2024–25 New Taipei Kings season explained

Club:New Taipei Kings
Season:2024–25
Chrtitle:General Manager
Chairman:James Mao
Ownertitle:President
Owner:Walter Wang
Mgrtitle:Head Coach
Manager:Ryan Marchand
Stdtitle:Arena
Stadium:Xinzhuang Gymnasium
University of Taipei, Tian-Mu Campus Gymnasium
League:TPBL
League Result:4–2 (.667)
League2:EASL
League2 Result:0–1 (.000)
Highest Attendance:3,581
(October 26, 2024)
Lowest Attendance:3,261
(October 30, 2024)
Largest Win:Lioneers 93–122 Kings
(October 26, 2024)
Largest Loss:Kings 76–87 Dreamers
(November 10, 2024)
Prevseason:2023–24
Nextseason:2025–26

The 2024–25 New Taipei Kings season is the franchise's 4th season, its first season in the Taiwan Professional Basketball League (TPBL). The Kings are coached by Ryan Marchand in his fourth year as head coach. The Kings also participated in 2024–25 East Asia Super League as the 2024 PLG champion.[1]

Draft

See main article: article and 2024 TPBL draft.

On August 29, 2024, the first rounder, Chen Chiang-Shuang had joined the Nanjing Monkey Kings of the Chinese Basketball Association.[4]

Roster

Game log

Preseason

|-style="background:#fcc"| 1| October 6| @ Dreamers| L 81–99| Chris Johnson (21)| Chris Johnson (13)| Su Shih-Hsuan (5)
Joseph Lin (5)| Taichung Intercontinental Basketball Stadium
2,807| 0–1|-style="background:#fcc"| 2| October 13| DEA| L 77–85| Lee Kai-Yan (17)| Chris Johnson (13)| Lee Kai-Yan (4)| Hsinchu County Stadium
3,668| 0–2

Regular season

See main article: 2024–25 TPBL regular season. |-style="background:#cfc"| 1| October 19| @ Aquas| W 88–78| Jeremy Lin (34)| Jason Washburn (9)
Kenny Manigault (9)| Jeremy Lin (4)| Kaohsiung Arena
8,156| 1–0|-style="background:#cfc"| 2| October 26| Lioneers| W 122–93| Joseph Lin (24)| Austin Daye (8)| Jeremy Lin (9)| Xinzhuang Gymnasium
3,581| 2–0|-style="background:#fcc"| 3| October 27| DEA| L 98–99| Chris Johnson (20)| Chris Johnson (18)| Joseph Lin (8)| Xinzhuang Gymnasium
3,568| 2–1|-style="background:#cfc"| 4| October 30| Dreamers| W 88–81| Jeremy Lin (26)| Kenny Manigault (14)| Joseph Lin (7)| Xinzhuang Gymnasium
3,261| 3–1|-style="background:#fcc"| 5| November 10| @ Dreamers| L 76–87| Joseph Lin (21)| Jeremy Lin (11)
Kenny Manigault (11)| Jeremy Lin (7)| Taichung Intercontinental Basketball Stadium
3,000| 3–2|-style="background:#cfc"| 6| November 27| @ DEA| W 79–61| Jason Washburn (25)| Jason Washburn (19)| Jeremy Lin (7)| Xinzhuang Gymnasium
3,756| 4–2|-style="background:#"| 7| December 7| Lioneers| 0–0| | | | Xinzhuang Gymnasium
| –|-style="background:#"| 8| December 8| Dreamers| 0–0| | | | Xinzhuang Gymnasium
| –|-style="background:#"| 9| December 15| @ Aquas| 0–0| | | | Kaohsiung Arena
| –|-style="background:#"| 10| December 21| @ Mars| 0–0| | | | Taipei Heping Basketball Gymnasium
| –|-style="background:#"| 11| December 28| Aquas| 0–0| | | | Xinzhuang Gymnasium
| –|-style="background:#"| 12| December 29| Dreamers| 0–0| | | | Xinzhuang Gymnasium
| –|-style="background:#"| 13| January 1| DEA| 0–0| | | | Xinzhuang Gymnasium
| –|-style="background:#"| 14| January 4| @ Lioneers| 0–0| | | | Hsinchu County Stadium
| –|-style="background:#"| 15| January 11| @ Dreamers| 0–0| | | | Taichung Intercontinental Basketball Stadium
| –|-style="background:#"| 16| January 19| @ Lioneers| 0–0| | | | Hsinchu County Stadium
| –|-style="background:#"| 17| February 8| @ Leopards| 0–0| | | | Taoyuan Arena
| –|-style="background:#"| 18| February 26| @ Leopards| 0–0| | | | Taoyuan Arena
| –|-style="background:#"| 19| March 1| @ Mars| 0–0| | | | Taipei Heping Basketball Gymnasium
| –|-style="background:#"| 20| March 15| @ Lioneers| 0–0| | | | Hsinchu County Stadium
| –|-style="background:#"| 21| March 19| Aquas| 0–0| | | | Xinzhuang Gymnasium
| –|-style="background:#"| 22| March 22| Mars| 0–0| | | | Xinzhuang Gymnasium
| –|-style="background:#"| 23| March 23| Leopards| 0–0| | | | Xinzhuang Gymnasium
| –|-style="background:#"| 24| March 30| @ DEA| 0–0| | | | Xinzhuang Gymnasium
| –|-style="background:#"| 25| April 5| Aquas| 0–0| | | | Xinzhuang Gymnasium
| –|-style="background:#"| 26| April 6| Mars| 0–0| | | | Xinzhuang Gymnasium
| –|-style="background:#"| 27| April 12| Lioneers| 0–0| | | | Xinzhuang Gymnasium
| –|-style="background:#"| 28| April 13| Leopards| 0–0| | | | Xinzhuang Gymnasium
| –|-style="background:#"| 29| April 16| @ Mars| 0–0| | | | Taipei Heping Basketball Gymnasium
| –|-style="background:#"| 30| April 20| @ DEA| 0–0| | | | Xinzhuang Gymnasium
| –|-style="background:#"| 31| April 23| @ Leopards| 0–0| | | | Taoyuan Arena
| –|-style="background:#"| 32| April 26| @ Aquas| 0–0| | | | Kaohsiung Arena
| –|-style="background:#"| 33| May 3| Mars| 0–0| | | | Xinzhuang Gymnasium
| –|-style="background:#"| 34| May 4| DEA| 0–0| | | | Xinzhuang Gymnasium
| –|-style="background:#"| 35| May 7| Leopards| 0–0| | | | Xinzhuang Gymnasium
| –|-style="background:#"| 36| May 17| @ Dreamers| 0–0| | | | Taichung Intercontinental Basketball Stadium
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See main article: 2024–25 East Asia Super League.

