2023–24 PLG season explained

2023–24 PLG season
League:	P. League+
Sport:	Basketball
No Of Games:	40
No Of Teams:	6
Tv:	FTV One, MOMOTV
Draft:	Draft
Draft Link:	2023 PLG draft
Top Pick:	Joof Alasan
Picked By:	Hsinchu JKO Lioneers
Season:	Regular season
Top Seed:	Taoyuan Pauian Pilots
Mvp:	Lu Chun-Hsiang (Pilots)
Top Scorer:	Michael Efevberha (Lioneers)
Playoffs:	Playoffs
Playoffs Link:	2024 PLG playoffs
Finals:	Finals
Finals Link:	2024 PLG finals
Finals Champ:	New Taipei Kings
Finals Runner-Up:	Taoyuan Pauian Pilots
Finals Mvp:	Lee Kai-Yan
Seasonslist:	List of P. League+ seasons
Seasonslistnames:	P. League+
Prevseason Link:	2022–23 PLG season
Prevseason Year:	2022–23
Nextseason Link:	2024–25 PLG season
Nextseason Year:	2024–25

The 2023–24 PLG season was the 4th season of the P. League+.

Transactions

See main article: List of 2023–24 PLG season transactions.

Retirement

• On November 4, 2023, Peng Chun-Yen announced his retirement from professional basketball.^[1]

Coaching changes

Coaching changes

Team	2022–23 season	2023–24 season
Off-season
		Chiu Ta-Tsung
	Lai Po-Lin	Jamie Pearlman
In-season
	Lin Kuan-Lun	Milan Mitrovic

Off-season

• On July 4, 2023, the Kaohsiung 17LIVE Steelers hired Chiu Ta-Tsung as their new head coach.^[2]
• On July 19, 2023, the Formosa Taishin Dreamers hired Jamie Pearlman as their new head coach.^[3]

In-season

• On February 14, 2024, the Hsinchu Toplus Lioneers and Lin Kuan-Lun had reached mutual agreement to end the contract, named Milan Mitrovic as the new head coach.^[4]

Imports, foreign students, and heritage players

Teams are allowed to register 5 imports before the final registration date. Only 4 imports are allowed after the closure of the registration date.

Club	Imports	Foreign students	Heritage players
Formosa Dreamers	Giorgi Bezhanishvili Julian Boyd Brandon Gilbeck Devyn Marble Chris McCullough		Kenneth Chien Randall Walko
Hsinchu Toplus Lioneers	Will Artino Taylor Braun Ivan Marinković Daniel Ochefu Earl Clark Deyonta Davis Michael Efevberha Michael Holyfield
Kaohsiung 17LIVE Steelers		Oli Daniel
New Taipei Kings	Christian Anigwe Hayden Blankley Byron Mullens Billy Preston Austin Daye Wendell Lewis Kenny Manigault Tony Mitchell		Jeremy Lin Joseph Lin
Taipei Fubon Braves			Steven Guinchard
Taoyuan Pauian Pilots	Anthony Lawrence Anthony Tucker Alec Brown Treveon Graham Kennedy Meeks Jason Washburn	Amdy Dieng

Note 1: Heritage player refers to player of Taiwanese descent but does not met the FIBA eligibility rules to be local.

Note 2: Team can either register 2 heritage players or 1 foreign student and 1 heritage player.

Interleague play

The interleague play, an interleague tournament which was played by teams from P. League+, T1 League, and Super Basketball League, began on September 16, 2023, and ended on September 22. The Taoyuan Pauian Pilots and the Taichung Dreamers Academy played in the tournament as a united team. ^[5]

Preseason

The Preseason started on October 7, 2023 and ended on October 9.^[6]

Regular season

The regular season began on 11 November 2023, and ended on 19 May 2024.

Results summary

See main article: 2023–24 PLG regular season.

