2023–24 Kaohsiung 17LIVE Steelers season explained

Club:Kaohsiung 17LIVE Steelers
Season:2023–24
Chrtitle:General Manager
Chairman:Kenny Kao
Ownertitle:President
Owner:Huang Che-Kuan
Mgrtitle:Head Coach
Manager:Chiu Ta-Tsung
Stdtitle:Arena
Stadium:Fengshan Arena
League:P. League+
League Result:9–31 (.225)
Playoffs Result:Did not qualify.
Top Scorer:Chen Yu-Wei (10.95)
Rebounds Leader:Oli Daniel (6.98)
Assists Leader:Chen Yu-Wei (6.21)
Highest Attendance:4,988
(December 3, 2023)
Lowest Attendance:1,453
(March 24, 2024)
Largest Win:Steelers 104–89 Lioneers
(January 27, 2024)
Largest Loss:Steelers 82–121 Kings
(May 18, 2024)
Updated:May 20, 2024
Prevseason:2022–23
Nextseason:2024–25

The 2023–24 Kaohsiung 17LIVE Steelers season is the franchise's 3rd season, its third season in the P. League+ (PLG), its 3rd in Kaohsiung City. The Steelers named Chiu Ta-Tsung as their head coach.[1]

Draft

See main article: article and 2023 PLG draft.

Round Pick Player Position Status School/club team
1 4 Oli Daniel C Foreign student SHU
2 8 Liu Cheng-Yen G Local ISU
On October 21, 2021, the Steelers' 2023 first-round draft pick was traded to Taoyuan Pilots in exchange for Peng Chun-Yen.[2] On June 19, 2023, the Steelers acquired Chen Kuan-Chuan, Shih Chin-Yao, and 2023 first-round 4th draft pick from Taoyuan Pauian Pilots in exchange for Chou Yi-Hsiang.[3]

Game log

Preseason

|-style="background:#cfc"| 1 || October 7 || Braves || W 103–84 || Femi Olujobi (37) || Femi Olujobi (12) || Chen Yu-Wei (8) || Keelung Municipal Stadium
3,286 || 1–0|-style="background:#cfc"| 2 || October 9 || Kings || W 91–77 || Anthony Bennett (26) || Femi Olujobi (16) || Chen Yu-Wei (7) || Keelung Municipal Stadium
4,597 || 2–0

