 68.42% | 2.64 | 0.58 | 0.36 | 0.12 | |
Chu Yun-Hao | 39 | 18:26 | 6.28 | 42.11% | 35.86% | 59.52% | 1.79 | 0.74 | 0.59 | 0.21 | |
Earl Clark | 30 | 34:10 | 15.77 | 39.87% | 36.36% | 73.91% | 10.77 | 2.00 | 0.73 | 1.90 | |
Deyonta Davis≠ | 22 | 28:25 | 13.18 | 66.26% | 23.19% | 68.42% | 11.09 | 0.95 | 1.32 | 1.95 | |
Michael Efevberha | 31 | 35:39 | 23.03 | 45.55% | 31.67% | 83.16% | 7.97 | 3.65 | 1.77 | 0.87 | |
Michael Holyfield≠ | 28 | 21:33 | 10.93 | 57.59% | 0.00% | 52.44% | 10.71 | 0.68 | 0.50 | 1.04 | |
Hsiao Shun-Yi | 26 | 17:58 | 5.12 | 41.49% | 24.44% | 66.67% | 2.65 | 0.73 | 0.92 | 0.19 | |
Kao Kuo-Hao | 30 | 35:23 | 13.17 | 41.67% | 34.59% | 73.44% | 4.30 | 5.27 | 1.50 | 0.03 | |
Lee Chia-Jui | 33 | 13:15 | 4.12 | 33.33% | 28.57% | 77.78% | 2.42 | 0.52 | 0.39 | 0.30 | |
Liu Kuang-Shang | 1 | 08:48 | 2.00 | 33.33% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 2.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | |
Lu Chi-Min | 5 | 09:24 | 3.40 | 40.00% | 40.00% | 25.00% | 0.80 | 0.80 | 0.40 | 0.00 | |
Lu Kuan-Hsuan | 40 | 23:24 | 5.73 | 46.24% | 30.56% | 73.33% | 1.85 | 1.80 | 0.70 | 0.00 | |
Ivan Marinkovic‡ | 3 | 24:09 | 7.33 | 36.00% | 0.00% | 44.44% | 8.00 | 0.67 | 1.00 | 0.33 | |
Jamarcus Mearidy | 23 | 10:46 | 4.65 | 38.46% | 16.67% | 75.68% | 2.52 | 1.78 | 0.78 | 0.04 | |
Daniel Ochefu‡ | 1 | 25:20 | 4.00 | 28.57% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 7.00 | 1.00 | 2.00 | 0.00 | |
Shih Yen-Tsung | 27 | 11:05 | 2.41 | 42.31% | 29.73% | 50.00% | 2.00 | 0.59 | 0.37 | 0.11 | |
Sung Yu-Hsuan | 2 | 08:02 | 5.00 | 83.33% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00 | 0.50 | 0.50 | 0.00 | |
Tien Hao | 23 | 11:18 | 4.13 | 34.69% | 41.67% | 76.19% | 0.91 | 1.78 | 0.52 | 0.00 | |
Tseng Po-Yu | 39 | 23:03 | 7.15 | 43.33% | 30.95% | 68.18% | 2.46 | 2.79 | 0.49 | 0.03 | |
Wang Tzu-Kang | 19 | 09:34 | 3.74 | 57.89% | 28.07% | 50.00% | 0.68 | 0.53 | 0.21 | 0.00 |
Player | GP | MPG | PPG | 2P% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Chiang Kuang-Chien | 1 | 05:15 | 3.00 | 0.00% | 50.00% | 0.00% | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | |
Chou Po-Hsun | 4 | 08:16 | 2.25 | 80.00% | 0.00% | 50.00% | 1.50 | 1.00 | 0.75 | 0.00 | |
Chu Yun-Hao | 6 | 32:42 | 8.33 | 40.00% | 35.14% | 75.00% | 5.00 | 1.67 | 0.83 | 0.50 | |
Earl Clark | Did not play | ||||||||||
Deyonta Davis | 6 | 27:07 | 9.83 | 55.56% | 20.00% | 0.00% | 9.00 | 1.00 | 0.83 | 1.17 | |
Michael Efevberha | 6 | 32:27 | 19.50 | 36.17% | 37.78% | 88.89% | 5.00 | 3.17 | 1.33 | 1.17 | |
Michael Holyfield | 6 | 25:50 | 14.50 | 62.50% | 0.00% | 57.45% | 15.17 | 0.33 | 1.00 | 1.33 | |
Hsiao Shun-Yi | Did not play | ||||||||||