Rescheduled games

• The February 20 game between the Formosa Dreamers and the Kaohsiung 17LIVE Steelers was rescheduled due to the 2025 FIBA Asia Cup qualification.^[7]
• Two Taoyuan Pauian Pilots home games (one game against the Taipei Fubon Braves on February 24 and one game against the Formosa Dreamers on February 25) were rescheduled due to the 2025 FIBA Asia Cup qualification.^[7]
• Two Hsinchu Lioneers home games (one game against the Kaohsiung 17LIVE Steelers on February 24 and one game against the New Taipei Kings on February 25) were rescheduled due to the 2025 FIBA Asia Cup qualification.^[7]

Playoffs

The playoffs is scheduled to begin on May 23 and end on June 24.^[8]

See main article: 2024 PLG playoffs.

Bracket

Bold Series winner
Italic Team with home-court advantage

Statistics

Individual statistic leaders

Category	Player	Team(s)	Statistic
Points per game			23.03
Rebounds per game			13.16
Assists per game			6.74
Steals per game	Kenny Manigault		2.76
Blocks per game			2.50
2P%			66%
3P%			50%
FT%		Jian Ting-Jhao		89%

Individual game highs

Category	Player	Team	Statistic
Points			48
Rebounds			24
Assists			19
Steals	Lai Ting-En		7
		Kaohsiung 17LIVE Steelers
Blocks			8
Turnovers			10

Team statistic leaders

Category	Team	Statistic
Points per game		99.00
Rebounds per game		56.10
Assists per game		23.20
Steals per game		9.78
Blocks per game		4.80
Turnovers per game		16.85
Fouls per game		21.15
2P%		49.21%
3P%		32.00%
FT%		71.67%

Awards

Yearly awards

2023–24 PLG awards

Award		Recipient(s)	ref
Most Valuable Player		Lu Chun-Hsiang (Taoyuan Pauian Pilots)	^[9]
Import of the Year		Jason Washburn (Taoyuan Pauian Pilots)
6th Man of the Year		Tseng Po-Yu (Hsinchu Toplus Lioneers)	^[10]
Rookie of the Year		Oli Daniel (Kaohsiung 17LIVE Steelers)	^[11]
Defensive Player of the Year		Brandon Gilbeck (Formosa Dreamers)	^[12]
GM of the Year		Han Chun-Kai (Formosa Dreamers)	^[13]
Coach of the Year		Iurgi Caminos (Taoyuan Pauian Pilots)	^[14]
Most Improved Player		Tseng Po-Yu (Hsinchu Toplus Lioneers)	^[15]
Best Home Court			^[16]
Best Dressed of the Year		Joseph Lin (New Taipei Kings)	^[17]
Mr. Popular		Lin Chih-Chieh (Taipei Fubon Braves)	^[18]
PLG Cheerleader Squad of the Year		Fubon Angels (Taipei Fubon Braves)	^[19]
Highlight of the Year	Clutch Shot
	Dunk
	Assist
	Circus Shot
	Block
	Handles
PLG Cheerleader Ms. Popular		Chloe (Formosa Sexy)
Mr. Clutch		Jason Washburn (Taoyuan Pauian Pilots)	^[20]
PLG Cheerleader Rookie of the Year		Lee Ho-Zeong (Fubon Angels)
Comeback Player of the Year		Chris McCullough (Formosa Dreamers)

• All-PLG First Team:
  • Kao Kuo-Hao, Hsinchu Toplus Lioneers
  • Lin Chun-Chi, Formosa Dreamers
  • Lu Chun-Hsiang, Taoyuan Pauian Pilots
  • Chou Kuei-Yu, Taipei Fubon Braves
  • Jason Washburn, Taoyuan Pauian Pilots

• All-PLG Second Team:
  • Chen Yu-Wei, Kaohsiung 17LIVE Steelers
  • Lin Chih-Chieh, Taipei Fubon Braves
  • Joseph Lin, New Taipei Kings
  • Brandon Gilbeck, Formosa Dreamers
  • Randall Walko, Formosa Dreamers

• All-Defensive Team:
  • Kao Kuo-Hao, Hsinchu Toplus Lioneers
  • Lu Chun-Hsiang, Taoyuan Pauian Pilots
  • Oli Daniel, Kaohsiung 17LIVE Steelers
  • Brandon Gilbeck, Formosa Dreamers
  • Randall Walko, Formosa Dreamers