Regular season

|-style="background:#fcc"|1||November 12||@Braves||L 94–115||Anthony Bennett (23)||Anthony Bennett (12)||Chen Yu-Wei (7)||Taipei Heping Basketball Gymnasium
4,920||0–1|-style="background:#cfc"|2||November 18||@Dreamers||W 101–93||Lu Cheng-Ju (30)||Anthony Bennett (12)||Chen Yu-Wei (8)||Changhua County Stadium
3,134||1–1|-style="background:#fcc"|3||November 26||@Kings||L 93–109||Femi Olujobi (29)||Oli Daniel (13)||Anthony Bennett (5)||Xinzhuang Gymnasium
5,235||1–2|-style="background:#fcc"|4||December 2||Pilots||L 114–119 (OT)||Femi Olujobi (28)||Femi Olujobi (17)||Chen Yu-Wei (9)||Fengshan Arena
3,681||1–3|-style="background:#fcc"|5||December 3||Kings||L 81–92||Glen Yang (18)||Kavell Bigby-Williams (10)||Glen Yang (6)||Fengshan Arena
4,988||1–4|-style="background:#fcc"|6||December 9||Braves||L 80–93||Femi Olujobi (22)||Oli Daniel (10)||Natesan, Yang (4)||Fengshan Arena
2,795||1–5|-style="background:#fcc"|7||December 10||Dreamers||L 90–91||Anthony Bennett (28)||Anthony Bennett (10)||Chen Yu-Wei (6)||Fengshan Arena
2,686||1–6|-style="background:#fcc"|8||December 16||@Braves||L 104–111||Anthony Bennett (29)||Anthony Bennett (11)||Chen Yu-Wei (12)||Taipei Heping Basketball Gymnasium
5,215||1–7|-style="background:#fcc"|9||December 19||@Pilots||L 71–81||Femi Olujobi (25)||Bigby-Williams, Olujobi (10)||Chen Yu-Wei (4)||Taoyuan Arena
1,308||1–8|-style="background:#fcc"|10||December 22||@Dreamers||L 79–96||Lu Cheng-Ju (20)||Hasheem Thabeet (10)||Chen Y., Olujobi (5)||Intercontinental Basketball Stadium
2,811||1–9|-style="background:#fcc"|11||December 24||@Lioneers||L 83–94||Femi Olujobi (22)||Oli Daniel (17)||Lu Cheng-Ju (4)||Hsinchu County Stadium
5,643||1–10|-style="background:#fcc"|12||December 30||Pilots||L 106–110(OT)||Femi Olujobi (35)||Hasheem Thabeet (11)||Chen Y., Olujobi (7)||Fengshan Arena
2,984||1–11|-style="background:#fcc"|13||December 31||Dreamers||L 90–109||Femi Olujobi (26)||Femi Olujobi (14)||Chen Yu-Wei (5)||Fengshan Arena
3,166||1–12|-style="background:#cfc"|14||January 6||@Pilots||W 87–83||Rayvonte Rice (17)||Hasheem Thabeet (18)||Rayvonte Rice (4)||Taoyuan Arena
1,389||2–12|-style="background:#cfc"|15||January 14||@Pilots||W 91–82||Femi Olujobi (21)||Femi Olujobi (16)||Chen Y., Shih (5)||Taoyuan Arena
1,315||3–12|-style="background:#fcc"|16||January 21||@Kings||L 97–110||Femi Olujobi (28)||Femi Olujobi (14)||Chen Yu-Wei (7)||Xinzhuang Gymnasium
4,584||3–13|-style="background:#cfc"|17||January 27||Lioneers||W 104–89||Femi Olujobi (40)||Femi Olujobi (14)||Chen Yu-Wei (8)||Fengshan Arena
2,972||4–13|-style="background:#fcc"|18||January 28||Kings||L 83–94||Femi Olujobi (20)||Hasheem Thabeet (15)||Chen Yu-Wei (8)||Fengshan Arena
4,253||4–14|-style="background:#cfc"|19||February 3||@Braves||W 90–89||Femi Olujobi (28)||Hasheem Thabeet (8)||Chen Yu-Wei (8)||Taipei Heping Basketball Gymnasium
5,236||5–14|-style="background:#fcc"|20||February 6||@Kings||L 93–111||Oli Daniel (22)||Daniel, Wang (7)||Chen Yu-Wei (6)||Xinzhuang Gymnasium
4,211||5–15|-style="background:#ccc"|PPD||February 20||@Dreamers||colspan = 6 style="text-align:center"|Postponed[4] |-style="background:#ccc"|PPD||February 24||@Lioneers||colspan = 6 style="text-align:center"|Postponed[4] |-style="background:#cfc"|21||February 27||Braves||W 99–91||Rayvonte Rice (32)||Oli Daniel (12)||Rayvonte Rice (7)||Fengshan Arena
2,835||6–15|-style="background:#fcc"|22||March 2||Lioneers||L 98–99||Rayvonte Rice (27)||Femi Olujobi (12)||Shih Chin-Yao (6)||Fengshan Arena
2,525||6–16|-style="background:#fcc"|23||March 3||Dreamers||L 83–102||Femi Olujobi (27)||Femi Olujobi (10)||Chen Y., Rice (4)||Fengshan Arena
2,328||6–17|-style="background:#fcc"|24||March 16||@Lioneers||L 78–97||Rayvonte Rice (24)||Femi Olujobi (14)||Femi Olujobi (7)||Hsinchu County Stadium
4,266||6–18|-style="background:#fcc"|25||March 19||Pilots||L 94–104||Femi Olujobi (26)||Femi Olujobi (8)||Chen Yu-Wei (7)||Fengshan Arena
1,568||6–19|-style="background:#fcc"|26||March 23||Kings||L 102–109||Rayvonte Rice (28)||Hasheem Thabeet (10)||Chen Yu-Wei (8)||Fengshan Arena
2,432||6–20|-style="background:#cfc"|27||March 24||Lioneers||W 110–103||Rayvonte Rice (38)||Cameron Clark (14)||Chen Yu-Wei (9)||Fengshan Arena
1,453||7–20|-style="background:#fcc"|28||March 29||@Dreamers||L 104–117||Rayvonte Rice (25)||Clark, Daniel, Rice (7)||Shih Chin-Yao (8)||Intercontinental Basketball Stadium
2,276||7–21|-style="background:#fcc"|29||March 31||@Pilots||L 79–83||Cameron Clark (26)||Hasheem Thabeet (22)||Chen Yu-Wei (7)||Taoyuan Arena
1,783||7–22|-style="background:#fcc"|30||April 6||@Lioneers||L 108–115||Cameron Clark (48)||Cameron Clark (17)||Chen Yu-Wei (6)||Hsinchu County Stadium
4,271||7–23|-style="background:#fcc"|31||April 13||Lioneers||L 110–116||Cameron Clark (29)||Cameron Clark (13)||Chen Y., Clark (4)||Fengshan Arena
2,014||7–24|-style="background:#fcc"|32||April 14||Braves||L 69–98||Oli Daniel (13)||Oli Daniel (10)||Chen Yu-Wei (6)||Fengshan Arena
2,034||7–25|-style="background:#cfc"|33||April 20||Braves||W 107–98||Rayvonte Rice (46)||Chen Yu-Wei (12)||Shih Chin-Yao (6)||Fengshan Arena
1,788||8–25|-style="background:#cfc"|34||April 21||Dreamers||W 103–100||Rayvonte Rice (33)||Chen Yu-Wei (14)||Chen Y., Rice (8)||Fengshan Arena
1,653||9–25|-style="background:#fcc"|35||April 28||@Dreamers||L 99–102 (OT)||Rayvonte Rice (35)||Rayvonte Rice (14)||Chen Yu-Wei (9)||Intercontinental Basketball Stadium
2,272||9–26|-style="background:#fcc"|36||May 1||@Lioneers||L 112–116||Rayvonte Rice (29)||Rayvonte Rice (10)||Chen Y., Rice (9)||Hsinchu County Stadium
4,133||9–27|-style="background:#fcc"|37||May 4||@Braves||L 95–106||Rayvonte Rice (23)||Chen Yu-Wei (12)||Chen Yu-Wei (10)||Taipei Heping Basketball Gymnasium
5,065||9–28|-style="background:#fcc"|38||May 11||@Kings||L 101–113||Cameron Clark (30)||Clark, Daniel (10)||Chen Yu-Wei (9)||Xinzhuang Gymnasium
3,621||9–29|-style="background:#fcc"|39||May 18||Kings||L 82–121||Chen Yu-Wei (21)||Oli Daniel (9)||Chen Y., Liu (4)||Fengshan Arena
4,036||9–30|-style="background:#fcc"|40||May 19||Pilots||L 89–90||Chen Yu-Wei (28)||Oli Daniel (9)||Chen Yu-Wei (6)||Fengshan Arena
3,168||9–31