Kao Kuo-Hao | 6 | 17:13 | 8.00 | 26.09% | 39.13% | 75.00% | 1.83 | 1.67 | 0.50 | 0.00 | |
Lee Chia-Jui | 6 | 20:48 | 5.50 | 16.67% | 42.11% | 50.00% | 3.00 | 0.83 | 0.33 | 0.50 | |
Liu Kuang-Shang | Did not play | ||||||||||
Lu Chi-Min | 1 | 08:52 | 0.00 | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | |
Lu Kuan-Hsuan | 6 | 21:49 | 9.33 | 57.89% | 40.00% | 80.00% | 1.33 | 1.00 | 1.33 | 0.00 | |
Jamarcus Mearidy | 3 | 04:52 | 0.67 | 20.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 1.67 | 1.00 | 0.33 | 0.00 | |
Shih Yen-Tsung | 6 | 06:23 | 1.17 | 11.11% | 14.29% | 100.00% | 2.00 | 0.33 | 0.00 | 0.00 | |
Sung Yu-Hsuan | Did not play | ||||||||||
Tien Hao | 5 | 21:38 | 6.80 | 36.84% | 42.86% | 40.00% | 1.80 | 4.60 | 1.00 | 0.00 | |
Tseng Po-Yu | 6 | 22:46 | 8.83 | 48.39% | 36.36% | 61.11% | 2.00 | 2.50 | 0.83 | 0.17 | |
Wang Tzu-Kang | 3 | 09:00 | 0.67 | 20.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
Date | Player | Contract terms | Former team | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|
July 6, 2023 | Wang Tzu-Kang | [8] | ||
August 1, 2023 | Liu Guang-Shang | [9] | ||
August 3, 2023 | Chou Po-Hsun | [10] | ||
August 15, 2023 | Lin Ping-Sheng | [11] | ||
August 17, 2023 | [12] | |||
September 14, 2023 | Shih Yen-Tsung | [13] | ||
September 18, 2023 | Jamarcus Mearidy | [14] | ||
September 20, 2023 | [15] | |||
October 5, 2023 | [16] | |||
November 4, 2023 | Lu Kuan-Hsuan | [17] | ||
November 14, 2023 | [18] | |||
November 16, 2023 | [19] | |||
December 6, 2023 | [20] | |||
December 28, 2023 | [21] | |||
Date | Player | Reason | New Team | Ref. | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Chen Tse-Yu | |||||
May 22, 2023 | [22] | ||||
June 1, 2023 | Kuo Shao-Chieh | contract expired | [23] | ||
July 7, 2023 | Ifeanyi Eboka | mutual agreement to part ways | [24] | ||
July 29, 2023 | [25] | ||||
November 10, 2023 | [26] | ||||
December 1, 2023 | mutual agreement to part ways | [27] | |||
December 12, 2023 | injury | [28] [29] | |||
January 30, 2024 | mutual agreement to part ways | [30] |
Recipient | Award | Ref. |
---|---|---|
Points Leader | [31] | |
Best Home Court | [32] | |
Kao Kuo-Hao | All-Defensive Team | [33] |
All-PLG Team | [34] | |
Tseng Po-Yu | Most Improved Player | [35] |
6th Man of the Year | [36] | |
Week | Recipient | Date awarded | Ref. | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Week 5 | December 9 - December 10 | [37] | ||
Week 6 | Kao Kuo-Hao | December 16 - December 19 | [38] | |
Week 8 | Kao Kuo-Hao | December 30 - December 31 | [39] | |
Week 25 | April 27 - May 1 | [40] | ||
Week 28 | Lee Chia-Jui | May 17 - May 19 | [41] |