Statistical awards

2023–24 PLG statistical awards

Award	Recipient(s)	ref
Points Leader		^[21]
Rebounds Leader
Assists Leader
Blocks Leader
Steals Leader	Kenny Manigault

Finals

2024 PLG finals awards

Award	Recipient(s)	ref
Champion		^[22]
Finals MVP	Lee Kai-Yan	^[23]

Players of the Week

Week	Recipient	class=unsortable	Ref
1	Joseph Lin (New Taipei Kings) (1/1)	^[24]
2	Lu Cheng-Ju (Kaohsiung 17LIVE Steelers) (1/1)	^[25]
3	Jeremy Lin (New Taipei Kings) (1/2)	^[26]
4	Lin Chun-Chi (Formosa Dreamers) (1/3)	^[27]
5	Michael Efevberha (Hsinchu Lioneers) (1/2)	^[28]
6	Kao Kuo-Hao (Hsinchu Toplus Lioneers) (1/2)	^[29]
7	Chris McCullough (Formosa Dreamers) (1/1)	^[30]
8	Kao Kuo-Hao (Hsinchu Toplus Lioneers) (2/2)	^[31]
9	Pai Yao-Cheng (Taoyuan Pauian Pilots) (1/2)	^[32]
10	Lu Chun-Hsiang (Taoyuan Pauian Pilots) (1/2)	^[33]
11	Jason Washburn (Taoyuan Pauian Pilots) (1/2)	^[34]
12	Lin Chih-Chieh (Taipei Fubon Braves) (1/1)	^[35]
13	Li Wei-Ting (New Taipei Kings) (1/1)	^[36]
15	Chou Yi-Hsiang (Taoyuan Pauian Pilots) (1/2)	^[37]
16	Alec Brown (Taoyuan Pauian Pilots) (1/1)	^[38]
17	Chou Yi-Hsiang (Taoyuan Pauian Pilots) (2/2)	^[39]
18	Lin Chun-Chi (Formosa Dreamers) (2/3)	^[40]
19	Jason Washburn (Taoyuan Pauian Pilots) (2/2)	^[41]
20	Lu Chun-Hsiang (Taoyuan Pauian Pilots) (2/2)	^[42]
21	Kennedy Meeks (Taoyuan Pauian Pilots) (1/1)	^[43]
22	Lin Li-Jen (New Taipei Kings) (1/1)	^[44]
23	Lin Chun-Chi (Formosa Dreamers) (3/3)	^[45]
24	Rayvonte Rice (Kaohsiung 17LIVE Steelers) (1/1)	^[46]
25	Michael Efevberha (Hsinchu Toplus Lioneers) (2/2)	^[47]
26	Jeremy Lin (New Taipei Kings) (2/2)	^[48]
27	Pai Yao-Cheng (Taoyuan Pauian Pilots) (2/2)	^[49]
28	Lee Chia-Jui (Hsinchu Toplus Lioneers) (1/1)	^[50]

Players of the Month

Month	Recipient	class=unsortable	Ref
November	Jeremy Lin (New Taipei Kings) (1/1)	^[51]
December	Lin Chun-Chi (Formosa Dreamers) (1/2)	^[52]
January	Lin Chih-Chieh (Taipei Fubon Braves) (1/1)	^[53]
February	Lu Chun-Hsiang (Taoyuan Pauian Pilots) (1/2)	^[54]
March	Lu Chun-Hsiang (Taoyuan Pauian Pilots) (2/2)	^[55]
April	Lin Chun-Chi (Formosa Dreamers) (2/2)	^[56]
May	Jason Washburn (Taoyuan Pauian Pilots) (1/1)	^[57]

Arenas

• The Formosa Dreamers would play their home games respectively at Changhua County Stadium (Changhua) and Intercontinental Basketball Stadium (Taichung).^[58] The home games in May were originally scheduled to be played at Changhua County Stadium but were relocated to Intercontinental Basketball Stadium due to event scheduling.^[59]