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
Anthony Bennett834:1117.0070.73%27.54%72.41%9.751.502.000.63
Kavell Bigby-Williams719:319.1446.51%27.27%57.69%7.860.860.141.29
Chang Po-Wei3920:029.1345.00%36.80%84.09%2.001.000.900.13
Chen Kuan-Chuan3513:162.2034.78%24.53%46.15%1.940.710.340.11
Chen Yu-Wei3935:1110.9545.61%27.13%61.90%5.366.211.560.41
Chiu Po-Chang1307:562.0027.27%16.67%83.33%1.230.540.380.00
Cameron Clark836:5227.0051.11%33.33%86.54%10.253.131.380.50
Oli Daniel4022:155.9552.78%22.00%64.63%6.980.681.031.15
Li Ruei-Ci1513:154.0728.57%37.50%100.00%2.930.400.130.13
Lin Chih-Wei3613:433.8148.72%35.00%60.00%1.780.280.280.47
Liu Cheng-Yen2506:312.2016.00%33.33%66.67%0.680.760.440.00
Lu Che-Yi2607:231.1533.33%16.22%0.00%1.000.380.190.00
Lu Cheng-Ju1128:5812.9154.05%30.21%53.57%2.732.821.000.18
Gokul Natesan325:2914.6752.63%23.53%66.67%1.673.670.670.33
Femi Olujobi2338:3422.8353.19%39.87%73.02%9.872.611.040.39
Rayvonte Rice1938:1524.8942.36%31.18%74.53%6.793.472.840.37
Shih Chin-Yao3223:526.9742.86%28.07%71.43%2.722.560.720.06
Hasheem Thabeet1827:359.4456.92%0.00%55.00%8.671.780.781.44
Wang Lu-Hsiang3920:247.0329.91%37.84%87.80%1.620.820.410.08
Glen Yang1122:087.1838.57%18.52%62.50%3.362.361.640.00

Waived during the season
Acquired during the season

Transactions

Free Agency

Re-signed

DatePlayerContract termsRef.
August 31, 2023 Lu Che-Yi [5]
September 1, 2023 Gokul Natesan [6]

Additions

DatePlayerContract termsFormer teamRef.
July 25, 2023 Oli Daniel [7]
July 25, 2023 Liu Cheng-Yen
August 1, 2023 [8]
September 12, 2023 Héroes de Falcón [9]
September 19, 2023 Li Ruei-Ci [10]
October 2, 2023 [11]
October 31, 2023 Glen Yang [12]
December 13, 2023 [13]
January 4, 2024 [14]
March 13, 2024 [15]

Subtractions

DatePlayerReasonNew TeamRef.
June 20, 2023 [16]
June 30, 2023 contract expired [17]
June 30, 2023 Wang Po-Chih contract expired [18]
July 8, 2023 Jay West mutual agreement to part ways [19]
July 31, 2023 Cheng Te-Wei contract expired [20]
July 31, 2023 Lin Jyun-Hao contract expired
July 31, 2023 Lin Po-Hao mutual agreement to part ways
July 31, 2023 Sun Szu-Yao mutual agreement to part ways
August 7, 2023 Lan Shao-Fu contract expired [21]
August 29, 2023 contract expired [22]
December 14, 2023 Gokul Natesan personal matters [23]
December 22, 2023 contract terminated [24]
December 22, 2023 contract terminated
March 26, 2024 Glen Yang mutual agreement to part ways [25]

Awards

End-of-season awards

Recipient Award Ref.
Oli Daniel All-Defensive Team [26]
Rookie of the Year [27]
Chen Yu-Wei All-PLG 2nd Team [28]

Players of the Week

Week Recipient Date awarded Ref.
Week 2 Lu Cheng-Ju November 18 - November 19 [29]
Week 24 April 19 - April 21 [30]

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