2023 T1 League draft explained

2023 T1 League draft
Sport:Basketball
Date:July 14, 2023
Location:Songshan Cultural and Creative Park Warehouse 1
(Taipei City)
Network:T1 League on YouTube
Overall:7
Rounds:2
League:T1 League
First:Lin Sin-Kuan
(TaiwanBeer Leopards)
Prev:2022
Next:2024

The 2023 T1 League draft was the third edition of the T1 League's annual draft. It was held on July 14, 2023, at Songshan Cultural and Creative Park Warehouse 1 in Taipei City.[1] [2] There were six teams joined the draft, including the Kaohsiung Aquas, New Taipei CTBC DEA, Taichung Suns, Tainan TSG GhostHawks, Taipei City team, and the TaiwanBeer Leopards. There were 41 players participated in the draft, and 7 players were chosen in 2 rounds.

Draft results

G GuardF ForwardC Center
xDenotes player who has been selected for at least one All-T1 League First Team
Denotes player who has never appeared in one T1 regular season or playoff game
~Denotes player who has been selected as Rookie of the Year
PlayerTeam
11Lin Sin-KuanFTaiwanBeer Leopards
12Gao Jin-Weix~G
13Chang Chao-ChenF
14Chien Ho-YuG
15Tang Wei-ChiehGKaohsiung Aquas
16Li Pei-ChengGNew Taipei CTBC DEA
27Guo Zhen-FuF

Undrafted players

These players were not selected in the 2023 T1 League draft, but have played at least one game in the T1 League.

PlayerJoin team
Hsu Ching-EnFTaipei Taishin Mars
Lin LiGTaipei Taishin Mars
Liu Yen-TingFTaipei Taishin Mars
Wu Pei-ChiaCTaiwan Beer Leopards

Draft combine

The draft combine was held at National Taiwan University of Arts on July 8, 2023. There were 36 players participated in the draft combine.[3] Li Pei-Cheng was awarded the Most Outstanding Player in the rookie contest.[4]

Entrants

On June 27, 2023, the T1 League released its official list of entrants, consisting of 43 players from college and other educational institutions in this edition of the draft. On July 8, the T1 League announced that Ting Kuan-Hao and Wang Yi-Fan applied to quit the draft.[5] On July 10, the T1 League released the final list of entrants, consisting of 41 players in this edition of the draft.

Notes and References

  1. News: 台灣運彩 X T1聯盟 選秀會報名辦法 . May 29, 2023 . T1 League . May 29, 2023.
  2. News: T1選秀重大變革! 第3季確定採「自然選秀制」 . May 29, 2023 . ETtoday . May 29, 2023.
  3. News: 林信寬透露只選T1選秀原因 台啤雲豹怎麼看他表現? . July 8, 2023 . Liberty Times Net . July 8, 2023.
  4. News: 彈跳力超好!蔡鎮嶽原地跳躍摸高刷新阿巴西紀錄 . July 8, 2023 . Liberty Times Net . July 8, 2023.
  5. News: T1選秀測試會唐維傑因傷請假 10日正式公告選秀名單 . July 8, 2023 . TSNA . July 8, 2023.