Media

The games will be aired on television via FTV One and MOMOTV, and will be broadcast online on YouTube Official Channel and 4GTV. PTS+ joined the online broadcasting for the 2024 PLG finals.^[60]

Notable occurrences

• On June 30, 2023, Chen Chien-Chou self-suspended his role as the PLG CEO.^[61] On July 4, the PLG board of directors named Chou Chung-Wei, the PLG Director of Marketing Strategies, as the interim CEO, but his role was removed 6 days later.^{[62] [63]} On October 5, Li Chung-Shu, the president of the Taoyuan Pauian Pilots, succeeded the role.^[64]
• Both the Formosa Dreamers (Taishin Bank) and Hsinchu Lioneers (JKOPay) dropped their sponsors from their names.^{[65] [66]}
• On November 6, 2023, Richard Chang was appointed as the PLG's first commissioner after the league had announced its restructuring.^[67] On November 7, Chen Chien-Chou was appointed as his deputy.^[68] Cheng Wei-Po was named as the CEO.^[69]
• On December 20, 2023, the Hsinchu Toplus Lioneers has renamed after receiving naming sponsorship via Toplus Global.^[70]

Notes and References

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2. Web site: PLG》「扣取邱」來了！邱大宗接掌高雄鋼鐵人兵符. The Liberty Times. July 4, 2023. July 4, 2023.
3. Web site: 夢想家賴柏霖回歸助理教練 找來澳洲籍總教練注入強韌球風. TSNA. July 19, 2023. July 19, 2023.
4. Web site: PLG攻城獅換帥 林冠綸下台改外籍助教掌兵符. 中央通訊社. February 14, 2024. February 14, 2024.
5. News: 張良瑜 . 出征前先熱身！跨聯盟邀請賽中華隊參戰 政大越級打怪 . 2023-09-12 . TVBS . 2023-09-12.
6. Web site: PLG》基戰雄HOT！新球季唯一熱身賽10月7日基隆開打. China Times Group. September 8, 2023. September 8, 2023.
7. Web site: PLG》助拳台灣隊征戰亞洲盃資格賽！ 聯盟公告賽程異動. The Liberty Times. October 26, 2023. October 30, 2023.
8. Web site: PLG》季後賽5／19開打 總冠軍賽6／3登場. China Times Group. May 2, 2023. May 2, 2023.
9. Web site: PLG》盧峻翔奪年度MVP、沃許本為最佳洋將 領航猿成大贏家. The Liberty Times. June 16, 2024. June 16, 2024.
10. 新竹御頂攻城獅曾柏喻獲選年度第六人. P.LEAGUE+. June 13, 2024. June 13, 2024.
11. Web site: PLG》今年新人溫板凳居多！丹尼爾成史上首位外籍生新人王. The Liberty Times. June 11, 2024. June 11, 2024.
12. Web site: PLG／吉爾貝克蟬聯年度防守球員 高國豪4度入選防守第一隊. udn.com. June 8, 2024. June 8, 2024.
13. Web site: PLG》夢想家連4季都打進季後賽寫紀錄 韓駿鎧拿年度GM獎項. The Liberty Times. June 7, 2024. June 7, 2024.
14. Web site: PLG》外籍教練的天下！領航猿卡米諾斯奪年度教練獎. The Liberty Times. June 7, 2024. June 7, 2024.
15. Web site: PLG》「小黑」曾柏喻獲選年度進步獎 東山再起獎麥卡洛. China Times Group. June 10, 2024. June 10, 2024.