Group stage

Player statistics

Legend
 GPGames playedMPG Minutes per gameFG% Field goal percentage
3P% 3-point field goal percentageFT% Free throw percentageRPG Rebounds per game
APG Assists per gameSPG Steals per gameBPG Blocks per game
PPG Points per game  Led the league

Regular season

PlayerGPMPGPPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPG
Su Pei-Kai
Chen Chun-Nan
Lee Kai-Yan
Chien You-Che
Wang Po-Chih
Lu Cheng-Ju
Su Shih-Hsuan
Lin Chin-Pang
Hung Chih-Shan
Kenny Manigault
Lin Li-Jen

Transactions

See main article: List of 2024–25 TPBL season transactions.

Overview

Players Added
Free agency
Players Lost
Free agency

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Re-signed

DatePlayerContract termsRef.
July 2, 2024 Su Shih-Hsuan [6]
July 18, 2024 Lee Kai-Yan 3-year contract, worth unknown [7]
July 29, 2024 [8]
August 5, 2024 Kenny Manigault [9]
September 2, 2024 Extension contract with 1-year player option, worth unknown [10]

Free agency

Additions

DatePlayerContract termsFormer teamRef.
July 15, 2024 Lu Cheng-Ju [11]
July 24, 2024 [12]
August 1, 2024 [13]
October 9, 2024 [14]

Subtractions

DatePlayerReasonNew TeamRef.
July 1, 2024 Chai Chen-Hao Contract expired [15] [16]
July 26, 2024 Contract expired [17]
July 26, 2024 Contract expired
July 30, 2024 Contract expired LIT basketball team coach [18] [19]
July 31, 2024 Li Wei-Ting Contract expired [20]
October 18, 2024 Contract expired [21]

Awards

Player of the Week

References

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  2. News: 李允傑、陳力生等7人退出 TPBL選秀33新星名單出爐 . July 16, 2024 . ETtoday . July 16, 2024.
  3. News: 首屆選秀會結果出爐 有2人在兩聯盟都獲得隊伍青睞 . July 23, 2024 . Liberty Times Net . July 23, 2024.
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