16. Web site: PLG / 11場主題日活動多元且豐富 攻城獅年度主場4連霸. 籃球筆記. June 7, 2024. June 7, 2024.
17. Web site: PLG / 場下穿著時尚出眾 新北國王林書緯年度穿著2連霸. 籃球筆記. May 22, 2024. May 22, 2024.
18. Web site: PLG》台籃GOAT！「野獸」林志傑史無前例年度人氣王4連霸. The Liberty Times. May 22, 2024. May 22, 2024.
19. 引進韓風讓應援國際化 Fubon Angels蟬連年度啦啦隊. P.LEAGUE+. June 6, 2024. June 6, 2024.
20. News: 沃許本關鍵時刻屢建功 獲選PLG首位年度關鍵先生. 中央通訊社. June 14, 2024. June 15, 2024.
21. Web site: PLG / 艾夫伯連兩賽季奪得分王 曼尼高、吉爾貝克各奪抄截、火鍋二連霸. 籃球筆記. May 21, 2024. May 21, 2024.
22. Web site: 快訊／李愷諺2度關鍵三分外線　新北國王、林書豪奪首冠. ETtoday.net. June 20, 2024. June 20, 2024.
23. Web site: PLG冠軍賽／國王封王、李愷諺拿下FMVP　不是林書豪也非林書緯！. NOWnews.com. June 20, 2024. June 20, 2024.
24. Web site: Week1 單週 MVP｜林書緯｜新北國王. Meta. November 14, 2023. November 14, 2023.
25. Web site: Week2 單週 MVP｜呂政儒｜高雄17直播鋼鐵人. Meta. November 21, 2023. November 21, 2023.
26. Web site: 23-24 Week3 單週 MVP｜林書豪｜新北國王. Meta. November 28, 2023. November 28, 2023.
27. Web site: 23-24 Week4 單週 MVP｜林俊吉｜福爾摩沙夢想家. Meta. December 5, 2023. December 5, 2023.
28. Web site: 23-24 Week5 單週 MVP｜艾夫伯｜新竹攻城獅. Meta. December 12, 2023. December 12, 2023.
29. Web site: 23-24 Week6 單週 MVP｜高國豪｜新竹御頂攻城獅. Meta. December 21, 2023. December 21, 2023.
30. Web site: 23-24 Week7 單週 MVP｜麥卡洛｜福爾摩沙夢想家. Meta. December 26, 2023. December 26, 2023.
31. Web site: PLG》助攻城獅奪5連勝 高國豪本季第2度奪單週MVP. The Liberty Times. January 2, 2024. January 2, 2024.
32. Web site: 23-24 Week9 單週 MVP｜白曜誠｜桃園璞園領航猿. Meta. January 12, 2024. January 15, 2024.
33. Web site: 23-24 Week10 單週 MVP｜盧峻翔｜桃園璞園領航猿. Meta. January 18, 2024. January 20, 2024.
34. Web site: 23-24 Week11 單週 MVP｜沃許本｜桃園璞園領航猿. Meta. January 23, 2024. January 23, 2024.
35. Web site: 23-24 Week12 單週 MVP｜林志傑｜臺北富邦勇士. Meta. February 2, 2024. February 2, 2024.
36. Web site: 23-24 Week13 單週 MVP｜李威廷｜新北國王. Meta. February 8, 2024. February 12, 2024.
37. Web site: 23-24 Week15 單週 MVP｜周儀翔｜桃園璞園領航猿. Meta. February 20, 2024. February 21, 2024.
38. Web site: 23-24 Week16 單週 MVP｜伯朗｜桃園璞園領航猿. Meta. March 1, 2024. March 1, 2024.
39. Web site: 23-24 Week17 單週 MVP｜周儀翔｜桃園璞園領航猿. Meta. March 5, 2024. March 5, 2024.
40. Web site: 23-24 Week18 單週 MVP｜林俊吉｜福爾摩沙夢想家. Meta. March 12, 2024. March 12, 2024.
41. Web site: 23-24 Week19 單週 MVP｜沃許本｜桃園璞園領航猿. Meta. March 21, 2024. March 22, 2024.
42. Web site: 23-24 Week20 單週 MVP｜盧峻翔｜桃園璞園領航猿. Meta. March 28, 2024. March 28, 2024.
43. Web site: 23-24 Week21 單週 MVP｜密克斯｜桃園璞園領航猿. Meta. April 4, 2024. April 4, 2024.
44. Web site: 23-24 Week22 單週 MVP網路票選第一｜林力仁｜新北國王. Meta. April 9, 2024. April 9, 2024.
45. Web site: 23-24 Week23 本週最佳球員｜林俊吉｜福爾摩沙夢想家. Meta. April 16, 2024. April 16, 2024.
46. Web site: 23-24 Week24 本週最佳球員｜鋭米｜高雄17直播鋼鐵人. Meta. April 23, 2024. April 23, 2024.
47. Web site: 23-24 Week25 本週最佳球員｜艾夫伯｜新竹御頂攻城獅. Meta. May 3, 2024. May 4, 2024.
48. Web site: 23-24 Week26 本週最佳球員｜林書豪｜新北國王. Meta. May 9, 2024. May 9, 2024.
49. Web site: 23-24 Week27 本週最佳球員｜白曜誠｜桃園璞園領航猿. Meta. May 17, 2024. May 17, 2024.
50. Web site: 23-24 Week28 本週最佳球員｜李家瑞｜新竹御頂攻城獅. Meta. May 21, 2024. May 21, 2024.
51. Web site: PLG》林書豪4連霸單月MVP 聯盟第1人. China Times Group. December 7, 2023. December 7, 2023.
52. Web site: 戰績榮耀「吉」一身 林俊吉再進化奪單月MVP. TNL Mediagene. January 10, 2024. January 10, 2024.
53. Web site: 勇士林志傑「野獸三分彈」率隊3連勝戰績重回前三 獲選2023-24球季Porsche 01月最有價值. P. LEAGUE+. February 15, 2024. February 17, 2024.
54. Web site: 盧峻翔不再迷航！勇奪PLG二月份單月MVP. ETtoday.net. March 8, 2024. March 8, 2024.
55. Web site: PLG／蟬聯單月MVP 盧峻翔追上林書豪紀錄. 聯合線上公司. April 11, 2024. April 12, 2024.
56. Web site: 夢想家林俊吉飆速　生涯第3度奪單月MVP. ETtoday.net. May 10, 2024. May 10, 2024.
57. Web site: 領航猿沃許本單月平均雙十成績 幫助球隊拿下例行賽第1. P.LEAGUE+. May 24, 2024. May 25, 2024.
58. Web site: PLG賽程公佈　11/11開打、增加平日賽事. TSNA. October 13, 2023. October 17, 2023.
59. 【聯盟公告】2023-24 球季例行賽 G111、G113將改至夢想家台中主場「洲際迷你蛋」舉行. Meta. April 3, 2024. April 3, 2024.
60. Web site: PLG / 公視+OTT平台加入轉播行列 球迷看總冠軍賽更方便. 籃球筆記. June 6, 2024. June 6, 2024.
61. Web site: 陳建州深陷性騷風暴 自請暫停PLG聯盟執行長職務. 中央通訊社. June 30, 2023. July 4, 2023.
62. Web site: 陳建州暫停職務 周崇偉代理執行長. TSNA. July 4, 2023. July 4, 2023.
63. Web site: PLG》周崇偉移除代理執行長職務且停職 1個月後再找接任. China Times Group. July 10, 2023. July 10, 2023.
64. Web site: PLG／震撼彈！黑人陳建州正式下台 璞園董事長李忠恕接任執行長. NOWnews.com. October 5, 2023. October 5, 2023.
65. Web site: PLG》夢想家宣布和台新結束合作！更名為福爾摩沙夢想家. The Liberty Times. August 22, 2023. August 22, 2023.
66. 謝謝攻城獅這三年來最棒的夥伴街口支付！. Meta. August 30, 2023. August 30, 2023.
67. 新氣象！聯盟改為協會制 進行組織優化. P.LEAGUE+. November 6, 2023. November 6, 2023.
68. Web site: PLG》「黑人」陳建州回來啦！確定出任聯盟副會長. The Liberty Times. November 7, 2023. November 7, 2023.
69. Web site: P. LEAGUE+執行長曝光！　MOMOTV總經理鄭偉柏出任. TSNA. November 11, 2023. November 11, 2023.
70. Web site: 御頂國際集團冠名贊助新竹攻城獅 盼透過職籃促進觀光產業發展. P.LEAGUE+. December 20, 2023. December 20, 2023.